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.

Dr. Deniz Peker
Professor / Department Chair
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: peker_deniz@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1406
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3309
Area(s): Science Education
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Sofia Acosta, M.A.
Student Services Coordinator
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: acosta_sofia@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8968
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3307
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Tracey Esmann
Student Services Coordinator, Doctoral Program
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: esmann_tracey@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1442
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3120
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Dr. Parul Acharya
Associate Professor - Foundation Program
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: acharya_parul@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8523
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3104
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Dr. Jessica Banks
Associate Professor of Middle Grades and Curriculum and Instruction
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: banks_jessica@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1413
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3311
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Dr. Erinn Bentley
Professor / Assistant Director, CGE
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: bentley_erinn@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8513
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3344
Area(s): English Education
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Dr. Gregory Blalock
Associate Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: blalock_gregory@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1408
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3316
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Eria Brooks, Ed.S.
Lecturer
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: brooks_eria@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1419
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3341
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Dr. Jennifer Brown
Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: brown_jennifer2@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1409
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3305
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Dr. Basil Conway, D.Phil.
Professor of Mathematics Education & Columbus Regional Mathematics Collaborative Coordinator
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
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
Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: dentzau_michael@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8551
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3339
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Hillary Ellerman
Assistant Professor of Counseling Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: ellerman_hillary@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4517
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3112

Dr. Justin Finney, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of History Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: finney_justin@columbusstate.edu
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3345
Subject Matter Expert: Education, K-12, Education Leadership
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Dr. Andrea Dawn Frazier
Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: frazier_andrea@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1446
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3119
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Dr. Dana Griggs
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: griggs_dana@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8504
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3114
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Dr. Kalynn Hall
Associate Professor of Special Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: hall_kalynn@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1426
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3340
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Dr. Charlotte Henderson
Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: henderson_charlotte@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8518
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3335
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Dr. Mary Hendricks
Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
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, Department of
Email: kuforiji_paulina@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1418
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3313
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Dr. Hanna Lainas
Associate Professor of Counselor Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: lainas_hanna@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8511
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3111
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Christopher LeMieux, Ed.D., CSIS
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: lemieux_christopher@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4518
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3115
Subject Matter Expert: Education, K-12, Leadership, K-12 School Improvement
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Dr. Jennifer Lovelace
Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration / Director, Doctoral Programs
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: lovelace_jennifer@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1448
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3121
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Dr. Saoussan Maarouf
Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: maarouf_saoussan@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8516
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3310
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Bethany McClure
Assistant Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: mcclure_sarah1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8584
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3342
Dr. Sallie Averitt Miller
Professor of Reading Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: miller_sallie@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1410
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3314
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Dr. Lauren Neal
Associate Professor of Educational Research
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: neal_lauren@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8592
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3117
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Dr. Patricia Patrick
Associate Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: patrick_patricia1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8510
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3108
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Summer Perry
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: perry_summer@columbusstate.edu

Shannon Roundtree
Limited Term Clinical Instructor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: roundtree_shannon@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8943
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3338
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Sarah Sharpe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: sharpe_sarah@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1361
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3343
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Dr. Jennifer Vanslander
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: vanslander_jennifer@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1387
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3110
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Carol Wood
Clinical Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: wood_carol@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Steven Wright, Ph.D, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH
Associate Professor of Counseling Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: wright_steven1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1462
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3105
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LaJuene Black
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: black_lajuene@columbusstate.edu

Michael Brown
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: brown_michael16@columbusstate.edu
Subject Matter Expert: Education, K-12, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Mental Health, Music, Music Education, Online Learning, Project Management, Servant Leadership, Special Education, Teaching
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Randy Carpenter
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: carpenter_randy@columbusstate.edu

Jennifer Delaney
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: delaney_jennifer1@columbusstate.edu

Amy Dilmar
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu

Larry Ducey
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: ducey_lawrence@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8642

Susan Elder
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: elder_susan1@columbusstate.edu

Angie Everson
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: everson_angie@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Anna Hart, Ed.D.
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: hart_anna@columbusstate.edu
Subject Matter Expert: Education, K-12, Higher Education, Teaching
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Kimberly Haymans
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: haymans_kimberly@columbusstate.edu

James Holemon, Ph.D
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: holemon_james@columbusstate.edu
Subject Matter Expert: Education, K-12, Leadership
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Dr. Draveious Hurston-White
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: hurstonwhite_draveious@columbusstate.edu

Lauren Johnson
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: johnson_lauren1@columbusstate.edu

Adam Kilcrease
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: kilcrease_adam@columbusstate.edu

Deborah Korytoski
Part Time Clinical Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: korytoski_deborah@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Sandi McCann
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: mccann_sandi@columbusstate.edu

Adam Mcghee
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: mcghee_adam@columbusstate.edu

Paul Meunier
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: meunier_paul1@columbusstate.edu

Kimberly Oneal
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: oneal_kimberly@columbusstate.edu

Tammie Pierce
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: pierce_tammie@columbusstate.edu

Lyn Riggsby-Gonzalez
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: riggsbygonzalez_lyn@columbusstate.edu

Margaret Riles
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: riles_margaret@columbusstate.edu

Nekia Roberts
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: roberts_nekia@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Dan Rose, Psy.D.
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: rose_dan@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Victor Salazar
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: salazar_victor@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8514
Office: Frank Brown Hall 1016

Dr. Michael Seckinger
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: seckinger_michael@columbusstate.edu
Area(s): Astronomy Education

Gina Sheeks, Ph.D.
Part Time Faculty Retire
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: sheeks_gina@columbusstate.edu
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Catrina Smith-Edmond
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: smithedmond_catrina@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8800

Edward Steffek
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: steffek_edward@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Kimberly Stokes
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: stokes_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
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Melissa Thomas
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: thomas_melissa4@columbusstate.edu

Megan Thompson
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: thompson_megan1@columbusstate.edu

Allison Walker
Part Time Limited Term Faculty
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling, Department of
Email: walker_allison@columbusstate.edu