Who to contact at DCOM Knoxville
GENERAL ACADEMIC CONCERNS
Director of Academic Support
Questions concerning tutoring, advising, academic support, licensing examinations
Harrogate: Dr. Anya Cope | anya.cope@lmunet.edu
Knoxville: Dr. Marita Esposito | marita.esposito@lmunet.edu
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Assistant Dean of Basic Medical Sciences
Questions about the academic calendar and general curriculum
Dr. Syed Quadri | syed.quadri@lmunet.edu
Chief Administrative Officer and Associate Dean of Preclinical Academic Affairs
Questions about the general curriculum, facilities/building concerns, building day-to-day operations
Dr. Jeffrey Martin | jeffrey.martin@lmunet.edu
COURSE SPECIFIC CONCERNS
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Assessment Team Liaisons
Course or lecture-specific concerns
See email sent at the start of the semester for specific contact information
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Individual Course Directors for each course
Individual lectures, courses, examinations (content), labs
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Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
Course oversight questions/concerns about EPC/OPP (years 1 and 2), Questions about Clinical Rotations (years 3 and 4)
Dr. Cassi Jones | cassi.jones@lmunet.edu
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
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SGA Executive Board Vice-President
Questions regarding TOUCH hours, Reporting TOUCH hours/service, questions about SGA Elections
SGA VP for Touch Hours for Harrogate: Dornu Biragbara | dornu.biragbara@lmunet.edu
SGA VP for Touch Hours for Knoxville: Alexandra de Jesus | alexandra.dejesus@lmunet.edu
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Student Activities Coordinator
Questions regarding student life, club/organizational concerns, student programming ideas, and concerns
Student Activities Coordinator for Harrogate: Angie Smolinsky | angie.smolinsky@lmunet.edu
Student Activities Coordinator for Knoxville: Chris Buford | chris.buford@lmunet.edu
Director of Research
Questions surrounding participating in on- and off-campus research
Dr. Natalie Freeman | natalie.freeman@lmunet.edu
Dr. Adam Gromley | adam.gromley@lmunet.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNOLOGY
Office of Exam Services
Mary Bolton | mary.bolton@lmunet.edu
Lovella Fitzovich | lovella.fitzovich@lmunet.edu
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Information Services
Personal technology issues, printing, myLMU, email accounts
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Graduate Financial Aid Officer
Student accounts, financial aid, FAFSA, loans
Ms. Kelly Cash | kelly.cash@lmunet.edu
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Castlebranch
Immunizations, health insurance, background checks, yearly drug screens
Mrs. Robin Mace | robin.mace@lmunet.edu
PERSONAL & ACADEMIC
Associate Dean of Students
General student concerns (school or personal), support resources, excused absences, COVID protocol, etc.
Harrogate: Dr. Anya Cope | anya.cope@lmunet.edu
Knoxville: Dr. Marita Esposito | marita.esposito@lmunet.edu
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Mental Health Counselor
Concerns about your own or a peer's mental health
Kasey Bruce | kasey.bruce@lmunet.edu
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Counseling Services
Harrogate – Dr. Jason Kishpaugh, Executive Director for Counseling and Accessibility(Jason.kishpaugh@lmunet.edu | 423.869.6277 | Duke Hall-202)​
Knoxville – Kasey Bruce, Mental Health Counselor(kasey.bruce@lmunet.edu | 865.338.5729 | WKNOX Bldg 1 RM 172)
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Career Services
Questions or concerns about your future career
Kendall Stagg, M.Ed. | kendall.stagg@lmunet.edu
Lisa Patterson Shelburne, MBA | lisa.shelburne@lmunet.edu
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For ANY absences regarding labs or practicals - contact:
dcomstudentservices@lmunet.edu
To excuse an absence and arrange for makeup with scholars
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*If you have an unexcused absence you will get 11% deducted from your final grade
OTHER CONCERNS
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Dean and Chief Academic Officer of LMU-DCOM
Dr. Christopher Loyke | christopher.loyke@lmunet.edu, Dean’s hour (see class schedule)
SGA Executive Board President
Curricular and scheduling concerns, school policy concerns, ideas for how to improve the campus climate
Grayson Proulex, OMS-II, Harrogate | grayson.proulex@lmunet.edu
Karah Ruttlen, OMS-II, Knoxville | karah.ruttlen@lmunet.edu
Class President
Class concerns (basically anything that affects your graduating class and has no effect on other graduating classes), ideas for how to improve the class experience, and student engagement
Peter Richards, OMS-II, Harrogate | peter.richards@lmunet.edu
Laura Fortune, OMS-II, Knoxville| laura.fortune@lmunet.edu