2026-2027 New Faculty

Because the quality of our faculty is integral to our mission of academic excellence, innovation, and outreach, the Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President 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.

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

Animal, Dairy, & Veterinary Sciences

Austin Cook, Clinical Assistant Professor
Nikki Greene, Lecturer
Melinda Hillegass, Professional Practice Professor
Megan Lauber, Assistant Professor
Kathleen Nuttall, Senior Lecturer

Applied Sciences, Technology & Education

Bradley Borges, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Amy Fullmer, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Aviation Technology

Rebecca Haggerty, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Myles Miller, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Environment & Society

Gina Gilson, Assistant Professor
Patrick Kelly, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Lynee Turek-Hankins, Assistant Professor

School of Professional & Technical Education

Jaime Cowdell, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Katie Horsley, Lecturer

Water, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Susan Washko, Assistant Professor

College of Arts & Sciences

Arts & Design

Frederik Berte, Assistant Professor
Ronald Linn, Assistant Professor
Joao Pina, Assistant Professor
David Thomas, Temporary Assistant Professor

Biology

Terry Dial, Assistant Professor
Lea Ann Jolley, Lecturer
Ernane Vieira-Neto, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Calvin Luu, Lecturer
Sonia Zulfiqar, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Communication & Media

Akshata Balghare, Assistant Professor
Laura Black, Professional Practice Professor
Colette Czarnecki, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Tatenda Mashanada, Assistant Professor
Frank Mueller, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Bobbi Petersen, Temporary Lecturer

English

Nikki Christensen, Temporary Lecturer
Ryker Eggenberger, Temporary Lecturer
Audrey Hansen, Temporary Lecturer
Emily Kovacic, Temporary Lecturer
Amanda Plaizier, Assistant Professor

History, Cultures & Ideas

Matthew Berrett, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Jacob Butera, Assistant Professor
Danya Rumore, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Mathematics & Statistics

Zhaiming Shen, Assistant Professor
Susan VanderPlas, Associate Professor
Jesse Wheeler, Assistant Professor

Music

Ashlin Christian, Temporary Instructor
Jacob Nance, Temporary Assistant Professor
Patrick Overturf, Temporary Assistant Professor
Corrine Pickett, Assistant Professor

Physics

Jared Arnell, Lecturer
Feng Pan, Assistant Professor
David Smith, Senior Lecturer

School of Social Science

David Baca, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Emilee Matheson, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Kristen Syme, Assistant Professor

Social Work

Krista Duarte, Clinical Assistant Professor
Madison Elliott, Clinical Assistant Professor
Nathanael Player, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Tia Rowley, Clinical Assistant Professor
Carl Sorenson, Assistant Professor

Theatre Arts

Walker Zupan, Temporary Assistant Professor

World Languages & Cultures

Taira Dettore, Senior Lecturer

College of Engineering

Biological & Chemical Engineering

Abhishek Kumar, Assistant Professor
Hua Song, Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Jack Elliott, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Gaouyan Ouyang, Assistant Professor

School of Computing

Michael Bastian, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Apoorva Chauhan, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Farrell Edwards, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Bart Gajderowicz, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Hossein Kashiani, Assistant Professor
Nico Ritschel, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Yihao Sun, Assistant Professor
Niloufar Alipour Talemi, Assistant Professor

Utah Water Research Laboratory

Emma Payne, Temporary Research Assistant Professor

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Data Analytics & Information Systems

Tyson Barrett, Professional Practice Associate Professor
Chelsea Harding, Lecturer
Shikhar Jain, Lecturer
Kedrick Perkins, Lecturer

Management

William Werner, Temporary Instructor

School of Accountancy

Melissa Webster, Lecturer

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health & Human Sciences

Human Development & Family Studies

Kellsie Prather, Assistant Professor

Kinesiology & Health Science

David Fakuda, Department Head & Professor

Nursing

Kaytlin Clegg, Professional Practice Instructor

Psychology

Evin Daines, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Aaron Fischer, Associate Professor
Lora Israelsen, Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Teacher Education & Leadership

Charles Jenks, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Speech & Hearing Sciences

Dorie Noll, Clinical Assistant Professor
Lauren Ralston Ruesch, Assistant Professor
Amanda Stark, Assistant Professor

College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Clinical & Life Sciences

Michael Clayton, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
James Collins, Assistant Professor
Morgan Feuz, Temporary Assistant Professor
Gretchen Grissett Hardwick, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Casey Larsen, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
R. Kent Leckie, Clinical Assistant Professor

University Extension

Extension Home & Community

Sydney Gurney, Extension Assistant Professor

Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources

Andrew Heaton, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor
Rylie Holmgren, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor
Teagen Lint, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor
Rhett Marshall, Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor

University Libraries

Library Public Services

Rayne Duncan, Assistant Librarian
Maeve Pages, Assistant Librarian
Katie Williams, Assistant Librarian