Faculty Mentors
Faculty members not only mentor students in their research, but help them present research at local, regional, and national conference. They will build skills to help you enroll in graduate school with confidence.
Tanya Bennett, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor of English
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4154,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: American Literature, Gender Studies, Multicultural Literatures, The Novel
Macklin Cowart, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor, English
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4134,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Medieval literature, grammar, language/linguistics
Bryan Dawson, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Department Head and Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 211,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Industrial/Organizational psychology and Cross-cultural psychology
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology, Evolution, Botany, Phylogeography (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Susann Doyle-Portillo, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 124,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Social psychology and Personality/Individual differences
Pamela Elfenbein, Ph.D.Profile page
Director, Institute for Healthy Aging
Office locationAdministration Building, Suite 111, Room 108,
Gainesville
Gregory Feiden, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Director, North Georgia Astronomical Observatory
Office locationRogers Hall, 101,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Stellar structure and evolution
Sheri Hardee, Ph.D.Profile page
Dean, College of Education/Professor
Office locationNewton Oakes Center, 127,
Dahlonega
Michele Hill, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 205,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical/Counseling psychology
George Justice, Ph.D.Profile page
Senior Lecturer, History
Office locationFaculty Center, 707,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: American South, Constitutional History, Political History , Georgia History, Nationalism
Sara Mason, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Sociology & Human Services
Office locationStrickland Academic, 185 A,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Tourism & Leisure Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, Culture, Memory, and Place.
Michallene McDaniel, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationStrickland Academic, 102,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Identity Construction, Meaning Construction, Culture, Religion, Gender
Area(s) of Expertise: Music in Silent-Era Film Exhibition, Community Singing, Music in WWI, Tin Pan Alley, Appalachian Music
David Patterson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 428,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Paleontology, Mammal Ecology, Stable Isotopes (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Bryson Payne, Ph.D.Profile page
Director, Institute for Cyber Operations
Office locationCottrell Center, 310,
Dahlonega
Cenate Pruitt, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationStrickland Academic, 150,
Gainesville
Ryan Shanks, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 410,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Troy Smith, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 147,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Cognitive psychology and Neuroscience
Emilia Sola Gracia, Ph.D.Profile page
Lecturer in Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 429,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Behavior, Parasite-Host Interactions, Ecology, Social Behaviors
Clayton Teem, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 160,
Gainesville
Efren Velazquez, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 218,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Health psychology and Cross-cultural psychology
Helpful Questions to Ask
You are bound to have so many questions for your mentor, you may not know where to start. You will meet with your mentor twice per month for your junior and senior year.
When meeting with your mentor, prepare and ask relevant questions and be respectful of your mentor’s time and experience. Ask yourself what you learned from the meeting and how you can apply it to your goals. We have created a list of questions that may help listed by topic.