Dr. Veronica Triplett has been employed with UWA since 2007 and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Management & Marketing and Director of the Doctor of Business Administration in Rural Business program. She also serves as Director of the Center for Business & Entrepreneurial Services. From 2007-2013 Triplett served as a Business Counselor and Coordinator of Community & Economic Impact Grants programs and from 2013-16 she served as coordinator of the Department of Labor Applied Manufacturing Technology program. In 2015, Triplett was named to her current role and also began teaching business courses at UWA.
Dr. Triplett serves on several boards and advisory committees including treasurer of the University Charter School board, chair of the West Central Alabama Area Health Education Center board, small business and workforce committees, and numerous others. Triplett holds a Digital Marketing Professional certification, an ethical leadership certification and four small business planning certifications. While at UWA, she has helped to secure and manage over $2.75 million in external funds. She and her husband reside in Tuscaloosa with their two children Haleigh and Parker.
Research Interest: Small business marketing, rural entrepreneurship, diversity, and college transfers.
Education
DBA, Liberty University
Marketing
2020
MBA, The University of West Alabama
Business Administration
2016
MS, The University of West Alabama
Continuing Education
2009
BBA, The University of West Alabama
Business Administration
2007
EdS, Liberty University
Higher Education Administration
2023
Recent Publications
Stanton, L. & Triplett, V. , Partners in Agribusiness and Conservation Enterprises (PACE), USDA
Funded Grant- $250,000
2023-2026
Hutchinson, L., Kimbrough, B.J., and Triplett, V. (2022). Intentionally Investing in Diversity, The Crucial Conversation.
Triplett, V. & White, T. College to Career (C2C), UNCF CPI.
Funded Grant-$1,250,000
2016-2022
Triplett, V. Mentorship Partnership-Mentoring and Agriculture Leadership Conference, NYFEA.
Funded Grant-$300,000
2017-2022
Allen, A. & Triplett, V. DBA in Rural Business, Faculty Research Grant. UNCF.
Funded Grant-$10,000
2019
Triplett, V. National Summer Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration.
Funded Grant-$305,000
2009-2019
Triplett, V. & Jones, T. West Alabama Rural Health Initiative, USDA Rural Cooperative.
Funded Grant-$730,000
2017-2019
Triplett, V. WIC Focus Group Workshop Series-Intern Grant, Alabama Department of Public Health.
Funded Grant-$5,000
2016
Triplett, V. Career Pathways for Youth: Certified Nursing Assistant Program Grant, ADECA.
Funded Grant-$107,372
2012-2014
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