The Faculty Senate is one of the primary institutions for effective faculty governance and represents more than 550 faculty at UCA.
There are twenty-two senators, three elected from each of the five academic colleges, three elected from unaffiliated faculty, three elected at-large from the entire faculty, and one representing part-time faculty. The four Senate officers are elected by the Senate itself, with senators elected to replace the president and president-elect in their respective colleges.
Faculty Senate
Officers
President
Brent Shires, CAHSS
Music
SFA 126
bshires@uca.edu
(501) 450-5768
Vice President/President Elect
Tori Dunlap, CoSE
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Manion Annex 128
vdunlap@uca.edu
(501) 450-5938
Secretary/Treasurer
Renee LeBeau-Ford, Torreyson Library
Library Faculty, Collection Development
Torreyson Library 213
reneel@uca.edu
(501) 450-5203
Parliamentarian
Jason Trumble (2026)
Teaching and Learning
jtrumble@uca.edu
(501) 852-0891
Web Archivist
Joe Thomas, COB
Computer Information Systems & Analytics
COB 305O
joethomas@uca.edu
(501) 450-5316
Senators
2024 Faculty Senators
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Ruby Mongno (2025)
School of Communication
rubymo@uca.edu
(501) 450-3347
Paul Mayhew (2026)
Music
pmayhew@uca.edu
(850) 274-9232
Chris Craun (2027)
History
craunc@uca.edu
(501) 450-3158
College of Business
Joe Thomas (2027)
Computer Information Systems and Analytics
joethomas@uca.edu
(501) 450-5316
Jeremy Horpedahl (2025)
Economics, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management
jhorpedahl@uca.edu
(501) 450-5355
Brigid Appiah Otoo (2026)
Computer Information Systems and Analytics
bappiahotoo@uca.edu
(501) 450-7915
College of Sciences and Engineering
Long Le (2025)
Mathematics
longl@uca.edu
(501) 450-5667
Gregory Naumiec (2027)
Chemistry
gregn@uca.edu
(501) 852-0692
Faith Yarberry (2026)
Chemistry and Biochemistry
fyarberry@uca.edu
(501) 852-2530
College of Education
Valerie Couture (2027)
Leadership Studies
vcouture@uca.edu
(501) 450-5209
Erin Shaw (2025)
Leadership Studies
erins@uca.edu
(501) 450-5303
Jason Trumble (2026)
Teaching and Learning
jtrumble@uca.edu
(501) 852-0891
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Kristy Jamerson (2027)
Health Sciences
kristyj@uca.edu
(501) 852-2681
Sean Engle (2025)
Exercise and Sport Science
sengle@uca.edu
(501) 450-5706
Stephanie Rose (2026)
Health Sciences
srose3@uca.edu
(501) 450-3194
Unaffiliated Senators
Adam Frank (2027)
Honors College
afrank@uca.edu
(501) 450-3198
Renee Lebeau-Ford (2025)
Library Faculty
reneel@uca.edu
(501) 450-5203
At-Large Senators
Arijit Mukherjee (2027)
Biology
amukherjee@uca.edu
(501) 450-5472
David Keith (2025)*
School of Communication
dkeith@uca.edu
(501) 852-2912
Phillip Spivey (2027)
Philosophy
pspivey@uca.edu
(501) 450-3690
Senator for Part-Time Faculty (One Year Term)
Justin Brazeal
Occupational Therapy (CHBS)
jbrazeal3@uca.edu
(501) 450-3192
* Indicates senators serving second consecutive term and are thus term limited.
** Indicates senators filling out remaining portions of another term. They can run two more times.
Last updated: February 26, 2024