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