Senior Leadership
Shannon Blanton, Ph.D.
Inaugural Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Mark Bevensee, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, UAB Honors College;
Science and Technology Honors Program;
Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, D.M.A.
Associate Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Music
Directors & Managers
Donna Andrews
Program Manager, University Honors Program
Amy N. Atkisson
Director of Honors Advising and Retention;
Global and Community Leadership Honors Program
Ashley Jones
Associate Director, University Honors Program
Joe L. March, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Science and Technology Honors Program;
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Undré Phillips, Ph.D.
Program Manager II (Honors Student Leadership and Engagement)
Michael E. Sloane, Ph.D.
Director, University Honors Program;
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Additional Core Staff
Rebecca Freeman
Honors Counselor II
Joi Jackson Hollinhead
Communications and Events Specialist
Qunnice Morgan III
Honors Counselor II
Christy Peters
Development Officer
Christopher Perry
Honors Counselor II
Branika Pride
Administrative Associate
Morgan Sieck
Honors Counselor II
Sydney Sherwood
Honors Counselor II
Laura Terpo
Executive Assistant, Dean’s Office
Honors Faculty Fellows
Brooke Becker, MLIS
UAB Libraries (Social Sciences & Communication Studies)
Mark Banaszak Holl, Ph.D.
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Steven Howard, Ph.D.
Department of Health Services Administration
Heather Lee, M.P.H.
Department of Health Services Administration
Kara Van Abel, MLIS
UAB Libraries (Collat School of Business)
Jason Kirby, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — SciTech; Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering