Faculty & Staff
Driving research and supporting students at the School of Applied Sciences.
About Our Faculty and Staff
The faculty and Staff at the School of Applied Sciences want to produce the best research and the best students possible.
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You'll find all School of Applied Science faculty and staff below and see what are already know. At SAS, we're better because we're together.
Meet the Dean's Office
We are the heart of the School of Applied Sciences.
Melinda Valliant
- Interim Dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Associate Dean of Faculty and Acedemic Affairs and Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Lolita Gregory
- Assistant Dean Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention
Tiffany Labon
- Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academics
Tessa Kilpatrick
- Business Manager
Tessa Kilpatrick
- Business Manager
Megan Black
- Graduate Enrollment Manager
David Woo
- Network Administrator
Kimberly Livingston
- Manager of Marketing and Communications
Je'Lisa McGee
- Assistant to the Dean - Academic Support
Teri Gray
- Administrative Coordinator I
LaTonya Ball
- Operations Manager
Allison Ford-Wade
- Interim Chair and Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of Community Engagement
Chip Wade
- Interim Chair of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management and Associate Professor of Biomechanics
Wes Jennings
- Chair and Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Keith Anderson
- Chair and Professor of Social Work
Eun Kyong Choi
- Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Meet the Department of Communication, Sciences, and Disorders
We educate the Speech-Language Pathologists of tomorrow. Find Academic and Clinical Faculty below.
Carolyn Higdon
- Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Toshikazu Ikuta
- Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dee Lance
- Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Hyejin Park
- Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Gregory Snyder
- Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Ronda Bryan
- Instructor in American Sign Language Interpreting Minor
Elizabeth Burklow
- Speech-Language Pathologist
Carla Chism
- Speech Language Pathologist
Christy Coker
- Speech/Language Pathologist and Instructor
Kris Colvin
- Instructor/Lecturer for the American Sign Language Interpreting Minor
Bradley Crowe
- Co-Director Speech and Hearing Center and Clinical Instructor
Amanda Devera
- Speech Language Pathologist and Clinical Instructor
Rebecca Lowe
- Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director of Speech & Hearing Clinic
Leighton Mason
- Speech Language Pathologist
Kari McManus
- Speech Language Pathologist
Haley Messersmith
- Clinical Audiologist
Anne Williams
- Clinical Audiologist and Clinical Instructor
Corey Blount
- Instructor in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Summer Waldrip
- Instructor in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lea Helen Evans
- Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Meet the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
We prepare students for exciting legal studies careers or fulfilling graduate work.
Wes Jennings
- Chair and Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Francis Boateng
- Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Brian Boutwell
- Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Katharine Brown
- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Rachel Greenspan
- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Danny Hall
- Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Jeffery Johnson
- Lecturer in Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Kimberly Kaiser
- Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and Graduate Program Director
Dave McElreath
- Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Roun McNeal
- Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Justin Moody
- Instructional Assistant Professor in Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Abigail Novak
- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Tom Smith
- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
D'Andre Walker
- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Meet the Department of Health and Exercise Science and Recreation Management
We promote healthy living through education.
Brennan Berg
- Associate Professor of Sport and Recreation Administration Program Director
Chip Wade
- Interim Chair of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management and Associate Professor of Biomechanics
Micah Misita
- Administrative Coordinator
Thomas Andre
- Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management
Alberto Del Arco Gonzalez
- Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management
Matthew Jessee
- Assistant Professor of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management
Minsoo Kang
- Professor of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management
Jong Eun Lee
- Instructional Assistant Professor - Sport and Recreation Administration/Sport Analytics
Kofan Lee
- Associate Professor of Sport and Recreation Administration
Tsu-Lin Yeh
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kevin Norwood
- Instructor in Sport and Recreation Administration
Andre Simmond
- Instructor in Sport and Recreation Administration
Jeremy Loenneke
- Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science & Recreation Management
Paul Loprinzi
- Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science & Recreation Management
Meet the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
We are committed to academic excellence and giving students real-world expertise in the fields of Nutrition and Hospitality Management.
Eun Kyong Choi
- Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Melinda Valliant
- Interim Dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Associate Dean of Faculty and Acedemic Affairs and Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Katerina Berezina
- Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Anne Bomba
- Associate Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
Yunhee Chang
- Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
David H. Holben
- Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
David Joung
- Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management and Coordinator of Online Hospitality Management Master's Program and Coordinator of PhD in Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Laurel Bradley
- Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management and Coordinator of Food and Nutrition Services Master's Program and Coordinator of PhD in Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Ellen Ossorio
- Instructor in Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Emmy Parkes
- Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Hospitality Management & Director of the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Georgianna Mann Schroeder
- Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
James Taylor
- Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Nadeeja Wijayatunga
- Assistant Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management
Meet the Department of Public Health
We prepare students to address pressing health challenges and make a positive impact locally and globally.
Allison Ford-Wade
- Interim Chair and Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of Community Engagement
Hannah Allen
- Executive Director of William Magee Institute for Student Well-being and Assistant Professor of Public Health
Ashley Jones
- Instructional Assistant Professor - Public Health
Ruaa Al juboori
- Assistant Professor of Public Health and Data Analytics Statistician
Andrew Yockey
- Assistant Professor of Public Health
John Higginbotham
- Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development, Professor of Pharmacy Administration, Professor of Public Health, and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Vanessa W. Moore
- Academic Advisor
Megan Black
- Graduate Enrollment Manager
Holly Rhodes
- Project Manager
Meet the Department of Social Work
We prepare future social workers to make a meaningful impact in diverse settings.
Keith Anderson
- Chair and Professor of Social Work
Jennifer Buford
- Clinical Instructor in Social Work
Patricia Digby
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Social Work
Kristy Durkin
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Social Work
Cheryl Fergerson
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Social Work
Amy Fisher
- Associate Professor of Social Work
Misa Kayama
- Associate Professor of Social Work
Yi Jin Kim
- Associate Professor of Social Work
Drew Lefmann
- Instructor in Social Work
Tess Lefmann
- Associate Professor of Social Work
Claudia McDavis
- Academic Advisor
Shane Robbins
- Lecturer in Social Work
Desiree Watson
- Associate Professor of Social Work
Saijun Zhang
- Associate Professor of Social Work