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Departmental Directory

Administration

Name Phone Room Email Title
Frederick G. Slabach 662-915-6901 2078 fslabach@olemiss.edu Dean
Will Berry 662-915-6859 3086 wwberry@go.olemiss.edu Associate Dean for Research
Ben Cooper 662-915-6809 3087 bcooper@olemiss.edu Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Sandra Cox-McCarty 662-915-6903 2074 lwsandra@olemiss.edu Associate Dean for Administration
Brittany Barbee 662-915-1423 2066 bebarbee@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Bette Bradley 662-915-1892 1050 ekbradle@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships
C.J. Dowden 662-915-6844 1085 cjdowden@olemiss.edu Information Technology Coordinator
Kris Gilliland 662-915-6836 1002 gillilan@olemiss.edu Director of the Law Library
Kelly Houston 662-915-6905 2070 kbhousto@olemiss.edu Law Registrar
Cassandra Latimer 662-915-6830 1099 clatimer@olemiss.edu Director of Career Services
Christina Steube 662-915-3424 2068 cmsteube@olemiss.edu Manager of Marketing and Communications
Joshua Tucker 662-915-6869 3070 jtucker1@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Admissions

Name Phone Room Email Title
Main Office 662-915-6910 1055
Bette Bradley 662-915-1892 1053 ekbradle@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships
Charan Gurley 662-915-6911 1050 charan@olemiss.edu Director of Admissions
Hannah Chouest 662-915-1852 1050 hchouest@olemiss.edu Associate Director of Annual Giving and Recruitment
Weijia Feng 662-915-6910 1055 wfeng@olemiss.edu Admissions Specialist

Career Services

Name Phone Room Email Title
Main Office 662-915-3421 1102
Cassandra Latimer 662-915-6830 1099 clatimer@olemiss.edu Director of Career Services
Karen Peairs 662-915-6828 1098 ktpeair1@olemiss.edu Assistant Director of Career Services
Jessica Evans 662-915-3421 1102 jgevans@olemiss.edu Recruiting Coordinator, Career Services

Clinical Programs

Name Phone Room Email Title
Main Office 662-915-7429 3072
Cori Benefiel 662-915-6897 3073 cbenefie@olemiss.edu Clinical Programs Manager
Jennifer Painter 662-915-3636 3075 painter@olemiss.edu Program Manager

Communications

Name Phone Room Email Title
Steube, Christina 662-915-3424 2068 cmsteube@olemiss.edu Manager of Marketing and Communications

Dean’s Office

Name Phone Room Email Title
Main Office 662-915-7361 2065
Frederick G. Slabach 662-915-6901 2078 fslabach@olemiss.edu Dean
Sandra Cox-McCarty 662-915-6903 2074 lwsandra@olemiss.edu Associate Dean for Administration
Sherrita Murray 662-915-6902 2074 smurray2@olemiss.edu Administrative Coordinator
Pamela Gordon 662-915-7361 2076 ppgordon@olemiss.edu Assistant to the Dean
Alayna Poston 662-915-7361 2065 akposto1@olemiss.edu Operations Coordinator

Development

Name Phone Room Email Title
Suzette Matthews 601-937-1497 3077 suzette@olemiss.edu Executive Director of Development
Hannah Chouest 662-915-1852 1050 hchouest@olemiss.edu Associate Director of Annual Giving and Recruitment

IT

Name Phone Room Email Title
Student Helpdesk 662-915-7455 1082
C.J. Dowden 662-915-6844 1085 cjdowden@olemiss.edu Information Technology Coordinator

Library

Name Phone Room Email Title
Circulation Main Number 662-915-6824 1020
Reference Main Number 662-915-6812 1020
Kris Gilliland 662-915-6836 1002 gillilan@olemiss.edu Director of the Law Library
Ashley Ashmore 662-915-6842 1025 asashmor@olemiss.edu Library Assistant
Christina Jurusik 662-915-6817 1008 cmjurusi@olemiss.edu Public Services Law Librarian
Jamie Moore 662-915-6864 1024 jmoore4@olemiss.edu Senior Library Assistant
Christopher Noe 662-915-6850 1003 noe@olemiss.edu Assistant Director and Public Services Law Librarian
Jonathan Orange 662-915-6814 1015 jeorange@olemiss.edu Senior Library Assistant

Air and Space Law

Name Phone Room Email Title
Main Office 3069
Michelle Hanlon 662-915-2688 3011 mlhanlon@olemiss.edu Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law
Charles Stotler 662-915-2316 3012 cstotler@olemiss.edu Director, Center for Air and Space Law
Allison Lewis 662-915-6840 3068 aclewis5@olemiss.edu Program Manager, Center for Air and Space Law

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program

Name Phone Room  E-mail Title
Stephanie Showalter-Otts 662-915-7714 Kinard 256 sshowalt@olemiss.edu Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center
Barry Barnes 662-915-7697 Kinard 256 bdbarne1@olemiss.edu Web Developer
Stephen Deal 228-435-9527 scdeal@olemiss.edu Extension Specialist, Land Use Planning

Mississippi Judicial College

Name Phone Room Email Title
Carole Murphey 662-915-5451 Kinard 352 cmurphey@olemiss.edu Interim Director of the Mississippi Judicial College
William Charlton 662-915-1249 Kinard 352 charlton@olemiss.edu Research Counsel
Tracey Daniel 662-915-1226 Kinard 352 tadanie1@olemiss.edu Program Manager
Chelsey Gilliam 662-915-5951 Kinard 352 chelsey@olemiss.edu Program Coordinator
Ramey Smith 662-915-7857 Kinard 352 rameys@olemiss.edu Program Manager
Kiara Willis 662-915-1248 Kinard 352 kswillis@olemiss.edu Program Coordinator

Mississippi Law Research Institute

Name Phone Room Email Title
Will Wilkins 662-915-7730 Kinard 287 wwilkins@olemiss.edu Director of the Mississippi Law Research Institute
Carol Bullard 662-915-7720 Kinard 287 cbullard@olemiss.edu Administrative Coordinator
Meaghin Burke 662-915-7607 Kinard 287 amburke@olemiss.edu Senior Research Counsel
Lourdes Carreras-Ortiz 662-915-7775 Kinard 251 lpcarrer@olemiss.edu MLRI Law Fellow
Samantha Hamilton 662-915-7698 Kinard 253 sehamil1@olemiss.edu MLRI Law Fellow
Jerry Patton 662-915-4989 Kinard 287 jpatton@olemiss.edu Senior Research Counsel
Arlin Ruthven 662-915-7703 Kinard 287 lcacr@olemiss.edu Senior Research Counsel

National Sea Grant Law Center

Name Phone Room Email Title
Stephanie Showalter-Otts 662-915-7714 Kinard 256 sshowalt@olemiss.edu Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center
Terra Bowling 662-915-7571 Kinard 256 tmharget@olemiss.edu Senior Research Counsel
Lauren Fremin 662-915-7187 Kinard 254 lrfremin@olemiss.edu Project Coordinator
Catherine Janasie 662-915-1373 Kinard 256 cjanasie@olemiss.edu Research Counsel

Office of Diversty, Equity and Inclusion

Name Phone Room Email Title
Joshua Tucker 662-915-6869 3070 jtucker1@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Registrar

Name Phone Room Email Title
Kelly Houston 662-915-6905 2070 kbhousto@olemiss.edu Law Registrar
Dee Kimble 662-915-6906 2065 dakimble@olemiss.edu Records Coordinator

Student Affairs

Name Phone Room Email Title
Brittany Barbee 662-915-1423 2066 bebarbee@olemiss.edu Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Rose Maten 662-915-2577 2067 rmmaten@olemiss.edu Program Coordinator