Faculty and Staff

Dr. Beth Howells
Department Chair
bhowells@georgiasouthern.edu
Statesboro Office
3307B Newton Building
912-478-5133
Armstrong Office
Gamble Hall 101
912-344-2867
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Writing, Rhetoric, Gender and Women’s Studies, Composition Studies, 19th-Century British Literature
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Main Office: 912-478-5133
Location: 3307 Newton Building
Academic Advisors

Megan Bowen
1038 Interdisciplinary Academic Building
912-478-7740
mbowen@georgiasouthern.edu
Administrative Assistants

Patricia Byrd
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Newton 1118A
912-478-0739
pbyrd@georgiasouthern.edu

Debbie Lawrence
Staff Assistant
Newton 1118
912-478-0141
dglawrence@georgiasouthern.edu
Faculty

Dr. Dustin Anderson
Associate Professor
3302B Newton Building
912-478-1354
danderson@georgiasouthern.edu
Transnational Modernism; British & Irish Literature; Drama; Literary Criticism and Theory

Donette Brown-Ansah
Limited Term Faculty
1120B Newton Building
912-478-2369
dbrownansah@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University
First Year Composition, Professional & Technical Communications

Dr. Lindsey Chappell
Director of Graduate Studies
Assistant Professor
3304B Newton Building
912-478-6095
lchappell@georgiasouthern.edu

Cameron Rocker Clements
Lecturer
2225A Newton Building
912-478-0373
cclements@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2013
First-Year Writing, English Literature, Irish Studies, Adolescent Literature

Dr. Lisa A. Costello
Professor
2221D Newton | 2288C-D Carroll
912-478-5561 | 912-478-7879
lacostello@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Louisiana State University & A&M College, 2007
Rhetoric & Composition, Holocaust Memorialization, Gender Studies, Autobiography, Culture & Memory Studies

Janet Dale
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
3305E Newton Building
912-478-5936
jdale@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Georgia College & State University, 2013
First-Year Writing, Composition Studies, Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, Lyrical & Narrative Nonfiction, Found Poetry, Feature/News Writing, Gender & Women’s Studies, Gothic American Lit, Pop Culture

Julie Douberly
Senior Lecturer
1119C Newton Building
912-478-0962
juliedouberly@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2003
First-Year Writing, Instructional Technology, Fandom Studies

Benjamin Drevlow
Senior Lecturer
3304A Newton Building
912-478-5902
bdrevlow@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Minnesota State University, 2006
Short Stories & The Novel, First-Year Writing, Digital Literacy, Memoir & Autobiographical Fiction, Southern Gothic Literature, Grit Lit, Satire & Humor

Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield
Professor
2220B Newton Building
912-478-0155
carr@georgiasouthern.edu
American Literature

Dr. Bradley Edwards
Principal Lecturer
3306A Newton Building
912-478-5350
bradedwards@georgiasouthern.edu
The American Novel; The American Journey Novel; Multicultural American Literature; Bharati Mukherjee; Ernest Hemingway; Cormac McCarthy; Herman Melville

Katherine Fallon
Senior Lecturer
2225E Newton Building
912-478-2218
kfallon@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 2006
First-Year Writing, Creative Writing (Poetry), Pop Culture, Mass Media, Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, LGBTQ Studies

Brianna Frentzko
Limited Term Faculty
Newton 1122E
912-478-0881
bfrentzko@georgiasouthern.edu

Carolyn Geraci
Limited Term Faculty
Newton 2218D
912-478-0881
cgeraci@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Christopher Garland
Associate Professor
Newton 2224B
912-478-5248
cgarland@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2014
Interdisciplinary Writing, Visual Rhetoric, Caribbean Studies, Nonfiction, Postcolonial Literature

Dr. Timothy Giles
Professor
Newton 1122G
912-478-0229
tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2004
Technical Communication, Metaphor Studies, Classical Rhetoric, Postmodern Rhetoric, Rhetoric of Science & Technology, Technical Communication Pedagogy

Dr. Julia Griffin
Professor
Newton 2219B
912-478-1412
jgriffin@georgiasouthern.edu
Renaissance Literature

Natalie James Ingalsbe
Senior Lecturer
Newton 1122B
912-478-4202
nataliejames@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., University of Delaware, 2013
First-Year Writing, Rhetoric & Composition, Identity Studies, Pedagogical Methods with Digital Media, Postcolonial Literature & Theory

June Joyner
Principal Lecturer
Newton 1122F
912-478-0153
jbjoy@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2002
First-Year Writing, Critical Thinking, Teaching Writing, National Writing Project, Popular Culture, Professional Development in Higher Ed

Dr. Howard Keeley
Director of The Center for Irish Research and Teaching
Associate Professor
Newton 3305A
912-478-0221
hkeeley@georgiasouthern.edu
Modern Irish Literature

Dr. Jinrong Li
Associate Professor
Newton 2218C
912-478-5263
jli@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2012
TESOL, L2 Writing Instruction and Assessment, Corpus Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Language Testing, and Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

Nan LoBue
Principal Lecturer
Newton 2219C
912-478-0641
nlobue@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University, 1984
First-Year Writing, Sociolinguistics, Composition Pedagogy, Writing Assessment, Grammar, 18th Century English Literature, History of Rhetoric

Brandon Loper
Lecturer
Newton 1119D
912-478-0149
bloper@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., University of Tennessee, 2003
First-Year Writing, Cultural Studies, Post-War American Literature, Critical Theory

Nathan Luft
Limited Term Faculty
Newton 1119A
912-478-6016
nl02090-sw@georgiasouthern.edu

Michael Malmberg
Part-Time Faculty
Newton 2219D
912-478-6016
mmalmberg@georgiasouthern.edu

Brandi Moody
Lecturer
Newton 2222B
912-478-5730
bmoody@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2015
First-Year Writing, Writing Center Pedagogy & Practice, Shakespeare & the Renaissance

Claire Nelson
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Newton 1119B
912-478-0421
cnelson@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A. Florida State University, 2014
First-Year Writing

Sheila Nielsen
Senior Lecturer
Newton 1120D
912-478-0234
snielsen@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2015
First-Year Writing, 20th Century American Literature, Writing Project, Interdisciplinary Studies, Writing Across the Curriculum

Christina Olson
Associate Professor
Newton 2221C
912-478-0124
colson@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Minnesota State University, 2007
Creative Writing (Poetry & Creative Nonfiction)

Dr. Aron Pease
Senior Lecturer
Newton 2222B
912-478-5707
apease@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2010
First-Year Writing

Dr. Joe Pellegrino
Associate Professor
3308B Newton Building
912-478-5853
jpellegrino@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Irish Literature; Postcolonial Literature; World Literature; Critical Theory

Dr. Michael Pemberton
Professor
Newton 1120C
912-478-1383
micahelp@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1989
Writing Centers, Writing Across the Curriculum, Computers & Writing, Writing Program Administration, Writing Theory, Comics Studies

Dr. Krista Petrosino
Senior Lecturer
Newton 2222D
912-478-6993
kpetrosino@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2012
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Writing Studies, First Year Writing, Outcomes Assessment, Writing Assessment

Dr. Joanna Schreiber
Associate Professor
Newton 2222C
912-478-5908
jschreiber@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, 2013
Technical & Professional Communication, Usability & User Experience (UX), Business & Management Communication, Workplace Studies, Professional and Technical Editing, Project Management

Amanda Schumacher
Senior Lecturer
Newton 2221A
912-478-5750
aaschumacher@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Minnesota State University, 2011
Creative Writing (Fiction), Young Adult Literature, First-Year Writing

Christopher Smith
Senior Lecturer
Newton 3305D
912-478-6992
christophersmith@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., University of Nebraska in Omaha, 2009
Technical Writing, First-Year Writing, Creative Writing (Fiction & Nonfiction), Screenwriting, Online Education, Film Studies & Production, Animation, YA & MG Literature, Graphic Novels, Video Games in Academia

Scott Smith
Limited Term Faculty
Newton 2225D
912-478-5750
scottsmith@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., University of Houston, 2014
First-Year Writing

Jessica Spearman
Lecturer
Newton 1119D
912-478-7328
jspearman@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 2014
First-Year Writing, Creative Writing (Nonfiction & Poetry), Writing about Social Issues (Social Responsibility & Social Justice), Philosophical Writing (Empiricism, Existentialism, Feminist Philosophy & Transcendentalism), Writing about Self Identity

Dr. Terry Thompson
Assistant Professor
Newton 2225C
912-478-7079
twthom@georgiasouthern.edu
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1985
American & British Literature

Dr. Caren Town
Professor
3304D Newton Building
912-478-5803
cartow@georgiasouthern.edu
19th- and 20th-Century American Literature; Young Adult Fiction; Critical Theory

Laura Valeri
Professor
Newton 1119E
912-478-5889
lvaleri@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2002
M.F.A., Florida International University, 2000
Fiction, Screenwriting, Creative Writing, Nonfiction and Memoir, Creativity, Mythology, Comparative Religion, Teaching Online, Teaching Technology

Dr. Mary A. Villeponteaux
Professor
3302A Newton Building
912-478-5905
mvilleponteaux@georgiasouthern.edu
English Renaissance Literature; Shakespeare

Dr. Timothy Whelan
Professor
3301B Newton Building
912-478-0871
timwhel@georgiasouthern.edu
Early American Literature; American Religious Studies

Dr. Joyce White
Assistant Professor
3302B Newton Building
912-478-0455
joycewhite@georgiasouthern.edu
Gullah Geechee Literature & Cultures

LeighAnn Williams
Senior Lecturer
Newton 1124B
912-478-1866
lawilliams@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Georgia Southern University, 1995
Creative Nonfiction, National Writing Project, First-Year Experience, Narratives, Multigenre/Multimodal Writing, LILAC Project (Learning Information Literacy Across the Curriculum)
Main Office: 912-344-2594
Location: 103 Gamble Hall
Academic Advisors

Stephanie Herren
Academic Advisor
Armstrong Advisement Center
912-344-2673
sherren@georgiasouthern.edu

Hanna King
Academic Advisor
Student Success Center
hking@georgiasouthern.edu
Administrative Assistants

Cynthia DeVoe
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Gamble Hall 105 – Armstrong
912-344-2594
cdevoe@georgiasouthern.edu

Yvette Wheeler
Administrative Assistant
Gamble Hall 103 – Armstrong
912-344-2574
ywheeler@georgiasouthern.edu
Faculty

Dr. William Belford
Senior Lecturer
Gamble Hall 233
912-344-3256
wbelford@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Florida State University
Creative Writing, British and American Literature, Composition

Renee Berry
Lecturer
Interim Director, Armstrong Campus Writing Center
Lane Library 133A
912-344-3142
rberry@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Binghamton University
Composition and Rhetoric, Literature, Basic Writing/Reading, Children’s and YA Literature, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Public Speaking, Mark Twain

Margaret Brockland-Nease
Lecturer
Gamble Hall 235
912-344-2717
mbrocklandnease@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., University of Florida
First-Year Composition

Christopher Cartright
Senior Lecturer
Gamble Hall 208
912-344-2597
ccartright@georgiasouthern.edu
M.F.A., Florida State University, 2012
Composition, Gender Studies, Creative Writing, Literature, Information Literacy, Popular Media, Global Studies

Bill Dawers
Senior Lecturer
Gamble Hall 132
912-344-2594
wdawers@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Washington University
Composition, Sophomore Literature, Media Ethics

Necole DeLoach
Limited Term Faculty
nd03121-sw@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Lisa Dusenberry
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 141
912-344-2733
ldusenberry@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2013
Technical & Professional Communication Pedagogy, Collaboration, Design Thinking, Coding & Game Design, Digital Tools & Writing Pedagogy, Multimodal Communication, Children’s Digital Culture

Dr. Hans-Georg Erney
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 136
912-344-2696
herney@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Emory University
Postcolonialism, Ecocriticism, South Asian Literature, Twentieth-Century British Literature

Dr. Carol Jamison
Professor
Gamble Hall 238
912-344-3097
cjamison@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Chaucer, Early English Literature, History of the English Language, Advanced Grammar, Arthurian Literature

Dr. Amanda Konkle
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 131
912-344-2625
akonkle@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Film Studies, Cultural Studies, American Literature, Gender and Women’s Studies

Brandon McCoy
Limited Term Faculty
Gamble Hall 243
912-344-2529
bmccoy@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Annie Mendenhall
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 235
912-344-3603
amendenhall@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Rhetoric, Writing, Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Archival Research

Dr. Tony Morris
Professor
Gamble Hall 204
912-344-3123
tmorris@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Florida State University
Creative Writing, Literature

Christy Mroczek
Principal Lecturer
Gamble Hall 133
912-344-2718
cmroczek@georgiasouthern.edu
M.A., Clemson University
Technical Writing, Publication Design, Writing for Non-profit Organizations

Dr. Kendra R. Parker
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 236 | Newton 3301-D
912-344-2621
kparker@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Howard University
African American Literature, Gender and Women’s Studies, Africana Studies

Dr. Jane Rago
Assistant Professor
Director, Gender and Women’s Studies
Gamble Hall 237
912-344-2937
jrago@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., West Virginia University
First-Year Experience, Composition, 19th-Century British Literature

Dr. James Smith
Professor
Editor, Southern Poetry Review
Gamble Hall 232
912-344-3196
jmsmith@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Creative Writing, American Literature

Dr. Robert Terry
Associate Professor
Gamble Hall 239
912-344-3606
rterry@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Louisville
Professional Communication, Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Game Studies, American Literature

Dr. Hapsatou Wane
Assistant Professor
Gamble Hall 142
912-344-3342
hwane@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Comparative World literature, Africa and the Diaspora literature, French and francophone literature, Gender and Women’s Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Autobiography Studies

Dr. Marcus Mitchell
Senior Lecturer
Liberty Center 117
912-877-1910
mmitchell@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Victorian Literature and Culture, First-Year Writing, Technical and Professional Communication, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Susan Thompson
Part-Time Faculty
Liberty Center 227
912-877-1906
sthompson@georgiasouthern.edu
Last updated: 5/10/2023