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Department of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Counseling

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Department of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Counseling

Mailing Address

Department of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Counseling
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
706-507-8517

Location

The main office for the Department of Teacher Education is located on the 3rd floor of Frank Brown Hall (RiverPark Campus), office #3302 at the corner of Broadway and 12th St. in the Uptown area of Columbus, GA.  The street address (for navigation only) is 1127 Broadway, Columbus, GA 31901. This is not a mailing address.

A current CSU ID is needed to swipe to gain access to Frank Brown Hall. If you do not have a valid CSU ID, please use the call box located at the Atrium entrance on 12th St between Broadway and Front St. so you may be buzzed into the building. If you need additional assistance getting into the building, please call the Teacher Education main office at (706) 507-8517.


Faculty & Staff

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Dr. Deniz Peker

Professor / Department Chair

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: peker_deniz@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1406
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3309
Area(s): Science Education
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Dr. Parul Acharya

Associate Professor - Foundation Program

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: acharya_parul@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8523
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3104
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Dr. Erinn Bentley

Professor / Assistant Director, CGE

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: bentley_erinn@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8513
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3311
Area(s): English Education
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Dr. Gregory Blalock

Associate Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: blalock_gregory@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1408
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3316
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Dr. Jennifer Brown

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: brown_jennifer2@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1409
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3305
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Dr. Basil Conway

Associate Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: conway_basil@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1411
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3334
Subject Matter Expert: Education - K-12, Mathematics, Teaching
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Dr. Michael Dentzau

Associate Professor / Director, Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: dentzau_michael@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8551
Office: Oxbow Meadows
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Talley Dentzau

Academic Support Assistant

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: dentzau_talley@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8517
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3102
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Hillary Ellerman

Assistant Professor of Counseling Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: ellerman_hillary@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4517
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3112

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Tracey Esmann

Student Services Coordinator, Doctoral Program

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: esmann_tracey@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1442
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3120
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Dr. Toni Franklin

Associate Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: franklin_toni@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1412
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3335
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Dr. Andrea Dawn Frazier

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: frazier_andrea@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1446
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3119
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Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart

Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: gierhart_aaron@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1419
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3341
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Dana Griggs

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: griggs_dana@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8504
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3110
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Dr. Tugce Gul

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: gul_tugce@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8508
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3306
Area(s): Science Education
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Katherine Hammonds

UTeach Co-director / Assistant Professor of Secondary Ed: Mathematics

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: hammonds_katherine1@columbusstate.edu

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Dr. Anna Hart

Assistant Professor of Teacher Leadership / Assessment Director

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: hart_anna@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1425
Office: Frank Brown Hall 2066
Subject Matter Expert: Education, Education - Higher Education, Education - K-12, Teaching
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Dr. Charlotte Henderson

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: henderson_charlotte@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8518
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3339
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Dr. Mary Hendricks

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: hendricks_mary@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1417
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3312
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Dr. Paulina Kuforiji

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: kuforiji_paulina@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1418
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3313
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Dr. Hanna Lainas

Assistant Professor of Counselor Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: lainas_hanna@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-5078511
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3111
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Christopher LeMieux

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: lemieux_christopher@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4518
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3115

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Dr. Jennifer Lovelace

Assistant Professor of Higher Education / Director, Doctoral Programs

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: lovelace_jennifer@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1448
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3121
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Dr. Saoussan Maarouf

Associate Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: maarouf_saoussan@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8516
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3310
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Dr. Tom McCormack

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: mccormack_thomas@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1451
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3114
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Dr. Sallie Miller

Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: miller_sallie@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1410
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3314
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Lauren Neal

Associate Professor of Educational Research

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: neal_lauren@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8592
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3106
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Dr. Patricia Patrick

Associate Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: patrick_patricia1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8510
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3108
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Dr. Kalynn Pistorio

Assistant Professor of Special Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: pistorio_kalynn@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1426
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3340
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Lauren Santarelli

Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: santarelli_lauren@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4516
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3345

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Sarah Sharpe

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: sharpe_sarah@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1361
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3343

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Dr. Jessica VanValkenburgh

Assistant Professor of Middle Grades and Curriculum and Instruction

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: vanvalkenburgh_jessica@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1413
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3344
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Dr. Jennifer Vanslander

Assistant Professor of Literacy Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: vanslander_jennifer@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1387
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3342
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Dr. Robert Waller

Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: waller_robert1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1455
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3117
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Dr. Steven Wright

Assistant Professor of Counseling Education

Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: wright_steven1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1462
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3105
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Part-Time Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff Contact Information
NameTitleEmail Address
Philip LoydPart Time Limited Term Facultyloyd_philip@columbusstate.edu
Angeline Williams-BrownPart Time Limited Term Facultywilliamsbrown_angeline@columbusstate.edu
LaJuene BlackPart Time Limited Term Facultyblack_lajuene@columbusstate.edu
Cindy BowenPart Time Limited Term Facultybowen_cynthia1@columbusstate.edu
Jeffrey BranhamPart Time Limited Term Facultybranham_jeffrey@columbusstate.edu
Christopher BrownPart Time Limited Term Facultybrown_christopher25@columbusstate.edu
Barbara CarrollPart Time Limited Term Facultycarroll_barbara@columbusstate.edu
Amy DilmarPart Time Limited Term Facultydilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu
Susan ElderPart Time Limited Term Facultyelder_susan1@columbusstate.edu
Angie EversonPart Time Limited Term Facultyeverson_angie@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Justin FinneyPart Time Limited Term Facultyfinney_justin@columbusstate.edu
Kimberly HaymansPart Time Limited Term Facultyhaymans_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
Jodi HeadPart Time Limited Term Facultyhead_jodi@columbusstate.edu
Sureya HendrickPart Time Limited Term Facultyhendrick_sureya@columbusstate.edu
Karen HigginsPart Time Limited Term Facultyhiggins_karen@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Draveious Hurston-WhitePart Time Limited Term Facultyhurstonwhite_draveious@columbusstate.edu
Ryan HutsonPart Time Limited Term Facultyhutson_ryan@columbusstate.edu
Lauren JohnsonPart Time Limited Term Facultyjohnson_lauren1@columbusstate.edu
Deborah KorytoskiPart Time Clinical Facultykorytoski_deborah@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Dan LomaxPart Time Limited Term Facultylomax_george@columbusstate.edu
Carol MashburnPart Time Limited Term Facultymashburn_carol@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Sandi McCannPart Time Limited Term Facultymccann_sandi@columbusstate.edu
Adam McgheePart Time Limited Term Facultymcghee_adam@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Larry MoorePart Time Limited Term Facultymoore_larry2@columbusstate.edu
Rhonda MorwayPart Time Limited Term Facultymorway_rhonda@columbusstate.edu
Tammie PiercePart Time Limited Term Facultypierce_tammie@columbusstate.edu
Richard RogersPart Time Limited Term Facultyrogers_richard1@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Dan RosePart Time Limited Term Facultyrose_dan@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Victor SalazarPart Time Limited Term Facultysalazar_victor@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Michael SeckingerPart Time Limited Term Facultyseckinger_michael@columbusstate.edu
Danny SmithPart Time Limited Term Facultysmith_danny@columbusstate.edu
Timothy SmithPart Time Limited Term Facultysmith_timothy8@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Kimberly StokesPart Time Limited Term Facultystokes_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Jose VillavicencioLimited Term Faculty Retireevillavicencio_jose@columbusstate.edu
Carol WoodClinical Facultywood_carol@columbusstate.edu
James YannaPart Time Limited Term Facultyyanna_james@columbusstate.edu
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