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Mailing Address
Turner College of Business & Technology
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
Telephone number
(706) 507-8150
Fax number
(706) 568-2184
Office of the Dean
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Deborah Kidder
Dean, Turner College of Business & Technology / Professor of Management
Bill Heard Endowed Chair of Business Administration
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: kidder_deborah@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8153
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 226
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Dr. Tesa Leonce
Associate Dean / Professor of Economics
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: leonce_tesa@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8164
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 231
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Laurie Aiken
Student Recruitment & Engagement Specialist
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: aiken_laurie@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8850
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology
Elizabeth Chess
Executive Assistant, Turner College of Business & Technology
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: chess_elizabeth@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8157
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 225
Talisha Lockhart
Student Success Manager
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: lockhart_talisha@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4494
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 233 B
Jennifer Stone
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: stone_jennifer2@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8170
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 232A
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Department of Accounting & Finance
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Gisung Moon
Chair / Associate Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: moon_gisung@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8159
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 352C
Area(s): Finance
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Dr. Benjamin Blair
Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: blair_benjamin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8173
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 351
Area(s): Economics
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Dr. Jasmine Bordere
Associate Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: bordere_jasmine@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8597
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 333
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Dr. Charles Boster
Assistant Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: boster_charles@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 331
Dr. Joshua Brooks
Associate Professor of Finance
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: brooks_joshua1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8160
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 323
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Dr. Fonda Carter
Professor of Accounting
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: carter_fonda@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8077
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 338
Area(s): Accounting
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James Cook
Lecturer
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: cook_james11@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8167
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 330
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Dr. Brett Cotten
Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: cotten_brett@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8315
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 325
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Dr. Fady Mansour
Director of the Butler Center for Research and Economic Development
Sarah T. Butler Distinguished University Chair of Business & Finance, Associate Professor of Economics
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: mansour_fady@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8596
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 351
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Dr. Franklin Mixon
Professor of Economics
Violet Litchfield Buck & Thomas Bryant Buck, Jr. Chair
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: mixon_franklin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8052
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 337
Area(s): Economics
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Dr. Wen Shi
Associate Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: shi_wen@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8155
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 324
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Dr. Uma Sridharan
Professor
Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: sridharan_uma@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology CCT 423
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Part-Time Faculty & Staff
| Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Anselm | Part-Time Faculty | anselm_michael@columbusstate.edu |
| Melissa Hammer | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | hammer_melissa@columbusstate.edu |
| Maochang Qin | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | qin_maochang@columbusstate.edu |
Department of Marketing & Management
Faculty & Staff
Dr. John Finley
Department Chair / Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: finley_john@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8169
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 352D
Area(s): General Business
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Dr. Phil Bryant
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: bryant_phillip1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8066
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 341
Area(s): Management
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Dr. Kirk Heriot
Professor
Crowley Chair of Entrepreneurship
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: heriot_kirk@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8078
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 346
Area(s): Management
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Dr. Johnny Ho
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: ho_johnny@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8087
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 343
Area(s): Management
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Dr. Kevin Hurt
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: hurt_kevin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8064
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 345
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Dr. Insung Hwang
Assistant Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: hwang_insung@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8154
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 336
Dr. Mark James
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: james_mark1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8150
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 332
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Dr. Sungwoo Jung
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: jung_sungwoo@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8163
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 322
Area(s): Marketing
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Dr. Yoon Lee
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: lee_yoon@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8065
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 432
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Dr. Laurence Marsh
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: marsh_laurence@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8177
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 339
Area(s): Management
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Tom Ngo
Assistant Professor of Management
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: ngo_tuan@columbusstate.edu
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Dr. Ed O'Donnell
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: odonnell_edward@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8050
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 335
Area(s): Marketing
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Dr. Jennifer Pitts
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: pitts_jennifer@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8162
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 340
Area(s): Management Information Systems
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Dr. Robin Snipes
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: snipes_robin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8067
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 342
Area(s): Management
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Thomas Tebeau
Lecturer, Business Law
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: tebeau_tom@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-289-4878
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 423
Dr. Neal Thomson
Professor
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: thomson_neal@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8156
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 344
Area(s): Management
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Michelle Zeller
Lecturer
Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: zeller_michelle@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 326
Part-Time Faculty & Staff
| Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hyeran Choi | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | choi_hyeran2@columbusstate.edu |
| Ingrid Marshall | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | marshall_ingrid@columbusstate.edu |
| Julian Rierson | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | rierson_julian@columbusstate.edu |
TSYS School of Computer Science
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Rania Hodhod
Professor / Edwin and Florette Rothschild Chair
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: hodhod_rania@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8181
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 454
Area(s): Artificial intelligence, machine learning, serious games, interactive narrative and computational creativity, computer science education
Subject Matter Expert: Computer Science
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Dr. Riduan Abid
Associate Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: abid_mohamedriduan@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8131
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 444
Subject Matter Expert: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Machine Learning
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Janice Canedo
Lecturer
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: canedo_janice@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 444
Dr. Hyrum Carroll
Associate Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: carroll_hyrum@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8182
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 442
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Nandor A. Domonkos
IT Support Specialist
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: domonkos_nandor@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8188
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 437
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Dr. Linqiang Ge
Associate Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: ge_linqiang@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8183
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 441
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Dr. Md Amjad Hossain
Assistant Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: hossain_mdamjad@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 439
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Dr. Rodrigo Obando
Associate Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: obando_rodrigo@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8185
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 426
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Dr. Yesem Peker
Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: peker_yesem@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8187
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 422
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Dr. Lydia Ray
Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: ray_lydia@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8174
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 429
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Dr. Rahmatullah Roche
Assistant Professor in Computer Science
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: roche_rahmatullah@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 431
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Dr. Lixin Wang
Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: wang_lixin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8190
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 434
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Dr. Jianhua Yang
Professor, CAE Point of Contact
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: yang_jianhua@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8180
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 440
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Dr. Yi Zhou
Associate Professor
Department: TSYS School of Computer Science
Email: zhou_yi@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 435
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Part-Time Faculty & Staff
| Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maria Berrios Rolon | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | berriosrolon_maria@columbusstate.edu |
| Art Beveridge | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | beveridge_james1@columbusstate.edu |
| Dr. B. Bhagyavati | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | bhagyavati@columbusstate.edu |
| Jose Canedo | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | canedo_jose@columbusstate.edu |
| Hillary Fleenor | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | fleenor_hillary@columbusstate.edu |
| John Hupp | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | hupp_john@columbusstate.edu |
| Dr. Suk Jin Lee | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | lee_suk@columbusstate.edu |
| Ahmed Mostafa | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | mostafa_ahmed@columbusstate.edu |
| Aurelia Smith | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | smith_aurelia@columbusstate.edu |
| Minh Smith | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | smith_minh@columbusstate.edu |
| Yien Wang | Part Time Limited Term Faculty | wang_yien@columbusstate.edu |
Butler Center for Business and Economic Research
TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Faculty & Staff
Patrick Aiken
Director, TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: aiken_john@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-565-1484
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 121
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Elke Brumbaugh
Lecturer
Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: brumbaugh_elke@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8197
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 136
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Armando Fernandez
Lecturer
Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: fernandez_armando@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4178
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 137A
Christopher Lovelock
Lecturer
Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: lovelock_christopher@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4617
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 137
