Senior Leadership
Shannon Blanton, Ph.D.
Inaugural Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Mark Bevensee, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Kevin Fontaine, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Health Behavior
Directors & Associate Directors
Amy N. Atkisson
Director - Student Services and Advising
Ashley M. Jones, M.F.A.
Associate Director, University Honors Program
Jason Kirby, Ph.D.
Vice Director — Science and Technology Honors Program;
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Undré Phillips, Ph.D.
Associate Director – Honors Leadership Programs
Additional Core Staff
Yolanda DeBardelaben
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Jaikia Estes
Administrative Associate
Joi Jackson Hollinhead
Communications and Events Specialist
Staci Johnson
Financial Officer
Kimmie McKenzie
Student Success Manager - Honors Student Programs
Qunnice Morgan III
Honors Counselor II
Christy Peters
Development Officer
Branika Pride
Administrative Associate
Maegan Royal
Student Success Manager – Honors Engagement
Morgan Sieck
Honors Counselor II
Sydney Sherwood
Honors Counselor II
Sarah Smith
Honors Counselor II
Honors Faculty & Faculty Fellows
Keisha Brown, O.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Optometry and Vision Science
Cindy Cain, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Phil Cendoma, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Administration
Dasol Choi, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty — Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
C. Allen Gorman, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, Department of Management
Reginald Jackson, Ed.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Music
Ling Ma, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Instructor, Department of World Languages and Literatures
Sandra Wang-Harris, O.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, Department of Optometry and Vision Science