Contact Information for Jana Barnett

Department Chair | School of Education

Jana Barnett

History with Dallas College 

  • 2025-present: Department Chair, School of Education 
  • 2023-2025-Associate Dean of Admissions 
  • 2021-2023- Associate Dean of Educator Certification 
  • 2018-2021: Director in Continuing Education (Education and IT programs), Brookhaven 
  • 2021-2023- Associate Dean of Educator Certification 
  • 2011-present: Instructor, Education, Dallas College 

Educational Background 

  • Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Lamar University 
  • Master of Education in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from Jackson State University 
  • Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education from Belhaven College 

Related Professional Experience 

  • Administrator in Reading and Early Childhood Division for the Mississippi Department of Education 
  • Early Childhood Development Trainer for the Mississippi Department of Human Services 
Updated February 25, 2026