Appointments demonstrate ongoing investment in core mission
UMass Dartmouth today announced the appointment of 40 new faculty members for the academic year that began three weeks ago. The appointments are evidence of the university’s ongoing investment in its teaching, research and engagement mission, which earned a National Tier 1 ranking in U.S. News & World Report last week.
"We are pleased to welcome this outstanding new faculty cohort to UMass Dartmouth,” Provost and Chief Academic Office Mohammed Karim said. “This will further strengthen our teaching, research and engagement activity, which has elevated our university to National Tier 1 status. Our students and the greater community will benefit from their collective talent and expertise."
The new faculty, including the university where they earned their latest degree, are:
College of Arts & Sciences
Dilshod Achilov, Assistant Professor, Political Science, PhD Political Science, University of Arizona
Holly Baker, Full-Time Lecturer, English, PhD English (Literary Studies), University of South Dakota
Diana Barrett, Full-Time Lecturer, Biology, PhD Candidate University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Elisabeth Buck, Assistant Professor/Director, English, PhD English, Ball State University
Eric Casero, Full-Time Lecturer, English, PhD English, University of Kentucky
Christopher Clinton, Full-Time Lecturer, STEM Education & Teacher Development, EdD School Leadership, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Anticipated 2019)
Valeria D'Orazio, Full-Time Lecturer, Mathematics, PhD Mathematics, University of Missouri-Columbia
Scott Field, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, PhD Physics, Brown University
Jennifer Fugate, Assistant Professor, Psychology, PhD Psychology (Neuroscience & Animal Behavior), Emory University
Xiaofei Jia, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, PhD Chemistry, Michigan State University
Mary Kayyal, Full-Time Lecturer, Psychology, PhD, Developmental Psychology, Boston College
Adriano Marzullo, Full-Time Lecturer, Mathematics, PhD Mathematics, University of Missouri
Malissa Norfolk, Full-Time Lecturer, Medical Laboratory Science, BA Medical Laboratory Science, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Gary Pace, Full-Time Lecturer, Psychology, PhD Learning-Physiological Psychology, University Kentucky
Walter Stroup, Associate Professor, STEM Education & Teacher Development, EdD Teaching Curriculum and Learning Environments, Harvard University
Yuan Zhang, Full-Time Lecturer, English, PhD English, Illinois State University
Jay Zysk, Assistant Professor, English, PhD English, Brown University
Charlton College of Business
Dawn Gupta, Full-Time Lecturer, Accounting, MBA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Christopher Jacobsen, Full-Time Lecturer, Accounting & Finance, MBA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Uday Kant Jha, Full-Time Lecturer, Decision & Information Science, MS Applied Statistics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Arpita Joardar, Assistant Professor, Management, PhD Business, University of South Carolina,
Selcan Kara, Assistant Professor, Management & Marketing, PhD Marketing, University of Connecticut
Jonathan Kush, Assistant Professor, Management, PhD Organizational Behavior & Theory, Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth Oliveira, Full-Time Lecturer, Decision & Information Science, MBA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Bruce Walter, Full-Time Lecturer, Accounting, MBA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
College of Engineering
Adnan El-Nasan, Full-Time Lecturer, Computer & Information Science, PhD Computer & Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hua Fang, Associate Professor, Computer & Information Science, PhD Statistics, Ohio University
Lamya Karim, Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, PhD Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jun Li, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arghavan Louhghalam, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, PhD Engineering Mechanics, Johns Hopkins University
Ming Shao, Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Science, PhD Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
Maoyuan Sun, Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Science
PhD Computer Science, Virginia Tech
School of Law
Julie Baker, Full-Time Lecturer, School of Law, JD, Boston College
Christyne Vachon, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Law, JD, University of Denver
College of Nursing
Joohyun Chung, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD Nursing Informatics, University of Utah
Lynn D'Esmond, Assistant Professor, Community Health Nursing, PhD Nursing Research, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing
Tara Rosa, Full-Time Lecturer, Adult Nursing, M. S. Adult Health Nursing/Education, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Monika Schuler, Assistant Professor, Nursing, PhD Nursing, Northeastern University
Donna Theodore, Full-Time Lecturer, Community Nursing, MSN/ED University of Phoenix
Jennifer Viveiros, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD Nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth