Contact the Department of Kinesiology

Campus Phone Fax Location
Dahlonega 706-867-4569 706-867-2850 011 Convocation Center

Department Heads

Name Email Phone Location
Department Head Jacob K. Gardner, Ph.D., CSCS jacob.gardner@ung.edu 706-864-1875

Convocation Center,

Room 006

Dahlonega Campus

Associate Dept. Head Sabrina Fordham, EdD, LAT, ATC sabrina.fordham@ung.edu 706-867-2148

Convocation Center,

Room 030

Dahlonega Campus

Coordinators

Undergraduate

Concentration Coordinator
Exercise Science 

Parker Hyde, Ph.D., CSCS
parker.hyde@ung.edu
706-867-2043
Convocation Center, Room 031
Dahlonega

Andrew Jakiel, Ed.D. SFMA
andrew.jakiel@ung.edu
706-867-3221
Convocation Center, Room 005
Dahlonega

Health & Fitness  Michael R. Gross, D.A.
michael.gross@ung.edu
678-717-2363
Hugh Mills Physical Education Building, Room 106
Gainesville

Graduate

Concentration Coordinator
Athletic Training MS Ryan Hipp, DSc, LAT, ATC
ryan.hipp@ung.edu
706-867-4551
Convocation Center, Room 033
Dahlonega
Kinesiology MS Charles Burrage, Ed.D., CSCS
charles.burrage@ung.edu
678-717-3583
Hugh Mills Physical Education Building, Room 105
Gainesville

Faculty & Staff

Dahlonega Campus

Ashley Bruce
Ashley BruceProfile page

Instructor

Phone706-867-3077

Office locationConvocation Center, 009, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Exercise Testing and Prescription, Exercise Physiology, Professional Development in Exercise Science, and Internships in Kinesiology

Caitlin Doran
Caitlin DoranProfile page

Administrative Assistant I

Phone706-867-4569

Office locationConvocation Center, 011, Dahlonega

Sabrina Fordham
Sabrina Fordham, EdD, LAT, ATCProfile page

Associate Department Head and Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2148

Office locationConvocation Center, 030, Dahlonega

Jacob Gardner
Jacob Gardner, Ph.D., CSCSProfile page

Department Head and Professor

Phone706-864-1875

Office locationConvocation Center, 006, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Biomechanics, lower extremity energetics of landings, gait analysis, knee osteoarthritis

Jocelyn Glenn
Jocelyn GlennProfile page

Lecturer

Phone706-867-4492

Office locationConvocation Center, 027, Dahlonega

Beth Harrison
Beth HarrisonProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-864-1530

Office locationConvocation Center, 010, Dahlonega

Ryan Hipp
Ryan Hipp, DScProfile page

Associate Professor

Program Director, Athletic Training

Phone706-867-4551

Office locationConvocation Center, 033, Dahlonega

Parker Hyde
Parker Hyde, Ph.D., CSCSProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2043

Office locationConvocation Center, 031, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Nutritional Ketosis, Sports Performance, Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physiology

Andrew Jakiel
Andrew Jakiel, Ed.D, SFMAProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-3221

Office locationConvocation Center, 005, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Corrective Exercises, Critical & Catastrophic Injury Management, Performance Enhancement, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Sports Supplementation & Nutrition, Therapeutic Exercises and Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Modalities

Melissa Layne
Melissa LayneProfile page

Assistant Professor - Kinesiology

Phone706-867-3260

Office locationConvocation Center, 007, Dahlonega

Blake Podsen
Blake Podsen, Ed.D., FMSProfile page

Assistant Professor - Kinesiology

Phone706-867-2509

Office locationConvocation Center, 004, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Functional Movement, Strength & Conditioning, and Corrective Exercise

Johannes Raabe
Johannes RaabeProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-3273

Office location Dahlonega

Katsumi Takeno
Katsumi Takeno, Ph.D., ATC, CSCSProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2042

Office locationConvocation Center, 032, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Sports medicine, neurophysiology, shoulder/upper extremity injury, biomechanics

Gainesville Campus

Jenica Alvarez
Jenica Alvarez, Ed.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

Phone678-717-3646

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 172, Gainesville

Charles Burrage
Charles Burrage, Ed.D., CSCS.Profile page

Professor

Coordinator of MS in Kinesiology Program

Phone678-717-3583

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 105, Gainesville

Michael Gross
Michael Gross, D.A.Profile page

Professor

Associate Professor

Phone678-717-2363

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 106, Gainesville

James Howard
James HowardProfile page

Associate Professor

Phone678-717-3799

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 171, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Motor Control and Learning