Julia Nord

Title: (she/her/hers)
Professor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree Birmingham University, UK.  Geological Sciences
Graduate Degree MS. University of Minnesota, Duluth. Geological Sciences.
Terminal Degree Ph.D. City University of New York.  Earth and Environmental Sciences

Howard Eaves, Jr

Title: (he/him)
UNIV Faculty

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree BA in Communications from University of N. Carolina

MA in School Counseling from George Mason University

Ask me about…. Black, Veteran, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Interests and Hobbies Fishing, Indoor and Outdoor Cycling, Motorcycle Riding, and resting at the beach

Fiorella-A Briceno-Huerta

Title: (she/her/ella)
Adjunct Faculty

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree Universidad Ricardo Palma – Peru
Graduate Degree George Mason University – PhD
Terminal Degree George Mason University – PhD
Ask me about…. Scholarship
Mental Health
Women in Science
Women in Academia
Hispanic Women
Other Identities International Student from Peru
Woman
Native Spanish Speaker
First College & Grad School generation
Interests and Hobbies Hiking, biking, photography, pets, movies

Jessica Hurley

Title: (she/they)
Assistant Professor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
Graduate Degree MA Twentieth Century Literature, University of Sussex
Terminal Degree Ph.D. English, University of Pennsylvania
Ask me about….. Hidden curriculum in college and graduate school, especially in the Humanities

Debra Sprague

Title: (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Special Education/Elementary Education, Buffalo State College
Graduate Degree Masters of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education with Emphasis in Computers, University of New Mexico
Terminal Degree PhD. in Education, University of New Mexico
Ask me about…. Becoming a teacher, service as a way to repay federal loans
Other Identities White, female, Christian
Interests and Hobbies technology, gaming, bowling, puzzles

Courtney Adams Wooten

Title: (she/her/hers)
Director of Composition

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree BA in English, Wingate University
Graduate Degree MA in English, Winthrop University
Terminal Degree PhD in English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ask me about…. Graduate school, navigating the university
Interests and Hobbies Knitting, walking my dog, working out

Elisabeth A Epstein

Title: Assistant Professor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree BS Biological Sciences, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Graduate Degree Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Terminal Degree PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ask me about…. Undergrad research and how to pursue graduate education in science

Colleen F Berg

Title: (she/her/hers)
Intructor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree BS Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University
Graduate Degree MS Computer Science, Texas Tech University
Terminal Degree
Ask me about…. I’d love to chat with students who are struggling (especially in technical degrees) but are used to being the “smart kid” in the family.
Interests and Hobbies Running, reading fiction, crocheting.

Christine Green

Title: (she/her/hers)
Professor

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

Undergraduate Degree Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies – George Washington University
Graduate Degree MA in Kinesiology (Sport Management)
Terminal Degree PhD in Kinesiology (Sport Management)
Interests and Hobbies sports, travel, dogs, reading

Charlotte E Gill

Title: (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor - Criminology, Law & Society

Groups: I AM FIRST Faculty

 

Undergraduate Degree MA (Cantab.), Law, University of Cambridge, UK
Graduate Degree MPhil, Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK
Terminal Degree PhD, Criminology, University of Pennsylvania
Ask me about…. Navigating the university/hidden curriculum, applying to grad school, international student experience, or anything else!
Other Identities Immigrant (from UK)/international student, woman, naturalized US citizen
Interests and Hobbies Cooking, travelling, arts and crafts