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Current Senators
Below is a roster of our current Faculty Senators.
You can find more in-depth information on each senator in the 2024 Know Your Senators
guide (coming this fall).
Faculty Officers
Mariana Da Costa
Chair of Faculty, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Enrique G贸mez
Secretary of Faculty, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Yancey Gulley
Past-Chair of Faculty, Associate Professor, Human Services
Basel Alsayyed
Chair-Elect of Faculty, Rules Committee Chair, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Technology
Charmion Rush
Senior Faculty Assembly Delegate, Associate Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
April Messer
Academic Policy and Review Council (APRC) Chair, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Nursing
Heather Coan
Collegial Review Council (CRC) Chair, Associate Professor, Biology
Aarti Bellara
Faculty Affairs Council (FAC) Chair, Assistant Professor, Human Services
College of Arts & Sciences
Indi Bose
Professor, Biology
Beth Huber
Associate Professor, English
Myron Jackson
Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religion
Nuwan Perera
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Physics
Matthew Rave
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics
Vicki Szabo
Professor, History
Mesfin Woldeyohannes
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics
Yiqing Yang
Associate Professor, Anthropology & Sociology
College of Business
Vittal Anantatmula
Professor, School of Economics, Management, and Project Management
Richard "Todd" Creasy
Professor, School of Economics, Management and Project Management
Scott Rader
Associate Professor, School of Marketing, Entreprenuership, Sports Management, and Hospitality and Tourism Management
College of Education & Allied Professions
Lisen Roberts
Associate Professor, Human Services
Annie Wilson
Assistant Professor, Psychology
College of Engineering & Technology
Paul Yanik
Professor, School of Engineering & Technology
David Orr Belcher College of Fine & Performing Arts
Jason Ledford
Assistant Professor, School of Stage & Screen
Ike Webster
Assistant Professor, School of Stage & Screen
College of Health and Human Sciences
Jaclyn Bandell
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Susan Braithwaite
Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences
Tracie Rice
Professor of Practice, School of Nursing
Hunter Library
Scottie Kapel
Associate Professor, Research and Instruction Services