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Biological Sciences

: Elaine Vanterpool, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor
Room #131
Ext. #7465
evanterpool@oakwood.edu

: Floyd Revan, Ph.D., MPA-HCM, MHRM
Assistant Professor
Room #120
Ext. #8366
frevan@oakwood.edu

: Juliet Durant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Room #104
Ext. #7063
jdurant@oakwood.edu

: Juliet Bailey-Penrod, Ph.D.
Chair
Associate Professor
Room #111
Ext. #7457
jbpenrod@oakwood.edu

: Londa Schmidt, Ph.D.
Professor
Room #105
Ext. #7053
lschmidt@oakwood.edu

: Marie-Claire Boutrin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Room #110
Ext. #7560
mboutrin@oakwood.edu

: Stanton Dulan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Room #145
Ext. #8237
sdulan@oakwood.edu

: Melissa Richardson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Room #121
Ext. #7475
mrichardson@oakwood.edu

Business & Information Systems

: John Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Management/Marketing
Dean, School of Business,
Assoc. Provost for Graduate Education & Online Learning
(256)726-8090
janderson@oakwood.edu BIO CV

: Theodore Brown Sr.Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Chair, School of Business
(256) 726-7181
tbrown@oakwood.edu BIO CV

: Raghavalu Ramella, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.B.A., M.D.B.A.,M.A.
Professor, Accounting & Economics
MBA Program Director
(256)726-7072
rramella@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Leslie Pollard, Ph.D., D.Min., M.B.A.
President
Professor
(256) 726-7334
presidentsoffice@oakwood.edu

: Prudence L. Pollard, Ph.D., MPH, RD, SPHR
Vice-President of Research and Faculty Development
Professor, Management, Evaluation, Measurement & Research Design
(256) 726-7734
ppollard@oakwood.edu

: Habtalem Kenea, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Management
(256) 726-7439
hkenea@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Japheth Kessio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance
(256) 726-7079
jkessio@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Handel A. Fraser, Ed.D.,M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Management
Director of Special Projects- Provost Office
(256) 726-8085
hfraser@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Cornelius Leon Thomas, Ph.D., MBA.
Assistant Professor, Management
(256) 726-7430
clthomas@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Shaunda Roach, M.B.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
(256) 726-7071
sroach@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Vern Gohanna, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Accounting
256.726.7075
vgohanna@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: James Lawrence Lewis, M.B.A., CPA.
Assistant Professor, Accounting
(256)726-7372
jalewis@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Richard M. Hodnett. MBA
Assistant Professor,Marketing
(256) 726-7067
rhodnett@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Lucy A. Cort. MSHSA
Assistant Professor,Health Care Administration
(256) 726-7074
lcort@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: <MaYa Thornton, M.A
Office Manager
Program Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, DPD mthornton@oakwood.edu 256.726.7229

Communication & Fine Arts

: R. Rennae Elliot, Ph.D.
Department Chair
elliot@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7587

: Paulette Gates, MA
Assistant Professor
pgates@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7583

: Stephen Kabah, MDiv, MBA, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
skabah@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7197

: Esther Smith, MA
Assistant Professor
esmith@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7533

: Dwyane Cheddar, MA
Assistant Professor
dacheddar@oakwood.edu
(256) 726 7189

: Janice Watson, PhD
Associate Professor
jwatson@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7184

: Olson Perry, MA
Assistant Professor
operry@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7322

: Dorothy E. Forde, PhD, RNC-NIC, CNS,
Assistant Professor & Chair
bharrison@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7043

: Dominic McKenzie, MA, ACB
Assistant Professor
dmckenzie@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7194

: Dawnette Chambers, MS
Assistant Professor
dchambers@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7189

Education

: Deril Wood, Ph.D.
Chair
(256) 726-7165
dwood@oakwood.edu

: Dana Wilchcombe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7159
dwilchcombe@oakwood.edu

: Donaldson Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
256-726-7168
dwilliams@oakwood.edu

: Sean Williams, Ed.S.
Assistant Professor
256-726-7168
swilliams@oakwood.edu

Chemistry

: Kenneth Lai Hing, Ph.D.
Professor, Dean
School of Arts and Sciences
(256) 726-8463
laihing@oakwood.edu

: Alexander G. Volkov, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7113
gvolkov@oakwood.edu

: Don Rufus Ranatunga, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7116
donranatunga@oakwood.edu

: Steven Lai Hing, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
256-726-8434
slaihing@oakwood.edu

: Patrick Ochieng, Ph.D.
Chair & Associate Professor
(256) 726-7115
pochieng@oakwood.edu

English & Foreign Languages

: Ramona Hyman, Ph.D.
Professor
rhyman@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7188

: Roman Lesnov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
rlesnov@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7577

: Chandra Mountain, Ph.D.
Dean, Associate Professor
cmountain@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7549

: Paul Nixon, M.A.
Assistant Professor
pdnixon@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7196

: Benson Prigg, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor
bprigg@oawkood.edu
(256)726-7603

: Karen Tucker, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
ktucker@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7193

: Danielle Tyler, M.A.
Assistant Professor
dtyler@oakwood.ed
(256)726-7198

: Linda Tym, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
ltym@oakwood.edu
(256)726-8269

: Kayla Ward, Ed.D.
Associate Professor,
kward@oakwood.edu
(256)726-8269

: Joshua Williams, M.A.
Assistant Professor
jpwilliams@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7195

: Sophia Wolheim, M.A.
Assistant Professor
swolhein@oakwood.edu
(256)726-7183

Nutrition and Dietetics

: Sherine Brown-Fraser
PhD, RD, CPT
Professor & Chair
Program Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, DPD sfraser@oakwood.edu 256-726-7219

: Earl S. Henry
Dr.PH, MPH | Chair
ehenry@oakwood.edu (256) 726-8308

: Claudia S. Follette
MS,RDN
cfollette@oakwood.edu (256) 726-7236

: Rachael Martin
MS, RDN, LDN, CEDRD
rmartin@oakwood.edu (256) 726-7228

: Juliana Draper
RDN, LDN, CDCES
jdraper@oakwood.edu (256) 726-7228

: Maya Thornton
Office Manager
(256) 726-7229

Health & Human Sciences

: Andrew B. Young, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor
(256) 726-8333
ayoung@oakwood.edu

: Howard Shaw, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7547
hshaw@oakwood.edu

: Terry L. Hamilton, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7315
thamilton@oakwood.edu

: Vashon Williams, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7313
vwilliams@oakwood.edu

Math & Computer Sciences

: Lisa M. James, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor
(256) 726-7270
ljames@oakwood.edu

: Albert J. Osei, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7269
osei@oakwood.edu

: Darayas Patel, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7558
dpatel@oakwood.edu

: Jea Joseph, MSIE.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7097
jjoseph@oakwood.edu

: Joseph Jeries, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7268
jjeries@oakwood.edu

: Shushannah Smith, M.S.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7271
ssmith@oakwood.edu

: Tara Young
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7275
tlyoung@oakwood.edu

History & Political Science

: Samuel London, Ph.D., M.A. Chair
(256) 726-7225
slondon@oakwood.edu

: Gabriel Nava, M.A

: Ivy Starks, M.A

: Marcya Burden, J.D., L.L.M

: Preston Foster, M.P.A

: Savonna Greer, M.A

Psychological Sciences

: Martin C. Hodnett, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor – Chair
(256) 726-7052
mhodnett@oakwood.edu

: Carmen Bucknor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7349
cbucknor@oakwood.edu

Nursing

: Davonia Taylor, FNP, RN
Assistant Professor
dtaylor@oakwood.edu (256) 726-7297

: Karen Anderson, PhD, RN, CNE Professor (256) 726-7293) kanderson@oakwood.edu

: Jared Scott, BS Biology
Simulation Laboratory Technician
jscott@oakwood.edu (256) 726-7285

: Bianca Norris, MSN, CRNP Assistant Professor (256) 726-7295 banorris@oakwood.edu

: Dorothy E. Forde, PhD, RNC-NIC, CNS,
Assistant Professor & Chair
bharrison@oakwood.edu
(256) 726-7043

: Veronica Leftridge, MSN, RN Assistant Professor (256) 726-7299 vleftridge@oakwood.edu

Music

: Dr. Audley Chambers
Professor, Music History, Ph.D.
achambers@oakwood.edu

: Dr. Leslie

: Iris Fordjour-Hankins
Assistant Professor, Voice, D.M.A.
ihankins@oakwood.edu

: Jeremy Jordan
Director of Choral Affairs
jjordan@oakwood.edu

: Julie Moore Foster
Chair, Associate Professor, Voice, D.M.A
jfoster@oakwood.edu

: LaJuana Richards
Office Manager, Music Department
lrichards@oakwood.edu

: Michael Parham
Assistant Professor, Voice M.M.
mparham@oakwood.edu

: Mina Fan

: Sarah Ruff
Assistant Professor, Orchestra M.M, M.Ed.
sruff@oakwood.edu

: Sung Kim
Associate Professor, Composition & Recording Arts, Ph.D.
skim@oakwood.edu

: Wayne Bucknor
Professor, Piano, D.M.A.
wbucknor@oakwood.edu

Religion & Theology

: Finbar Sebastian Benjamin, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7105
fbenjamin@oakwood.edu

: Agniel Samson, Th.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7365
samson@oakwood.edu

: Gilbert Okuro Ojwang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7385
gojwang@oakwood.edu

: Gregory J. Allen, Th.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7358
gallen@oakwood.edu

: Ifeoma I. Kwesi, D. Min
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7360
ikwesi@oakwood.edu

: Jesse L. Wilson, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7545
jwilson@oakwood.edu

: Keith Augustus Burton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256)726-7883
kburton@oakwood.edu

: Leslie Pollard, Ph.D., D.Min., M.B.A.
President
Professor
(256) 726-7334
presidentsoffice@oakwood.edu

: Tarsee Li, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7361
tarseeli@oakwood.edu

: Trevor H. Fraser, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-8409
tfraser@oakwood.edu

Social Work

: Octavio Ramirez, PhD., LICSW, PIP
Chair, Professor
(256) 726-7340
oramirez@oakwood.edu

: George Ashley, Ph.D.
Director of Field Education,
Professor
(256) 726-8499
gashley@oakwood.edu

: Lorraine Frye, M.S.W.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7443
lfrye@oakwood.edu

: Dr. Shalunda Sherrod, DSW, LICSW, PIP
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7344
ssherrod@oakwood.edu

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Introduction
An institution's strategic plan projects its character and image. It communicates its mission, goals, and objectives. It is the organization's blueprint for utilizing its skills and resources, directing its routine operations, and achieving its dreams and aspirations. It is its portrayal of its future, organized by distinct, determined actions for achieving a specified set of outcomes in keeping with the mission of the institution.

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