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Madison Parker
Transfer Admissions Counselor
Charity Patricola
Master Teacher/Clinical Assistant Professor
Charity Patricola
Master Teacher/Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Education
Charity Patricola is the Clinical Assistant Professor and Master Teacher for AUMTeach in the College of Education. She teach courses and supervise field experiences that prepare undergraduate STEM majors for a minor in STEM education. Her experience includes 17 years of teaching secondary science courses and facilitating after-school science programs within public, K-12 school systems.
Faculty’s Expertise: STEM Teaching, Science Teaching, Secondary Education
Theresa Pelfrey
Associate Professor and Director of Legal Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Theresa Pelfrey, Director of Legal Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, joined Auburn University at Montgomery in 2009. She earned her Juris Doctor, Master of Social Work, and Bachelor of Science in Education degrees from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Licensed to practice law in Alabama, she engaged in the private practice of law prior to joining AUM. She worked previously as a social worker. She has taught a variety of Legal Studies courses from Introduction to the American Legal System to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Her research interests focus on children’s rights, parental rights, family law, juvenile law, and estate law.
Robert K. Perkins
Department Chair and Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Robert K. Perkins specializes in and trains on diversity, equity, and inclusion in work organizations. Dr. Perkins’s extensive career in law enforcement, community organizing, and higher education spans 30 years, both within and outside the academy. He has also been published in national and international scholarly journals, uncovering the objective truths in various social phenomena, including social inequality, criminal justice, immigration, environmental racism, implicit biases, and emotional intelligence.
Beau Perry
Assistant Controller
Ashlee Phillips
Head Coach - Women's Basketball
Jonathan Phillips
Associate Director
