Dr. Kelly S. Wood
Associate Provost for Student Success
Executive Director, Center for Academic Success and Transition & Professor of Communication
417-836-8343
Meyer Library 116
Education
PhD, 1995, The Ohio State University
MA, 1990, University of Dayton
BA, 1988, University of Dayton
Professional Experience
Provost Fellow for Student Success, Missouri State University, 2014 to present.
Department Head, Communication, Missouri State University, 2007 to 2011.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters, Missouri State University, 2003 to 2005.
Awards & Recognition
Teaching and Advising
National Academic Advising Association, Faculty Advising Award, Region 7, 2012.
Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Faculty Advising Award, 2012.
MSU Master Advisor since 1996.
Dr. Tracey Glaessgen
Associate Director, Center for Academic Success and Transition
417-836-8343
Meyer Library 116
Education
Doctorate in Educational Leadership, University of Missouri
Master of Arts in Writing (emphasis Rhetoric & Composition), Missouri State University
Master of Arts in English (emphasis Literature), Missouri State University
Bachelor of Arts in English, Missouri State University
Currently Teaching
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations
IDS 310 Peer Leadership
IDS 118 Enhanced Learning Techniques
Awards & Recognition
NACADA Outstanding Advisor--Primary Role, 2009
Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award, 2009
Wesley R. Habley NACADA Summer Institute Scholarship, 2010
NACADA Graduate Student Scholarship, 2015
MSU Master Advisor since 2006
Suzanne Mwengi
Administrative Assistant
417-836-8343
Meyer Library 116
Education
MS, 1999, State University of New York at Albany
BA, 1996, Kalamazoo College
Graduate Assistants
Sierra Chitwood
GEP 101 Instructor
Pursuing a Master of Science in Student Affairs in Higher Education
Halle Craven
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Business Administration
Madeline Geiman
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Daud Gill
Academic Coach
Pursuing a Master of Science in Educational Technology & Project Management
Patrik Johannson
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Business Administration
Katie Jones
GEP 101 Instructor
Pursuing a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Madison Lormand
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Shontavia Mason
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Katherine Spradling
Success Coach
Pursuing a Master of Business Administration
Mary Catherine White
GEP 101 Instructor
Pursuing a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology
Peer Counselors
Rhiannon CaseyMichael Rexroad
Alexandria Givens
The Peer Counselors can be reached at CAST@MissouriState.edu.