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August 21, 2015

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ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler Welcomes 49 New Faculty During 2015 Convocation

August 21, 2015

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August 21, 2015

 

The University of Texas at Tyler officials introduced new faculty members at the 2015-16 Opening Convocation Aug. 21.

New faculty members are listed by college.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Lorri Allen – Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication

M.M.C. – Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Former Position: News Director, KYTX CBS 19 – Tyler

Kassie Archer – Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Ph.D. – Dartmouth College

Former Position: Adjunct Professor, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Danielle Bailey – Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences

Ph.D. – University of Nebraska-Omaha

Former Position: Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Gregory Bock – Senior Lecturer, Department of Literature and Languages

Ph.D. – University of Tennessee

Former Position: Associate Professor, Walters State Community College

Andrew Haslit – Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History

Ph.D. – Indiana University

Former Position: Lecturer, Indiana University

Rebecca Jackson – Lecturer, Department of Political Science

M.A. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Jeremy McBain –Assistant Professor, School of Performing Arts

D.M.A. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Former Position: Instructor of Music, Eastern Illinois University

Mark Owens – Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Ph.D. – University of Georgia

Former Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics, Bates College

David Scott – Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences

Ph.D. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Dallas

Former Position: Property Crimes Sergeant, Longview Police Department

 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

A.J. Burns – Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

D.B.A. – Louisiana Tech University

Former Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Vanderbilt University

Shirl Donaldson – Assistant Professor, Department of Technology

Ph.D. – Purdue University

Former Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Purdue University

JungHwa Hong – Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Management

M.S. – University of Arizona

Former Position: Lecturer, SUNY Binghamton

Hui Liang James – Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Finance and Business Law

D.B.A. – Louisiana Tech University

Former Position: Assistant Professor of Finance, North American University

Jerry Massey – Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Management

M.B.A. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: Budget and Reporting Analyst, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Brandy Meadows – Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Management

M.B.A. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: Academic Adviser, Adjunct Lecturer, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Nicholas Prince – Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Management

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

Former Position: Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Illionis Urbana-Champaign

Tom Roberts –Professor and Department Chair, Department of Computer Science

Ph.D. – Auburn University

Former Position: Professor of Information Systems, Louisiana Tech University

Robert Schumaker – Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

Ph.D. – University of Arizona

Former Position: Associate Professor, Central Connecticut State University

 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY

Karlyn Adams-Wiggins –Assistant Professor, School of Education

Ph.D. - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Former Position: Academic Coach, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Jessica Holm – Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling

Ph.D. – University of North Texas

Former Position: Individual and Group Counselor, Carrollton Springs Psychiatric Hospital

Jennifer Jones – Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Ed.D. – Texas A&M University Commerce

Former Position: Superintendent, Fruitvale ISD

Randall Moate – Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling

Ph.D. – Kent State University

Former Position: Visiting Professor, Heidelberg University

Staci Zolkoski – Assistant Professor, School of Education

Ph.D. – University of North Texas

Former Position: Field Based Researcher/Coordinator, Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Karen Day Walker – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – University of Phoenix

Former Position: Clinical Nurse Manager Cardiac-Telemetry Unit, East Texas Medical Center

Carol Dyck – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – Walden University

Former Position: Staff Development Educator, TMFH&C

Janice Hawes – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: C.N.S., Good Shepherd Medical Center

Kathy Hensley – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Medical Branch at Galveston

Former Position: A.D.N. Nursing Faculty, Tyler Junior College

Nicola Hill – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – University of South Alabama

Former Position: Health Science Technology Instructor, Tatum High School

Shawn Hillhouse – Clinical Lab Specialist, School of Nursing

B.S.N. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: RN Charge Nurse, Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital

Karen Koerber-Timmons – Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Ph.D. – University of Phoenix

Former Position: Clinical Instructor, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Timothy Lowe – Lecturer, Department of Health & Kinesiology

M.S. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Former Position: Adjunct Instructor, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Mary McInnis – Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – ºÚÁÏרÇø Health Science Center at Houston

Former Position: Adjunct Lecturer, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler

Michael Wiggs – Assistant Professor, Department of Health & Kinesiology

Ph.D. – Texas A&M University

Former Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Florida

Kathy Wilson – Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

M.S.N. – Texas Woman's University

Former Position: Instructor A.D.N. Program, Tyler Junior College

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Chung Hyun Goh – Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. – Georgia Institute of Technology

Former Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oklahoma

Tahsin Khajah – Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. – Old Dominion University

Former Position: Visiting Lecturer, Old Dominion University

Zafer Miqdadi – Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering

Ph.D. – Moscow Hydro-Land Reclamation Institute, Russia

Former Position: Adjunct Instructor, Houston Community College and ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler Houston Engineering Center

 

BEN AND MAYTEE FISCH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Molly Adams – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Pharm.D. – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Former Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Auburn University

Jonathan Cho – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Pharm.D. – University of the Pacific

Former Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist/Infustion Center Pharmacist, Lee Memorial Health System

Sheeva Chopra – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Pharm.D. – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Former Position: PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Stephen Coleman – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

J.D. – South Texas College of Law

Former Position: Attorney in Private Practice

Leanne Coyne – Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of Sunderland, England

Former Position: Associate Professor, California Northstate University

Simi Gunaseelan – Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – North-Eastern Hill University, India

Former Position: Assistant Professor, West Coast University

¸é²¹â€™e»å Khashan – Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Former Position: Assistant Professor, King Faisal University, KSA

Grace Loredo – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

Former Position: Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

David Pearson – Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of Basel, Switzerland

Former Position: Assistant Dean for Research Affairs, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy

Rachel Rosenthal – Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of Florida

Former Position: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Florida

Michael Veronin – Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ph.D. – University of North Texas

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

Frank Yu – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Pharm.D. – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Former Position: Pharmacy Intern, Rite Aid

One of the 15 campuses of the ºÚÁÏרÇø System, ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,000 high-ability students. ºÚÁÏרÇø Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.