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Faculty Notes

promotion

The following Jackson State University faculty members received a promotion effective for the contract period 2021-2022:

Ali Abu-El Humos, Ph.D.

Promoted to Full Professor Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Industrial Systems & Technology

Robert Luckett, Ph.D.

Promoted to Full Professor Department of History and Philosophy

Jeton McClinton, Ph.D.

Promoted to Full Professor Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, and Research

Brandi Newkirk-Turner, Ph.D.

Promoted to Full Professor Department of Communicative Disorders

Promotion and Tenure

The following Jackson State University faculty member received a promotion and tenure effective for the contract period 2021-2022:

Young Sik Cho, Ph.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Business Administration

Chaiqua A. Harris, Ph.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Psychometric Services

Barbara Howard, Ed.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, and Research

Chandar Lewis, Ed.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, and Research

Jennifer Young Wallace, Ed.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, and Research

Andre Hines, Ph.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Public Policy and Administration

Mohammad Khan, Ph.D.

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Industrial Systems and Technology

New Hires

The following Jackson State University faculty member received tenure effective for the contract period 2021-2022:

College of Education

• James Robinson, Ph.D., Department Chair,

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

College of Health Sciences

• Yalanda Barner, Dr.Ph., Department of Health

Care Administration • Pamela Scott, Ph.D., MSW Social Work Program

College of Liberal Arts

• LaTannia Ellerbe, DMA, Department of Music • Ramon Jackson, DMA, Department of Music • Maruice Mangum, Ph.D., Department Chair, Department of Political Science • Brittany Myburgh, Ph.D., Department of Art • Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Ph.D., Department of Journalism and Media Studies • Gene Smith, Ph.D., Department of Music • Nathan Towery, Ph.D., Department of Journalism and Media Studies • KB Turner, Ph.D., Dean