Faculty Directory
Dr. Nicole Phillips
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Conservation genetics, environmental DNA, historic DNA, sharks & rays
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Dr. Brad Phillis
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Medieval Flanders; the crusades; social studies pedagogy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: History
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W Pierce
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: College of Education and Psychology
Dr. Julie Pigza
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Organic Synthesis, Organocatalysis, NMR Spectroscopy, Community College Transfer Student Success
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Dr. Scott Piland
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Concussion, Brain Injury, Sports Injury, Product Development, Helmet Testing
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology
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Dr. Cat Poehling
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Reproductive Justice, Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Clinical Interventions and Supervision
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Social Work
Discipline: Social Work
Eric Powell
Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Discipline: Coastal Sciences
Dr. Rebecca Powell
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
K-16 Writing Pedagogy, Teacher Education, Place Studies, Trauma and Narrative Writing
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Coastal Resilience
Discipline: Coastal Resilience
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Dr. William Powell
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Social Science and Global Studies
Discipline: World Languages
Dr. Robert or Bob Press
Professor
Areas of Expertise
political science; human rights; social movements; africa; qualitative methods
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Social Science and Global Studies
Discipline: Political Science and Legal Studies
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Dr. Kaity Prieto Godoy
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
LGBTQIA+ Students in Higher Education, Bisexuality, Qualitative Research Methodologies
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Mark Puckett
Professor
Areas of Expertise
quantitative stratigraphy, paleontology, ostracods, foraminifera, environmental science
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Ronald Putthoff
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Mathematics
Dr. Zhe Qiang
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Engineering and Physics, Nanomaterials, Sustainability and Circular Economy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Carl Qualls
Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Blaine Quarnstrom
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Performing and Visual Arts
Discipline: Theatre
Dr. George Raber
Professor
Areas of Expertise
GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Modeling, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Conservation, Land Cover Analysis, Scale and Accuracy in Geo-spatial Data
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Nick Rahimi
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Computer and Network Security- Machine Learning in Cybersecurity- Blockchain Technology - Internet Anti-Censorship - Peer-to-Peer Networks -Applied Cryptography - Distributed System
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering
Discipline: Computer Science
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Professor Chet Rakocinski
Professor
Areas of Expertise
marine ecology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Discipline: Coastal Sciences
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Dr. Catherine Rand
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Band, Wind conducting
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
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Dr. Vijay Rangachari
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Amyloids and Protein aggregation, Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation, Biomaterials, Biomolecular condensates, Cell and Molecular Biology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Lillian Range
Emeritus
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Psychology
Discipline: Psychology
Mrs. Yolanda Rankin
Visiting Instructor
College: Nursing and Health Professions
School: School of Professional Nursing Practice
Discipline: Professional Nursing Practice