Department Directory

Department of Psychology and Criminal Justice

Faculty/Staff in Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Dr. Avera, Amanda - Psy.D., LMSW	Associate Professor	(478) 934-3102	amanda.chase@mga.edu
Behounek, Elaina - Ph.D.	Associate Professor	4784712445	elaina.behounek@mga.edu
Dr. Caverly, Matthew	Assistant Professor of Public Safety	478.934.3018	matthew.caverly@mga.edu
Dr. Cheung, Chi Ngai	Associate Professor	478-471-3541	chingai.cheung@mga.edu
Dr. Collins, James	Professor	478.934.3059	james.collins1@mga.edu
Dent, Chadwick	Administrative Assistant	478.471.5748	chad.dent@mga.edu
Dr. Ekwuaju, Alex	Associate Professor	478.471.3541	alex.ekwuaju@mga.edu
Fraser, Ebonie	Lecturer		ebonie.fraser@mga.edu
Dr. Gladden, Paul R. - Ph.D.	Department Chair and Professor of Psychology	4784715748	paul.gladden@mga.edu
Dr. Hinze, Scott	Associate Professor	478-471-0652	scott.hinze@mga.edu
Jones, Mark - MS, LAPC-R	Lecturer	478.361.2497	mark.jones@mga.edu
Dr. Matyok, Thomas - PhD, Nova Southeastern University MS, Chapman University MS, University of Saint Mary BA, Montclair State University AA, Central Texas College	Associate Professor of Public Safety	4784715722	thomas.matyok@mga.edu
Dr. Nees, Rebecca	Associate Professor of Sociology	478.934.3061	rebecca.nees@mga.edu
Dr. Ness-Maddox, Heather	Assistant Professor		heather.nessmaddox@mga.edu
Dr. Obinyan, Evaristus - PHD	Associate Professor	4784715748	evaristus.obinyan@mga.edu
Russell, Erica	Assistant Professor of Public Safety		erica.russell@mga.edu
Smith, Cory - Ed.S.	Senior Lecturer		cory.smith@mga.edu
Stavely, Courtney - Nationally certified School Psychologist	Program Coordinator of Psychology & Lecturer	478.471.2447	courtney.stavely@mga.edu
Tarver, Jeffrey - MPA	Lecturer & Coordinator of Criminal Justice	478.471.5748	jeffrey.tarver@mga.edu
Dr. Walker, Elizabeth - Ph.D. in Psychology	Assistant Professor	(478) 290-3735	elizabeth.walker1@mga.edu
Walters, Laurie - PhD	Associate Professor of Psychology	478.471.2463	laurie.walters@mga.edu

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