Faculty Mentors
Faculty members not only mentor students in their research, but help them present research at local, regional, and national conference. They will build skills to help you enroll in graduate school with confidence.
Macklin Cowart, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor, English
Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4134,
Area(s) of Expertise: Medieval literature, grammar, language/linguistics
Bryan Dawson, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Department Head and Professor of Psychological Science
Office locationBarnes Hall, 211,
Area(s) of Expertise: Industrial/Organizational psychology and Cross-cultural psychology
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology, Evolution, Botany, Phylogeography (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Susann Doyle-Portillo, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Psychological Science
Office locationStrickland Academic, 124,
Area(s) of Expertise: Social psychology and Personality/Individual differences
Pamela Elfenbein, Ph.D.Profile page
Director, Institute for Healthy Aging
Office locationAdministration Building, Suite 111, Room 108,
Gregory Feiden, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Director, North Georgia Astronomical Observatory
Office locationRogers Hall, 101,
Area(s) of Expertise: Stellar structure and evolution
Sheri Hardee, Ph.D.Profile page
Dean, College of Education/Professor
Office locationNewton Oakes Center, 127,
Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical/Counseling psychology
Area(s) of Expertise: American South, Constitutional History, Political History , Georgia History, Nationalism
Sara Mason, Ph.D.Profile page
Department Head, Sociology & Human Services
Office locationStrickland Academic, 185 A,
Area(s) of Expertise: Tourism & Leisure Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, Culture, Memory, and Place.
Area(s) of Expertise: Identity Construction, Meaning Construction, Culture, Religion, Gender
Area(s) of Expertise: Music in Silent-Era Film Exhibition, Community Singing, Music in WWI, Tin Pan Alley, Appalachian Music
Area(s) of Expertise: Paleontology, Mammal Ecology, Stable Isotopes (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Bryson Payne, Ph.D.Profile page
Director, Institute for Cyber Operations
Office locationCottrell Center, 310,
Area(s) of Expertise: Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
