Justin Jernigan

Dr. Justin Jernigan has served as interim associate provost for academic programs since August 2024. Prior to his current role, he served as dean of Student Success at GGC. He holds a B.A. in Russian and M.A. in linguistics from the University of Florida. He also received his Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Florida, Program in Linguistics. He earned his Ph.D. in multilingual-multicultural education from Florida State University in 2007. Jernigan has taught English as a second language (ESL) since 1996. He teaches primarily English courses at GGC, where he has been since July 2007.

• Doctorate – multilingual-multicultural education – Florida State University
• Master’s – linguistics – University of Florida
• Bachelor’s – Russian – University of Florida
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language – University of Florida, Program in Linguistics

• Academic vocabulary development
• Tutoring and learning support effectiveness
• Applied linguistics
• Sociolinguistics

• Career Development Integration Award, GGC Career Services, 2022
• Invited faculty mentor, TESOL International Convention, Doctoral student forum, Toronto, 2015
• Integrated Education Award, GGC Student Involvement and the Student Center, 2013-2014
• Past chair, Regents Advisory Council on Learning Support (RAC-LS), 2021-2023
• GGC Faculty Senate president, 2011-2012
• Phillip R. Fordyce Award for Distinguished Teaching, Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University, 2006 

• Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
• National Organization for Student Success (NOSS)
• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)