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.
08/19/2024
Saint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year.
Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
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College of Arts and Sciences
- Nathaniel Carrington, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science
- Xiaowen Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology
- Pablo Delaporte, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology
- Shiloh Dietz, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology
- Vahan Huroyan, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics and statistics
- Elizabeth Jackson, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy
- Elaina Johns-Wolfe, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology
- Can Löwe, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy
- Yea Jung Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
- Anna Marmodoro, Ph.D., Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Chair in philosophy
- Jason Molesky, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
- Matthew Rubin, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
- Robin Saywitz, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science
- Reggie Williams, associate professor of Black theology
College for Public Health and Social Justice
- Qiang Pu, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral science and health equity
- Kelly Lane-deGraaf, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics
Doisy College of Health Sciences
- Angela Cecil, Ph.D., associate professor, undergraduate program director of occupational science and occupational therapy
- Hossein Rafiei, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics
Libraries and Museums
- Stephanie Chinn, systems librarian
- Sarah Pugachev, associate dean of collections and strategy
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business
- Deepika Gopukumar, Ph.D., assistant professor of operations and IT management
- Vineet Sharma, director of the Center for Supply Chain Excellence
School of Education
- Michael Boyle, Ph.D., assistant professor, educational leadership
School of Law
- Twinette Johnson, J.D., Ph.D., dean of the School of Law
- Theodosia Stavroulaki, Ph.D., assistant professor of law
- Healther Walter-McCabe, J.D., associate professor of law
School of Medicine
- Attila Ahmad, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Ryan Albrecht, D.O., instructor of internal medicine
- Issa Alhamoud, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Veysel Akgun, M.D., assistant professor of radiology
- Mehdia Amini, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Amrita Aranake-Chrisinger, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology
- Alexander Aria, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology
- Shahrukh Arif, MBBS, assistant professor of internal medicine
- Iqra Arshad, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Ustun Aydingoz, M.D., assistant professor of radiology
- Eric Ballon-Landa, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
- Zachary Bartochowski, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry
- Pimpawan Boapimp, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Chelsea Bosch, Ph.D., instructor of psychiatry
- Annelee Boyle, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Michelle Brennan, Ph.D., assistant research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
- Javier Antonio Carrero-Brewer, Ph.D., assistant research professor of molecular microbiology and immunology
- Micahla Brown, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Pin-Wen Chen, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Akrin Chinnery, M.D., instructor of internal medicine
- Kevin Chuang, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Jared Cohen, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Margaret Cupit-Link, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Alvin Dandan, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- James Day, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
- Ravneet Donegan, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Kristina Dzara, Ph.D., associate professor of family and community medicine
- Kyle Eash, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology
- David Eisenstein, M.D., assistant professor of pathology
- Ikechukwu Eke-Okoro, M.D., instructor of internal medicine
- Christen Elledge, M.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology
- Melissa Berrien Elliot, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular microbiology and immunology
- Nebiyu Eshetu, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Adam Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine
- Joshua Fernelius, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Nancy Friesen, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry
- Avi Gandhi, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Seth Gengler, D.O., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery
- Mike Giacaman, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Nicole Gloor, M.D., instructor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Abigail Go, D.O., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Reem Gonnah, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology
- Srirupa Hari Gopal, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Diana Greene-Chandos, M.D., professor of Neurology
- Noam Grysman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry
- Debra Guinn, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Kehinde Hambolu, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Seba Hasan, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- David Hayes, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Barbara Head, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Farah Heis, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Jonathan Henke, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Tyler Hooton, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology
- Nourhan Houjeij, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Saira Ibrahim, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Farrukh Iqbal, MBBS, assistant professor of internal medicine
- Amar Jadhav, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Aman Jain, D.O., instructor of internal medicine
- Surbhi Jain, M.D., instructor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Madhura Joag, MBBS, assistant professor of internal medicine
- Grant Kerr, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Marina Kim, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Ashwath Kumar, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- David Lawrence, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Anh-Thu Le, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
- Millie Liao, D.O., assistant professor of radiology
- Ping-I (Daniel) Lin, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry
- Sheryl Lyss, M.D., associate professor of family and community medicine
- Kunal Malhotra, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine
- Suganya Marudhai, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Simi Mathew, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Nada Memon, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Daniel Miller, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology
- Sabina Morga, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Katherine Moritz, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology
- Michael Moritz, M.D., assistant professor of radiology
- Peter Morreale, M.D., instructor of internal medicine
- Mark Mullen, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry
- Ankit Nahata, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Shiva Naidoo, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Tarek Nammour, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Afoma Onyechi, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Chibueze Onyemkpa, MBBS, assistant professor of surgery
- Alicia Pate, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery
- Paragkumar Patel, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Juliana Pelaez, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology
- Suzanne Pierson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry
- Joseph Prahlow, M.D., professor of pathology
- Muhammad Qamar, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., assistant research professor of internal medicine
- Salam Rafique, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Bahareh Rahmani, Ph.D., associate professor of health and clinical outcomes research
- Rahiya Rehman, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Ariel Rischall, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Kevin Robertson, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Rachael Ryan, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Furqaan Sadiq, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology
- Maxwell SanFilippo-Burchman, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Kevin Schrader, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Tyler Schwartz, M.D., assistant professor of otolaryngology
- Anurag Setty, Ph.D., assistant professor of health and clinical outcomes research
- Elizabeth Sheybani, M.D., assistant professor of radiology
- Manar Shmais, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- David Simon, D.O., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Emily Hoffman Smith, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology
- Silvia Squillace, Ph.D., assistant research professor of pharmacology and physiology
- Jeffrey Stewart, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Basanta Subedi, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Dipti Subramaniam, Ph.D., associate professor of health and clinical outcomes research
- Veerakesari Subramanian, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Philip Sun, M.D., assistant professor of neurology
- Patrick Sweeney, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery
- Kamala Thanapandian, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
- Justin Thomas, D.O., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Lindsay Trachsel, D.O., assistant professor of anesthesiology
- Katharyn Turner, D.O., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Nathan Ungerleider, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular microbiology and immunology
- Ahsan Usman, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Krishna Vankayalapati, Ph.D., professor of internal medicine
- Andrea Volkerding, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Stephanie Wiafe, M.D., instructor of psychiatry
- Emily Wild, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery
- Brandon Wojcik, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
- Kevser Akyuz Yesilyaprak, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine
- Tinghai Xu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
- Maryam Fatima Zia, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine
School for Professional Studies
- Greg Langston, instructor of information systems
School of Science and Engineering
- Tugce Baser, Ph.D., associate professor of civil engineering
- Min Choi, Ph.D., professor and chair of computer science
- Premila Samuel Mohan Das, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry
- Ramy El-Ganainy, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Tianyi Li, Ph.D., assistant professor, civil engineering
- Sahin Ozdemir, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Jian Yao, Ph.D., associate professor of Earth, environmental and geospatial science
School of Social Work
- Laurie Brockhaus, assistant (teaching) professor of social work
- Rachel Crowe, assistant professor of field education, social work
- Jun-Hong (Taya) Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work
Latest Newslink
- SLU Researchers Identify Sex-Based Differences in Immune Responses Against TumorsResearchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine investigated differences in T-cell responses between male and female patients with lung cancer that may help direct future treatments. T-cell responses are part of the adaptive immune system, which is part of the body's "smart system" that monitors for threats and fights them with customized defenses.
- Department of Energy Awards Saint Louis University Nearly $1 Million to Create a Climate Resilience CenterSaint Louis University has received a $964,848 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a Climate Resilience Center at SLU. The project is one of 10 centers funded by the DOE in states nationwide.
- SLU’s Farzana Hoque Named a YWCA Metro St. Louis 2024 Leader of DistinctionNominees are put forth by their peers and selected by an independent panel based on their professional achievements and contributions to the community. Farzana Hoque, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and acting internship co-director, will be honored at the 44th Annual YWCA Leader Lunch on Friday, Dec. 13.
- SLU’s Alec Pollard Receives International OCD Foundation Outstanding Career Achievement AwardAlec Pollard, Ph.D., professor emeritus of family and community medicine, recently received the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)’s 2024 Outstanding Career Achievement Award. The IOCDF Awards recognize exceptional individuals and professionals for their dedicated efforts in advancing awareness, advocacy, and understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- SLU Pregnancy Loss Researcher Denise Côté-Arsenault Receives Fulbright Specialist Program AwardDenise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., the Hemak Endowed professor of maternal child nursing, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award, the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced.
- Pioneering Breast Surgeon Gives $7.3 Million to Saint Louis University to Support Catholic Education, Underserved CommunitiesSaint Louis University announced a historic donation to the University’s School of Education from physician and alumna Virginia (Ginny) Herrmann, M.D. The $7.3 million gift will establish the Herrmann Center for Innovative Catholic Education, as well as support education programs at every educational level and underserved students throughout the St. Louis region.
