Senior Leadership
Shannon Blanton, Ph.D.
Inaugural Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Mark Bevensee, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, UAB Honors College;
Science and Technology Honors Program;
Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, D.M.A.
Associate Dean, UAB Honors College;
Professor, Department of Music
Directors & Managers
Donna Andrews
Program Manager, University Honors Program
Amy N. Atkisson
Director - Student Services and Advising;
Global and Community Leadership Honors Program
Ashley M. Jones, M.F.A.
Associate Director, University Honors Program
Joe L. March, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Science and Technology Honors Program;
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Undré Phillips, Ph.D.
Program Manager II (Honors Student Leadership and Engagement)
Additional Core Staff
Yolanda DeBardelaben
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Joi Jackson Hollinhead
Communications and Events Specialist
Qunnice Morgan III
Honors Counselor II
Christy Peters
Development Officer
Branika Pride
Administrative Associate
Morgan Sieck
Honors Counselor II
Sydney Sherwood
Honors Counselor II
Sarah Smith
Honors Counselor II
Honors Faculty & Faculty Fellows
Brooke Becker, MLIS
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, UAB Libraries
Phil Cendoma, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Administration
Dasol Choi, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty — Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Matthew Fifolt, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
Mark Banaszak Holl, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Steven Howard, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Administration
Jason Kirby, Ph.D.
Honors Faculty Fellow — SciTech; Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Aaron Pahl, M.F.A.
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, UAB Libraries
Marliese Thomas, MLIS
Honors Faculty Fellow — Assistant Professor, UAB Libraries