Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD

Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Department:
SER-Assoc VC Academic Affairs

Email:
nwgaughf1@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5009

Biography

Dr. Natalie Gaughf serves as the assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In this position, she works alongside Dr. Scott Rodgers, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer, in supporting the academic mission for the Medical Center’s seven health professions schools.

Gaughf, who joined the Medical Center faculty in 2003, has served in a variety of other leadership and faculty roles, including professor of family medicine, professor of population health science, associate dean for student affairs for the School of Population Health, acting executive director of the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, and director of the Office of Academic Support. She has also served as the John D. Bower School of Population Health’s interim dean.

In 2002, she earned a PhD in counseling psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi and completed her residency in clinical psychology at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi. She completed a health psychology postdoctoral fellowship in primary care at UMMC.
In the School of Dentistry at UMMC, she held faculty or leadership positions in the Department of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences; the ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research; the Department of Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry; and Faculty Research Development. In the School of Medicine, she held faculty appointments in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences. Gaughf’s service on committees, advisory boards and task forces at UMMC is extensive, as is her list of peer-reviewed publications, poster presentations, and professional presentations. She is the co-author of two book chapters.

Gaughf has been licensed as a psychologist since 2005. Her honors include receiving the President’s Award for Dedication and Commitment to the Organization and being recognized as a fellow by the Mississippi Psychological Association. She served on the Mississippi Board of Psychology from 2016 to 2022. Since January 2023, she has served on the Mississippi Psychological Association's Executive Council and on the American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives.

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fellowship, Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Primary Care2003
University of Southern Mississippi, PhD, Counseling Psychology2002
VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Residency, Clinical Psychology Residency Program2002
University of Southern Mississippi, MS, Counseling Psychology1999
Mississippi College, BS, Psychology1996

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Board Certification in Clinical Health Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology02/2014 - Present
Certification, Health Service Provider in Psychology, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology05/2006 - Present
Licensure, Psychology License, Mississippi Board of Psychology12/2005 - Present

Current Positions

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs04/2022 - Present
Professor, School of Population Health08/2017 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine07/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Acting Executive Director, Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, University of Mississippi Medical Center02/2020 - 03/2022
Dean, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Population Health02/2020 - 07/2022
Associate Dean, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Population Health07/2017 - 08/2022
Associate Dean, University of Mississippi Medical Center09/2016 - 06/2017
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine07/2013 - 06/2017
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine07/2011 - 06/2013
Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2010 - 03/2022
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science07/2008 - 06/2011
Clinical Services Coordinator, ACT Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science03/2008 - 06/2010
Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry11/2006 - 02/2008
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric & Public Health Dentistry12/2005 - 06/2008
Coordinator of Community Services, ACT Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry, Department of Care Planning And Restorative Sciences09/2003 - 10/2006
Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry, Department of Care Planning And Restorative Sciences09/2003 - 11/2005