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Dr. Tesa Leonce

Acting Dean / Professor of Economics
Rothschild Distinguished Chair of Leadership and Management

Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: leonce_tesa@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8164
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 226
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John Finley

Acting Associate Dean / Professor of Management

Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: finley_john@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8169
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 230
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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 233A

Yvette Moore

College Coordinator / Assistant to Dean

Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: moore_claretta@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 225

Jennifer Stone

Academic Operations Coordinator

Department: Business & Technology, Turner College Of
Email: stone_jennifer2@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8170
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 233B
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Dr. Gisung Moon

Chair / 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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Michael Anselm

Part-Time Faculty

Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: anselm_michael@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8668
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 232A

Dr. Benjamin Blair

Professor

Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: blair_benjamin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8173
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 329
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 328
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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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John Kuforiji

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: kuforiji_john@columbusstate.edu

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
Subject Matter Expert: Business, Economic Development, Economics
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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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Maochang Qin

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Accounting & Finance, Department of
Email: qin_maochang@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 326

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 334
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Dr. John Finley

Department Chair / Professor

Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: finley_john@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8169
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 230
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. Deborah Kidder

Professor of Management

Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: kidder_deborah@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8153
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 424
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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
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 327
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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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Kimberly Cantrell

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: cantrell_kimberly@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology

Dr. Hyeran Choi

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: choi_hyeran2@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8049
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 338
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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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Julian Rierson

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Marketing & Management, Department of
Email: rierson_julian@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8157
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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
Subject Matter Expert: Marketing, Social Media
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Dr. Rania Hodhod

Department Chair / Professor

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: hodhod_rania@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8181
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 455
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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Janice Canedo

Lecturer

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: canedo_janice@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 432

Dr. Maria Berrios Rolon

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: berriosrolon_maria@columbusstate.edu
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Art Beveridge

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: beveridge_james1@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8150
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 408
Subject Matter Expert: Education - Higher Education, Information Technology, Leadership - Higher Education, Online Learning
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Dr. B. Bhagyavati

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: bhagyavati@columbusstate.edu
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Elke Brumbaugh

Lecturer / Nexus Program Coordinator

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: brumbaugh_elke@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8197
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 136
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Jose Canedo

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: canedo_jose@columbusstate.edu
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Dr. Hyrum Carroll

Associate Professor

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
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: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: domonkos_nandor@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8188
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 437
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Armando Fernandez

Lecturer

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: fernandez_armando@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4178
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 135
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Hillary Fleenor

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: fleenor_hillary@columbusstate.edu
Office: Schwob Library 244
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Dr. Linqiang Ge

Associate Professor

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
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: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: hossain_mdamjad@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 439
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John Hupp

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: hupp_john@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Suk Jin Lee

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: lee_suk@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8172
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 443
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Ahmed Mostafa

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: mostafa_ahmed@columbusstate.edu
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Dr. Rodrigo Obando

Associate Professor

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: obando_rodrigo@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8185
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 426
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John Peeler

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: peeler_john@columbusstate.edu

Dr. Yesem Peker

Professor

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
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: Computer Science, TSYS School of
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: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: roche_rahmatullah@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 431
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Aurelia Smith

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: smith_aurelia@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8188
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Minh Smith

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: smith_minh@columbusstate.edu
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Dr. Lixin Wang

Professor / Graduate Programs Director

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: wang_lixin@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-507-8190
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 434
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Yien Wang

Part Time Limited Term Faculty

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: wang_yien@columbusstate.edu
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Dr. Jianhua Yang

Professor, CAE Alternate Point of Contact

Department: Computer Science, TSYS School of
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: Computer Science, TSYS School of
Email: zhou_yi@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 433
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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
Subject Matter Expert: Business, Economic Development, Economics
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Sean Glieberman

Director, TSYS Center for Cybersecurity

Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: glieberman_sean@columbusstate.edu
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 133

Christopher Lovelock

Lecturer

Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: lovelock_christopher@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4617
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 137

Donnie Wendt

Lecturer

Department: TSYS Center for Cybersecurity
Email: wendt_donnie@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-4773
Office: Synovus Center for Commerce & Technology 137A
Subject Matter Expert: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Machine Learning
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