First Generation Faculty & Staff

Abby HumphreyProfile page
Program Coordinator for First Generation Initiatives
Office locationStudent Center, 145,

Abby Meyer, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 202,

Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical Health Sciences, Health Informatics and Administration, Pre-Nursing

Alisha DeLozierProfile page
Assistant to the Dean III
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 403,

Allison GalloupProfile page
Professor and Collections & Initiatives Librarian
Office locationJohn Harrison Hosch Library, 220,
Library Technology Center, 383,
Area(s) of Expertise: Special and digital collections

Allison Ashcraft
Student Records Specialist
Office locationAdministration Building, 107,

Alyson Paul, Ph.D.Profile page
Vice President of Student Engagement and Success and Chief Student Success Officer
Office locationPrice Memorial, 226,

Alyssa AnnisProfile page
Director, Communication and Marketing
Office locationChestatee Building, 212,
Health Sciences Building, 214,

Amanda Moffett, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 253,

Amanda NashProfile page
Assistant Dean of Libraries – Associate Professor
Office locationJohn Harrison Hosch Library, 104,
Area(s) of Expertise: Reference and Instruction, Information Literacy, Library Administration

Amanda Reynolds, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 427,
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Physiology, Environmental Stressors, Cardiovascular Physiology, Fish and Reptiles; (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)

Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical Health Sciences, Pre-Nursing

Area(s) of Expertise: Modern Latin American Art, Topics in Contemporary Art, Global Pop Art

Area(s) of Expertise: Corrective Exercises, Critical & Catastrophic Injury Management, Performance Enhancement, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Sports Supplementation & Nutrition, Therapeutic Exercises and Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Modalities

Andrew Johnson (Student Impact Initiatives)Profile page
Executive Director of Student Impact Initiatives
Office locationStudent Center, 145,


Amanda Moffett, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 253,

Austina JordanProfile page
Head of Access Services - Professor
Office locationJohn Harison Hosch Library, 135,
Area(s) of Expertise: Access Services; Student Employees in the Library; Management and Leadership

Area(s) of Expertise: Biology, Clinical Health Sciences Pathway, Education Pathway, Elementary and Special Education, Middle Grades Education, Health Informatics and Administration, Natural Sciences Pathway, Pre-Nursing; Dual Enrollment


Area(s) of Expertise: Security studies, Sino-Indian relations, small states in international politics, geopolitics

Bonnie (BJ) RobinsonProfile page
Director, 51ºÚÁÏÍø Press
Office locationDowntown Office Building, 338,

Brittany BarronProfile page
Coordinator of Nationally Competitive Scholarships
Office locationAdministration Building, 111,

Bryan Dawson, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Department Head and Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 211,
Area(s) of Expertise: Industrial/Organizational psychology and Cross-cultural psychology


Charlotte WadeProfile page
Executive Director of Service Excellence
Office locationDowntown Office Building, 102,

Chris Barnes, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean Academic Administration
Office locationFaculty Center, 715,
Area(s) of Expertise: Nineteenth Century British Literature, the Novel

Christy OrrProfile page
Executive Director, Student Orientation and Success
Office locationStewart Success Center, 302,

Chuck Robertson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 201,
Area(s) of Expertise: Generalist, Cognitive psychology, and Developmental psychology/Gerontology



Crystal Edenfield, Ed.D.Profile page
Director of First Year Experience
Office locationDunlap-Mathis, 120,

Crystal West
Administrative Unit Assessment Coordinator
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5165,




Area(s) of Expertise: Mathematics, Physics, Dual Degree Mathematics/Engineering, Dual Degree Physics/Engineering, Regents Engineering Pathway (REP) Program, Chemistry, Biology, Biology Education

Diane Cook, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor of Psychological Science
Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 103,
Area(s) of Expertise: Developmental psychology/Gerontology


Area(s) of Expertise: Sociology of Science, Globalization, Economic Sociology, Sociology of Culture

Efren Velazquez, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 218,
Area(s) of Expertise: Health psychology and Cross-cultural psychology

Emily Crawford Das
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office locationWatkins Academic Building, 143,

Area(s) of Expertise: Digital History, Long 20th Century United States History, History of Crime and Punishment, Sensational Trials, Social/Legal History, Gender Studies

Erin ConnellyProfile page
Assistant Director, Training/Development Academic Advising
Office locationStudent Center, 134,
Area(s) of Expertise: Training & Development

Eugene Van Sickle, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs
Office locationBarnes Hall, 225,
Area(s) of Expertise: Colonial America and early American Republic

Area(s) of Expertise: Physics



Haley CarterProfile page
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Office locationHealth Sciences, 119,

Heath WilliamsProfile page
Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff for CLA
Office locationMilitary Leadership Center, 106,

Holly VerhasseltProfile page
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Research Officer
Office locationDowntown Office Building, 307,

Irene KokkalaProfile page
Executive Director
Chief Online Learning Officer
Office locationLibrary Technology Center, 368,
Area(s) of Expertise: Online Teaching & Learning, Instructional Technology, Learning Communities, Biology



Jacob Bateman McDonald, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Geography & Geospatial Science
Office locationArts & Technology, 2202,

Jacob Gardner, Ph.D., CSCSProfile page
Department Head and Professor
Office locationConvocation Center, 006,
Area(s) of Expertise: Biomechanics, lower extremity energetics of landings, gait analysis, knee osteoarthritis

Jaime Salinas Zabalaga, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4114,
Academic, 2167,

Jeanelle Morgan, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor & Associate Department Head
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 161,
Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Honors Program, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)

Jeff MarkerProfile page
Director, School of Communication, Film & Theatre
Office locationPerforming Arts / Evergreen, 132,

Jennifer HerringProfile page
Associate Director of Student Impact Initiatives
Office locationStudent Center, 145,

Area(s) of Expertise: Herpetology, Genetics, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Veterinarian)



Jill Schulze, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean, College of Science & Mathematics
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 145,
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Behavior, Ornithology, Field Ecology, Coral Reef Ecology

Area(s) of Expertise: Policy innovation and diffusion; Risk and risk management; Gender issues (such as gender equality); Big data and Public Administration

John LeybaProfile page
Dean of the College of Science & Mathematics
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 404,
Area(s) of Expertise: Nuclear Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Fast Chemical Separations and Quantification, Rapid Complex Matrix Dissolutions, Sample Dissolutions Using Green Methodologies, Trace Element Detection Using Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques, Radiochemical Analyses, Alpha Spectroscopy, and Gamma Ray Spectroscopy

Area(s) of Expertise: Applied Cognition, Assessment, Educational Measurement, Evidence-Based Reasoning, Language and Literacy, Memory, Quantitative Methodology

Area(s) of Expertise: Library Management and Administration, Legal and Governmental Research and Access Service, ADA

Area(s) of Expertise: Biology, Kinesiology, Natural Sciences Pathway

Karen Eggers
Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship
Office location

Karrie Ann Fadroski, M.S.Profile page
Principal Lecturer/Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
Outreach and Engagement Coordinator of the Environmental Leadership Center
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 407,
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology, Entomology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Dentistry)

Katherine Adams, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Office locationOakwood Building, 121,

Kathryn Narciso, Ph.D.Profile page
Senior Lecturer of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 230,
Strickland 133,
Area(s) of Expertise: Industrial/Organizational psychology and Generalist



Area(s) of Expertise: World literature, British Literature, Chaucer, Medieval Literature, Mythology, and Composition

Laura RussellProfile page
Program Coordinator for Veterans and Adult-Learners
Military-Connected and Adult Learner Programs
Office locationHoag Student Center, 417,
Student Center, 145,

Linda Purvis, Ph.D. Profile page
Associate Professor, Biology
Office locationWatkins Academic Building, 188,
Area(s) of Expertise: Poultry Science, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology (Advising Area of Expertise: Poultry, Agriculture)

Linda RowlandProfile page
Director of Institutional Research
Office locationDowntown Office Building, 302,

Lindsay Bailey, Ph.D.Profile page
Director, Strategic Technology Initiatives for Division of Student Engagement & Success
Office locationHoag Student Center, 415,


Lori BramlettProfile page
Assistant Director of Enrollment Services
Office locationAcademic Building, 106,



Marie Navarro
Assistant to the Dean III
Office locationAdministration Building, 102,

Mary LedfordProfile page
Administrative Assistant III
(They, Them)
Office locationDunlap-Mathis, 121,

Melissa LockabyProfile page
Collection Management Librarian & Coordinator of Information Services
Collection Management Librarian & Coordinator of Information Services
Office locationLibrary Technology Center, 168,

Area(s) of Expertise: Ethnography, Globalization, Higher Education, Institutional Innovation, Life History, Relational Sociology, Research Methods, Social and Cultural Theory, Writing

Michele Ruby, M.S.Profile page
Associate Director of Engagement and Student Professional Development
Office locationCottrell Center, 259,





Nathan Price, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Office locationAcademic Building , 110,
Area(s) of Expertise: Populism, the European Union, Voting behavior in Western Europe and the United States

Area(s) of Expertise: Pedagogy, Language Technology, 19th Century Spanish Literature

Pablo MendozaProfile page
Director, Multicultural Employee Affairs
Office locationAdministration Building, 161,

Patricia TodebushProfile page
Department Head for Chemistry & Biochemistry
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 207,

Paula TenchProfile page
Dept Head - Assoc. Professor - Elementary and Special Education
Office locationOakwood Building, 119,

Area(s) of Expertise: Machine Learning, Spatial Statistics, Geo-spatial Analytics, Sustainable Water Resource Management, Ecological & Environmental Risk Assessment

Qing LiuProfile page
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office locationWatkins Academic Building, 142,

Area(s) of Expertise: Plant Biology, Reproductive Ecology

Area(s) of Expertise: Psychology, Criminal Justice, General Studies , Behavioral Sciences Pathway, Learning Support for Business Admin Pathway

Renee HayesProfile page
Executive Director, Evergreen Learning
Office locationEvergreen Learning, 209,

Ric Kabat, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4120,



Sara Mason, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Sociology & Human Services
Office locationStrickland Academic, 185A,
Area(s) of Expertise: Tourism & Leisure Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, Culture, Memory, and Place.

Sarah DeanProfile page
Director Supplemental Instruction
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 2128,



Shane McGowan
Lecturer
Office location

Shannon ShockleyProfile page
Program Manager for Strategic Support
Office locationAdministration Building, 137,

Shannon Truax
Postsecondary (PSE) Transition Specialist
Office location


Sharon Jones, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE®clProfile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationHealth Sciences, 248,
Area(s) of Expertise: Critical Care, PACU, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Adolescent Mental Health


Sheri Hardee, Ph.D.Profile page
Dean, College of Education/Professor
Office locationNewton Oakes Center, 127,

Stacie RowleyProfile page
Executive Director, Housing & Residence Life
Office locationHoag Student Center, 364,

Steve ShepherdProfile page
Director of Development for the College of Science and Mathematics
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 121,

Susann Doyle-Portillo, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 124,
Area(s) of Expertise: Social psychology


Teresa MooreProfile page
Associate Director Evergreen Learning
Office locationEvergreen Learning, 208,


Thomas Greene, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor, History
Assistant Director, Honors Dahlonega Campus
Office locationBarnes Hall, 305,
Area(s) of Expertise: Early medieval Europe, history of religion, sensory history, history of emotions, medievalism, world history


Area(s) of Expertise: Argumentation and Debate, Political Communication, Public Address, and Culture and the Media

Valerie SurrettProfile page
Associate Professor
Assisant Director of Honors, Gainesville Campus
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4156,

Area(s) of Expertise: Critical Pedagogy, Autoethnography, Video Gaming

Area(s) of Expertise: New hire and rehire onboarding, employment and income verifications, social media administrator, general HR support