Faculty and Staff  
   
Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies
 
Department of Teacher Education
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35229
 
Phone: 205.726.2557
Fax: 205.726.2068
 
 
 
Administration

Jean Ann Box, Ph.D.

Dean
Early Childhood Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2557
jabox@samford.edu
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J. Maurice Persall, Ed.D.

Director, Graduate Programs
Educational Leadership
Graduate Faculty
205.726.2019
jmpersal@samford.edu
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Faculty

Angela Owusu-Ansah, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Director of Assessment Educational Administration
Graduate Faculty
205.726.2439

aoowusu@samford.edu
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Deborah Childs-Bowen, Ed.D

Assistant Professor

Director of the Institute for Teaching and Student Achievement
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2019
dachilds@samford.edu
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Carol Dean, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
Educational Administration
Graduate Faculty
205.726.2396
cddean@samford.edu
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David Finn, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Children's Learning Center /
Special Education
Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2913
dmfinn@samford.edu
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Charlotte Freeman, Ph.D.

Professor
Foundations / Child and Adolescent Development
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2561
ccfreema@samford.edu
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Michele Haralson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Director of Curriculum Materials and
Technology Center

Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2987
mkharals@samford.edu
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Myrtis Johnson

Teacher in Residence
Early Childhood Education
Undergraduate Faculty
205-726-2115
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Raymond King, Ed.D.

Professor
Educational Administration
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2556
rlking@samford.edu
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David Little, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Elementary Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2371
dclittle@samford.edu
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Martha Ralls, Ed.D.

Professor
Director of Secondary Education /
English
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.2114

mbralls@samford.edu
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Mandy Strong

Assistant Professor
Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Emotional behavioral disorders
Undergraduate Faculty
205.726.4047
acstrong@samord.edu
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Staff
Daphne R. Carr

Assistant Certification Officer/Academic Advisor
205.726.2121
drcarr@samford.edu

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Tina Chaffin

Secretary, Teacher Education
205.726.2557
ntchaffi@samford.edu
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Marsha Cremer

Secretary, Graduate Program
205.726.2564
mecremer@samford.edu

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Joshua Frantz

Technology Support Technician
Media Center Assistant
205.726.2475
jgfrantz@samford.edu
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Michael S. Garrett

Graduate Assistant

205.726.4237
msgarret@samford.edu

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Ruth Holt

Secretary to the Dean
205.726.2745
rcholt@samford.edu
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Ed Landers

Operations Manager
Media Center Director
205.726.2475
eblander@samford.edu

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Mary Alice Newell

Clinical Coordinator
205.726.2396
mhnewell@samford.edu
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Janet M. Smith

Certification Officer / Academic Advisor
205.726.2566
jasmith@samford.edu
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