Lisa M. Lundquist
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Dr. Lisa Murphey Lundquist, professor and founding dean of the College of Health Professions, is Mercer University’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. She was appointed to the position on Jan. 5, 2026. In this role, she leads the University’s 12 schools and colleges, the Mercer Health Sciences Center, the Division of Student Life, University libraries, research, institutional effectiveness, international programs, registrar, academic and advising services, and Mercer University Press, among other units.
Dr. Lundquist joined Mercer in 2006. Since that time, she has served as a faculty member in the College of Pharmacy, assistant and associate dean of the College of Pharmacy, and senior vice provost for the University. A tenured professor in the College of Pharmacy, she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the College of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Educator Award in 2008 and Professor of the Year in 2011 from the Rho Chi chapter in the College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Lundquist is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Order of Omega, Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society, and Pi Alpha Physician Assistant Honor Society. She has authored or co-authored more than 90 scholarly articles and abstracts and has made numerous presentations at academic conferences. She also was named a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice in 2025.
Dr. Lundquist earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Samford University, completed a postgraduate residency in primary care, and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. Prior to coming to Mercer, she served on the faculty at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and practiced clinically in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.