(verified at press time, May 2024)
The first date in the entry indicates the year of initial employment as a regular, full-time faculty member; the second date is the year of promotion to present rank at Valdosta State University. Faculty members with temporary or part-time appointments are not listed. An asterisk * indicates membership on the Graduate Faculty.
ACOSTA CABALLERO, Karen
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Universidad Catolica “Nuestra Senora de las Asuncion”; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas; 2013; 2024.
*ADAMS, Katharine S.
Professor of Human Services
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2007; 2021.
*AIELLO, Thomas
Professor of History
B.A., Henderson State University; M.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph.D., University of Arkansas; 2010; 2021.
AKTAS, Elvan
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.S., Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2007; 2016.
*ALEMANNE, Nicole D.
Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2017; 2022.
ALLARD, Jason M.
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B. A., University of New Hampshire; M. S., Ph. D., Pennsylvania State University; 2008; 2017.
*ALVAREZ-RIVERA, Lorna L.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2012; 2021.
AMIN, Md Ruhul
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Dhaka; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; 2021.
ANDERSEN, Ian G.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.F.A., University of Colorado; M.F.A., University of Alabama; 2018; 2024.
ANDREW, Diane L.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin; M.S.T., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; 2010.
*ARONSON, Amy
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., George Washington University; M.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., Temple University; 2002; 2015.
ARNETT, Sarah W.
Professor of Communication Arts and Interim Department Head
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; 2012; 2023.
ARRASTIA-CHISHOLM, Meagan C.
Associate Professor of Human Services
B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2015; 2020.
ASOLA, Eugene F.
Professor of Teacher Education and Assistant Department Head
B.Ed., University of Education (Ghana); M.P.A., Suffolk University; Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa; 2013; 2022.
*AULT, Shaun V.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.A., Oberlin College; B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; Ph.D., The Ohio State University; 2012; 2021.
*BANERJEE, Neena
Professor of Political Science
B.Sc., University of Calcutta; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University; M.Phil., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Charlotte; 2013; 2023.
*BARACSKAY, Daniel
Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A, University of Akron; M.B.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Cincinnati; 2005; 2014.
*BARTOS, Sebastian
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Manhattanville College; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., City University of New York; 2011; 2016.
BAUN, Michael J.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Virginia; 1996; 2001.
*BEAL, Jennifer S.
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University; 2013; 2022.
*BEJARANO, Luis G.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Universidad del Valle, Colombia; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; 1999; 2010.
BELL, Fleming L.
Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Lipscomb University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2011.
BELLFLOWERS, Lois A.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Franciscan University of Steubenville; M.S.N, South University; Ed.D., University of West Georgia; 2013; 2023.
BENNETT, Lynn
Lecturer in Accounting
B.B.A., Valdosta State University; M.S., Liberty University; 2018.
BETTS BARFIELD, Jennifer D.
Lecturer in English
B. A., M. A., Valdosta State University; 2008.
BEVERLY, H. Michael
Lecturer in Management and Marketing and Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research
B.B.A., M.B.A., Valdosta State University; 2015.
BLANKENSHIP, S. Michele
Associate Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Valdosta State University; Ed.D., University of West Georgia; 2013; 2023.
BLIX, Eric
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Minnesota State University Mankato; Ph.D., University of Utah; 2022.
*BLOCK, Mary R.
Professor of History
B.A., Murray State University; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 2005, 2015.
BOCHENKO, Michael
Associate Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
A.B. and M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 2013; 2023.
BODDIE, Susan A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., New England Conservatory; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; Ed.D., University of Calgary; 2022.
BOND, Danielle R.
Lecturer in English
B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.A., Valdosta State University; 2021.
BORZI, Mark G.
Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., the Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; 2014.
BRANNEN, Edris
Senior Lecturer in Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Excelsior College; M.Ed., Valdosta State University; 2013; 2020.
*BRIIHL, Deborah S.
Professor of Psychological Science
B.A., Juniata College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York; 1994; 2005.
BROWN, Jason E.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., Concord University; M.A., Hollins University; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; 2012; 2018.
*BROWNE, Blaine L.
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.A., Florida State University; M.S., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; 2002; 2006.
BRUNSTON, Stacey D.
Instructor in Health Sciences
B.S., Valdosta State University; M.A.T., University of West Alabama; Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 2004.
BURNS HODGES, Lauren
Lecturer in Music
B. M., University of South Carolina Honors College; M. M., Peabody Conservatory; 2010.
*BYRD, Melanie Sue
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., University of Akron; M.L.S., Kent State University, Ph.D., Florida State University, 1993; 2002.
*CALESTANI, Cristina
Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Università degli Studi di Parma; Ph.D. Università degli Studi della Tuscia; 2011; 2022.
*CAMPBELL, Patti C.
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Southern Mississippi; 1994; 1999.
*CANTONWINE, Emily G.
Professor of Biology
B.S., Miami University; M.S., Florida International University; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2007; 2016.
CARRUTH, Debra
Lecturer in Library and Information Science
A.A., Valencia Community College; B.S., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2022.
CARSON, Lila J.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University; 1995; 2001.
*CARTER, Matthew D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington; M.S., Ph.D., East Carolina University; 2012; 2023.
CHAKIR, Mariya
Senior Lecturer in Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Chouaib Doukkali University; M.A., Ohio University; 2013; 2020.
CHAKRABORTY, Shantanu
Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., University of Dhaka; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2015; 2024.
CHAKRABORTY, Sudip
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B. S., M. S., University of Calcutta; M. Tech., Indian Statistical Institute; Ph.D., Colorado State University; 2008; 2013.
*CHAMBERS, Eric W.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; 2011; 2017.
CHEN, Han
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.Ed., M.Ed., Shanghai University of Sport; Ph.D., West Virginia University; 2013; 2018.
*CHEN, Li-Mei D.
Professor of English
B.A., Tunghai University (Taiwan); M.Ed., Utah State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2005; 2015.
CHOI, Yunseon
Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies
B.A., Chung-Ang University; M.A., Yonsei University; Ph.D., University of Illinois; 2018; 2021.
COLE, Lorena M.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.Ed., M.Ed., Valdosta State University; 2005; 2008.
COLEMAN, Kendric L.
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University; 2011; 2017.
COLSON, Casey J.
Assistant Professor in Accounting
B.B.A., M.Acc., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University; 2015; 2022.
COLSON, Lenese M.
Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies and Interim Program Director
B.S., Norfolk State University; M.A.Ed., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2019; 2024.
CONNER, Charles L.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
B.S., Valdosta State University; M.A., Furman University; 2000; 2004.
*CONWAY, Dennis P.
Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., Cornell University; M.F.A., New York University; 2009; 2020.
COONS-YATES, Christina B.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.S., James Madison University; M.A., Ohio University; 1998; 2003.
*COPELAND, Roy W.
Professor of Accounting
A.B., University of Southern California; J.D., University of Georgia; LL.M., Temple University; 2012; 2022.
CORNELY, Pierre-Richard
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology and Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics
D.Eng., Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausses; B.Sc., Northeastern University; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; 2021.
*COX, J.T.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.A., M.A., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2012; 2018.
*COX, Nicole B.
Professor of Communication Arts and Interim Dean of the College of the Arts
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2013; 2023.
CRANE, Tommy J.
Professor of Art and Design
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A, Florida State University; 2012; 2022.
CREWS, Cori Oliver
Associate Professor of Accounting
A.A., Waycross College; B.B.A., Valdosta State University; M.Acc., University of Georgia; D.B.A., Kennesaw State University; 2016; 2022.
CRONIN, Jodi L.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
B.A., University of Central Florida; M.A., Florida Gulf Coast University; Ed.D., University of Florida; 2023.
*CSEH, Attila
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Budapest University; M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 2006; 2015.
CUI, Qingsong
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., North University of China; Ph.D., Beihang University; 2022.
*CUNNINGHAM, Teddi J.
Professor of Human Services
B.S., Ball State University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University; 1999; 2016.
DA CRUZ, Becky Kohler
Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
B.A., Wright State University; J.D., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Capella University; 2018.
DASGUPTA, Anurag
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.Sc., B. Tech., Calcutta University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa; 2015; 2024.
DAVIDSON, Kelly F.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Furman University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Emory University; 2013; 2024.
DAVIS-WALKER, Evelyn
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B.A., Otterbein University; M.F.A., Marywood University; 2016; 2020.
DE LA GARZA, Linda
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S. Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Ph.D., Arizona State University; 2005; 2009.
*DENAUX, Zulal Sogutlu
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., University of Ankara, Turkey; M.B.A., New Hampshire College, M.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University; 2002; 2011.
DENIZMAN, Can
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., M.S., Hacettepe University; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2001; 2019.
DORMINEY, Carrie
Instructor in Human Services and Director of Field Instruction for Social Work
B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S.W., Valdosta State University; 2014.
DOSCHER, Michael W.
Instructor in Teacher Education
B.S., Springfield College; M.S., Mississippi State University; 1997.
DOSCHER, Teresa H.
Senior Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Mississippi University for Women; D.V.M., Mississippi State University; 2001; 2023.
*DOWNEY, Steven E.
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development and Head of Department; Interim Department Head of MLIS
B.S.B.A., University of Missouri; M.Ed., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Illinois; 2012; 2017.
DOWNING, Christopher O.
Assistant Professor of Human Services
B.A., Delaware State University; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech University; 2018.
DRAKE-SCHEUERMANN, Dereth J.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., Longwood University; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University; 2012; 2021.
DRISKELL, Jie G.
Professor of Management and Marketing and Head of Department
B. A., University of London; M. B. A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska; 2012; 2022.
*DROUILLARD, Colette L.
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
B.S., Oakland University; M.Ed., Idaho State University; M.S.L.I.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2010; 2015.
DUNN, John P.
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2003; 2012.
*EAVES, Michael H.
Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Florida State University; 1993; 2004.
EDWARDS, Clyde L.
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A, Georgia Southwestern College; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati; 1994; 1999.
*EISCHEID, Susan
Professor of Music
B.M., Pennsylvania State University; M.M., Philadelphia University School of the Arts; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati; 1994; 2004.
*ELSON, Raymond J.
Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean of the Langdale College of Business Administration
B.B.A., Pace University; M.B.A., Long Island University; D.B.A., University of Sarasota; 2003; 2012.
ERROL, Mark T.
Lecturer in Art and Design
B.F.A., SUNY-New Paltz; M.F.A., Georgia State University; 2015.
EVANS, Jenny
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
B.A., M.A., Arizona State University; M.S., Exeter University; Ed.D., Argosy University; 2021.
EVERDEEN MOORE, Kytt
Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Clemson University; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina; 2022.
FARWELL, Douglas G.
Professor of Music
B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts; M.M., New York University; D.M.A., University of Illinois; 1995; 2006.
*FAUX, William V., II
Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., East Stroudsburg University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver; 2005; 2015.
FELKINS, Angela M.
Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Chamberlain University; 2020.
FENG, Weimin
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., M.S., University of Science and Technology (China); Ph.D., Southern Methodist University; 2011; 2016.
*FIESTER, Herbert R.
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S., Indiana State University; B.S., University of Southern Indiana; M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University; 2012; 2022.
FITZGERALD, Sarah Wolk
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of California-San Diego; M.A., California State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., University of California-Riverside; 2021.
FOCSAN, Alexandrina Ligia
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., Babes Bolyai University, Romania; Ph.D., University of Alabama; 2011; 2021.
FORT, Timothy J.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.Sc. (Hons.) University of Central Lancashire, England; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; 2007; 2013.
FROST, Guy V.
Professor of Library Science and Serials
B.M.E., M.M.E., Valdosta State University; M.L.S., Ed.S., Florida State University; 1998; 2018.
FUTRELL, Gary D.
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A., Radford University; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2012; 2018.
GAMBLE, Kelly
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., Boston University; B.S., M.Tax., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2014; 2019.
GANNON, Robert L.
Professor of Biology
B.S. Northern Arizona University; Ph.D. University of Texas Medical Branch; 2005.
GELDRICH, Peter M.
Associate Professor of Music and Interim Head of Department
B.M., University of Maryland; M.M., University of Florida; D.M.A., University of South Carolina; 2015; 2021.
GELTNER, Ted
Professor of English
B. A., Lehigh University; M. A., Ph.D., University of Florida; 2008; 2019.
*GERBER, Brian L.
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S. (2), M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; 1996; 2005.
GIBSON, David R.
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; 1994; 2004.
*GLADWIN, Ransom
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., M.A., Furman University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2006; 2015.
GOEL, Sudhir K.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.Sc., M.Sc., Delhi University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State Univ. 1987; 1992.
*GONZALEZ, Heidi
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Valdosta State University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Phoenix; 2012; 2022.
*GONZALEZ, Luis
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Georgetown University; M.S, Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 2011; 2021.
*GORHAM-ROWAN, Mary
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., B.A., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2005; 2011.
GOSNELL, Donna L.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California at San Diego; 1995; 2002.
GRABARCZYK, Erin E.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Miami University; M.Sc., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University; 2022.
*GRANT, Matthew A.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.A., Wheaton College (IL); M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia; 2012; 2016.
*GRAVETT, Sharon L.
Professor of English and Associate Provost
A.B., Davidson College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University; 1989; 1999.
*GREEN, Robert B.
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Walden University; 2002; 2015.
GREENFIELD, Anne L.
Professor of English
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Denver; 2011; 2020.
*GRESHAM, Debra L.
Associate Professor of Human Services and Director of the Master of Social Work Program
B.A., M.S.W., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2022.
GROSZOS, Mark S.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2002; 2008.
*GROVE, Theresa J.
Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics
B.A., Washington University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maine; 2006; 2018.
GRUBBS, Jennifer H.
Instructor in Teacher Education
B.A., Kansas Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Wichita State University; 2001.
GUO, Wenjuan
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
B.Mgmt., Hebei University of Economics and Business; M.S., University of Texas-Dallas; Ph.D., University of North Texas; 2020.
*GUPTA, Sanjay
Professor of Accounting
B. Com., Calcutta University; M.B.A., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., University of Central Florida; 1997; 2007.
GUPTA, Shipra
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.A., Isabella Thoburn College; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Gawahati; Ph.D., University of Miami; 2021.
GUTHRIE, Duke
Professor of Communication Arts
B.B.A., University of Georgia; B.F.A., Valdosta State University; M.F.A., Brooklyn College; 1999; 2012.
*HACKBARTH, Gary
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.S., USAF Academy; M.B.A., Golden Gate University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; 2013; 2023.
*HAGGARD, Dixie R.
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., University of Kansas; 2005; 2014.
HAIGHT, Ellen M.
Instructor in Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S.B.A., College of Charleston; I.M.B.A., University of South Carolina; M.S., University of Tennessee; 2022.
*HALL, Deborah
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Florida State University, 2007; 2013.
*HANNIBAL, Ruth R.
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., M.A,. South Carolina State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University; 2000; 2009.
HARDESTY, Tamara
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Manhattan School of Music; M.M., Curtis Institute of Music; D.M.A., University of Connecticut; 2014; 2021.
HARDING, Robert C.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A., University of Louisville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Miami; 2015; 2018.
HARTSELL, Taralynn
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.A., M.A, Ph.D., University of Arizona; 2017; 2022.
HARPER, Joel M.
Senior Lecturer in English
B. A., M.A., Valdosta State University; 2008; 2017.
HAWKINS, Travis Craig
Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., Valdosta State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia; 2011; 2021.
HEATH, Ellis B.
Professor of Economics and Finance
A.B., Washington University in St. Louis; M. A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University; 2009; 2019.
HENDERSON, Lori
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Health Sciences
B.S.N., M.S.N., South University; D.N.P., Valdosta State University; 2023.
HEUSS, Abigail W.
Professor of Art and Design and Interim Head of Department
B.F.A., University of Massachusetts; M.F.A., East Carolina University; 2013; 2023.
*HOCHSCHILD, Thomas R., Jr.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut; 2011; 2020.
HOFF, Russell J.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
B.S., Ohio University; M.S., West Virginia University; 1997.
HOJJATIE, Barry
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2003; 2012.
*HOLLIMAN, Diane C.
Professor of Human Services
B.A., Birmingham Southern College; M.S.W., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Alabama; 1999; 2016.
HOLMES, Kaeaiya T.
Lecturer in Nursing
A.A., Okaloosa Walton Community College; A.S.N., Northwest Florida State College; B.S.N., University of Phoenix; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University; 2021.
HOWARD, Lori C.
Instructor in Health Sciences
B.S., Valdosta State University; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; 1997.
*HOWINGTON, Eric B.
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama; 2007; 2018.
*HSIAO, E-Ling
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S.Ed., National Chiayi University; M.Ed., National Changhua University of Education; Ph.D., Ohio University; 2011; 2020.
HSU, Howard P
Professor of Music
B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., University of Connecticut; 2009; 2024.
*HWANG, Taewon
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., Kookmin University, South Korea; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 2009; 2024.
JAHAN, Murshed
Lecturer in Economics and Finance
B.S., M.S., University of Dhaka; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University; 2022.
*JAMES, Christine A.
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; 2002; 2011.
JAMES, Kynthia L.
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N., Thomas University, M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2010; 2023.
JENKINS, Jawan
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Prairie View A and M University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin; 2022.
JENSEN, Kyle W.
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., Fresno State University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University-Mankato; 2023.
JHA, Nandan Kumar
Associate Professor of Political Science
B. Commerce, University of Delhi; M.Econ., M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina; 2018; 2023.
JONES, Leslie S.
Associate Professor of Biology
A.B. Mount Holyoke College; M.S., University of New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2004; 2008.
JONES, Luke R.
Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Salisbury University; M.A., University of Tennessee; 2011; 2021.
JUNG, Jiyoon
Associate Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.A., M.A., Ewha Womans University; Ph.D., Indiana University; 2019; 2024.
*KANG, Jonghoon
Professor of Biology
B. Sc., Yonsei University; M. Sc., Pohang University of Science and Technology; Ph. D. University of Texas Medical Branch; 2008; 2017.
*KANNO, Hanae
Associate Professor of Human Services
B.A., Tokyo Woman’s Christian University; M.A., Tokyo Metropolitan University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; 2012; 2017.
KARAZSIA, Zachary A.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A. (2), Pennsylvania State University-Berks; M.I.D., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Florida International University; 2020.
KASPER, Mark J.
Professor of Health Sciences
B.S., M.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., Columbia University; 2017; 2022.
KATAWAL, Ubaraj
Professor of English
B.A., Tribhuvan University; M.A., Clark University; Ph.D., Binghamton University; 2013; 2024.
*KELLEY, Heather M.
Associate Professor of Human Services and Department Head
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; 2011; 2016.
KICEY, Charles J.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., Ph.D, University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Ohio State; 1996; 2006.
*KIM, Daesang
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S., M.S., Korea Maritime University; Ph.D., Indiana State University; 2013; 2023.
KIRCHNER, Kristin N.
Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.S., University of South Carolina Upstate; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina; 2022.
*KNOWLES, Fred E., Jr.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B. A., Valdosta State University; M. Ed., National-Louis University; Ph. D., University of Missouri; 2003; 2014.
KRISPIN, Jonathan V.
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., Geneva College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University; 2013; 2024.
KUHLMEIER, David
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A., Drake University; M.A., Florida State University; M.B.A., American Graduate School of
International Business; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2008; 2017.
LAMB, Katherine M.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.S., Governors State University; Ph.D., University of South
Florida; 2013.
*LAMBERT-SHUTE, Jennifer J.
Professor of Human Services
B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; 2004; 2013.
LANDAU, Jamie
Professor of Communication Arts and Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia; 2018; 2021.
LANE, Mallory B.
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
A.S.N., Augusta State University; M.S.N., Walden University; 2018; 2024.
*LAPLANT, James T.
Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., University of Central Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996; 2006.
LAPLANT, Susan B.
Senior Lecturer in English
B. A., Stetson University; M.A., Florida Atlantic University; 2007; 2014.
*LAUGHLIN, Martha J.
Professor of Human Services
B.S.W., Florida International University; M.S.W., Barry University; M.S., Ph.D., Nova University; 1999; 2010.
*LAZARI, Andreas
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics and Interim Head of Department
B.Sc., Davis and Elkins College; M.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D., University of Wyoming; 1991; 2001.
LEAKE, Martha A.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D., University of Arizona; 1982; 1993.
LEAVITT, Tod
Senior Lecturer in Music
B. A., Michigan State University; M. A., University of California, San Diego; D.M.A., Ohio State University; 2008; 2018.
LEE, Jessica
Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., M.A. Florida State University; 2013; 2019.
LEE, Keith E., Jr.
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.P.A., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2020; 2022.
*LENNON, Sean M.
Professor of Teacher Education
B.A., M.A.T., Salisbury University; Ed.D., University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; 2008; 2020.
LEWIS, Marc Theron
Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech; 2021.
LIN, Zhong Bei
Associate Professor of Music and Assistant Department Head
B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., D.M., Florida State University; 2019; 2024.
*LITSTER, Kristy
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.Ed., Southern Utah University; Ph.D., Utah State University; 2019; 2024.
LIU, Chunlei
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., Wuhan University; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2005; 2014.
*LOCKHART, J. Mitchell
Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Georgia; 1999; 2008.
LOKDARSHI, Ansul
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.Sc., M.Sc., Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee; 2021.
LOVERN, Lavonna L.
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., Central Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; 2008; 2020.
LOWERY, Kelly C.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Valdosta State University; D.P.A., Augusta University; 2019.
LU, Jia
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B. E., Suzhou Institute of Urban Construction; M. C. P., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2010; 2020.
LUDLOW, Chalise
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., University of Alabama; 2019; 2024.
MANNING, Thomas J.
Professor of Chemistry
B. S., College of Charleston; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida; 1993; 2003.
*MARTINEZ, James
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S. Ed., M.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City; 2011; 2021.
MASON, Joseph
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.F.A., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., Boston Conservatory of Music; 2015; 2021.
MAYS, Jason D.
Instructor in Teacher Education
B.A., Georgetown University; 2015.
MCENTIRE, Serina J.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
B.S., M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., the University of Texas Medical Branch; 2013; 2017.
MELER, Monika
Associate Professor of Art and Design and Interim Associate Dean of the College of the Arts
B.F.A., Milwaukee Institute of Art; M.A., Purdue University; M.F.A., Temple University; 2022.
*MEYERS, Christopher C.
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2001; 2010.
MIHAIL, Radu Paul
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 2014; 2024.
MILLER, Susan C.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S.Ed., Shorter College, M.Ed., Valdosta State University; 2007; 2012..
MOATES, K. Nathan
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University; 2005; 2017.
*MONETTI, David M.
Professor of Psychological Sciences and Head of Department
B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University; 1999; 2009.
*MOST, Linda R.
Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies
B.A., Goucher College; M.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.S.L.I.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2009; 2013.
MOVAHED, Mohammad
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Shiraz University; M.B.A., Mazandran University of Science and Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University; 2022.
MUBIN, Shafat
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.A., Bard College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; 2018; 2024.
MULLIGAN, Talley
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.F.A., University of New Orleans; 2012; 2018.
MULLIS, Laura Lynn
Senior Lecturer in Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Valdosta State University; 2022; 2024.
NAWROCKI, Selena C.
Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.F.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., Mississippi State University; 2001; 2011.
*NELSON, David R.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.S., M.A., University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi; 2011; 2016.
NGUYEN, Hoa N.
Associate Professor of Human Services
B.S., Georgia State University; M.S, Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech University; 2017; 2022.
*NIENOW, James A.
Professor of Biology
B.A., M.A., University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., Florida State University; 1995; 2002.
NIKOLOV, Ivan
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S., M.Ec., Academy of Commerce, Warsaw; Ph.D., St. Petersburg University of Finance and Economics; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; 2005.
NIKOLOVA, Ofélia R.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Head of Department
B.A., M.A., Sofia University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; 2006; 2011.
NOBLES, Kathy D.
Assistant Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
A.A., Chipola College; B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ed.S., Ed.D., University of West Florida; 2021.
*NOVIELLO, Sheri R.
Professor of Nursing and Health Sciences and Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.S.N., Columbus College; M.S.N., Troy State University; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia; 2014.
*OCASIO, Michelle A.
Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Wayne State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia; 2011; 2017.
OSTAPSKI, S. Andrew
Professor of Accounting
B.A., Oberlin College; J.D., Capital University; LL.M., University of Miami; 1993; 2002.
OTT, L. Dee
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Valdosta State University; B.S., M.S.N., Georgia State University; D.N.P., University of South Alabama; 2013; 2019.
PAINE, Deborah C.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Head of Department
B.S.Ed., Jacksonville State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 2013; 2018.
PARK, Byeonghwa
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., University of Arizona; M.A., University of Nebraska; M.S., Ph.D., George Mason University; 2022.
PARK, Kyoung-Im
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., M.F.A., Kyungpook National University, South Korea; M.S., Florida State University; 2006; 2012.
PARKER, Forrest R., III
Lecturer in Teacher Education
B.A., Columbus State University; M.M., William Carey University; Ph.D., Auburn University; 2022.
PARKER, Kelley P.
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Valdosta State University; 2018; 2024.
*PARRA, Ericka H.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B. A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D. University of Florida; 2008; 2017.
*PATE, James L.
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S., Georgia Southwestern State University; M.S., Ed.S., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2002; 2011.
PAUL, Samantha
Librarian Associate Professor
B.A., University of Georgia; M.S.L.I.S., Valdosta State University; 2011; 2022.
*PEARCE, A. Blake
Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., Valdosta State College; M.A., Ball State University; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; 1994; 2005.
*PEGUESSE, Chere L.
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona; 2000; 2005.
PHILLIPS, John G.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Tulsa; 2022.
PIFER, Joshua K.
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Wittenberg University; M.M., Miami University; D.M.A., University of Southern California; 2018; 2023.
PIHOS, Melissa
Associate Professor of Communication Arts
B.A., M.F.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro; 2015; 2022.
*PORCARRO, Connie K.
Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Head of Department
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., University of Arizona; 2023.
PORTERFIELD, Melissa Rynn
Senior Lecturer in Communication Arts
B.F.A., Long Island University; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; 2015; 2022.
*PRICE, Anne M.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.A., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2013; 2023.
*PRINE, Rudy K.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.S.C.J., Valdosta State College; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 1993; 2003.
PUFONG, Marc-George
Professor of Political Science
B.S., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D. Southern Illinois University; 1994; 2009.
QUARLES, Billy
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., Texas Christian University; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington; 2021.
QI, Huiting
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Wuhan University; M.A., Beijing Normal University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; 2022.
*RADCLIFFE, Barbara J.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Ph.D.,Florida State University; 2010; 2015.
RAMIREZ, Andrea J.
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.S., University of North Georgia; M.S., Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 2017; 2023.
RAMIREZ, Martha-Susan Gayle
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
A.A., South Florida Community College; B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 2021.
RAY, Tera
Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., M.L.I.S., Valdosta State University; 2022.
REAGAN, Katie
Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor in Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Valdosta State University; 2019.
REGISTER, Caitlyn C.
Lecturer in Nursing and Health Sciences
B.S.N., M.S.N., Valdosta State University; 2023.
REID, Denise T.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., Troy State University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University; 1995; 2005.
*REISENWITZ, Timothy H.
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A. (2), East Stroudsburg University; M.B.A., University of Scranton; D.B.A., Cleveland State University; 2002; 2012.
REN, Xiaoai
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
B.A., NorthWest University (China); M.A., Peking University; Ph.D., State University of New York, University at Albany; 2013; 2018.
REYNOLDS, Rebecca Lee
Senior Lecturer in Art and Design
B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago; 2017; 2023.
RICKMAN, Barney J., III
Professor of History and Head of Department
B.A., Rollins College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut; 1990; 2000.
*RIEGER, Alicja
Professor of Teacher Education
M. A., Krakow Pedagogical University; Ph.D., Syracuse University; 2008; 2017.
*RING, Brian C.
Professor of Biology
B.S., Ph.D. Florida State University; 2006; 2019.
RITTER, Michelle
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N.,Valdosta State University; M.S.N., Albany State University; D.N.P., Georgia Regents University; 2006; 2024.
ROBBINS, Joseph W.
Professor of Political Science and Head of Department
B.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University; 2018; 2021.
RODEFER, Joshua
Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.S., Denison University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; 2014.
ROGERS, Emily Cofield
Professor of Library Science and Government Documents Librarian
A.B., University of Georgia; M.A., University of Kentucky; M.S.L.I.S., University of Illinois; 2006; 2021.
*ROLAND HARTMAN, Karin Pafford
Professor of Economics and Finance and Dean of the Langdale College of Business Administration
B.B.A. Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of Florida; 1997; 2013.
ROSE, Emily
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Tampa; Ph.D., Texas A and M University; 2020; 2024
ROUSSEAU, Mary Beth
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A., Michigan State University; M.S., Florida International University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee; 2018; 2021.
*ROY CHOUDHURY, Ahana
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B. Tech., West Bengal University of Technology; M. S., Ph. D., Florida State University; 2021.
ROY, Krishnendu
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology and Head of Department
B.Tech., University of Calcutta; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University; 2009; 2019.
ROYLE, Matthew Todd
Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2006; 2016.
*RUSSELL, Victoria
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.S., Auburn University; M.A.T., Jacksonville University; Ph.D., University of South Florida; 2010; 2019.
RUTTENCUTTER, Gwen Scott
Assistant Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee; 2022.
SALAMI, Tolulope O.
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., M.S., University of Ibadan, Nigeria; M.S. Greenwich University, England; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton;2006; 2019.
*SAVOIE, Michael P.
Professor of Communication Arts and Dean of the University College
B.A., M.F.A., University of New Orleans; Ed.D., Valdosta State University; 1998; 2011.
*SCHMERTZING, Lorraine
Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Southwestern Seminary; Ed.D., University of West Florida; 2003; 2012.
SCHMIDT, Michael T.
Professor of Art and Design and Dean of the College of the Arts
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; M.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; 2001; 2011.
*SEWELL, Donna N.
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Valdosta State College; Ph.D., Florida State University; 1994; 2004.
SLYKHUIS, David A.
Professor of Teacher Education and Dean of the Dewar College of Education
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University; 2022.
SMITH, Kenneth A.
Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A. Towson State University; M.L.I.S. Dominican University; 1999; 2012.
SMITH, Matthew J.
Lecturer in Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.A., University of Utah; M.A., Boston University; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia; 2022.
SMITH, R. Mark
Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana; 1993; 2004.
SONG, Minsun
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.P.A., Sungkyunkwan University; Ph.D., Florida State University; 2018; 2023.
SORENSON, Ryan A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., University of South Florida; M.M., Northwestern University; D.M., Florida State University; 2023.
SOSKE, Ashley
Assistant Professor of Human Services
B.A., Allegheny College; M.S.W., M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; D.S.W., University of Southern California; 2021.
SREENILAYAM, Gopeekrishnan
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.Sc., M.Sc., Mahatma Gandhi University; Ph.D., University of Iowa; 2018; 2024.
SPRINGFIELD, David
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music; 2008; 2018.
SPRINGFIELD, Maila Gutierrez
Senior Lecturer in Music
B.M., Syracuse University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; 2002; 2023.
*STELZER, Jiri
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico; 2000; 2009.
STOREY, Phillip
Lecturer in Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Georgia Southern University; 2022.
STOREY, Rebecca
Lecturer in Teacher Education
B.A., Georgia College and State University; M.A.T., Piedmont College; 2022.
STOWERS, Adrian
Instructor in Social Work and Human Service Director of Field Education
B.S., B.A., University of Georgia; M.S.W., Valdosta State University; 2022.
SUGATHAN, Krishnapriya Kottakal
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.Tech., SCMS School of Engineering and Technology; M.Tech., Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology; 2021.
SURIEL, Regina L.
Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., CUNY-City College; M.S., CUNY-Lehman College; Ph.D., University of Georgia; 2013; 2024.
SWAN, Glenda M.
Professor of Art and Design
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University; 2013; 2023.
*SWANSON, Nancy J.
Professor of Accounting
B.S., Harding University; M.S., University of Mississippi; Ph. D., Mississippi State University; 2007; 2017.
*TALOR, Charles R.
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.A., California State University-Fullerton; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; 1995; 2000.
TAMAS, Bernard
Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Rutgers University; 2014; 2024.
THIEME, Donald M.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.A., New College of Florida; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Georgia; 2012; 2017.
*THOMPSON, Theresa M.
Professor of English
B.A., Northern Arizona University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University; 1997; 2007.
TICKNOR, Bobbie
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
B.A., Northern Kentucky University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; 2014; 2024.
*TURCO, Jenifer
Professor of Biology
B.S., Marywood College; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University; 1994; 2001.
*UYENO, Theodore A.
Professor of Biology
B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Calgary; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2011; 2020.
VELEZ MARULANDA, José A.
Professor of Mathematics
B. S., National University of Colombia; M. S., University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; M. S., Ph. D., University of Iowa; 2010; 2020.
*VINCENT, Paul C.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
B.S., University of West Florida; M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Texas A and M University; 2001; 2007.
*WALCZAK, Grazyna H.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Florida; 2012; 2021.
WALDEN, Katie M.
Senior Lecturer in Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A, University of Florida; M.S., Florida State University; 2015; 2023.
WANDER, Ryan Tan
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., University of California Davis; 2022.
*WANG, Jin
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., M.S., Peking University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University; 1994; 2003.
WANG, Ning
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
B.S., Nankai University; Ph.D., Georgia State University; 2013.
WANG, Xinyu
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
B.Econ., Sichuan University; B.A., SUNY-Stony Brook; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Michigan State University; 2021.
WARD, Brian P.
Lecturer in English
B. A., M. A., Florida State University; 2008.
*WARES, Arsalan
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
B.S., University of Dhaka; B.A., University of Maine at Farmington; M.S., Ph.D., Illinois State University; 2004; 2014.
*WARNER, Kate
Professor of Human Services and Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Services
B.A. Kalamazoo College; M.S., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University; 2000; 2010.
*WASIELESKI, David T.
Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.A., Emory University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama; 1995; 2007.
WATSON, Amy
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas; 2020; 2024.
WATSON, Rebekah
Lecturer in Teacher Education
B.S., College of Coastal Georgia; M.Ed., Ed.S., Valdosta State University; 2022.
WEBSTER, Michael J.
Professor of Health Sciences
B.S., Oregon State University; M.S., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Auburn University; 2015; 2019.
WEHLING, Susan R.
Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; 1996; 2009.
WETTER, Vicki
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Slippery Rock University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Walden University; 2014.
*WHATLEY, Mark A.
Professor of Psychological Sciences
B.A., M.A., California State University, Fullerton; Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 1998; 2016.
*WILFRED, Shani P.
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice and Interim Head of Department
B.S., Taylor University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University; 2005; 2014.
*WILLIAMS, Marty L.
Professor of English
B.A., University of California, Berkley; M.A., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., University of Utah; 2001; 2012.
WINKELMANN, Kurt
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences and Head of Department
B.S., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., Auburn University; 2020.
*WISE, Sherwood W.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., New England Conservatory; M.M.E., D.M., Florida State University; 2023.
*WITHERSPOON, Candace L.
Professor of Accounting and Interim Department Head
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.P.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky; 2012; 2022.
WOLDMAN, Yakov Y.
Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences
M.S., Novosibirsk State University, Russia; Ph.D., Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry; 2003; 2016.
WOOD, Adam H.
Professor of English and Head of Department
B.A., M.A., Radford University; Ph.D., Georgia State University; 2021.
WOOD HOPKINS, Meagan M.
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
B.A., Valdosta State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama; 2020; 2024.
WORKMAN, Jamie L.
Associate Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.S.Ed., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Ohio University; 2018; 2021.
WRIGHT, Clell E.
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
B.M., Samford University; M.M., Southwestern Baptist University; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; 2019; 2024.
WRIGHT, Daniel
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., Mercer University; M.A., Georgia Southwestern University; M.S.N., Albany State University; D.N.P., Chatham University; 2014.
WRIGHT, Laura B.
Professor of Library Science and Reference Librarian
B. S., Emory University; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; D.P.A., Valdosta State University; 2008; 2022.
XU, Zhiguang
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
B.S., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; M.S., Ph.D., University of Central Florida; 2002; 2012.
*YANG, Changwoo
Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies
BA., University of Incheon, Korea; M.L.I.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; 2010; 2014.
YOU, Jieun
Assistant Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development
B.A., M.A., Yonsei University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University; 2022.
YOUNG, Brett C.
Lecturer in English
B.A., Truman State University; M.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana-Lafayette; 2018.
YU, Kristin
Senior Lecturer in Music
B.M., M.M., University of Kentucky; D.M., Florida State University; 2014; 2020.
*YU, Laurel
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Boston University; M.M., D.M., Florida State University; 2019; 2024.
