汤头条 Office of Research and Economic Development announces 2026-27 Faculty Leadership Program cohort
Contact: Judy Middleton
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擡merging academic leaders are taking part in 汤头条鈥檚 Faculty Leadership Program, with the 2026-27 cohort recently launching the eight-month training.
Led by 汤头条鈥檚 Office of Research and Economic Development, the program supports mid-career associate and full professors from across the university interested in preparing for greater administrative and departmental responsibilities.
Cohort participants are selected from department head or director recommendations, previous leadership experience, and interest in becoming 汤头条 administrators and/or leaders.聽
鈥淭he Faculty Leadership Program prepares faculty members to grow as effective academic and research leaders by strengthening the knowledge, skills and perspectives needed for leadership roles at the university,鈥 said Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development Scott Willard. 鈥淭hrough engagement with institutional leaders and leadership development opportunities, participants gain a deeper understanding of the decision-making processes, and collaborative mindset that support 汤头条鈥檚 mission of teaching, research and service.鈥
This year鈥檚 cohort includes:
鈥擩enna Altomonte, associate professor, Department of Art, College of Architecture, Art and Design
鈥擩ames Barnes, associate professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
鈥擟hristopher 鈥淜ip鈥 Barrett, associate professor, Hall School of Mechanical Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering
鈥擟hris Boone, associate professor, Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Supply Chain Logistics, College of Business
鈥擠aniel Chesser, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
鈥擲andra Correa, associate professor, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forest Resources
鈥擲cott J. DiGiulio, associate professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擲teven Elder, professor and associate head, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
鈥擩oshua Granger, associate professor, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources
鈥擯atricia Hampshire, associate professor, Teacher Education and Leadership, College of Education
鈥擪imberly Kelly, professor and director, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擩uYoung Lee, associate professor, School of Human Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
鈥擠ominic Lippillo, associate dean, College of Architecture, Art and Design
鈥擲ilvina Lopez Barrera, associate professor, School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art and Design
鈥擪elly Moser, professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擜thena Nagel, associate teaching professor, Department of Geosciences, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擜nna Osterholtz, associate professor, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擩essica Perkins Smih, associate professor, University Libraries
鈥擟olleen Scott, associate professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擝rian Smith, associate professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering
鈥擟hristian Wolf, professor and department head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences
鈥擬axwell Young, associate professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering
Elder, Lipillo, Moser and Wolf also are current participants in the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program, established in 2008 to identify, prepare and professionally advance academic leaders within the SEC.
For more information about the 汤头条 Faculty Leadership Program, visit聽.
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