Dr. Lisa Long
Dr. Lisa Eyvette Long was born in Denver, Colorado. Long attended schools in Marlin, Texas and graduated from Marlin High School.
She is a graduate of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work. Dr. Long later attended The University of Alabama, where she earned a Master of Science degree in Social Work. In 2000, Long completed a Juris Doctorate at the Birmingham School of Law.
Dr. Long has been employed as a social worker at several companies, including Children’s Rehabilitation, East Alabama and Viva Renal Dialysis Center, and Southern Behavioral Health in Anniston, Alabama. Her duties included working with families and individuals suffering from mental illness.
In August 2001, Dr. Long accepted a position as a Field Coordinator for the Social Work Program at Talladega College and in 2004 she was named Department Chair of the Social Work Department at Talladega College. She has taught at the undergraduate level in social work. She has also served as the Diversity Training Facilitator for Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in Lincoln, Alabama since 2008.
In 2009, Dr. Long was appointed Interim Dean of Social Sciences and Education at Talladega College and in August of 2013 she assumed the duties as Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs at Talladega College. As the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs she led the revision of the general education program, implemented the first Master’s Program in the 154 years of existence of the institution. She also served as Accreditation Liaison for a successful SACSCOC 10-year Reaffirmation. In December 2019, Lisa Long was elected, by her peers, as a member of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees.
In July 2019, Dr. Long received a resolution from the State of Alabama House of Representatives in Montgomery, Alabama, for facilitating and earning a National Teaching Credential endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council on Education (ACE).
Dr. Long is married to Shedric Long, Sr. Together they have raised their three adult children, Ashley, Shedric C., and Shedric, Jr.