Staff

Ashton Tomlin
Ashton Tomlin

Senior Assistant Director

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

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

Bill Moore Student Success Center
Office 283B
Phone: 404.894.0345
ashton.tomlin@gatech.edu

Christal Dimas
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

Mackenzie Bellamy
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
Chaffee Viets

Executive 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
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
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
Tom Conte

Professor, College of Computing

Associate Dean for Research

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
Karie Davis-Nozemack

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
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
T. Russell Gentry

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 L. Johnson
Ronald L. 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

Ed.D., 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
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
Jenna Jordan

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
Magaret Kosal

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
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
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
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
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

CODA
Office S1118
Phone: 404.385.7671
crozell@gatech.edu

Lakshmi N Sankar
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 363
Phone: 494-894-3914
Lakshmi.sankar@aerospace.gatech.edu

Eric Schumacher
Eric Schumacher

Professor, Pyschology

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
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
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
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
Alejandro Toriello

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
Mitchell L. R. Walker II

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
Kate Williams

Associate Director, Transformative 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
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