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Provost Office & Academic Affairs Directory


Dr. Abby Parrill-Baker

Dr. Abby Parrill-Baker

Interim Provost / Professor 

Phone: 901.678.2119

E-mail: aparrill@memphis.edu 

Office: 360 Administration Building

 

Provost Office Staff

 

 

Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson
Senior Coordinator of
Academic Affairs Initiatives
& Operations

hjohnson@memphis.edu 
901.678.5928

Marina Carrier

Marina Carrier
Web Content Strategist:
Academic Affairs


m.carrier@memphis.edu
901.678.3176

Cassandra Dinwiddie

Cassandra Dinwiddie
Director of Academic Affairs
Finance 


cdinwidd@memphis.edu
901.678.4799

Chaundra Walker

Chaundra Walker
Financial Services Associate:
Academic Affairs


cdhgghis@memphis.edu
901.678.5054

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Carol Danehower
Provost Liaison for Curriculum & Reporting
Chair, University Undergraduate Council


vdanehwr@memphis.edu
901.678.5112


Deans of Colleges & Schools

Dr. Gary Emmert

Dr. Gary Emmert (Interim) 
College of Arts & Sciences


gemmert@memphis.edu 

 

Dr. Deborah Perron Tollefsen

Dr. Deborah Perron Tollefsen 
Graduate School

dtollfsn@memphis.edu 


Key Administrators

 

 

Dr. Karen Weddle-West

Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Vice President for Student
Academic Success & Director
of Diversity Initiatives

kweddle@memphis.edu

Dr. Balaji Krishnan

Dr. Balaji Krishnan
Vice Provost for
Global Initiatives


krishnan@memphis.edu

Dr. Sally Parish

Dr. Sally Parish
Associate Vice Provost for
Educational Initiatives


sdgates@memphis.edu

Dr. Bridgett Decent


Dr. Bridgette Decent
Associate Vice Provost
for Strategic Analytics


bdecent@memphis.edu

 

 

Dr. Colton Cockrum

Dr. Colton Cockrum
Assistant Vice Provost of
Institutional Effectiveness,
Accreditation & Academic
Assessment

ccockrum@memphis.edu

Dr. Eric Bailey

Dr. Eric A. Bailey
Assistant Vice President of 
Student Academic Success



eabailey@memphis.edu

Dr. Justin Lawhead

Dr. Justin Lawhead
Dean of Students, 
Vice Provost for Student
Development & Wellness


jtlawhed@memphis.edu

Vanessa Muldrow

Vanessa Muldrow
Director of Commencement &
Academic Special Events



vmuldrow@memphis.edu