He has a Ph.D. in soil science (specializing in soil chemistry) as well as an M.S. in geological sciences from the University of Connecticut, in Storrs. Brian Gridley is a full-time temporary faculty member in Social and International Studies. He is a Ph.D. in political science candidate at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, and has an M.A. in American history from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn. He previously taught at SPSU on a part-time basis.