Faculty and Staff Directory

Meet our team

Mercer’s Tift College of Education faculty and staff are dedicated professionals who devote themselves to expanding their students’ understanding both in and outside of the classroom. Through research, service, and interdisciplinary collaboration, our faculty and staff are changing the world one student at a time.

College of Education Faculty

Nancy Atchison

Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Sharon Augustine

Professor of Teacher Education and Assistant Dean of Teacher Education, Macon, and Regional Academic Centers

Felicia-Baiden

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Lucy Bush

Professor of Teacher Education and Assistant Dean of Atlanta Teacher Education and Educational Leadership

Flavio Campos

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Education

Penny Elkins

Fred L. Miles Chair of Educational Leadership and Executive Vice President

Deana Ford

Assistant Professor of Educational Research

Lucy Gitonga

Assistant Professor of Special Education

Jeff Hall

Professor of Teacher Education and Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Jan Johnson

Coordinator of Academic Advising & Instructor

Annemarie Kaczmarczyk

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Adam Keath

Adam Keath

Assistant Professor Teacher Education

Sybil Keesbury

Professor of Teacher Education and Director of The Holistic Child Program

Jeffrey Keese

Assistant Professor of Teacher Leadership

Sara Luke

Associate Professor of Special Education

Marsh

Associate Professor of Teacher Education

Susie Morrissey

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education

Jaclyn Murray

Jaclyn Murray

Assistant Professor Teacher Education

Leah Palmer

Associate Professor of Literacy Education

Katie Perrotta

Assistant Professor of Middle Grades and Secondary Education

Loleta Sartin

Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Meenakshi Sharma

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Matthew Sroka

Clinical Assistant Professor of Literacy Education

Sheila Thompson

Instructor of Early Learning and Development

Elaine Thurmond

Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

James Vander-Putten

Associate Professor of Higher Education; Program Director, M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership

Jean Walker

Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

Tyler Watts

Tyler Watts

Assistant Professor Teacher Education

College of Education Staff

Pamela Billingslea

Pamela Billingslea

Administrative Secretary
Macon Campus

Donna Bolton

Donna Bolton

Administrative Secretary
Henry County Regional Academic Center

Latrina Howell

LaTrina Howell

Regional Coordinator, Central GYSTC

Sarah Grace Leicht

Sarah Grace Leicht

Coordinator of Field Placement

Nicole Lutch

Nicole Lutch

Director of Field Placement

Shannon Mitchell

Shannon Mitchell

Director of Assessment

Michal K Moore

Michal K. Moore

Grant Support Coordinator

Carlene Sherman

Carlene Sherman

Director of Candidate Program Progression