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    Charles (Trey) Wilson, J.D.; Ph.D.

    Charles (Trey)  Wilson

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    Office locationStrickland Academic, 106, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Early American Law and Legal History, History of women's higher education

    Overview

    Charles H. “Trey” Wilson III, J.D., Ph.D. is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus. He joined the UNG faculty in August, 2007, after teaching at the former Gainesville State College for several years.

    Dr. Wilson earned his Ph.D. in social science education from the University of Georgia. Additionally, he holds an M.A. in history from the University of Georgia, an M.S. in the history of technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an M.P.A. from North Georgia College and State University, and a J.D. from the University of Toledo. As a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he also completed all coursework towards a master's degree in strategic intelligence at the National Intelligence University in Bethesda, Maryland.

    Dr. Wilson advises primarily pre-law students and serves as the Law School Admission Council’s official representative for the University. He has been recognized by the UNG Student Government Association as an “Outstanding Advisor” four times. He offers students much insight into law school from his having voluntarily attended four different law schools in route to earning his law degree, something that may be a unique achievement among lawyers nationwide. He studied for a year each at Saint Louis University, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Toledo. He also studied abroad for a summer term at the College of William & Mary’s program in Madrid, Spain. He received his law degree from the University of Toledo in 1996. These experiences afford Dr. Wilson peerless first-hand insight into the characters of multiple law schools. Dr. Wilson worked in a legal clinic and in an alternative dispute resolution program in Toledo before commencing his graduate education. He is the founder and former faculty sponsor of the UNG Pre-law Society and is also the faculty sponsor of the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society.

    Courses Taught

    Dr. Wilson teaches courses in public law (including Judicial Processes, Civil Liberties, Law & Society, and Constitutional Law) and American Government and is the pre-law/American politics academic internship coordinator on the Gainesville campus. He has also taught Honors American Government, graduate courses, and many sections of both world and American history survey courses in his 20 years as a college educator. Dr. Wilson additionally teaches online, both at UNG and in the University System of Georgia’s eCore program. He has garnered much praise for his teaching from both students and colleagues.

    Education

    • Ph.D., Social Science Education, University of Georgia
    • J.D., Social Science Education, University of Toledo
    • M.A., History, University of Georgia
    • M.S., History of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • M.P.A., History of Technology, North Georgia College and State University
    • Graduate coursework, National Intelligence University

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Wilson’s primary research interests lie in early American legal history and the history of women’s higher education. He has published one book, The History of Brenau University, 1878 – 2012 (Teneo Press, 2014), which won the 2015 “Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History” from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council. The book chronicles the history of Brenau, a women’s college founded in Gainesville, Georgia, in 1878. He has also published several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

    Personal Information

    In his [scant] free time, Dr. Wilson most enjoys spending time with family, running & weight-training, traveling (mostly throughout the U.S. and Europe), dining out, and keeping abreast of the few decent science-fiction television programs he can find.

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