Women's & Gender Studies 
Faculty and Staff
 

Mary Alice Morgan, WGS Director
Professor of English
B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
morgan_ma@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2571

Margaret Dee Bratcher
Professor of Christianity
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
bratcher_md@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2018

Kevin Cummings
Assistant Professor of Communications and Theatre Arts
B.A., University of Texas at El Paso; M.A., Ph.D., Denver University
cummings_k@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2875

Mary Ann Drake
Chair and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., M.A., Pacific Oaks College; Ph.D., The Fielding Institute
drake_ma@mercer.edu
(478) 301-5616

Darlene K. Flaming
Associate Professor of Christianity
B.Hum., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Notre Dame
flaming_dk@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2757

Sarah Gardner
Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Miami University of Ohio; Ph.D., Emory University
gardner_se@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2859

Cynthia Gottshall
Chair and Professor of Communications and Theatre Arts
B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University,
gottshall_cm@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2979

Robert Hargrove
Professor of Chemistry and Earth and Environmental Sciences
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ph.D., University of Utah
hargrove_rj@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2762

Linda Hensel
Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Scientific Inquiry
B.S., University of Washington; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
hensel_ll@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2707

Eimad Houry
Chair and Professor of Political Science
B.S., Florida A & M University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
houry_e@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2793

Janell Johnson
Assistant Professor of Christianity
B.S., Mars Hill College; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Div., Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
johnson_ja@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2759

Lori Johnson
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Georgia; J.D., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of California
johnson_la@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2794

Pamela Johnston
Visiting Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Shorter College; M.A., University of Georgia
johnston_pv@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2357

Leona Kanter
Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology
M.L.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
kanter_l@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2037

Lydia Masanet
Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures
B.A., Universidad Central De Barcelona; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Southern California
masanet_l@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2891

Emily Piassick
Senior Lecturer and Staff Psychologist
B.A., Skidmore College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
piassick_ea@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2862

Miranda Pratt
Chair and Professor of Psychology
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
pratt_m@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2364

Anna Silver
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., Emory University
silver_ak@mercer.edu
(478) 301-5641

Diana Stege
Professor of English
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., St. John's College
stege_dr@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2566

Joanna Watson
Professor of Sociology
B.A., Washington University; M.S., University of Edinburgh
watson_jm@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2938

Tia Gafford-Williams
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Arkansas; M.S., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., Temple University
gafford_tl@mercer.edu
(478) 301-4009

Carolyn Yackel
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
S.B., M.S., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan
yackel_ca@mercer.edu
(478) 301-5982

Carmen G. Hicks
Senior Administrative Assistant
hicks_cg@mercer.edu
(478) 301-2562

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