Graduate Faculty

LEVELS OF GRADUATE FACULTY MEMBERSHIP:

Full Member: A Full Member may teach graduate courses; act as a major professor; and serve on and chair field study, thesis and dissertation committees.

(**) Clinical Member: Clinical Membership is for full-time, adjunct, or visiting faculty engaging in application of clinical/practical knowledge and practical instruction of professional students. A Clinical Member may teach graduate courses; and serve on and chair field study, thesis, and dissertation committees.

(*) Associate Member: An Associate Member may teach graduate courses and serve as a member of graduate committees. An Associate Member may not chair field study, thesis, or dissertation committees. Associate membership may include adjunct faculty.

Emeritus Faculty: Emeritus Graduate Faculty who are active in research may serve as Clinical or Associate members for a period of five years. The request must be based on the same criteria used to appoint Graduate Faculty and must follow the same protocol as any current ULM faculty member. In accepting Graduate Faculty status, Emeritus Faculty accept all responsibilities of their role as outlined in the Graduate School Catalog and Faculty Handbook.
Retired Faculty: Retired Graduate Faculty may retain their status as graduate faculty for one year. After one year of service they may apply for adjunct status and Graduate Faculty as Clinical or Associate member. The request must be based on the same criteria used to appoint Graduate Faculty and must follow the same protocol as any current ULM faculty member. In accepting Graduate Faculty status, Retired Faculty accept all responsibilities of their role as outlined in the Graduate School Catalog and Faculty Handbook.

FACULTY MEMBER	TERM EXPIRATION
*Fredrick Adams Associate Professor of Foreign Languages Ph.D.,University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Fall 2022
*Mary Adams Associate Professor of English Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Fall 2022
Elward K. Alford Professor of Kinesiology Director, School of Health Professions Ph.D., University of Texas	Fall 2022
Jeffrey Anderson Associate Professor of History Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts Education and Sciences History Program Coordinator Ph.D., University of Florida	Fall 2022
*Larry R. Anderson Associate Professor of Music M.M., University of Tulsa	Fall 2022
Eugenie Ardoin Assistant Professor of Finance D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University	Fall 2022
Burton Ashworth Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Fielding Institute	Fall 2023
Jason Austin Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Ph.D., Virginia Tech	Fall 2022
Julius Austin Assistant Professor of Counseling Ph.D., University of Wyoming	Spring 2023
Stacie Austin Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Summer 2025
Kevin N. Baer Waste Management Endowed Professor of Toxicology Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
*Scott Baggarly Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
*Wendy Bailes Associate Professor of Nursing Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center	Fall 2022
Nektarios Barabutis Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece	Fall 2022
*William Barnett Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington	Fall 2022
Jeremy Bell Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., Louisiana State University Shreveport	Fall 2025
*Brett Bennett Associate Professor of Radiologic Technology M.Ed. University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2024
*Christine T. Berry Professor of Insurance Ph.D., Florida State University	Fall 2022
Ronald Berry Professor of Computer Information Systems Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences D.B.A., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
Michael Beutner Associate Professor of Instructional Technology Ph.D., Ohio University	Fall 2022
Joydeep Bhattacharjee Associate Professor of Biology Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Fall 2022
Christopher Blackburn Professor of History Ph.D., Auburn University	Fall 2022
Benny L. Blaylock Professor of Toxicology Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Fall 2022
*James Boldin Associate Professor of Music Associate Director, School of Visual and Performing Arts D.M.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison	Fall 2022
*Christopher Bondi Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Duquesne University	Fall 2025
*Mkay Bonner Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	Fall 2022
Monica Bontty Professor of History Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles	Fall 2022
Judy Bowers Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music Education Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Spring 2024
Karen P. Briski Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroanatomy Head, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D., University of Michigan	Fall 2022
Ralph Brown III Professor of History Ph.D., University of Tennessee – Knoxville	Fall 2022
Patti Calk LOTR, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Program Director, Master of Occupational Therapy Program Associate Director, School of Health Professions OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Fall 2022
Michael A. Camille Professor of Geography Interim Assistant to Executive Vice President Ph.D., Texas A&M University	Fall 2022
*Nancy Carey Visiting Assistant Professor D.M.A., University of Memphis	Spring 2025
** Caroline Carpenter Associate Professor of Nursing D.N.P., Frontier Nursing University	Fall 2023
Roger Carpenter Professor of History Ph.D., University of California Riverside	Fall 2022
John Carr Professor of Biology Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Fall 2022
Jean Christopher Chamcheu Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden	Fall 2022
*Deborah L. Chandler Associate Professor of Music Ph.D., Florida State University	Fall 2022
*Sharon C. Chaney Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene M.P.S., Loyola University	Fall 2022
Kriti Chauhan Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington	Summer 2024
Rouxi Chen Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., Virginia Tech University	Fall 2022
*M. Sean Chenoweth Associate Professor of Geography Ph.D., University of Wisconsin	Fall 2022
Yiting Chu Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D., University of Washington	Fall 2022
*Tommie M. Church Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University	Fall 2022
Leonard J. Clark Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Director, School of Education Ed.D., Louisiana Tech University	Fall 2022
Mark R. Clark Professor of Music D.M.A., University of Washington	Fall 2022
Joshua Comer Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Fall 2023
Jose L. Cordova Associate Professor of Computer Science Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
*Barth Cox Assistant Professor of Communication M.F.A., University of New Orleans	Fall 2022
Susie Cox Professor of Management Director School of Management D.B.A., Louisiana State University	Spring 2024
Debra Craighead Associate Professor of Nursing Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler	Summer 2025
*Sharon F. Cruse Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
Dorothy Davis Associate Professor of Accounting Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
*Thomas DeNardin Instructor of Management M.S., Nova Southeastern University	Fall 2022
Jessica Dolecheck Associate Professor of Health Studies Department Head, Health Studies Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University	Fall 2022
*Emily Doughty Associate Professor of Nursing Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University	Fall 2022
Yolanda Dupre Associate Professor of Counseling Program Director, Counseling Ph.D., University of New Orleans	Fall 2022
Adaobi Duru Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2023
Virginia Eaton Professor of Computer Science Ed.D., Vanderbilt University	Fall 2022
Donna Eichhorn Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy M.Ed., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Amanda Elias Clinical Instructor of Speech Language Pathology M.A., Louisiana Tech University	Fall 2022
Khalid El Sayed Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D., Mansoura University	Fall 2022
*Patrick Exmeyer Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
*Brian Robert Fassett Professor of Art M.A., Wayne State University	Fall 2022
Judy A. Fellows Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Ph.D., University of Memphis	Fall 2022
Ann M. Findley Professor of Biology Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
*Gary L. Findley Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
Thomas Foster Associate Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Kent State University	Summer 2024
*Tyler Fricker Assistant Professor of Geography Ph.D., Florida State University	Spring 2026
*Carl Frusha Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Aimee Galick Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., Loma Linda University	Fall 2022
Joshua Gann Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., Baylor University	Fall 2022
Srinivas Garlapati Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Madurai Kamaraj University	Fall 2022
Jana M. Giles Associate Professor of English Ph.D., University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	Spring 2027
Denise Gilstrap Assistant Professor of Counseling Ph.D., University of Mississippi	Fall 2022
Chris R. Gissendanner Associate Professor of Biology Associate Director, School of Sciences Graduate Coordinator for Arts, Education, and Sciences Ph.D., University of Georgia	Fall 2022
**Deborah L Goleman Legal Scholar in Residence J.D., Washington University School of Law	Fall 2021
*Claudia Grinnell Associate Professor of English Ed.D., Grambling State University	Fall 2022
Paula Griswold Associate Professor of Health Studies Associate Director School of Health Professions Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
Julia C. Guernsey-Pitchford Associate Professor of English Ph.D., University of Arkansas	Fall 2022
Janet Haedicke Professor of English Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
David Hale Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Ph.D., Nova University	Fall 2022
Robert D. Hanser Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., Sam Houston State University	Fall 2022
David Hare Associate Professor of Mathematics Program Coordinator for Mathematics Ph.D., University of Carolina	Fall 2022
*Sarah L. Hayes CCC-SLP, Instructor of Speech Language Pathology M.A., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
Jack R. Heflin Professor of English M.F.A., University of Montana	Fall 2022
Leigh Hersey Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D., Arizona State University	Fall 2022
William Hey Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., Southern Illinios University	Fall 2022
*Kristin Hill Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals	Summer 2024
Ronald A. Hill Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D., Ohio State University	Fall 2022
Lacy Hitt Assistant Professor of Education Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
*Lyle M. Holin Assistant Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Texas A & M University	Fall 2022
Charles Holloway Professor of Modern Languages Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
Anissa Horne Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., Jackson State University	Fall 2022
Scot A. Humes Associate Professor of Music D.M.A., Stony Brook University	Fall 2022
Daniel Hummel Assistant Professor of Public Administration Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University	Summer 2026
Cecil Hutto Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Mississippi	Fall 2022
David Irwin Professor and Program Director Speech Language Pathology Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Fall 2024
Keith Jackson Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., University of North Texas Health Sciences Center	Fall 2022
Matthew James Professor of Music D.M.A, University of Missouri at Kansas City	Summer 2024
* Barbara Johnson Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Fall 2022
Tammy A. Johnston Professor of Economics Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Fall 2022
Seetharama D.S. Jois Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science	Fall 2022
*Terry L Jones Professor of History Ph.D., Texas A&M University	Fall 2022
*Robyn Jordan Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Kathleen Kaminski Assistant Professor of Accounting Ph.D., Oklahoma State University	Fall 2022
*Paul M. Karlowitz Associate Professor of Aviation M.S., Central Missouri State University	Fall 2022
Bette J. Kauffman Professor of Communication Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania	Fall 2022
*Heather Kennedy Instructor and Field Experience & Residency Coordinator Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Spring 2025
Carlton Kilpatrick Assistant Professor of Music Ph.D., Florida State University	Summer 2026
Kioh Kim Associate Professor of Education Ph.D., University of Wyoming	Fall 2022
Sarah Kim Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., University of Arizona	Fall 2025
Tae Woo Kim Assistant Professor of Management Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Summer 2026
Gregory Koers Assistant Professor of Education Ph.D., Colorado State University	Summer 2024
Sushma Krishnamurthy Professor of Biology Dean, Graduate School Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Fall 2022
Susan Lacey Professor of Nursing Ph.D., Kansas State University	Fall 2022
*Gail Lane Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Peggy Lane Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of Arkansas	Fall 2023
*Ken Leppert Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D., Univeristy of Alabama in Huntsville	Fall 2024
Chad Lewing Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of South Dakota	Fall 2023
Connie Lewis Associate Professor of Nursing Ph.D., Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center	Fall 2023
Yong-Yu Liu Associate Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Shanghai University	Fall 2022
Mara Loeb Associate Professor of Communication Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Fall 2022
Derle R. Long Associate Professor of Music Director, School of Visual and Performing Arts Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	Fall 2022
*Matt Lovett Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., University of New Mexico	Fall 2022
Myra Lovett Assistant Professor of Education Associate Director, School of Education Coordinator of Field Experience and Teacher Candidacy Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Sandra K. Lunte Professor of Music D.M.A., Ball State University	Fall 2022
Christopher Mapp Associate Professor of Communication Director, Student Publications Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
Cynthia Matthews Assistant Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Texas A&M University	Spring 2023
Georgios Matthiaolampakis Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics Ph.D., University of Patras, Greece	Spring 2026
Janelle R. McDaniel Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Memphis	Fall 2022
William G. McCown Professor of Psychology Associate Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences Ph.D., Loyola University – Chicago	Fall 2022
E. Michelle McEacharn Professor of Accounting D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University	Fall 2022
Joseph R. McGahan Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma	Fall 2022
Sharon A. Meyer Professor of Toxicology Ph.D., Cornell University	Fall 2022
*Chris Michaelides Associate Professor of Modern Languages Interim Dean, College of Arts, Education, and Sciences Ph.D., Duke University	Fall 2022
*Emily Mike Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Fall 2022
Zachary Moore Assistant Professor of Marketing Ph.D., University of South Alabama	Summer 2025
Patrick Morgan Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Duke University	Summer 2024
Carolyn Murphy Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Masters of Occupational Therapy Program OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Fall 2022
*Todd Murphy Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D., University of Alabama in Huntsville	Fall 2024
Siva Murru Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India	Fall 2022
Sami Nazzal Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Fall 2022
Paul S. Nelson Professor of Economics Ph.D., Texas A&M University	Fall 2022
Cathy Newman Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Spring 2023
Elizabeth Oldfather Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Rutgers University	Fall 2022
Ahmad Reshad Osmani Assistant Professor of Economics Ph.D., University of Memphis	Summer 2025
Matthew D. Overturf Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of North Texas	Fall 2022
Lesli Pace Associate Professor of Communication Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Fall 2022
Jack A. Palmer Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University of Georgia	Fall 2022
Eric A. Pani Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Vice President for Academic Affairs Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Fall 2022
Long Pham Assistant Professor of Managment Ph.D., New Mexico State University	Fall 2023
Sherlyn Ezell Powell Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., University of Alabama	Fall 2022
*Rebecca Pickering Adjunct Instructor of Speech Language Pathology M.S., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Ava F. Pugh Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
*Gary Lynn Ratcliff Professor of Art Associate Director, School of Visual and Performing Arts M.F.A., Texas A&M University	Fall 2022
Wendel A. Ray Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., Nova University	Fall 2022
Donna A. Rhorer Associate Professor of English Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana	Fall 2022
Stephen P. Richters Professor of Mathematics Executive Vice President Ph.D., Brown University	Fall 2022
Tarrieck Rideaux Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ed.D., Sam Houston State University	Fall 2022
Ann Rodriguez Associate Professor of Communication J.D., Levin College of Law Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Summer 2026
*Raymundo Rodriguez Associate Professor of Finance D.M., Colorado Technical University	Fall 2022
William Rogers Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Cornell University	Fall 2022
William M. Ryan Professor of English M.F.A., University of Massachusetts	Fall 2022
Thomas W. Sasek Associate Professor of Biology Ph.D., Duke University	Fall 2022
Pamela Saulsberry Professor of Social Work Director, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Ph.D., Jackson State University	Fall 2022
Dorothy Schween Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Director, School of Education Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Richard D. Seiler, Jr. Professor of Music D.M.A., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
Girish V. Shah Mary E. and Darrell L. Calhoun Chair Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., University of Bombay	Fall 2022
Samuel Shannon Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., The Ohio State University	Fall 2022
Anita Sharma Associate Professor of Social Work and Gerontology Ph.D., Florida State University	Fall 2022
*JoEllen Showers Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy M.S., University of Louisiana Monroe	Summer 2025
*Eric Siereveld Assistant Professor of Trumpet D.M.A., University of Wisconsin	Spring 2025
*Anne Marie Sisk Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology M.S., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Lon Albert Smith Associate Professor of Computer Science Ph.D., Tulane University	Fall 2022
Ruth Elizabeth Smith Professor of Foreign Languages Director, School of Humanities Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Fall 2022
Claire Stammerjohan Professor of Marketing Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Fall 2022
Shalanda Stanley Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Fall 2022
*Stacy Starks Assistant Professor of Health Studies Ph.D., University of Memphis	Spring 2023
Rick Stevens Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Fall 2022
Joshua Stockley Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Fall 2022
John Sutherlin Professor of Political Science Ph.D., University of New Orleans	Fall 2022
Jana P. Sutton Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Paul W. Sylvester Professor of Pharmacology B.J. Robison Endowed Professor of Pharmacology Director of Research and Graduate Studies Ph.D., Michigan State University	Fall 2022
Matthew Talbert Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Wake Forest University	Fall 2022
Carl L. Thameling Professor of Communication Ph.D., Indiana University - Bloomington	Fall 2022
*Kim Theodos Assistant Professor of Health Studies J.D., William Howard Taft University	Fall 2023
Theresa Thomas Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2022
Richard Thurlkill Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Texas A&M University	Fall 2022
Kim Marie Tolson Professor of Biology Lillian L. and Fred A. Marx Endowed Professor in Biology Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Fall 2022
*Ignacio Arellano Torres Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Ph.D., Stoney Brook University	Fall 2025
*Cliff Tresner Associate Professor of Art Program Coordinator for Art M.F.A., University of Mississippi	Fall 2022
Daniel Upchurch Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Tennessee State University	Fall 2026
C. Turner Wilson Associate Professor of Communication Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Fall 2022
Claire Vangelisti Associate Professor of Music D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin	Fall 2022
Nicole Vaux Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ph.D., University of Alabama	Fall 2022
Kenna Veronee Assistant Professor of Music Ph.D., Florida State University	Spring 2024
Bruce C. Walker Associate Professor of Management Program Coordinator, Management Ph.D., University of Arkansas	Fall 2022
Melissa Warr Assistant Professor of Educational Technology Leadership Ph.D., Arizona State University	Summer 2026
Sandy Watson Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., Georgia Southern University	Fall 2025
*Janis Weber Instructor of Accounting M.B.A., Regis University	Fall 2022
Amy Weems Assistant Professor of Education Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Fall 2023
*Jennifer Whited Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette	Fall 2022
Allison Wiedemeier Associate Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia	Fall 2022
*Paul Wiedemeier Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia	Fall 2022
Yasuku Yajma Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Southern Illinois University	Fall 2025
Jun Yu Associate Professor of Marketing Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas	Fall 2026
Joyce Zhou Professor of Marketing Ph.D., Saint Louis University	Fall 2026