Category: Team

Director of Communicationslbaggett@uga.edu Once NMI fam, always NMI fam. Once a graduate assistant, Lauren has come full circle to rejoin the NMI as a full-time faculty member and Director of Communications. As a graduate assistant from 2015 to2017, Lauren wrote the NMI newsletter, worked with Megan to get students work and world ready in Digital…

Xpertise: Design Xpert Hours: T 7:00-9:00P Sarah Walker, swalker15@uga.edu, is in her second year of the Emerging Media Master’s program at the University of Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. After completing her undergraduate studies, Sarah moved to Athens to further her education with the NMI.…

Xpertise: UX/UI Xpert Hours: R 2:00-3:00P, F 2:30-3:30P Erica Techo is a second-year EM student set to graduate in Spring 2025. Erica is the Director of Marketing & Communications for UGA’s College of Public Health, and this is her second master’s program. She previously studied English and political science as a undergraduate at UGA before getting…

Xpertise: Design | Web Dev Xpert Hours: T 8:00-10:00A, R 8:00-10:00A Torin has been involved with the NMI for two years as an Emerging Media Double Dawg. He plans to start the EM Masters program in the Summer of 2025. Torin is a fourth-year journalism student graduating in December 2024. He is also in the Sports…

Xpertise: Web Design Xpert Hours: M 3:30-4:30P, W 3:30-4:30P Suba is a third-year Management Information Systems student who is pursuing a New Media Certificate through the web development track. She started her certificate in Fall of 2023, and this will be her third semester within the New Media Institute. Suba loves web design and learning various…

Xpertise: Web Dev Xpert Hours: W 3:00-3:30P, F 3:30-5:00P Marlie Scoggins – Web Development Xpert – mis35548@uga.edu Marlie is a third-year Advertising Major and is earning the New Media Certificate on the traditional track. She has been involved in the NMI since Fall 2023. Marlie is available for help in Web Development (NMIX 4010), specifically HTML,…

Xpertise: UX | Web Dev Xpert Hours: M 4:30-5:30P, W 4:30-5:30P Alex has been involved with the NMI since summer 2023. He is a fourth-year Philosophy and Cognitive Science major pursuing the New Media Certificate. His primary areas of expertise are in Figma, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and WordPress. Alex is an advisor at the Office of…

Xpertise: App/Web Dev Xpert Hours: M 8:00-9:00A, W 1:00-3:00P Peyton is a first-year grad student pursuing an Emerging Media degree from the NMI! He previously graduated from UGA in 2024 with an undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science with minors in Linguistics and Consumer Economics. He has been involved in the NMI since 2023 as he also…

Xpertise: Design Xpert Hours: T 10:00-11:00A, R 10:00-11:00A Megan, mam82034@uga.edu, is an Emerging Media Masters student on the one-year track. This is her second semester with the NMI. She graduated from UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Spring of 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and a General Business Minor from…

Xpertise: Web Design Xpert Hours: M 12:30-1:30P Timi is a fourth year EMST student earning a Music Business Certificate. She has been involved with the NMI for one year, and her favorite class was Web Development with Professor Weatherford. Outside of the NMI, Timi is President of the Backlight Student Film Festival and the Entertainment Media…