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 stephen.snyder@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: 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: School of Business Administration
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

Biopsychology

Boards of directors

Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu

Campus activities

Name: Joshua J. Curtin, MBA.
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@gsw.edu

Caregiving

Name: Laura J. Bauer, MPA
Position: Director of National Initiatives
Department: Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Phone Number: 229-931-2034
E-mail: larua.bauer@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: 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: 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

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: School of Computing and Mathematics
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: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu

Craft history and theory

Critical thinking

Decision Making

Name: Robert Bennett
Position: Professor
Department: School of Business Administration
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: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu

Developmental disorders

Diabetes and the developing world

Name: Phillip Szmedra, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of economics
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu

Distance learning

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: School of Business Administration
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: Computer Science (School of Computing and Mathematics)
Phone Number: 229-931-2820
E-mail: alexander.yemelyanov@gsw.edu

Evidence based programs for caregivers

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

Eyewitness memory

Facility management

Name: Joshua J. Curtin, MBA
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@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: School of Business Administration
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: 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

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

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

Greek life

Name: Joshua J. Curtin MBA
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@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

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

Human resources

Name: Elizabeth Wilson Ph.D., PHR
Position: Dean
Department: School of Business Administration
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: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2725
E-mail: robert.bennett@gsw.edu

Leadership

Name: Joshua J. Curtin, MBA
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@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

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

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

Non-violent crisis intervention

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

Orientation

Name: Joshua J. Curtin, MBA
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@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

Pre-Raphaelites

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

Religion and politics

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

Sexual Harassment Training

Name: Elizabeth Wilson Ph.D., PHR
Position: Dean
Department: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2120
E-mail: liz.wilson@gsw.edu

Student programming

Name: Joshua J. Curtin MBA
Position: Director of campus life
Department: Division of Student Affairs
Phone Number: 229-931-2377
E-mail: josh.curtin@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

Vision

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: School of Business Administration
Phone Number: 229-931-2122
E-mail: philip.szmedra@gsw.edu

World Religions

Writing

Name: Cindy Schaeffner, Ed.S.
Position: Instructor
Department: The English Language Institute
Phone Number: 229-931-2346
E-mail: cindy.schaeffner@gsw.edu

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