FACULTY A-H

Angel Rowe Abney, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (2005)

B.S., M.S. Georgia Southern University, Ph.D. University of Georgia

Gerald W. Adkins, Professor, Information Systems and Computer Science (1987)

B.S., University of Kentucky; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Cynthia J. Alby, Professor of Secondary Education (2001)

H.A.B., Xavier University; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Juan A. Alcarria Gómez, Lecturer in Spanish and Italian (2000)

B.A., University of Valencia, Spain; M.Ed., Georgia College & State University

Martha A. Allen, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2001)

B.S., Shorter College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Valerie Aranda, Associate Professor of Art (2002)

B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., University of California, San Diego

James J. Arias, Associate Professor of Economics (1999)

B.S., Penn State University; Ph.D. Texas A&M University

Kirk J. Armstrong, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Coordinator for Athletic Training Programs (2008)

B.S., University of Indianapolis, M.S. Middle Tennessee State University, ED.D., Ball State University

Dan Auerbach, Assistant Professor of Music (2010)

B.M., The Julliard School, M.M., The Julliard School, DMA, Rutgers University

Elissa Auerbach, Assistant Professor of Art History(2008)

B.S., Towson University, M.A., University of Kansas, Ph.D., the University of Kansas

Stephen D. Auerbach, Associate Professor of History (2005)

B.A. , University of Michigan; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Myron Avila, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2008)

B.A., California State University, M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Gary Austin, Associate Professor of Library Science (2006)

B.A., Regents College, University of State of New York; M.L.I.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa

Dave Bachoon, Professor of Biology (2001)

B.S., Memorial U. Newfoundland; M.S., Florida International University; Ph.D. University of Georgia

Carol H. Bader, Assistant Dean, John H. Lounsbury College of Education, Professor of Literacy Education (2002)

B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.A., Purdue University; Ed.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Carol Dean Baker, Assistant Professor of Nursing ( 2002).

A.D.N., Macon State College, B.S.N., M.S.N., Georgia College & State University, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Andrei L. Barkovskii, Professor of Biology (2001)

B.A., M.S., Saratov State University; Ph.D., USSR Council of Ministers

Everette H. Barman, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biological and Environmental Sciences (1973)

B.S., Central State University; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Cornell University

Sebastian Bartos, Professor of History (2009)

B.A., Manhattanville; M.A., The Catholic University of America;M.A., City University of New York Graduate Center

*Dan Bauer, Associate Professor of Middle Grades Education and English (2003)

B.A., Simpson College; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

*Dr. Bauer holds a dual appointment in the College of Education and the Department of English and Rhetoric; for all purposes related to departmental organization and governance, Dr. Bauer is a member of the College of Education.

Nicholas Aston Beadles, II, Professor of Management (1999)

B.A., University of Georgia; M.Div., Columbia Biblical Seminary, Ph.D., University of Alabama

Nancy R. Beasley, Assistant Professor of English (1989)

B.A., M.Ed., Georgia College & State University

Warner Anthony Belanger, III, Assistant Professor of Religion (2008)

B.A.University of Texas, Austin, M.A., University of Texas, Austin, Ph.D., Harvard University

Donna Yanney Bennett, Assistant Professor of Library Science (1997)

B.A., Trinity University; M.S., University of Illinois-Urbana

Karen Bendersky, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2002)

B.A., George Mason University: Ph.D., Purdue University

Karen Berman, Associate Professor, Chair of Theatre, Artistic Director of Theatre Programs (2008)

B.A., George Washington University, M.F.A., Catholic University of America; Capella University

Richard N. Bialac, Professor of Information Systems (1989)

B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Alex E. Blazer, Assistant Professor of English and Rhetoric (2008)

B.A., Denison University, M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Robert A. Blumenthal, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics (2009)

B.A., University of Rochester, Ph.D., Washington University

Jeffrey P. Blick, Professor of Anthropology (1998)

B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Eugene E. Bouley, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice (1995)

B.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University

Louis M. Bourne, Professor of Spanish (2001)

B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., Hollins College; Ph.D. New York University (Madrid)

Carol Bowdoin, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2009)

Diploma, Georgia Baptist SON; BSN, Marymount College of Virginia; MSN/MBA, Marymount College of Virginia

Beauty Lee Bragg, Associate Professor of English (2003)

B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., University of Texas; University of Texas

Linda Golson Bradley, Associate Professor of Literacy Education (2005)

B.S., Birmingham Southern College; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Nancy Davis Bray, Associate Director for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Archives Administration (1996)

B.A., Georgia College & State University; M.P.A., University of Georgia

James Ryan Brown, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2006)

B.S.S., Cornell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Victoria Brown, Lecturer in Sociology (2009)

B.A., Pane Manor College; M.A., University of Memphis

Elizabeth Cook Broyles, Director, Mildred English Curriculum Center and Assistant Professor of Educational Technology (1997)

B.A., Stetson University; M.Ln., University of South Carolina

Hauke Busch, Assistant Professor of Physics (2010)

Ph.D., Old Dominion University, Ph.D., University of Colorado

Scott Butler, Assistant Professor of Health Education (2007)

M.S., M.P.H., Purdue University; M.S., Indiana University

Amy Sue Burt, Associate Professor of Rhetoric (1998)

B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Scott Butler, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (2007)

M.S., M.P.H., Purdue University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D. Purdue University

O. Wayne Byram, Professor Emeritus of Sociology (1971)

B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Dwight W. Call, Assistant Vice President for International Education and Associate Professor of Anthropology (1997)

B.A., Oberlin College; M.Ed., Springfield College; Ph.D., Drew University

Craig Callender, Assistant Professor of English (2008)

B.A., Louisiana State University, M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Cynthia Cano, Assistant Professor of Marketing (2006)

B.S., M.A., University of South Florida

Peter Michael Carriere, Professor of English (1997)

B.S.E., University of Nebraska—Omaha; M.A., University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Rebecca Carte, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2007)

B.A., Ohio State University, M.A., Northern Illinois University, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Ruth J. Carter, Professor of Political Science (1990)

B.A., M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Aurora Castillo, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2007)

M.A., Ed.D., Western Virginia University

George Cazacu, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2008)

B.S., University of Bucharest, M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Rodica Cazacu, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2007)

B.S., University of Bucharest, M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Dianne Chamblee Senior Lecturer in Nursing (2005)

B.S.N., M.S.N., Georgia College & State University

Robert Chandler, Professor of Biology (1996)

B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Amanda Chase, Assistant Professor of Biology (2011)

B.S., University of California; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Tsu-Ming Chiang, Professor of Psychology (1993)

B.S., Chung-Yuan Christian University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Amy Lynn Childre, Professor of Special Education (1999)

B.A., Valdosta State University; M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Marcela Chiorescu, Lecturer of Mathematics (2009)

B.S., M.S., A.I. Cuza University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Carol Christy, Associate Professor of Literacy Education (2006)

B.MUS., Capital University; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Pannarasee Kwan Christenson, Lecturer in Human Anatomy and Physiology (2008)

Ph.D.-M.D., Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Jer-Chin Chuang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2009)

B.S., Furman University, Ph.D., Rice University

Christopher Clark, Assistant Professor of Economics (2005)

B.A. Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Janet Clark, Associate Professor of Rhetoric (2002)

B.A. Florida State University; M.A. San Jose State University; Ph.D. University of Washington

Roger Coate, Paul Coverdell Endowed Chair, Professor of Political Science (2008)

B.A., Bowlin Green State University; M.A., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Sallie P. Coke, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2006)

B.S.N. Georgia College & State University; M.S.N. Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

Caroline Collier, Lecturer of Information Systems (2000)

B.B.A., University of Rennes; MMIS, Georgia College & State University

David Connolly, Temporary Limited Term Instructor of History (2008)

B.S., Presbyterian College, J.D., Mercer University, M.A., University of Georgia, Ph.D., Rice University

Martha M. Colvin, Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing (1988)

B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Carrie Schrage Cook, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (2009)

B.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro; M.S., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Kimberly Cossey, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2008)

B.S., Oklahoma Baptist University, M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Mariou Cowan, Temporary Limited Term Instructor of Management (2008)

B.A., Augusta College, M.E.D., University of South Carolina

Kevin Crabb, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education (2008)

B.S., University of South Alabama, M.S. University of Southern Mississippi, M.Ed., Georgia College & State University, E.d.D., University of Georgia

Walter Bee Crews, Professor of Special Education (1990)

B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Angela Criscoe, Professor of Mass Communication (2006)

B.A., Georgia College & State University, M.Ed., Georgia College & State University

Lora Crowe, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2008)

B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Flor Culpa-Bondal, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2002)

B.S.N., Divine Word College, Philippines, M.S.N., Georgia College & State University, Ph.D., Texas Women's University

Susan Cumings, Coordinator of Women’s Studies and Assistant Professor of English (2001)

B.A., M.A., Bryn-Mawr College; M.A., University of Glasgow; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Beate Czogalla, Associate Professor of Theatre (2000)

B.A., M.A., Giessen University; M.F.A., Virginia Tech

Ajantha Dahanayake, Professor of Information Systems (2006)

B.S., University of Colombo, M.S., University of Leiden, Ph.D. Delft University

Kristina L. Dandy, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2009)

B.A., Christopher Newport University, M.S., Ph.D., Christian University

Victoria Deneroff, Assistant Professor of Middle Grades Education (2008)

B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of California in LA

David de Posada, Associate Professor of French and Spanish, Coordinator of the Spanish Program (2008)

Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A.), Universite' de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, M.S., Florida International University, Ph.D., Florida State University

Melanie DeVore, Professor of Biology (1999)

B.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Michael F. Digby, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (1976)

A.B., University of Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Lee Woodham Digiovanni, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education (2005)

B.S., University of Georgia; M.Ed., West Georgia College; Ed.D., Georgia Southern University

Scott Dillard, Associate Professor of Rhetoric (2001)

B.A. Blackburn College; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Donovan L. Domingue, Associate Professor of Physics (2002)

B.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

David Doran, Limited Term Temporary Instructor of Geography (2008)

B.S., University of Massachusetts, M.A., Georgia State University

Sara Buck Doude, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (2006)

B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D. cand., University of Southern Mississippi

Robert J. Duesing, Assistant Professor of Management (2009)

B.B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.S., University of Southern California; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Glenn C. Easterly, Instructor of Logistics and Director of GCSU Centers at Robins Air Force Base (2000)

B.B.A., Memphis State University; M.S.A., Georgia College

Laurie A. Edler, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2002)

B.A., Stanford University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Henry T. Edmondson III, Coordinator of Center for Trans-Atlantic Studies and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (1988)

B.A., Augusta State University; M.P.A., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Marianne Edwards, Assistant Professor of Foundations and Secondary Education (1988)

A.B., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Steven Elliott-Gower, Director, Honors and Scholars Program, Associate Professor of Political Science (2008)

B.A., University of Lancaster, M.A., Ph.D. University of Georgia

Larry Elowitz, Carl Vinson Professor Emeritus of Political Science & Public Administration (1972)

B.Ed., M.A., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Florida

Charles C. Fahrer, Assistant Professor of Geography (2004)

B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Elizabeth Fair, Lecturer of Management (2008)

B.S., Auburn University, M.B.A., University of Kentucky, Ph.D., University of Kentucky

John Fair, Professor of History (1997)

B.A., Juniata College; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Duke University

William Ken Farr, Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, Professor of Economics (1985)

A.A., Gordon College; B.S.A., University of Georgia; M.B.A., Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Roxanne C. Farrar, Professor of Art History and Interdisciplinary Studies (1998)

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Ronald Fietkau, Professor of Chemistry (1994)

B.Sc., Simon Fraser University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Gerald P. Fisher, MSCJ Coordinator and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2003)

B.A., California State University-Northridge, M.S., California State University-Sacremento, D.P.A., University of Alabama

William Fisher, Chair, Associate Professor of Art (2002)

B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.F.A., Ohio University

Jennifer Flory, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music (2005)

B.A., B.M.E., Otterbein College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

Kenneth W. Flowers, Lecturer of Mathematics (2004)

B.S., Kennesaw State University, M.S., Clemson University

Jerry W. Fly, Professor Emeritus of Sociology (1980)

B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Jo Ann Flynn, Associate Professor of Management (1998)

B.S., Auburn University; M.A., Auburn University; Ph.D., Purdue University.

Olufunke Fontenot, Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2002)

LL.B., University of Ife, B.L., Nigerian Law School, M.LITT., Cambridge University, LL.M., Yale Law School

Renée J. Fontenot, Associate Professor of Marketing (2005)

B.S., University of Montana; M.B.A., Gonzaga University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Heidi Fowler, Assistant Professor (2010)

B.A., Mercer University; MPH Armstrong Atlantic State University

Ralph H. France III, Associate Professor of Physics (2002)

B.S., Johns Hopkins; M.S., Yale University; Ph.D., Yale University

Yen Kang (Ellen) Cho France, Assistant Professor of Biology (2007)

B.A., Queens College, M.S., Ph.D. Yale University

Hedwig Fraunhofer, Professor of French and German and Coordinator of the German Program (1997)

Staatsexamen, Universität Regensburg, Germany; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Barbara L. Funke, Professor of Kinesiology and Coordinator for Community Health & Human Services (1991)

B.A., M.S., East Stroudsburg University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Sandra Gangstead, Dean, College of Health Sciences and Professor of Kinesiology (2006)

B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., University of Utah

Allen R. Gee, Associate Professor of English (2004)

B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.F.A. University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Houston

Bella Karr Gerlich, Associate University Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Science (2006)

B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.P.M., Carnegie Mellon University

Marshall Bruce Gentry, Professor of English (2003)

B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Texas

Lee Gillis, Chair, Department of Psychological Science, Professor of Psychology (1986)

A.B., Davidson College; M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Gary Giumetti, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2011)

B.S., M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., Clemson University

Michael L. Gleason, Professor of Biology (1999)

B.S., Pittsburgh State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Pamela J. Glover, Assistant Vice President for Facility Services and Plant Operations and Instructor in Accounting (1984)

B.B.A., M.B.A., Georgia College & State University; C.P.A.

Gail Godwin, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2009)

B.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi, M.S.N., Regis University

Sandra Godwin, Associate Professor of Sociology (2002)

B.A., University of West Florida, M.A., Boston College, Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Beverly Tanya Goette, Faculty Coordinator of Graduate Programs, J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Associate Professor of Information Systems (1996)

B.B.A., Georgia College & State University; M.B.A., Mercer University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

Douglas A. Goings, Professor, Department of Information Technology and Marketing (2000)

B.A., Southeastern University; M.Ed, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Emily Gómez, Associate Professor of Art (2006)

B.A., Loyola University Chicago; M.F.A., University of Georgia

J. W. Good, Professor of Educational Leadership (2001)

B.A., Bridgewater College; M.A. in Ed., James Madison University; Ed.D., University of Virginia

Richard Carle Greene, Professor of Music (1997)

B.M., Loyola University, New Orleans; M.F.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Chris Greer, Associate Professor of Educational Technology, (2005)

B.S., Indiana University, Bloomington; M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Diane Gregg, Assistant Professor of Library Media/Educational Technology (2007)

B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A, Southeast Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis

Lisa M. Griffin, Chair and Associate Professor of Kinesiology (2008)

B.S., M.S., E.D.D., West Virginia University

Eric Griffis, Assistant Professor of Theatre (2008)

B.A., Southern Arkansas University, M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi

Jennifer Wells Hammack, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (2001)

B.A, M.A., J.D., University of Alabama

Sandra Hancock-McMillan, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education (2009)

B.A., University of Florida; M.Ed. University of Florida; A.B.D., University of Florida

Robin O. Harris, Associate Professor of Sociology (2001)

B.A., M.A., Georgia College; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Carlos M. Herrera, Associate Professor of Art (2005)

B.A., San Diego State University; M.F.A., California State University; Museum Studies Certificate

Robin Harris, Associate Professor of Historical Sociology (2001)

B.A., M.A., Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Edward Hill Jr., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership (2009)

B.A., Morehouse College; M.Ed., Columbia College; Ed.D., South Carolina State University

Jerry E. Herbel, Jr., MPA Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (2005)

B.S., Emporia State University; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Jane Hinson, Chair and Professor, Foundations and Secondary Education (1999)

B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Jude E. Hirsch, Chair and Professor, Department of Outdoor Education (1996)

B.S., Acadia University; M.Ed., Dalhousie University; Ed.D., University of British Columbia

Will Hobbs, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (2008)

B.S., M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Maureen Horgan, Associate Professor of Music (2002)

B.M.E., New England Conservatory; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., State University of New York/Stony Brook

Mark A. Huddle, Assistant Professor of African American History (2009)

B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jason P. Huffman, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (2002)

B.A., Hiram College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Sarah H. Humphries, Professor of Information Systems (1999)

B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia