Staff
LaToya Floyd, M.S.
Director of Recruitment and Admissions
- 504-520-7487
- lfloyd1@xula.edu
Doctorate in Education Leadership:
Dr. Ramona Perkins
Education Leadership Program Coordinator
- 504-520-7258
- rperkins@xula.edu
Dr. Renee Akbar
Associate Professor
- 504-520-7538
- rvakbar@xula.edu
Dr. Sloane Signal
Assistant Professor
- 504-520-5144
- ssignal@xula.edu
Master of Arts in Teaching:
Dr. Judith G. Miranti Ed. D.
Division Chair Professor
- 504-520-5265
- jmiranti@xula.edu
Dr. Rachel Davis-Haley
Assistant Professor
- 504-520-7536
- rdavisha@xula.edu
Dr. Jimmy Caldwell
Associate Professor
- 504-520-7536
- jcaldwe1@xula.edu
Dr. Timothy Glaude
Assistant Professor
- 504-520-5140
- tglaude@xula.edu
Dr. Jim Page
Associate Professor
- jpage1@xula.edu
Master of Educational Leadership:
Dr. Ramona Perkins
Education Leadership Program Coordinator
- 504-520-7258
- rperkins@xula.edu
Dr. Renee Akbar
Associate Professor
- 504-520-7538
- rvakbar@xula.edu
Dr. Timothy Glaude
Assistant Professor
- 504-520-5140
- tglaude@xula.edu
Master of Arts in Counseling:
Dr. Judith G. Miranti Ed. D.
Division Chair Professor
- 504-520-5265
- jmiranti@xula.edu
Dr. Cirecie A. West-Olatunji
Associate Professor
- 504-520-5392
- colatunj@xula.edu
Dr. Walter Breaux III
Associate Professor
- 504-520-5259
- wbreaux@xula.edu
Dr. Ariel Mitchell
Assistant Professor
- 504-520-7340
- amitch11@xula.edu
Staff for Department of Education and Counseling:
Mrs. Jacqueline Ballansaw
Administrative Specialist
- 504-520-7536
- jballans@xula.edu
Ms. Kenya Campbell
NCF Program Director
- 504-520-5261
- kcampbe2@xula.edu
Ms. Ahdija Baker Donatto
Lead Mentor
- 504-520-7533
- acbaker@xula.edu
Mrs. Shoneka Thomas
Program Manager
- 504-520-5143
- srthomas@xula.edu
Master of Public Health in Health Equity:
L. Faye Grimsley, PhD, CIH, MSPH
Associate Professor and Head, Public Health Sciences Associate Chair, Division of Biological and Applied Health Sciences Director, MPH -Health Equity Program
- (504) 520-7460
- fgrimsle@xula.edu
Regina Benjamin, MD MBA
Endowed Chair in Public Health Sciences and 18th United States Surgeon General, Department of Public Sciences
- 504-520-6707
- rbenjamin@xula.edu
Billie Castle, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-6707
- bcastle@xula.edu
Tyra Gross, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Sciences
- (504) 520-6707
- tgross@ xula.edu
Megan Knapp, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-6707
- mknapp@xula.edu
Julie Hagan, MPH, RD, LDN, CLC
Internship Practicum Coordinator, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-7601
- jhagan@xula.edu
Marian Okon, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Program Director, Health Informatics M.S, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-6707
- mokon@xula.edu
Dr. Amy Thierry
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-7572
- athierry@xula.edu
Felicia V Wheaton, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- 504-520-6707
- fwheaton@xula.edu
Staff for MPH:
Julie J. Hagan, MPH, RD, LDN, CLC
Internship Practicum Coordinator
- (504) 520-7601
- jhagan@xula.edu
Speech Language Pathology:
Terrilynn Jenkins, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Department Chair and Graduate Program Director
- 504-520-5087
- tjenkin9@xula.edu
Melissa Handy, MS, CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education, Speech Pathology
- 504-520-5748
- mhandy2@xula.edu
Joe A. Melcher, Ph.D., CCC-A, ASHA Fellow, FAAA
Professor Emeritus
- 504-520-5087
- jmelcher@xula.edu
Denise Hutchinson, B.S., Office Management
Administrative Assistant
- 504-520-5087
- dhutchi1@xula.edu
Tara Roy White, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical Educator, Speech Pathology
- 504-520-5091
- troywhit@xula.edu
Jay Lucker, EdD, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- jlucker@xula.edu
Christy Moland, PhD, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- cmoland@xula.edu
Alisa Mendoza, PhD, CCC-SLP
Adjunct Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- amendoz1@xula.edu
Chelsea T. Bernard, MCD, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- cbernar3@xula.edu
LaToya Roberts, MS, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- lrober10@xula.edu
Jeffery Edwards, MS, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- jedwar22@xula.edu
Judith Fornadley Marino, MS, CCC-SLP
Adjunct, Graduate Program, Speech Pathology
- jfornadl@xula.edu
Institute for Black Catholic Studies Staff:
Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
Director, Institute for Black Catholic Studies
- 504-520-5138
- kdbellow@xula.edu
Dana Lockett
Administrative Specialist, Institute for Black Catholic Studies
- 504-520-5353
- dlocket1@xula.edu
Dr. Kirk P. Gaddy, Ed.D.
Associate Director for the Degree Program
- (504) 520-5353
Sister Dr. Eva Marie Lumas, S.S.S., D.Min.
Associate Director for Continuing Education and Enrichment Programs
- (504) 520-5353
Dr./Fr. Roy A. Lee
Associate Director for Community Life
- (504) 520-5353
Mrs. Gwendolyn J. Young
Coordinator for Community Life
- (504) 520-5353
Ms. Angela Hollier
Community Life Staff
- (504) 520-5353
Fr. Manuel B. Williams, C.R., Th.M.
Coordinator for Development
- (504) 520-5353
Master of Theology Faculty
Dr. Kirk P. Gaddy, Ed.D.
Associate Director for the Degree Program
- (504) 520-5353
Modeste Malu Nyimi, Ph.D.
- (504) 520-5353
C. Vanessa White, D.Min.
- (504) 520-5353
J. Derran Combs, O.F.M., Ph.D.
- (504) 520-5353
Craig A. Ford, Jr., Ph.D.
- (504) 520-5353
Albertina Walker-Hughey, Ph.D.
- (504) 520-5353