Meet the team
The faculty and staff of the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences are comprised of caring professionals who blend real-world experience with traditional classroom instruction.
Dr. D Antonio "Dean" Cantù
Dean
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 113
Phone: 479-788-7840
Phone: 479-788-7840
Email: Dean.Cantu@uafs.edu
Dr. Paula Julian
Associate Dean
Executive Director- Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing
Associate Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 109
Phone: 479-788-7844
Email: Paula.Julian@uafs.edu
Executive Director- Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing
Associate Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 109
Phone: 479-788-7844
Email: Paula.Julian@uafs.edu
Amber Holmes
Assistant to the Dean
Assistant to the Dean
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 112
Phone: 479-788-7283
Email: Amber.Holmes@uafs.edu
Joc Nouansavane
Coordinator - Health Learning Resource Center
Registered Nurse (RN)
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 230
Phone: 479-788-7842
Email: Joc.Nouansavane@uafs.edu
Autumn Perkins
Advising Coordinator
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 108
Phone: 479-788-7841
Email: Autumn.Perkins@uafs.edu
Jordanna Shotzman
Academic Advisor
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 115A
Phone: 479-788-7273
Email: Jordanna.Shotzman@uafs.edu
Nicki Gilbert
Admissions Coordinator
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 115B
Phone: 479-788-7861
Email: Nicki.Gilbert@uafs.edu
Dr. Virginia Hardgraves
Executive Director - Dental Hygiene
Assistant Professor
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences, Room 177
Phone: 479-788-7279
Email: Virginia.Hardgraves@uafs.edu
Mariah Tremblay
Administrative Specialist III - Dental Hygiene
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 137
Phone: 479-788-7270
Email: Mariah.Tremblay@uafs.edu
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 137
Phone: 479-788-7270
Email: Mariah.Tremblay@uafs.edu
Lana Bell
Clinical Coordinator - Dental Hygiene
Clinical Coordinator - Dental Hygiene
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 167
Phone: 479-788-7274
Email: Lana.Bell@uafs.edu
Jennifer Garner
Instructor - Dental Hygiene
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 176
Phone: 479-788-7278
Email: Jennifer.Garner@uafs.edu
Roxy Reed
Instructor - Dental Hygiene
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 168
Phone: 479-788- 7275
Email: Roxy.Reed@uafs.edu
Angie Elmore
Executive Director - Imaging Sciences
Assistant Professor
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 333
Phone: 479-788-7845
Crystal Kilby
Administrative Specialist III - Radiography, Surgical Technology, Master's Healthcare
Administration
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 347
Phone: 479-788-7865
Email: Crystal.Kilby@uafs.edu
Casey Harmon
Radiography Clinical Coordinator
Radiography Clinical Coordinator
Assistant Professor - Radiography
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 334
Phone: 479-788-7373
Jodi Callahan, DMS
Program Director/ Assistant Professor - Imaging Sciences
Program Director/ Assistant Professor - Imaging Sciences
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 336
Phone: 479-788-7374
Alisa Cole, DMS
Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Coordinator
Assistant Professor - Imaging Sciences
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 345
Phone: 479-788-7396
Email: Alisa.Cole@uafs.edu
Stacy Gregory
Senior Instructor - Imaging Sciences
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 346
Phone: 479-788-7852
Email: Stacy.Gregory@uafs.edu
Dr. Brandy Weidman
Associate Professor - Imaging Sciences
DHSc, M.Ed, RT(R), CT, RDMS, RVT
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 335
Phone: 479-788-7152
Email: Brandy.Weidman@uafs.edu
Dr. Cheryl Holden
Executive Director - Master's in Healthcare Administration
Assistant Professor
Executive Director - Master's in Healthcare Administration
Assistant Professor
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 304
Phone: 479-788-7399
Email: Cheryl.Holden@uafs.edu
Administrative Specialist III - School of Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 250
Phone: 479-788-7835
Email:
Dr. Miranda Adamson
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 207
Phone: 479-788-7859
Email: Miranda.Adamson@uafs.edu
Dr. Lisa Bailey
Assistant Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 216
Phone: 479-788-7829
Email: Lisa.Bailey@uafs.edu
Valerie Beshears
Clinical Coordinator
Senior Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 252
Phone: 479-788-7371
Email: Valerie.Beshears@uafs.edu
Patricia Briley
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences 207
Phone: 479-788-7389
Email: Patricia.Briley@uafs.edu
Dr. Jackie Cavner
Associate Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 213
Phone: 479-788-7378
Email: Jackie.Cavner@uafs.edu
Dr. Patti Conard
Jim L. Hanna Endowed Professorship
Associate Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Associate Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 244
Phone: 479-788-7862
Email: Patti.Conard@uafs.edu
Michele Elmore
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 244
Phone: 479-788-7817
Email: Michele.Elmore@uafs.edu
Brooke Gray
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 204
Phone: 479-788-7848
Email: Brooke.Gray@uafs.edu
Dr. Landon Horton
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 251
Phone: 479-788-7843
Email: Landon.Horton@uafs.edu
Dr. Silvia Imanda
Assistant Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 238
Phone: 479-788-7867
Email: Silvia.Imanda@uafs.edu
Dr. Lynn Korvick
Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 208
Phone: 479-788-7830
Email: Lynn.Korvick@uafs.edu
Professor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 208
Phone: 479-788-7830
Email: Lynn.Korvick@uafs.edu
Sharon Nguyen
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 214
Phone: 479-788-7832
Email: Sharon.Nguyen@uafs.edu
Cindy Parnell
Senior Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 205
Phone: 479-788-7851
Email: Cindy.Parnell@uafs.edu
Ethan Pearson
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 212
Phone: 479-788-7854
Email: Ethan.Pearson@uafs.edu
Tammy Rogers
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 239
Phone: 479-788-7858
Email: Tammy.Rogers@uafs.edu
Dr. Sonia Romero
Senior Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 209
Phone: 479-788-7922
Email: Sonia.Romero@uafs.edu
Tresia Rouse
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 215
Phone: 479-788-7376
Email: Tresia.Rouse@uafs.edu
Ekaterina Smith
Senior Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 207
Phone: 479-788-7281
Email: Ekaterina.Smith@uafs.edu
Leonie Tampus
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 216
Phone: 479-788-7853
Email: Leonie.Tampus@uafs.edu
Kristin Williams
Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 240
Phone: 479-788-7850
Email: Kristin.Williams@uafs.edu
Ashley Smith
Executive Director - Surgical Technology
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 339
Phone: 479-788-7855
Email: Ashley.Smith@uafs.edu
Tammy Schaefer
Instructor - Surgical Technology
Office: Pendergraft Health Sciences Center 342
Phone: 479-788-7151
Email: Tammy.Schaefer@uafs.edu
Dr. Monica Riley
Executive Director
Executive Director
Charlene Polk
Administrative Specialist III - Office of the Executive Director
Office: Math-Science 111
Phone: 479-788-7908
Email: Charlene.Polk@uafs.edu
Administrative Specialist III - Office of the Executive Director
Office: Math-Science 111
Phone: 479-788-7908
Email: Charlene.Polk@uafs.edu
Dr. April Evans
Coordinator of Elementary and Middle Level Education
Coordinator of Elementary and Middle Level Education
Assistant Professor/Reading Specialist
Office: Math-Science 108-D
Phone: 479-788-7904
Email: April.Evans@uafs.edu
Ronnette Haynes
Coaching/Outreach Coordinator of Early Childhood Professional Development
Office: Echols 113-E
Phone: 479-788-7605
Email: Ronnette.Haynes@uafs.edu
Dr. Shelli Henehan
Coordinator of Assessment/Director of Early Childhood Education
Professor
Office: Math-Science 312-C
Phone: 479-788-7965
Email: Shelli.Henehan@uafs.edu
Dr. Michael O’Connor
Associate Professor - Special Education
Office: Math-Science 319
Phone: 479-788-7919
Email: Michael.Oconnor@uafs.edu
Melanie Racy
Administrative Analyst/Praxis Advisor
Administrative Analyst/Praxis Advisor
Office: Math-Science 111
Phone: 479-788-7901
Email: Melanie.Racy@uafs.edu
Kimberly Taylor
AmeriCorps Jumpstart Arkansas Coordinator
Office: Math-Science 312-B
Sheri Young
Early Childhood Program Coordinator
Office: Echols 110
Phone: 479-788-7249
Email: Sheri.Young@uafs.edu
Dr. Janet Jahn
Assistant Professor
Office: Math-Science 108-B
Phone: 479-788-7942
Email: Janet.Jahn@uafs.edu
Assistant Professor
Office: Math-Science 108-B
Phone: 479-788-7942
Email: Janet.Jahn@uafs.edu
Dr. Kendra Abel
Assistant Professor
Office: Math-Science 323
Phone: 479-788-7916
Email: Kendra.Abel@uafs.edu
Assistant Professor
Office: Math-Science 323
Phone: 479-788-7916
Email: Kendra.Abel@uafs.edu
Angella Russell
Administrative Specialist III - Teacher Licensure and Field Placement
Administrative Specialist III - Teacher Licensure and Field Placement
Office: Math-Science 108
Phone: 479-788-7941
Email: Angella.Russell@uafs.edu
Dr. Nadia Wrosch
Coordinator of Field Experience and Teacher Licensure
Assistant Professor
Office: Math-Science 108C
Phone: 479-788-7259
Email: Nadia.Wrosch@uafs.edu
Psychology
Rita L. Barrett, Ph.D.
Department Head/Associate Professor - Psychology
A. James Benjamin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Psychology
Office: Gardner 130
Phone: 479-788-7573
Phone: 479-788-7573
Email: James.Benjamin@uafs.edu
Gregg Roberts, Ph.D., LPC, ADADC
Assistant Professor - Psychology
Nicha K. Otero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Psychology
Office: Gardner 131
Phone: 479-788-7659
Social Work
Kameri Christy, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor and Program Director
Office: Vines 106
Phone: 479-788-7551
Email: Kameri.Christy@uafs.edu
Professor and Program Director
Office: Vines 106
Phone: 479-788-7551
Email: Kameri.Christy@uafs.edu
Hilary Cooper
Administrative Specialist III - Social Work/Psychology
Office: Vines 107
Phone: 479-788-7456
Email: Hilary.Cooper@uafs.edu
Shambrhee Burton, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor - Social Work
Office: Vines 104
Phone: 479-788-7556
Email: Shambrhee.Burton@uafs.edu
Madison Edward, MSW, LMSW
Assistant Professor - Social Work/Director of Field Education
Office: Vines 105
Phone: 479-788-7426
Email: Madison.Edward@uafs.edu
Assistant Professor - Social Work/Director of Field Education
Office: Vines 105
Phone: 479-788-7426
Email: Madison.Edward@uafs.edu