Social Science/Education

Education
Ph.D. (1989) University of Georgia - Psychology; M.S. (1982) Valdosta State University - Clinical Psychology

Courses
Introduction to Psychology; Human Development; Abnormal Psychology; Psychology of Adjustment

Education
B.A. Seton Hall University (Communications) M.A. Texas A&M University (History) Ph.D. Texas A&M University (History)

Publications
Book Review of Thomas Fleming's Illusion of Victory in Canadian Journal of History; Encyclopedia entries in Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age, Encyclopedia of Naval History, and Encyclopedia of World War II.

Courses
US History to 1865 - Spring 2008 US History since 1865 - Spring 2008 World Civilization to 1500 World Civilization 1500-1815 World Civilization Since 1815 - Spring 2008 Special Topics - US in World War II

Job Description
I am now in my 5th year at MGC and teach at the Dublin Center. I previously spent five years as an Instructor at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton; before that I taught for a year at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. I have also taught at Purdue, Texas A&M, and in the Summer-School-at-Sea program at Texas A&M University-Galveston. My main interest is in US political/military history in the early 20th Century. I am the Dublin adviser for History, Political Science, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice majors. I also serve as adviser to the Rotaract Club, a student organization dedicated to service to the community. Please do not hesitate to call or stop by if you need to see me.

Education
Ph.D., Georgia State University; J.D., John Marshall Law School (Atlanta); M.A., Georgia State University; B.A., Georgia State University

Publications
"The Welfare Reform Act of 1996: A Liberal View", The Highlighter, Fall Edition, 1996. Presentations: "Booker T. Washington", Monday Night Club, Dublin, 2005. ""Born To Rebel': Nelson Mandela and Benjamin E. Mays", Monday Night Club Meeting, Dublin, 2006; "Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property or A 'Moses' of His people?", Monday Night Club Meeting, Dublin, GA , January 28, 2008

Courses
HIST 1011 World Civilization I; HIST 2111 United States History to 1865; HIST 2112 United States History Since 1865; HIST 2132 Minorities in American History; POLS 1101 American Government ; CRJU 2316 Introduction to Criminology; CRJU 2316 Introduction to Criminal Law; CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice;

Job Description
Dr. Peter B. Makaya was born in Zimbabwe. He earned his B. A., M. A., and Ph. D. degrees from Georgia State University where he was an active member of the Black Students Alliance and the G. S. U. Panther Soccer Team. He is also a graduate of John Marshall Law School (Atlanta) where he earned a doctorate in law (J.D.). Dr. Makaya currently teaches History, Political Science and Criminal Justice courses. Dr. Makaya is a recipient of the following awards: the 1993 Middle Georgia College Alumni Association Award for the Most Outstanding Professor and the 1992 MGC Minority Students Award. He is listed in the 1996 Edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. His publications include an article titled "The Welfare Reform Act of 1996: A Liberal View" (the Highlighter 13, Fall 1996). He is past President of the Middle Georgia College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He is currently a member of the Georgia Association of Historians (GAH) and the Georgia Political Science Association (GPSA). He was an active member of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS). He has chaired sessions of the GAH, GPSA and ATWS and presented the following papers: "Zimbabwe Since Independence,1980-90" at the Sixth Annual Conference of the ATWS at Armstrong State University; "The Lancaster House Conference: Was the Zimbabwe Revolution Betrayed?" at the Seventh Annual Conference of the ATWS, University of Florida Gainesville; "Born To Rebel: Nelson Mandela and Benjamin E. Mays" at the Monday Night Club Meeting, March 13, 2006; "Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property or a 'Moses' of His People?", Monday Night Club Meeeting, Dublin, GA, January 28, 2008. Dr. Makaya advises student delegates on the MGC Model African Union. He also serves on a number of college committees, and chairs the MGC Judicial and Grievance Committees.

Education
B.A.- North Carolina State University M.A.- East Carolina University D.A.- University of Mississippi

Courses
POLS 1101 American Government POLS 2401 Global Issues

Job Description
Dr. Harold Cline has been a member of the Division of Social Science and Education since 1982. Dr. Cline is a generalist in political science with interests in political philosophy, public administration and international relations. Dr. Cline encourages students to stop by his office on the Dublin Campus or correspond with him via e-mail.

Education
B.B.A. Georgia College and State University

Job Description
Teresa is the Secretary for the Social Science and Education Division. Teresa received her B. B. A. in General Business from Georgia College and State University. Her duties for the Division are limitless. She works well with the faculty staf and students at Middle Georgia College. She is always willing to give her assistance when needed.

Education
B.S.- M.A.- East Tennessee State University Ph.D.- Mississippi State University

Courses
HIST 2111 United States History to 1865 HIST 1013 World Civilization III

Job Description
Phillip A. Gibbs was born in Martinsville Virginia. He attended the public schools of Franklin County Virginia and received his high school diploma in 1975. He later attended East Tennessee State University where he completed a Bachelor's degree in English and history in 1978. After teaching social studies in Franklin County High School Phillip returned to East Tennessee and earned a Master's degree in history in 1982. In 1988 he completed the Ph. D. in American history at Mississippi State University. Phillip arrived at Middle Georgia College in 1987 and currently teaches survey courses in U. S. History and World Civilization. His book reviews have appeared in the North Carolina Historical Review the Mississippi Quarterly and the Journal of Mississippi History. He has also published articles and essays in The Journal of American Culture Teaching English in the Two Year College and the Encyclopedia of Civil Rights. An avid traveler and student of world cultures Phillip enjoys working with the international students who attend Middle Georgia. Since 1989 he has advised the International Relation Club and coordinated the Middle Georgia College International Festival.

Education
B.S., MacMurray College (Jacksonville, Illionis; Majors--History, MIS, Computer Science / Minor--Mathematics) +++ M.A., Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Illinois; Major--European History / Minor-- American History) +++ Ph.D. in Historical Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois; Major fields--European Intellectual History, Modern British History, Modern European History / Outside concentration--Higher Education)

Publications
I have presented several papers at the annual MWCBS (Midwest Conference on British Studies) and at the GAH (Georgia Association of Historians), written several book reviews for World History Connected and a website review for publichistory.org, and contributed entries to the Encyclopedia of the Louisana Purchase and Biographical Dictionary of Literary Influences. My dissertation is entitled "Strange Allies? English Catholicism and the Enlightenment," for which I conducted most of my research at the British Library in London. My area of greatest historical interest is early modern and modern European intellectual history.

Courses
Since coming to Middle Georgia College, I have taught: 1012--World Civilization II, 1500-1815 / 1013--World Civilization III, 1815-Present / 2111--US History I, to 1865 / 2112--US History II, since 1865 / 2211-- Special Topics in History: History Through Film (a course of my own design)

Job Description
A recent transplant from the Midwest, my first semester at Middle Georgia College was Fall 2007. I grew up and received my education in central and southern Illinois, having been born in Mattoon, Illinois and having Charleston, Illinois as my permanent address for the majority of my life (about 3 hours south of Chicago). I earned my B.S. at MacMurray College, a small liberal arts college of about 650 students in central Illionis. Because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, I finished at MacMurray with a triple major and a minor (all in three and a half years!) and then went on to earn my M.A. from Eastern Illinois University in a year and a half. Burnt out on school, I worked at various jobs, ranging from a graphic designer at a company making business forms to a part- time instructor at area community colleges. Finding an interest in teaching, I decided to earn my Ph.D. and began work towards that degree at Southern Illinois University, taking one year off to teach full- time at Shawnee Community Colleg in Ullin, Illinois. I graduated with my doctorate from SIU in August of 2007 and then came to Middle Georgia College to begin my teaching career. With Dr. Provost, I am one of Middle Georgia College's main World Civilization professors. In addition, I am MGC's representative for the European Council of the University System of Georgia.

Education
Ph.D. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (History)-2006 Ph.D. Dissertation “Atomic Apartheid: U.S.-South African Nuclear Relations from Truman to Reagan.” M.A. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina (History)- 2001 Master’s Thesis “Key Moments in Nuclear Cooperation between the United States and South Africa, 1953-1981.” B.S. Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee (Secondary Education-Social Studies)-1996

Publications
“Complex Reactions: the Integration of DeKalb Schools.” In U.S.: A Narrative History, Custom Edition for Middle Georgia College, 1st Edition. James West Davidson, etc. (Boston, 2009), 29-1 to 29-4; “A Different Reaction: The 1963 Integration of DeKalb County High School.” In Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic, 4th Edition, with Additional Materials for Middle Georgia College. James West Davidson, etc. (Boston, 2006, 2008), Special Insert between pages 885 and 886; “Almost Persuaded: the Johnson Administration’s Extension of Nuclear Cooperation with South Africa, 1965-1967.” Diplomatic History Vol. 32, No. 2 (April 2008): 239-258; Review of The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932- 1968, by Kari Frederickson. Gulf South Historical Review Vol. 20, No. 1 (Fall 2004): 78-80.

Courses
HIST 2111 U.S. History to 1865; HIST 2112 U.S. History since 1865; HIST 2111 U.S. History to 1865-Online; HIST 2112 U.S. History since 1865-Online

Job Description
Javan Frazier (Auburn History Ph.D., 2006) wrote his dissertation entitled "Atomic Apartheid: United States-South African Nuclear Relations from Truman to Reagan, 1945-1989" under the direction of Professor Larry Gerber. He earned his B.S. in Secondary Education- Social Studies at Tennessee Technological University in 1996. After teaching middle and high school history in his native Smithville, TN, he entered North Carolina State University in 1999 and earned his M.A. in history. There he completed his Master's thesis entitled "Key Moments in Nuclear Cooperation between the United States and South Africa, 1953- 1981" under the direction of Dr. Nancy Mitchell.

Education
BA -- North Georgia College & State University, 2000 (Political Science and History) MA -- Baylor University, 2004 (Major -- American Politics / Minor -- International Relations) Ph.D. -- Univeristy of Mississippi, 2006 (Major -- International Relations / Minor -- American Politics)

Courses
POLI 1101 -- Introduction to American Government POLI 2101 -- Introduction to Political Science POLI 2201 -- State and Local Government

Job Description
Dr. Rogers joined the department in Fall 2007. She received her BA from North Georgia College & State University, MA from Baylor University, and Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi. She has previously taught at the University of Mississippi and Charleston Southern University.

Education
B.S - University of Tennessee M.A. Ph.D. - Southwestern Seminary

Courses
PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2101 Introduction to Psychology of Adjustment

Job Description
Dr. Caldwell has his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southwestern Theological Seminary. In addition he is a certified marriage and family therapist and is trained in clinical hypnosis. He has worked as a therapist at Fort Worth Neuropsychiatric Hospital the Ft. Worth Baptist Marriage and Family Counseling Center the Fort Worth Drug Treatment Center and the Drug Treatment Center in Arlington Texas. He has been teaching psychology on the college level since 1977 and has been at Middle Georgia College since 1988. He believes that a successful classroom experience is one where there is a lot of discussion interaction application thinking questioning understanding and acceptance in a nonthreatening atmosphere. He loves teaching and being with students but his family and good health are most important.

Education
B.A- M.A.-Virginia Tech Ph.D.- University of Georgia

Courses
POLS 1101 American Government CRJU 1100 Criminal Justice CRJU 2316 Criminology CRJU 2317 Criminal Law POLS 2401 Global Issues POLS 2601 Public Administration

Job Description
Dr. Dan Guerrant was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia. Dr. Guerrant arrived at Middle Georgia College in 1999. Previously, he had taught at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland, where students highlight their books with black magic-markers. He has published and presented papers in the areas of presidential primaries, interest group influence, and party identification. Armed with several teaching awards, Dr. Guerrant encourages his students to embrace his philosophy of life, "Doubt Skepticism." Dr. Guerrant's several hobbies include photography and shooting. His current passion is fishing. The last fish he caught was so big the picture of it alone weighed forty pounds.

Education
B.A. Southern Nazarene University M.A., Ph. D. University of Oklahoma

Publications
Co-editor 2003 and 2007 of the Demography Teaching Resource Guide published by the American Sociological Association.

Courses
Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Social Problems, and Marriage and the Family

Job Description
Rebecca Nees has been a member of the Division of Social Sciences and Education since 2004. She previously taught at the University of Oklahoma and Southern Nazarene University (Oklahoma).

Education
B.S.- Virginia Tech M.S.- University of Georgia Ph.D. - University of Georgia

Courses
EDUC 2202 Introduction to Exceptional Child PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology PSYC 2103 Human Growth and Development PSYC 2104 Abnormal Psychology

Job Description
James Collins received dual B.S. degrees from Virginia Tech in 1987 in Biology and Psychology. He earned an M.S. in Biopsychology under Dr. Walter Isaac (deceased) in 1989 and his Ph.D. in Biopsychology under Dr. W. Ben lturrian and Dr. Jay Allen at the University of Georgia in 1993. While in the doctoral program at the University of Georgia he received a fellowship to study at the Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Medical School in Erlangen Germany. He also conducted research in Animal Bioacoustics and Emotionality for the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research under a research fellowship at the Armstrong Laboratory in San Antonio Texas. Dr. Collins has had a variety of teaching experiences at the University of Georgia, Athens Tech, Washington and Lee University (Virginia), SUNY College at Geneseo, Ft. Valley State University and came to Middle Georgia College in 1995.

Education
B.A Kent State University M.A. Ph.D. University of Toledo

Courses
World Civilization I World Civilization II World Civilization III

Job Description
Dr. Tracie Provost has been a member of the Division of Social Science and Education since 2003. She received her B.A. in International Relations from Kent State University and her M.A. and Ph.D in History from The University of Toledo. Dr. Provost has previously taught at The University of Toledo (Ohio) Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and Wayne State University (Michigan)