Core Faculty
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Tessa Andrews, PhD
Co-Chair, Seminars & Workshops Committee
Associate 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
Associate 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
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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
Director
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
Co-Chair, Membership and By-Laws Committee
Associate 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
Website
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
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Simon Platt, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN
Professor, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
Departmental Profile
Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction
Levels of educational research: Veterinary Education
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Emily Rosenzweig, PhD
Co-Chair, Seminars & Workshops Committee
Assistant 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
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Miriam Segura-Totten, PhD
Professor, Biology
University of North Georgia
Departmental Profile
Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Conceptual and Skills development
Levels of educational research: Undergraduate
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Julie Stanton, PhD
Co-Chair, Membership and By-Laws Committee
Associate 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
Assistant Professor, 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