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
Carmen De Miguel, Ph.D.
Vice Director - Scientific Learning;
Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology
Undré Phillips, Ph.D.
Associate Director – Honors Leadership Programs
Additional Core Staff
Nakia Coleman
Honors Counselor II
Yolanda DeBardelaben
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Jaikia Estes
Administrative Associate
Joi Jackson Hollinhead
Communications and Events Specialist
Staci Johnson
Financial Officer
Qunnice Morgan III
Honors Counselor II
Christy Peters
Development Officer
Haleigh Portillo
Student Success Manager – Honors Student Programs
Branika Pride
Administrative Associate
Maegan Royal
Student Success Manager – Honors Engagement
Morgan Sieck
Honors Counselor II
Sarah Smith
Honors Counselor II
Honors Faculty & Faculty Fellows
Dasol Choi, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty — Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, D.M.A.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Professor of Voice & Opera, Department of Music
Megan Lewis, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Professor and Department Chair, Department of Theatre
Ling Ma, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Instructor of Chinese, Department of World Languages and Literatures
Aaron Pahl
Honors Faculty Fellow — Digital Curation Librarian and Associate Professor, Libraries
Jonathan Roth, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Tamika Smith, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior