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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

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
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Dr. Parul Acharya
Assistant Professor of Research
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
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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 3351
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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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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. Christopher Garretson
Assistant Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: garretson_christopher@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8512
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3115
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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
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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
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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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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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Dr. Mariama Sandifer
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: sandifer_mariama@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1445
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3112
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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. Kristie Smith
Assistant Professor
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: smith_kristie@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1364
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3345
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Dr. Kimberly Stokes
Assistant Professor of History Education
Department: Teacher Education, Leadership & Counseling
Email: stokes_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8647
Office: Frank Brown Hall 3338
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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
Name | Title | Email Address |
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Angeline Williams-Brown | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | williamsbrown_angeline@columbusstate.edu |
James Arnold | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | arnold_james@columbusstate.edu |
LaJuene Black | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | black_lajuene@columbusstate.edu |
Cindy Bowen | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | bowen_cynthia1@columbusstate.edu |
Jeffrey Branham | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | branham_jeffrey@columbusstate.edu |
Christopher Brown | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | brown_christopher25@columbusstate.edu |
Barbara Carroll | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | carroll_barbara@columbusstate.edu |
Amy Dilmar | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | dilmar_amy@columbusstate.edu |
Susan Elder | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | elder_susan1@columbusstate.edu |
Angie Everson | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | everson_angie@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Justin Finney | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | finney_justin@columbusstate.edu |
Kimberly Haymans | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | haymans_kimberly@columbusstate.edu |
Jodi Head | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | head_jodi@columbusstate.edu |
Lauren Hearn | Counseling Affairs Coordinator | hearn_lauren1@columbusstate.edu |
Sureya Hendrick | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | hendrick_sureya@columbusstate.edu |
Karen Higgins | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | higgins_karen@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Draveious Hurston-White | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | hurstonwhite_draveious@columbusstate.edu |
Ryan Hutson | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | hutson_ryan@columbusstate.edu |
Lauren Johnson | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | johnson_lauren1@columbusstate.edu |
Deborah Korytoski | Part Time Clinical Faculty | korytoski_deborah@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Dan Lomax | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | lomax_george@columbusstate.edu |
Carol Mashburn | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | mashburn_carol@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Sandi McCann | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | mccann_sandi@columbusstate.edu |
Adam Mcghee | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | mcghee_adam@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Larry Moore | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | moore_larry2@columbusstate.edu |
Rhonda Morway | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | morway_rhonda@columbusstate.edu |
Tammie Pierce | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | pierce_tammie@columbusstate.edu |
Carolyn Randolph | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | randolph_carolyn@columbusstate.edu |
Richard Rogers | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | rogers_richard1@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Dan Rose | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | rose_dan@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Victor Salazar | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | salazar_victor@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Michael Seckinger | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | seckinger_michael@columbusstate.edu |
Anna Shepherd-Jones | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | shepherdjones_anna@columbusstate.edu |
Danny Smith | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | smith_danny@columbusstate.edu |
Timothy Smith | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | smith_timothy8@columbusstate.edu |
Amy Thornton | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | thornton_amy1@columbusstate.edu |
Louise Tolbert | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | tolbert_louise@columbusstate.edu |
Dr. Jose Villavicencio | Limited Term Faculty Retiree | villavicencio_jose@columbusstate.edu |
Carol Wood | Clinical Faculty | wood_carol@columbusstate.edu |
James Yanna | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | yanna_james@columbusstate.edu |