Gulf Coast Faculty
Below are listed faculty at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast. Click on the linked names to visit that faculty member's individual Web site. Listed beside each name is an e-mail address.Go to page 505 of this Undergraduate Bulletin PDF for a listing of all Southern Miss faculty, including the Hattiesburg campus.
| Name | Phone | Title | Degrees | |
| Agler, Lin-Miao | lin.agler@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Assoc Prof of Psychology | B.A., Tunghai Univ.; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Alford, Darlys | darlys.alford@usm.edu | 228-497-7287 | Assoc Prof of Psychology | B.A., Fresno Pacific College; M.S., Caifornia State Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California Santa Barbara |
| Anderson, Mary Helen Morgan | mary.anderson@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 |
Asst Prof, College of Business | |
| Anderson, Patsy | patsy.anderson@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Assoc Prof of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ. of Mississippi; M.N., D.N.S., Louisiana State Univ. |
| Annulis, Heather | heather.annulis@usm.edu | 228.214.3344 | Asst Prof of Workforce Training and Development | B.A., M.S., Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph.D., Univ. of Southern Mississippi |
| Arana-Sanchez, Auxiliadora | dora.arana@usm.edu | 228.214.3260 | Instructor of Spanish | B.A., M.A.T.L., Univ. of Southern Mississippi |
| Asper, Vernon | vernon.asper@usm.edu | 228.688.3178 | Prof of Marine Science | B.S., Biology and Chemistry, Messiah College; M.S., Oceanography, Univ. of Hawaii; Ph.D., Marine Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Beck, Allisa L. | allisa.beck@usm.edu | 228.865.4585 | Assoc Prof, Librarian III, Collections Management | B.A., Univ. of South Alabama,; M.L.S., Univ. of Southern Mississippi |
| Becker, Cheri | cheri.becker@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Chair, Dept of Tourism Management | B.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Bishop, Nell K. | nell.bishop@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Instructor of Mathematics | B.S., Mississippi college; M.Ed., Delta State University |
| Bolte, Jeanette | jeanette.bolte@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Asst Prof of Psychology | B.A., Univ. of Colorado; M.S., Angelo State Univ.; Ph.D., New Mexico State Univ. |
| Bowles, Shirley J. | shirley.bowles@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Asst prof. of Curriculum and Instruction and Assoc. Prof of Educational Leadership and Research | B.S., Mississippi Valley State Univ.; M.Ed., Univ. of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., Mississippi State Univ. |
| Bristol, Douglas | douglas.bristol@usm.edu | 228.214.3247 | Asst Prof of History | B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ph.D., Univ. of Maryland |
| Brouwer, Marius | marius.brouwer@usm.edu | 228.872.4294 | Prof of Coastal Sciences | Ph.D., Microbiology and Biochemistry, Univ. of Groningen, The Netherlands |
| Brown, John A. | john.a.brown@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Instructor of Accounting | B.S., M.S., Univ. of Southern Mississippi; C.P.A. |
| Brunner, Charlotte | charlotte.brunner@usm.edu | 228.688.3282 | Prof of Marine Science | B.A., Geology, Univ. of Rhose Island; Ph.D., Oceanography, Univ. of Rhose Island |
| Buenzli, Wendy Jean | wendy.buenzli@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., M.N., Univ of Washington |
| Callahan, Venus | venus.callahan@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Campbell, Jinx | jinx.campbell@usm.edu | 228.818.8878 | Asst Prof of Coastal Science | Ph.D., Molecular biology and Marine Fungi, Univ. of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| Caruthers, Jerald | jerald.caruthers@usm.edu | 228.688.7126 | Prof of Marine Science | B.S., Physics, Texas A&M Univ.; M.S., Physics, Texas A&M Univ.; Ph.D., Physics, Texas A&M Univ. |
| Chatham, Cynthia | cynthia.chatham@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Assoc Prof of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ of Mississippi; M.S.N., D.S.N., Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham |
| Coleman, Jerry | jerry.coleman@usm.edu | 228.214.3335 | Instructor of Geography | B.S., M.S., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
Comyns, Bruce |
bruce.comyns@usm.edu |
228.872.4267 |
Asst Prof of Coastal Sciences |
M.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ |
| Copeland, Debra | debra.copeland@usm.edu | 228.214.3419 | Asst Prof of Nursing | B.S.N., Loyola Univ., M.N., D.N.S., Catholic Univ of America |
Coyne, Mary Louise |
mary.coyne@usm.edu | 228.865.4558 | Prof of Nursing | B.S.N., William Carey College; M.S.N., D.N.Sc., Catholic University of America |
| Cwikla, Julie | julie.cwikla@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Assoc Prof of Mathematics | B.S., Fairfield Univ; M.S., New York Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Delaware |
| Daniel, Francis | francis.daniel@usm.edu | 228.214.3236 | Director, Graduate Programs and Asst Prof of Management | B.S., United States Naval Academy; Ph.D., Florida State Univ |
| Dillon, Kevin S. | kevin.dillon@usm.edu | 228.818.8809 | Asst Prof of Chemical Oceanography | B.S., Marine Biology, Univ of West Florida; M.S., Oceanography, Florida State Univ; Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, Florida State Univ |
| Dodd, David W. | david.dodd@usm.edu | 228.688.7127 | Coordinator and Instructor of Hydrographic Science Program | B. Sc., Surveying Engineering, Univ of New Brunswick; M.Sc., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Univ of New Brunswick |
| Doolittle, Elizabeth M. | elizabeth.doolittle@usm.edu | 228.214.3228 | Assoc Prof, Public Services Librarian | B.S. History, Black Hills State Univ.; M.L.S., LSU. |
| D'Sa, Benicia | benicia.dsa@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Asst Prof, College of Education and Psychology | |
| Eickelmann, Allan | allan.eickelmann@usm.edu | 228.214.3227 | Instructor of Philosophy and Religion | B.A., M.A., Univ of Chicago; D. Min., McCormick Theological Seminary |
| Franke, Damon | damon.franke@usm.edu | 228.214.3361 | Asst Prof, Arts and Letters | B.A., Univ of California, Berkeley; M.A., Univ of Georgia; Ph.D., Univ of Iowa |
| Fulford, Richard S. | richard.fulford@usm.edu | 228.872.4282 | Asst Prof of Coastal Sciences | |
| Gainous, Jason B. | jason.gainous@usm.edu | 228.214.3289 | Visiting Asst Prof, College of Arts & Letters | |
| Gangemi, Rosemary | rosemary.gangemi@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S., Biology; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Gaudet, Cyndi | cyndi.gaudet@usm.edu | 228.214.3344 | Director of Workplace Learning and Performance Center and Assoc Prof of Workforce Training and Development | B.A., M.S., Univ of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ |
| Gibson, Troy | troy.gibson@usm.edu | 228.497.8798 | Visiting Asst Prof of Political Science | B.A., Univ of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., Univ of Georgia |
| Gilmore, Melanie S. Laird | melanie.gilmore@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Assistant Professor School of Nursing | |
| Godfrey, Ray | ray.godfrey@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Assistant Professor of Construction | |
| Goodman, Ralph | ralph.goodman@usm.edu | 228.688.5736 | Research Prof in Wake Acoustics | Ph.D., Physics, Univ of Michigan; M.S., Physics, Univ of Michigan; B.S.E., Physics, Univ of Michigan; B.S.E., Mathematics, Univ of Michigan |
| Gore, Charlotte | charlotte.gore@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S., William Carey College; M.N., Louisiana State Univ |
| Guo, Laodong | laodong.guo@usm.edu | 228.688.1176 | Assoc Prof in Chemical Oceanography | Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, Texas A & M Univ |
| Harenski, Robert Glenn | robert.harenski@usm.edu | 228.865.4511 | Visiting Instructor, College of Arts & Letters | |
| Harrell, Adrine J. | adrine.harrell@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Business | |
| Harris, Elizabeth Kay | elizabeth.harris@usm.edu | 228.865.4589 | Assoc Prof of English | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Univ of Texas, Austin |
| Harris, John M. | john.m.harris@usm.edu | 228.865-4505 | Asst Prof of Mathematics | B.A., Mathematics, Millsaps College; M.s., Louisiana State Univ; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ |
| Harris, Michele S. | michele.harris@usm.edu | 228.865-4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., Mississippi Univ for Women |
| Hawkins, William | william.hawkins@usm.edu | 228.872.4215 | Director of the GulfCoast Research Laboratory, Prof of Biopathology | B.S., General Science, Mississippi State Univ; Ph.D., Anatomy, Univ of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Heard, Richard | richard.heard@usm.edu | 228.872.4217 | Prof of Marine Invertebrate Zoology and Ecology | Ph.D., Univ of Southern Mississippi in Invertebrate Zoology |
| Hester, Carolyn | carolyn.hester@usm.edu | 228.214.3419 | Visiting Instructor of Social Work | |
| Holman, Elizabeth | elizabeth.holman@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ of South Alabama; M.S.N., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Holt, David Harms | david.h.holt@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Assistant Professor Geography | |
| Howden, Stephan | stephan.howden@usm.edu | 228.688.5284 | Asst Prof of Marine Science | B.S., Physics, State Univ of New York at Buffalo; M.Sc., Physics, Michigan State Univ; Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, Univ of Rhode Island |
| Hulbert, Holly H. | holly.hulbert@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Visiting Prof, College of Education & Pyschology | |
| Jackson, Sara Cargill | sara.jackson@usm.edu | 228.214.3223 | Assoc Prof of Special Education | B.A.E., Univ of Mississippi; M.Ed., Ed.D., Univ of New Orleans |
| Jackson, Steven | steven.r.jackson@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Assoc Prof of Accounting | B.S., Univ of Montana; Ph.D., Arizona State Univ; CPA |
| Jeanfreau, Michelle Marchese | michelle.jeanfreau@usm.edu | 228.214.3274 | Visiting Instructor of Education and Psychology | |
| Johnson, Conrad | conrad.johnson@usm.edu | 228.688.3366 | Research Scientist in High Performance Computing | |
| Johnson, Donald R. | donald.r.johnson@usm.edu | 228.872.4298 | Senior Research Scientist, Red Snapper, GCRL | |
| Kamenkovich, Vladimir | vladimir.kamenkovich@usm.edu | 228.688.3091 | Prof of Marine Science | Doctor of Physical-Mathematical Sciences, P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia |
| Kopp, Paula | paula.kopp@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., M.S.N., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Kren, Richard John | richard.kren@usm.edu | 228.688.3366 | Senior Research Scientist | |
| LaFleur, Elizabeth | beth.lafleur@usm.edu | 228.865.4525 | Prof of Marketing | B.S.B.A., M.B.a., Univ of Southern Mississippi; D.B.A., Mississippi State Univ |
| Lai, Fujun | fujun.lai@usm.edu | 228.865.4529 | Asst Prof of Management Information Systems | B.S., Lanzhou Univ; M.S.I.S., Central Michigan Univ; Ph.D., City Univ of Hong Kong |
| Lansford, Tom | tom.lansford@usm.edu | 228.214.3291 | Asst Prof of Political Science | B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College; M.a., Ph.D., Old Dominion Univ |
| Ledford, Dale | dale.ledford@usm.edu | 228.214.3310 | Assoc Prof of Chemistry and Director of Gulf Coast College of Science & Technology | B.a., Univ of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ph.D., Univ of Georgia |
| Lemon, Terri | terri.lemon@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Lohrenz, Steven | steven.lohrenz@usm.edu | 228.688.3177 | Prof and Chair, Marine Science | B.A., Biology and Chemistry, Univ of Oregon (Eugene); Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. |
| Lotz, Jeffrey M. | jeff.lotz@usm.edu | 228.872.4247 | Chair and Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.S., Univ of Minnesota, Zoology; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ, Zoology. |
| Malik, Farooq | farooq.malik@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Asst Prof of Economics | B.A., M.A., Punjab Univ; Ph.D., Texas Tech Univ |
| McCormack, Edward G. | edward.mccormack@usm.edu | 228.865.4541 | Assoc Prof/Librarian III, Director of Cox Library | B.A., Fourah Bay College; M.A., Ohio Univ; M.L.S., Indiana Univ |
| Michael, Daniel | daniel.michael@usm.edu | 228.865.4509 | Asst Prof of Management | B.S.B.A, M.B.A., Univ of South Alabama; Ph.D., Auburn Univ |
| Miller, James | jim.miller@usm.edu | 228.865.4531 | Prof of Computer Science | B.S., Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette; M.S., Auburn Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Louisiana |
| Mitchell, Faye | faye.mitchell@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Asst. Prof of Nursing, Coordinator of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ of Texas at Austin; M.N., Louisiana State Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Naghshpour, Shahdad | s.naghshpour@usm.edu | 228.865.4524 | Assoc Prof of Economics | B.S., Tehran Univ; M.A., Western Michigan Univ; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State Univ |
| Naquin, Marlene | marlene.naquin@usm.edu | 228.214.3298 |
Instructor of Mathematics / Lab Coordinator | Masters in the Science of Teaching Mathematics, Loyola University, New Orleans; BA, Psychology, Nicholls State University |
| Nechaev, Dmitri | dmitri.nechaev@usm.edu | 228.688.2573 | Asst Prof of Marine Science | M.Sc., Aerodynamics and Thermodynamics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Ph.D., Physical Oceanology, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
| Nuwer, Deanne | deanne.nuwer@usm.edu | 228.214.3423 | Asst. Prof of History | |
| Osowski, Tom | tom.osowski@usm.edu | 228.214.3419 | Assistant Professor of Social Work | |
| Otvos, Ervin G. | ervin.otvos@usm.edu | 228.872.4235 | Assoc Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.S., Geology, Lorand Eotvos Univ of Science, Budapest, Hungary; M.S., Geology, Yale Univ; Ph.D., Geology, Univ of Massachusetts |
| Overstreet, Robin M. | robin.overstreet@usm.edu | 228.872.4243 | Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.A., General Biology, Univ of Oregon; M.S., Marine Biology, Univ of Miami; Ph.D., Marine Biology, Univ of Miami |
| Pardo, Bonnye | hazel.pardo@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Visiting Instructor of Social Work | M.S.W., Tulane Univ |
| Parker, Gaylynn A. | gaylynn.parker@usm.edu | 228.214.3274 | Coordinator of Educational Leadership and Research | Ph.D.,
The University of Southern Mississippi, Educational Leadership
and Research M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi, Secondary English B.S., University of South Alabama, Secondary Language Arts |
| Paster, David | david.paster@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Visiting Instructor of Business | |
| Payne, Thomas | thomas.payne@usm.edu | 228.214.3234 | Assoc Prof , Criminal Justice | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Univ of Southern Mississippi; J.D., Univ of Mississippi |
| Perkins, Louise | louise.perkins@usm.edu | 228.214.3220 | Prof, Computer Science | B.S., California State Univ at Hayward; M.S., Univ of California at Davis; Ph.D., Univ of California at Davis |
| Perry, Harriet | harriet.perry@usm.edu | 228.872.4218 | Asst Prof, Coastal Sciences, Director of Center for Fisheries Research and Development | B.S., Biology, Florida State Univ; M.S., Zoology, Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Perry, Ty | timothy.perry@usm.edu | 228.865.4505 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance | |
| Peterson, Mark S. | mark.peterson@usm.edu | 228.872.4203 | Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.S., Marine Science, Coastal Carolina Univ; M.S., Bio-Environmental Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Popvassilev, Strashimir | strashimir.popvassilev@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Visiting Instructor of Math | |
| Powell, Sarah | sarah.powell@usm.edu | 228.865.4558 | Instructor of Nursing | B.S.N., M.S.N., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Rakocinski, Chet F. | chet.rakocinski@usm.edu | 228.872.4284 | Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.S., Northern Illinois Univ; M.S., Northern Illinois Univ; Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Redalje, Donald | donald.redalje@usm.edu | 228.688.1174 | Prof, Marine Science | B.A., Environmental Biology, Univ of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, Univ of Hawaii |
| Rich, Karen | karen.rich@usm.edu | 228.865.4561 | Asst Prof, Nursing | B.S.N., M.N., Louisiana State Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Roberts, Beth Ellen | beth.roberts@usm.edu | 228.865.4500 | Visiting Asst Prof | B.A., B.S.E., Univ of Michigan; M.a., Univ of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ph.D., Tulane Univ |
| Roggenbuck, Ted | troggenbuck@comcast.net | 228.214.3457 | Instructor of English | B.A., Portland State Univ; M.A., Univ of North Dakota; Ph.D., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Ross, Susan Mallon | susan.m.ross@usm.edu | 228.214.3360 | Asst Prof, Speech Communication | Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.A., Univ of Vermont; M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College; B.a., Middlebury College |
| Roudebush, Betsy | betsy.ward-roudebush@usm.edu | 601.266.4571 | Instructor & coordinator of Student Teaching | B.A., Lambuth College; M.S., Memphis State Univ; Ed.D., Mississippi State Univ |
| Samblis, Kelley | kelley.samblis@usm.edu | 228.865.4512 | Visiting Instructor, Education & Psychology | Ed.D., Univ of West Florida; Ed.S., Univ. of West Florida; M.a., Nova Univ; B.a., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Sarder, MD Baniamin | Md.Sarder@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Assistant Professor of Construction | |
| Scurfield, Raymond M. | raymond.scurfield@usm.edu | 228.214.3261 | Assoc Prof, Social Work, Director of Katrina Research Center | B.A., Dickinson College; M.S.W., D.S.W., Univ of Southern California |
| Shi, Weihua | weihua.shi@usm.edu | 228.865.4527 | Visiting Asst Prof, Finance | B.A., M.A., Univ of South Alabama; Ph.D., City Univ of Hong Kong |
| Shiller, Alan | alan.shiller@usm.edu | 228.688.1178 | Prof, Marine Science, Director of Center for Trace Analysis | B.S., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ of California |
| Smith, James Patterson | jamespat.smith@usm.edu | 228.214.3233 | Prof of History | B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt Univ |
| Speas, Eric | eric.speas@usm.edu | 228.865.4550 | Information Services Librarian | |
| Stretch, Vincent | vincent.stretch@usm.edu | 228.214.3224 | Asst Prof, Psychology | Ph.D., Univ of California, SanDiego |
| Treuter, Marcia | marcia.treuter@usm.edu | 228.865.4510 | Information Services Librarian | |
| Turnbull, Robert | robert.turnbull@usm.edu | 228.214.3294 | Instructor/Lab Coordinator | B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Auburn University |
| Vera, Michael | michael.vera@usm.edu | 228.865.4507 | Asst Prof, Physics | B.S., Harvey Mudd College, M.S., Univ of California at Santa Cruz, Ph.D., Univ of California at Santa Cruz |
| Jennifer M. Walker | jennifer.walker@usm.edu | 228-214-3332 | Assistant Prof., Biology | B.S., Troy State University; M.S., the University of Alabama; Ph.D., rhe University of Alabama |
| Walker, Sharon H. | sharon.walker@usm.edu | 228.374.5500 | Prof, Coastal Sciences | B.S., Zoology, Millsaps College; M.S., Marine Science, Louisiana State Univ, Ph.D., Science Education, Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| Watson, William | Wil.Watson@usm.edu | 228.865.4575 | Assoc Prof, English | B.A., Western Illinois Univ; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ |
| Weems, Lela | lela.weems@usm.edu | 228.214.3253 | Asst Prof, Education & Psychology | Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Univ of Southern Mississippi; B.S., Univ of Southern Mississippi |
| White, J. Elaine | elaine.white@usm.edu | 228.214.3288 | Asst Prof of English | B.A., University of North Texas; M.Ed., East Central Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Oklahoma |
| Wilkins, Patricia | patricia.wilkins@usm.edu | 228.865.4517 | Visiting Asst. Prof of Nursing | B.S.N., Univ of South Alabama; M.S.N., Univ. of Alabama in Birmingham; D.N.S., Louisiana State Univ |
| Woods, Margie Carter | margie.woods@usm.edu | Visiting Asst Prof, Education & Psychology | Ed.D., Nova Southeastern Univ; M.Ed., Univ of Southern Mississippi; B.A., Salem College | |
| Zantow, Ken | ken.zantow@usm.edu | 228.865.4530 | Asst Prof of Management | B.A., Southern Illinois Univ; M.B.A., Pittsburgh State Univ; Ph.D., Univ of Arkansas |