Doctoral Scholars Program Staff Contacts
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Team
Staff Contacts
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Staff Contacts
Tiffany K. Harrison
Program Director, Doctoral Scholars Program
Tiffany K. Harrison leads the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program. She was named director in 2025, after serving as program specialist for several years under the leadership of founding director Ansley Abraham.
Ansley Abraham
Senior Consultant, Doctoral Scholars Program
Ansley Abraham joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 1985 as a research associate and became the founding director of the State Doctoral Scholars Program in 1994. He retired in July 2025.
Under Ansley’s direction, the Doctoral Scholars Program has developed into a nationally recognized program for producing Ph.D.s who seek faculty careers. The program hosts the annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. He earned a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in sociology and psychology from Florida State University. He also worked as a program specialist in the Florida Department of Education and as a management analyst in the Florida governor’s office.
Bob Belle
Senior Consultant
Robert (Bob) Belle joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 2002 as the director for the SREB Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Doctoral Scholars Program. Prior to joining SREB, he served as the director of the Office of Federal TRIO Programs for the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. While at the department, he also served as the acting deputy secretary of education in the Office of Postsecondary Education. Bob has over 55 years in education, which include teaching across education levels (elementary to collegiate).
Veronica Johnson
Program Coordinator, Doctoral Scholars Program
Veronica Johnson provides program and communications support for the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program and Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. Veronica joined SREB in 2014 and has worked with the Learning-Centered Leadership Program and Office of the Communications as well. Prior to SREB, she was a newsroom information specialist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a freelance writer. Veronica holds a bachelor’s in mass media arts with a concentration in journalism from Clark Atlanta University.
Andrea Kiely
Program Specialist, Postsecondary
Andrea Kiely is a member of the Postsecondary team for the Southern Regional Education Board. She works as program specialist for the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program where she researches and advocates for faculty diversity in higher education. Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Alabama and her Master of Education in higher education administration from the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia.
