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Clemson welcomes faculty members who are joining the University this fall and who have come on board since the beginning of the 2021-2022 academic year. The new faculty join a robust team of educators to help Clemson achieve its mission of educating students to think deeply about and engage in the social, scientific, economic and professional challenges of our times.

Meet the University’s newest faculty members by college:

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Khaled Abdelaziz, Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Thomas Bilbo, Assistant Professor
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Jeremy Dertien, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Anastasia Thayer Hassett, Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Sciences

Jenna Hershberger, Assistant Professor
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Chundun Khedun, Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Sciences

Trevor Rife, Assistant Professor
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Liliane Severino da Silva, Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Qiong Su, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Agricultural Sciences

Nilesh Timilsina, Associate Professor
Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Yongsan Zeng, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Bazgha Zia, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities

Desiree Bailey, Writer in Residence
Department of English

Kiley Brandt, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art

Su Cho, Assistant Professor
Department of English

Brittany Clark, Lecturer
Department of English

Brandon Conley, Lecturer
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Anthony Correale, Lecturer
Department of English

Janice Crews, Director
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts

Lauren Crosby, Assistant Professor
Department of Performing Arts

Rachel de Cuba, Assistant Professor
Department of Art

John Cummings, Lecturer
Department of Art

Lyndsey Deaton, Assistant Professor
School of Architecture

Mandy Ferguson, Lecturer
Department of Art

Santee Frazier, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

Ben Fulcher, Lecturer
Department of Art

Quinn Gibson, Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Maria Aranzazu Gil Recalde, Lecturer
Department of Languages

Emily Goebelt, Lecturer
Department of Languages

J.D. Gutermuth, Lecturer
School of Architecture

Virginia Joczik, Lecturer
Department of English

Tim Juvshik, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religion

Kyle Kiser, Lecturer
School of Architecture

Magdalena Matuskova, Assistant Professor
Department of Languages

Maria Catalina Miller, Lecturer
Nieri Family Department of Construction Science and Management

Joseph Brent Morris, Professor
Department of History

Matthew Nicolette, Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture

Brett Patterson, Lecturer
Department of Philosophy and Religion

James Puckett, Lecturer
Department of English

Emily Schaad, Assistant Professor
Department of Performing Arts

Alex Schechter, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art

Janelle Schmidt, Visiting Assistant Professor
School of Architecture

Kendra Slayton, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of English

Berrin Terim, Assistant Professor
School of Architecture

Hannah Treasure, Lecturer
Department of English

Patrick Thomas Troester, Lecturer
Department of History

Sarah Watkins, Lecturer
Department of English

Bradford Watson, Associate Professor
School of Architecture

Eben-Ezer Magnus Williams, Lecturer
Department of Languages

Maureen Zamora, Lecturer
Department of Languages

College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

Shubham Agrawal, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Anna Baker, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Robert Barcelona, Department Chair
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Kevin Bryant, Lecturer
Department of Communication

Philip Bunn, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Political Science

Christopher Calabrese, Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Matthew Cleveland, Lecturer
Department of Public Health Sciences

Ben Cotterill, Lecturer
Department of Psychology

Kelli Garber, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing

Stephanie Garst, Lecturer
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Faith Gezer, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Public Health Sciences

Lane Glaze, Professor of Practice
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Lindsey Gorham, Lecturer
Department of Public Health Sciences

Sarah Haugue, Lecturer
Department of Public Health Sciences

Ashley Hedrick McKenzie, Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Jang Heejung, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology

Nasaskyia R. Hicks, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Kerry Howard, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Public Health Sciences

Erin Hunter, Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences

Sarah Hunter, Lecturer
Department of Political Science

Amira Jadoon, Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science

Kimbery Johnson, Lecturer
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Snehal Lopes, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Public Health Sciences

Riley McCallus Pegram, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology

Theresa Melton, Assistant Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Keisha Mitchell, Lecturer
Department of Psychology

Jacqui Mogle, Associate Professor
Department of Psychology

Benjamin Parry, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Irene Periocot-Valverde, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Jenny Presgraves, Lecturer
Department of Political Science

Mary Price, Lecturer
School of Nursing

Rikishi Rey, Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Stefanie Ruiz, Assistant Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Cedomir Stanojevic, Assistant Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Abigail Stephan, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology

Amanda Stover, Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences

Carolyn Swinton, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing

Jason Thrift, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing

Jose Torres, Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Allison Traylor, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Brittany Walker, Lecturer
Department of Communication

Jacqueline Wiles, Clinical Instructor
Clemson Rural Health

College of Education

Sonja Ardoin, Associate Professor
Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development

Sheliah Durham, Lecturer
Department of Teaching and Learning

Brandi Hinnant-Crawford, Associate Professor
Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development

Julie Lorah, Assistant Professor
Department of Education and Human Development

Tina Randall, Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Education and Human Development

Lindsey Rowe, Assistant Professor
Department of Education and Human Development

Rachel Sanders, Lecturer
Department of Education and Human Development

Kelli Seawell, Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development

Richard Yeargin, Lecturer
Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development

College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences

Alex Adkins, Lecturer
School of Computing

Dilpuneet Singh Aidhy, Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Evrim Altinkaynak, Lecturer
Department of General Engineering

Omar Amer, Lecturer
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Venkatesh Ananchaperumal, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering

James Andrews, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Rachelle Beckner, Lecturer
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Suparno Bhattacharyya, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Dustin Bielecki, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

James Boyd, Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Joshua Bregy, Assistant Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Feiyang Chen, Postdoctoral Fellow
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Grace Crocker, Lecturer
Department of General Engineering

Emma Dixon, Assistant Professor
School of Computing

Thomas Dodd, Lecturer
Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Heather Dunn, Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering

Cagri Utku Erdem, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Chao Fan, Assistant Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Rodney Florencio Da Costa, Professor of Practice
School of Computing

Farhang Forghanparast, Lecturer
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Varun Prashant Gangal, Assistant Professor
School of Computing

Longxiang Guo, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Komalakrushna Hadagalli, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Earl Hayter, Lecturer
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Shraddha Jadhav, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Krishna Kosaraju, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Lei Lan, Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Computing

Jesse Leaman, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Fabricio Leiva, Assistant Professor
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Xiaolong Ma, Assistant Professor
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Laura McCallum, Lecturer
Department of Bioengineering

Kent Nilsson, Lecturer
Glenn Department of Civil Engineering

Alexandre Palaoro, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Behnaz Papari, Assistant Professor
Department of Automotive Engineering/Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Darshil Patel, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Congyue Peng, Research Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering

Mert Pesé, Assistant Professor
School of Computing

Ummen Sabu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Lucas Schmidt, Lecturer
Department of Bioengineering

Ritesh Sevanthi Dilipan, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Ting Shen, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Sube Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Automotive Engineering

Kumar Sourav, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Anthony Summey, Professor of Practice
School of Computing

Hobey Tam, Lecturer
Department of Bioengineering

Carlos Toxtli-Hernandez, Assistant Professor
School of Computing

Javad Mohammadpour Velni, Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Shangping Wang, Research Assistant Professor
Department of Bioengineering

Ekram Wassel, Research Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Tao Wei, Professor
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dan Wooster, Professor of Practice
School of Computing

Qianran Yu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lianfeng Zhao, Assistant Professor
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Science

Heather Andrews Walters, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Daniel Balena, Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Seok Hyun Byun, Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Amy Cantrell, Senior Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Shih-Wei Chao, Senior Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Sooyun Choi, Lecturer
Department of Chemistry

Christopher Chouinard, Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

Michael Cowen, Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Subham Dasgupta, Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Diana Delach, Lecturer
Department of Chemistry

Vishwa Dewage, Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Rafael D’Oliveira, Assistant Professor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Jason Fridley, Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Cheng Guo, Assistant Professor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Hao Hu, Assistant Professor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Alice Hui, Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

David Jacobson, Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

James Lewis, Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Qing Liu, Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Roberto Machado, Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Sydney Maibach, Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Gurusamy Muneeswaran, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Koushik Neelakantan, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Bradie Norfolk, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Mihir Parekh, Postdoctoral Fellow
Physics and Astronomy

Krissa Skogen, Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Cody Stockdale, Assistant Professor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Tyler Sullivan, Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Beena Thomas, Lecturer
Department of Chemistry

Vikky, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biological Sciences

Norman Wickett, Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Kelly Willemssens, Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences

Bohua Wu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Vladimir Yushutin, Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Yujia Zhai, Assistant Professor
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business

Michael Armstrong, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Sukran Atadeniz, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Ankita Bakre, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Amanda Bridges, Assistant Professor
Department of Graphic Communications

Monica Christensen, Lecturer
Academic Advising

Dameian Clarke, Professor
Department of Military Leadership

Elizabeth Cobb, Lecturer
Department of Management

Aaron David Cullip, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Craig Davis, Lecturer
Erwin Center for Brand Communications

Gerry Derksen, Assistant Professor
Department of Graphic Communications

Johnathan Evans, Professor
Department of Military Leadership

Jennie Farmer, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Ezgi Ferrand, Lecturer
Department of Marketing

Matthew Raymond Gevaert, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Hanna Leigh Gibson, Lecturer
Department of Graphic Communications

Mary Robinson Gibson, Lecturer
School of Accountancy

Jonathan M. Godbey, Lecturer
Department of Financial Management

John Gary Evans Harrison, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Holly Hawk, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Accountancy

Matthew Jordan, Assistant Professor
Department of Military Leadership

Fatma Karaman, Lecturer
John E. Walker Department of Economics

Kathleen Ann Kegley, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

William Edward Kilbourne, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

John Knepper, Assistant Professor
Department of Military Leadership

Matthew Kolakowski, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Chungsang Lam, Lecturer
John E. Walker Department of Economics

Ron Landis, Lecturer
Department of Management

Liz Laxton, Lecturer
Department of Management

Stephen Knechtel Layton, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

John Ledbetter, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Accountancy

Jonathan Lopez, Temporary Lecturer
Department of Marketing

Caleb Jay Martin, Lecturer
School of Accountancy

Kevin McKenzie, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Kris McWhite, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Michael Mino, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Neil Monaghan, Temporary Lecturer
Academic Advising

Justin Moore, Professor
Department of Military Leadership

Yoonsoo Nam, Assistant Professor
Department of Financial Management

Lisa Papenfus, Lecturer
Department of Marketing

Dirk Roskam, Clinical Lecturer
Department of Management

Ondina Sevilla, Lecturer
Department of Management

John Charles Seymour, Lecturer
Department of Graphic Communications

Monica Simsek, Lecturer
Department of Management

Adam Stone, Professor of Practice
Department of Marketing

Fabio Tambosi, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Thomas Robert Uva, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

David Ransom White, Lecturer
Master of Business Administration

Elaine Worzala, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Finance

Courtney Yazzie, Assistant Professor
School of Accountancy

Lin Zhongjian, Assistant Professor
John E. Walker Department of Economics

Libraries

Shelby Carroll, Assistant Librarian
Information and Research Services

Shamella Cromartie, Associate Dean
Organizational Performance and Inclusion

Le Datta Grimes, Oral Historian
Collections and Discovery

Tomeka Jackson, Library Resident
Teaching, Learning and Research

Chathuri Mettananda, Library Resident
Teaching, Learning and Research

Otis Pickett, University Historian
Historic Properties

Sally Smith, Health Sciences Librarian
Teaching, Learning and Research

Ariel Turner, Associate Dean
Collections and Discovery

Elias Tzoc, Associate Dean
Teaching, Learning and Research

See the new faculty members for the 2020-2021