Dr. Evans received his doctoral degree in counseling psychology from Indiana State University, after completing a master's degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an undergraduate degree at Auburn University. He completed an internship, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in primary care and behavioral health, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Prior to his appointment at Augusta University, Dr. Evans was Director of Behavioral Science and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.