Staff

Christal Dimas | Staff

Christal Dimas

Associate Director

M.P.P., Education Policy, University of Maryland

B.S., Biology, Brenau Women’s College

Bill Moore Student Success Center
Office 286
Phone: 404.385.5467
cdimas@gatech.edu


Ashton Tomlin | Staff

Ashton Tomlin

Senior Assistant Director

B.S., Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Georgia Southern University

Bill Moore Student Success Center
Office 283B
Phone: 404.385.4961
ashton.tomlin@gatech.edu


Mackenzie Bellamy | Staff

Mackenzie Bellamy

Scholarships and Awards Coordinator

B.A., Psychology, Agnes Scott College

Bill Moore Student Success Center
Phone: 404.894.0345
mbellamy31@gatech.edu


Chaffee Viets | Staff

Chaffee Viets

Director, Office of Scholar Programs curriculum vitae
Past President, Undergraduate Scholars Program Admin Association


M.A., History, North Carolina State University
B.A., History, North Carolina State University

Bill Moore Student Success Center
Office 285
Phone: 404.894.1615
viets@gatech.edu

Faculty


Daniel Amsterdam (he/him) | Faculty

Daniel Amsterdam

Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology
Director of Graduate Studies, School of History and Sociology
Faculty Guide, SPS 2021 Cohort

Ph.D., History, University of Pennsylvania
M.A.T., History and Social Studies Education, Brown University
B.A., Philosophy, Yale University

Old Civil Engineering Building
Room G18
Phone:  404.894.6834
daniel.amsterdam@hsoc.gatech.edu


Richard Barke | Faculty

Richard Barke

Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Public Policy
Faculty Guide, SPS 2020 and 2016 Cohorts

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Rochester
M.S., Political Science, University of Rochester
B.S., Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

D.M. Smith Building
Room 007
Phone:  404.894.8282
barke@gatech.edu


Tom Conte | Faculty

Tom Conte

Associate Dean for Research; Professor, College of Computing
Faculty Guide, SPS 2012 and 2017 Cohorts

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware

Klaus
Room 2334
Phone: 404.385.7657
conte@gatech.edu


Karie Davis-Nozemack | Faculty

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Associate Professor, Scheller College of Business
Executive Chief of Staff and Associate Provost, Office of the Provost
Faculty Guide, SPS 2019 Cohort

Juris Doctor, Washington and Lee School of Law
Master of Taxation, Georgia State University
B.A., Political Science and History, Emory University

Scheller College of Business
Office 4127
Phone: 404.894.4926
Karie.Davis-Nozemack@scheller.gatech.edu


Laurie Garrow | Faculty

Laurie Garrow

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2020 Cohort

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
M.P.Affs., Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
B.A., Spanish, North Carolina State University

Sustainable Education Building
Office 326
Phone: 404.385.6634
laurie.garrow@ce.gatech.edu


T. Russell Gentry | Faculty

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Associate Professor, Architecture
Faculty Guide SPS 2024

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Michigan
M.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Hinman Research Building
Office 202
Phone: 404.894.3845
russell.gentry@coa.gatech.edu


Ronald Johnson | Faculty

Ronald Johnson

Professor of the Practice, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Leadership Faculty Guide

EdD, Higher Education Management in Leadership, University of Georgia
M.S,. Strategic Planning, School of Advanced Military Studies
M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Mechanical Engineering ; Mathematics, United States Military Academy at West Point

Groseclose 213
Phone: 404.385.0649
ron.johnson@gatech.edu


Andrea Jonsson | Faculty

Andrea Jonsson

Associate Professor, French, School of Modern Languages
Faculty Guide, SPS 2023

Ph.D., French, University of Pittsburgh
B.M., Music, McGill University

Phone: 404.894.7327
ajonsson7@gatech.edu


Jenna Jordan | Faculty

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Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Faculty Guide, SPS 2018 Cohort

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago
M.A., Political Science, Stanford University
B.A., International Relations, Mills College

Ivan Allen College: Habersham Building
Office 135
Phone: 404.385.2829
jennaj@gatech.edu


Magaret Kosal | Faculty

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Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Faculty Guide, SPS 2017 Cohort

Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Chemistry, University of Southern California  

Ivan Allen College: Habersham Building
Office 303
Phone: 404.894.9664
margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu


Michael Lowe | Faculty

Michael Lowe

Associate Professor of Marketing, Scheller College of Business

Ph.D., Business Administration, Texas A&M University
M.B.A., Marketing and Strategy, Indiana University
B.A., Media Music Studies, Brigham Young University

Scheller College of Business
Office 4219
Phone: 801.234.0124
Michael.Lowe@scheller.gatech.edu


Mary Lynn Realff | Faculty

Mary Lynn Realff

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2015 Cohort
Faculty Guide, Gold Scholars Program

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering & Polymer Science & Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Textile Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

MRDC Building
Office 4510
Phone: 404.894.2496
mr37@mail.gatech.edu


Kyla Ross | Faculty

Kyla Ross

Assistant Vice Provost for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution
Faculty Guide, SPS 2024

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
B.S., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University

Phone: 404.894.2863
kyla.ross@gatech.edu


Chris Rozell | Faculty

Chris Rozell

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2014 Cohort

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Rice University
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Rice University
B.S.E., Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
B.F.A., Music (Performing Arts Technology), University of Michigan

Centergy One Building
Office 5218
Phone: 404.385.7671
crozell@gatech.edu


Lakshmi N Sankar | Faculty

Lakshmi N Sankar

Regents Professor and Sikorsky Professor

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
MSAE, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
B Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

School of Aerospace Engineering
Guggenheim 449
Phone: 494-894-3914
Lakshmi.sankar@aerospace.gatech.edu


Eric Schumacher | Faculty

Eric Schumacher

Faculty Guide, SPS 2023

Ph.D., Psychology Cognitive Science & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Michigan
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

School of Psychology
JS Coon 224
Phone: 404.894.6067
eric.schumacher@psych.gatech.edu


Chrissy Spencer (she/her) | Faculty

Chrissy Spencer

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs, School of Biological Sciences
Faculty Guide, SPS 2021 Cohort

Ph.D., Genetics, University of Georgia
M.S., Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
B.A., Biology, Earlham College

Boggs Building
Room 1-76A
Phone: 404.385.0539
chrissy.spencer@biology.gatech.edu


Robert Thomas | Faculty

Robert Thomas

Professor of the Practice, Scheller College of Business
Leadership Faculty Guide

Director of Leadership Education
PhD, University of Georgia
MBA, Executive MBA Program, Georgia State University
BA, Economics, LaGrange College

Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship
800 West Peachtree Street NW
Office : 400C
Phone: 404-894-9473
robert.thomas@ile.gatech.edu


Bill Todd | Faculty

Bill Todd

Professor of the Practice, Scheller College of Business
Leadership Faculty Guide

Founding President of the Georgia Research Alliance
B.S., Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship
800 West Peachtree Street NW
Office 4236
Phone: 404.385.2312
Bill.Todd@scheller.gatech.edu


Alejandro Toriello | Faculty

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Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2018 Cohort

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Groseclose Building
Office 427
Phone: 404.385.1583
atoriello@isye.gatech.edu


Mitchell L. R. Walker II | Faculty

Mitchell L. R. Walker II, Faculty

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2019 Cohort

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan

Guggenheim Aerospace Engineering Building
Office 449B
Phone: 404.385.2757
mitchell.walker@ae.gatech.edu


Kate Williams (she/her) | Faculty

Kate Williams

Senior Academic Professional, Center for Teaching and Learning
Assistant Director for TA and Future Faculty Initiative, Center for Teaching and Learning

Faculty Guide, SPS 2022 Cohort

Ph.D., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Clemson University
M.S., Applied Psychology, Clemson University
M.Ed.., Student Affairs Administration, University of South Carolina
B.B.A., Marketing, Stetson University

Clough Commons
Suite 457
Phone: 404.894.9417
kate.williams@gatech.edu


Chen Zhou | Faculty

Chen Zhou

Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Associate Chair, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Faculty Guide, SPS 2015 Cohort

Faculty Guide, Gold Scholars Program

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Tianjin University, China

Groseclose Building
Office 217
Phone: 404.894.2326
cz3@gatech.edu