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

Health & Fitness 

Jenica Alvarez, Ed.D.
jenica.alvarez@ung.edu
678-717-3646
Hugh Mills Physical Education Building, 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

Gaven Barker
Gaven Barker, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2147

Office locationConvocation Center, 029, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Sports Performance, Warfighter Performance, Sports Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, Cognitive Performance, Fatigue, Recovery, Exercise Physiology

Ashley Bruce
Ashley Bruce, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, FMS-2Profile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-3077

Office locationConvocation Center, 009, Dahlonega

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

Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis, Ph.D., CSCS, EPProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-864-1626

Office locationConvocation Center, 007, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Peripheral blood flow, Muscle metabolism, Small muscle mass exercise, Single leg cycling, Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)

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 Dean

Phone706-867-1938

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 424, 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

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2043

Office locationConvocation Center, 031, Dahlonega

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

Andrew Jakiel
Andrew Jakiel, Ed.D, SFMAProfile page

Associate Department Head

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

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

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2509

Office locationConvocation Center, 004, Dahlonega

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

Andrzej Przybyla
Andrzej Przybyla, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

Phone706-867-2559

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 444, Dahlonega

Johannes Raabe
Johannes RaabeProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-3273

Office locationConvocation Center, 008, Dahlonega

Stanislaw Solnik
Stanislaw Solnik, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

Phone706-867-3065

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 461, Dahlonega

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

Associate 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

Associate Professor

Phone678-717-3646

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 106, 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

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

Balea Schumacher
Balea Schumacher, Ph.D., ACSM-EPProfile page

Assistant Professor

Phone678-717-2363

Office locationHugh Mills Physical Education Building, 172, Gainesville