Faculty Status Report 2021–2022
New Faculty
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Mabel Akinyemi, lecturer, biological sciences (Flor) — PhD, MSc, BSc, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Oscar Avendano, lecturer, English as a second language (Metro) — MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BS, Montclair State University
Natalia Carrillo, lecturer, mathematics (Flor) — PhD, University of Potsdam, Germany; MS, Moscow State University, Russia
Michael Cotto, visiting assistant professor, literature (Metro) — PhD, MA, City University of New York; BA, Lehman College, City University of New York
Madelyn Ferrans, lecturer, law (Flor) — JD, American University Washington College of Law; BA, The College of William and Mary
Melissa Ingala, assistant professor, microbiology (Flor) — PhD, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History; MS, BS, Fordham University
James Jones, lecturer, criminal justice (Metro) — PhD, Nova Southeastern University; MS, BA, University of Maryland
Christopher Nunez, assistant professor, theater (Flor) — MFA, BFA, Florida State University
Marina Saad, assistant professor, criminal justice (Metro) — PhD, MA, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Silberman College of Business
Wenyi Kuang, assistant professor, supply chain management (Metro) — PhD, Michigan State University; MBA, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Christopher Stubbs, assistant professor, mechanical engineering/mechanical engineering technology (Metro) — PhD, New York University; MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; BS, Carnegie Mellon University
Peter Sammartino School of Education
Jeremy Wright-Kim, assistant professor, higher education (Metro) — PhD, University of Pennsylvania; MA, Bowling Green State University; BA, Ohio University
International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
Denise Chiang, lecturer, hospitality/tourism management (Van) — MS, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland; BComm, Ryerson University, Canada
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
Una Doddy, clinical assistant professor, nursing (Metro) — DNP, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MBA, Manhattan College; MPH, BSN, Columbia University
Anna Klubek, clinical instructor, nursing (Metro) — MSN, Seton Hall University; BSN, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Felella Millman, clinical assistant professor, nursing (Metro) — PhD, MSN, Seton Hall University; BSN, Silliman University, Philippines
Lauren Sullivan, lecturer, nursing (Flor) — MSN, Seton Hall University; BSN, Villanova University
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Andrea Cole, assistant professor, social work (Flor) — PhD, New York University; MSW, Boston College; BA, University of Virginia
Christina Inteso, clinical assistant professor, pharmacy practice (Flor) — PharmD, Wilkes University
Elma Kaiser, assistant professor, social work (Flor) — PhD, Howard University; MSW, Monash University, Australia; MSS, BSS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Eunsun Kwon, assistant professor, social work (Flor) — PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea; MSW, Columbia University; BSW, Loyola University Chicago
Amisha Mehta, clinical assistant professor, pharmacy practice (Flor) — PharmD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christine Mueller, assistant professor, occupational therapy (Flor) — OTD, MS, BS, Quinnipiac University
Susan Santalucia, associate professor, occupational therapy (Flor) — OTD, University of Kansas; MS, BS, Temple University
School of Psychology and Counseling
Benjamin Johnson, assistant professor, clinical psychology (Metro) — PhD, MS, The Pennsylvania State University; BS, AA, Emory University
Rachel Petts Santer, assistant professor, clinical psychology (Metro) — PhD, MA Western Michigan University; BA, West Virginia University
School of Public and Global Affairs
Afsaneh Javadi (Afsaneh [Maassoumeh] Javadi Baygi), lecturer, administrative science (Van) — PhD, University of Malaya, Malaysia; MSc, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Promotions
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
To Professor
Stacie Lents, theater (Flor)
To Associate Professor
Douglas Evans, criminal justice (Metro)
Kyle Kattelman, political science (Metro)
Jordan Nowotny, criminology (Flor)
Carrie Shanafelt, literature (Metro)
Gurjot Singh, computer science (Flor)
To Senior Lecturer
Frank “JR” Pinto, college writing (Flor)
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
To Professor
Kalyan Mondal, electrical engineering (Metro)
To Associate Professor
Sameh Abdelazim, electrical engineering/electrical engineering technology (Metro)
Alevoor Rao, computer engineering/computer science (Metro)
International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management
To Professor
Jong-Chae Kim, sports administration (Metro)
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
To Assistant Professor
Caitlin Werther, pediatric nursing (Flor)
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
To Associate Professor
Hyunah Cho, pharmaceutical sciences (Flor)
Otito Iwuchukwu, pharmaceutical sciences (Flor)
Dongmi Kim, pharmacy practice (Flor)
Nicole Ryba, pharmacy practice (Flor)
Malgorzata Slugocki, pharmacy practice (Flor)
School of Public and Global Affairs
To Associate Professor
Constance Bygrave, administrative science (Van)
Tenure
(Effective fall 2022)
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Douglas Evans, criminal justice (Metro)
Kyle Kattelman, political science (Metro)
Jordan Nowotny, criminology (Flor)
Carrie Shanafelt, literature (Metro)
Gurjot Singh, computer science (Flor)
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Alevoor Rao, computer engineering/computer science (Metro)
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Hyunah Cho, pharmaceutical sciences (Flor)
Otito Iwuchukwu, pharmaceutical sciences (Flor)
Dongmi Kim, pharmacy practice (Flor)
Malgorzata Slugocki, pharmacy practice (Flor)
Sabbaticals
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
George Cochrane, art (Flor), fall semester
Laureano Corces, languages (Flor), fall semester
Riad Nasser, social sciences (Flor), spring semester
Harald Parzer, biology (Flor), spring semester
Rene Steinke, creative writing (Flor), spring semester
Zhenbin Sun, communication (Metro), fall semester
Silberman College of Business
Jeffrey Hsu, management information systems (Flor), spring semester
Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Marzieh Azarderakhsh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro), fall semester
Vahid Alizadeh, civil/construction engineering technology (Metro), spring semester
Mark Farag, mathematics (Metro), fall semester
Zhiwei Mao, electrical engineering (Metro), fall semester
Hong Zhao, electrical engineering (Metro), spring semester
Peter Sammartino School of Education
Kathryn Spence, education (Metro), spring semester
School of Psychology and Counseling
Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), academic year