Tag: Faculty Profile
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Assistant professor ‘flips’ classroom so that students become more involved
In the classroom or in the field, the name of the game for assistant professor…
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Assistant professor focuses research on environmental drivers of disease
Courtney Murdock was well on her way to becoming a veterinarian; as a pre-vet student…
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CAES faculty member traces her love of animals to early intro to farm life
Jillian Fain Bohlen’s love of animals drove her to become a fan of dairy farming…
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CAES faculty member traces her love of animals to early intro to farm life
Jillian Fain Bohlen’s love of animals drove her to become a fan of dairy farming…
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College of Environment and Design professor studies coastal Georgia
Two years ago, Brian Orland joined the faculty of UGA’s College of Environment and Design,…
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Grady professor teaches students to communicate science effectively
When Pat Thomas read the online posting for the newly created Knight Chair at the…
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Franklin College faculty member uses performance to share history
An assistant professor in the theatre and film studies department of the Franklin College of…
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Coordinator helps faculty, students ‘think differently’ about data use
It took Emily McGinn some time to figure out what she wanted to do with…
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Social work faculty member works to fix cracks in health service use
Access to needed health services is a challenge for many people, particularly those with mental…
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Avian flu expert advances College of Veterinary Medicine’s research
Daniel Perez’s research is driven by one question: What exactly makes the influenza virus tick?
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School of Law faculty member looks for legal solutions to health issues
When Jason Cade was offered the opportunity to start the Community Health Law Partnership (Community…
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Engineering faculty member works to make medical devices safer
Implantable medical devices such as central venous catheters, stents, endotracheal tubes and vascular grafts are…
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College of Education faculty member develops assessment tool
Laine Bradshaw’s work is focused on developing and leveraging diagnostic psychometric methodology not currently used…
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Professor introduces students to small, but powerful, world of insects
It’s Tuesday at 11 a.m., and a rapt classroom of students is gazing up at…
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SPIA faculty member wages fight against drugs, addiction epidemic
Amanda Abraham is pushing back against the opioid epidemic.
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Professor’s interdisciplinary research strives to answer age-old questions
The middle of an Illinois cornfield, it turns out, can prove fertile ground for a…
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Researcher on hunt for grasses that can thrive in Georgia summers
Like most college students, David Jespersen was unsure of what he wanted to study. At…
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School of Ecology faculty member gets students excited about research
Halfway through Andy Davis’ physiological ecology lab, most of the students have their cellphones out—but…
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Portuguese professor leads students down path to be ‘global professionals’
As curriculum coordinator of the UGA Portuguese Flagship Program, Cecilia Rodrigues advocates for international opportunities…
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College of Public Health researcher prepares hospitals to manage disasters
As a UGA undergraduate, Tawny Waltz always expected to pursue a career in government.
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Never a dull moment: Terry professor takes energetic approach to teaching
There’s a stereotype of the introverted, dull accountant.
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Digital humanities prof uses technology to explore past
For Scott Nesbit, the digital humanities ask the same questions as conventional liberal arts pedagogy,…
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Associate professor teaches how to explore ‘new ways around problems’
Dr. Ben Brainard possesses a penchant for challenges and real-time physiology in crisis.
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Assistant professor teaches students art of agricultural communication
On a typical Friday morning in the middle of the semester, Abigail Borron’s students aren’t…
