Faculty List
Dr. Ebony Lumumba
Department Chair & Associate Professor of English
Email: ebony.o.lumumba@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2111
Location: 432 College of Liberal Arts Building
Dr. Shanna L. Smith
Assistant Department Chair & Associate Professor of English
Email: shanna.l.smith@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5870
Location: 416 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. RaShell Smith-Spears
Graduate Coordinator & Professor of English
Email: rashell.spears@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5859
Location: 431 College of Liberal Arts Building
Dr. Wonderful Faison
Director of Richard Wright Writing Center, Associate Professor of English
Faculty
Dr. Leticia Perez Alonso
Associate Professor of Spanish
Email: leticia.p.alonso@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2898
Office Location: 440 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. helen crump
Associate Professor of English
Email: helen.j.crump@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5890
Location: 405 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Tomaz Cunningham
Associate Professor of French
Email: huie.t.cunningham@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2868
Location: 442 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Ms. Lawanda Dickens
Instructor of English
Email: lawanda.b.dickens@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2249
Location: College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Ms. Demetrice Dixon
Instructor of English
Email: demetrice.d.dixon@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.3332
Location: 423 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Doris O. Ginn
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Coordinator of Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Email: doris.o.ginn@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2869
Location: 403 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Ms. Monica L. Granderson
Instructor of English
Email: monica.l.granderson@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5869
Location: 409 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Candice Love Jackson
Visiting Associate Professor
Email: candice.l.jackson@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.0281
Location: 430 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Prof. Danielle Littlefield
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
Email: danielle.littlefield@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2870
Location: College of Liberal Arts Bldg
Dr. Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels
Dean of the Division of Graduate Studies & Professor of English
Email: preselfannie.w.mcdaniels@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.4321
Location: 1st Floor, Administration Tower
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Dr. Craig A. Meyer
Associate Professor of English & Director of the Writing Program
Email: craig.a.meyer@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5861
Location: 414 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Ms. Laura L. Miller
Coordinator of First-Year Writing and Instructor of English
Email: laura.l.miller@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.1129
Location: 402 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Dr. Brian M. Phillips
Associate Professor of Spanish
Coordinator of Foreign Languages
Email: brian.m.phillips@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2866
Location: 451 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Kathy Root Pitts
Instructor of English
Email: kathy.r.pitts@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.3329
Location: 426 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Candis Pizzetta
Professor of English
Email: candis.p.pizzetta@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.6951
Location: H.T. Sampson Library, Suite 4108
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Ms. Nettie Ravick
Instructor of English
Email: nettie.s.ravick@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5862
Location: 424 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
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Maria Angelica Ricketts
Instructor of Spanish
Email: maria.a.ricketts@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.1480
Location: 447 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Mrs. Johnnie Robinson
Instructor of English
Email: johnnie.b.robinson@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5866
Location: 415 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Mrs. Sheila Salins
Instructor of English
Email: sheila.s.salins@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.0377
Location: 450 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Mr. Lawrence Sledge
Instructor of English
Email: lawrence.sledge@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.1478
Location: 413 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Dr. Clauditte Tchakoua
Instructor of French
Email: clauditte.tchakounte_tchakoua@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.5867
Location: 446 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.
Staff
Dr. Herd Graves
Administrative Assistant
Email: herd.e.graves@gregorybgallagher.com
Phone: 601.979.2249
Location: 434 College of Liberal Arts Bldg.