Honors Program Faculty and Staff
Dean of Honors
Tanya Bennett, Ph.D.,
Professor & Dean of Honors
678-717-2292
Administration 111,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: American Literature, Gender Studies, Multicultural Literatures, The Novel
Directors of Honors
Jennifer Graff,
Associate Professor
678-717-3693
Dunlap/Mathis 146,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Ceramics
Staff
Candace Lovell,
Administrative Assistant to the Associate VP of Academic Affairs
678-717-2252
Administration Building 111,
Gainesville
Honors Faculty
Chris Bell, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, English
678-717-3720
Nesbitt 4138,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: American Drama
Ellen Best, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor - Accounting
706-864-1597
Barnes Hall 125,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Taxation, Managerial Accounting
Kimberly Castle, PT, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor
706-867-2945
Health & Natural Sciences 467,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Neurology (Pediatric)
Molly Daniel, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor Rhetoric and Composition
678-717-3869
Nesbitt 4112,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Rhetoric and Composition: performance, embodiment, digital writing/composing, and multimodality
Bryan Dawson, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Psychological Science, Coordinator of Leadership Program
706-867-4514
Barnes Hall 210,
Dahlonega
Cristian Harris, Ph.D.,
Assoc Prof, Political Science, M.A.I.A. Program Coordinator
706-867-3251
Hansford Hall 316,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: International Political Economy, Comparative Global Development, Latin American Politics, Global Governance
Evan Lampert, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Biology
678-717-3804
Science 167,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Insect Diversity and Ecology, Multitrophic Interactions
Anastasia Lin, Ph.D.,
Assistant Vice President - Research & Engagement., Assistant Dean of Student Research and Scholarship
706-867-3234
Price Memorial 102,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Undergraduate Research, Nationally Competitive Scholarships, Multi-Ethic Literature, Asian American Poetry, Orientalism, Literary Cartography
Maryna Murdock, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor - Finance
706-864-1615
Newton Oakes Center 117,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions
Heather Murray, A.B.D.,
Senior Lecturer, History
678-717-3523
Strickland 176,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: New South social history, Appalachian history, WWII American home front, public history/museum studies
Dr. Laura Ng,
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Letters
706-310-6217
Faculty Center 721,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Gender, 20th Century literature, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
David Osmond, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor
678-717-3686
Nesbitt 5150,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Integrated Sciences, Physical Science, Life Science, Space Science
Charles Rozier, M.A.,
Part Time Faculty
Stickland Bldg,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Dr. Michael Rifenburg,
Associate Professor - English
706-867-2958
Dunlap Hall 206C,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Rhetoric and Composition
