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Program Advisors
Undergraduate
Edward Gibbons, PhD
egibbo3@lsu.edu
Masters
Missy Korduner, PhD
korduner@lsu.edu
Doctoral
Oliver Crocco, EdD
olivercrocco@lsu.edu
Administration
Administrative Faculty, Department Chair, and Staff
Elwood F. "Ed" Holton, III, EdD, MBA
Director, Professor
eholton2@lsu.edu
Oliver Crocco, EdD
Associate Director
Associate Professor olivercrocco@lsu.edu
Jeffery Portier
Manager of
Finance & Public Relations jportier@lsu.edu
Melissa Turnage
Academic Programs Manager mturnage@lsu.edu
Administrative Office Location
Research Faculty
Oliver Crocco, EdD
Associate Professor
olivercrocco@lsu.edu
Ague Mae Manongsong, PhD
Assistant Professor
aguemm@lsu.edu
Tyree Mitchell, PhD
Associate Professor
tyreemitchell@lsu.edu
Erin Richard, PhD
Associate Professor
erinrichard@lsu.edu
Tracey E. Rizzuto, PhD
Professor
trizzut@lsu.edu
Petra A. Robinson, PhD
Associate Professor
petrar@lsu.edu
E. Michelle Todd PhD
Assistant Professor
etodd10@lsu.edu
Vacant
Lecturers
Leanna Cupit, PhD
Instructor
lcupit1@lsu.edu
Edward Gibbons, PhD
Associate Professor of
Professional Practice
egibbo3@lsu.edu
Ashley Hall, PhD
Instructor
ashleyhall@lsu.edu
John Paul "JP" Hatala, PhD
Associate Professor of
Professional Practice
jphatala@lsu.edu
Wynde Jones, PhD
Instructor
wjones@lsu.edu
Missy Korduner, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Professional Practice
korduner@lsu.edu
Renata R. Lyons, PhD
Instructor
renatalyons@lsu.edu
Karen G. Palmer, PhD
Instructor
kgoodr2@lsu.edu
Vacant
Adjunct Faculty
Robert Dexter, CPD
rdexter@lsu.edu
Lacy Dicharry, MBA
ldicha3@lsu.edu
Rob Dowie, MPA
rdowie3@lsu.edu
Mary Feduccia, PhD
mfeducc@lsu.edu
Jody Hammett, PhD
jhammet@lsu.edu
Ronald Jacobs, PhD
Dayton Knippers
dknipp1@lsu.edu
Yvette Marsh, PhD
ymarsh@lsu.edu
Mechelle Roberthon, EdD mroberthon@lsu.edu
Pallavi Singh, PhD
psingh12@lsu.edu
Beverly Brooks
Thompson, PhD, CFRE
beverlythompson@lsu.edu
Tavares A.
Walker, JD, MPA
twal112@lsu.edu