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Faculty

Associate Professor of Graphic DesignArt Studio
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Faculty Emeritus

Emeritus titles are conferred upon retired individuals who have made significant contributions to UAB through long and distinguished service in administration, teaching, research, and/or service while holding the positions identified by these titles.

James Alexander

Professor Emeritus of Ceramics

Bert Brouwer

Dean Emeritus

Janice Kluge

Professor Emeritus of Sculpture and Drawing

Kathrine McIver

Professor Emeritus of Art History

John M. Schnorrenberg

Professor Emeritus of Art History

Adjunct Faculty

Merrilee Challiss

Drawing & Foundations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

John Fields

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Alice Jackson

Art History This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mary Little

Painting & Foundations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Christina McClellan

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Ryan Meyer

Graphic Design & Foundations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Lindsay Parris

Foundations and Art Education This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Linda Pierini

Art History This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ty Smith

Drawing & Foundations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Casey Tesmer

Sculpture & Foundations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliate Faculty

Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D.

R. Hugh Daniel DirectorBirmingham Museum of Art

Katelyn Crawford, Ph.D.

The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American ArtBirmingham Museum of Art

Emily G. Hanna, Ph.D.

Senior Curator and Curator of the Arts of Africa and the AmericasBirmingham Museum of Art

Gregory Duncan Mumford

Associate Professor of Anthropology & Affiliate Faculty, DAAH This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Katherine Anne Paul, Ph.D.

The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian ArtBirmingham Museum of Art

Robert Schindler, Ph.D.

The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American ArtBirmingham Museum of Art

Rachel White, Ph.D.

Curator of EducationBirmingham Museum of Art

Staff

Laura Merrill

Administrative Associate This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Merrill joined the department in 2012 and brings with her more than 20 years of UAB service to her role. Laura’s many responsibilities include assisting the Chair, managing the DAAH administrative functions, coordinating the Art History M.A. program, human resource management, and coordinating special projects. She received her B.A. in Art History from UAB in 2002 and Master of Public Administration in 2017.

Heather Spencer Holmes

Art Studio Lab Supervisor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Holmes is an artist, educator, event coordinator, and long-time Birmingham advocate. Having started her career as an artist in metal fabrication and black smithing, she has focused a great deal of her energy on teaching local youth metal working techniques and the importance of art in education. She has been part of Birmingham's art community for the past 22 years and has worked with countless local artists and organizations in an array of capacities, and is a recipient of The Alabama Arts Education Association's "Distinguished Service Within The Profession" award. Heather currently manages projects through MESH Collective and organizes both local and national art events.

Melissa Yes

Program Coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Melissa Yes is an intermedia artist who tinkers with the production and consumption of American bodies and cultural narratives. She earned an MFA with an emphasis in sculpture (2017) at the Ohio State University, as well as a B.S. in biology (2006) and a BFA in fine art (2012) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Yes has worked in art, education, and the nonprofit sector for 12 years. In addition to her position at UAB, she is a practicing artist and designer, and is a co-director of a contemporary art nonprofit, VINEGAR.