Phone: 706-737-1735
Allgood Hall N218

Faculty & Staff

Ms. Penny Alderman:
LECTURER

Classes taught: Courses across the social work curriculum in the areas of Practice/Intervention Skills, Social Agencies, and Field Education.

Degrees: BA, University of Georgia, 1975; MSW, Atlanta University, 1982

 

Dr. Dustin Avent-HoltDustin AVent-Holt
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Sociological Theory, Work & Occupations, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Gender, Political Sociology.

Degrees: BS, Sociology, Georgia State, 2003; MS, Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2005; PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012

 

Dr. Daniel Brown
Part time instructor

Classes taught: The Role of Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System.

Degrees: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), American University of the Caribbean, Coral Gables, Florida; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice & Biology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Mr. Robert Bruce
Instructor

Classes taught: Introduction to Sociology

Degrees: Masters in Social Science, Georgia Southern University

Dr. Kim Davies
Associate Professor & Department Chair

Classes taught: Regularly teach Sociology Methods I and II, Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System, Violence and the South, Deviance, and Women's Studies.

Degrees: BA in Sociology 1988 The Ohio State University; BA in Women's Studies 1988 The Ohio State University; MA in Sociology 1990 The Ohio State University; PhD in Sociology 1996 The Ohio State University.

Dr. Allison Foley
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Deviance, Women, Crime & the Criminal Justice System, and others in the future.

Degrees: BA, Sociology, Oklahoma State University, 2001; Ph.D, Sociology, University of Colorado, 2008

Ms. Stacy Fowler
Professor

Classes taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Courts, Internships in CJ and Sociology, Domestic Violence, and I sometimes teach a section of American Government. I also teach Business Organizations, Real Estate Transactions, and Wills, Trusts, and Estates offered in the Paralegal Program.

Degrees: J.D. 2002 Samford University; B.A. in Political Science Magna Cum Laude 1999 Jacksonville State University

Ric Goolsby
Professor

Classes taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Degrees: BA in Criminal Justice, Augusta State University 2003; JD, Mercer University School of Law, 2006

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Pat Henderson
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Dr. Dave Hunt
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion, Social Stratification, Social Problems, Research Methods and Statistics, Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Adolescence, Sociology of Organizations.

Degrees: BS, Sociology, Brigham Young University; MS, Sociology, Brigham Young University; PhD, Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Shirley Huisman
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Courses across the social work curriculum in the areas of Policy, HBSE, and Practice.

Degrees: BA, Dordt College, 1985; MSW, Syracuse University, 1989; PhD, University of South Carolina, 2004

Dr. Robert C. Ness
Lecturer

Classes taught: Medical sociology; social problems; race and ethnic relations.

Degrees: MA in Sociology; PhD in Anthroplogy from the University of Connecticut

Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams
Professor

Classes taught: Research Methods, Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Gender.

Degrees: PhD, Sociology 2008, Southern Illinois University; MA, Sociology 2005, Southern Illinois University

Dr. Todd Powell-Williams
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Social Movements, Sociological Theory, & Introduction to Police Science.

Degrees: B.A. Sociology, Kent State University, 1997; M.A. Sociology, Ohio University, 2003; Ph.D. Sociology, Southern Illinois University, 2008

Dr. William A. Reese
Professor

Classes taught: Social theory, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Youth and Society, Criminology, and Introduction to Sociology.

Degrees: B.A. Univ. of Houston (psychology); M.A. Univ. of Houston; Ph.D. U. of Arizona

Ms. Lisa Smoot

Instructor

Classes taught: Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Sociology of Family

Degrees: B.A. Augusta State University; M.A. Georgia Southern University

Joyce Tucker
ACADEMIC ADVISOR

I started in the Department of Sociology in 1994 as an Administrative Secretary. I am now the Degree Program Specialist. As such, I advise students on their degree program curriculum, help them prepare for grad school and also assist them in preparing for scholarly meetings. I manage the daily functioning of the Sociology Department.

My purpose is to bring calm to the students' chaotic life, and to make sure that this office is run in a calm and efficient manner. My aim is to continuously inspire our students to do the best that they can, and to encourage them not to give up when things get rough or their goals seem impossible to reach. I let our students know that I understand. I love what I do and therefore try to bring the most positive effect to this department.

Dr. Dale White
Assistant Professor

Classes taught: Courses across the social work curriculum in the areas of Practice/Intervention Skills, Social Agencies, Sociology of Death, Grief, and Caring, and Field Education.

Degrees: AA, Anderson College, 1968; AB, University of Georgia, 1970; M. Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1973; MSSW, University of Louisville, 1974; Ph.D., The Florida State University, 2001

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