Core Faculty


Carolina Acosta-Alzuru

Professor, Public Relations
cacosta@uga.edu
706-542-5680

James Affolter

Professor, Horticulture and Director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
affolter@uga.edu
706-542-6144

Mark Anderson

Associate Professor of Spanish
markand@uga.edu
706-542-7236

Alicia Arribas

Senior Academic Professional, Spanish Undergraduate Advisor
arribas@uga.edu
706-542-1075

Mariana Becker

Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Nora Benedict

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Digital Humanities
nbenedict@uga.edu

Maria Bermudez

Associate Professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences,, Human Development and Family Science
maria.bermudez@uga.edu
706-542-3296

Jason Cade

Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning, School of Law/, J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director
cadej@uga.edu
706-542-5209

Krista Capps

Assistant Professor, Odum School of Ecology, Joint appointment: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
kcapps@uga.edu
706-542-9673

Oscar Chamosa

Associate Professor, History
chamo01@uga.edu
706-542-2539

José F. Cordero

Gordhan L. Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Department Head, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
jcordero@uga.edu
706-542-6288

Luis Correa-Diaz

Professor, Spanish
correa@uga.edu
706-542-0392

Christine Cuomo

Professor, Philosophy and Women's Studies
cuomo@uga.edu

Edward Delgado-Romero

Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Services, College of Education
edelgado@uga.edu
706-542-4107

Jorge Derpic

Assistant Director and Academic Professional Associate, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute
jderpic@uga.edu

Lesley Feracho

Associate Professor, Spanish , Associate Director, Institute for African American Studies
lferacho@uga.edu
706-542-9268

Silvia Giraudo

Associate Professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences,, Nutritional Sciences
sgiraudo@uga.edu
706-542-4907

Richard Gordon

Professor, Portuguese and Spanish
rgordon@uga.edu

Timothy Gupton

Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics, Co-advisor of Sigma Delta Pi
gupton1@uga.edu
706-542-1075

Chad Howe

Professor, Romance Languages and Linguistics., Interim Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute
chowe@uga.edu
706-583-0792

Alberto Villate Isaza

Associate Professor, Spanish, Graduate Coordinator
villate@uga.edu
706-542-0592

Betina Kaplan

Associate Professor, Spanish
bkaplan@uga.edu
706-542-4469

John Lowe

Barbara Methvin Professor, English
jwlowe@uga.edu
706-542-8952

Nicolás Lucero

Associate Professor, Romance Languages
nlucero@uga.edu
706-542-1716

Sharina Maillo-Pozo

Assistant Professor, Spanish and Latinx Studies
SHARINA.MAILLOPOZO@UGA.EDU

Milton Masciadri

Professor, Hugh Hodgson School of Music
mmasciad@uga.edu
706-542-2779

Jane McPherson

Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Director of Global Engagement
jmcpherson@uga.edu
706-542-3938

Paula Mellom

Interim Director, Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, College of Education
pjmellom@uga.edu
706-542-3415

Robert Moser

Associate Professor, Romance Languages , Director of the LACSI Portuguese Flagship Program
rmoser@uga.edu
706-542-1111

Maria Navarro

Professor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication
mnavarro@uga.edu
706-542-8913

Rielle Navitski

Associate Professor, Theatre and Film Studies
rnavitsk@uga.edu

Don Nelson

Professor, Anthropology , Graduate Coordinator
dnelson@uga.edu
706-542-1452

Pamela Orpinas

Professor, College of Public Health, Health Promotion and Behavior
porpinas@uga.edu
706-542-4372

Jennifer Palmer

Associate Professor, History
palmerjl@uga.edu

Patricia Richards

Meigs Professor, Sociology and Women’s Studies
plr333@uga.edu
706-542-3235

Cecília Rodrigues

Associate Professor, Romance Languages, Curriculum Coordinator, LACSI Portuguese Flagship Program
ceciliar@uga.edu
706-542-6676

Reinaldo Román

Associate Professor, History
rroman@uga.edu

Daniel Rood

Associate Professor, History
danrood@uga.edu
706-542-5601

Amy Ross

Professor, Geography
rossamy@uga.edu
706-542-1617

Emily Sahakian

Associate Professor, Theatre and Film Studies and French
sahakian@uga.edu
706-542-3492

Tim Samples

Associate Professor, Terry College of Business
tsamples@uga.edu
706-542-7349

Felix Santiago-Collazo

Assistant Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
fsantiago@uga.edu
706-542-3137

Fausto Sarmiento

Professor, Department of Geography, Director, Neotropical Montology Collaboratory
fsarmien@uga.edu
706-542-1753

David Stooksbury

Associate Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
destooks@uga.edu

Susan Tanner

Associate Professor, Anthropology
stanner1@uga.edu
706-542-3085

Patricia L. Yager

Professor, Marine Sciences
pyager@uga.edu
706-340-2273

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