Charles Joiner holds a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Alabama, a M.A. in economics from the University of Alabama, and a B.A. from Southern Wesleyan University. He is also a graduate of the Duke University Leadership Program in 1992, the Harvard University Management Development Program in 1989 and was a Fellow of the American Council on Education Program in Higher Education Administration in 1981-1982. He is the author of numerous publications, including books, refereed journal articles and numerous research/planning reports in the areas of strategic human resource management, labor management relations and strategic planning. Dr. Joiner has more than 20 years of administrative experience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he served as professor of health administration and dean of the School of Health Related Professions from 1992-2000. In 2002, he served as interim president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University