2023-2024 New Faculty

Because the quality of our faculty is integral to our mission of academic excellence, innovation, and outreach, the Office of the Provost & Chief Academic Officer seeks to recruit and hire passionate, forward thinking, and committed teachers, researchers and scholars. These new faculty members infuse the university community with fresh enthusiasm, talent and dedication.

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences

Iuri Viotti Perisse, Lecturer

Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education

Kayla Bundy, Lecturer
Michelle Burrows, Assistant Professor
Michelle Clouse, Assistant Professor
Aaron Etienne, Instructor
Emily Ruesch,
Instructor

Aviation and Technical Education

David Hicks, Lecturer

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Jill Henderson, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Alyssa Reidhead
, Professional Practice Assistant Professor 
Joana Pico-Carbajo, Assistant Professor
Getrude Mphwantha, Assistant Professor

Outdoor Products and Technical Education

Corrinne Johnson, Lecturer

Technology Design and Technical Education

Eldon Campbell, Lecturer
Larry Johansen, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Nathan Kramar, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Amber Brannock, Lecturer
Jodene Johnson, Lecturer
Andy Jones, Lecturer
Curtis Keysen, Lecturer

Caine College of the Arts

Art and Design

Holly Rios, Temporary Instructor

Music

Aleksandra Kasman Laude, Assistant Professor
Benjamin Krauss, Assistant Professor
Joel Ockerman, Temporary Assistant Professor

Theatre Arts

Jayne Gold, Instructor
Joshua Legate, Assistant Professor

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Data Analytics and Information Systems

Brent Allred, Professional Practice Professor
Douglas Derrick, Professional Practice Professor
Brinley Zabriskie, Assistant Professor

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

Sayard Benvenuti, Clinical Assistant Professor
Brooke Hall, Clinical Assistant Professor

Human Development and Family Studies

Amanda Ramos, Assistant Professor

Kinesiology & Health Science

Tzung-Shiang Ou, Assistant Professor
Shannon Pynn, Assistant Professor

Nursing

Christine Rains, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Lindsay Sundloff,
Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Tiffany Wlliams, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Psychology

Maggie Chan, Assistant Professor
Taewon Kim, Assistant Professor
Emily Weichart,
Assistant Professor

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling

Casey Clay, Assistant Professor

Teacher Education and Leadership

Edgar Diaz, Assistant Professor
Jacob Downs, Assistant Professor
Michelle Frierson, Assistant Professor
Heather Newell, Lecturer
Ronen Sebag, Lecturer

College of Engineering

Biological Engineering

Erika Espinosa-Ortiz, Assistant Professor
Lugang Wang,
Assistant Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Dae Han Sung, Assistant Professor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Communication Studies and Philosophy

Brittany Gentry, Assistant Professor
Amanda Lilly, Assistant Professor

English

Zackary Gregory, Lecturer
C.R. Grimmer, Assistant Profesor
Justin Tackett, Assistant Professor
Kristen Wheaton, Lecturer

History

Ehsan Estiri, Temporary Assistant Professor
Amanda Katz, Assistant Professor

Journalism and Communication Studies

Michelle Rossi, Assistant Professor

Political Science

Jia Li, Assistant Professor
Diego Romero, Assistant Professor

Social Work

Tamarah Taylor, Clinical Assistant Professor

Sociology and Anthropology

Glen Haas, Temporary Assistant Professor
Wesley Vanosdall, Temporary Instructor

World Languages and Cultures

Elsa Perez, Assistant Professor
Sophia Monzon Rodriguez, Assistant Professor

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Environment and Society

Elise Laugier, Assistant Professor

Watershed Sciences

Chad Teal, Assistant Professor (FC)
Wally Macfarlane, Research Assistant Professor

Wildland Resources

T.J. Clark-Wolf, Assistant Professor
Bradley Washa, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

College of Science

Biology

Alexander Knudson, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor 

Computer Science

Seth Bassetti, Temporary Instructor
Seth Poulsen, Assistant Professor
Tian Xie, Assistant Professor

Mathematics and Statistics

Ananta Acharya, Temporary Assistant Professor
Sindura Kularajan,
Assistant Professor
Jessica Lajos,
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Loveland,
Temporary Assistant Professor
Lucy Lu,
Assistant Professor
Todd Partridge,
Lecturer

Physics

Pierre Pautet, Research Associate Professor
Yucheng Zhao, Research Associate Professor

University Libraries

Instruction, Collections and Patron Services

 

Special Collections, Digital and Cataloging

Sarah Berry, Assistant Librarian
Joseph LaSure, Assistant Librarian
Stephanie Western, Assistant Librarian

University Extension

Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ethan Gilliam, Extension Assistant Professor
Joshua Martin, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor

Extension Home and Community

Maria Jose Velasco, Extension Assistant Professor 
Anna Gilliam, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor
Meagan Johnston, Extension Assistant Professor

Extension 4-H and Youth Programs

Meggan Callister, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor