Main ContentGraduate Program Contacts
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Sharon McElwain, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Phone: 601-984-6204
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Audwin Fletcher, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Phone: 601-984-6210
Program and Track Directors
Director, DNP Program
Linda Upchurch, DNP, ANP-BC
Phone: 601-984-1713
Director, PhD in Nursing Program
Angela Duck, PhD, RN, CNE
Phone: 601-984-6221
Director, RN-MSN Program
Tina Ferrell, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE
Phone: 601-815-9024
Director, Acute/Primary Pediatric and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner tracks
Amy Carroll, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Phone: 601-984-6339
Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track
Audwin Fletcher, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Phone: 601-984-6210
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner track
Derek Holt, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-BC
Phone: 601-984-6200
Director, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track
Carl H. Mangum, II, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CHS, CHEP
Phone: 601-984-6269
Director, Nurse Educator track
Kim Douglas, PhD, RN, CNE
Phone: 601-984-6261
Director, Nursing and Health Care Administrator track
Jeanne Calcote, PhD, RN
Phone: 601-984-4192
Office of Student Affairs
Director of Student Affairs
Farrah Evans, EdD
Phone: 601-984-6252
Project Manager, Admissions Counselor and Early Entry Liaison
Tara Rushing, MS
Phone: 601-815-0124
Project Manager, Marketing and Recruitment
Brittany Vice, BS
Phone: (601) 984-6262
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