Faculty & Staff List
Administration

Ms. Pamela Zeigler Sears
Department Chair & Professor
Armstrong & Statesboro Campuses
912-478-5139
psears@georgiasouthern.edu
Ms. Carol Deal, Administrative Assistant | caroldeal@georgiasouthern.edu | 912-478-5138 | Statesboro Campus |
Mrs. Katharine Ours, Staff Assistant | kours@georgiasouthern.edu | 912-478-5138 | Statesboro Campus |
Ms. Lauren M. Holmen, Arts Marketing Manager/ Facility Coordinator | lholmen@georgiasouthern.edu | 912-344-3169 | Armstrong Campus |
Communication Studies

Dr. Shana Bridges
Senior Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
912-478-7122
smbridges@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas
Professor
Armstrong Campus
912-344-3190
edesnoyerscolas@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Chris Geyerman
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
912-478-5838
cbgey@georgiasouthern.edu

Ms. Amanda Hankinson
Visiting Instructor
Statesboro Campus
912-478-5502
ahankinson@georgiasouthern.edu

Ms. Karla Jennings
Lecturer
Armstrong Campus
912-344-2633
kjennings@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Melissa Plew
Principal Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
912-478-1847
mplew@georgiasouthern.edu

Ms. Rachel Tiede
Visiting Instructor
Statesboro Campus
912-478-5821
rtiede@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Patrick Wheaton
Assistant Professor
Statesboro Campus
912-478-5933
pwheaton@georgiasouthern.edu
Multimedia Journalism

Dr. Holly Cowart
Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
hcowart@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5665

Mr. William Louis Dawers
Principal Lecturer
Armstrong Campus
wdawers@georgiasouthern.edu

Ms. Gina Germani
Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
ggermani@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0217

Dr. Jennifer Kowalewski
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
jkowalewski@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0126

Dr. Jeffrey Riley
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
jriley@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-6006
Multimedia & Film Production

Dr. Dean Cummings
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
dcummings@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5801

Mr. Tyson Davis
Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
tdavis@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-1799

Mr. John Goshorn
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
jgoshorn@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0534

Mr. Matthew Hashiguchi
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
mhashiguchi@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0027

Ms. Abbey Hoekzema
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
ahoekzema@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5748
Public Relations

Dr. B.J. Bae
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
bbae@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5777

Dr. Lauren Bayliss
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
lbayliss@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0213

Dr. Pamela Bourland-Davis
Professor
Statesboro Campus
pamelagb@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5138

Dr. Michelle Groover
Principal Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
mgroover@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5369

Dr. Haley Higgs
Senior Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
hhiggs@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-2261

Dr. Lisa Muller
Lecturer
Statesboro Campus
lmuller@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0249
Theatre

Ms. Lisa Abbott
Professor
Statesboro Campus
labbott@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0530

Dr. Sarah McCarroll
Professor
Statesboro Campus
smccarroll@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5615

Mr. Nicholas Newell
Associate Professor
Statesboro Campus
nnewell@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0532

Mr. Tyler Tunney
Visiting Instructor
Statesboro Campus
rtunney@geogiasouthern.com
912-478-0128
Support Staff
Mr. Ben Bentley, Laboratory Technician | bbentley@georgiasouthern.edu | 912-478-7180 | Statesboro Campus |
Mr. Sean DeVine, Theatre/Scene Shop Manager | sdevine@georgiasouthern.edu | 912-478-0189 | Statesboro Campus |
Tanah Hislop, Costume Shop Manager | thislop@georgiasouthern.edu | Statesboro Campus | |
Mr. Mark Redden, Fine Arts/Theatre Technical Director | mredden@georgiasouthern.edu | Armstrong Campus |
Emeritus Professors
Dr. David Addington | Mr. Gary Dartt | Dr. Richard Johnson | Mr. Michal Whitaker | Mr. Ernie Wyatt |
Dr. Beverly Graham | Dr. Rebecca Kennerly | Dr. Reed Smith | Dr. Melanie Stone |
Last updated: 9/12/2023