Our Leadership Team

The College of Professional Advancement remains a leader in championing the higher education goals of busy adults. Under the guidance of notable leadership, our faculty and staff commit to providing relevant programs and resources for students. We design our coursework and services with adult learners in mind, enabling us to make student success a reality. Meet our leadership team:

Office of the Dean

Dr. Priscilla Danheiser

Dean of the College of Professional Advancement
Professor of Psychology

danheiser_p@mercer.edu

Dr. Gail Johnson

Associate Dean

johnson_gw@mercer.edu

Dr. Colleen P. Stapleton

Assistant Dean

stapleton_c@mercer.edu

Chairs

Fred Bongiovanni

Chair, Department of Liberal Studies

Lynn Clemons

Chair, Department of Leadership Studies

Feng Liu

Chair, Department of Informatics and Mathematics

Cameron Miller

Chair, Department of Human Services and Psychology

Tyler Wilkinson

Chair, Department of Counseling

Director, Center for the Study of Narrative

Don Redmond

Director, Center for the Study of Narrative

Director, Office of Distance Learning

Director of the Office of Distance Learning (ODL)

Writing Coordinator

Kristin Robertson

Assistant Professor of Writing and Literature; College-Wide Writing Coordinator

Executive Director of Advising Services and Enrollment

Program Coordinators

Wesley Barker

General Education Program Director

Nadia Barnett

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Human Services

Vikraman Baskaran

Program Coordinator, B.S. and M.S. in Health Informatics

Arla Bernstein

Program Coordinator, B.A. in Communication

Forouzan L. Farnia

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Human Resources Administration & Talent Development

John Carroll

Dr. John Carroll

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Organizational Leadership

Lynn Clemons

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Organizational Leadership

Kristina Henderson

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

Tri Le

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Applied Data Intelligence and Machine Learning

Feng Liu

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Software Application Development and Human-Computer Interaction

Dr. Tyce Nadrich

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Merrin Oliver

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Psychology

Hollis Phelps

Program Coordinator, B.A. in Liberal Studies

Lynn Pierce

Program Coordinator, Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision

Awatef Ben Ramadan

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Information Technology and Informatics

Morgan E.K. Riechel

Program Coordinator, M.S. in School Counseling

Stephen Ruegger

Program Coordinator, M.S. in Criminal Justice and Public Safety Leadership

Dina Schwam

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Human Services

Lynn Tankersley

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Criminal Justice Leadership and B.S. in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Carol Upshaw

Coordinator for Pre-Health

Kevin Williams

Program Coordinator, B.S. in Healthcare Leadership