Interim President Kathryn McClymond and Interim Provost Kendra King Momon have announced faculty appointments and promotions, as well as new full-time and part-time faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Faculty Promotions
Dr. Kate Keib, Associate Professor, Communication Studies; awarded tenure
Division Chairs
Division I – Dr. Kate Keib
Division II – Dr. Nicholas B. Maher
Division III – Dr. Mariel Meier
Division IV – Dr. Justin Wise
Division V – Dr. Stephen Craft, Business Department Chair; Dr. Cassandra C. Copeland (Economics Department Chair)
Division VII: Dr. Sarah Terry
Division VIII: Dr. Mario Chandler
Division IX: Dr. Brian Patterson
Core Co-Directors – Dr. Stephen Herschler Mattern and Dr. Judith Levy
Academic Program Directors
Environmental Studies – Dr. Roarke Donnelly
Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program – Dr. Rhana Gittens Wheeler
Honors Program – Dr. Seema Shrikhande
Honor Council – Dr. Lynn Gieger
Teaching and Learning Institute for Inclusive Innovation (TALIII) – Dr. Andrew Walden
Special Appointments
Faculty Liaisons for First Year Seminar and Academic Mentoring – Dr. Mariel Meier and Dr. Jaclyn McWhorter
Interim Associate Provost of Faculty Development – Dr. Katharine Zakos
Writing Tutor Coordinator – Peter Dye
Special Advisor to the President for DEI – Dr. Rhana Gittens Wheeler
Rank/Title Changes
Ahmet Akin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Finance
Leroy Carson, D.B.A., Assistant Professor, Management
Mr. Hunter Jonakin, Instructor, Art
Mr. Christopher (Ty) Karaba, Instructor, Chemistry
Milana Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry
New 2023-2024 Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Blake Allison
Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics
B.A., Economics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
M.A., Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Emily Bailey
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Psychology, Georgia College
M.S., Psychology, Augusta University
M.S., Clinical Health Psychology; Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Mercer University
Dr. Jeremy Bennett
Assistant Professor of Management
B.A., Sociology, University of Georgia
M.B.A.; M.S., Organizational Change; Ph.D., Sociology (Race & Urban), Georgia State University
Ms. Morgan Clapp
Instructor, Communication Studies
B.S., Criminal Justice (minor in Psychology); M.S., Criminal Justice (concentration in Corrections); M.A., Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Cincinnati
Ph.D. (in progress), Communications, Media and Society Program, Georgia State University
Dr. Dylan Collette
Instructor, Physics
B.S., Physics, (minor, mathematics), West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Physics, Emory University
Dr. Kelimar Diaz Cruz
Assistant Professor, Physics
B.S., Physics, University of Puerto Rico
Ph.D., Quantitative Biosciences Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics
Dr. Thomas FitzStephens
Visiting Assistant Professor, Music
B. Mus., Music Education, University of Michigan
M.Mus., Music Conducting, Michigan State University
Ph.D., Music Education, Georgia State University
Dr. Anthony Hannah
Instructor, Accounting
B.S., Accounting, Albany State University
M.B.A., Accounting, Saint Leo University
D.B.A., Accounting, Jacksonville University
Dr. Lindsey J. Hyppolite
Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., Chemistry, M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D., Chemistry, Delaware State University
Mr. Shamsuddeen Nassarawa
Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics
B.S., Accounting, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
M.S., Finance; M.A., Economics; Ph.D. (in progress), Economics, Middle Tennessee State University
New Part-Time Faculty (Adjuncts)
Dr. Hayley Zavada Coughlin
Affiliate Artist in Voice
B.A., Music-Voice, University of Arkansas at Monticello
M.Mus., Performance-Voice, University of Central Arkansas
D.M.A., Vocal Performance Pedagogy, and Literature, James Madison University
Ms. Breanne Finch
Part-Time Instructor, Sociology
Bachelor’s, Journalism, Georgia State University
M.A., Sociology, Clark Atlanta University
Ms. Kathleen Gamis
Part-Time Instructor, Mathematics
B.S., Business Administration; M.Ed., Secondary Mathematics, University of Southern Mississippi
Ms. Jamie Jamison
Part-Time Instructor, Computer Science
B.S., Computer Information Systems, DeVry University
M.B.A., IS Management, Keller Graduate School of Management
D.Sc. (in progress), Information Technology, Middle Georgia State University
Mr. Nicholas Karimi
Part-Time Instructor, Mathematics
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, (minor in Mathematics), Cleveland State University
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Youngstown State University
M.Sc., Mathematics, Central Methodist University
Ms. Courtney Lindner
Part-Time Instructor, Sociology
B.S., Communication, Brigham Young University
M.S.W., Georgia State University
Ms. Cody Luedtke
Part-Time Instructor, Core Studies
B.S., Environmental and Biological Sciences, Antioch College
M.S., Forest Resources, University of Georgia
Ms. Olajumoke Helen Olubowale
Part-Time Instructor of Chemistry
B.S., Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo State, Nigeria
M.S., Chemistry, New Mexico Highlands University
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry, Louisiana State University
Ms. Yumi Parks
Part-Time Instructor, Japanese
B.A., Speech Communication, California State University
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Phoenix
Ms. Sonal Patel
Part-Time Instructor, Mathematics
B.S., Mathematics (minor: Statistics); B.Ed., Mathematics & Science; M.S., Pure Mathematics, Gujarat University, India
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Long Island University
Ms. Huiying (Jessica) Su
Part-Time Instructor, Accounting
B.B.A., Accounting, M.Acc., University of Georgia
Certified Public Accountant