Georgianna L. Martin (she/her) is Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Development Services at the University of Georgia. She also serves as the Program Coordinator for the College Student Affairs Administration Ph.D. program. Her research focuses on social class identity and experiences of first-generation, working-class, low-income college students and the various intersections of these identities. She has over 50 publications, including articles in the Journal of College Student Development, Journal of Higher Education, and Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Georgianna previously served 2 terms on ACPA’s Journal of College Student Development Editorial Board and 2 terms on the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation Directorate. She has supported over 20 advisees who have successfully completed their doctoral dissertations.

Georgianna earned a Ph.D. in Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development from the University of Iowa in 2012, an MA degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University in 2004, and a BS in Psychology from Millsaps College in 2001. She was recognized as an ACPA Emerging Scholar in 2014 and was a past recipient of ACPA’s Annuit Coeptis Award. She currently resides in Athens, Georgia with her husband, Adam Akers, their children, and two adorable rescue dogs.