Faculty and Staff

Paige McKerchar, Ph.D., LBA, BCBA-D

Department Head

202 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5808
pmckerchar@jsu.edu

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Annette Carter

Administrative Assistant

211 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5402
abeason@jsu.edu

Makenzie Bayles, Ph.D., LBA, BCBA-D

Associate Professor

205 Ayers Hall
(256) 782- 5809 
mbayles@jsu.edu

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Roxana Conroy, M.S.

Instructor, Junior & Senior Advisor

217 Ayers Hall 
(256) 782-5907 
rconroy@jsu.edu

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Heidi Dempsey, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
100 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5895
hdempsey@jsu.edu

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Todd McKerchar, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Professor

111-A Ayers Hall 
256-782-5416
tmckerchar@jsu.edu

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Rusty Nall, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

200.L Ayers Hall
256-782-8442
rnall@jsu.edu 

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Courtney Peppers, M.A., LBA, BCBA

Instructor

200-G Ayers Hall 
(256) 782-5575
cpeppers@jsu.edu 

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Misty Reed, M.S.

Instructor, Freshman & Sophomore Advisor

207 Ayers Hall 
(256) 782-5499 
msreed@jsu.edu

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C. Renee Renda, Ph.D., BCBA

Assistant Professor

215 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-8125
crrenda@jsu.edu 

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Shannon Robertson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

23 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5804
srobertson3@jsu.edu

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Sally Zengaro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

200.H Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5741
szengaro@jsu.edu

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Beverly "Janie" Christian, M.S.

Adjunct Instructor, Psychology 
209 Ayers Hall
(256) 782-5641
bchristian@jsu.edu

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