Dr. Corrie Fountain is the Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Georgia State University, returning Oct. 1, 2024 after serving as the Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Clayton State University in mid-2024.
Dr. Fountain arrived at Georgia State in 2021 as Director of Faculty Development. She became Interim Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs in 2022, then was permanently appointed to the position in February 2023. In this position, her responsibilities include faculty recruitment, success, retention, and support. She creates and facilitates faculty and administrator development workshops, seminars, and other trainings, manages faculty awards, and assists with the promotion and tenure process. Dr. Fountain also co-leads the mentoring initiatives for the university, manages the faculty grievance process, and consults with colleges and departments on faculty belonging.
Prior to joining GSU, Dr. Fountain served as Department Chair of Inclusive Education at Kennesaw State University. Her recognitions and awards include the Best 40 under 40 Alumni Recognition Award from Delaware State University and the Graduate College Award for Distinguished Teacher (Junior Level) and Difference Maker in the Life a Student Award from Kennesaw State University.
Dr. Fountain’s academic field of interest is inclusivity within all educational spaces, and she holds an academic appointment as Professor of Cultural and Behavioral Science in Perimeter College at Georgia State. Her research and scholarship have centered on inclusion, intersectionality, and advocacy. She was most recently a co-PI on a $1 million NSF ADVANCE-IMPACT (Intersectionality and Mentoring in the Professoriate for Advancement, Community, and Transformation) grant and also served on the Guiding Team for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Transforming Academia Equity grant. She is frequently invited to speak on matters of faculty success and engagement as well as on topics of leadership development and support within higher education.
Dr. Fountain has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s degree in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies with a concentration in research, measurement, and statistics from Georgia State University.