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. To schedule interviews, please contact Chelsea Collins, Director of Marketing and Communications, in the Department of University Relations by email at chelsea.collins@gsw.edu.
While classes are taught on many of the areas listed below, these subjects are not specific GSW course titles.
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Admissions
Name: Gaye S. Hayes, Ph.D.
Position: Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Department: Office of Undergraduate Admission
Phone Number: 229-931-2320
E-mail: gaye.hayes@gsw.edu
Algorithms
Name: Boris Peltsverger, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and Dean
Department: School of Computing and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2100
E-mail: boris.peltsverger@gsw.edu
American Politics
Name: D. Jason Berggren, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor of political science
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2109
E-mail: david.berggren@gsw.edu
Animation
Name: Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gary.fisk@gsw.edu
Arts and crafts movement
Name: Keaton Wynn, M.F.A., MA
Position: Assistant Professor of Fine Art
Department: Visual Arts (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2211
E-mail: keaton.wynn@gsw.edu
Banking
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
Basic Physics and Astronomy
Name: Samuel T. Peavy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and Department Chair
Department: Geology & Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2330
E-mail: samuel.peavy@gsw.edu
Behavior Disorder
Name: LaVerne G. Worthy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-5138
E-mail: laverne.worthy@gsw.edu
Behavioral Programming
Name: LaVerne G. Worthy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-5138
E-mail: laverne.worthy@gsw.edu
Biopsychology
Name: Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gary.fisk@gsw.edu
Boards of Directors
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
Caregiving
Name: Jennifer Olsen, DrPH
Position: Executive Director, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-928-1234
E-mail: jennifer.olsen@gsw.edu
Carter Presidency
Name: D. Jason Berggren, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of political science
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2109
E-mail: david.berggren@gsw.edu
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Name: Ru Story Huffman
Position: Dean of Library Services
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2259
E-mail: ru.story-huffman@gsw.edu
Choral Music
Name: Julie Megginson, D.M.A.
Position: Professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2240
E-mail: julie.megginson@gsw.edu
Cognition
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology, department chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
College Recruiting
Name: Gaye S. Hayes, Ph.D.
Position: Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Department: Office of Undergraduate Admission
Phone Number: 229-931-2320
E-mail: gaye.hayes@gsw.edu
Community Based Support for Caregivers
Name: Jennifer Olsen
Position: Executive Director
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-928-1234
E-mail: jennifer.olsen@gsw.edu
Computer Applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint)
Name: Alla A. Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Distance Learning and Instructional Technology Center Coordinator
Department: Information and Instructional Technology
Phone Number: 229-931-2969
E-mail: alla.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Computer Science
Name: Boris Peltsverger, Ph.D.
Position: Dean
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2100
E-mail: boris.peltsverger@gsw.edu
Contemporary Art
Name: Keaton Wynn, M.F.A., MA
Position: Assistant professor of fine art
Department: Visual Arts (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2211
E-mail: keaton.wynn@gsw.edu
Corporate Management and Strategy
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
Craft History and Theory
Name: Keaton Wynn, M.F.A., MA
Position: Assistant professor of fine art
Department: Visual Arts (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2211
E-mail: keaton.wynn@gsw.edu
Critical Thinking
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology, department chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
Decision Making
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
Developing Countries in the South Pacific Region
Name: Phillip Szmedra, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of economics
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu
Developmental Disorders
Name: LaVerne G. Worthy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-5138
E-mail: laverne.worthy@gsw.edu
Diabetes and the Developing World
Name: Phillip Szmedra, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of economics
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu
Distance Learning
Name: Alla A. Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Distance Learning and Instructional Technology Center Coordinator
Department: Information and Instructional Technology
Phone Number: 229-931-2969
E-mail: alla.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Diversity Education
Name: Linda Randall
Position: Director of Academic Resource Center / First Year Advocate
Department: Academic Center for Excellence
Phone Number: 229-931-7010
E-mail: linda.randall@gsw.edu
Dutch language
Name: Jan Boesten
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of Computing and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2667
E-mail: jan.boesten@gsw.edu
Earthquakes
Name: Samuel T. Peavy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and department chair
Department: Geology & Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2330
E-mail: samuel.peavy@gsw.edu
Education (gifted)
Name: Cindy Schaeffner, Ed.S.
Position: Instructor
Department: The English Language Institute
Phone Number: 229-931-2346
E-mail: cindy.schaeffner@gsw.edu
Educational Psychology
Name: Judy Orton Grissett, Ph.D.
Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology
Phone Number: 229-931-4647
E-mail: judy.grissett@gsw.edu
Electrical Engineering
Name: Simon Baev, Ph.D.
Position: Assistant professor
Department: School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2819
E-mail: simon.baev@gsw.edu
Emotion
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Psychology, Department Chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
English as a Second Language
Name: Cindy Schaeffner, Ed.S.
Position: Instructor
Department: The English Language Institute
Phone Number: 229-931-2346
E-mail: cindy.schaeffner@gsw.edu
Equal Employment Opportunity
Name: Elizabeth Wilson Ph.D., PHR
Position: Dean
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2120
E-mail: liz.wilson@gsw.edu
Error and Risk Analysis
Name: Alexander Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Computer Science
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2820
E-mail: alexander.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Evidence Based Programs for Caregivers
Name: Jennifer Olsen
Position: Executive Director
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-928-1234
E-mail: jennifer.olsen@gsw.edu
Eyewitness Memory
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology, department chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
Family and Professional Caregiving Issues
Name: Leisa R. Easom, Ph.D.
Position: Executive director
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-931-2062
E-mail: leisa.easom@gsw.edu
Name: Laura J. Bauer
Position: Director of national initiatives
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-931-2034
E-mail: laura.bauer@gsw.edu
Financial Markets
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
First Generation College Students
Name: Gaye S. Hayes, Ph.D.
Position: Vice President of Enrollment Management
Department: Office of Undergraduate Admission
Phone Number: 229-931-2320
E-mail: gaye.hayes@gsw.edu
Gender Studies
Name: Susan Bragg, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor of History
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2175
E-mail: Susan.Bragg@gsw.edu
Geology and Geologic History of Southeastern US
Name: Burt Carter
Position: Professor
Department: Geology and Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2325
E-mail: burchard.carter@gsw.edu
Geophysical Methods
Name: Samuel T. Peavy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and department chair
Department: Geology & Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2330
E-mail: samuel.peavy@gsw.edu
German Language
Name: Jan Boesten
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of Computing and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2667
E-mail: jan.boesten@gsw.edu
Graphs Theory
Name: Boris Peltsverger, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and Dean
Department: School of Computing and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2100
E-mail: boris.peltsverger@gsw.edu
Group Facilitation
Name: Jeffery Green
Position: Professor/Chair
Department: Dramatic Arts
Phone Number: 229-931-2204
E-mail: jeff.green@gsw.edu
Health and Human Performance
Name: Catalina Casaru
Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Health and Human Performance
Phone Number: 229-931-2155
E-mail: catalina.casaru@gsw.edu
Historical Biology
Name: Burt Carter, Ph.D.
Position: Professor
Department: Geology and Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2325
E-mail: burchard.carter@gsw.edu
History of Medicine and Science
Name: Paula Martin, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor of History
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2646
E-mail: paula.martin@gsw.edu
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Name: Bonnie Levine-Berggren
Position: Adjunct Instructor
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2106
E-mail: bonnie.levine-berggren@gsw.edu
Human Computer Interaction
Name: Alexander Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Computer Science
Department: Computer Science (School of Computing and Mathematics)
Phone Number: 229-931-2820
E-mail: alexander.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Human Resources
Name: Elizabeth Wilson Ph.D., PHR
Position: Dean
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2120
E-mail: liz.wilson@gsw.edu
Improvisation
Name: Mark Laughlin, D.M.A.
Position: Associate professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2250
E-mail: mark.laughlin@gsw.edu
Informational Literacy
Name: Ru Story Huffman
Position: Dean of Library Services
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2259
E-mail: ru.story-huffman@gsw.edu
Instructional Technology
Name: Ru Story Huffman
Position: Dean of Library Services
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2259
E-mail: ru.story-huffman@gsw.edu
International Business
Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu
Learning Disabilities
Name: Judith W. Spann, Ph.D.
Position: Retired professor of special education
Department: School of Education
E-mail: judy.spann@gsw.edu
Libraries
Name: Ru Story Huffman
Position: Dean of Library Services
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2259
E-mail: ru.story-huffman@gsw.edu
Literature
Name: Eugenia Bryan, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of English
Department: English and Modern Languages (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-6984
E-mail: eugenia.bryan@gsw.edu
Memory
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology, department chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
Mental Retardation
Name: Judith W. Spann, Ph.D.
Position: Retired professor of special education
Department: School of Education
E-mail: judy.spann@gsw.edu
Multiculturalism
Name: Linda Randall
Position: Director of Academic Resource Center / First Year Advocate
Department: Academic Center for Excellence
Phone Number: 229-931-7010
E-mail: linda.randall@gsw.edu
Music Theory
Name: Mark Laughlin, D.M.A.
Position: Associate professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2250
E-mail: mark.laughlin@gsw.edu
Neurobiology
Name: Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gary.fisk@gsw.edu
Non-violent Crisis Intervention
Name: LaVerne G. Worthy, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-5138
E-mail: laverne.worthy@gsw.edu
Operating Systems
Name: Simon Baev, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor
Department: School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2819
E-mail: simon.baev@gsw.edu
Operator Performance Modeling
Name: Alexander Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Computer Science
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2820
E-mail: alexander.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Paleontology
Name: Burt Carter, Ph.D.
Position: Professor
Department: Geology and Physics (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2325
E-mail: burchard.carter@gsw.edu
Performance Skills for Business and Professions
Name: Jeffery Green
Position: Professor/Chair
Department: Dramatic Arts
Phone Number: 229-931-2204
E-mail: jeff.green@gsw.edu
Piano
Name: Mark Laughlin, D.M.A.
Position: Associate professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2250
E-mail: mark.laughlin@gsw.edu
PowerPoint
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Psychology, Department Chair
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
Name: Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gary.fisk@gsw.edu
Pre-Raphaelites
Name: Keaton Wynn, M.F.A., MA
Position: Assistant professor of fine art
Department: Visual Arts (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2211
E-mail: keaton.wynn@gsw.edu
Programming Languages
Name: Simon Baev, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor
Department: School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Phone Number: 229-931-2819
E-mail: simon.baev@gsw.edu
Race Relations
Name: Linda Randall
Position: Director of Academic Resource Center / First Year Advocate
Department: Academic Center for Excellence
Phone Number: 229-931-7010
E-mail: linda.randall@gsw.edu
Religion and Politics
Name: D. Jason Berggren, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of political science
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2109
E-mail: david.berggren@gsw.edu
Rhetoric
Name: Paul Dahlgren
Position: Associate professor of English
Department: Department of English and Modern Languages
Phone Number: 229-931-2191
E-mail: paul.dahlgren@gsw.edu
Russian Language
Name: Alla A. Yemelyanov, Ph.D.
Position: Distance Learning and Instructional Technology Center Coordinator
Department: Information and Instructional Technology
Phone Number: 229-931-2969
E-mail: alla.yemelyanov@gsw.edu
Sexual Harassment Training
Name: Elizabeth Wilson Ph.D., PHR
Position: Dean
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2120
E-mail: liz.wilson@gsw.edu
Teaching with Technology
Name: Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2316
E-mail: charles.huffman@gsw.edu
Third World Agricultural Development
Name: Philip Szmedra, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of economics
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu
U.S. Presidential Elections
Name: D. Jason Berggren, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of political science
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2109
E-mail: david.berggren@gsw.edu
Vision
Name: Gary Fisk, Ph.D.
Position: Associate professor of psychology
Department: Psychology and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2296
E-mail: gary.fisk@gsw.edu
Vocal Music
Name: Julie Megginson, D.M.A.
Position: Professor of music
Department: Music (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2240
E-mail: julie.megginson@gsw.edu
Web 2.0
Name: Ru Story Huffman
Position: Dean of Library Services
Department: James Earl Carter Library
Phone Number: 229-931-2259
E-mail: ru.story-huffman@gsw.edu
World Food Issues
Name: Philip Szmedra, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of economics
Department: College of Business and Computing
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu
World Religions
Name: Bonnie Levine-Berggren
Position: Adjunct Instructor
Department: History and Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences)
Phone Number: 229-931-2106
E-mail: bonnie.levine-berggren@gsw.edu
Writing
Name: Cindy Schaeffner, Ed.S.
Position: Instructor
Department: The English Language Institute
Phone Number: 229-931-2346
E-mail: cindy.schaeffner@gsw.edu