Sheryne Southard

Professor

Office: Faculty Hall T109D
Interdisciplinary Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
SheryneSouthard@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4644

Biography

Sheryne Southard earned her Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and she holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Nevada.  She began her career as a trial attorney, where she practiced for 9 years with a concentration on medical malpractice and civil litigation.   During this time, she successfully argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals. She is currently a Professor of Legal Studies at Clayton State University.  She has been awarded two Board of Regents’ awards for her expertise in online teaching, namely Excellence in Online Teaching and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. These awards have been described as "the highest honor for faculty at Georgia’s public colleges and universities.” She has also received three other online course development awards.  She is the co-author of a Fundamentals of Georgia Family Law textbook and a second edition of a Georgia Estate Planning textbook.  She has researched and published articles in the areas of asynchronous distance education pedagogy, quality assurance standards, faculty training, and best practices.

Education

JD, Law, Arizona State University, 1993

BS, Business Administration, UNLV, 1990

Awards and Honors

Regents Teaching Excellence in Online Learning , University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Award, 2015

Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award , University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Award, 2010

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Xueyu Cheng, Sheryne Southard, Affordable Learning Georgia Mini Grant , Affordable Learning Georgia, State, 4780, Funded – Spring 2020 to Spring 2021

Bryan LaBrecque, Christie H Burton, Sheryne Southard, Xueyu Cheng, Elnora D. Farmer, Affordable Learning Georgia, USG, State, 25800, Funded – Spring 2018 to Fall 2018

Sheryne M Southard, Lawrence Menter, Affordable Learning Georgia Grant, University System of Georgia, State, 10800, Funded – Fall 2016 to Spring 2017

Sheryne M Southard, Lawrence Menter, Affordable Learning Georgia Grant, University System of Georgia, State, 10800, Not Funded – December 2015

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University System, 2023 Regents Award for Online Teaching , Committee Member – January 2023 to February 2023

University, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) Faculty Liaison, Program Organizer – 2017 to 2023

College, Arts and Science Smith Award , Committee Member – 2022 to 2024

University, Co-Chair of Ethics Investigation , Committee Chair – January 2023 to March 2023

College, C.A.S.E. , Committee Member – 2022 to 2023

Department, Promotion & Tenure for Department of Interdisciplinary Studies , Committee Member – Fall 2023 to Fall 2023

Service to the Profession

Other, Jonesboro District High School Mock Trial Competition, State – March 1 2024 to March 3 2024

Committee Member, Black Women Will, State – November 2023 to Present

Teaching Interest

Business Law and Pedagogy

Research Interest

Online delivery and the use of technology and student engagement strategies to enhance teaching.