Media Guide

The GSW faculty and staff listed below are available to speak with members of the media who may be developing stories related to these areas of expertise. You are welcome to contact them directly. For additional assistance, contact Stephen Snyder in the Division of University Relations at (229) 931-2037 or by email at ssnyder@canes.gsw.edu.

 

Mary C. Anderson, M.A.
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Expertise: English grammar, writing, deathcare (i.e. embalming, funerals, cremation and burial, grief counseling)
Position: Visiting instructor
Department: English and Modern Languages (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2870
E-mail: anderson@canes.gsw.edu


Simon Baev, Ph.D.
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Expertise: UNIX-like operating systems, variety of programming languages (C/C++, Java, Python, LaTeX, VHDL, Matlab), electrical engineering
Position: Assistant professor
Department: School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2819
E-mail: sbaev@canes.gsw.edu


D. Jason Berggren, Ph.D.
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Expertise: President Carter and Carter presidency, U.S. presidential elections, religion, and American politics
Position: Assistant professor of political science
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2109
E-mail: berggren@canes.gsw.edu
 

Eugenia Bryan, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Literature: Southern, women's, 19th century British and gothic
Position: Assistant professor of English
Department: English and Modern Languages (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-6984
E-mail: ebryan@canes.gsw.edu
 

Stephen R. Cox, M. Ed.
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Expertise: Basketball, cross country
Position: Assistant men's basketball coach, head women's cross country coach
Department: Athletics
Phone Number: 229-931-2221
E-mail: scox@canes.gsw.edu
 

Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Neurobiology, animation, PowerPoint, vision, cognition
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gdf@canes.gsw.edu
 

David Garrison, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Poetry
Position: Dean
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Phone Number: 229-931-2320
E-mail: dgarris@canes.gsw.edu
 

Laura Bauer Granberry
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Expertise: Family and professional caregiving issues, evidence-based programs for caregivers, community-based supports for caregivers
Position: Director of national initiatives
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number:  229-928-1273
E-mail: ghayes@canes.gsw.edu


Gaye S. Hayes, Ph.D.
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Expertise: College admission process, college recruiting, first generation college students, college admission criteria, home school admission
Position: Vice President for Enrollment Management
Department: Office of Undergraduate Admission
Phone Number: 229-931-2320
E-mail: dgarris@canes.gsw.edu
 

Bob Herrington, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Georgia reptiles and amphibians, snake removal training, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and salamanders
Position: Professor of biology and department chair
Department: Biology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2331
E-mail: bherring@canes.gsw.edu


Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Memory, cognition, critical thinking, distance learning, teaching with technology
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: chuffman@canes.gsw.edu


Julie Megginson, D.M.A.
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Expertise: Vocal and choral music
Position: Associate professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2240
E-mail: jem@canes.gsw.edu
 

Elena B. Odio, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Argentina, treasures of Egypt, France, Germany, literary study, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the Walloons of Belgium
Position: Professor of modern languages
Department: English and Modern Languages (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2183
E-mail: ebo@canes.gsw.edu


Samuel T. Peavy, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Geophysical methods, earthquakes, tectonics and geology of the Appalachians, basic physics and astronomy
Position: Associate professor and department chair
Department: Geology & Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2330
E-mail: speavy@canes.gsw.edu
 

Boris Peltsverger, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Computer science and operations research, large-scale optimization problems applied to engineering
Position: Dean
Department: School of Computing and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2100
E-mail: plz@canes.gsw.edu
 

Mary Ann Roper
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Expertise: Textbooks or general merchandise
Position: Assistant manager
Department: Bookstore
Phone Number: 229-931-2366
E-mail: maroper@canes.gsw.edu
 

Paul D. Shapiro, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Research methodology, statistics, deviance, criminal justice, applied healthcare, emergency services, HIV, substance use/abuse, gambling, forensic death investigation
Position: Associate professor of sociology and department chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number:  229-931-6996
E-mail: shapiro@canes.gsw.edu
 

Janet L. Siders
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Expertise: Employee relations, union avoidance, business ethics, anything related to human resources
Position: Director
Department: Human Resources
Phone Number:  229-931-2009
E-mail: jsiders@canes.gsw.edu
 

Judith W. Spann, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Mental retardation, learning disabilities, positive approaches to managing behavior
Position: Professor of special education
Department: School of Education
Phone Number:  229 931 2145
E-mail: jws@canes.gsw.edu
 

Philip Szmedra, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Developing countries in the South Pacific region, economic growth in China, world food issues, diabetes and the developing world, and third world agricultural development
Position: Associate professor of economics
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number:  229-931-2107
E-mail: pszmedra@canes.gsw.edu
 

William Tietjen, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Water quality, Flint River, Lake Blackshear
Position: Professor emeritus
Department: Biology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2253
E-mail: wlt@canes.gsw.edu


Randall Valentine, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Stock market, investments, economic numbers, real estate
Position: Assistant professor of finance
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2118
E-mail: rvalen@canes.gsw.edu
 

Vera J. Weisskopf, M.A., M.L.S.
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Expertise: Libraries, information services
Position: Dean
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2260
E-mail: vjw@canes.gsw.edu

LaVerne G. Worthy, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Behavior disorders, developmental disorders, behavioral programming, non-violent crisis interventions
Position: Professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-5138
E-mail: gw@canes.gsw.edu

Keaton Wynn, M.F.A., M.A.
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Expertise: Arts and crafts movement (England, U.S. Etc), Pre-Raphaelites, craft history and theory, modern art, contemporary art, art history
Position: Assistant professor of fine art
Department: Visual Arts (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2211
E-mail: kwynn@canes.gsw.edu
 

Alexander Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
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Expertise: Human computer interaction, operator performance modeling, error and risk analysis
Position: Professor of Computer Science
Department: Computer Science (School of Computing and Mathematics)
Phone Number: 229-931-2820
E-mail: ay@canes.gsw.edu