New Faculty Members Join Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year. Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
08/21/2023
Saint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year. Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
Prior to the first day of class, the new faculty arrived on campus and prepared for the new school year.
SLU File Photo.
At the Aug. 16 new faculty orientation, Associate Provost Debra Lohe, Ph.D., welcomed the new faculty to the University.
“I hope you will sense that there is a strong community here at Saint Louis University and that you will feel how genuine our pleasure is that you have come and joined us,” Lohe said.
Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
College of Arts and Sciences
- Adeyemi Doss, Ph.D., associate professor of African American Studies
- Corinne Wohlford Mason, Ph.D., assistant professor of American Studies
- Haijun Liu, Ph.D. assistant professor of Biochemistry
- Laurence Lemaire, Ph.D., assistant professor of Developmental Biology
- Laibin Huang, Ph.D., assistant professor of Microbiology
- Mohina Sengupta, Ph.D. assistant professor of Neuroscience
- Medrine Nyambura, MFA, assistant professor of Communication
- Ashley Walter, Ph.D., assistant professor of Communication
- William Aungst, Ph.D., NTT assistant professor of Communication
- Brian Yothers, Ph.D., professor of English
- Maryse Jayasuriya, Ph.D., professor of English
- Denisse Chavez, MFA, NTT assistant professor of Theatre
- Erica Mpoy, Master of Forensic Science, NTT assistant professor of Forensic Science
- Miguel Romero, Th.D. associate professor of Health Care Ethics
- Enrique Davila, Ph.D., assistant professor of History
- André Zampaulo, Ph.D., professor of Spanish Linguistics
- Ander Beristain-Murillo, Ph.D., assistant professor of Spanish Linguistics
- Michael Landry, Ph.D., assistant professor of Mathematics
- Cody Gilbert, Ph.D., NTT assistant professor of Mathematics
- Dorsa Ghoreishi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Mathematics
- Yan Lyansky, Ph.D., NTT assistant professor of Mathematics
- Pedro McDade, SJ, Ph.D., assistant professor of Philosophy
- Hui Zhou, Ph.D., NTT assistant professor of Political Science
- Laura Burch, Ph.D., Clinical Director and assistant professor of Psychology
- Christopher Schmank, M.A., NTT assistant professor of Psychology
- Eli Stav, Doctor of Science in Occupational Science, NTT assistant professor of Psychology
- Abigail Jorgensen, Ph.D., assistant professor of Sociology
- Emily Hite, Ph.D., assistant professor of Anthropology
- Matthew Elia, Ph.D., assistant professor of Theological Studies
- Anne Carpenter, Ph.D., Danforth Chair of Theological Studies
- Kimberly N. Brown, Ph.D., associate professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
College of Philosophy and Letters
- Brian Himes, Ph.D., Manresa Fellow, Center for Ignatian Service
- Thomas Flowers, S.J., Ph.D., assistant professor of Ignatian Formation
College for Public Health and Social Justice
- Sam Biver, M.P.H., instructor of Behavioral Science and Health Equity
- Darleesa Doss, Ph.D., associate professor of Behavioral Science and Health Equity
- Ellen Santos, Ph.D., assistant professor of Epidemiology
- Mintesnot Teni, Ph.D., assistant professor of Epidemiology
- Xiaoyu Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor of Health Management and Policy
- Jake Redden, D.H.Sc., associate professor of Health Management and Policy
Doisy College of Health Sciences
- Martha Blaess, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Andrew Croxford, MAED, assistant professor of Clinical Health Sciences
- Amanda Wadams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
- Katie Sniffen, Ph.D., ATC, assistant professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
- Kiminobu Sato, MD, Ph.D., assistant research professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
- Annie Fordonski, PT, DPT, NCS assistant professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
- Jennifer Anderson, PT, DPT, CCS, assistant professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
- Eric Bellm, PT, DPT, OCS, assistant professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
Libraries & Museums
- Paige Chant, MLIS, MFA, assistant professor
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business
- Dasol Sim, Ph.D., assistant professor of International Business
- Minjung Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of International Business
- Hyo Jung Kim, Ph.D. assistant professor of Accounting
- Jill Politte, instructor of Marketing
- Tiancheng Zhao, assistant professor of Operations and Information Technology Management
School of Education
- Kristi Baker Patterson, Ph.D., assistant professor in teacher education/special education
- Benton Brown, Ph.D., assistant dean for teacher education
- Jeannine Butler, Ed.D., assistant professor in teacher education
- Sheldon McAfee, Ed.D., assistant professor in teacher education/elementary education
- Carolyn O’Laughlin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, teaching primarily undergraduate university core
School of Law
- Jamille Fields Allsbrook, assistant professor of Law
- Marsha Griggs, associate professor of Law
- Jeremiah Ho, associate professor of Law
School of Medicine
- Mina Mehanni, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Emily Miyazaki, C.O., instructor of Ophthalmology
- Cristian Popu, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Stacey Woodrome, Ph.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry
- Brett Jagger, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Laura Karasek, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Ellen Totten, MS, assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Sheyna Gifford, M.D., associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Rachel Garza, M.D., assistant professor of Anesthesiology
- Lydia Archuleta, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Maurice Willis, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine
- Hersh Maniar, M.D., professor of Surgery
- Kristin Drake, D.O., assistant professor of Radiology
- Nour Hasan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Sadie Friedrich, MS, assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Jinmyoung Cho, Ph.D., associate research professor of Family and Community Medicine
- Michelle Payne Weckbach, MA, assistant professor of Otolaryngology
- Ekta Shrestha, MBBS, assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Kellen Smutz, D.O., instructor of Internal Medicine
- Anjani Urban, M.D., assistant professor of Family and Community Medicine
- Abayomi Agbebi, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Maurice Avila, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Taylor Bastin, M.D., instructor of Internal Medicine
- Heather Eschbach, D.O., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Hafiz Fazeel, MBBS, instructor of Internal Medicine
- Mehr Majeed, M.D., instructor of Internal Medicine
- Megan Ottomeyer, D.O., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Kelvin Pollard, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Aniruddh Setya, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Brynn Shrom, MMSc, instructor of Pediatrics
- Mehwish Siddiqui, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Luke Stephens, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Salih Toker, M.D., assistant professor of Pathology
- Kayla Heller, M.D., associate professor of Pediatrics
- George Wettach, M.D., professor of Pathology
- Saboor Randhawa, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Erica Bonura, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Kathryn Elkins, M.D., assistant professor of Neurology
- Maheen Khan, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Shawn Kim, D.O., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- William Kogel, D.O., assistant professor of Anesthesiology
- Garry Morel, M.D., instructor of Internal Medicine
- Monica Lynn Muir, D.O., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Meaghan Raney, D.O., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Chad Stanley, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Aman Ullah, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine
- Brian Weiss, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Dustin Baker, M.D., assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Michael Doany, M.D., instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- William Sherman III, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Erin Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Collin Russell, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
- Aliza Memon, M.D., instructor of Internal Medicine
- Jorge Rosado-Gonzalez, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics
- Christopher Rayle, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology
School for Professional Studies
- Patricia Bass, Ph.D., inaugural Director of the Saint Louis University-Jesuit Worldwide Learning partnership
- Tatiana Cardona, Ph.D., assistant professor of Information Systems
- Michael Durbin, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of Information Systems
- Dawn Newman, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the School of Professional Studies
- Falak Saffaf, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the School of Professional Studies
- Dhananjay Singh, Ph.D., professor of Information Systems
School of Science and Engineering
- Gregory Triplett, Ph.D., dean and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Hadi Akbarpour Ph.D., assistant professor of Computer Science
- Nan Cen, Ph.D., assistant professor of Computer Science
- Qinglei Cao, Ph.D. , assistant professor of Computer Science
- Michael Liljegren, NTT assistant professor of Computer Science
- Susheel Singh, Ph.D., NTT assistant professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Madi Babaiasl, Ph.D., Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Annesh Borthakur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Civil Engineering
- Alex Reiter, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering
School of Social Work
- Popy Begum, Ph.D., assistant professor of Criminology and Criminal justice
- Joe Zlatic, Ph.D., associate professor of Criminology and Criminal justice
- Allison Gibson, Ph.D., MSW, associate professor of Social Work
SLU-Madrid
- Andrea de Miguel, M.D. and Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
- Antonel Jepuke, Ph.D. associate professor of Anthropology
- Shawn Redwood, associate professor of English
- Matthew Andler, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy
- María Teresa Boemo, Ph.D. (cand.), associate professor of psychology
- Philip Porter, Ph.D. associate professor of Theology
- Javier González Pizarro, Ph.D. associate professor of Mathematics
- Anne Mulhall, Ph.D., associate professor of English
- Valeriya Sidelkivska, associate professor of psychology
- Miguel García Sánchez, Ph.D. (cand.), associate professor of marketing
- Elisa Padilla Díaz, Ph.D., associate professor of Communication and English
- Tracy Wood, Ph.D., associate professor of English
- Ryan Harriston, associate professor of English
- Maria Willstedt, Ph.D., associate professor of English
- Christian Scheider, Ph.D. associate professor of Economics
- Asad Ur Rehman, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and computer science
- Henrietta Buckley, associate professor of nursing
- Álvaro Rodríguez, associate professor of Mathematics
- Asunción Sánchez, associate professor of English
Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
- Amy Berkley, Ph.D., assistant professor of Nursing
- Amanda Flynn, DNP, assistant professor of Nursing
- Katelyn Wilson, DNP, assistant professor of Nursing
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