Staff

Dr. Kelly S. Wood

Associate Provost for Student Success
Executive Director, Center for Academic Success and Transition & Professor of Communication

KellyWood@MissouriState.edu
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
Director, First-Year Programs

TraceyGlaessgen@MissouriState.edu
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
• Graduate Certificate, Conflict and Dispute Resolution, Missouri State University

Currently Teaching

• GEP 101 First-Year Foundations
• IDS 310 Leadership Seminar
• SAE 723 Student Development Theory
• SAE 726 Higher Education in the United States

Awards & Recognition

• National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition’s Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate, 2021
• NACADA Graduate Student Scholarship, 2015
• Wesley R. Habley NACADA Summer Institute Scholarship, 2010
• NACADA Outstanding Advisor--Primary Role, 2009
• Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award, 2009
• MSU Master Advisor since 2006

Christina Bowles

Education

• MS, Student Affairs, 2010, Missouri State University
• MA, Religious Studies, 2005, Missouri State University
• BA, Communication, 2003, Missouri State University

Currently Teaching

• GEP 101 First-Year Foundations

Professional Experience 

• NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising, Region Division Representative, 2022-2024
• NACADA Emerging Leaders Mentor, 2020-2022
• NACADA Undecided and Exploratory Students Advising Community Chair, 2021-2022
• NACADA Region 7 Chair, 2017-2019
• Missouri State Staff Senate
• Follow Your Passion Living Learning Community Partner

Awards & Recognition

• NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Award, 2013
• NACADA Summer Institute scholarship recipient, 2012

Suzanne Mwengi

Academic Administrative Assistant III

SMwengi@MissouriState.edu
417-836-8343
Meyer Library 116

Education & Recognition

• Certified Administrative Professional (CAP), 2024
• MS, 1999, State University of New York at Albany
• BA, 1996, Kalamazoo College

Graduate Assistants

Erica Batson

Success Coach

Pursuing a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

 

 

Kuper Jones

GEP 101 Instructor

Pursuing a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

 

Aly Massardo

Success Coach

Pursuing a Master of Arts in Communication

Schedule an appointment with Aly

 

Sally Scrivener

GEP 101 Instructor

Pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Melanie Spinnie

GEP 101 Instructor

Pursuing a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology