Nov 21, 2024

University Catalog 2024-2025

Administration and Faculty

Board of Trustees
Officers of the University
Administrative Cabinet and University Offices
Faculty

Emeritus Professors
Endowed Chairs
Endowed Professors

Board of Trustees

Mr. Justin T. Augustine, III		Dr. Derek Robinson
	Chair		Vice Chair
Mr. James Mitchell, Jr.		Dr. Jennifer Goldsmith Adams
	Vice Chair		Secretary
Dr. C. Reynold Verret		Ms. Chantel Shackelford
	Ex-officio		Ex officio
Ms. Alexandra Fell Allen		Sr. Amelia Bretón, S.B.S.
Rabbi Edward Paul Cohn		Dr. Michelle Dipp Detwiler
Mr. Brandon Garrett		Dr. Richard Gilder, III
Sr. Stephanie Henry, S.B.S.		Mr. Gladstone Jones
The Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle		Ms. Suzanne Malveaux
Ms. Claudia Marmolejo		Mr. Meredith Marshall
Sr. Jane Nesmith, S.B.S		Fr. Thomas O’Hara, CSC
Mr. Lyon Polk		Mr. James Swanson
Ms. Angela Vallot		Ms. Carita Walker
Dr. David Weill		Mr. Joseph K. West

Officers of the University

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.

President

Marguerite S. Giguette, Ph.D.		Verron “Ron” Brade, M.P.A.
	Provost & Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs		Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Phillip D. Adams, M.S.		William Bostick, C.P.A.
	Vice President, Institutional Advancement		Associate Vice President and Chief Auditing Officer
Mable Moore, Ph.D.		Joel Munza, M.B.A
	Vice President, Technology Administration and Chief Information Officer		Vice President, Enrollment Management
Edward J. Phillips, B.S.		Adicia Waddell, B.S.
	Vice President, Fiscal Services		Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Curtis Wright, M.Ed.
	Vice President, Student Affairs

Administrative Cabinet and University Offices

Administrative Cabinet

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.

President

Marguerite S. Giguette, Ph.D.		Verron “Ron” Brade, M.P.A.
	Provost & Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs		Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Phillip D. Adams, M.S.		William Bostick, C.P.A.
	Vice President, Institutional Advancement		Associate Vice President, Chief Auditing Officer
Mable Moore, Ph.D.		Joel Munza, M.B.A.
	Vice President, Technology Administration and Chief Information Officer		Vice President, Enrollment Management
Edward J. Phillips, B.S.		Adicia Waddell, B.S.
	Vice President, Fiscal Services		Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Curtis Wright, M.Ed.		Ronald M. Carrere, Jr.
	Vice President, Student Affairs		Associate Vice President, Government and Community Relations

Office of the President

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.
President

Verron “Ron” Brade, M.P.A.		Kris Pottharst, B.A.
	Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer		Director, Board Relations
Timothy Ambrose, B.A.		LaTanya Graham, M.B.A.
	Presidential Fellow and Community Affairs Specialist		Executive Assistant to the President
Ireon Jackson		Mary Ellen Rouselle
	Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer		Receptionist

Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Marguerite S. Giguette, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Joel Munza, M.B.A
	Vice President, Enrollment Management
Florastina Payton-Stewart, Ph.D.		Kaneisha Bailey Akinpelumi, M.S.W.
	Associate Provost, Faculty Affairs		Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs
Shellond Chester, M.B.A.		Nathaniel Holmes, Ph.D.
	Assistant Provost and Chief Operations Officer		Assistant Provost for Student Success
Anderson Sunda-Meya, Ph.D.		Kathleen Kennedy, Pharm.D.
	Dean, College of Arts and Sciences		Dean, College of Pharmacy
Nancy Hampton, M.S.L.S.		Rachel Thomas, Ph.D.
	Director, Library Resource Center		Director, Title III, Assistant Vice President
Jason “Jay” Todd, Ph.D.		Yu Jiang, Ph.D.
	Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development		Director, Office of International Education
Kathleen Dorsey Bellow, D.Min.		Cirecie Olatunji, Ph.D.
	Director, Institute for Black Catholic Studies		Director, Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit
Tracey Jackson, M.A.		Claire Wilkins-Green, Ph. D.
	Director, Office of Career Services		Chief Institutional Research Officer
Melanie Steen-Sighinolfi, M.S.
	Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives

Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management

Joel Munza, M.B.A.
Vice President, Enrollment Management

Vacant		Sandy Livings-Veals
	Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management		Director, Student Financial Aid
Vacant		Avis Stuard, B.S.
	Director, One Stop Shop		University Registrar

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Curtis Wright, M.Ed.
Vice President, Student Affairs

Anitra Calvin, M.S.		Virginia Pellerin, RN, BSN
	Associate Dean of Students		Associate Dean of Students
Patricia Kendrick, B.S.		Jennifer Bodnar, M.S.
	Executive Director, University Athletics		Director, Office of Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy
Judy E. Bracy, B.A.		Chantel Gant, Ph.D, LPC-S, LAC, NCC
	Assistant Dean for Community Standards and Director of Parent’s Program		Director, Counseling and Wellness
Carleen Campbell, M.Sp.ED, ED DIAG		Lisa McClain, M.A.
	Director, Disability Support Services		Director, Campus Ministry
Sharrone Godfrey, B.A.		Darryl Keller, M.B.A.
	Director, Center for Student Involvement		Assistant Dean, Student Life
Zachary Williams, M.A.		Glenn Caston, B.S.
	Deputy Chief Engagement Officer		Deputy Chief Inclusion Officer
Rosemary Naquin		Sierra Blanchard, J.D.
	Manager, Barnes and Noble- University Bookstore		Director, Leadership Development and Greek Life
T.J. Talabi
	General Manager, Sodexo Dining Services

Office of the Vice President for Technology Administration

Mable Moore, Ph.D.
Vice President, Technology Administration and Chief Information Officer

Melva D. Williams, B.S.		Yamlak Tsega, M.S.
	Associate Vice President		Assistant Vice President/ Deputy Chief Information Officer
Litus Marshall, B.S.		Gregory Jones, M.S.
	Director and Banner Projects Manager		Information Technology Security Officer
Dwayne McLain
	Director Network Enterprise Helpdesk and Technical Support

Office of the Vice President for Fiscal Services

Edward J. Phillips, B.S.
Vice President, Fiscal Services and Chief Financial Officer

Shirley B. Massenburg, M.B.A.		Joyce M. Sandifer, B.S.
	Director, Grants and Contracts		Director, Payroll
Ingenué Schexnider-Fields, B.S.		Patricia H. Vaultz, B.S.
	Controller and Director, Financial Reporting/External Audits		Bursar
Lorie Gie, M.B.A.
	Director, Operations

Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Phillip D. Adams, M.S.
Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Kimberly Reese, M.A.		Brett Evans, M.P.A.
	Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement		Associate Vice President for Advancement and Campaign Programming
Kendra Woodard Tircuit, M.B.A.		Marcia J. Pecot, Ed.D.
	Executive Director, Advancement Services		Director, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
Jeff A. Hale, Ph.D.		Nannette Smith, B.A.
	Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations		Director, Advancement Operations
Deloris Mabins, M.A.
	Development Director for Strategic Initiatives

Office of Student Health Services

Robert Mercadel, M.D.		Judy Warren, RN, BSN
	Medical Director, University Physician		Associate Director of Health Services
Cheryl Thompson, LPN		Adrienne Dotson
	Staff Nurse		Office Manager, Student Insurance Coordinator
Ashley Sabrier, MN, APRN, FNP-C		Wynika Houston
	Nurse Practitioner		Medical Assistant

Faculty

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Asem Abdulahad
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Bahattin Adam
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Ataturk University
M.D., Uludag University

Ralph Adamo
Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Michael Adams
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Fahamina Ahmed
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Syed Ahmed
Associate Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Ali Ahmed Ali Dhaif Allah
Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., National University of Malaysia

Renee Akbar
Associate Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., Florida State University

Sara Al-Dahir
Clinical Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Rami Al-Horani
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Mehnaaz Ali
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Didem Alkan Oikonomou
Professor, Languages
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Boston University

David Anderson
Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Purdue University

Gurdial Arora
Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Delhi University, Delhi, India

Michael Arowolo
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph. D., Landmark University

Rasheed Atwater
Assistant Professor, African and African American Diaspora Studies
Ph.D., Temple University

Mohamed Awad
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Yaoundè 1

Ahlam Ayyad
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of Louisiana

Janel Bailey-Wheeler
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Marcus Ballard
Associate Professor, Music
Fine Arts & Humanities
D.M.A, University of Southern Mississippi

Stephanie Baran
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Zuzana Baranova
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Vincent Barraza
Associate Archivist
M.A., Marist College - Lorenzo de’Medici International Institute

Kwashawn Barnett
Liaison Librarian
M.LIS, North Carolina State University

Peter Barrett
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Harvard University

James Bartkus
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Jose J. Bautista
Professor, Business
Ph.D., Tulane University

Ronald Bechet
Professor, Art and Performance Studies
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., Yale University

Amy Bellone-Hite
Associate Professor, Sociology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Regina Benjamin
Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
M.D., University of Alabama

Meghan Berger
Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit
Ph.D., North Carolina Agricultural and Tech State University

Robert B. Berman
Professor, Philosophy
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., New School for Social Research

Jason Berntsen
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia

Partha Bhattacharjee
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Liverpool

Preya Bhattacharya
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Kent State University

Hector Biliran, Jr.
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Wayne State University

Amy Billizon
Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
DHSc., A.T. Still University

Bryan Bilyeu
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of North Texas

Teresa Birdwhistell
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Robert C. Blake, II
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Michelle Bell Boissiere
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Christopher Bolden
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Arkansas - Medical Sciences

Amne Borghol
Clinical Professor, Clinical &
Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Levon Bostanian
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Kenneth Boutte
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Walter Breaux, III
Associate Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Kristy Brumfield
Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Chenioa Bryant
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Liverpool

Emily Bufford
Assistant Librarian
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Charles Burnette
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Drexel University

Emmanuel Buteau
Assistant Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Bethel Cager
Assistant Professor of Practice, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Jimmy Caldwell
Assistant Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of South Florida

Mary Carmichael
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, San Antonio, TX

Cary Caro
Professor, Business
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Billie Castle
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Louisville

Varsha Castro Gusman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Physician Assistant Program
M.S., Our Lady of the Lake

Caitlyn Chambers
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Joseph Chaney
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Purdue University

Spyridoula Cheimariou
Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Charity Clay
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Texas A&M

Jeremy Cohen
Associate Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Carmen Luz Cosme-Puntiel
Assistant Professor, Languages
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Mary Culotta
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
M.H.S., University of South Alabama

Leonard Curry
Assistant Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Alix D’ Angelo.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Genetic Counseling
College of Arts and Sciences
MGC., University of Maryland

Udaya Dahal
Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Camille Dantzler
Assistant Professor, African and African-American Diasporic Cultural Studies
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., Howard University

Hedayat Darbandi
Instructor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
M.S., University of New Orleans

Pranabesh Das
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Indian Statistical Institute

Ian Davenport
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Clemson University

Austria Davis
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
DNP, University of Minnesota

Sakinah Davis
Assistant Professor, Music
Fine Arts & Humanities
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

Rachel Davis-Haley
Assistant Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Jamila Davison
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Physician Assistant Program
M.S., Our Lady of the Lake

Valerio De Angelis
Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara

Rhonda Deen
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
M.D., Uniformed Services of the University of the Health Sciences

Ali. Dhaif-Allah.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Carroll J. Diaz, Jr.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center

Margaret Diaz-Fugetta
Instructor, Business
M.S., University of New Orleans

Stassi DiMaggio
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D. University of New Orleans

Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
Associate Professor of Practice
Director, Institute for Black Catholic Studies
D.Min., Catholic Theological Union

Joseph Drexler-Dreis
Associate Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

James Dunson, III
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Emory University

Prerona Dutta
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Samrut Dutta
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Margarita Echeverri
Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Andrea D. Edwards
Associate Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Vincent Ekenga
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Mary Elzinga
Associate Librarian
M..L.S, Dominican University

Siddieg Elsiddieg
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Jasmine Eugene
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Christopher Faircloth
Associate Professor, Sociology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Florida

Jerry T. Farmer
Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Giti Farudi
Instructor, Languages
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.A., West Virginia University

Jill Fitzpatrick
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
M.M.Sc., Emory University

Maryam Foroozesh
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Russell Frazier
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Morewell Gasseller
Associate Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Wendy Gaudin
Assistant Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., New York University

Adel Gilbert.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Genetic Counseling
College of Arts and Sciences
M.S., McGill University

Christopher Gillard
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Marguerite S. Giguette
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Timothy Glaude
Assistant Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., Southern University A&M College

Galina Goloverda
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

Ouloide Goue
Assistant Professor, Physics & Computer Sciences
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Navneet Goyal
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Charles Gramlich
Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Stephanie Grant
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Gabriel Green
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

L. Faye Grimsley
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Tyra Gross
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Mark Gstohl
Associate Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Leslie Haas
Associate Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., Texas A & M University-Commerce

Elliott Hammer
Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Nancy Hampton
Director, Library
Associate Librarian
M.F.A, Donau Universitǟt, Krems

Melissa Handy
Assistant Professor of Practice, Speech Pathology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
M.S., Southeastern Louisiana University

Corey Harrison
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham

Ashoki Haroon
Assistant Librarian
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Tammy Hart
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D. Xavier University of LA

Chamika Hawkins-Taylor
Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Melanie Haydel
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D. Xavier University of LA

Joanna Haye
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Princeton University

Cheryl Hayes
Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Ph.D. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Matthew Hayes
Associate Professor, Physics & Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Amanda Helm
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia

Oliver Hennessey
Associate Professor, English
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Quincy Hodges
Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Thomas Huckaba
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Columbia University

Kristal Huggins
Instructor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
M.S., Auburn University

Shubhangi P. Kale Ireland
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Ashwini Kanade
Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Wichita State University

Shafiqul Islam
Assistant Professor, Physics & Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Carleton University

Raven Jackson
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Dana Jamero
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., University of the Pacific, Stockton

Emmanuel Jean-Francios
Associate Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of South Florida

Terrylynn Jenkins Gillis
Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Kelly Johanson
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Bro. Herman Johnson, OP
Assistant Professor, Languages
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ed.D., Teachers College Columbia University

Shantoyia Jones
Associate Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Kansas

Kathleen Kennedy
Dean, College of Pharmacy
Professor, Clinical and Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., University of California, San Francisco

Shamonica King
Clinical Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Mapo Kinnord
Professor, Art and Performance Studies
Fine Arts and Humanities
M.F.A., Ohio State University

William Kirchain
Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Megan Knapp
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical

Jee-Yeoun Ko
Assistant Professor, Music
Fine Arts & Humanities
D.M.A., Louisiana State University

Vladimir Kolesnichenko
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

Anil Kukreja
Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Anup Kundu
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology

Katheryn Laborde
Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Freddie Landry
Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Michigan State University

R. Raymond Lang
Associate Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Joseph LaRochelle
Clinical Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., University of Maryland

Candace Lawrence
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

KiTani Lemieux
Associate Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University

Timmy Ma
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of California

Ayshia Mackie-Stephenson
Assistant Professor, Arts and Performance Studies
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Carlin Mackie-Stephenson
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts and Humanities
M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Joseph Madison
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of South Dakota

Thomas Maestri
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Karli Mair
Liaison Librarian
M..LIS.., Syracuse University

Tarun Mandal
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Northeast Louisiana University

Elizabeth Manley
Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Tulane University

Daniella Mascarenhas
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Houston

Nia Mason
Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Hicham Mazouz
Assistant Professor, Languages
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., University of Miami

Harris McFerrin, Jr.
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & AppliedHealth Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Lamartine Meda
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Northeastern University

Sarah Meier
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Emory University

Ariel Mitchell
Assistant Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Margo Montgomery-Richardson
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Kathleen Morgan
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Yale University

Tommy Morris
Assistant Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison

Jennifer Morrison
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Syed Muniruzzaman
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Kagawa, Japan

Miranda Myles-Jackson
Assistant Professor, Art and Performance Studies
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., Liberty University

George Nawas
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Lebanese American University

Bach Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Katrina Nguyen
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Nam Nguyen
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences

Patience Obih
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Ibadan

Biljana D. Obradovic
Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Michael Ogunbunmi
Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Delaware

Kolade Ojo
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

John Okogbaa
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Creighton University

Marian Okon
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Glasgow

Cirecie Olatunji
Director, Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit
Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Laura Oliver
Assistant Professor, Art and Performance Studies
Fine Arts and Humanities
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Jim Larkin Page
Associate Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Thomas Palfrey
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Saehim Park
Assistant Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Duke University

Ahna Patterson
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
M.C.H.S., University of Washington School of Medicine

Florastina Payton-Stewart
Associate Provost, Faculty Affairs
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Erika Perez
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Baylor University College of Medicine

Richard Peters
Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Business
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Monica Pierre
Assistant Professor of Practice, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Sciences
B.S., University of Louisiana Lafayette

Sierra Plaisance-Meyers
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of Louisiana

Yvanna Pogue Vicks
Assistant Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Nawa Raj Pokhrel
Assistant Professor, Physics & Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of South Florida

Calvin Porter
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Yashoda Pramar
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Houston

Liataud Prophete
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
O.D. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mark Quinn
Assistant Professor, Business
M.B.A., Rutgers University

Kristi Rapp
Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Harish Ratnayaka
Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D. City University of New York

Cathy Rehfus-Wilsek
Assistant Professor, Division of Business
M.D., All Saints University School of Medicine

Trisha Rezende
Instructor, English
Fine Arts and Humanities
M.A., University of New Orleans

Dean Richardson
Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Tarik Richardson
Assistant Professor, African and African-American Diaspora
Ph.D., Temple University

Joe Ricks
Professor, Business
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Kevin Riley
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Shearon Roberts
Associate Dean, Honors Programs, College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Xavier Exponential
Ph.D., Tulane University

Courtney Rookard
Assistant Librarian
M..L.S, Indiana University

Lucy Rosenbloom
Associate Librarian
M.A., Louisiana State University

Joseph Ross
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Elizabeth Smith Rousselle
Professor, Languages
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Tulane University

Robin Runia
Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Steven Salm
Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Dinithia Sampson
Assistant Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Florida A&M University

Paul Schafer
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., DePaul University

Lisa Schulte-Gipson
Associate Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University at Albany, NY

James Shade
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Shalina Shahin
Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Cassandra Shephard
Assistant Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Kayla Siddell
Associate Librarian
Ed.D., Xavier University of Louisiana

Jocelyn Simons
Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Sharlene Sinegal-Decuir
Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Brittany Singleton
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Sunil Sirohi
Associate Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., St. John’s University

Jeremy Sparks
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., University of Florida

Jayalakshmi Sridhar
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Osmania University

Danielle St. Julian
Assistant Professor, History
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., Binghamton University, State University of New York

Donna Stutson
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Anderson Sunda-Meya
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Corrine Syster
Liaison Librarian
M. LIS, University of Pittsburgh

Felicia Tardy
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Mississippi - Medical Center

Ashley Taylor
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Amy Thierry
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Dana Thimmons
Assistant Librarian
M.A., Nova Southeastern University

Jason Todd
Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development
Associate Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Jeremy Tuman
Associate Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Brian Turner
Associate Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Sindhu Unnithan
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Robin Vander
Associate Professor, English and African American Diaspora Studies
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Kim Vaz-Deville
Professor, Education & Counseling
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington

Abha Verma
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

R. Patrick Vernon
Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

C. Reynold Verret
President
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Diego Villamizar-Rubiano
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Guangdi Wang
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

John Ware
Professor, Music
Fine Arts & Humanities
D.M.A., Michigan State University

Terry Watt
Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Sarah Weaver
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Florida

Felicia Wheaton
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & opplied Health Sciences
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Mark Whitaker
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
M.F.A., University of New Orleans

Christopher Williams
Professor, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

David Williams
Assistant Librarian
M.LIS, Clarion University

Lakeisha Williams
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Pharm.D., Xavier University of LA

Heather Williamson
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Corey Wolfe
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Shael Wolfson
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Jee-Yeoun Ko
Assistant Professor, Music
Fine Arts & Humanities
D.M.A., Louisiana State University

Kun Zhang
Professor, Physics and Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Qian-Jin Zhang
Associate Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Yingnan Zhao
Associate Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

Emeritus Professors

Murty Akundi	Physics Department
Ann Barbre	Clinical and Administrative Sciences Division
Elizabeth A. Barron	Communications Department
Thomas Bonner	English Department
Malcolm J. Breda	Music Department
Violet Bryan	English Department
JW Carmichael, Jr.	Chemistry Department
Gary Donaldson	History Department
Victor J. DuRapau, Jr.	Mathematics Department
Sr. Grace Mary Flickinger, SBS	Biology Department
Dominique Gendrin	Communication Studies Department
Nicole Pepinster Greene	English Department
Rosalind Hale	Education and Counseling Division
Sr. Barbara Hughes, CSJ	History Department
Vimal Kishore	Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Vlajko Kocic	Mathematics Department
Deidre D. Labat	Biology Department
David Lanoue	English Department
Joseph LeFevre	Philosophy Department
Sr. Maureen Hurley, S.B.S.	Biology Department
Joe Melcher	Speech Pathology Department
John Sevenair	Chemistry Department
Harold A. Vincent	Physics Department
Pamela Waldron-Moore	Political Science Department
Thomas Wiese	Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Jian Zhang	Chemistry Department

Endowed Chairs

Regina Benjamin	Samuel I. Newhouse Endowed Chair
Andrea Edwards	Conrad Hilton Chair
Mark Quinn	Conrad Hilton Chair
Vacant	Chair for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Vacant	Rosa and Charles Keller, Jr. Chair in the Arts and Humanities
Anderson Sunda-Meya	Xavier University of Louisiana/State of Louisiana Chair in Science

Endowed Professors

Gurdial Arora	nola.com/Times Picayune Professor #11
James Bartkus	Liberty Bank Endowed Professorship in Banking and Finance
Jose Bautista	JP Morgan Chase Business Solutions to Urban Economic Problems Professorship
Ron Bechet	Victor Labat Endowed Professor in Fine Arts
Amy Bellone-Hite	RosaMary Foundation Professor in Liberal Arts
Kathleen Dorsey Bellow	Drexel Society Endowed Professor in Black Catholic Studies
Joseph Drexel-Dreis	Clarence Jupiter Endowed Professorship
Jerry Farmer	Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Endowed Professorship in Theology
Maryam Foroozesh	Margaret W. Kelly Endowed Professorship
Russell Frazier	Ernest N. Morial Professorship in Public Affairs and Public Policy
Elizabeth Hammer	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship IV (CAT)
Elliot Hammer	John LaFarge Professor in Social Justice
Shubhangi Kale Ireland	Keller Family Foundation Professorship
Raven Jackson	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship III (CAT)
Kathleen Kennedy	Malcolm Ellington Endowed Professorship
William Kirchain	Wilber D. and Mildred Robichaux Endowed Professor in Pharmacy
Anil Kukreja	Capital One Professor in Management and Finance
Joseph LaRochelle	Coleman Professorship of Pharmacy Practice
Silas Lee	TP/S Newhouse Professorship
Tarun Mandal	McCaffrey/Norwood Endowed Professor in Pharmacy
Elizabeth Manley	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship IV (CAT)
Harris McFerrin	J.W. Carmichael Professorship
Lamartine Meda	Bellsouth Endowed Professorship
Kathleen Morgan	Keller Family Foundation Professorship in Arts and Sciences
Florastina Payton-Stewart	Alumni Class of 1958 Endowed Professorship
Richard Peters	Bank One Business Solutions Professorship
Yashoda Pramar	Malcolm Ellington Endowed Professorship
Dean Richardson	BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Computer Sciences and Engineering
Joe Ricks	JP Morgan Chase Professor in Sales and Marketing
Shearon Roberts	Endowed Professorship in Mass Communication
Joseph Ross	Claude H. and Elizabeth Organ Endowed Professorship in Biology
Elizabeth Rousselle	Mellon Foundation Endowed Professorship
Robin Runia	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship VI
Steven Salm	Class of 1958 Endowed Professorship
Lisa Schulte-Gipson	Keller Family Foundation Professorship
Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir	Keller Family Foundation Professorship (Eminent Scholar XXXI)
John Ware	Keller Family Foundation Professorship in Arts and Sciences
Christopher Williams	The Bynum and Sons, Inc. in Pharmacy
Vacant	Holzer Family Endowed Professorship
Vacant	Keller Family Foundation Professorship in Arts and Sciences
Vacant	Leslie R. Jacobs Endowed Professorship
Vacant	Melba Fortune Martinez Endowed Professorship (120F)
Vacant	Melba Fortune Martinez Endowed Professorship (1213)
Vacant	Norwood Endowed Professor in Physics
Vacant	RosaMary Foundation Professorship in Liberal Arts
Vacant	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship II
Vacant	William Arceneaux Professorship in French