James P. Pappas, Ph.D.
Vice President, University Outreach
Dean of the College of Liberal Studies

Ph.D., Purdue University
M.S., B.A., University of Ohio

Dr. James Pappas began his academic career at The University of Utah, serving as professor of counseling psychology, associate director of the counseling center, associate dean for liberal education and associate dean of the Division of Continuing Education. At Utah’s DCE, he championed early applications of computers and instructional technology to continuing education, developed new approaches to marketing using business and advertising strategies and managed programs in Mexico and Saudi Arabia. He attended Stanford University’s Executive Management Program and Harvard University’s Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education.

After nearly a decade at The University of Utah, he became vice provost for Outreach and Distance Education and dean of the College of Continuing Education at the University of Oklahoma. His visionary leadership brought the college to international prominence as a pacesetter in lifelong learning, through such program initiatives as Partnership 21 (in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration), numerous U.S. Department of Education Resource Centers, major expansion of graduate military programs in Europe, technical training for the U.S. Postal Service, a satellite training network with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and international USAID programs.

He has extensively presented and written about adult education, counseling and other higher education administration topics. A co-editor and author of many chapters and publications, his works include a manual on promotional techniques and practices for adult students, proceedings of a major national conference on university-based residential continuing education for the 21st century and a monograph on the role of The University in Outreach and economic development.

Belinda P. Biscoe, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President University Outreach
Public and Community Services Division
Director, Region VII Comprehensive Assistance Center
Director, Education, Training, Evaluation, Assessment and Measurement Department (E-TEAM)

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
M.A., B.A., Fisk University

Dr. Belinda Biscoe is assistant vice president for public and community services for University Outreach at the University of Oklahoma. In addition, she serves as director of the Educational Training, Evaluation, Assessment and Measurement - ETEAM Department (E-TEAM), also within University Outreach at OU.

Dr. Biscoe's areas of expertise include: research and evaluation, higher education administration, non-profit administration, public school administration, school reform, early literacy, public school issues, substance abuse prevention, mental health, resilience, homelessness, workforce development, juvenile justice, life-span developmental psychology (with an emphasis on early childhood and adolescence) and substance abuse treatment, including client management, women and family issues, polydrug abusers, co-occurring disorders and self-help organizations. Dr. Biscoe is also a co-founder of the Eagle Ridge Institute, a non-profit substance abuse organization in Oklahoma City.

During the course of her career, she has written and received funding for over 47 major grants, resulting in the application of millions of dollars to support initiatives for common education, non-profit organizations and higher education. She is an accomplished public speaker, having presented papers at local, state and national conferences.

Dr. Biscoe began her doctoral work in psychology at Peabody/Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. and completed her doctorate's degree in psychology from OU in 1982. She received her master’s degree in sociology and her bachelor’s degree in sociology (with a minor in psychology) from Fisk University, also in Nashville. Additionally, she is certified through the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional Counselor Certification Board as a drug and alcohol director/program administrator and a certified prevention specialist.