Faculty and Staff
College of Arts & Letters
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![Christopher Jespersen](https://ung.edu/directory/_uploads/images/profile/jespersen-chris.jpg)
Christopher Jespersen, Ph.D.Profile page
Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Office locationBarnes Hall, 318,
Dahlonega
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Ric Kabat, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4120,
Gainesville
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Timothy May, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Professor of Central Eurasian History
Office locationBarnes Hall, 314,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Central Eurasian history, Islamic history, the Crusades
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Jeanine MerckProfile page
Administrative Assistant III
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4120,
Gainesville
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Edward Mienie, Ph.D.Profile page
Executive Director, Strategic Studies Program & Partnerships and Professor of Strategic & Security Studies
Office locationHansford Hall, 314,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Strategic & Security Studies; State Fragility; Why Nations Fail
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Laura Ng, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Professor
Office locationFaculty Center, 721,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Gender, 20th Century literature, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Jordan ToddenProfile page
Program Coordinator-Project GO & SLI
Office locationBarnes Hall, 313,
Dahlonega