# Faculty and Staff

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##### **Dr. Audrey Bowser**

**Department Chair**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone**: </span>870-680-8016

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Room:</span>** ED #338A

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Email:</span>** <abowser@astate.edu>

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##### **Mrs. Danita Martin**

**Fiscal Support Manager**

**Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Special Education, Teacher Education**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-972-3062

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #338

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <damartin@astate.edu>

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##### **Dr. Jeonghee Choi**

**Associate Professor**

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Phone:</span>** 870-680-2001

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Room:</span>** ED #378

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Email:</span>** <jchoi@astate.edu>

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Hours:</span>** <span style="color: #ffffff;">Tue &amp; Thurs 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m</span>

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##### **Dr. Nicole Covey**

**Associate Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-972-3767

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:** </span>ED #347

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <ncovey@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**<span style="color: #ffffff;"> Mon &amp; Wed 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m, Tue &amp; Thurs 2:00 p.m. - 3:00p.m. </span></span>

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##### **Dr. Minghui Gao**

**Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-680-8096

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:** </span>ED #372

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <mgao@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Wed 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tues &amp; Thurs 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.</span>

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##### **Dr. Karen Graham**

**Associate Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-680-8440

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #368

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <kgraham@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon, Tue, &amp; Wed 2:00pm -4:00pm </span>

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##### **Dr. Joanna Grymes**

**Associate Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-680-8430

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #336

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <grymesj@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:** <span style="color: #ffffff;">Tue &amp; Thurs 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., (Online) Tues &amp; Thurs 5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m. (Session 1), 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Session 2)</span></span>

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##### **Mr. Allen Hays**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-680-8037

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:** </span>ED #335

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <jhays@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon &amp; Wed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Jonesboro), Tue &amp; Thurs 9:00am-11:00am (MidSouth) </span>

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##### **Ms. Michele Johnson**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-972-3963

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #350

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email**</span>: <rmjohnson@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:** <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Tue 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m</span></span>

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##### **Dr. Natalie Johnson-Leslie**

**Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-972-3947

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #346

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <njohnson@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon, Tue, &amp; Wed 11:00 am -1:00pm</span>

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##### **Dr. Ryan Kelly**

**Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-680-8445

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:** </span>ED #374

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <rkelly@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:** <span style="color: #ffffff;">Monday &amp; Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.</span></span>

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##### **Dr. Dixie Keyes**

**Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-680-8065

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #369

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <dkeyes@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon &amp; Wed 9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m., Tue &amp; Thurs 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. </span>

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##### **Dr. Desiree Rutter**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #373

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <drutter@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Mon 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tue 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.</span>

##### **Dr. Deborah Wanmack**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-680-8358

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #337

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <dwanmack@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:** <span style="color: #ffffff;">Tuesday &amp; Thursday 12:00pm-3:00pm </span></span>

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##### **Dr. Diana Williams**

**Associate Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>870-680-8066

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #348

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:** </span><dwilliam@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Tue &amp; Thurs 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.</span>

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##### **Dr. Rusty Young**

**Associate Professor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 870-972-8100

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Room:**</span> ED #371

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <dayoung@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> <span style="color: #ffffff;">Tuesday &amp; Thursday 9:00am – 12:00pm</span>

##### **Mrs. Kristan Angel** 

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:** </span>501-920-2989

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Location:**</span> Beebe

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:**</span> <kangel@astate.edu>

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> Monday and Wednesday (10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Tuesday and Thursday (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

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##### **Ms. Rita Williams**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone:**</span> 501-733-3334

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Location:** </span>Mountain Home

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Email:</span>** <riwilliams@astate.edu>

**<span style="color: #ff0000;">Hours:</span>** Monday and Wednesday (8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Tuesday and Thursday (1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.)

Friday (By Appointment)

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##### **Dr. Chad Martin**

**Instructor**

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Phone**:</span> 870-733-6858

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Location:**</span> MidSouth

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Email:** </span>chmartin@astate.edu

<span style="color: #ff0000;">**Hours:**</span> Monday and Wednesday (8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)

Tuesday and Thursday (8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)