About the Program
Out 2 Lunch is a program encouraging you to engage with your faculty members outside of class and over casual conversation, which maximizes the UA community. In partnership with Bama Dining, first-year students can use their meal plan towards taking a faculty member out to lunch with the goal of increasing informal interaction and therefore improving your transition to The University of Alabama.
The Out 2 Lunch Experience
- Invite your faculty or staff member to lunch, coffee, etc. by sending an email, asking in person, or visiting office hours. If you need ideas for who to invite, check out the Go-To List below!
- Choose an on-campus dining facility that accepts meal swipes or Dining Dollars to enjoy a meal and engage in dialogue.
- As the student, you will utilize a guest meal or dining dollars to cover the faculty or staff member’s meal.
- Enjoy the conversation! If you need ideas for topics, consider asking about professional experiences, favorite part of work or academic studies, and advice for any situations being faced.
- As the student, complete the assessment form.
- If faculty or staff member has feedback of the experience, email fye@ua.edu.
- Once the assessment is complete, Bama Dining will credit the student for the meal swipe or dining dollars used to cover the faculty or staff member’s meal.
Out 2 Lunch Assessment
Have you taken a faculty or staff member Out 2 Lunch? Complete the assessment form to receive your reimbursement for the faculty or staff member’s meal.
Go-To Faculty and Staff List
Are you unsure of who to invite for Out 2 Lunch? Check out the list linked below for Faculty and Staff who have signed up indicating they are interested in supporting you on your college journey!
Faculty and Staff Interest Form
If you are interested in being listed as an available faculty or staff member any student could sign up to meet with for Out 2 Lunch, please complete the interest form below!
Out 2 Lunch Go To Lists
Are you unsure of who to invite for Out 2 Lunch? Check out the list below for Faculty and Staff who have signed up indicating they are interested in supporting you on your college journey!
College of Arts & Sciences
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Kelli Ball | kball4@ua.edu | Office Associate II, UA-ACTS |
| Dr. Garrett Bridger Gilmore | jgbridgergilmore@ua.edu | Instructor, Gender and Race Studies |
| Mrs. Mary Bryan | mhbryan@ua.edu | Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Educator-Dept. of Communicative Disorders |
| Dr. Ben Crawford | bcrawford@ua.edu | Instructor, English Department |
| Ms. Patrice Crawford | pmcrawford1@ua.edu | Microbiology Lab Supervisor |
| Mrs. Jennifer Dempsey | jdempsey@cba.ua.edu | Instructor, STEM |
| Dr. Ellary Draper | eadraper@ua.edu | Associate Professor of Music Therapy, School of Music |
| Dr. Allison Dziuba | aadziuba@ua.edu | Assistant Professor of English in the Composition, Rhetoric and English Studies Program |
| Ms. Amelia Gaither | awgaither@ua.edu | Instructor, English Department |
| Miss Dalis Lampkins | djlampkins@crimson.ua.edu | Teaching Assistant for Political Science |
| Ms. Jennifer Louie Trainum | louie001@ua.edu | Music Teacher, UA Community Music School |
| Miss Christina Phillips | christine.phillips@ua.edu | Recruitment Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Dr. Aislinn Riley | aodonohoe@ua.edu | Assistant Professor, Political Science |
| Dr. Briana Royster | royst001@ua.edu | Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Race Studies |
| Dr. Gina Stamm | Gmstamm@ua.edu | Assistant Professor of French |
| Dr. Matthew Valasik | mavalasik@ua.edu | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Culverhouse College of Business
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Jeff Clark | jclark@cba.ua.edu | Academic Advisor, Culverhouse Student Services |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Jernigan | elizabethjernigan@culverhouse.UA.edu | Instructor, Marketing |
| Mr. Quincy Hall | ddhall3@cba.ua.edu | Academic Advisor |
College of Communication & Information Sciences
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Adam Brooks | adam.brooks@ua.edu | Associate Professor, Director of Public Speaking |
| Ms. Courtny Franco | clfranco@crimson.ua.edu | Instructor |
| Mrs. Ashley Grammer | ashley.grammer@ua.edu | Director of Student Services |
| Miss Emily Montgomery | epmontgomery@ua.edu | Academic Advisor |
| Miss Kay Norred | knorred@ua.edu | WVUA News Director |
| Mr. Jabaree Prewitt | jprewitt@ua.edu | Anchor, WVUA 23 |
| Dr. Matthew VanDyke | vandyke@apr.ua.edu | Associate Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations |
College of Human Environmental Sciences
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maria Azrad | mazrad@ches.ua.edu | Assistant Professor, Human Nutrition |
| Mrs. Michelle Darabaris | Mcdarabaris@ua.edu | Lab School Director, The Children's Program |
| Dr. Justin Goins | goins006@ua.edu | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Jennifer Humber | Jhumber@ches.UA.edu | Asst. Professor, Consumer Sciences |
| Dr. Steven McKinney | sbmckinney@ua.edu | Asst. Professor, Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design |
| Mr. Alvin Niuh | aniuh@ches.ua.edu | Asst. Professor and DPD Director |
College of Community Health Sciences
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mallory Scogin | mascogin@ua.edu | Assistant Professor, Dept. of OBGYN |
| Ms. Gennie Shelby | gmshelby@ua.edu | Administrative Secretary at Brewer-Porch Children's Center |
| Ms. Keshia Whigham | whigh002@ua.edu | Program Coordinator, Family, Internal and Rural Medicine, Rural Programs |
College of Education
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sean Corrigan | sdcorrigan1@ua.edu | Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction |
| Dr. Alison Hooper | alhooper2@ua.edu | Assoc. Professor of Early Childhood Education Curriculum and Instruction |
| Dr. Amy Hutchison | achutchison1@ua.edu | Professor, Curriculum and Instruction |
| Mr. Jeremy Reid | jeremy.reid@ua.edu | CrossingPoints |
| Ms. Whitney Wahl | weeddy@ua.edu | Research Associate, College of Education, Curriculum and Instruction |
| Dr. Amy Williamson | amwilliamson@ua.edu | CrossingPoints Program Coordinator and Collaborative Special Education Program Coordinator |
College of Engineering
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Beth Davis | beth.davis@ua.edu | Accountant II, CAPS |
| Dr. Alex Hainen | ahainen@ua.edu | Associate Professor, Civil Engineering |
| Dr. Kathy Morris | kmorris@ua.edu | Senior Instructor, Department of Computer Science |
| Mr. Rusty Pettus | rdpettus@ua.edu | Director, Engineering Student Services |
| Mrs. Amy Ratliff | aratliff@ua.edu | Director, Engineering Career Center |
| Mr. Ben Sigmon | bcsigmon@ua.edu | Software Scientist III, CAPS |
| Ms. Anna Claire Toxey | actoxey@ua.edu | Coordinator of External Communication for College of Engineering |
Capstone College of Nursing
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Chelsey Pearce | pearc011@ua.edu | Program Assistant |
Graduate School
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Deb Mamuti | dhwakefield@ua.edu | International Credential Evaluator |
| Mrs. Patty Nelson | pnelson@law.ua.edu | Coordinator for CLE Alabama |
School of Law
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sebrena Jackson | msjackson5@ua.edu | Associate Dean, Social Work |
| Amy McLean | ahmclean@ua.edu | Instructor, Distance Online Coordinator |
| Dr. Avani Shah | shah009@sw.ua.edu | Associate Professor |
Capstone Center for Student Success
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Leanne Carroll | lmcarroll@ua.edu | The Office for Undergraduate Research |
| Mr. Trey Dickey | tadickey@ua.edu | Program Coordinator, First Year Experience |
| Mrs. Randi Hamm | randi.hamm@ua.edu | Manager, First-Gen Programs, CCSS |
| Ms. Shannon Hubbard | hubba032@ua.edu | Program Manager, Alabama REACH |
| Ms. Lauren Mulanax | lnmulanax@ua.edu | Tutoring Program Manager |
| Mr. Ben Parish | bparish@ua.edu | Academic Program Coordinator, TRIO Student Support Services |
| Mrs. Chelsea Ratcliff | ceratcliff@ua.edu | Coordinator, Office of Undergraduate Research |
| Ms. Jana Venable | jgvenable1@ua.edu | Coordinator, Office of Undergraduate Research |
Finance & Operations
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Nate Burmeister | nburmeister@ua.edu | Student Account Services Specialist, Student Account Services Dept. |
| Mr. Colin Johnson | cijohnson@ua.edu | Info Systems Business Analyst, Finance Technology and Data Integrity |
| Dr. Rene Katsinas | rpkatsinas@ua.edu | Director of Resident Services |
| Mr. Bonner Lee | jblee2@ua.edu | Landscape Architect |
| Mrs. Jenny Pyle | jwpyle@ua.edu | Executive Director of Colleges and Schools, Office of Development |
| Ms. Rita Rodriguez | rcrodriguez4@ua.edu | Equal Opportunity Investigator, Equal Opportunity and Title IX Programs |
| Dr. Melinda Wallace | mwallace@ua.edu | Executive Director, Process Review & Financial Compliance |
| Miss Erin Watt | erwatt1@ua.edu | Advisor, Financial Aid |
Division of Student Life
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kat Gillan | krgillan@ua.edu | Associate Dean in the Office of the Dean of Students |
| Ms. Delana Harbison | dkharbison@ua.edu | Case Manager |
| Ms. Stephanie Holcomb | stephanie.holcomb@ua.edu | Student Coordinator |
| Ms. Victoria Phair | vmphair@ua.edu | Assistant Director of Leadership Programming in the Office of Student Involvement |
| Mrs. Laurie Rogers | laurie.rogers@ua.edu | Career Advisor |
| Dr. Elle Shaaban-Magana | Lshaaban@ua.edu | Executive Director, Women and Gender Resource Center |
| Ms. Laura Thomas | lwthomas1@ua.edu | Director of Professional Development |
| Ms. Cokie Thompson | cfthompson@ua.edu | Assistant Director, Blackburn Institute |
Other UA Divisions & Resources
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Meagan Bennett | mbbennett@ua.edu | Executive Director of Operations, Chief Collaboration Officer, Division of Strategic Communications |
| Ms. Laura Braddick | ldbraddick@ua.edu | Assistant Director, Communications, Division of Strategic Communications |
| Miss BK Covington | bk.covington@ua.edu | Marketing Coordinator II, Marketing Dept., Division of Strategic Communications |
| Dr. Connar Franklin | cgfranklin1@ua.edu | Instructor, Early College, OTIDE |
| Mrs. Morgan Johnson | morgan.johnson@ua.edu | Marketing Coordinator II, Marketing, Division of Strategic Communications |
| Ms. Laila Marker | laila.marker@ua.edu | Database Administrator, OIT |
| Ms. Mary Kathryn Poe | mkpoe@ua.edu | Assistant Director, Online Program Operations |
| Dr. Sarah Sahn | sfsahn@ua.edu | Research and Instruction Librarian, Assistant Professor, UA Libraries |
| Mrs. Brandi Stacey | Bmstacey@ua.edu | Assistant Director of In-State & Transfer Recruitment, Office of Undergraduate Admissions |
| Mr. Nick Roberge | nhroberge@ua.edu | Geospatial-Intelligence Analyst, Global Water Security Center |
| Ms. Deidre Stalnaker | deidre.stalnaker@ua.edu | Director of Communications, Communications, Division of Strategic Communications |
| Dr. Rachel Thompson | rsthompson2@ua.edu | Director, Center for Instructional Technology |