Visiting
archaeology professor Karen Stothert is the fall
2004
Elena Diaz-Verson Amos Eminent Scholar in
Latin American
Studies. Stothert, research associate
for the University
of Texas Center for Archaeological
Research, is noted for
pioneering the study of
“Preceramic (10,000-3,000 B.C.)
Coastal Ecuador” and
recovering the earliest evidence for
domesticated
agricultural plants in South America. |
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| College of Arts and Letters |
| Erika M. Adams,
assistant professor of art, received a master’s degree from
the University of New Mexico and bachelor’s degree from the
University of California at Santa Cruz. |
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| Nikita Y. Harris,
assistant professor of communication, holds a doctorate from
Howard University, a master’s degree from Auburn University,
and bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University. |
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| Retha J. Martin,
assistant professor of communication, holds a doctorate from
the University of Tennessee, a juris doctorate from Indiana
University and bachelor’s degree from Taylor University
(Ind.) |
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| Shana D. Young,
temporary assistant professor of communication, received her
master’s degree from Auburn University and bachelor’s degree
from Valdosta State University. She has taught at CSU as a
part-time instructor. |
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| Michael P. Bailey,
assistant professor of criminal justice, received a
bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in public
administration from CSU, and is completing his dissertation
for a University of Alabama doctorate. |
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| Kyongseon Jeon,
assistant professor of linguistics, has a doctorate from
Georgetown University and master’s degree from the
University of Texas. |
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| Tyrone Jones,
assistant professor of language and literature, holds
master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of
Alabama. |
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| Laurence D. Kaptain,
director of the Schwob School of Music, holds a University
of Michigan doctorate, a master’s degree from the University
of Miami (Florida) and a bachelor’s degree from Ball State
University. |
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| John Van Doorn,
assistant professor of political science, holds an Oklahoma
University doctorate, a master’s degree from Georgia State
University and bachelor’s degree from Berry College. |
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| Timothy P. McGraw,
associate professor of theatre, holds a master’s degree from
Wayne State University. |
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| Lisa M. Cesnik,
temporary assistant professor of theatre, holds a master’s
degree from the University of Georgia and bachelor’s degree
from Ball State University. She has been teaching at CSU as
a part-time instructor. |
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| D. Abbott Turner College of Business |
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| John T. Finley,
temporary assistant professor of business administration,
has served TSYS as a research and development specialist and
liaison to MasterCard Europe and MasterCard International. A
part-time instructor at CSU since 2001, he holds a CSU MBA
and a master of arts and doctorate from the University of
Georgia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Roanoke
College. |
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| Teresa K. Lang,
assistant professor of accounting and computer information
systems, holds a master’s degree and doctorate from Auburn
University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Florida. |
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| Eric F. Travis,
temporary instructor of business administration, will teach
international business and international management. He
holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Georgia State
University and master’s degrees in international affairs and
business administration from Georgia Institute of
Technology. |
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| Beverly Venable,
assistant professor of marketing, specializes in marketing
research and international marketing. She arrives from the
faculty of East Carolina University with a doctorate from
the University of Mississippi, a master’s degree from
Samford University and a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Alabama. |
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| College of Education |
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| Jan Gunnels Burcham,
associate professor of education, joins CSU following 18
years on the Troy State University (Dothan) faculty. She
holds a doctorate and bachelor’s degree from Auburn
University and a master’s degree from the University of
Alabama-Birmingham. In addition to teaching, Burcham will
serve as early childhood program coordinator in the
Department of Teacher Education. |
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| Patricia P. Duttera,
associate professor of education, has extensive teaching and
administrative experience in P-12 schools, as well as
consultative work relating to school improvement with the
George Department of Education. She holds a doctorate and
education specialist degree from Auburn University, a
master’s degree from Georgia State University and a
bachelor’s degree from Troy State University. She will teach
educational leadership courses in the Department of
Counseling, Educational Leadership and Professional Studies,
and will assist with graduate educational foundation
courses. |
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| Justin M. Finney,
full-time instructor of education, will teach history
education courses and serve as history education program
coordinator. He arrives from a teaching position at
Rothschild Middle School in Columbus with CSU bachelor’s and
master’s degrees. He also is pursuing an education
specialist degree at CSU. |
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| J. William (Bill) Hortman,
associate professor of education, will teach courses in
Counseling, Educational Leadership and Professional Studies
and serve as the College of Education assessment
coordinator. He arrives from the Muscogee County School
District where he served as associate superintendent for
administration, technology and information. He holds a
doctorate in the administration of higher education and
statistics from the University of Alabama and bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Valdosta State University. |
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| H. Marguerite (Margie)
Yates, assistant professor of education, will teach
early childhood education courses. She recently earned a
doctorate from Auburn University where she was named the
2003 Outstanding Graduate Student in the Department of
Curriculum and Teaching. |
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| College of Science |
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| Zodiac Webster,
assistant professor of chemistry and geology, joins CSU from
the California State University San Bernardino faculty where
she taught physics and astronomy, published several articles
on astrophysics and had extensive experience organizing and
delivering lab instruction, mentoring undergraduates,
training lab instructors and working with inservice
teachers. She graduated magna cum laude from Mt. Holyoke
College (Mass.) with a bachelor’s degree in physics. After
teaching briefly at the Kent School in Connecticut and
working as a software trainer for Microcal Software, she
entered graduate school in astronomy at UC Berkeley where
she completed her studies dealing with understanding the
earliest stages of star formation, a subfield of
astrophysics. |
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| Daniel Van Kley,
assistant professor of philosophy, specializes in the
philosophy of science, social and political philosophy and
ethics. He holds a University of Wisconsin Madison
doctorate, a master’s degree from Western Kentucky
University and a bachelor’s degree from Calvin College
(Mich.). |
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| William Brian Muse,
assistant professor of mathematics, has expertise in
discrete mathematics, with emphasis in the areas of
combinatorial design theory, graph theory and algebraic
coding theory. He holds an Auburn University doctorate and
master’s and bachelor’s degrees from North Alabama
University. |
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| Melinda Pell,
instructor of mathematics, holds a CSU bachelor’s degree in
mathematics. She is working on her thesis (linear algebra)
for her master’s degree from Auburn University. |
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| Quan Zheng, assistant
professor of mathematics, holds a Clemson University
doctorate. During 1997-98 he was a visiting assistant
professor at Texas A&M University. From 1998 to 2002 he was
a software analyst for Lucent Technologies, Holmdel, NJ. |
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| Brenda Brown,
assistant professor of nursing, has 23 years of experience
in medical surgical nursing, mental health nursing, nursing
administration and clinical teaching as adjunct faculty.
With a master’s degree from Troy State University., she
plans to pursue a doctorate. Her specialties include mental
health nursing, nursing education, and public policy and
administration. |
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| Elizabeth (Lisa) Price,
assistant professor of nursing, has 18 years of experience
in cardiovascular nursing, critical care nursing, home
health nursing, nursing administration and post-anesthesia
care. She holds a master’s degree in family practitioner
nursing from Troy State University. Her specialties include
cardiovascular nursing, intensive care nursing and nursing
education. She is certified in advanced cardiac life support
and advanced pediatric life support. |
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| LaTonya Pringle,
assistant professor of nursing, holds a master’s degree from
the University of South Alabama. Her clinical experience and
interests include adult health, medical-surgical nursing,
community health nursing and home health care. |
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| G. Thomas Frost,
assistant professor of psychology, joins the CSU faculty
from the University of Georgia faculty where he holds a
doctorate. |
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| Simon Schwob Memorial Library |
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| Michelle E. Jones,
instructor of library science, joins the CSU library faculty
as liaison librarian to the College of Education and
interlibrary loan coordinator. She holds a bachelor’s degree
in English and a master’s degree in library science from
Clark Atlanta University. |
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| Susan C. Wynne,
instructor of library science, holds a master’s degree in
library science from the University of South Carolina’s
School of Library and Information and a Clemson University
bachelor’s degree in history. She will serve as head of
cataloging and periodicals and serve as liaison librarian
for the disciplines of psychology, sociology and philosophy.
Prior to coming to CSU, she worked in technical services at
Clemson University Libraries. |
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