Meet the Advisors
Connect with the UAAC team guiding Jackson State University students with 0–89 credit hours.
Center Staff
(59 hours or less)

Dr. Felicia Russell
Associate Director of Advising Administration


Jermarcus Bounds
Assistant Director of First-Year and Family Programs


Advising Clusters
The University Academic Advisement Center (UAAC) has identified 6 advising clusters that include majors that are similar or related. The advising clusters include:
Business Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Latarsha Hudson
Students with last names A-K in these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management

Deiondria Lee-Sanders
Students with last names L-Z in these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Education, Family & Behavioral Studies Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Shalesa Fogg
Students with Last Names A-K in these majors:
- Child Care & Family Education (Non Licensure Track)
- Elementary Education, K 3/K 6
- English Education
- Health and Physical Education (Licensure)
- Health and Physical Education (Non Licensure)
- History Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Physics Education
- Psychology
- Social Science Education (Teacher Licensure)
- Social Science Ethnic Studies Concentration (Non Teacher Licensure)
- Social Work
- Special Education (Licensure)
- Special Education Non Teaching: Disability Studies
- Special Education Teaching: Mild/Moderate

Jalissa Willis
Students with Last Names L-Z in these majors:
- Child Care & Family Education (Non Licensure Track)
- Elementary Education, K 3/K 6
- English Education
- Health and Physical Education (Licensure)
- Health and Physical Education (Non Licensure)
- History Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Physics Education
- Psychology
- Social Science Education (Teacher Licensure)
- Social Science Ethnic Studies Concentration (Non Teacher Licensure)
- Social Work
- Special Education (Licensure)
- Special Education Non Teaching: Disability Studies
- Special Education Teaching: Mild/Moderate
Life, Health & Physical Science Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Joya Hughes
Students with last names A-J in these majors:
- Biology (Environmental Science, Marine Science, Pre Dent, Pre Opt, Pre Vet, Pre Pharm, Pre PT, Pre Nursing, Pre Physician Assistant)
- Chemistry
- Healthcare Administration
- Public Health
- Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

Teegra Cross
Students with last names K-Z in these majors:
- Biology (Environmental Science, Marine Science, Pre Dent, Pre Opt, Pre Vet, Pre Pharm, Pre PT, Pre Nursing, Pre Physician Assistant)
- Chemistry
- Healthcare Administration
- Public Health
- Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
People, Culture & The Arts Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Eli-Sah Hayes
Students with last names A-J in these majors:
- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater

Shalisha Madison
Students with last names K-Z in these majors:
- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater
STEM & Engineering Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Shakia Jacobs
Students with last names A-H in these majors:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics

Nakeesha Luckett
Students with last names I-Z in these majors:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics
Discovery & Design Advisor
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors

Jermarcus Bounds
Students with these majors:
- Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (PRIS)
- University Studies
- Undecided
