Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Biology
Associate Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Degrees
B.S., University of Texas at Tyler
M.S., Idaho State University
D.A., Idaho State University

Office Location: Memorial Hall, 116
Office Hours: TR (9-11) and by appointment
Phone: 615.547.1304
E-mail: lcobb@cumberland.edu

 

 

In 2007, Dr. Lisa M. Boyd Cobb assumed the role of Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Cumberland University. Prior to coming to Cumberland University in 2002 Dr. Cobb was an Assistant Professor of Biology at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  Her current responsibilities focus on overseeing academic assessment for the University and assisting the office of academic affairs in policy, professional development and management. In addition to these responsibilities, she continues to teach biology courses, serve as Associate Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, stay active in her field, and remains engaged in student life. Dr. Cobb is the sponsor of the Pi Sigma chapter of Beta Beta Beta – student biology honor society, the champion of campus recycling, the sponsor of the Cumberland University Earth Day, and engages in many other campus activities.

Scholarly and community service for Dr. Cobb are varied. Included among her passions are service to women, educators, and the discipline of biology. She is the President of Women in Higher Education in Tennessee (WHET) and champions not only women in higher education endeavors, but women in science (mentoring and encouraging young women to achieve to their full potential). Dr. Cobb is also a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers and supervises secondary biology teacher candidates in their field experiences.

Dr. Cobb strives to model what she expects of others in all areas not only through her daily actions, but also through teaching, mentoring and advising. She was the 2006 recipient of the Cumberland University Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2010 Cumberland University School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence and University Service Award. In addition, she has been an invited speaker for the 2011 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Annual Meeting and the 2012 Connections Conference on assessment.

In her spare time, Lisa enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, gardening and nature-watching with her husband and two sons.