Meet The Faculty Department of Counseling Dr. Tyler Wilkinson Associate Professor of Counseling/Department Chair wilkinson_rt@mercer.edu 678.547.6007 Dr. Caroline Brackette Professor of Counseling brackette_cm@mercer.edu 678.547.6058 Dr. Carrie Elder Assistant Professor of Counseling; Clinical Coordinator for Counseling elder_cl@mercer.edu 678.547.6059 Dr. Kristina Henderson Associate Professor of Counseling; Program Coordinator for M.S. in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling henderson_km@mercer.edu 678.547.6497 Dr. W. David Lane Professor of Counseling lane_wd@mercer.edu 678.547.6301 Dr. Suneetha Manyam Professor of Counseling; RSA Grant Director manyam_sb@mercer.edu 678.547.6032 Dr. Tyce Nadrich Associate Professor of Counseling; Program Coordinator for the M.S. Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling nadrich_td@mercer.edu 678.547.6012 Dr. Lynn Pierce Assistant Professor of Counseling; Program Coordinator for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision pierce_k03@mercer.edu 678.547.6055 Dr. Brittany Prioleau Assistant Professor of Counseling prioleau_bl@mercer.edu 678.547.6496 Dr. Don Redmond Professor of Counseling; Director, Center for the Study of Narrative redmond_db@mercer.edu 678.547.6044 Dr. Morgan E.K. Riechel Associate Professor of Counseling; Program Coordinator for M.S. in School Counseling riechel_me@mercer.edu 678.547.6047 Dr. Karen D. Rowland Professor of Counseling rowland_kd@mercer.edu 678.547.6049 Dr. Arthur J. Williams Professor Emeritus of Counseling and Human Sciences Department of Human Services and Psychology Dr. Cameron A. Miller Associate Professor of Psychology; Department Chair, Human Services and Psychology miller_c@mercer.edu 678.547.6009 Dr. Nadia G. Barnett Associate Professor of Human Services and Psychology; Program Coordinator, M.S. in Human Services Administration barnett_ng@mercer.edu 678.547.6547 Dr. Marna Burns Associate Professor of Human Services burns_ml@mercer.edu 678.547.6498 Dr. Steve N. Hamilton Assistant Professor of Human Services hamilton_sn@mercer.edu 678.547.6363 Dr. Ming Lang Hii Instructor of Human Services and Psychology Hii_ml@mercer.edu 678.547.6587 Dr. Merrin Oliver Associate Professor of Human Services and Psychology; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Psychology oliver_mc@mercer.edu 678.547.6342 Dr. Kyra Osmus Professor Emerita of Human Sciences osmus_kl@mercer.edu Dr. Dina M. Schwam Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Services; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Human Services schwam_dm@mercer.edu 478.301.5390 Department of Leadership Studies Dr. Lynn Clemons Professor of Organizational Leadership; Interim Program Coordinator, B.S. in Human Resources Administration and Talent Development; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Organizational Leadership; Chair, Leadership Studies clemons_lw@mercer.edu 678.547.6486 Dr. John J. Carroll Associate Professor of Organizational Development and Leadership; Program Coordinator, M.S. in Organizational Leadership carroll_jj@mercer.edu 678.547.6006 Dr. Forouzan L. Farnia Assistant Professor of Human Resources Administration & Talent Development; Program Coordinator farnia_f@mercer.edu 678.547.6381 Dr. Gail W. Johnson Associate Dean and Assistant Professor johnson_gw@mercer.edu 478.301.5387 Dr. Laurie L. Lankin Professor Emerita of Counseling and Human Sciences lankin_l@mercer.edu Dr. Richard H. Martin Professor of Public Safety martin_rh@mercer.edu 678.547.6581 Dr. Stephen E. Ruegger Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Public Safety Leadership; Program Coordinator, M.S. in Criminal Justice and Public Safety Leadership ruegger_se@mercer.edu 678.547.6484 Dr. Jacqueline Stephen Assistant Professor of Instructional Design; Instructional Designer; Director of the Office of Distance Learning stephen_js@mercer.edu 678.547.6017 Dr. V. Lynn Tankersley Professor of Criminal Justice; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Criminal Justice Leadership and B.S. in Homeland Security and Emergency Management tankersley_v@mercer.edu 678.547.6566 Dr. Kevin B. Williams Assistant Professor of Healthcare Leadership; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Healthcare Leadership williams_kb@mercer.edu 478.301.2820 Department of Liberal Studies Dr. Fred W. Bongiovanni Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies bongiovann_f@mercer.edu 478.301.5395 Dr. Wesley N. Barker Chair and Associate Professor of Religious Studies barker_wn@mercer.edu 678.547.6029 Dr. Arla Bernstein Associate Professor of Liberal Studies; Program Coordinator, B.A. in Communication bernstein_ag@mercer.edu 678.547.6034 Dr. J. Thompson Biggers Associate Professor of Communication biggers_jt@mercer.edu 678.547.6488 Dr. Timothy D. Craker Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Philosophy craker_td@mercer.edu 678.547.6487 Dr. Duane E. Davis Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy davis_de@mercer.edu Dr. Margaret H. Eskew Professor Emerita of English eskew_mh@mercer.edu 478.301.2486 Dr. John Colin Harris Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies harris_jc@mercer.edu Dr. Ian C. Henderson Professor Emeritus of Communication henderson_ic@mercer.edu Jason Holloway Instructor of Liberal and Historical Studies; Executive Director of Advising Services and Enrollment holloway_jr@mercer.edu 404.615.5416 Dr. Karen O'Neill Lacey Associate Professor Emerita of English lacey_kl@mercer.edu Steven Miller Assistant Professor of Humanities miller_sj@mercer.edu 678.547.6595 Dr. Melanie Pavich Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary and Historical Studies pavich_mr@mercer.edu 678.547.6485 Dr. Hollis Phelps Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies; Program Coordinator for B.A. Degree in Liberal Studies phelps_h@mercer.edu 678.547.6425 Dr. Kristin Robertson Assistant Professor of Writing and Literature; College-Wide Writing Coordinator robertson_k@mercer.edu 478.301.2486 Dr. Stefanie Sevcik Assistant Professor of Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies sevcik_s@mercer.edu 678.547.6440 Dr. Clinton W. Terry Professor Emeritus of History terry_cw@mercer.edu 678.547.6374 Dr. Jeffrey A. Waldrop Vice Provost for the University Libraries; Associate Professor of Church History waldrop_ja@mercer.edu 478.301.2964 Dr. Andrea Winkler Associate Professor of History; ePortfolio Coordinator for Liberal Studies winkler_al@mercer.edu 678.547.6042 Department of Informatics and Mathematics Dr. Feng Liu Professor of Informatics; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Software Application Development and HCI; Chair, Department of Informatics and Mathematics liu_f@mercer.edu 678.547.6046 Dr. Vikraman Baskaran Associate Professor of Informatics; Program Coordinator, B.S. and M.S. in Health Informatics baskaran_v@mercer.edu 678.547.6026 Dr. Greg A. Baugher Associate Professor of Mathematics baugher_ga@mercer.edu 678.547.6510 Dr. Rui Gong Assistant Professor of Mathematics gong_r@mercer.edu 478.301.5396 S M Shafiul Hasan Assistant Professor of Computer Science hasan_sm@mercer.edu Dr. Hani Q. Khoury Professor of Mathematics khoury_hq@mercer.edu 478.301.5391 Dr. Tri Le Associate Professor of Informatics and Mathematics, Program Coordinator, M.S. in Applied Data Intelligence and Machine Learning le_tm@mercer.edu 678.547.6494 Dr. Zhiling Long Assistant Professor of Computer Science long_z@mercer.edu 678.547.6185 Dr. Awatef Ben Ramadan Associate Professor of Informatics and Mathematics; Program Coordinator, B.S. in Information Technology and Informatics benramadan_aa@mercer.edu 678.547.6240 Dr. Ramya Tekumalla Assistant Professor of Data Science tekumalla_v@mercer.edu 678.547.6512 Department of Science Dr. Colleen P. Stapleton Professor of Science; Chair, Department of Science; Assistant Dean/Atlanta stapleton@mercer.edu 678.547.6565 Dr. Tugba Ertan-Bolelli Assistant Professor of Chemistry ertan_t@mercer.edu 678.547.6021 Dr. Carol W. Upshaw Assistant Professor of Biology; Coordinator of Pre-Health and Science upshaw_cw@mercer.edu 678.547.6532 Dr. Sabrina L. Walthall Professor of Science walthall_sl@mercer.edu 478.301.5651 Dr. Samantha Waters Assistant Professor of Biology waters_sm@mercer.edu