Faculty and Staff

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

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

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)