Provost Office & Academic Affairs Directory
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
Senior Coordinator of
Academic Affairs Initiatives
& Operations
hjohnson@memphis.edu
901.678.5928
Marina Carrier
Web Content Strategist:
Academic Affairs
m.carrier@memphis.edu
901.678.3176
Cassandra Dinwiddie
Director of Academic Affairs
Finance
cdinwidd@memphis.edu
901.678.4799
Chaundra Walker
Financial Services Associate:
Academic Affairs
cdhgghis@memphis.edu
901.678.5054
Carol Danehower
Provost Liaison for Curriculum & Reporting
Chair, University Undergraduate Council
vdanehwr@memphis.edu
901.678.5112
Deans of Colleges & Schools
Dr. Gary Emmert (Interim)
College of Arts & Sciences
gemmert@memphis.edu
Dr. Greg Boller (Interim)
Fogelman College of
Business & Economics
gboller@memphis.edu
Dr. Linda Jarmulowicz
School of Communication
Sciences & Disorders
ljrmlwcz@memphis.edu
Dr. Kandi Hill-Clarke
College of Education
k.hill-clarke@memphis.edu
Dr. Okenwa Okoli
Herff College of Engineering
O.Okoli@memphis.edu
Dr. Ryan Fisher (Interim)
College of Communication
& Fine Arts
rfisher3@memphis.edu
Dr. Richard Bloomer
College of Health Sciences
rbloomer@memphis.edu
Dr. Linda Haddad
Loewenberg College of
Nursing
lhaddad@memphis.edu
Dr. Radesh Palakurthi
Kemmons Wilson School of
Hospitality & Resort
Management
rplkrthi@memphis.edu
Dr. Richard Irwin
College of Professional &
Liberal Studies
rirwin@memphis.edu
Dr. Deborah Perron Tollefsen
Graduate School
dtollfsn@memphis.edu
Dr. Melinda Jones
Helen Harden Honors College
mljones6@memphis.edu
Dr. John Evans
University Libraries
jevans@memphis.edu
Dr. Niles Reddick
UofM Lambuth
nmrddick@memphis.edu
Key Administrators
Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Vice President for Student
Academic Success & Director
of Diversity Initiatives
kweddle@memphis.edu
Dr. Balaji Krishnan
Vice Provost for
Global Initiatives
krishnan@memphis.edu
Dr. Sally Parish
Associate Vice Provost for
Educational Initiatives
sdgates@memphis.edu
Dr. Colton Cockrum
Assistant Vice Provost of
Institutional Effectiveness,
Accreditation & Academic
Assessment
Dr. Justin Lawhead
Dean of Students,
Vice Provost for Student
Development & Wellness
jtlawhed@memphis.edu