Graduate Faculty

LEVELS OF GRADUATE FACULTY MEMBERSHIP:

These membership categories expired with the 2023/2024 Academic Catalog:

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.

New for 2024/2025:
The ULM Graduate Council has implemented the following categories of Graduate Faculty Membership for new members and renewals:

Research Member: Research Membership is for tenured and tenured-track full-time faculty who are fully engaged in research, teaching, and service; and also for faculty who are not full-time ULM employees, but who may be appointed for their expertise in a particular program. A Research Member may be full-time or adjunct faculty who intend to chair or co-chair a thesis/dissertation/capstone committee.

Clinical/Academic Member: Clinical/Academic membership is intended for faculty with a more limited research background in a specific content area but who intend to chair or serve on capstone project committee(s), or serve on thesis/dissertation committee(s).

Emeritus: Emeritus Graduate Faculty may retain their current status.

Retired: Retired Graduate Faculty may retain their current status as graduate faculty in their original Programs for three years.

FACULTY MEMBER	FACULTY MEMBERSHIP	TERM EXPIRATION
Jeffrey Anderson Professor of History Ph.D., University of Florida	Full Member	Fall 2027
Burton Ashworth Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Fielding Institute	Full Member	Fall 2028
Jason Austin Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Ph.D., Virginia Tech	Full Member	Fall 2027
Wendy Bailes Associate Professor of Nursing Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Nektarios Barabutis Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece	Full Member	Fall 2027
Carolyn Barfield Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ed.D., Louisiana Tech University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Haley Barnett Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University	Full Member	Fall 2027
William Barnett Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Abhinandan Batra Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Ph.D., University of Florida	Full Member	Fall 2028
Jeremy Bell Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., Louisiana State University Shreveport	Full Member	Fall 2025
Brett Bennett Associate Professor of Radiologic Technology M.Ed. University of Louisiana Monroe	Associate Member	Fall 2024
Joydeep Bhattacharjee Professor of Biology Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Christopher Blackburn Professor of History Ph.D., Auburn University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Benny L. Blaylock Professor Emeritus of Toxicology Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Full Member	NA
James Boldin Professor of Music D.M.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Andrew Bolinger Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D., University of Houston	Research Member	Summer 2029
Christopher Bondi Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Duquesne University	Associate Member	Fall 2025
Mkay Bonner Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	Full Member	Spring 2027
Monica Bontty Professor of History Ph.D., University of California – Los Angeles	Full Member	Fall 2027
Nicholas Bratcher Professor of Music D.M.E., University of Georgia	Full Member	Fall 2028
Karen P. Briski Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroanatomy Ph.D., University of Michigan	Full Member	Fall 2027
Megan Broadway Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ralph Brown III Professor of History Ph.D., University of Tennessee – Knoxville	Full Member	Fall 2027
Patti Calk, LOTR Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Full Member	Fall 2027
Rogelio Cardona Principal, Goose Creek CISD, Baytown, Texas Ed.D., University of Houston, Houston, Texas	Clinical/Academic	Fall 2027
Caroline Carpenter Associate Professor of Nursing D.N.P., Frontier Nursing University	Full Member	Fall 2028
Roger Carpenter Professor of History Ph.D., University of California Riverside	Full Member	Fall 2027
John Carr Professor Emeritus of Biology Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Full Member	NA
Deborah L. Chandler Professor of Music Ph.D., Florida State University	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Joshua Chase Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Michigan Technological University	Research Member	Spring 2028
Janelle Chase-Meyers Instructor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Clinical/Academic Member	Spring 2027
Yiting Chu Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D., University of Washington	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ana Couvillon Assistant Professor of Biology Texas A&M University - Kingsville	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ross Couvillon Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Texas A&M University - Kingsville	Research Member	Fall 2029
Susie Cox Professor of Management D.B.A., Louisiana State University	Research Member	Spring 2028
Debra Craighead Associate Professor of Nursing Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler	Full Member	Summer 2025
Huy Dao Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Ph.D., University of Mississippi	Research Member	Fall 2029
Jessica Dolecheck Professor of Health Studies Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Yolanda Dupre Associate Professor of Counseling Ph.D., University of New Orleans	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Virginia Eaton Professor Emerita of Computer Science Ed.D., Vanderbilt University	Full Member	NA
Donna Eichhorn Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy M.Ed., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2027
Amanda Elias Instructor of Speech Language Pathology M.A., Louisiana Tech University	Clinical/Academic Member	Summer 2029
Tonya Eliot Associate Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Capella University	Full Member	Fall 2028
Khalid El Sayed Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D., Mansoura University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Benjamin Evans Instructor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., Univeristy of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Summer 2028
Ann M. Findley Professor of Biology Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Thomas Foster Associate Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Kent State University	Full Member	Summer 2024
Tyler Fricker Assistant Professor of Geography Ph.D., Florida State University	Associate Member	Spring 2026
Joshua Gann Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., Baylor University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Srinivas Garlapati Associate Professor of Biology Ph.D., Madurai Kamaraj University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Jana M. Giles Professor of English Ph.D., University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	Full Member	Spring 2027
Jordan Green Instructor of English M.F.A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio	Full Member	Fall 2028
Paula Griswold Professor of Health Studies Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Janet Haedicke Professor of English Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Research Member	No Expiration
Victoria Hamby Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy D.P.T., Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center	Full Member	Summer 2028
Robert D. Hanser Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., Sam Houston State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Amber Harris Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Jaleesa Harris Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette	Full Member	Fall 2028
Courtney Harris Assistant Instructor of Public Administration Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Sarah Hayes Instructor of Speech Language Pathology M.A., Northeast Louisiana University	Clinical Member	Fall 2027
Leigh Hersey Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D., Arizona State University	Full Member	Spring 2027
Frances Hester Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ph.D., Prairie View A&M	Research Member	Spring 2030
William Hey Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., Southern Illinios University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Kristin Hill Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals	Research Member	Spring 2028
Charles Holloway Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Full Member	No Expiration
Anissa Horne Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D., Jackson State University	Full Member	Spring 2027
Scot A. Humes Professor of Music D.M.A., Stony Brook University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Daniel Hummel Assistant Professor of Public Administration Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University	Full Member	Summer 2026
Keith Jackson Associate Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., University of North Texas Health Sciences Center	Full Member	Fall 2027
Guon Ji Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Ph.D., University of Michigan	Full Member	Fall 2028
Shaomeng Jia Assistant Professor of Economics Ph.D. Mississippi State University	Full Member	Spring 2028
Barbara Johnson Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Mark Johnson Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Spring 2027
Tammy A. Johnston Professor of Economics Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ashanti Jones Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy D.P.T., University of the Incarnate Word	Full Member	Summer 2028
Robyn Jordan Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Associate Member	Summer 2028
Ahmad Kabir Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia	Research Member	Fall 2029
Amal Kaddoumi Professor, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University Ph.D., Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan	Research Member	Fall 2027
Bette J. Kauffman Professor Emerita of Communication Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania	Full Member	No Expiration
Heather Kennedy Instructor and Field Experience & Residency Coordinator Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Associate Member	Spring 2025
Charat Nicholas Khattapan Instructor of Educational Technology Leadership and Educational Leadership Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands	Research Member (Adjunct)	Spring 2028
Carlton Kilpatrick Assistant Professor of Music Ph.D., Florida State University	Full Member	Summer 2026
Kevin Kim Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems Ph.D., University of North Texas	Full Member	Fall 2027
Kioh Kim Professor of Education Ph.D., University of Wyoming	Full Member	Fall 2027
Sarah Kim Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., University of Arizona	Full Member	Fall 2025
Tae Woo Kim Assistant Professor of Management Ph.D., Mississippi State University	Full Member	Summer 2026
Judy King Professor of Pathology and Clinical Educator, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee Ph.D., East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee	Research	Fall 2027
Gregory Knotts Professor of Elementary Education, California State University, Northridge Ph.D., University of Southern California	Research Member (Adjunct)	Summer 2029
Gregory Koers Assistant Professor of Education Ph.D., Colorado State University	Research Member	Spring 2028
Ken Leppert Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D., Univeristy of Alabama in Huntsville	Clinical/Academic Member	Spring 2030
Yong-Yu Liu Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Shanghai University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Myra Lovett Associate Professor of Education Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2027
Georgios Matthiaolampakis Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics Ph.D., University of Patras, Greece	Full Member	Spring 2026
Janelle R. McDaniel Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Memphis	Full Member	Fall 2027
William G. McCown Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Loyola University – Chicago	Full Member	Fall 2027
Joseph R. McGahan Professor of Psychology Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma	Full Member	Fall 2027
Meredith McKinnie Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette	Full Member	Fall 2028
Shelcie Menard-Harvey Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Full Member	Fall 2028
Emily Mike Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Jason Mixon Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ed.D., Sam Houston State University	Research Member	Spring 2028
Ondrell Moore Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Ed.D., Louisiana State University	Full Member	Summer 2028
Zachary Moore Assistant Professor of Marketing Ph.D., University of South Alabama	Full Member	Summer 2025
Patrick Morgan Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Duke University	Research Member	Summer 2029
Carolyn Murphy Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Full Member	Fall 2027
Todd Murphy Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D., University of Alabama in Huntsville	Clinical/Academic Member	Spring 2030
Siva Murru Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India	Full Member	Fall 2027
Aparna Nayak Professor of French, California State University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA	Clinical/Academic Member	Fall 2027
Elizabeth Oldfather Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Rutgers University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Aimee Oldham Assistant Professor of Nursing D.N.P., Frontier Nursing University	Clinical Member	Spring 2028
Matthew Overturf Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of North Texas	Full Member	Fall 2027
Eric A. Pani Vice President Emeritus for Academic Affairs Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Full Member	NA
Jenny Quintana Assistant Professor of Education Ph.D., Purdue University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Stephen P. Richters Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Ph.D., Brown University	Full Member	NA
Janys Murphy Rising Associate Professor of Counseling Ph.D., Oregon State University	Full Member	Summer 2028
Vanelis Rivera Assistant Professor of English, University of Louisiaa M.F.A., University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana	Research Member	Fall 2029
Ann Rodriguez Associate Professor of Communication J.D., Levin College of Law Ph.D., Texas Tech University	Full Member	Summer 2026
Arturo Rodriguez Associate Professor of Finance D.M., Colorado Technical University	Full Member	Fall 2027
William Rogers Associate Professor of English Ph.D., Cornell University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Brendan Rowley Assistant Professor of World Languages Ph.D., Washington University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Parviz Safadel Assistant Professor of Education Ed.D., Texas Tech University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Pamela Saulsberry Professor of Social Work Ph.D., Jackson State University	Clinical Member	Fall 2027
Sovichan Scaria Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Clinical/Academic Member	Summer 2029
Gordon Schmidt Professor of Management Ph.D., Michigan State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ashley Schulte Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2027
Girish V. Shah Mary E. and Darrell L. Calhoun Chair Ph.D., University of Bombay	Full Member	Fall 2027
Samuel Shannon Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., The Ohio State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Anita Sharma Professor of Social Work and Gerontology Ph.D., Florida State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
JoEllen Showers Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy M.S., University of Louisiana Monroe	Associate Member	Summer 2025
Lon Albert Smith Associate Professor of Computer Science Ph.D., Tulane University	Full Member	Summer 2028
Ruth Elizabeth Smith Professor of Foreign Languages Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Jimmy Snow Instructor of Marraiage and Family Therapy M.A., University of Louisiana Monroe	Clinical/Academic	Spring 2028
Shalanda Stanley Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D., Louisiana State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Rick Stevens Professor of Psychology Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Full Member	Fall 2027
Joshua Stockley Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Full Member	Spring 2027
Meng Su Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Ph.D., Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany	Research Member	Fall 2029
John Sutherlin Professor of Political Science Ph.D., University of New Orleans	Full Member	Spring 2027
Jana P. Sutton Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2027
Paul W. Sylvester Professor of Pharmacology Ph.D., Michigan State University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Seth Tackett Assistant Professor of Psychology Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Research Member	Summer 2029
Carl Thameling Professor Emeritus of Communication Ph.D., Indiana University	Research Member	No Expiration
Kim Theodos Associate Professor of Health Studies J.D., William Howard Taft University	Associate Member	Fall 2028
Donna Thomas Assistant Professor Ph.D., Arkansas Consortium for the Ph.D. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders	Full Member	Spring 2028
Mary Ann Thomas Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology M.S., University of Louisiana Monroe	Clinical/Academic Member	Summer 2029
Theresa Dronet Thomas Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2028
Kim Marie Tolson Professor of Biology Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University	Full Member	Fall 2027
Ignacio Arellano Torres Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Ph.D., Stoney Brook University	Associate Member	Fall 2025
Daniel Upchurch Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Tennessee State University	Full Member	Fall 2026
Claire Vangelisti Professor of Music D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin	Full Member	Fall 2027
Lisa VanHoose Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Ph.D., University of Kansas	Full Member	Summer 2028
Bruce C. Walker Associate Professor of Management Ph.D., University of Arkansas	Full Member	Fall 2027
Melissa Warr Assistant Professor of Educational Technology Leadership Ph.D., Arizona State University	Full Member	Summer 2026
Sandy Watson Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D., Georgia Southern University	Full Member	Fall 2025
Janis Weber Instructor of Accounting M.B.A., Regis University	Associate Member	Fall 2027
Amy Weems Assistant Professor of Education Ed.D., University of Louisiana Monroe	Full Member	Fall 2028
Cody Wehmeier Assistant Professor of Counseling Ph.D., University of North Texas	Full Member	Spring 2028
Jennifer Whited Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette	Full Member	Fall 2027
Jana Whitman Instructor of Marriage and Family Therapy M.A., University of Louisiana Monroe	Clinical/Academic	Spring 2028
Allison Wiedemeier Associate Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia	Full Member	Fall 2027
Yasuku Yajma Assistant Professor of Communication Ph.D., Southern Illinois University	Full Member	Fall 2025
Jun Yu Associate Professor of Marketing Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas	Full Member	Fall 2026
Joyce Zhou Professor of Marketing Ph.D., Saint Louis University	Full Member	Fall 2026

Graduate Faculty

New for 2024/2025: The ULM Graduate Council has implemented the following categories of Graduate Faculty Membership for new members and renewals:

New for 2024/2025:
The ULM Graduate Council has implemented the following categories of Graduate Faculty Membership for new members and renewals: