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

Stephen M. Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Psychological Science

706-864-1890

Barnes Hall 119, Dahlonega

Jennifer Graff, Associate Professor

678-717-3693

Dunlap/Mathis 146, Gainesville

Katherine Kipp, Professor, Psychological Science

706-310-6227

Faculty Center 709, Oconee

Assistant Director

Royce Dansby-Sparks, Associate Professor, Chemistry

706-864-1492

Rogers Hall 309, Dahlonega

Staff

Candace Lovell, Administrative Assistant to the Associate VP of Academic Affairs

678-717-2252

Administration Building 111, Gainesville

Honors Program Gainesville Campus Faculty Fellows

Amber Ignatius, Assistant Professor of Geography and Geospatial Science

Watkins 176, Gainesville

Evan Lampert, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology

678-717-3804

Science 167, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise:Insect Diversity and Ecology, Multitrophic Interactions

Yelizaveta Moss, Assistant Professor of Media Studies

678-717-3468

Nesbitt 4226, Gainesville

Andrew Thomas, Associate Professor, Chemistry

678-717-3576

Science Building 239, Gainesville

Honors Faculty

Brad Bailey, Professor, Math

706-867-2877

Newton Oakes Center 226, Dahlonega

Denise Bandini, PT Faculty

678-717-3524

Nesbitt 2717, Gainesville

Chris Bell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English

678-717-3720

Nesbitt 4138, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise:American Drama

Kimberly Castle, PT, PhD, 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

Donna Gessell, Professor, English

706-864-1528

Dunlap Hall 201A, Dahlonega

Laura Getty, Professor, English

706-867-2772

Dunlap Hall 201B, 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

Valerie Hastings, Assistant Professor

706-867-2726

Dunlap Hall 301A, Dahlonega

Jim Konzelman, Professor

706-310-6221

500 Building 546, Oconee
OC - Student Resource Ctr

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

Michallene McDaniel, Associate Professor

678-717-3695

Strickland 102, Gainesville

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, Appalachian history, WWII American home front

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, Assistant Professor

678-717-3686

Nesbitt 5150, Gainesville

Randall Parish, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science

706-310-6231

Student Resource Ctr 586, Oconee

Jessica Patterson, Lecturer, Biology

Dahlonega

Gina Reed, Professor, Math

678-717-3813

Watkins 129, Gainesville

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

Connie Ringger, Ph.D., Professor, Psychological Science

678-717-3689

Strickland 161, Gainesville

Robin Sexton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor - Management

706-867-3321

Barnes Hall 110, Dahlonega

David Slutzky, Associate Professor, Math

706-310-6251

Faculty Center 739, Oconee

Barry Stennett, Lecturer, Psychological Science

706-310-6282

Classroom Building 315, Oconee

Wendy Walker, Ph.D., Associate Professor - Management

706-867-2583

Barnes Hall 109, Dahlonega

Margaret Williamson, Professor, Sociology

706-310-6225

Faculty Center 708, Oconee

Patricia Worrall, Professor, English

678-717-3691

Nesbitt 4160, Gainesville