Personal: Dr. Allen is in his second year as the academic advisor for the 300-plus student-athletes at Winston-Salem State University. Prior to joining the Department of Athletics in March of 2007, Dr. Allen worked in various different administrative and student services capacities at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Va.; St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas; Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. and The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

Prior to his appointment as the academic advisor for the WSSU student-athletes, he served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions at WSSU and enrolled the two largest freshmen classes in the university's history. Dr. Allen will continue to oversee the day to day operations of the WSSU Office of Athletic-Academic Services where he will monitor the progress and development of all WSSU student-athletes, will help to register student-athletes in their chosen courses of study and assist with tutoring and providing additional instruction to all of the nearly 350 WSSU student-athletes at WSSU.

Dr. Allen and his wife Carolyn are the proud parents of a son, Saiid.