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Dr. Leigh Hersey was appointed as the Faculty Athletic Representative in 2023 and works as the liaison between ULM and the athletic department. Dr. Hersey has worked at ULM since 2016 as a professor in the College of Business and Social Sciences, teaching on the undergraduate and graduate level. 

Hersey spent time at the University of Memphis from 2009 until 2016, teaching in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. She also taught at Arizona State University in 2008 while preparing for her PhD.

Hersey received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia in 1994. She went on to obtain her master's degree in education from Temple University in 1997 and her PhD from Arizona State University in 2009.