Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff are among the best in the country who come to us from a variety of locations throughout the nation. They are among the most knowledgeable, dedicated and respected professionals in higher education. All the faculty in our college have previous experience at the level related to their specialties and are distinguished through leadership roles in professional organizations and authorship of quality published research studies

Dean's Office (ED/COM 329, Phone 3057, PO Box 940, FAX 3828)

Dr. John Beineke, Dean and Professor of Educational Leadership, and History, jbeineke@astate.edu 
Dr. Don Maness, Associate Dean, and Assistant Professor of Education, dmaness@astate.edu 
Patti Reed, Administrative Assistant to the Dean and Associate Dean, preed@astate.edu
Cindy Bode, Computer Support Specialist, cbode@astate.edu
Mary Jo Bohrman, College Budget Coordinator, mbohrman@astate.edu
 

ABC Grants (Childhood Services Building, Phone 3055, PO Box 808, FAX 3556)

Robyn Doyle, Program Coordinator, ASU Campus
Donna King, Assistant Coordinator, ASU Campus

Arkansas North Central Association (CEE 216, Phone 2020, PO Box 719, FAX 920-8259)

Dr. Emma Bass, Director, ebass@astate.edu
Mr. Tommy Arant, Associate Director, tarant@astate.edu
Ms. Phyllis Russell, Secretary, prussell@astate.edu
 

Center for Excellence in Education (Smith Center 211, Phone 3943, PO Box 1270, FAX 3945)

Dr. George Foldesy, Professor of Education, Director, gfoldesy@astate.edu
Mrs. Joyce Mann, Secretary, jmann@astate.edu

Dr. Daniel Cline, Professor of Education, dhc@astate.edu 
Dr. David Holman, Associate Professor of Education, dholman@astate.edu 

 

Childhood Services (Childhood Services Building, Phone 3055, PO Box 808, FAX 3556)
 

Mrs. Jo Ann Nalley, Director, jnalley@astate.edu
Mrs. Michelle Harvey, Secretary, mharvey@astate.edu

Mrs. Diana Courson, Program Coordinator, dcourson@astate.edu
Ms. Virginia DeMaine, Program Coordinator, vdemaine@astate.edu
Mrs. Geania Dickey, Program Coordinator, gdickey@astate.edu 
Mrs. Woodie Sue Herlein, Program Coordinator, wherelein@astate.edu
Mrs. Belinda Olive, Accountant, bolive@astate.edu
Ms. Susan Lindblom, Program Coordinator
Ms. Janice Carter, Program Coordinator, jscarter@astate.edu

Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education (Center for Excellence in Education/Eugene Smith Center 320, Phone 870-972-3062, FAX 870-680-8130, PO Box 1450, State University, AR 72467)

Mitchell Holifield, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor of Education, hfield@astate.edu 
Mrs. Karen Hancock, Secretary, khancock@astate.edu

Mrs. Vicki Stark, Secretary, vstark@astate.edu

Steve Bounds, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, sbounds@astate.edu

David Cox, Ed.D., Professor of Education and Coordinator of Community College dwcox@astate.edu 

Julia (Julie) Grady, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Curriculum, jgrady@astate.edu

Joan Henley, Ph.D., BCBA, Assistant Professor of Special Education, P-4, jhenley@astate.edu

Julie Lamb-Milligan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Education, jlamb@astate.edu
Mrs. Kay Luter, M.S.E., Full Time Temporary Instructor for Special Education, kluter@astate.edu
Helen (Jackie) McBride, Ed.D., Professor of Education, jmcbride@astate.edu
Mrs. Cindy M. Nichols, Ed.S., Instructor of Special Education, 4-12, cmnichols@astate.edu
Joe Nichols, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education, jnichols@astate.edu 
Amany Saleh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, asaleh@astate.edu
Mr. John Sawyer, Ed.S., Director of Advanced Placement Institute, jsawyer@astate.edu
 

Health, Physical Education, and Sport Sciences (PE 221, Phone 3066, PO Box 240, FAX 3096)

Dr. Jim Stillwell, Professor of Physical Education and Department Chair, jstillwel@astate.edu 
Mrs. Sherry Reece, Secretary, sreece@astate.edu

Mrs. Harriette Adams, Instructor in Physical Education, hadams@astate.edu 
Dr. Thomas Adams, Professor of Physical Education, tadams@astate.edu 
Dr. Lance Bryant, Assistant Professor in Physical Education, lgbryant@astate.edu

Mr. Kevin Chambers, Recreation Coordinator,  Health, PE, and Sport Sciences, kchamber@astate.edu
Dr. Brian Church, Assistant Professor of  Physical Education, bchurch@astate.edu
Dr. Matthew Comeau, Associate Professor of Physical Education, mcomeau@astate.edu 
Dr. Blair Dean, Associate Professor of Physical Education, bdean@astate.edu 
Dr. Paul Finnicum, Associate Professor of Health Education, pfinnicu@astate.edu 
Dr. Marla Graves, Associate Professor of Health, mgraves@astate.edu

Mrs. Valarie Hilson, Instructor in Physical Education, vhilson@astate.edu

Mrs. Hollie Huckabee, Instructor in Physical Education, hhuckabee@astate.edu
Dr. Hyun-Duck Kim, Assistant professor in Sport Management, hkim@astate.edu

Dr. David LaVetter, Professor in Sport Management, lavetter@astate.edu

Mr. Mitch Mathis, Instructor in Physical Education, mmathis@astate.edu,
Dr. Andy Mooneyhan, Assistant Professor of  Physical Education, amooneyh@astate.edu
Mr. Dennis Perkey, Instructor in Physical Education, dperkey@astate.edu
Mrs. Agneta Sibrava, Instructor in Physical Education, asibrava@astate.edu,
Mr. Billy Walton, Equipment Clerk,
 

Professional Education Programs (ED 213, Phone 2099, PO Box 940, FAX 8044)

Dr. Mary Jane Bradley, Associate Professor of Education, Professional Licensure Officer, Director, mbradley@astate.edu

Ms. Jamie Nelson, Secretary, jnelson@astate.edu

Mrs. Barbie Caldwell, Secretary, bcaldwell@astate.edu

Mrs. Cindy Hinson, Coordinator of Teacher Internship and Field Experiences and Instructor in Education, chinson@astate.edu

 

Psychology and Counseling (ED/COM 318, Phone 3064, PO Box 1560, FAX 3962)

Dr. Loretta Neal McGregor, Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling, Department Chair, lmcgregor@astate.edu
    Mrs. Lisa Templeton, Department Secretary,  ltempleton@astate.edu
 

Dr. Kristin Biondolillo, Associate Professor of Psychology, kdbiondo@astate.edu 
Dr. Nola Christenberry, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, and College Student Personnel Services Coordinator, nchriste@astate.edu 
Dr. Amy Claxton, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, aclaxton@astate.edu 
Dr. Crystal Easton, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, ceaston@astate.edu
Dr. John D. Hall, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Coordinator for Specialist in Psychology and Counseling Program jhall@astate.edu 
Dr. D. Lynn Howerton, Professor of Psychology, howerton@astate.edu
Dr. Robert D. Johnson, Professor of Psychology, rjohnson@astate.edu 
Dr. Craig Jones, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, cjones@astate.edu 
Dr. Irina Khramtsova, Assistant Professor of Psychology, ikhramtsova@astate.edu
Dr. Lisa Ochs, Associate Professor of Counseling, Interim Coordinator for Rehabilitation Counseling Program, lochs@astate.edu 
Dr. Amy Pearce, Assistant Professor of Psychology, apearce@astate.edu
Dr. Patrick Peck, Associate Professor of Counseling, plpeck@astate.edu 
Dr. LaToya Pierce, Assistant Professor of Psychology  and Counseling, lpierce@astate.edu
Dr. David Saarnio, Professor of Psychology, dsaarnio@astate.edu 
Dr. Karen Yanowitz, Associate Professor of Psychology, kyanowit@astate.edu 
 

Regional Partnership Math/Science (Phone 3059)

Mrs. Jannie Trautwein, Director, Rural Institute for Mathematics & Science Education, jhuffman@astate.edu
Mrs. Wallece Brewer, Secondary Mathematics Specialist, Rural Institute, wbrewer@astate.edu
Mrs. Debby Rogers, Elementary Science Specialist, Rural Institute, drogers@astate.edu

Dr. Cynthia Miller, Director, Delta Institute for Mathematics & Science Education, camiller@astate.edu
Mrs. Karen Busby, Secondary Mathematics Specialist, Delta Institute, kbusby@astate.edu
Mrs. Linda Kellim, Elementary Science Specialist, Delta Institute, lkellim@astate.edu

Teacher Education (ED/Com 345, Phone 3059, PO Box 2350, FAX 8045)

Dr. Dianne Lawler-Prince, Chair and Professor of Teacher Education, dprince@astate.edu 
Dr. Gregory Meeks, Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of Teacher Education, gmeeks@astate.edu
    Ms. Pam Mangrum, Secretary, Teacher Education, pmangrum@astate.edu
    Ms. Vicki Stark, Secretary to the Assistant Chair, 972-3436 vstark@astate.edu

Mrs. Sue Anselm, Instructor of Teacher Education-Mountain Home, sanselm@asumh.edu
Mrs. Nancy Bacot, Instructor in Teacher Education, nbacot@astate.edu 
Mrs. Audrey Brown, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Ms. Susan Davis, Temporary, Full-time Instructor in Teacher Education - Mountain Home, sdavis@asumh.edu
Mrs. JaneMarie Dewailly, Temporary Full-time Instructor in Teacher Education, jdewailly@astate.edu
Dr. Tom Fiala, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, tfiala@astate.edu
Dr. Tonja Fillippino, Assistant Professor of Mid-level Education  - Beebe, tfillippino@astate.edu
Mrs. Deanna Fleming, Temporary Full-time Instructor - Beebe, dfleming@astate.edu
Miss Ruthann Fuller, Temporary Full-time instructor - Beebe, rfuller@astate.edu
Dr. Beverly Gilbert, Professor of Teacher Education, bboals@astate.edu 
Dr. Joanna Grymes, Associate Professor of Early Childhood, grymesj@astate.edu 
Mrs. Michelle Johnson, Temporary Full-Time Instructor in Teacher Education, rmjohnson@astate.edu
Dr. Natalie Johnson-Leslie, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, njohnson@astate.edu
Mrs. Freddie Jo Jones, Instructor of Teacher Education-Beebe, jjones@astate.edu
Dr. Dixie Keyes, Assistant Professor of Mid-level Education, dkeyes@astate.edu
Mrs. Pam Little, Temporary Full-time Instructor in Teacher Education - Blytheville, plittle@astate.edu
Dr. Marci Malinsky, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education , mmalinsky@astate.edu
Mrs. Cathe McCoy, Instructor of Teacher Education-Mountain Home, cmccoy@asumh.edu
Dr. Mark McJunkin, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, mmcjunkin@astate.edu 
Ms. Zelda McMurtry, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education - Beebe, zmcmurtry@astate.edu
Mrs. Jennifer Miller, Temporary Full-time Instructor in Teacher Education, jennifermiller@astate.edu
Dr. Patricia Murphy, Assistant Professor of Literacy, pmurphy@astate.edu
Dr. Deborah Owens, Assistant Professor of Reading, dowens@astate.edu
Dr. Lina Owens, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, llowens@astate.edu 
Dr. Ann Ross, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, cross@astate.edu 
Dr. Paula Stewart, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education - Mountain Home, pstewart@asumh.edu
Dr. Ronald Towery, Professor of Teacher Education, rtowery@astate.edu 
Dr. Diana Williams, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, dwilliam@astate.edu 
Mrs. LaToshia Woods, Instructor of Teacher Education, ltwoods@astate.edu
Ms. Meryl Worley, Full-time Instructor in Teacher Education-Jonesboro & ANC, mworley@astate.edu