Faculty and Staff

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Allison Freed, Ph.D.

Department Chair

afreed@uca.edu

Mashburn 105

(501) 852-2965

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Susan Suits

Administrative Assistant

ssuits@uca.edu

Mashburn 104

(501) 852-2963

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TeKyesha “T.K.” Anderson, Ed.D.

Clinical Instructor III

tanderson23@uca.edu

Mashburn 111A

(501) 450-3177

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Michelle Buchanan, Ph.D.

Clinical Instructor II/Program Coordinator ITEC & Digital Age on the Teaching and Learning

mbuchanan@uca.edu

Mashburn 107A

(501) 852-0917

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Olivia Bundrick

Clinical Instructor I

obundrick@uca.edu

Mashburn 107C

(501) 852-2678

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Alicia Cotabish, Ed.D.

Professor and Change Leadership Ph.D. Program Director

acotabish@uca.edu

Mashburn 100A

(501) 450-5809

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Noël Gieringer

Clinical Instructor I / Middle Level Program Coordinator

ngieringer@uca.edu

Mashburn 104B

(501) 852-0029

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Jessica Hargis

Visiting Lecturer

jhargis1@uca.edu

Mashburn 107D

(501) 852-2910

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Jessica Herring Watson, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

jherring@uca.edu

Mashburn 104D

(501) 852-0699

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Nykela Jackson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

njackson@uca.edu

Mashburn 107B

(501) 852-0920

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Mallorey Jones

Clinical Instructor

mcalhoon1@uca.edu

Mashburn 109B

(501) 852-2820

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Kelly Leonard

Visiting Lecturer

kll83002@uca.edu

Mashburn 109D

(501) 852-0891

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Lisa Mack

Clinical Instructor

lmack@uca.edu

Mashburn 109C

(501) 852-5152

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Rachelle Miller, Ph.D.

Professor/ASTL and GATE Program Coordinator

rgmiller@uca.edu

Mashburn 112

(501) 852-0030

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Jason Trumble, Ph.D.

Associate Dean/Associate Professor

jtrumble@uca.edu

Mashburn 100B

(501) 450-5403

Sunny Styles

Clinical Instructor II and CoE Residency Coordinator/External Reporting Liaison

sunnyf@uca.edu

Mashburn 118

(501) 852-1050

Crystal Voegele, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

cvoegele@uca.edu

Mashburn 109A

(501) 450-5540

Donna Wake, Ed.D.

Professor/Director of Assessment and Accreditation

dwake@uca.edu

Mashburn 114

(501) 450-5497

Steve Ward

Senior Clinical Instructor/ MAT Program Coordinator

wards@uca.edu

Mashburn 104E

(501) 450-5848

Jeff Whittingham, Ph.D.

Professor/Chair Department of Leadership Studies

jeffw@uca.edu

Mashburn 230A

(501) 450-5116