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Mary Alice Varga, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director of School Improvement Doctoral Program, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- maryv@westga.edu
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Jennifer K. Allen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
- 678-839-6185
- jkallen@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 242
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Logan Arrington, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-3937
- tlarring@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 141
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  By Appointment
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Angela Branyon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6113
- abranyon@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 138
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  By Appointment
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Stacey Britton, PhD

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6066
- sbritton@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 119
- Office Hours
  In Person: By Appointment
  Online:
  Monday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  Thursday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Ryan Bronkema, Ph.D.

Director of First-Year Academic Initiatives, Associate Professor of Counselor Education College Student Affairs
- 678-839-6069
- rbronkem@westga.edu
- Gunn Hall RM A117
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Morris Council, III

Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
- 678-839-6121
- mcouncil@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 244
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Adriana D'Alba, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
- 678-839-6129
- adalba@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 138
- Office Hours
  By Appointment
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Georgia Evans, Ed.D.

Clinical Asst. Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-2243
- gevans@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 214
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Lama Farran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor and Program Director of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- 678-839-6075
- lfarran@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 206
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Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and College of Education Director of Graduate Studies
- 678-839-6159
- fraztrot@westga.edu
- Education Center RM 175
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Brent Gilles

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6138
- bgilles@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 178
- Office Hours
  In Person: By Appointment
  Online:
  Tuesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Wednesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Thursday 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
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Phillip D. Grant, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6158
- pgrant@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 252
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Katherine Green, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
- 678-839-6068
- kbgreen@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 215
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Robert A. Griffin, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-390-3653
- rgriffin@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 248
- Office Hours
  Online by appointment
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Kim C. Huett, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
- 678-839-6157
- khuett@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 129
- Office Hours
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Melissa Johnston, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Technology and Foundations
- 678-839-6060
- mjohnsto@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 125
- Office Hours
  By appointment: face-to-face and online
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Laurie Kimbrel, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-6180
- lkimbrel@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 221
- Office Hours
  Tuesday 10
  Thursday noon - 3 pm
  Virtual: Wednesday 1-5
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Dena Kniess, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and College Student Affairs
- 678-839-6122
- dkniess@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 247
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  By Appointment
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Diana Mindrila, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-5520
- dmindril@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 128
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Mary Morse, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 865-924-8478
- mmorse@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 218
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Andy Nixon, Ed. D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-6172
- anixon@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 217
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Abbot Packard, Ph.D.

Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-6131
- apackard@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 251
- Office Hours
  Mon-Thurs. 8:00-11:30
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John Ponder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair, Literacy and Special Education
- 678-839-6076
- jponder@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 212
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Elizabeth Pope, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
- 678-839-6119
- epope@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 114
- Office Hours
  W: 12 PM - 3 PM
  TR: 12 PM - 3 PM
  F (Online): 12 PM - 4 PM
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Bethany L. Scullin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
- 678-839-6064
- bscullin@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 240
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Marsha Simon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6123
- msimon@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 153
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Peter Stoepker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- 678-839-6537
- pstoepke@westga.edu
- Coliseum RM 2045
- Office Hours
  Monday: 10:00-12:00pm
  Tuesday: 1:00-3:00pm
  Wednesday: 1:00-4:00pm
  Thursday: 1:00-4:00pm
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Janet Strickland, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Early Childhood through Secondary Education
- 678-839-6061
- jstrickl@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 108
- Office Hours
  In Person: By Appointment
  Online:
  Tuesday & Thursday
  10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Lara Willox, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair, Educational Technology and Foundations
- 678-839-6059
- lwillox@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 138
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Yan Yang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
- 678-839-6133
- yyang@westga.edu
- Education Annex RM 149
- Office Hours
  Available on syllabi. Appointment only by sending email request first to yyang@westga.edu
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