AAMU Interim Associate VP/Grad Dean Appointed
Dr. Tonya Perry is an accomplished professor and researcher
Dr. Tonya E. Perry was selected and has agreed to serve as Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Graduate Studies effective June 1, 2021. Dr. Perry has been at Alabama A & M University for 14 of the 21 years she has spent in graduate education. She is professor and chairperson of the Department of Social Work, Psychology and Counseling at Alabama A & M University, where she is responsible for curricular and operational oversight of Graduate and Undergraduate multi-site programs in social work, graduate and undergraduate programs in psychology, the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program, the Bulldog LIFE Program and the HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Training Program.
Having formerly taught at Fordham University and Howard University, Dr. Perry has more than 20 years of graduate teaching e