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, Chair and Professor, Information Technology & Marketing (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, Assistant 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
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, Associate 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, Associate 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 and Chair of Theatre (2008)
B.A., George Washington University, M.F.A., Catholic University of America
Richard N. Bialac, Professor of Information Systems (1989)
B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Christopher D. Black, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (2008)
B.A., Hendrix College, M.A., University of Georgia, Ph.D. University of Georgia
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, Associate Professor of Spanish (2001)
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., Hollins College; Ph.D. New York University (Madrid)
Carol Bowdoin, Lecturer in 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
Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Limited Term Assistant Professor of Art (2008)
B.A., Kenyon University, M.F.A., University of New Mexico
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 Assistant Professor of Nursing (2005)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Georgia College & State University
Robert Chandler, Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences (1996)
B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
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
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
Martha H. Daugherty, Professor of Psychology (1985)
B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.A.T., University of Iowa; Ed.D., University of Georgia
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, Associate 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 Liberal 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
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
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, Assistant 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
Debbie Grier, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2005)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Georgia College & State University
Lisa M. Griffin, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Coordinator for Physical Education (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, Assistant 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, Department of Kinesiology and Professor of Kinesiology (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