Core Faculty


Doris Acheme

Assistant Professor
doris.acheme@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Analisa Arroyo

Associate Professor, Associate Head
arroyo@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Barbara Biesecker

Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
bbieseck@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Kelly Happe

Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Institute for Women's Studies
khappe@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Christin Huggins

Senior Lecturer
c.huggins@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Soroya Julian Mcfarlane

Assistant Professor
soroyajmcfarlane@uga.edu

Thomas Lessl

Professor
tlessl@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Jiaying Liu

Associate Professor
jiaying.liu@uga.edu

Mackensie Minniear

Assistant Professor
mackensie.minniear@uga.edu

Jaclyn Nolan

Senior Lecturer
jhnolan@uga.edu

Peter O'Connell

Department Head, Associate Professor of Classics and Communication Studies
poconnell@uga.edu
706-542-4179

Hillary Palmer

Lecturer
hipalmer@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Chelsea Ratcliff (Bush)

Assistant Professor
chelsea.ratcliff@uga.edu

Kristi Schaller

Principal Lecturer
schall04@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Roger Stahl

Professor
rstahl@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Anna Stenport

Incoming Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences , University of Georgia Athletic Association Professor
anna.stenport@uga.edu
(706) 542-1538

Belinda Stillion Southard

Professor, Graduate Coordinator
bss@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Bjørn Stillion Southard

Associate Professor, Director of Debate
bjorn@uga.edu
706-542-4893

Sachiko Terui

Assistant Professor
sterui@uga.edu

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