2025-2026 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

Andy Christensen, Lecturer
Drew Swartz, Extension Assistant Professor

Applied Economics

Andrew Anderson, Assistant Professor
Logan Haviland, Temporary Instructor

Aviation Technology

Mark Aldred, Lecturer

Environment & Society

Curt Davidson, Assistant Professor
Catrin Edgeley, Assistant Professor

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Phillip Fernberg, Research Assistant Professor

Plants, Soils, & Climate

Chelsea Duball, Assistant Professor
Noah Langenfeld, Assistant Professor
Jon Meyer, Research Assistant Professor
Felipe Sabadin, Assistant Professor

Technology, Design & Technical Education

Leona Bowden, Lecturer
Krikit Butcher, Lecturer
Casey Hinkins, Lecturer
Simriti Koul, Lecturer
Ryan Murray, Lecturer

Watershed Sciences

Clare Escamilla, Assistant Professor

Wildland Resources

Michael Howe, Assistant Professor
Tayler LaSharr, Assistant Professor
David Stoner, Assistant Professor

College of Arts & Sciences

Arts & Sciences

Tamryn McDermott, Assistant Professor

Biology

Subodh Adhikari, Assistant Professor
Emilie Demard, Assistant Professor
Jennyfer Mitchell, Assistant Professor

Communication & Media

Seulgi Park, Assistant Professor

English

Gina Filo, Assistant Professor
Emily Pifer, Lecturer
Kylan Rice, Assistant Professor
Heidi Willers, Assistant Professor

History, Cultures & Ideas

Kirtan Patel, Assistant Professor
James Patton, Professional Practice Associate Professor
Charlotte Terry, Assistant Professor

Mathematics & Statistics

Joshua Cruz, Temporary Associate Professor
Dahlia Maxwell, Lecturer
Changhong Mou, Assistant Professor

Music

Mariusz Smolij, Temporary Associate Professor

School of Social Sciences

Lady Ajayi, Temporary Assistant Professor
Utku Cansu, Assistant Professor
Katlyn Casagrande, Assistant Professor
Marika Csapo, Assistant Professor
Leslie Greenwell, Assistant Professor
Eric Griffith, Assistant Professor
Grant Snitker, Assistant Professor

Social Work

Tanya Comer, Clinical Assistant Professor
Amanda Ford, Temporary Instructor
Eric Hansen, Clinical Assistant Professor
Veronica Timbers, Assistant Professor

College of Engineering

Biological Engineering

Christopher Fox, Professor
Deepak Keshwani, Associate Dean & Professor
Jenny Keshwani, Professor
Katelyn Parkinson, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Matthew Sims, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Laura Luna Cabrera, Assistant Professor
Ran Sun, Assistant Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

David Ohm, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

School of Computing

Apoorva Chauhan, Temporary Instructor
Hang Dai, Assistant Professor
Bart Gajderowicz, Temporary Instructor
Mario Harper, Assistant Professor
Ferdous Pervej, Assistant Professor

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Data Analytics & Information Systems

Toa Pita, Lecturer

Management

Matt Walsman, Assistant Professor

Marketing & Strategy

Daphne Blanchard, Lecturer

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education

Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education

Camille Wynn, Assistant Professor

Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences

Taehyun Kim, Assistant Professor
CoCo Massengale, Assistant Professor

Kinesiology & Health Science

Javier Lopez Frias, Assistant Professor
Alicia (Ali) Mondt, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Nursing

Forrest Cooper, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

School of Teacher Education & Leadership

Brayan Diaz, Assistant Professor
Ezgi Yesilyurt, Assistant Professor

Special Education & Rehabilitation Counseling

Katherine Graves, Assistant Professor
Thai Ray Williams, Assistant Professor

College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Clinical & Life Sciences

James Akagi, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Holly Clement, Clinical Assistant Professor
Casey Larsen, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Mahesh Sivasubramanian, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Chloe Stenkamp-Strahm, Assistant Professor
Bettina Willie, Professor

University Extension

Extension Home & Community

Emma Lopez, Extension Assistant Professor
Taryn Schroeder, Extension Assistant Professor
Alice Wadley, Professional Practice Extension Instructor