Academic Department Chairs

Devi Akella
Chair, School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), Delhi University
Master of Commerce, Himachal Pradesh University
M.B.A., Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior), University of Leeds, UK

Tonya Anglon
Chair, Health Sciences
A.S., Darton College
B.S., Middle Georgia State College
M.Ed., Valdosta State University

Jillian Baxter
Chair, Arts & Humanities
B.M., Middle Tennessee State University
M.Mus., Belmont University
D.M.A., The University of Georgia

Jerry Daniel
Chair, Social Work
Associate Professor, Social Work
B.S., Mercer University
M.S.W., Clark Atlanta University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Andrea L. Dozier
Chair, Nursing
​A.S., Darton College
B.S.N., Georgia Southwestern State University
M.S.N., Albany State University

Patrick Ibe
Chair, Criminal Justice
B.S., Southern University, New Orleans
M.S., Atlanta University
Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University

Dan Land
Chair, Health & Human Performance
B.S., M.Ed., Albany State University

Dorene Medlin
Chair, School of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Georgia State University
Ed.D., University of Georgia

Peter Ajongwa Ngwafu
Dean, College of Business, Education &Professional Studies
B.A. (Honors), Yaounde University
M.A., Illinois State University
MPA, Clark- Atlanta University
Ph.D., Clark -Atlanta University

Chinenye Ofodile
Chair, Math, Computer Science, and Physics
B.S., Morehouse College
M.S., Ph.D., Howard University

Edgars Patani
Director, MBA Programs
B.Sc., University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
M.B. A., Albany State University
D.B.A., Argosy University

Major Michael C. Phillips
Chair, Military Science
B.S., University of North Georgia

Charles Williams
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Interim Chair, Social Sciences
Professor, Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Art
B.A., University of South Florida
M.S., Florida State University

John Williams
Chair, Natural Sciences
B.S., Albany State University
Ph.D., Florida State University