Dean's Office

• DEAN JOE B. WHITEHEAD, JR. PhD.
  Biographical information coming soon.
• ASSOCIATE DEANS
  
  • Dr. Patricia Biesiot, Associate Dean and Preprofessional Advisor
    (601) 266 - 4883
  • Dr. Dale Ledford, Associate Dean
    (601) 266 - 4880

STAFF DIRECTORY

DEAN'S OFFICE
College of Science and Technology
118 College Drive #5165
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
(601) 266 - 4883 • Fax (601) 266 - 5829
Chain Technology Center, Room #103
scitech@usm.edu

Dr. Joe Whitehead, Jr., Dean
(601) 266 - 4883
Joe.Whitehead@usm.edu

Dr. Patricia Biesiot, Associate Dean and Preprofessional Advisor
(601) 266 - 4883
Patricia.Biesiot@usm.edu

Dr. Dale Ledford, Associate Dean
(601) 266 - 4880
Dale.Ledford@usm.edu

Joyce Bennett, Administrative Assistant/Academic Support
(601) 266 - 4883
Joyce.Bennett@usm.edu

Dana Berry, Assistant to the Dean for Academic Advisement and Records
(601) 266 - 4883

Tara Burcham, Public Relations and Alternate Delivery Coordinator
(601) 266 - 5910
Tara.Mccrink-burcham@usm.edu

Fran Flexter, Assistant to the Dean / Office Manager
(601) 266 - 5095
Mary.Flexter@usm.edu

Diana Lovejoy, Proposal Development
(601) 266 - 5060
Diana.Lovejoy@usm.edu

Andre Heath, Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Initiatives
(601) 266 - 6593
Andre.Heath@usm.edu

Machell Haynes, Preprofessional Assistant / Development Coordinator / Scholarship Coordinator
(601) 266 - 4741
ladonna.haynes@usm.edu

Pam Posey, Assistant to the Dean for Finance
(601) 266 - 4886
Pam.Posey@usm.edu

Kevin Sellers, College Technology Officer
(601) 266 - 6671
Kevin.Sellers@usm.edu

DEPARTMENTS & SCHOOLS

• Center for Science and Mathematics Education
  Johnson Science Tower, Room #314
  Dr. Sherry S. Herron, Director
  (601) 266 - 4739 
  http://www.usm.edu/csme/
• Department of Biological Sciences
  Johnson Science Tower, Room #720
  Dr. Glen Shearer, Chair
  (601) 266 - 4748 
  http://www.usm.edu/biology/
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  Chain Technology Building, Room #430
  Dr. Sabine Heinhorst, Chair
  (601) 266 - 4701
  http://www.usm.edu/chem/
• Department of Coastal Sciences
  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs
  Dr. Jeff Lotz, Chair
  (228) 872 - 4247
  http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/coastal_sciences/
• Department of Economic and Workforce Development
  Trent Lott Center
  Dr. Brent Hales, Interim Chair
  (601) 266 - 6067
  http://www.usm.edu/dewd/
• Department of Geography and Geology
  Walker Science Building, Room #232
  Dr. Clifton 'Skeeter' Dixon
  (601) 266 - 4729
  http://www.usm.edu/geo/
• Department of Marine Science
  Stennis Space Center, Building #135
  Dr. Monty Graham, Chair
  (228) 688 - 3177
  http://www.usm.edu/marine/
• Department of Mathematics
  Southern Hall, Room #319
  Dr. Sungwook Lee, Chair
  (601) 266 - 4289
  http://www.usm.edu/math/
• Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Chain Technology Building, Room #112
  Dr. Khin Maung Maung, Chair
  (601) 266 - 4934
  http://www.usm.edu/phyics/
• School of Computing
  Chain Technology Building, Room #214
  Dr. Joe Zhang, Director
  (601) 266 - 5510
  http://www.cs.usm.edu/
• School of Construction
  Chain Technology Building, Room #242
  Mr. Jeff Hannon, Director
  (601) 266 - 4895
  http://www.construction.usm.edu/
• School of Criminal Justice
  Arthell Kelley Hall, Room #123
  Dr. Lisa Nored, Director
  (601) 266 - 4509
  http://www.usm.edu/cj/
• School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
  Polymer Science Research Center, Room #204
  Dr. Robert Lochhead, Director
  (601) 266 - 4868
  http://www.usm.edu/polymer/