Lifelong Education Administration and Policy

Faculty

Derrick P. Alridge
Associate Professor
Qualitative Research Program
dalridge@uga.edu
706-542-8113
Room 307, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Educational Theory and Policy, The Pennsylvania State University

Laura L. Bierema
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
bierema@uga.edu
706-542-6174
Room 421, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult Education, University of Georgia

Lorenzo Bowman
Professional Academic Associate
Program Coordinator, Gwinnett COE Programs
Adult Education
lbowman@uga.edu
UGA Gwinnett Campus
2530 Sever Road, NW
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: 678-985-6772
FAX: 678-985-6770
J.D. (Juris Doctor), Georgia State University
Ph.D. Adult Education, University of Georgia

Ronald M. Cervero
Head—Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Professor
Adult Education Program
rcervero@uga.edu
706-542-2221
Room 412, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Adult Education, University of Chicago

Bradley C. Courtenay
Professor Emeritus
Adult Education Program
bcourt@uga.edu
706-542-4012
Room 421, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult Education, University of Georgia

Khalil M. Dirani
Assistant Professor
Adult Education Program
dirani@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-2490
Fax: 706-542-4024
Room 403, River’s Crossing
Ph.D. Human Resources Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

John Dayton
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
jdayton@uga.edu
706-542-4075
Room 306, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Educational Administration and Policy and JD, Indiana University

Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot
Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
edebray@uga.edu
706-542-6249
Room 325, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Harvard University

Kathleen P. deMarrais
Professor and Associate Dean for Students, Curriculum and Accreditation
Qualitative Research Program
kathleen@uga.edu
706-542-6480
Room 308, River’s Crossing and G-3D Aderhold Hall
Ed.D., Social Foundations of Education/Anthropology/Sociology of Education, University of Cincinnati

Melissa Freeman
Assistant Professor
Qualitative Research Program
freeman9@uga.edu
phone: (706) 542-3613
331 River’s Crossing
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, State University of New York at Albany

Talmadge C. Guy
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
tguy@uga.edu
706-542-4015
Room 409, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult Education, Northern Illinois University

Jori N. Hall
Assistant Professor
Qualitative Research
jorihall@uga.edu
(706) 542-1801
Room 329, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
Room 329, River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert J. Hill
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
bobhill@uga.edu
706-542-4016
Room 322, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
D.Ed., Adult Education, The Pennsylvania State University

Eric A. Houck
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
eahouck@uga.edu
(706) 542-7790
Room 317, River's Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Associate Department Head
Professor
Adult Education Program and Joint staffed with the Women's Studies Program
jjb@uga.edu
706-542-6600
Room 408, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult Education, University of Georgia

Sharan B. Merriam
Professor
Adult Education Program
smerriam@uga.edu
706-542-4018
Room 406, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult and Continuing Education, Rutgers University

Jack Parish
Lecturer
Educational Administration and Policy Program
jparish@uga.edu
706-542-0612
Room 315, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Educational Leadership, The University of Georgia

April Peters
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
alpeters@uga.edu
706- 542-4154
Room 327, River’s Crossing
Ph.D., Educational Administration, The Ohio State University

Judith Preissle
Program Coordinator—Qualitative Research
Professor
Qualitative Research Program
jude@uga.edu
706-542-6489
Room 303, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Social Studies Education, Indiana University

Arthur Recesso
Adjunct Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Associate Research Scientist
Learning & Performance Support Laboratory
University of Georgia
arecesso@uga.edu
706-542-4010
Learning & Performance Support Laboratory
Aderhold 614
http://lpsl.coe.uga.edu
Ph.D., Educational Administration and Policy Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York

Kathryn Roulston
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Qualitative Research Program
Roulston@uga.edu
706-542-4060
Room 308, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Education, The University of Queensland, Australia

Wendy E. A. Ruona
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
wruona@uga.edu
706-542-4474
Room 415, River’s Crossing
Ph.D., HRD, University of Minnesota

Lorilee R. Sandmann
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
sandmann@uga.edu
706-542-4014
Room 413, River’s Crossing
Ph.D., Adult Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Catherine Sielke
Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
csielke@uga.edu
706-542-9767
Room 310, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., K-12 Educational Administration, Michigan State University

Max Skidmore
Academic Professional
Educational Administration and Policy Program
mskidmor@uga.edu
706-542-4151
Room 305, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed. D., Educational Administration, University of Florida

Janet E. Truluck
Academic Professional and Program Coordinator—Adult Education
Adult Education Program
jtruluck@uga.edu
706-542-4019
Room 410, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult Education, University of Georgia

Thomas Valentine
Professor
Adult Education Program
tvnj@uga.edu
706-542-4017
Room 407, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Adult and Continuing Education/Reading Education, Rutgers University

Desna L. Wallin
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
dwallin@uga.edu
706-583-8098
Room 416B, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Post-secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Illinois State University

Karen E. Watkins
Professor in Adult Education and Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs
kwatkins@uga.edu
706-542-4355
Room G10E, Aderhold
Ph.D.-Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin

Sheneka Williams
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy
smwill@uga.edu
706-542-8113
Room 324, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., P -12 Educational Leadership and Policy, Vanderbilt University

William G. Wraga
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
wraga@uga.edu
706-542-4166
Room 309, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ed.D., Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education, Rutgers University

Sally J. Zepeda
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
szepeda@uga.edu
706-542-0408
Room 312, River’s Crossing
850 College Station Road
River's Crossing
Athens, GA 30602
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Loyola University Chicago