New Administrators 2021-2022

Jill Lane
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ebrahim Khosravi
Interim Dean of College of Information and Mathematical Sciences

William M. Scott
Interim Dean of College of Health

Michelle Furlong
Associate Dean of College of Arts & Sciences

Edward Joe Johnson
Interim Assistant Dean of College of Arts & Sciences

Elicia Collins
Acting Assistant Dean of School of Nursing

Naquilla A. Thomas
Department Chair of Dental Hygiene

New Faculty 2021-2022

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College of Arts & Sciences

Bruce L. Blair
Assistant Professor of Political Sciences and Public Administration
D.A., Idaho State University, 2020, Political Science
M.A., Binghamton University, 2014, Political Science
M.A. University of Alabama, 2007, Political Science

Michael Bass
Temporary Lecturer of Media Studies
M.A., Georgia State University, 2016, Film, Video, and Digital Imaging

Matthew C. Carter
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2016, English

Jessica D. Conrad
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2019, English
M.A. University of Delaware, 2012, English

Kafia D. Haile
Assistant Professor of Film Production
M.A., Tufts University, Law and Diplomacy
M.F.A., University of Southern California, 2015, Writing for Screen and Television

Leah E. Pieper
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Ph.D., University of Arizona 2021, Government and Public Policy
M.A., University of Arizona, 2018, Government and Public Policy

College of Business

Arianne Adams
Temporary Lecturer of Management
M.B.A., Georgia State University, 2013, Marketing

Kimberly Johnson
Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., Auburn University, 2009, Human Resource Management and Organizational Analysis and Change

Stacey Reynolds
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., Jackson State University, 2017, Management
M.B.A., Georgia State University, 1998, Marketing

Melva Robertson
Assistant Professor of Management
D.S.L., Regent University, 2020, Leadership Coaching
M.A., Kennesaw State University, 2005, Professional Writing & Corporate Communications

Robert C. Ryan
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2018, Strategic Management
M.B.A., University of Delaware, 2010, Econometrics

College of Health

Michelle A. Nelson
Associate Professor and Program Director of MSN Program
Ph.D., Emory University, 2009, Nursing
M.S., Wagner College, 2001, Family Nurse Practitioner

Heather Reid
Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene
M.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2020, Dental Hygiene

College of Information & Mathematical Sciences

Shuju Bai
Professor and Coordinator of Computer Science and Information Technology
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2013, Computer Science
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999, Forestry and Natural Resources
M.S., Southern University, 2001, Computer Science
M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1990, Ecophysiology

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Christopher Phillips
Temporary Lecturer of Mathematics
M.A., SUNY-Postdam, 1996, Mathematics

Brianna L. Vick
Instructor of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2021, Mathematics
M.A., University of Rochester, 2018, Mathematics