Dec 04, 2025

University Catalog 2025-2026

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. Teal Holden
	Ex-officio		Ex officio
Ms. Alexandra Fell Allen		Sr. Amelia Bretón, S.B.S.
Dr. Michelle Dipp Detwiler		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		Dr. Celeste Player
Mr. Lyon Polk		Mr. Thomas Rosenfield
Mr. James Swanson		Ms. Angela Vallot
Ms. Carita Walker		Mr. Joseph K. West

Officers of the University

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.
President

Marguerite S. Giguette, Ph.D.		Edward J. Phillips, B.S.
	Provost & Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs		Vice President, Fiscal Services
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
Adicia Waddell, B.S.		Curtis Wright, M.Ed.
	Associate Vice President, Human Resources		Vice President, Student Affairs

Administrative Cabinet and University Offices

Administrative Cabinet

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.
President

Marguerite S. Giguette, Ph.D.		Edward J. Phillips, B.S.
	Provost & Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs		Vice President, Fiscal Services
Phillip D. Adams, M.S.		William Bostick, C.P.A.
	Vice President, Institutional Advancement		Associate Vice President, Chief Auditing Officer
Ronald M. Carrere, Jr., MSRED		Fr. Victor LaRoche, OP
	Associate Vice President, Government and Community Relations		University Chaplain and Special Assistant to the President for Catholic Identity
Mable Moore, Ph.D.		Joel Munza, M.B.A.
	Vice President, Technology Administration and Chief Information Officer		Vice President, Enrollment Management
Adicia Waddell, B.S.		Curtis Wright, M.Ed.
	Associate Vice President, Human Resources		Vice President, Student Affairs

Office of the President

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.
President

Kris Pottharst, B.A.		Timothy Ambrose, B.A.
	Director, Board Relations		Presidential Fellow and Community Affairs Specialist
LaTanya Graham, M.B.A.		Ireon Jackson
	Executive Assistant to the President		Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Mary Ellen Rouselle
	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		Florastina Payton-Stewart, Ph.D.
	Vice President, Enrollment Management		Associate Provost, Faculty Affairs
Kathleen Kennedy, Pharm.D.		Anderson Sunda-Meya, Ph.D.
	Dean, College of Pharmacy		Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Kaneisha Bailey Akinpelumi, M.S.W.		Shellond Chester, M.B.A.
	Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs		Assistant Provost and Chief Operations Officer
Nathaniel Holmes, Ph.D.		Tracey Jackson, M.A.
	Assistant Provost for Student Success		Assistant Provost for Student Professional Development
Nancy Hampton, M.S.L.S.		Rachel Thomas, Ph.D.
	Director, Library Resource Center		Director, Title III, Assistant Vice President
Jason 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.		Claire Wilkins-Green, Ph.D.
	Director, Institute for Black Catholic Studies		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

Heather Freeman, Ph.D.		Tiffany Gutierrez
	Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management		Interim Executive Director, Student Financial Aid
Sandy Livings-Veals		Melanie Oats
	Director, One Stop Shop		Director, Enrollment Systems and Operation
Avis Stuard, B.S.
	University Registrar

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

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

Judy E. Bracy, B.A.		Changamire Durall, M.S., CRJ
	Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff for Student Affairs		Assistant Vice President for Campus Safety and Chief of Police
Anitra Calvin, M.S.		Virginia Pellerin, RN, BSN
	Associate Dean of Students for Residence Education and Operations		Associate Dean of Students for Health and Wellness
Paula Singleton, MHA, MLIS.		Glenn Caston, B.S.
	Assistant Dean for Business Affairs		Deputy Chief Inclusion Officer
Sarina Davenport, MSW		Zachary Williams, M.A.
	Deputy Chief of Police		Deputy Chief Engagement Officer
Patricia Kendrick, B.S.		Sierra Blanchard, J.D.
	Executive Director, University Athletics		Director, Leadership Development and Greek Life/ Title IX Coordinator
Jennifer Bodnar, M.S.		Carleen Campbell, M.Sp.ED, ED DIAG
	Director, Office of Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy		Director, Disability Support Services
Chantel Gant, Ph.D, LPC-S, LAC, NCC		Sharrone Godfrey, B.A.
	Director, Counseling and Wellness		Director, Center for Student Involvement
Lisa McClain, M.A.		Rosemary Naquin
	Director, Campus Ministry		Manager, Barnes and Noble- University Bookstore
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.		Kendra Woodard Tircuit, M.B.A.
	Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement		Executive Director, Advancement Services
Marcia J. Pecot, Ed.D.		Jeff A. Hale, Ph.D.
	Director, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving		Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Nannette Smith, B.A.		Deloris Mabins, M.A.
	Director, Advancement Operations		Development Director for Strategic Initiatives

Center for Health and Wellness

Virginia Pellerin, RN		Judy Warren, RN, BSN
	Associate Dean of Students, Center for Health and Wellness, Office of Student Affairs		Associate Director
Adrienne Dotson
	Administrative Specialist/University Workers’ Comp & Insurance Coordinator

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

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

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

Dodie Arnold
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Washington

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

Brian Balog
Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Akron

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

Hannah Baron
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Brown University

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

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

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

Steven Battin
Assistant Professor, Theology
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

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

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

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

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
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Camille Dantzler
Assistant Professor, African and African American Diaspora 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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Michigan State University

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

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

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
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
Associate 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

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

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

Ashaki 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, Computer Science
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

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

Marcia Henry
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology
Biological & Applied Health Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

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
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Carleton University

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

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
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., Michigan State University

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

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

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.L.I.S., Syracuse University

Leelannee Malin
Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph. D., Howard 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

Harris McFerrin, Jr.
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
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

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

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

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
Associate Professor, Mathematics
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
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Tarik Richardson
Assistant Professor, African and African-American Diaspora Studies
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

Kenneth Rocker, Jr.
Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Massey 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

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

Ezra Spira-Cohen
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., Tulane University

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
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

Dominique Townsend
Assistant Professor, English
Fine Arts & Humanities
Ph. D., University of Rochester

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

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

Ellen Walker
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso

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

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.S.L.I,S, 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

Kun Zhang
Professor, 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 in Public Health
Andrea Edwards	Conrad Hilton Endowed Chair in Computer Science
Mark Quinn	Conrad Hilton Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Vacant	Pharmaceutical Sciences Chair
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

James Bartkus	Liberty Bank Endowed Professorship in Banking and Finance
Jose Bautista	Bank One Business Solutions to Urban Problems Professorship II
Ron Bechet	Eminent Scholars Art Professorship
Amy Bellone-Hite	RosaMary Foundation Professor in Liberal Arts
Kristy Brumfield	Melba Fortune Martinez Professorship in Education and Counseling (1213)
Kathleen Dorsey Bellow	Drexel Society Endowed Professor X 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- Liberal Arts
Elliot Hammer	John LaFarge Professor in Social Justice
Thomas Huckaba	Leslie R. Jacobs Endowed Professorship
Shubha Ireland	Eminent Scholars Professorship XXXVIII
Kathleen Kennedy	Malcolm Ellington Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy
William Kirchain	Wilber D. and Mildred Robichaux Endowed Professor in Pharmacy
Anil Kukreja	Hibernia Professorship in Finance
Silas Lee	TP/S. I. Newhouse Professorship #12
Tarun Mandal	McCaffrey/Norwood Endowed Professor in Pharmacy
Elizabeth Manley	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship V-History
Harris McFerrin	J.W. Carmichael Professorship
Lamartine Meda	Bellsouth Endowed Professorship
Kathleen Morgan	Keller Family Foundation Professorship (Eminent Scholar XXVIII)
Florastina Payton-Stewart	Alumni Class of 1958 Endowed Professorship XI in Liberal Arts
Yashoda Pramar	Malcolm Ellington Endowed Professorship Pharmacy II
Dean Richardson	Norwood Endowed Professorship in Physics
Joe Ricks	Bank One Business Solutions to Urban Problems Professorship III
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 - English
Steven Salm	Class of 1958 Endowed Professorship
Lisa Schulte-Gipson	Eminent Scholars Professorship XXXVII
Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir	Keller Family Foundation Professorship (Eminent Scholar XXXI)
Jakalakshmi Sridhar	Keller Family Foundation Professorship (Eminent Scholar XXX)
Jason Todd	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship II - Teaching
Brian Turner	Melba Fortune Martinez Endowed Professorship in Social and Behavioral Sciences (120F)
Robin Vander	RosaMary Foundation Professorship in Liberal Arts
John Ware	Keller Family Foundation Professorship (Eminent Scholar XXIX)
Christopher Williams	Bynum and Sons, Inc. Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy
Kun Zhang	BellsSouth Endowed Professorship in Computer Sciences and Engineering
Vacant	Bank One Business Solutions to Urban Problems Professorship I
Vacant	Coleman Professorship of Pharmacy Practice
Vacant	Holzer Family Endowed Professorship
Vacant	Keller Family Foundation Professorship in Arts and Sciences
Vacant	TP/S.I. Newhouse Professorship #11
Vacant	W.K. Kellogg Endowed Professorship III - Teaching
Vacant	William Arceneaux Professorship in French (Eminent Scholar XXXII)