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UT Tyler Welcomes New Faculty 2014

August 22, 2014

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UT Tyler Welcomes 57 New Faculty for 2014-15 Academic Year

August 22, 2014

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
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August 22, 2014



The University of Texas at Tyler officials introduced new faculty members at the 2014-15 Opening Convocation Aug. 22.

New faculty members, listed by college, are:

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

  • Katie Anders, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Ph.D. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Former Position: Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Brent Bill, Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology

Ph.D. – University of Minnesota

Former Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

  • MatthewGayetsky, Assistant Professor of Speech Communication and Director of Forensics, Department of Communication

Ph.D., ABD – University of Pittsburgh

Former Position: Interim Director of Debate, University of Pittsburgh

  • Rachel Head, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences

Ph.D. – North Carolina State University

Former Position: Instructor, North Carolina State University

  • Kate Hertweck, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Ph.D. – University of Missouri

Former Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

  • Jennifer Klein, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences

Ph.D. – University of Florida

Former Position: Instructor, University of Florida

  • Scott Lalonde, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Ph.D. – Dartmouth College

Former Position: Instructor, Dartmouth College

  • Lindsey-Kay Lauderdale, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Ph.D. – University of Florida

Former Position: Adjunct Professor, Santa Fe College

  • Lauren Leamer, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

M.S. – Texas A&M University

Former Position: Instructor, Kilgore College

  • Jonathan Miller, Senior Lecturer, Department of Literature and Languages

Ph.D. – Bowling Green State University

Former Position: Instructor, Bowling Green State University

  • Dustin Patterson, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ph.D. – University of Michigan

Former Position: Postdoctoral Research Professor, Montana State University

  • Sarah Roberts, Assistant Professor of Music, School of Performing Arts

D.M.A., ABD – University of North Texas

Former Position: Professor of Woodwinds & Bands, Tyler Junior College

  • Mark Sidey, Senior Lecturer of Technical and Scientific Writing, Department of Literature and Languages

Ph.D. – Purdue University

Former Position: Instructor, Arizona State University

  • Riqing Yu, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Ph.D. – Rutgers

Former Position: Postdoctoral Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

  • Abdullahel Bari, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing

D.B.A. – Louisiana Tech University

Former Position: Assistant Professor, Wiley College

  • Kyung-Ah Byun, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing

Ph.D. – Texas Tech University

Former Position: Marketing Specialist, AIG Korea Headquarter, Seoul, Korea

  • Miguel Caldas, Professor & Lindsey Chair, Department of Management and Marketing

Ph.D. – Fundação Getúlio Varga – Escola de Adminstração de Empresas de São Paulo

Former Position: Associate Professor, Fundação Getúlio Varga – Escola de Adminstração de Empresas de São Paulo

  • Lidan Fan, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Ph.D. – UT Dallas

Former Position: Teaching Assistant, UT Dallas

  • Nicholas Fessler, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Finance and Business Law

Ph.D. – Indiana University

Former Position: Associate Professor, University of Central Missouri

  • James Lumpkin, Professor and Dean of the College of Business and Technology

Ph.D. – University of Arkansas

Former Position: Dean and Chase Bank Professor, College of Business, Louisiana Tech University

  • Kevin James, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing

DBA – Louisiana Tech University

Former Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana State University

  • Kim Nimon, Associate Professor, Department of Human Resource Development

Ph.D. - University of North Texas

Former Position: Associate Professor, University of North Texas

  • Jennifer Reynolds, Lecturer of Accounting, Department of Accounting, Finance and Business Law

M.S. – UT Arlington

Former Position: CFO/VP of Finance, United Way of Smith County

  • Lidong Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Ph.D. – UT Dallas

Former Position: Teaching and Research Assistant, UT Dallas

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

  • Mohammad Biswas, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. - University of Florida

Former Position: Adjunct Lecturer, UT Tyler, Houston Engineering Center

  • Anusha Papasani, Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering

M.S. – UT Tyler

Former Position: Adjunct, UT Tyler, Houston Engineering Center

  • Melvin Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. – UT Arlington

Former Position: Test Management Specialist, Noble Drilling Services

  • Mena Souliman, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Ph.D. – Arizona State University

Former Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Nevada, Reno

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY

  • Annamary Consalvo, Assistant Professor, Department of School of Education

Ph.D. – UT Austin

Former Position: Instructor, Fitchburg State University

  • Amy Hayes, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Ph.D. – UT Austin

Former Position: Teaching Assistant, UT Austin

  • Gary Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Ed.D. – University of North Texas

Former Position: Graduate Research Assistant, University of North Texas

  • Yanira Oliveras, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Ph.D. – Penn State University

Former Position: Principal, Irving Independent School District

Ricardo Phipps, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Ph.D. – University of Mississippi

Former Position: Graduate Assistant, University of Mississippi; Pastor, Christ the King and St. Mary Catholic Churches

  • Diandra Prescod, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Ph.D. – University of Central Florida

Former Position: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central Florida

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

  • Ann Campbell, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – UT Tyler

Former Position: PICC RN, Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

  • Kleanthe Caruso, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – UTMB Health

Former Position: Chief Nursing Officer, Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, Jacksonville

  • David Criswell, Professor & Chair, Department of Health and Kinesiology

Ph.D. – University of Florida

Former Position: Associate Professor, University of Florida

  • Gina Dudley, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

BSN – University of Phoenix

Former Position: Associate Degree Nursing Professor, Tyler Junior College

  • Ellen Fineout-Overholt, Professor, Department of Nursing

Ph.D. – University of Rochester

Former Position: Dean and Professor, East Texas Baptist University

  • Jimi Francis, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology

Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

Former Position: Chief Financial Officer and Director of Clinical Research, Foundation for Maternal, Infant and Lactation Knowledge

  • Zhaomin He, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing

Ph.D. – Texas Tech University

Former Position: Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University

  • Virginia Holter, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing

D.N.P. – Texas Tech University Health Science Center

Former Position: Associate Professor, Collin College Nursing School

  • Janet Jordan, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – Chamberlain College of Nursing

Former Position: Lecturer, Kilgore College

  • Michelle Livingston, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – UT Tyler

Former Position: Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma Baptist University

  • Anita Lowe, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – UT Tyler

Former Position: RN, Good Shepherd Medical Center

  • Janelle Martinez, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.A.T. – Miami University

Former Position: Staff RN, Longview Regional Medical Center, Good Shepherd Medical Center

  • Benjamin Tseng, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology

Ph.D. – University of Kansas Medical Center

Former Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • Rebecca Williams, Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

M.S.N. – UT Tyler

Former Position: Adjunct Professor, UT Tyler

  • Susan Yarbrough, Professor, Department of Nursing

Ph.D. – UT Austin

Former Position: Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

  • Bradley Brazill, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Science

Pharm.D. – Duquesne University

Former Position: Clinical Educator and Lecture in Pharmacology, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis

  • Holly Duhon, Clinical Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean of Experiential Education

Pharm.D. – Virginia Commonwealth University

Former Position: Staff Pharmacist, Wal-Mart

  • Rebecca Dunn, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science

Pharm.D. – Texas Tech University Health Science Center

Former Position: Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

  • Shawn Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Ph.D. – UTMB Health

Former Position: Assistant Professor, UC School of Pharmacy

  • Douglas Ried, Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Ph.D. – University of Minnesota

Former Position: Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Pharmacy, California Northstate University

  • Kathleen Snella, Clinical Associate Professor & Associate Dean

Pharm.D. – UT Austin

Former Position: Associate Dean, Vice Chair, & Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy

  • Jody Takemoto, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Ph.D. – Washington State University

Former Position: Research Affiliate/Assistant Research Professor, University of Hawaii

  • Rahmat Talukder, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Science

Ph.D. – Temple University

Former Position: Chair and Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, West Coast University, Los Angeles

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.