faculty Experts

Tara Schafer, MD, DMD

Department Chair & ProfessorAugusta University

Michelle Faubert

ProfessorUniversity of Manitoba, Romantic Literature & Visiting Fellow, Northumbria University

Professor of Romantic Literature in the Department of English, Film and Literature

Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia

President & CEODigital Nova Scotia

Multilingual senior level ICT executive with over 20 years in the private, public and academic sectors, spanning five geographic regions.

Vittal Anantatmula

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Vittal Anantatmula’s current research is focused on project management teams, integrating knowledge management and project management.

Andrew Goss, PhD

Associate Provost for CurriculumAugusta University

An expert in Southeast Asian history and politics, including Myanmar and Burma.

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics and AstronomyVanderbilt University

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringVanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Michelle Bauml

Clotilda Winter Professor of EducationTexas Christian University

Dr. Bauml studies early childhood/elementary teacher education, civic education, and social studies education.

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.

Lowell Mooney

Director, Office of Graduate ProgramsGeorgia Southern University

Professor Mooney researches the impact of the Internet and mobile technology on business operations.