our team

Browse a listing of individuals involved with the Institute of Data and Analytics.

Jason Parton headshot
Dr. Jason Parton
Director of the IDA
jparton@culverhouse.ua.edu
205 348-3427
Bidgood 201A
Matthew Hudnall headshot
Dr. Matthew Hudnall
Deputy Director
mhudnall@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-0856
Bidgood 231B
Dwight Lewis headshot
Dr. Dwight Lewis
Associate Director
dlewis@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-7261
Bidgood 227
Dr. Joshua Eyer
Director of the Southern Regional Drug Data Research Center
jceyer@ua.edu
(704) 900-9729
Bidgood 232
Dr. Gregory Bott
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Cyber Analytics/Cyber Clinic
gjbott@culverhouse.ua.edu
205-348-7129
Bidgood 239
Irem Sengol Orgut headshot
Dr. Irem Sengul Orgut
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
UPWARD
isorgut@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-6577
Alston 353
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Dr. Nickolas Freeman
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Human Trafficking
nkfreeman@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-8992
Bidgood 237
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Dr. Thomas English
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Healthcare Informatics
tmenglish1@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-1795
Bidgood 234
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Dr. Jef Naidoo
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Business Intelligence Academy
jsnaidoo@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-5869
Bidgood 229
Dr. Mesut Yavuz
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Electric Vehicle Analytics
myavuz@culverhouse.ua.edu
205-348-6521
Alston 342
Dr. Xuwen Zhu
Assistant Director/Initiative Director
Statistical Consulting Lab
xzhu20@culverhouse.ua.edu
205-348-6558
Alston 368
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Courtney Hanson
Managing Director
chanson@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-3265
Bidgood 235
Andrew Parrish
Data Scientist II
asparrish1@culverhouse.ua.edu
Bidgood 250
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Trent Gooden
Director of Systems and Data Engineering
tgooden@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-1749
Bidgood 231A
Zachary Hill
Director of Application and Data Development
zlhill@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-4236
Bidgood 231C
Dr. Qinglin Hu
Data Scientist III
qhu10@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-3267
Bidgood 252
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Alaina Peoples
Accountant II
apeoples@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-2940
Bidgood 201B
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Kaylon Steadham
Grant & Contract Specialist
kefowler@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-2237
Bidgood 201J
Amanda Brown
Program Assistant
atbrown6@culverhouse.ua.edu
205-348-6585
Bidgood 201
Dr. Amanda Cox
Post-Doc
acox33@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-6585
Bidgood 250
Dr. Don Ma
Post-Doc
mma10@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-6585
Bidgood 254
Dr. Shailesh Divey
Post-Doc
sdivey@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-6585
Bidgood 250
Dr. Yuhui Yao
Faculty Affiliate
yyao17@ua.edu
205-348-0592
Northeast Medical Building 1219A
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Dr. Yana Melnykov
Faculty Affiliate
ymelnykov@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-6085
Alston 354
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Dr. Marilyn Whitman
Faculty Affiliate
mwhitman@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-8934
Alston 149
Dr. Subha Chakraborti
Faculty Affiliate
schakrab@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-8907
Alston 345
Dr. Peter Brummund
Faculty Affiliate
pbrummund@culverhouse.ua.edu
205-348-9867
Alston 253
Dr. Ransome Eke
Faculty Affiliate
reke@ua.edu
205-348-2553
Russell 105
Dr. Abbey Gregg
Faculty Affiliate
algregg1@ua.edu
205-348-6847
1127 North East Medical Building
Dr. Burcu Keskin
Faculty Affiliate
bkeskin@cba.ua.edu
205-348-8442
Alston 355
Dr. Sebastian Forkmann
Faculty Affiliate
sforkmann@cba.ua.edu
205-348-6019
Alston 161
Dr. Douglas Bish
Faculty Affiliate
drbish@ua.edu
Dr. Ebru Bish
Faculty Affiliate
ekbish@cba.ua.edu
Alston 349
Dr. Erik Johnson
Faculty Affiliate
ebjohnson5@cba.ua.edu
205-348-8969
Alston 267
Dr. Christina Ezemenaka
Faculty Affiliate
cjglenn@ua.edu
Dean's Office - Nursing
Dr. Tiffany Marcantonio
Faculty Affiliate
tlmarcantonio@ua.edu
(205) 348-5713
116 Russell Hall
Dr. Steve Buccheit
Faculty Affiliate
srbuchheit@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 348-2917
Hewson Hall 3056
Dr. Qin Wang
Faculty Affiliate
qwang57@culverhouse.ua.edu
(205) 384-1272
Alston 365
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