Advisors

Our professional advisors are located within the CHASSE Student Success Center, and their primary responsibility is advising. They help students choose appropriate courses, connect to campus resources, and stay on track with academic and career goals. Each advisor works with a particular student population. You can read about our professional advisors and the students that they advise below.

  • Jay Anderson
    Jay Anderson
    Academic Advisor Contact jlanderson@ualr.edu 501-916-5633 FA 263 Jay’s official name is Jerry, however, chooses to go by Jay for simplicity. Jay is a native…  
  • Cheryl Humphrey
    Cheryl Humphrey
    Academic Advisor Contact: cahumphrey@ualr.edu 501-916-5635 Fine Arts 260 (Mondays); Dickinson 419J (Tuesdays-Fridays) Cheryl considers herself a “Student Specialist” with a heavy background in music…  
  • Mercades Parker
    Student Support Specialist Contact mmparker2@ualr.edu 501-916-6699 FA 261 Ms. Mercades Parker is a native Arkansan, born in Texarkana, AR but raised in the small…  
  • Karen Palmer
    Karen Palmer
    Academic Advisor Contact klpalmer@ualr.edu 501-916-6697 FA 259 Karen Palmer, a native of Little Rock Arkansas, has a B.A. in Liberal Arts and an M.A.…  
  • Leslie Parker
    Leslie Parker
    Academic Advisor Contact: lgparker@ualr.edu 501-916-6700 Fine Arts 256 Leslie Parker is a native to Arkansas, and grew up in Russellville. She went to Arkansas…  
  • Sarah Haughenbury
    Sarah Haughenbury
    Director of Student Services Contact: sjhaughenbur@ualr.edu 501-916-6698 Fine Arts 258 Sarah Haughenbury is from Clinton, Arkansas. In 2013, she earned a Bachelor of Arts…  
  • Yvette Palmer
    Yvette Palmer
    Advisor for: Humanities and Arts students with less than 45 earned hours Contact:  yppalmer@ualr.edu 501-916-5639 Fine Arts 262 Yvette Palmer is a native of…