AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory
Mekoi Scott
ESL Instructor
Mabs Seay
Career Advisor
As a Career Services and Higher Education Professional with over 8 years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide range of students and families. My experience both as a professor and an academic and career advisor has helped to solidify my knowledge base and awareness of how important early guidance can be in a person’s life. I am very passionate about encouraging students to be advocates for their own education. I want to arm students with the knowledge and skill set to thrive in their vocational journey. My goal is to guide students to think outside of their degree box, helping them to utilize all of their talents and skills. Having early assessment and mentorship is something I feel extremely passionate about. Current students and Alumni of AUM are welcome to visit my office for major and career exploration, career planning, resume reviews, and more! Faculty, Staff, and Clubs and Organizations are also invited to request career workshops or presentations when interested.
Neil Seibel
Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Neil David Seibel is a Kentucky native who now calls Alabama home. He is a proud member of Actors Equity with directing and acting credits at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mill Mountain Theatre in Virginia, Denver Center Theatre Company, Theatre Aspen, Arvada Center, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre in Houston, Theatre Under The Stars, Actors Theatre of Louisville, at En Garde Arts Off Broadway and HERE in NYC. For PBS, he originated the role of Lewis in the TV musical PASSAGES: LEWIS AND CLARK. As a playwright, he has developed several solo and ensemble works with productions throughout the United States and Europe. As an educator he is a frequent invited instructor and often summers with the MFA Playwrights Lab at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. He earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Drama from the University of California, Irvine and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Northern Kentucky University. Seibel designed the performance curriculum at Auburn University Montgomery and has taught classes in acting, voice and movement since 2008.
Jatin Sharma
Research Analyst
Jason Shifferd
Senior Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Jason Shifferd is a lecturer for the Auburn University at Montgomery Department of English & Philosophy. He primarily teaches English Composition and helps in curriculum design for the English Composition Program, including the creation of several assignments in the AUM edition of Writer/Designer and the creation of multiple Composition II themes, such as Fake News and Conspiracy Theories. He has also taught English Literature and has previously served as a writing tutor for the AUM Learning Center. A two-time alumnus of AUM, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English in 2009 and his Master of Liberal Arts in 2014. His master’s thesis, available online and in print at the AUM library, is entitled The Case for Humor in the Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography. He has also published essays of literary criticism for Critical Insights including “Humor in the Autobiographical Writings of Maya Angelou: Maya Meets Mr. Julian” (2016) and “Maxine Peake’s Female Hamlet: A Survey of Responses” (2019). As a graduate student in 2013, he worked as a research assistant for the Department of Sociology and helped to publish the article “Who Lives Where: A Comprehensive Population Taxonomy of Cities, Suburbs, Exurbs, and Rural Areas in the United States” (2016) for The Geographical Bulletin. In 2019, he co-led a presentation on the AUM English Composition Program’s Teaching-for-Transfer curriculum at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a creative writing side project and looking into options for pursuing a PhD.
Emma Si
Lecturer | College of Sciences
Ph.D. (2011) Analytical/Environmental Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
M.S. (2003) Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
B.A. (2001) Chemistry, Shandong Normal University, China
Dr. Emma Si is an Assistant Professor in the AUM Department of Chemistry. Her research interests include (i) understanding the photochemistry of inorganic mercury with selected organic molecules; (ii) developing analytical methods for chemical speciation of toxic metals in aquatic environment; and (iii) developing novel remediation techniques for air and water pollution. She is actively involved in mentoring undergraduate research students at AUM and their results have been presented at various international and national conferences.
David M. Simmonds
Assistant Professor
David M. Simmonds
Assistant Professor | College of Business
