Faculty
Stephanie A. Almagno (’95)
Professor of English
B.A., Simmons College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Tabatha P. Anderson (’11)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia
Richard M. Austin (’97)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Piedmont College
M.S., Auburn University
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Elaine LeCreurer Bailey (’11)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University
Ph.D., Auburn University
Elizabeth Baugus-Wellmeier (’13)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Diploma in Nursing, Georgia Baptist School of Nursing
M.S.N., Walden University
Julia Behr (’16)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia
M.S.N., Augusta University
D.N.P., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Barbara E. Benson (’97, ’05)
Professor of Education
B.A., University of Maryland
M.A., West Virginia University
Ed.D., University of Georgia
Michael W. Berglund (’14)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of West Georgia
M.A., Ph.D. University of Georgia
Marilyn Berrong (’01)
Professor of Education
A.A., Gainesville Junior College
B.A., Piedmont College
M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia
Jennifer Betz (’10)
Associate Professor of Education
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Central Florida
Emily Bewick (’15)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Kathy Blandin (’12)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Case Western Reserve University
M.F.A., University of Texas
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Jeff Bowers ('18)
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Presbyterian College
M.A., Appalachian State University
Rebecca Brantley (’15)
Instructor of Art
B.A., B.F.A, M.A., University of Georgia
Paul Braum (’15)
Program Director, Cardiovascular Technology
A.S., Sante Fe Community College
B.S., University of Pittsburgh
Katherine Breithaupt (’10)
Senior Fellow in Education
B.A., Berry College
M.Ed., Ph.D., Clemson University
Joseph C. Brenes-Dawsey (’04)
Associate Dean for Assessment & Planning, Senior Librarian
A.F.A., Brevard College
B.Mus., University of Georgia
M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
M.B.A., Piedmont College
Angela H. Brown (’97)
Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ed. S., Ed.D., University of Georgia
William M. Brown (’94)
Professor of Education
B.A., San Jose State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
Jeff W. Bruns (’17)
Senior Fellow in Business
M.S., Southeast Missouri State University
B.S., M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Illinois State University
Ronald Busbee (’15)
Senior Fellow in Education
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia
M.Ed., Georgia College
EdS., Ed.D., University of Georgia
Lawrence Camarota ('18)
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Florida
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Carlos D. Camp (’83)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Georgia Southwestern College
M.S., Auburn University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Stephen C. Carlson (’06)
Senior Fellow in Business
B.A., Jacksonville State University
M.S., Georgia State University
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
John E. Carmack, Jr. (’85)
Fellow in Business
B.S., Colorado State University
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Sean W. Carrigan (’97)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rhode Island College
Ph.D., University of Georgia
R. Windy Charles (’89)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jonathan Elias Clinton (’17)
Assistant Professor of Exceptional Child Education
M.A., Piedmont College
B.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Isabelle Crowder (’11)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Virginia
M.Ed., Ph. D., University of Georgia
William Clay Crowder (’06)
Associate Professor of Education
B.F.A., New York University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Hugh Davis (’08)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Belhaven College
M.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Joseph Dennis ('15)
Assistant Professor of Mass Communications
B.A., North Central College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Abbey Dondanville (’14)
Professor of Athletic Training
B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College
M.S., Indiana State University
Ed.D., University of North Carolina
Debra F. Dooley (’96)
Professor of Earth Science
B.S., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jessica A. Eagle (’17)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Marshall University
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Franklin L. Edge (’07)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Washington
M.A.T., Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Appalachian State University
Jackie Ellett (’15)
Assistant Professor of Art Education
B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Anna Maria Fisk (’02)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Medical College of Georgia
Jeremy Fouts (’14)
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
U.S. Army Licensed Practical Nurse
B.S., M.S., California University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Franklin (’14)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. North Georgia College & State University
M.A. University of West Georgia
John Michael Friedline ('18)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
A.B., M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Tony Frye (’08)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Ohio State
M.A., University of Akron
Ph.D., Miami University
William Gabelhausen (’06)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., University of Georgia
E. Kenyon Gannon (’11)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A.T., Winthrop University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
LaKeisha Gantt ('18)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Mercer University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Timothy Garvin-Leighton (’16)
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Heidelberg University
M.Div., Andover Newton Theological School
Chanda Gastley (’15)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., North Georgia College and State University
M.S.N., Walden University
Ann Gazzell ('18)
Senior Fellow in Education
B.S., Kennesaw State University
M.Ed., University of West Georgia
Ed.S., Ed.D., Piedmont College
David Gibbs (‘11)
Information Services Librarian
B.A., University of Georgia
M.L.I.S., University of Alabama
Jennifer Gilstrap ('18)
Instructor of English
B.F.A., Brenau University
M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University
Robert T. Glass (’95)
Dean of Libraries & College Librarian
B.A., Delta State University
M.M., Louisiana State University
M.L.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Donald Gnecco (’12)
Professor of Education
B.S., University of Maine
M.Ed., University of New Hampshire
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Charles Goss (’15)
Assistant Professor of Education & Director of Off-Campus Graduate Studies
B.A., Piedmont College
M.Ed., North Georgia College and State University
Susan Goss (’15)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Piedmont College
M.Ed., Ph.D., Clemson University
Karen Greilich (’15)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Saginaw Valley State University
M.S.N., Western Carolina University
Kimberly Griffin (’14)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Georgia State University
M.Ed., DePaul University
Ed.S., Ed.D., Piedmont College
Miranda Hawks (’16)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Georgia Southwestern State University
M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia
Ph.D., Augusta University
Shahryar Heydari (’92, ’94)
Professor of Mathematics
A.A., Butler County Junior College
B.S., M.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Florida State University
C. Wallace Hinson (’93)
Professor of Music
B.M.E., M.M.E., University of Central Arkansas
D.M.A., University of Illinois
Brian Hitselberger (‘13)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Tulane University
M.F.A., University of Georgia
Randall J. Hollandsworth (’07)
Associate Professor of Education
A.S., Virginia Western Community College
B.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
M.S., Georgia State University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Nathan Holt (’17)
Associate Professor of Physics
A.A., Nashville State Community College
B.S., Middle Tennessee University
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Wilma Hutcheson-Williams (’06)
Associate Professor of Secondary Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia
Ed.D., Temple University
Melissa Jackson ('18)
Fellow in Mass Communications
B.A., University of South Alabama
M.F.A., University of Georgia
Steven Jacobs (’12)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
J. Henry Johnson (’06)
Associate Professor of Theatre
A.A., Gainesville College
B.A., Brenau University
M.F.A., University of Georgia
Jamie Johnson-Huff (’07)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia
M.S.N., Georgia State University
D.N.P., Medical College of Georgia
Walter M. Keel (’11)
Senior Fellow in Business
B.B.A., Wake Forest University
M.B.A., Duke University
Jennifer Kelley (‘13)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Brenau University
M.S.N., Mercer University
Christopher M. Kelly (’08)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Montevallo
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
John Koshuta (’16)
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.S., University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
B.A., University of Wisconsin-EauClaire
M.A., University of Alabama
Kelly Land (’15)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., ECE, Mercer University
M.Ed, Troy University
Ed.S., Ed.D. Piedmont College
Kimberly Lovell (’10)
Instructor of Business
B.A., Piedmont College
M.B.A., Brenau College
Beth Lovern ('14)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.S. Georgetown University
Ph.D. University of Georgia
Charles H. Lucado, Jr. (’95)
Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Virginia Tech
Timothy F. Lytle (’95)
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Toccoa Falls College
M.A., Western Kentucky University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Sandra Maughon (’15)
Teaching Fellow in Business
B.A., Georgia State University
M.S., George Washington University
Erika McKinney (’16)
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.A., Otterbein University
M.S., Marshall University
James F. Mellichamp (’82)
Professor of Music
B.M., Huntingdon College
Diploma, Hochschule fuer Musik, Herford, Germany
D.M.A., Indiana University
Hope Menzel (’08)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Mississippi State University
M.S., Mississippi State University
Timothy Menzel (’08)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Rowan University
B.S., Richard Stockton College
M.S., Southeastern Louisiana University
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Patricia T. Miller (’04)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Virginia
M.S.N., Emory University
Phillip Moery (’15)
Teaching Fellow in Business
B.S., University of Arkansas
M.S., Virginia Polytechnical Institute
Ph.D., George Washington University
Jennica Moore (’15)
Associate Professor of Business
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University
M.B.A., Brenau University
Ph.D., Northcentral University
Janice W. Moss (’94)
Professor of Mass Communications
B.A., Shaw University
M.A., Northeast Louisiana University
D.A., Clark Atlanta University
Keith R. Nelms (’98)
Professor of Business
B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Mark Newton (’16)
Senior Fellow in Business
B.S. Cornell University
M.Ed., University of Georgia
Ed.D., University of Georgia
Steven D. Nimmo (’09)
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Monmouth College
M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
William Nye ('18)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Ed., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Timothy O’Keefe (’12)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Middlebury College
M.F.A., John Hopkins University
Ph.D., University of Utah
Vincent Pair (’17)
Assistant Professor in Nursing
B.A., Saint Leo University
B.S., Florida State University
B.S.N, Georgia State University
B.S., University of Alabama
M.S., Troy University
M.S.N, Duke University
D.N.P., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Julie R. Palmour (’99)
Professor of Education
B.S., Georgia State University
M.S.Ed., Butler University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Robert Perrella (’07)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Jonathan Pilkington (’14)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Shorter University
M.A. Rider University
D.M.A, University of Georgia
Albert J. Pleysier (’82)
Professor of History
B.A., Calvin College
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Andrea Price (’08)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Meredith College
M.M., Appalachian State University
D.M.A., University of South Carolina
Lynn Rambo (’13)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Clemson University
M.Ed., University of Georgia
Ed.S., Ed.D., Piedmont College
Perry Rettig (’13)
Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership
B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Marquette University
Lauren Ringwall (’07)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Georgia Southern University
D.M.A., University of Georgia
Brandon Roberts (’16)
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
B.A., Mount Saint Mary College
M.A., City University of New York
Ph.D., Walden University
Elizabeth C. Rogers (’89)
Professor of Math Education
B.S., M.S., University of Mississippi
Ed.D., University of Georgia
Margaret Ryder (’15)
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., University of Georgia
J.D., Cumberland School of Law
Morgan Sales ('18)
Instructor of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Karen Samuelsen (’13)
Professor of Education
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Julia M. Schmitz (’11)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Sweet Briar College
Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Monika Schulte (’11)
Associate Professor of German
B.A., Universitaet Osnabrueck
M.A., Georgia State University
Evelyn Sears (’12)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University
M.A., National Louis University
Ed.D., Walden University
J. Michael Shirley (’10)
Professor of Education
A.A., Truett-McConnell College
B.A., Piedmont College
M.Ed., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Katrina Short (’12)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.Ed., University of North Florida
Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Florida
Karen Sigers ('18)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.Mus., Brenau University
M.Mus., University of Georgia
D.M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Susan C. Smith-Patrick (’02)
Professor of Education
B.S., West Georgia College
M.Ed., North GeorgiaCollege
Ed.S., University of Georgia
Candice Southall (’11)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph. D., University of Georgia
Mee Young Sowa (’15)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., Seoul National University
M.A., Korea University
D. N. P., University of Virginia
John Spiegel (’09)
Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Davidson College
M.F.A., University of North Carolina
Laura Starrett (’05)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Brenau University
M.S.N., Georgia State University
Nancy Strawbridge ('18)
Senior Fellow in Education
M.Mus., Temple University
Ed.S., Georgia State University
B.MEd. Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Gerald F. Sullivan (’13)
Senior Fellow in Business
B.B.A., University of Georgia
M.B.A., Georgia State University
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
Mark Tavernier (’17)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Olivet College
M.S., Old Dominion University
Ed.S., The George Washington University
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Edward C. Taylor (’99)
Professor of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Morehead State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Melissa Tingle ('18)
Assistant Professor of Mass Communications
B.A., Mercer University
M.A., Marist College
Ph.D., Regent University
Douglas Torrance (’15)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Northwestern University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Idaho
Sara Alice Tucker (’14)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Auburn University
Ed.D., Wilmington College
Dale Van Cantfort (’02)
Professor of Mass Communications
B.B.A., Stetson University
M.B.A., Georgia College & State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Cynthia L. Vance (’93)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Oregon
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
J. Kerry Waller (’11)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Dickinson College
Ph.D., Clemson University
Susanna Warnock (’15)
Professor of Business
B.A., Berry College
Ph.D., University of Dublin
Carson Webb (’17)
Butman Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Pepperdine University
M.A., University of Nottingham
M.Phil., Ph.D., Syracuse University
James B. Welsh (’04)
Professor of Education
A.A., Columbus College
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Georgia
Max E. White (’89)
Professor of Anthropology
A.B., M.A., University of Georgia
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Stephen R. Whited (’93)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Libby Willis (’14)
Instructor of Education
B.A., Rockford College
B.F.A., M.A., University of Georgia
Jan Witherington ('18)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S.Ed., Georgia State University
Ed.S. Ed.D., Piedmont College