2026-2027 Morehouse School of Medicine Academic Catalog

MSM Leadership

 Title Name
 President and CEO  Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG 
 Interim Dean for Academic Affairs Sandra Harris-Hooker, PhD
 Dean of Graduate Education Nursing Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, PhD, MBA, FAAN, FNAP, HEC-C
 Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Gerald L. Hector, CPA
 Executive Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs
Ngozi F. Anachebe, PharmD, MD, FACOG
 Senior Associate Dean for New Curriculum Assessment 
Martha Elks, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE
 Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Errol D. Crook, MD, FACP
 Chief Medical and Administrative Officer, Morehouse Medicine
Michelle L. Nichols, MD, MS, MBA, FAAFP
 Senior Associate Dean, Research, Innovation & Commercialization James Lillard, PhD
 Senior Associate Dean & Chief of Clinical and Academic Education in Nursing  Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, CDE, FADLN, FAAN
 Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) Chinedu Ivonye, MD, FACP
 Associate Dean, Admissions Franklyn H. Geary, MD, FACOG
 Associate Dean, Student Affairs Cinnamon Bradley, MD, FACP
 Associate Dean, Student Affairs Kennie Shepherd, PhD
 Associate Dean, Graduate Education in Biomedical Studies Danita Eatman-Daniels, PhD
 Associate Dean, Professor and Chair, Graduate Studies in Public Health Education Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM., PhD
 Associate Dean, Educational Outreach and Health Careers, Director, Master of Science in Medical Sciences Rita B. Finley, PhD
 Associate Dean, Community Engagement Tabia Akintobi, PhD, MPH
 Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Affiliations Kevin Smith, MD, F.A.C.O.G.
 Vice President, Online Education & Expanded Programs David Hefner, EdD
 Assistant Dean, Pipeline Initiatives Rahmelle Thompson, DVM
 Assistant Dean, Program Director, and Department Chair, Physician Assistant Studies Pangela Dawson, PhD, MSPAS, PA-C
 Assistant Dean, Preclinical Undergraduate Medical Education Kimberly Redding, MD
 Assistant Dean, Preclinical Undergraduate Medical Education Jacqueline Powell, PhD
 Assistant Dean, Clinical Skills - Undergraduate Medical Education Khadeja Johnson, MD
 Director, Doctor of Health Administration Alicia Chatman, DHA, MHA, MBA, B.Sc.
 Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences Jason DeBruyne, PhD
 Director, Master of Science in Clinical Research Alexander Quarshie, MBChB, MSc
 Director, Master of Science in Biomedical Research Kareen Russell Randall, PhD
 Director, Master of Science in Biotechnology Hemant Kumar Bid, PhD
 Director, Master of Science in Health Informatics Sabine Simmons, EdD
 Director, Master of Science in Neuroscience Morris Benveniste, PhD
 Director of Clinical Strategy & Transformation in Nursing Lauren Nunally, RN, MPH
 Director, Counseling Services Shawn Garrison, PhD
 Director, Student Health and Wellness Kitty Carter-Wicker, MD
 Director, Office of Student Learning and Educational Resources (OSLER) Victoria David, PhD
 Director, M. Delmar Edwards Library (Interim) Lynne Simpson, PhD
 Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid Lakisha Sanders, MBA, MSLD
 Director, Student Fiscal Affairs Chandra Flowers
 Registrar and Director of Student Information Systems Vacant
 Director, Admissions Shawntel Jordon, PhD
 Director, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Chief of Police Joseph R. Chevalier, Jr.
 Executive Vice President of Operations and Business Affairs Michelle McGuire
 Senior Vice President, Research Rick Kittles, PhD
 Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Jamie Allen, JD, LLM
 Vice President, Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness Taya Jackson Scott, EdD
 Associate Vice-President of Institutional Effectiveness, Director of Educational Outcomes and   Assessment Mark Howse, PhD
 Senior Associate Dean, Research Development Evelina W. Sterling, PhD, MPH, MCHES
 Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Associate Lead for Government Relations (Interim) Sandra Harris-Hooker, PhD
 Chief Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff Creshema Murray, PhD
 Chief Innovation Officer Taya Jackson Scott, EdD
 Chief People Officer Cindy Lubitz
 Compliance and Privacy Officer Kyri Hamilton, PhD, MBA, CHC
 Chief Information Officer & Director of Infrastructure Services Fred Sudler