By: Tiffany Whitfield

The College of Sciences is excited to welcome new faculty and staff to Â鶹´«Ã½. On Wed., August 23, a welcome event was held.

President Hemphill spoke to faculty and staff in the college followed by a brief presentation from Dean Gail Dodge. “It is wonderful to see so many new faces at the beginning of the fall semester,†she said. “There is a lot of energy among the faculty and staff. We all look forward to helping our new colleagues get off to a strong start.â€

Monarch pride is beaming with the start of following new faculty and staff. More than 20 Â鶹´«Ã½ employees have started in the College of Sciences since 2022.

College of Sciences Dean’s Office:

  • Leilanie Campos, Assistant Budget Manager
  • Alisha Melton, Advisor​
  • Jacob Smeland, Office Manager​

Department of Biological Sciences:

  • Rishi Drolia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor​
  • Megan Milla, ​Office Manager​

Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry:

  • Nicole Carey, ​Office Manager​
  • Deanne Stokes, Laboratory Specialist​

Department of Computer Science:

  • Nasreen Muhammad Arif, M.S., Lecturer
  • Danielle Bertulfo, Office Manager
  • Bethany Cartwright, Graduate Programs Assistant
  • Izaak Hagy, Systems Engineer
  • Frank Liu, Ph.D., Professor
  • Rahul Malik, Systems Engineer
  • Nisha Polawar, M.S., Lecturer
  • James Sweetman, Systems Engineer
  • CJ Szczepankiewicz, Systems Engineer
  • Ashok Kumar Veerasamy, Ph.D., Lecturer

Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

  • Nitasia Carmichael, Office Manager
  • Samuel Gedon, M.S., Lecturer
  • Michael Pokojovy, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences:

  • Curtis Barnes, Relief Captain- R/V Fay Slover
  • Carmella Casey, Budget Manager
  • Susan Craig, Office Manager
  • Jana Eggleston, Lecturer​
  • Lizzie Wallace, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Department of Physics:

  • Stacey Hendrix, Operations Manager

Department of Psychology:

  • Kalynn Aguirre, Undergraduate Student Services Specialist​
  • Christopher Sanders, Ph.D., Lecturer​
  • ​Nastassia Savage, Ph.D., ​Visiting Assistant Professor ​
  • Mary Still, Ph.D., ​Assistant Professor​