45 New Faculty Bring Diverse Experience
91勛圖厙 University welcomes 45 new professors from the College of Arts and Sciences and six professional schools for the 2022 academic year. With a diverse array of expertise, these faculty will offer new perspectives to 91勛圖厙 to enhance the student learning experience.
“I couldn’t be more excited about the depth of knowledge, experience and backgrounds these new faculty members bring to 91勛圖厙 for the 2022-23 academic year. The credit for recruiting and welcoming these scholars is due to our deans and the previous provost, Deena González, whose commitment to inclusive hiring practices and the 91勛圖厙 mission is evident,” says Provost Sacha Kopp, who joined the university this summer. “I look forward to supporting these colleagues in the growth of their careers here at 91勛圖厙."
College of Arts and Sciences
Jenaro Abraham, Political Science – M.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A. and Ph.D., Tulane University. Research focuses on social movements, contentious politics, and insurgencies in Latin America and the Caribbean; U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America and their historical repercussions for human security, development and peace.
Joshua Anthony, English – M.F.A, Eastern Washington University. Expertise in creative writing.
Charles-Anthony A. Athanasopoulos, Communication Studies – M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Research interests include Black studies, activism, racial icons, street art and media studies. Upcoming manuscript, “Twilight of the Icons,” highlights how racial icons continue to constrict Black radical imagination in the current era.
Bryan Kevin Brown, Religious Studies – M.A., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., Boston College. Expertise in systematic theology including liberation theologies, hermeneutics, spirituality and Second Vatican Council.
Crotty, Krista K., Psychology – M.S., Fuller Graduate School of Psychology; PsyD, Azusa Pacific University.
Avery P. Dame-Griff, Women’s and Gender Studies – M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Maryland. Research interests include gender and transgender studies, digital humanities, web history, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis.
Nigel D'Souza, Environmental Studies & Sciences and Biology – M.S., University of Pune; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. Doctoral research on freshwater microbes associated with seasonal ice cover in the Great Lakes. Research includes marine, estuarine and polar ecosystems with a passion for studying the effects of microorganisms.
Albana S Dwonch, International Studies – M.A. and Ph.D., University of Washington. Spent over a decade as an International Humanitarian Worker in the Middle East, focusing on youth development issues and humanitarian emergency crises. Expertise in international studies, modern Middle East and networked social movements.
Blake A Edwards, Theatre & Dance – M.F.A., The Ohio State University; M.F.A., Arizona State University. Expertise in theatre arts.
Hussein El Ebiary, Biology – M.S., Arizona State University. Expertise in microbiology.
Jeremiah Favara, Communication Studies – M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., University of Oregon. Feminist media studies scholar with research focusing on the intersecting dynamics of gender, race, sexuality and class in media production and representation. Recent research explores militarized media, centering on U.S. military recruitment advertising.
Anthony Fisher, Philosophy – Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Kendall A. Fisher, Philosophy – Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2017. Expertise in medieval philosophy.
Jensen C. Hegg, Biology – M.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., University of Idaho. Expertise in aquatic ecology.
Sarah E. James, Political Science – M.Ed., Boston University; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard University. Recipient of the 2022 Leonard D. White Award for best dissertation in the field of public administration from the American Political Science Association for her work examining what happens when state policies fail to produce their intended outcomes and its effect on public officials.
Andrei Kochegarov, Biology – M.S., Saratov University; Ph.D., Pushchino State University. Studied Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases at UC Irvine. Research has included heart regeneration and development, protection from ischemia and heart attack, stem cells differentiation, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer research. Expertise in microbiology.
Emily Loeffler, Music – MMUS., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., University of Oregon. Research centers on the intersection of Swiss Alpine music with the history of science.
Eric Marr, Biology – M.S. Eastern Washington University.
Miranda McLeod, English – M.F.A., New York University; M.A. Ph.D., Rutgers State University of New Jersey. Expertise in creative writing, composition and English literature.
Ryan T. McWilliams, English – Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Expertise in American literature.
Sarah F. Porter, Religious Studies – M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School; A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard University. Expertise in Byzantine studies. Historian of the literature, practices and material culture that emerged in the wake of Christianity in the second through fifth centuries CE.
Kelvin Rivera-Lopez, Teaching Fellow of Mathematics – M.S. and Ph.D., University of Delaware.
Chandler Rogers, Philosophy – M.A., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., Boston College. Expertise in environmental philosophy and 19th century philosophy. Research focuses on understanding the human place in nature, in relation to God and creatures.
Darian Spearman, Philosophy – M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut. Expertise in Africana philosophy.
Margaret Stohlmann, Music – M.M., University of Kentucky; DMA, University of Washington. Director of choral and vocal studies at GU.
Corinne M Sugino, Communication Studies – M.A. and Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Research focuses on the intersection of Asian American racialization/histories of protest, comparative racialization, cultural studies and rhetorical theory. Currently working on a book project that investigates how discourses of false multicultural inclusion impact Asian American racialization.
Joseph L Vignone, History – M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; A.M, Harvard GSAS; Ph.D., Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Historian of medieval Islamic religion, science and literature. Current research focuses on medical practices promoted by Arabic and Persian treatises of ethics between 900 and 1400 CE and how they relate to the enhancement of Muslim scholars’ intellectual capacities.
Tao Zhang, Communication Studies – B.A., Hainan University; M.A., Yunnan University; M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. Studies marginalized identities in a global and transnational context, focusing on how power works through culture to impact personal experiences communicatively.
Military Science
Tommy Snyder, Senior Military Science Instructor – B.A., Austin Peay State University, 2016; B.A., Command and General Staff College, 2022.
School of Business Administration
Kelsey Carlston, Economics – M.Sc. and Ph.D., University of Utah. Research investigates the causes and consequences of intergenerational economic mobility, the health consequences of intergenerational mobility and historical economic outcomes for minors in the early 20th century.
Ji Myoung (Danny) Kim, Marketing – M.S., Seoul National University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Buffalo. Research interests cover social inequalities, social status and sense of power and animal welfare consumption. Recipient of the Paul E. Green Award, University at Buffalo Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award.
Samuel H. Matthews, Management – M.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma. Research focuses on positive leadership behaviors and improving job design in the workplace.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Bryan J. Fischer, Computer Science – M.S. (in progress), Eastern Washington University.
Brandon Sargent, Mechanical Engineering – M.S. and Ph.D., Brigham Young University. Studies mechanisms used in biomechanics. Research focuses on development of medical devices and surgical instrumentation with a specific emphasis on compliant mechanisms.
School of Education
Andrew Kim, Kinesiology & Sport Management – M.S., University of Georgia.
Debbie Lindgren, Kinesiology and Sport Management – M.A., Ball State University; Ed.D., University of Southern California.
Weili (Irene) Yuan, Special Education – M.A., Northeast Normal University; M.Ed., Texas A&M University.
School of Nursing and Human Physiology
Amy E. Berg, Nursing - A.S.N., Excelsior College; M.S.N., 91勛圖厙 University; D.N.P., 91勛圖厙 University.
Jacqueline Crissey, Human Physiology – M.S., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Hanwen (Janet) Lea, Human Physiology – M.B.B.S., Southern Medical University; M.Phil. and Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
School of Law
Angela Aneiros, Lecturer-AT of Law – Juris Doctor, Indiana University Mauer School of Law.
Dallan Flake, Associate Professor of Law – M.S., Brigham Young University; J.D., University of Michigan Law School.
Jeffrey Omari, Assistant Professor of Law – J.D., University of Illinois College of Law; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.
Theodosia Stavroulaki, Assistant Professor of Law – LL.M., Utrecht University; MSc, Athens University of Economics and Business; LL.M. and Ph.D., European University Institute.
Juandalynn Taylor, Visiting Assistant Professor – M.S., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Texas Arlington; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University.
