Faculty
CHRISTOPHER ADAMS (2003), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
SYED RIAZ AHMED (1997), Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.E., University of Karachi; M.S., University of Evansville.
MARIA ALBO CARABELLI (2009), Instructor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., Georgia State University; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University.
CARRIE ALLEN (2010), Lecturer, Biology
B.S., Shorter College; M.A., Western Carolina University.
JENNIFER ALLEN (2008), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University.
DLYNN F. ARMSTRONG-WILLIAMS (1997), Associate Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., Clarion University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio.
JAMES D. BADGER (2005), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., University of Winnipeg; B.Ed., McGill University; M.Ed., University of Manitoba;
Ph.D., University of Oxford.
BRADLEY S. BAILEY (2006), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University.
PAUL F. BALDWIN (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Mercer University; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ed.S., University of
Georgia; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
ERIN BARDING (2010), Instructor, Biology
B.S., M.S., Eastern Illinois University.
TIMOTHY D. BARE (2010), Instructor, Military Science
A.A., Central Texas College.
MARY ALYSSA BARNES (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Samford University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
TONI O. BARNETT (1998), Professor, Nursing
A.D., Kennesaw State University; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
LEE G. BARROW (2001), Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., Samford University; M.M., Florida State University; D.M.A., University of Miami.
JOHN S. BATCHELDER (1997), Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
TONI L. BELLON (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; M.Ed., Old Dominion University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University.
TANYA L. BENNETT (2001), Associate Professor, English
B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Knoxville.
HAIDER BHUIYAN (2012), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., University of Garyounis; M.A., University of Manitoba; Ph.D., University of Utah.
MICHAEL BODRI (2005), Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., University of Georgia; V.M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
RUBEN BOLING (2008), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Southern Polytechnic State University; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
SUSAN BRANDENBURG-AYRES (1994), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.A., University of Florida; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.
DAVID H. BRAUER (2007), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
STEVEN K. BREHE (1994), Associate Professor, English
B.S. Ed., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
RENEE BRICKER (2010), Instructor, History and Philosophy
M.A., Antioch University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
KAREN S. BRIGGS (2007), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.
DAVID BROAD (2006), Professor, Psychology & Sociology
A.A., South Texas Junior College; B.A., University of the State of New York; B.S., M.A., University of Houston; M.S., Canisius College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
JOHN M. BROMAN (1992), Professor, Performing Arts
B.A., Luther College; B.M., M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa.
JOHN L. BROWN (2007), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
A.A., Palm Beach Community College; B.S., Florida A & M University.
ROLANDA BROWN (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.Ed., University of Mississippi.
TIFFANY BRYSON (2009), Instructor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania.
AMY BURGER (2012), Assistant Professor, Library Science
B.A., B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.L.I.S., Valdosta State University.
STEPHANIE (BUFFIE) BURSON (1994), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.S., University of Montevallo.
RICHARD W. E. BYERS (2002), Associate Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., University of Adelaide, Australia; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MICHELLE BYRNE (2001), Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
NORMA JEAN CAIN (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Brenau University; M.A., Ed.S., Piedmont College.
MARIA G. CALATAYUD (2007), Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., Universidad de las Americas Puebla; M.A.T.L., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
ERIN WILENSKY CALDWELL (2007), Instructor, English
B.A., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
KATHY CALLAHAN (2007), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.Ed., State University of NY Oswego; M.S.N., University of Phoenix.
R. TODD CAMPBELL (2001), Assistant Professor, English
A.B.J., University of Georgia; M.Ed., Georgia College & State University; M.A.P.W., Kennesaw State University.
JOANNA CARREGA (2011), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Phoenix; M.S.N., North Georgia College & State University.
KELLY CATE (2004), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
CHI-HSUAN T. CATTERSON (2006), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa.
CARL D. CAVALLI (1993), Associate Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., SUNY College - Oneonta; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
SHARON CHALMERS (2010), Associate Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., Dekalb College; M.S.N., Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
JOE C. CHAPMAN (1983), Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., University of Tennessee; M.M., D.M.A., University of South Carolina.
JAMES K. CHESNUT, JR. (1988), Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., B.A., Auburn University; M.Ed., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
LANEY D. CHILDERS (2009), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.B.A., University of Mississippi
SANGHEE CHOI (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.H.E., M.H.E., Chung-Ang University; Ed.D., University of Houston.
ELIZABETH G. COMBIER (2000), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Augusta State University; M.A., University of South Carolina-Columbia; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
THOMAS E. COOPER (2008), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
FRANK S. COROTTO (1995), Professor, Biology
B.S., Lafayette College; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
BRIAN J. CORRIGAN (1990), Professor, English
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; J.D., Tulane University School of Law;
Ph.D., Tulane University.
JOSEPH S. COVERT (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Jacksonville State University.
KELLI CRICKEY (2008), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.B.A., Georgia State University.
JANICE CROOK-HILL (2009), Instructor, Biology
B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., State University of New York.
JOHN E. CRUTHIRDS (2002), Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., University of South Alabama; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
JOSHUA CUEVAS (2011), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Piedmont College; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
NANCY CYR (2002), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.N., University of South Carolina at Columbia.
NANCY DALMAN (2005), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., Virginia Tech; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., Stanford University.
JI-YOUNG DANIEL (2010), Instructor, Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JOSEPH M. DANIEL (2008), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.Ed., Berry College.
MICHAEL J. DAVENPORT (1996), Instructor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., University of Florida; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
ROYCE DANSBY-SPARKS (2011), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.A., Berea College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
JOSEPH A. DAVID, IV (2003), Associate Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., Columbus State University; M.M.E., Florida State University.
HARRISON R. DAVIS (2003), Associate Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., Georgia State University; M.S., Columbus State College; Ed.S., State University of West Georgia; Ph.D., University of Arkansas - Fayetteville.
LINDA DAVIS (2011), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A.T., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
MARK S. DAVIS (1990), Professor, Biology
B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
WILLIAM L. DAVIS (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.M.E., Shorter College; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia.
BRYAN DAWSON (2011), Instructor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., M.S., Georgia Southern; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
DANYELLE N. DEHNER (2009), Instructor, Biology
A.S.A., Olney Central College; B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham.
LORETTA B. DELARGY (1998), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., M.S., Molloy College.
HOLLY E. CARPENTER DESAI (2008), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Emory University.
CAROLYNN A. DESANDRE (2007), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S., Kennesaw State University; A.B.J., University of Georgia; M.S.N., Emory University.
LISA DIEHL (2011), Instructor, English
B.A., University of Tampa; M.A., Piedmont College.
MARC A. DIMAGGIO (2010), Instructor, English
B.A., Loyola University; M.S., Drexel University.
CHRIS DOCKERY (2008), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
KATHLEEN A. DOLAN (2003), Associate Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
PATRICIA L. DONAT (2008), Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
LEO C. DOWNING, JR. (1980), Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
T. PAUL DUNLAP (2007), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
JONATHAN EDWARDS (2012), Instructor, Military Science
B.B.A, North Georgia College & State University.
ABDESLAM ELFARRI (2010), Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Louisiana.
CLAUD F. ELLIOTT (1984), Associate Professor, Physics
A.S., Gainesville College; B.S., North Georgia College; Ph.D., Clemson University.
KARRIE ANN FADROSKI (2004), Instructor, Biology
B.S., Carroll College; M.S., Auburn University.
CHRISTOPHER J. FAULKNER (2003), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
TERESA FLETCHER (2004), Associate Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.B.A., Loyola University Chicago; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Greensboro.
JEFFREY FOREMAN (2011), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.B.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
SARAH FORMICA (2005), Assistant Professor, Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany SUNY.
JENNIFER FORMWALT (2009), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Middlebury College.
BARRY D. FRIEDMAN (1992), Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
A.S.E., B.A., B.S.E., University of Hartford; M.B.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
SHERAL L. FROHBERG (2011), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.A., Brenau University.
ROBERT C. FULLER (1998), Associate Professor, Physics
B.S.E., M.S.E., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MELISSA FURNISH (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.S., South University.
DOROTHY GABRELS (2005), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.A.S., North Harris Montgomery Community College District; B.S.N., M.S., North Georgia College & State University.
ANTHONY J. GABRIEL (2004), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Grove City College; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Clemson University.
YAN GAO (2008), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Peking University; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Emory University.
JAMES GARDNER, (2011), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
DONNA A. GESSELL (1995), Professor, English
B.S., B.A., Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
LAURA J. GETTY (1999), Associate Professor, English
B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Penn State University.
AHMAD GHAFARIAN (1996), Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., University of Meshed; Ph.D., University of Glasgow.
CRAIG A. GREATHOUSE (2007), Associate Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.
EDWARD L. GREEN (1990), Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology.
KIMBERLY GROVES, (2011), Instructor, English
B.S., Kennesaw State University; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
KENNETH G. HABECKER (2006), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., San Jose State College.
CRISTIAN HARRIS (2005), Associate Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware.
DEBORAH HARTMAN (2008), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., College of Charleston; ED.S. Lincoln Memorial University.
DANIEL L. HATCH (2008), Assistant Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.A., Weber State University; M.S., Utah State University.
DAWN M. HAYES (2007), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
TIMOTHY HAYES (2011), Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
B.A., M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
NANCY B. HENDERSON (2007), Instructor, Learning Support Programs
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
BRADFORD J. HERBERT (1995), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
JULIE HIGBEE (2010), Assistant Professor, Library Technology Center.
VICTORIA HIGHTOWER (2011), Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Floriday State University; M.A., University of Arizona.
MICHELE B. HILL (2006), Assistant Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.F.A., Columbus College of Arts & Design; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
ELLEN HILLEGASS (2010), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.A., Miami University; M.M.Sc., Emory University; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
KRISTI A. HISLOPE (2001), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., Morehead State University; M.A., University of Kentucky- Lexington, Ph.D., Purdue University.
RALPH E. HITT (1993), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S.A., D.V.M., University of Georgia.
MARKUS HITZ (1998), Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
Ph.D., M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Diploma Math, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
SHERRY L. HIX (2009), Assistant Professors, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., Kennesaw State College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MICHAEL HOLBROOK (2010), Associate Professor, Nursing
A.D., Georgia Perimeter College; B.S., M.S., Jacksonville State University; M.S. North Georgia College & State University.
JOHN HOLLIDAY (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
A.A., Truett-McConnell College; B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.A.M., Ph.D., Auburn University.
MELBA HORTON (2010), Instructor, Biology
B.S., Mindanao State University; M.S., University of the Philippines; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University.
JULIE HOUSKNECHT (2006), Assistant Librarian, Library Technology Center
B.B.A, Georgia State University; M.L.I.S., Florida State University.
YIHSIN (NICOLAS) HU (2007), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of Kansas.
W. KIM HUDSON-GALLOGLY (2011), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia College & State University; M.S.N., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
M. ELAINE HUMMEL (1988), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Alderson-Broaddus College; M.S.N., West Virginia University.
ANOTA IJADUOLA (2011), Assistant Professor, Physics
B.S., Olabisi Onabanjo University; M.S., University of Ibadan; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
T. CHRISTOPHER JESPERSEN (2001), Professor, History
B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
REBECCA R. JOHNSTON (2011), Assistant Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., Georgia State University; M.M., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
BRANDY JONES, (2011), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
JOSEPH H. JONES (1991), Associate Professor, Physics
B.A., Carson - Newman College; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
MARK H. JORDAN (2007), Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., Troy State University; Ph.D., Auburn University.
LAURIE JOSSEY (2005), Associate Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.A., Tift College; M.Ed., University of Georgia; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.
MELINDA KAY (2011), Instructor, English
B.A., North Georgia College & State University; B.A., Clemson University; Ed.S., University of West Georgia.
DINA KHALIL (2012), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Georgia.
APRIL C. KILINSKI (2007), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Bluefield College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
GREGORY A. KILLEEN, (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Northern Arizona University.
SUNG SHIN KIM (2008), Assistant Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., Paichai University; M.A., Fudan University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania.
IRENE KOKKALA (1997), Professor, Biology
B.S., Agricultural University of Athens; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Clemson University.
JOHN S. KRUGER (1999), Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
WENDY KURANT ROLLINS (2005), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JUN T. KWON (2010), Assistant Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., Chungbuk National University; M.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
BROOKS W. LANSING (2002), Assistant Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
A.S., Dalton State College; B.S., State University of West Georgia; M.P.A., Columbus State University.
RONALD LARSON (2011), Instructor, Business Administration
B.B.A., M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University.
MELISSA LAYNE (2005), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S.Ed., Athens State College; M.Ed., Auburn University.
ANDREW LEAVITT (2009), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Utah.
HOSUK LEE (2010), Assistant Professor, Physics
B.S., Kyunghee University; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Florida State University.
JACQUELINE E. LEEPER (2002), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Colorado-Boulder; Ed.D., Temple University.
LAROY C. LINER (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., B.A., TUI University.
STEVEN LLOYD (2006), Assistant Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., University of Georgia; M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
REBECCA LOGAN (2011), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Brenau University.
JAMES LORD (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Illinois State University.
ERRONG LU (1998), Assistant Professor, Library Technology Center
B.A., Shanghai Teachers University; M.S., M.L.S., Florida State University.
RUTH M. MAHER (2008), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., M.P.T., Georgia State University; Ph.D. Simmons College.
D. BRIAN MANN (1999), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
MICHAEL MARLING de CUELLAR (2001), Associate Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of West Florida; M.F.A., Florida State University;
M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
WARREN S. MARTIN (2009), Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.B.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas.
RONALD MARTZ (2008), Instructor, English, History and Philosophy
B.A., University of South Florida.
KIMBERLY L. MASSEY (2010), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., North Georgia College & State University.
TIMOTHY MAY (2004), Associate Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
JOSHUA MCCALL (2007), Instructor, English
B.A., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
VICTORIA L. MCCARD (1993), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University.
ASHLEE MCCASKILL (2009), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Cornell University.
FRANK J. "MAC" MCCONNELL (1987), Adjunct Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., North Georgia College, M.B.A., Mercer University.
KELLY MCFADEN (2011), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia.
MICHAEL B. MCGINNIS (2007), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Elizabethtown College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
JOEL C. MCMAHON (2008), Instructor, History and Philosophy
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; B.A., M.A, Ph.D., Georgia State University.
GORDON E. MCNEER (1995), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
JON P. MEHLFERBER (2008), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of Central Florida; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
RYAN MEIER (2012), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.A., Knox College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
KIM I. MELTON (1998), Professor, Business Administration
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
MARTHA E. MERRITT (1988), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.A., M.A.T., M.A., University of South Carolina.
ROBERT O. MICHAEL (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Washington University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
TERRIE MILLARD (2005), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Temple University; M.M.Sc., Emory University.
CAROL A. MILLER (1996), Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Boston University; M.S., MGH Institute of Health Professions; Ph.D., Walden University.
JONATHAN S. MINER (2007), Assistant Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., Indiana University - Bloomington; J.D., Drake University; M.S., University of Iowa;
Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
JUDITH A. MONSAAS (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth; M.Ed., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
KATHY MOODY (2009), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.A., University of Delaware.
JOSEPH MORGAN (2005), Assistant Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.S., National-Louis University; M.F.S., National University.
BONNIE M. MORRIS (1985), Assistant Professor, Library Technology Center
B.S., Nicholls State University; M.L.S., Louisiana State University.
DAVID E. MORRIS (1984), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S.B.A., M.P.A., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., American University of London.
MARYNA MURDOCK (2011), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Odessa State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.
MEGAN A. NASON (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Georgia; M.Ed., Georgia State University.
DIANNE E. NELSON (2009), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Central Alabama; D.N.Sc., Rush University
PATRICIA NODINE (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Mercer University; M.Ed., University of Georgia.
T. KENT NORSWORTHY (2006), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University.
REZA NOURBAKHSH (2002), Professor, Physical Therapy
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
RICHARD H. OATES (1982), Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., Erskine College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia.
PETER H. OPPENHEIMER (2001), Associate Professor, Business Administration
A.A., Florida State University; B.S., University of South Carolina; M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
ROBERT A. ORWIG (2002), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; M.B.A., D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
STEFANIE D. PALMA (2004), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., M.Ed., Georgia State University; D.P.T., University of Central Arkansas.
PHILLIP B. PALMER (2010), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Texas; M.S., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.H.Ed., Medical College of Georgia; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
VICTOR C. PARKER (2007), Instructor, Business Administration
A.A., Brewton-Parker College; B.A., West Georgia College; J.D., Mercer University.
WILLIAM E. PARKER (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Upper Iowa University; M.B.A., Hawaii Pacific University.
PATRICE PARRIS (2007), Instructor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Georgia Southern University.
KATHRYN V. PARRISH (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., North Georgia College & State University.
JAN L. PARTIN (2001), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Valdosta State University; M.S.N., Georgia State University.
BRENT A. PATERLINE (1995), Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
BRYSON PAYNE (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
HOLLY R. PAYNE (2000), Instructor, Mathematics & Computer Science
A.A., Truett McConnell College; B.S., M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University.
MARK E. PERRY (2009), Assistant Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., M.A., University of Idaho.
MARNIE C. PHIPPS (2009), Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D.,
University of Northern Colorado.
STEPHEN BLAKE PODSEN (2009), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
J. KENT POFF (1995), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., West Virginia Tech; M.B.A., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; Ph.D.,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
MARGARET E. POITEVINT (2000), Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Georgia Southern University.
JESSICA AYER POOLE (2003), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.Ed., Berry College.
JOEL M. POTTER (2008), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
C. MICHAEL POWELL (1998), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., University of Florida; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.
GARY PRESTON (2005), Associate Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Auburn University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.
ANNE FORREST PRIM (2009), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.A., Erskine College; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
RICHARD M. PRIOR (1994), Professor, Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.
MICHAEL PROULX (2008), Assistant Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara.
LINDA REECE (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.S. Columbus State University.
K. MICHAEL REESE (1994), Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.S., Troy State College; J.D., University of Alabama; LL.M., Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
LINDSAY H. REEVES (2000), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., Ithaca College; M.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
CHANTELLE RENAUD-GRANT (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Grambling State University; M.S., University of Texas-San Antonio; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin.
AUSTIN RIEDE (2011), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
CHARLIE ROBERTS (2010), Instructor, Military Science.
KELLEY A. ROBERTS (2005), Adjunct Instructor, English
B.A., Georgia State University; B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
CHUCK L. ROBERTSON (2002), Associate Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
BONNIE J. ROBINSON (1995), Professor, English
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
JOHN ROOP (2004), Instructor, Psychology & Sociology
B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.A., Liberty University.
PHILIP S. ROSSO (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
CLAY ROWELL (2009), Assistant Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., Birmingham Sourthern College; M.A., Ed.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
LINDA ROWLAND (2009), Assistant Professor, Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., M.Ed., Valdosta State University.
ANNA M. RULSKA (2009), Assistant Professor, Political Science & Criminal Justice
B.S., Lyon College; M.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University.
STEVEN RUSSELL (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., North Georgia College & State University.
JOHN D. RUSK (2010), Instructor, Business Administration
B.S., M.B.A., North Georgia College & State University.
PAMELA SACHANT (2005), Associate Professor, Visual Arts
B.A., M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Delaware.
VINITA SANGTANI (2006), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., M.B.A., Bombay University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
CAROLINA SARTAIN (2011), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., University of Chile; M.Ed., Kennesaw State University.
REBECCA SCHACHT (2007), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ed.S., University of Georgia.
BRAD A. SCHAFER (2010), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.Acc., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Utah.
CARRIE SCHRADER (2009), Instructor, Visual Arts
B.A., University of Washington; M.F.A., Columbia University.
JOHN SCOTT (2006), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
MIRIAM SEGURA-TOTTEN (2009), Associate Professor, Biology
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
RYAN A. SHANKS (2007), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia.
CYNTHIA SHERRILL (2005), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ed.S., Lincoln Memorial University.
JOSEPH B. SHORR (2009), Instructor, Military Science
B.A., University of Buffalo.
SAMUEL J. SHUBERT, (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.A., M.B.A., American Public University System.
PATRICIA C. SIMMONS (1999), Assistant Professor, Nursing
M.N., Emory University.
A. ROBERT SINN (2003), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
MARINA F. SLEMMONS (1999), Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Women's University.
BARBARA W. SMITH (2000), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.S., Brenau University; M.Ed., University of Georgia.
BRENDA S. SMITH (2006), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Lenoir Rhyne College; M.S.N., University to Tennessee-Knoxville.
BRENDA SUE SMITH (2012), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Piedmont College; M.Ed., North Georgia College; Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Georgia.
JENNIFER L. SMITH (2000), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Massachusetts - Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MARGARET SMITH (2011), Lecturer, Biology
B.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Indiana University.
STEPHEN M. SMITH (1993), Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
KATHLEEN SNOW (2008), Instructor, English
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Kennesaw State University.
ANN SNYDER (2011), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., La Salle College; M.S.N., Georgia State University.
STEPHANIE SONGER (2005), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Emory University.
DIANNA SPENCE (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Emory University.
TAMARA SPIKE (2006), Associate Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.
MARK C. SPRAKER (1997), Professor, Physics
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.
REGENA SPRATLING (2006), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Mercer University; M.S., Georgia State University.
NANCY J. STAHL (1992), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of South Carolina; M.S.N., Villanova University.
JOYCE STAVICK (2005), Associate Professor, English
B.A., B.S.Ed., Miami University; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
LAURA STEVENS (2011), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia Baptist College of Nursing; M.S.N., North Georgia College & State University.
DEREK SURANIE (2000), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., Marietta College; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
L. ELAINE TAYLOR (2001), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Medical College of Georgia; M.N., Emory University.
ELISABETH TEAL (2003), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Brenau University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
RUSSELL TEASLEY (2006), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
THOMAS E. TEMPLES (1994), Associate Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
WESLEY L. THOMAS (1978), Adjunct Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., North Georgia College; M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
COLIN THOMPSON (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Kennesaw State University; M.A., Shorter College.
M. DAN THOMPSON (1994), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., East Texas Baptist University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
SUSAN THOMPSON (2005), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S.W., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
AIMEE L. TOMLINSON (2007), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Carnegie Melton University.
SHAWN TONNER (2005), Associate Professor, Library Technology Center
B.A., St. Francis Xavier University; M.L.S., McGill University; M.S., Florida State University.
ALVARO TORRES-CALDERON (2006), Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Universidad de Lima; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., Florida State University.
JOSHUA TRAVIS (2004), Instructor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., Reinhardt College; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
EUGENE S. VANSICKLE (2007), Assistant Professor, History & Philosophy
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University.
GREGG A. VELATINI (2003), Instructor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
MATTHEW WAGONER (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., M.S., Xavier University.
WENDY J. WALKER (2009), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Florida A & M University; M.B.A., Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
SHANE WEBB (2004), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., University of California - Riverside; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
YONG WEI (2007), Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Nanjing University (China); M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JEANNE WELCH (2009), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
M.S.P.T., North Georgia College & State University; D.P.T., A.T. Still University.
KELLY ALLISON WEST (2004), Instructor, Biology
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
KELLIE M. WHELAN-KIM (1999), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
BETSY WHITLEY (2006), Associate Librarian, Library Technology Center
B.A., M.L.S., Florida State University; M.L.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville.
SALLY N. WIEDMANN (1998), Associate Professor, History & Philosophy
B.A., M.Phil., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Miami.
AMY WILLIAMS (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Appalachian State University.
LINDA S. WILLIAMS (1999), Professor, English
B.A. State University of West Georgia; M.A. University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
CHARLES H. WILSON III (2007), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., M.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; J.D., University of Toledo; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
CRAIG WILSON (2007), Instructor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., University of Maryland.
DWIGHT WILSON (2011), Instructor, Political Science
B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JOHN WILSON (2010), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.Ed., State University of West Georgia; Ed.S., University of Alabama; Ed.D., Argosy University, Atlanta.
JULIE WINSLETT (2007), Instructor, English
B.A., M.A., New York University.
TERRIE WORTHEY (2011), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., North Georgia College & State University; M.S.N., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Mercer University.
GEORGE WRISLEY (2010), Instructor, History & Philosophy
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
XIAOYAN YANG (2011), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Capital Normal University; M.A., Western Carolina University.
JOHN C. YEOMAN (1994), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., M.Me., North Carolina State University at Raleigh; M.B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
DENISE YOUNG (2005), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Nevada, Reno; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
CHUNGENG ZHU (2008), Associate Professor, English
B.A., M.A., Peking University; Ph.D., Emory University.
TORALF ZSCHAU (2010), Assistant Professor, Psychology & Sociology
B.S., University of Idaho; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.