2020-2021 New Faculty

The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to welcome new faculty to the university. Our new faculty will amplify the College's academic and research strengths.

Sharon Beckford.

Associate Professor
Department of Africana and American Studies

Mopelolade Ogunbowale.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Africana and American Studies

James Ponzo.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Africana and American Studies

Colter Harper.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology

Dina Benbrahim.

Dina Benbrahim

Assistant Professor
Department of Art

Meredith Ezak.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Eric Strobel.

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

David Heppner.

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

Y. Chris Li.

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

Zachary Carr.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Lindsay Hahn.

Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Yini Zhang.

Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Nichol Castro.

Assistant Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Christopher Heffner.

Assistant Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

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Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

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Adam Sheppard

Assistant Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Justin Downs.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Economics

Monica Tran Xuan.

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics

Vincent Capps.

V. Hunter Capps

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

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Hannah Fogarty

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

Martin Goeffney.

Martin Goffeney

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

Michael Pawlk.

Charles Michael Pawluk

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

Holly Buck.

Assistant Professor
Department of Environment and Sustainability

Susan Clark.

Assistant Professor
Department of Environment and Sustainability

Emily Reisman.

Assistant Professor
Department of Environment and Sustainability

Andrew Crooks.

Professor
Department of Geography

Xin Tao.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Geography

Cari Danon Ficken.

Cari Danon Ficken

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Geology

Stephan Kolzenburg.

Assistant Professor
Department of Geology

Richard Marinos.

Assistant Professor
Department of Geology

Kimberly Meehan.

Kimberly Meehan

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Geology

Sophie Nowicki.

Professor
Department of Geology

Mattia De'Michieli Vitturi.

Mattia de'Michieli Vitturi

Assistant Professor
Department of Geology
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Gene Zubovich.

Assistant Professor
Department of History

Katherine Zubovich.

Assistant Professor
Department of History

Sergey Dyachenko.

Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics

Richard Hollister.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics

Tara Hudson.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics

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Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics

Mark Marino.

Lecturer
Department of Mathematics

Eric Strobel.

Lecturer
Department of Mathematics

Kathlene Stephen.

Lecturer
Department of Mathematics

Daniel Colleran.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Media Study

Jason Geistweidt.

Assistant Professor
Department of Media Study

Laura Kraning.

Assistant Professor
Department of Media Study

David Gray.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy

Ariane Nomikos.

Ariane Nomikos

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy

Benedikt Harrer.

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Physics

Jieun Lee.

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science

Abigail Matthews.

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science

Timothy Pruitt.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Alexis Thompson.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Colleen Balukas.

Assistant Professor
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Fabiola Henri.

Assistant Professor
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Yige Dong.

Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

Sarah Ford.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

Yunmei Lu.

Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

Joanna Pepin.

Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology