VALDOSTA —
Valdosta State University welcomes more than 50 new faculty members to campus.
They are:
College of Arts
• Art Department: John Gheesling
• Communication Arts Department: Dr. Frank Rybicki, Gregory Robinson, Michael Driggers
• Music Department: Lauren Burns, Dr. Karl Paoletti
College of Arts & Sciences
• Biology: Dr. Catherine Bush, Dr. Matthew Waters, Dr. Kencliffe Palmer
• Chemistry: Dr. David P. Penaloza Jr.
• English: James Darrin Campbell, Dr. James Snodgrass, Amy Warren
• History: Dr. Thomas Aiello, Dr. Alan Bliss
• Marriage & Family Therapy: Andrea Pazdera
• Math and Computer Science Department: Cui Lin, Dr. Jose Velez Marulanda, John Corbett
• Modern & Classical Languages: Dr. David Aguado, Dr. Victoria Russell, Dr. Krisztina Weller, Andrea Villa
• Philosophy & Religious Studies: Dr. Lily Vuong
• Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences: Dr. Alice Kolakowska, Dr. Jia Lu
• Political Science Department: Dr. Mary Eleanor Wickersham, Dr. Lisa Beth Williams
• Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice: Dr. Katie Richardson-Jens, Dr. Darrell L. Ross, Dr. Dana Williams, Dr. Robin Feeney, Dr. Suzanne Slusser
College of Business Administration
• Accounting & Finance: Gene Pike
• Management: Dr. Shingirayi Mushonga
• Marketing and Economics Department: Dr. Scott Kelly, Dr. Luis Gonzalez
College of Education
• Curriculum, Leadership, & Technology: David Archer
• Early Childhood & Special Education: Dara Rihm
• Kinesiology & Physical Education: Robert Michael Cathey, Dr. Susan Hagood, Dr. Tom Darling
• Middle Grades & Secondary Education: Barbara Radcliffe, Dr. Gidget Ryskamp, Dr. David Long
• Psychology & Counseling: Dr. Jennifer Rahman
College of Nursing
• Kynthia James, Bonnie Cohen
Odum Library
• MLIS Program: Dr. Colette Drouillard, Dr. Changwoo Yang
• Library: Ginger Williams, Jeffrey Gallant
Division of Social Work
Hollie Hutchinson, Dr. Hanae Kanno
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