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Advisement Center

Meet Our Advisors

While the University Advisement Center is here to answer questions of all kinds, we are only serving as academic advisors for first-year students, all students in pre-professional health fields, and first-semester transfer students in select Colleges.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors should seek advisement from their faculty mentor or school advisor. To identify your assigned academic advisor, check SOAR (instructions here).

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Gulf Park Advisement Center

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Christy Oberst

Christy Oberst, M.S., Director

Christy.OberstFREEMississippi

601.266.4626 

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Lisa Rieger

Lisa Rieger, M.S.
Assistant Director

 


 

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Carla Buie

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Carla Buie, M.Ed.

Carla.BuieFREEMississippi
601.266.4636
Office:  LIB 203Q

  • Biological Sciences (Licensure)
  • Biological Sciences (Microbiology)
  • Conservation Biology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Licensure
  • Geology and Geography
  • General Biology
  • History
  • History Licensure
  • Philosophy
  • Special Education
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Jo Butler

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Jo Butler, B.A.

Jordan.N.ButlerFREEMississippi
601.266.4582
Office:  LIB 203X

  • Architectural Engineering Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Interior Design
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Nakita Davis

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Nakita Davis, M.S.

Nakita.DavisFREEMississippi
601.266.4636
Office:  LIB 203C

  • Health Science
  • Public Health
  • Therapeutic Recreation
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Kristie Fowler

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Kristie Fowler, M.S

Kristie.B.FowlerFREEMississippi
601.266.4426
Office: LIB 203P

  • Business Administration
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Human Resources Management
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Ashleigh Johnson

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Ashleigh Johnson, M.A.

Ashleigh.JohnsonFREEMississippi
601.266.6050
Office: LIB 203G

  • Health Sciences (Nursing Track)
  • Pre-professional Healthcare
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Yavonna Norris

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Yavonna Norris, B.S.

Yavonna.NorrisFREEMississippi
601.266.4759
Office: LIB 203V

  • Computing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Exploratory Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Liberal Studies
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Edward Miller

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Bonnie Portillo, M.A.

Bonnie.PortilloFREEMississippi
601.266.4410
Office: LIB 203J

  • Health Sciences (Pre-Nursing)
  • Speech & Hearing
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Micki Posey

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Micki Posey, M.Ed.

Micki.PoseyFREEMississippi
601.266.4888
Office: LIB 203B

  •  Biological Sciences (Biomedical Sciences)
  • Chemistry/Biochemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Polymer Science
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Kristin Sheppard

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Kristin Sheppard, M.A.

Kristin.SheppardFREEMississippi
601.266.5283
Office: LIB 203N

  • Art
  • Dance
  • Library and Information Science
  • Music
  • Theatre
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Marek Twarzynski

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Marek Twarzynski, M.A.

Marek.TwarzynskiFREEMississippi
601.266.4194
Office: LIB 203E

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
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Alexis Walton

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Alexis Walton, B.A.

Alexis.WaltonFREEMississippi
601.266.4651
Office: LIB 203DD

  • Anthropology
  • Applied Economics 
  • Communication
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies (Paralegal)
  • Legal Studies (Pre-Law) 
  • Media and Entertainment Arts
  • Political Science (Pre-Law)
  • Political Science 
  • Political Science
  • Public Relations and Advertising
  • Sociology 
  • World Languages (French) 
  • World Languages (Licensure) 
  • World Languages (Spanish)
  • World Languages (Two Languages) 
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Jacqueline Ward

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Jacqueline Ward, M.B.A.

Jacqueline.WardFREEMississippi
601.266.4903
Office: LIB 203H

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Healthcare Marketing
  • Merchandising
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Sport Management
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Kyndall Weir

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Kyndall Weir, M.S.

Kyndall.WeirFREEMississippi
601.266.4904
Office: LIB 203L

  • Health Science (Pre-Nursing)
  • Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
  • Kinesiology (K-12 Physical Education)
  • Kinesiotherapy
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Sport Coaching
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Meredith Whitfield

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Meredith Whitfield, M.S.

Meredith.WhitfieldFREEMississippi
601.266.5221
Office: LIB 203W 

  • Criminal Justice
  • Forensic Science & Security

Graduate Students

Graduate students who have an academic issue should contact the graduate coordinator in their program. Those who need additional assistance beyond the school may contact the associate dean for graduate studies in their college.

 

 

 

 

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Advisement Center
Cook Library 203
Hattiesburg Campus

118 College Drive #5096
Hattiesburg, MS 39406

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Phone
601.266.4626

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