Tag: Faculty Profile

Bicultural background informs, influences faculty member’s work

Growing up in two countries and with an American mother and Venezuelan father, Lilia Gomez-Lanier…
Former corporate attorney writes next chapter in his career at UGA

With a career that has spanned private practice, government, the corporate world and academia, the…
Communication studies prof helps students become more mindful

Many students enter UGA with limited notions about the world as it exists beyond their…
Associate professor researches interaction patterns on social media

Many people in today’s culture are familiar with social media and use various platforms to…
Assistant professor sheds light on poverty, credit and social exclusion

Mary Caplan knows what it’s like to be poor. As a child the Seattle-born researcher…
Assistant professor of education links research with policy, practice

Research, teaching, and service-these are the three defining pillars that encapsulate the work of Richard…
Associate professor of astronomy investigates mysteries of universe

If you’ve ever looked up at the sky and wondered how our planetary system formed,…
Nature revival: Ecology professor studies ecological restoration

Picture a scene in the drylands of Kenya—a vast open expanse of grasses and bare…
Medical partnership professor helps community, trains students

When it comes to health, context matters—which is why Dr. Laurel Murrow emphasizes community health…
Faculty member turns her love of nature into career studying wildlife

Dr. Sonia Hernandez traces her love of nature and wildlife back to her childhood in…
Healthy conversation: Professor strives to spread health literacy

As a journalist and producer covering breaking news for CNN, Karen Hilyard always was drawn…
UGA researcher shows how robotics aid medicine

It’s easy to trace the beginnings of Zion Tse’s career as a biomedical engineer.
MLC library director helps students find learning tools

Equipped with an undergraduate degree in English, Caroline Cason Barratt was looking for a job…
Business education goes online with help of MIT program director

As the director of the Master of Internet Technology program and the first certified online…
UGA plant breeder leads program to boost state’s top row-crop industry

A career in cotton breeding wasn’t the first career path Peng-Wah Chee envisioned as a…
Professor aims to make UGA known as social, behavioral research hub

Phaedra Corso has a vision: To make UGA known as “the hub for social and…
Assistant professor integrates research into her teaching

Juan Meng always wanted to work in communications, but early in her career, she couldn’t…
Talking the talk: Associate professor helps students learn language of law

Teaching means that Burch has the opportunity to share her expertise and knowledge with her…
FACS professor focuses on financial advice, planning, resiliency

Growing up in the pre-Internet era of Mumbai, India, Swarn Chatterjee recalls the sense of…
Ecologist explores link between biology, mathematics

Many ecologists will say that they spent their childhoods exploring fields and forests or splashing…
Assistant professor looks to develop more interdisciplinary relationships

For Christina “Christy” Boyd, interdisciplinary research is the key to success.
Epidemiologist studies global diseases

Amara Ezeamama engages in a field of research considered the cornerstone of public health—examining the…
Associate professor aims to take technology beyond the classroom

The first thing you notice about Ikseon “Ike” Choi’s office at River’s Crossing is that…
Shake it up: Associate professor studies innovation at nonprofits

What makes a nonprofit organization successful? According to Kristina Jaskyte, the ability to continuously innovate…