Core Faculty

Tessa Andrews, PhD

Director
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Professional Development; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice; Sociocultural and Psychosocial Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Faculty

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Norris Armstrong, PhD

Professor, Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

Kelly Black

Co-Chair, Contributions Committee
Academic Professional, Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Marguerite ‘Peggy’ Brickman, PhD

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Motivation

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Erin Dolan, PhD

Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Innovative Science Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Motivation; Sociocultural and Psychosocial Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Logan Fiorella, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
College of Education
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Conceptual and Skills Development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: K-12

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Tim Foutz, PhD

Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Motivation; Outreach; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice

Levels of educational research: K-12; Undergraduate

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V. Thom Gaddy, PhD

Co-Chair, Contributions Committee
Associate Professor of Cellular Biology
AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction

Levels of educational research: Medical Education

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Nathaniel Hunsu, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Engagement; Motivation; Conceptual change; Cognitive skill development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: Graduate

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Jin Kyu Lee, PhD

Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Motivation

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Paula Lemons, PhD

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research:Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Faculty

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Julie A. Luft, PhD

Athletics Association Professor, Department of Mathematics and Science Education
College of Education
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Outreach; Teacher Knowledge and Practice

Levels of educational research: K-12; Undergraduate; Faculty

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Ania Majewska, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Motivation; Metacognition; Curriculum and Instruction

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate, Veterinary Education

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Amy E. Medlock, PhD

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Motivation; Outreach

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Medical Education

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Kristen Miller, PhD

Director of Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Graduate

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Maria Navarro, PhD

Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Motivation

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Dax Ovid, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
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Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Outreach

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Graduate; Medical Education; Veterinary Education

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Ramana M. Pidaparti, PhD

Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Motivation; Outreach; Conceptual and Skills Development

Levels of educational research: K-12; Undergraduate; Graduate

Emily Rosenzweig, a woman with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a black blazer and blue top, smiles at the camera against a dark, blurred background.

Emily Rosenzweig, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Mary Frances Early College of Education
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Engagement; Motivation

Levels of educational research: K-12;Undergraduate

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Tatiane Russo-Tait, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Professional Development; Sociocultural and Psychosocial Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice; Equity in STEM

Levels of educational research: Faculty

Julie Stanton, PhD

Co-Chair, Membership and By-Laws Committee
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Sociocultural and Psychosocial Development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Nandana Weliweriya, PhD

Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Conceptual and Skills Development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Craig Wiegert, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Conceptual and Skills Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate