Faculty & Staff Directory

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College of Agriculture, Science & Technology (CAST) · 81

Agriculture & Natural Resources · 15

Richard Barczewski, PhD

Professor Emeritus

rbarczewski@desu.edu

Kenneth W. Bell, PhD

Professor Emeritus

kbell@desu.edu

Cyril Broderick, PhD

Professor

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Dewayne Fox, PhD

Professor

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Mingxin Guo, PhD

Professor

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Christopher Heckscher, PhD

Professor

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Gulnihal Ozbay, PhD

Professor

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Dennis McIntosh, PhD

Professor

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Kevina Vulinec, PhD

Professor

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Sathya Elavarthi, PhD

Associate Professor

selavarthi@desu.edu

Kwame Matthews, PhD

Associate Professor · Interim Chair

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Kalpalatha Melmaiee, PhD

Associate Professor

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Sigrid Smith, PhD

Associate Professor

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Antonette Todd, PhD

Assistant Professor

atodd@desu.edu

Cynthia Hong-Wa, PhD

Claude E. Phillips Herbarium Curator

chwa@desu.edu

Biological Sciences · 17

Hakeem Lawal, PhD

Professor · Chair

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Vincent Fondong, PhD

Professor

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Clytrice Watson, PhD

Professor

cwatson@desu.edu

Chanelle Acheamfour, PhD

Associate Professor

cacheamfour@desu.edu

Anthea Aikins, PhD

Associate Professor

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Michael Gitcho, PhD

Associate Professor

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Sabrina McGary, PhD

Associate Professor · Vice Chair

smcgary@desu.edu

Karl Miletti, PhD

Associate Professor

kmiletti@desu.edu

Erin Perchiniak, PhD

Associate Professor

eperchiniak@desu.edu

Jianli Sun, PhD

Associate Professor

jianlisun@desu.edu

Murali Temburni, PhD

Associate Professor

mbemburni@desu.edu

Cynthia van Golen, PhD

Associate Professor

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Cameron Grover, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Collins Khwatenge, PhD

Assistant Professor

ckhwatenge@desu.edu

Kevin Shuman, PhD

Assistant Professor

kshuman@desu.edu

Chase Stratton, PhD

Assistant Professor

cstratton@desu.edu

Jo Anne Clendaniel, MS

Lecturer

joclendan@desu.edu

Chemistry · 11

Kimberly Milligan, PhD

Professor · Program Director

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Qiquan Wang, PhD

Professor

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Bizuneh Workie, PhD

Professor

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Yanfeng Yue, PhD

Professor

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Saundra F. DeLauder

Professor · Graduate Program Coordinator

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M. Shahidul Islam, PhD

Associate Professor

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Shehu Elelu, PhD

Adjunct Professor

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Wafaa Abousamra, PhD

Adjunct Professor

wabousamra@desu.edu

Douglas Austin, PhD

Adjunct Professor

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Esosa Iriowen, PhD

Adjunct Professor

eiriowen@desu.edu

Young-Gi Kim, PhD

Adjunct Professor

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Human Ecology · 7

Samuel Besong, PhD

Professor · Chair

sbesong@desu.edu

Jung-lim Lee, PhD

Professor

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Alberta Aryee, PhD

Associate Professor

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Jihye Lim, PhD

Associate Professor

jlim@desu.edu

Bettina Taylor, PhD

Associate Professor

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Bertrand B. Hankoua, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Wilbert Long III, PhD

Sr. Research Scientist

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Physics, Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science · 31

Hacene Boukari, PhD

Professor

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Gabriel Gwanmesia, PhD

Professor

ggwanmesia@desu.edu

Mohammad Khan, PhD

Professor

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Dawn Lott, PhD

Professor

dlott@desu.edu

Jinjie Liu, PhD

Professor

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Aristides Marcano, PhD

Professor

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Gour Pati, PhD

Professor

gspati@desu.edu

Mukti Rana, PhD

Professor

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Deborah Santamore, PhD

Professor

dsantamore@desu.edu

Mazen Shahin, PhD

Professor

mshahin@desu.edu

Xiquan Shi, PhD

Professor

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Renu Tripathi, PhD

Professor

rtripathi@desu.edu

Essaid Zerrad, PhD

Professor

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Fatima Boukari, PhD

Associate Professor

hboukari@desu.edu

Nicola Edwards, PhD

Associate Professor

ndedwards@desu.edu

Delayne Johnson, PhD

Associate Professor

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Kam Kong, PhD

Associate Professor

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Zhongyan Lin, PhD

Associate Professor

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Qi Lu, PhD

Associate Professor

qilu@desu.edu

Yuriy Markushin, PhD

Associate Professor

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Thomas Planchon, PhD

Associate Professor

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Marwan Rasamny, PhD

Associate Professor · Chair

mrasamny@desu.edu

Jun Ren, PhD

Associate Professor

jren@desu.edu

Tomasz Smolinski, PhD

Associate Professor

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Matthew Tanzy, PhD

Associate Professor

mtanzy@desu.edu

Yanan Xu, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Onur Yavuz, PhD

Assistant Professor

oyavuz@desu.edu

Matthew Bobrowsky, PhD

Lecturer

mbobrowsky@desu.edu

Ellen Carr, MS

Lecturer

ecarr@desu.edu

Laila Girgis, PhD

Lecturer

lgirgis@desu.edu

Shilpa Patel, MS

Lecturer

spatel@desu.edu

College of Business (COB) · 32

Office of the Dean · 2

Michael H. Casson Jr., PhD

Dean, College of Business

mcasson@desu.edu

Praveen Pinjani, PhD

Associate Dean

ppinjani@desu.edu

Accounting, Economics & Finance · 10

Akash Dania, PhD

Professor

adania@desu.edu

Young S. Kwak, PhD

Professor · Chair

ykwak@desu.edu

Jan E. Christopher, PhD

Associate Professor

jchristopher@desu.edu

Zi “Nancy” Ning, PhD

Associate Professor

zning@desu.edu

Peter Lennon, PhD

Assistant Professor

plennon@desu.edu

Dexter Gittens, PhD

Assistant Professor

dgittens@desu.edu

Kennie L. Edwards

Visiting Professor

kledwards@desu.edu

Wade Robinson, MBA

Visiting Professor

wrobinson@desu.edu

Gregory B. Coverdale

Visiting Lecturer

gcoverdale@desu.edu

Valentine Orock

Visiting Lecturer

vorock@desu.edu

Business Administration · 14

Constant Beugre, PhD

Professor · Management

cbeugre@desu.edu

DaeRyong Kim, PhD

Professor · MIS · Chair

dkim@desu.edu

Devdeep Maity, PhD

Associate Professor · Marketing

dmaity@desu.edu

Martin Nunlee, PhD

Associate Professor · Marketing

mnunlee@desu.edu

Praveen Pinjani, PhD

Associate Professor · MIS

ppinjani@desu.edu

Carlos Rodriguez, PhD

Associate Professor · Marketing

crodriguez@desu.edu

June Clarke, PhD

Associate Professor · HTM

jeclarke@desu.edu

Zahid Zamir, DSc

Associate Professor · MIS

zzamir@desu.edu

Umair Ahamed, PhD

Assistant Professor · HRM

uahmed@desu.edu

Sai Ranganath Mikkilineni, PhD

Assistant Professor · MIS

smikkilineni@desu.edu

Derald Wentzien, PhD

Visiting Professor · Business Analytics

dwentzien@desu.edu

Kraiwinee Bunyaratavej, PhD

Visiting Professor · Management

kbunyaratavej@desu.edu

Carrie Awadzi, EdD

Lecturer · Management

cawadzi@desu.edu

Chandrakant Ganatra, MBA

Lecturer · Management

cganatra@desu.edu

Sport Administration · 6

Li Chen, PhD

Professor · Coordinator, Coaching & Recreation Mgmt

lchen@desu.edu

Jan E. Blade, EdD

Associate Professor · Chair · Director, Graduate Program

jblade@desu.edu

Mark Still, EdD

Associate Professor · Director, Undergraduate Program

mstill@desu.edu

Mark L. Zhang, EdD

Associate Professor

lzhang@desu.edu

Raymond Phillips, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor

rmphillips@desu.edu

Maurice L. Suggs, EdD

Lecturer · Instructor, Undergraduate Program

mlsuggs@desu.edu

Education · 19

Robert Martin, EdD

Professor

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Keun Kyu Kim, PhD

Professor

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Richard Phillips, PhD

Professor

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Joseph Falodun, PhD

Associate Professor

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Chetanath Gautam, EdD

Associate Professor

cgautam@desu.edu

Yvette Pierre, PhD

Associate Professor

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Shelley Rouser, PhD

Associate Professor · Chair

srouser@desu.edu

Michael Ryan, PhD

Associate Professor

mryan@desu.edu

Pietro Sasso, EdD

Associate Professor

psasso@desu.edu

Crystal Timmons, EdD

Associate Professor

ctimmons@desu.edu

Brenda G. Wynder, EdD

Associate Professor

bwynder@desu.edu

Sae Yeol Yoon, PhD

Associate Professor

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Justin Alexander, EdD

Assistant Professor

jalexander@desu.edu

Christine Craddock, EdD

Assistant Professor

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Robert Marsteller, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Tina Mitchell, EdD

Assistant Professor

tmitchell@desu.edu

Rachel Juergensen, PhD

Assistant Professor

rjuergensen@desu.edu

Reshid Walker, EdD

Assistant Professor

rxwalker@desu.edu

Sabrina Bailey, MPA

Lecturer

sdbailey@desu.edu

Languages & Literatures · 19

James Peterson, PhD

Professor · Chair

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Joe Amoako, PhD

Professor

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Adenike Davidson, PhD

Professor

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Victor Gomia, PhD

Professor

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Myrna Nurse, PhD

Professor

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Susmita Roye, PhD

Professor

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Ladji Sacko, EdD

Professor

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Jesse Zuba, PhD

Professor

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Amanda Anderson, PhD

Associate Professor

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Bhushan Aryal, PhD

Associate Professor

baryal@desu.edu

Edward Dawley, PhD

Associate Professor

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Joseph Fees, PhD

Associate Professor

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Sandra Sokowski, PhD

Associate Professor

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Ordner Taylor, PhD

Associate Professor

otaylor@desu.edu

John Teye, PhD

Associate Professor

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Yi Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor

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Vilma Lazo-Butera, MA

Instructor

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Tina Petrovic, MA

Instructor

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Alyse James, MA

Instructor

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History, Political Science, Philosophy & Law Studies · 15

Joseph J. Bangura, PhD

Professor

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Yinghong Cheng, PhD

Professor

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Akwasi Osei, PhD

Professor

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Donna Patterson, PhD

Professor

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Alexa Silver, PhD

Professor · Interim Chair

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Elizabeth Marchioni, JD

Associate Professor

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Niklas Robinson, PhD

Associate Professor

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Ifeyinwa Udezulu, PhD

Associate Professor

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Jason Bourke, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Anton House, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Makda Maru, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Aron Vadakin, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Phyllis Collins, PhD

Visiting Faculty

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Merril Holloway, MA

Lecturer

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Samuel Hoff, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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Mass Communications, Visual & Performing Arts · 20

Frank Gazda, DMA

Professor · Music

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Patrick Hoffman, DMA

Professor · Music

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David Tolley, DMA

Professor · Music

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Carla Becker, EdD

Associate Professor · Music

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LeTriel M. White, DMA

Assistant Professor · Music

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Pepron Pilibossian, MM

Lecturer · Music

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Eugene Diggs II

Director of Bands · Music

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Mable Morrison, MM

Professor Emeritus · Music

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Christy Taylor

Adjunct Instructor · Voice, Piano

cltaylor@desu.edu

Stephen Tipping

Adjunct Instructor · Music

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Myna German, PhD

Professor · Mass Communications

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Renee Marine, EdD

Associate Professor · Mass Comm Program Director

rmarine@desu.edu

Zachary Kimball, MFA

Assistant Professor · Mass Communications

zkimball@desu.edu

Kiandra Parks

Assistant Professor · Multimedia

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Ava Perrine, MS

Instructor · Mass Communications

aperrine@desu.edu

Hazel Bradshaw-Beaumont, PhD

Professor · Art Education Coordinator

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Lori Crawford, MFA

Professor · Art · Acting Chair

locrawford@desu.edu

William Colbert, MFA

Associate Professor · Art

wcolbert@desu.edu

Joshua Nobling, MFA

Assistant Professor · Art

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Guy Miller, MFA

Assistant Professor · Art

gmiller@desu.edu

Sociology & Criminal Justice · 10

Raymond Tutu, PhD

Professor

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John Balzarini, PhD

Associate Professor

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Kimeu Boynton, JD

Associate Professor

kboynton@desu.edu

Kevin Ralston, PhD

Associate Professor

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Laurin Parker, PhD

Associate Professor · Acting Chair

lsparker@desu.edu

Anwar Ouassini, PhD

Associate Professor

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Xuanren Goodman, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Nii Tawiah, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Perry Phelps

Retention Specialist

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Mark Booker, MS

Lecturer

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Wesley College of Health & Behavioral Sciences (WCHBS) · 54

Office of the Dean · 3

Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, PsyD, MSW, CAADC

Dean

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Eleanor M. Kiesel, PhD, LMSW, DVS, Esq.

Senior Associate Dean

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R. Christopher Mason, PhD

Assistant Dean

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Nursing · 15

Jennifer Akey, EdD

Associate Professor

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Nicole Bell-Rogers, EdD

Associate Professor

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Karen L. Panunto, EdD, MSN, RN

Associate Professor

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Laura Dolbow, RN, MSN, CCRN

Assistant Professor

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Tracy Harpe, DNP

Assistant Professor · Associate Chair

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Jeannie Higgin, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

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Gaynelle Kahigian, DNP

Assistant Professor

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Deborah Knight, DNP

Assistant Professor

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Lake Walker, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

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Rosemarie White, DNP

Assistant Professor

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Erika Allen, MSN