In the Halls
New Faculty
Margaret Woosnam, assistant professor in the Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Department. She earned her PhD in Educational Leadership from Clemson University in 2007. Her research interests include the study of feminine leadership in the male-dominated fields of architecture and higher education as well as in the female-dominated field of interior design. Woosnam will be teaching Historical Homes and Furnishings as well as Contemporary Homes and Furnishings.
Swarn Chatterjee, assistant professor in the Housing and Consumer Economics Department. Chatterjee earned his PhD in Consumer Economics from Texas Tech University in 2007. His research interests include investments, behavioral finance, and real estate. He will be teaching Financial Planning and Family Economic Environment at the Griffin campus.
Nathan Harness, assistant professor in the Housing and Consumer Economics Department. In 2007, Harness earned his PhD from Texas Tech University focusing on personal financial planning. His research concentrations include: personal financial ratio analysis, social security dependency, and factors that impact wealth accumulation across the life cycle. Harness will be teaching courses for the Family Financial Planning major.
Emily Blalock, lecturer in the Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors Department. In 2006, Blalock earned her Master of Science from the University of Georgia in Fashion Merchandising. Her research interests include: Consumer Behavior, African American Studies, Social-Psychology, and Textile Testing. She will be teaching courses in Textile Testing, Fundamentals of the Fashion Industry, and Internship Orientation.
Karen Schlanger, Family and Consumer Sciences Evaluation Specialist. Shlanger received her Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her job will focus on reinforcing the ability of FACS state and county faculty to create, distribute, and communicate useful educational programs in order to advance the well-being of individuals and families in the community.
Amy Kay, Director of the Child Development Lab. Kay earned her Master of Science from the University of Georgia in 1996 in Elementary Education as well as her Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences in 1992 in Human Development and Family Science/Early Childhood Education. She currently is pursuing her PhD in Language and Literacy Education with a research focus on parent involvement, primarily looking at non-traditional means of involvement.
