Graduate Faculty

Full Graduate Status

Shakil Akhtar

Professor of Information Technology

B.S., University of Peshawar, 1980; M.S., University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1982; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1986.

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Virginia Bonner

Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies

B.S., University of Florida, 1991; M.A., University of Florida, 1993; M.A., Emory University, 1999; Ph.D., Emory University, 2003.

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Jere A. Boudell

Associate Professor of Biology

A.S., Tidewater Community College, 1993; B.A., Northeastern State University, 1995; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2004.

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Maria L. Bullen

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1969; M.B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1970; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 1982.

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Wendy Burns-Ardolino

Director of Master of Liberal Studies and Assistant Professor of English

B.A., University of Hull, 1990,; M.A., George Mason University, 1997; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2004.

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Scott Butterfield

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.A., Weber State University, 1992; M.S., San Diego State University, 1993; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2002.

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Brigitte F. Byrd

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., University of West Florida, 1997; M.A., University of West Florida, 1999; Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003.

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Ruth R. Caillouet

Graduate Program Coordinator for Master of Arts in Teaching English and Associate Professor of English

B.S., Louisiana State University, 1982; M.A., Louisiana State University, 1990;Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1997.

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John G. Campbell

Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Physics

B.S., University of Missouri, 1969; M.S., University of Missouri, 1970; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1987.

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Jacob M. Chacko

Dean of the School of Business and Professor of Marketing

B.C., Gogte College of Commerce, Belgaum, India, 1984; B.B.A., United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985; M.B.A., United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1987; D.B.A., United States International University, San Diego, 1991.

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Jennell Charles

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S. College of William & Mary, 1976; B.S.N., Medical College of Virginia, 1978; M.S.N., East Carolina University, 1985; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia, 1996.

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Susan C. Copeland

Associate Professor of English

B.A., University of Georgia, 1979; M.Ed., Virginia State University, 1986; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 2000.

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Deborah F. Deckner

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.S., Vanderbilt University, 1991; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, 1995; M.A., Georgia State University, 2000; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2002.

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Catherine Deering

Professor of Psychology

B.S.N., Duke University, 1978; M.S.N., Yale University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1991.

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Michael H. Deis

Professor of Management

B.S.I.M., University of Cincinnati, 1968; M.B.A., University of Dayton, 1974; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1995.

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Phillip DePoy

Assistant Professor of Theater

B.A., Georgia State University, 1971; M.L.M., Georgia State University, 1978.

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Susan I. Duley

Head of the Department of Dental Hygiene and Professor of Dental Hygiene

B.S., University of Detroit, 1978; M.S., University of Detroit, 1981; Ed.S., University of Detroit, 1983; Ed.D., Western Michigan University, 1989.

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Thomas Eaves

Associate Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Education

B.S., North Carolina State University, 1967; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1970; Ed.D., North Carolina State University, 1976.

Lisa Wright Eichelberger

Dean of College of Health and Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1975; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1979; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1986.

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Nikki M. Finlay

Associate Professor of Economics

A.B., Georgia State University, 1984; M.S., Georgia State University, 1990; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1998.

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Ronald M. Fuqua

Assistant Professor of Health Care Management

B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1975; M.B.A., Georgia State University, 1977; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2000.

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Peter G. Fitzpatrick

Professor of Health Care Management

B.S., St. John’s University, 1967; M.S., Long Island University, 1972; Ed.M., Columbia University, 1991; Ed.D., Columbia University, 1992.

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David Furman

Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.A., Coe College, 1968; M.B.A., South Illinois University, 1968, Ph. D, Oklahoma State University, 2004.

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Michelle A. Furlong

Chair of Department of Natural Sciences and Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., Georgia State University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2000.

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Anthony Giovannitti

Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Gannon College, 1973; M.S., New Mexico State University, 1978; Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1981.

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Barbara Goodman

Chair of the Department of English and Professor of English

B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1977; M.A., King’s College, University of London, 1987; Ph.D., University of London, ****.

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Brian M. Goldman

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., State University of New York, 1995; M.S., University of Georgia, 2001; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004.

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Mary Nix Hollowell

Associate Professor of Education

B.S., Davidson College, 1986; M.A.T., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1991; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1994.

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E. Joe Johnson

Associate Professor of Foreign Languages

B.A., The Citadel, 1987; MA, University of South Carolina, 1992; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999.

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Louis F. Jourdan, Jr.

Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Presbyterian College, 1970; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1987.

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Reza Kheirandish

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, 1994; M.S., Institute of Research-Planning & Development, 1998; M.A., Virginia Polytechnics Institute and State University, 2000; A.B.D., Virginia Polytechnics Institute and State University, 2006.

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Betty Lane

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S., University of North Carolina, 1977; M.S., University of North Carolina, 1987.

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Gary L. May

Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Duke University, 1968; M.S., Georgia State University, 1992; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1998.

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Donna W. McCarty

Chair of Department of Psychology and Professor of Psychology

B.A., University of Georgia, 1976; M.Ed., University of Georgia, 1977; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1990.

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Thomas McIlwain

Diretor of the Master of Health Care Administration Program and Professor of Health Care Management

B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi, 1975; M.P.H., The University of Tennessee, 1977; Ph.D., The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987.

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Antoinette R. Miller

Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., Duke University, 1994; M.S., Northwestern University, 1996; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1999.

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A. Rafik Mohamed

Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology

B. A., George Washington University, 1992; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 1996; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2001.

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Nasser Momayezi

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Sciences

B.A., National University of Iran, 1976; M.A., Easter New Mexico University, 1978; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2003.

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Carla R. Monroe

Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and Associate Professor of Teacher Education

B.A., Meredith College, 1997; M.A., Emory University, 2000; Ph.D., Emory University, 2004.

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George E. Nakos

Professor of Marketing

B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987; M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1989; D.B.A., United States International University, 1994.

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Eugene Ngezem

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., University of Yaonde 1, 1992; M.A., University of Yaonde 1, 1994; Ph.D., University of Yaonde 1, 1994.

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Sue Ellen Odom

Associate Dean of the College of Health and Associate Professor of Nursing

Diploma, Touro Infirmary, 1975; B.S.N., University of South Alabama, 1985; M.S.N., University of South Alabama, 1988; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1996.

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Judith Ogden

Assistant Professor of Business Law and Taxation

B.S., Duquesne University, 1974; J.D., Duquesne University, 1979; M.S.T., Robert Morris University, 1986.

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Melanie Poudevigne

Program Director and Associate Professor of Health and Fitness Management

B.S., University of Paris V, 1998; M.S., University of Marseille, 2000; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004.

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Diane J. Prince

Associate Dean of School of Business and Associate Professor

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1972; M.I.A., School of International Training, 1980; M.B.A., Northeastern University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1986.

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Junfeng Qu

Assistant Professor of Information Technology

B.E., East China University, 1990; M.E., East China University, 1994; M.S., University of Georgia, 2000; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2006.

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Lila F. Roberts

Dean of the College of Information and Mathematical Sciences and Professor of Mathematics

B.S., North Carolina State University, 1977; M.S., Old Dominion University, 1986; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 1988.

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R.B. Rosenburg

Chair of the Department of Humanities and Associate Professor of History

B.A., Samford University, 1979; M.A., Auburn University, 1982, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1989.

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Susan J. Sanner

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S., Georgia State University, 1985; M.S., Georgia State University, 1993.

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LaJuan E. Simpson

Associate Professor of English

B.A., Fisk University, 1994; M.A., Louisiana State University, 1996; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1999.

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Felicia Stewart

Associate Professor of Communication

B.A., Howard University, 1995; J.D., Emory University, 1995; Ph.D., Howard University, 1998.

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Lynn Stover

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1989; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1993; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000.

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Adam Tate

Associate Professor of History

BA, Franciscan University, 1994; MA, University of Alabama, 1996; PhD, University of Alabama, 2001.

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Margaret A. Thompson

Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Mississippi State University, 1981; M.A., University of Georgia, 1984; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2000

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Michael V. Tidwell

Director of Master of Business Administration and Associate Professor of Management

B.S. Ball State University, 1995; M.A., Washington State University, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.

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Patricia Todebush

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.A., Smith College, 1996; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2000.

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Susan Tusing

Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Associate Professor of Music

B.M., Arkansas State University, 1984 M.M., University of Missouri, 1987; D.M.A., Louisiana State University, 1993.

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Christopher J. Ward

Associate Professor of History

BA, Guilford College, 1994; MA, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1996; PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2002.

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Sanford B. Weinberg

Associate Professor of Health Care Management

A.B., Dickinson College, 1972; M.A., University of North Carolina, 1973; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1975.

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Anita H. Whiting

Associate Professor of Business

B.S., Berry College, 1998; M.B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2005.

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Katherine M. Willock

Director of Master of Science in Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing

B.A., Concordia College, 1973; A.D., North Iowa Area Community College, 1980; Nursing; B.S., University of Texas, 1988; M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1990; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1998.

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Associate Graduate Status

Christian Barrientos

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Licentiate in Mathematics, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile, 1990; M.Sc. University of Puerto Rico, 1997; Doctor of 3rd Cycle, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, 2004.

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A. Randall Clark

Associate Professor of Journalism

B.A., Mercer University, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1986; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1990.

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Alexander Hall

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., University of California at Davis, 1992; M.A., San Francisco State University, 1998; Ph.D., Emory University, 2004.

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Weihu Hong

Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Nankai University (China), 1982; M.S., Montana State University, 1986; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1991.

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Gwendolyn Jones Harold

Professor of English

B.S., Troy State University, 1980; M.A., University of South Alabama, 1990; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1995.

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Gregory S. Kordecki

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.A., Marquette University, 1970; M.P.A., Georgia State University, 1976; M.D.S., Georgia State University, 1981.

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Chen-Miao Lin

Associate Professor of Finance

B.B.A. National Central University, 1992; M.B.A. Virginia Commonwealth University, 1995; Ph.D. Georgia State University, 2003.

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Marko Maunula

Assistant Professor of History

B.A., Georgia State University, 1996; M.A., University of Georgia, 1998; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004.

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Gregory V. McNamara

Associate Professor of English

B.S., Frostburg State University, 1991; M.A., West Virginia University, 1993; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2000.

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C.R. Narayanaswamy

Professor of Finance and Economics

B.E., University of Madras (India); M.B.A. Indian Institute of Management; M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1997; Ph.D., Temple University, 1984.

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Louis (Lou) Xavier Orchard

Assistant Professor of Accounting

B.A., University of Washington, 1978; M..B.A., University of Washington, 1992; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1998.

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Kathryn J. Pratt Russell

Associate Professor of English

B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994; M.A., University of Colorado, 1997; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1998; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2001.

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Steven A. Spence

Associate Professor of English and Media Studies

B.S., University of Florida, 1986; M.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999.

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J. Celeste Walley-Jean

Assistant Professor Psychology

B.A., Spelman College, 1995; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1998; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 2002.

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Temporary Graduate Status

Augustine E. Ayuk

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.B.A., Georgia College and State University, 1990; M.P.A., Georgia College and State University, 1991; Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University, 2000.

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Nathan Borchelt

Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Newberry College, 1994; M.S.T., University of Florida, 1996; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2004.

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Kathleen A. Cannella

Associate Professor of Nursing

Diploma, Maryland General School of Nursing, 1970; B.S., Georgia State University, 1974; M.N., Emory University, 1975; M.S., Georgia State University, 1987; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1987.

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Joseph Andrew Corrado

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A. University of Pittsburgh, 1994; Ph.D., Temple University, 2004; M.A., Temple University, 1996.

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Craig A. Hill

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management

B.S., South Dakota State University, 1980; M.B.A., University of Minnesota, 1985; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1998.

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James S. Keebler

Conklin Chair/Eminent Scholar and Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

B.S., California State Polytechnic University, 1966; M.S., California State University, Northridge, 1976; M.A., Claremont Graduate School, 1979; Ph.D., 2000.

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Elliot J. Krop

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.A., DePaul University at Chicago, 1996; M.S., DePaul University at Chicago, 1997; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007.

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Mary R. Lamb

Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center

B.A., Furman University, 1987; M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 2001.

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David A. Ludley

Professor of English and Art History

B.A., Illinois State University, 1972; M.A., Illinois State University, 1973; Ph.D., Emory University, 1981.

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Sean Mattie

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., Middlebury College, 1991; M.A., Boston College, 1993; Ph.D., University of Dallas, 1999.

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David Messer

Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Instruction

B.S., University of Tennessee, 1970; M.S., University of Tennessee, 1973; Ed.S., University of West Georgia, 1985; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University, 2001.

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Shayla L. Mitchell

Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., Oberlin College, 1999; M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 2000; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2008.

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Lillian Parker

Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S., Medical College of Georgia, 1977; M.Ed., Georgia State University, 1983; M.S., Georgia State University, 1991.

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John Parkerson

Director of International Programs and Assistant Professor in Business

B.A., Emory University, 1974; M.A., Emory University, 1975; M.A., Boston University, 1985; J.D., Emory University, 1978; LL.M., The George Washington University, 1990.

Howard Charles Ralph, Jr.

Assistant Professor of Management

B.A., University of Maryland, 1982; M.B.A., Clemson University, 1993; Ph.D., Clemson University, 2005.

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Charlene Romer

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S., Western Illinois University, 1978; B.S.N., Quincy University, 1987; M.S., University of Illinois, 1989; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1999.

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Mari Ann Roberts

Assistant Professor of Education

B.S., Wright State University, 1993; J.D., Mercer University, 1996; Ph.D., Emory University, 2008.

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Michiel Scott Stegall

Associate Professor of Health Care Management

B.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1980; M.H.S.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1984; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1991.

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Eunice N-M. Warren

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington, 1983; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1991; Ph.D., Florida State University, 2000.

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