We recently welcomed several new faces and had a few changes. Please, feel free to reach out to introduce yourself or congratulate our colleagues.
Monday, September 9, 2024

Staff

New Hires

  • Gina Davis, Communication Sciences and Disorders, admin services coordinator
  • Colin Dejong, Dance, dance accompanist 
  • Melissa Eckrich, CLAS Grant Support Office, post-award lead
  • Kelly Elliott, Health and Human Physiology, admin services coordinator 
  • Melanie Gabel,  Psychological and Brain Sciences, research assistant 
  • Kayla Garcia, Biology, research assistant 
  • Ryann Hubbart, Spanish and Portuguese, admin services specialist
  • Daniel McGinnis, Physics and Astronomy, assistant research scientist 
  • Samantha Miller, CLAS Marketing and Communications, marketing specialist 
  • Kelly Neppl, World Languages, Literatures, and Culture, American sign language interpreter
  • Faith Semelroth, Health and Human Physiology, admin services coordinator 
  • Ciara Solby, Music, admissions and enrollment counselor 
  • Andi Swirbul, Physics and Astronomy, astronomy laboratory specialist/observatory manager
  • Christopher Tucker, Biology, facilities specialist, greenhouse operations 
  • Alicia Wright, English, managing editor The Iowa Review

Promotions and Transfers

  • Anna Gaw, CLAS Advising, assistant director
  • Colleen Kelley, CLAS Advising, assistant director
  • Anna Newnum, CLAS Advising, assistant director
  • Mandy Powers, World Languages, Literatures, and Culture, admin services manager

Faculty

New Hires

  • Wade Bloomquist, Mathematics, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Shane Bobrycki, History, assistant professor 
  • Logan Brown, Communication Studies, assistant professor 
  • Emma Calow, Journalism and Mass Communication, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Colin Case, Political Science, assistant professor 
  • Michael Castelaz, Cinematic Arts, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Chih-Chia Chen, Health and Human Physiology, assistant professor
  • Jeffrey Cockburn, Psychological and Brain Sciences, assistant professor
  • Abbigail Coté, Music, assistant professor
  • Daniel  Drimbe, Mathematics, assistant professor
  • Stephanie Eveland-Parrott, Chemistry, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Charles Jedlicka, Health and Human Physiology, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Brett Johnson, Journalism and Mass Communication, associate professor 
  • Erin Jordan, Journalism and Mass Communication, associate professor of instruction
  • Jacob Kessler, Cinematic Arts, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Katherine Kosaian, Computer Science, assistant professor
  • Erik Krohn, Computer Science, professor of instruction 
  • Bridget Lavish, Interdisciplinary Programs, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Kenny Lee, Music, assistant professor
  • Joshua Lens,  Health and Human Physiology, associate professor of instruction
  • Tom Lin, English, assistant professor 
  • Joel Mankowski, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, assistant professor of instruction
  • David Meyer, Music, assistant professor 
  • Pere Miro, Chemistry, associate professor 
  • David Nataf, Physics and Astronomy, assistant professor
  • Kaia Olsen, Cinematic Arts, professor of practice 
  • Katherine O'Neill, Sociology and Criminology, assistant professor 
  • Cathy Parrott, Theatre Arts, assistant professor
  • Katheryn Rothenberg, Biology, assistant professor
  • Ty Rushing, Journalism and Mass Communication, assistant professor of practice
  • Michail Savvas, Mathematics, assistant professor
  • Aynsley Scheffert, Social Work, assistant professor 
  • Erin Sherry, Magid Center, assistant professor of instruction
  • Lucas Silva, Computer Science, assistant professor 
  • Jason Simms, Theatre Arts, assistant professor 
  • Peggy Swails, Social Work, clinical assistant professor 
  • Nozomi Tanaka, Linguistics, assistant professor 
  • Diana Thow, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; French and Italian, assistant professor
  • Gregory Valdespino, History, assistant professor
  • Ovidio Velasquez, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, assistant professor of instruction 
  • Bess Vlaisavljevich, Chemistry, associate professor
  • Weiran Wang, Computer Science, assistant professor
  • Brendan Whitney, Psychological and Brain Sciences, assistant professor of instruction
  • Patrick Wimp, Cinematic Arts, associate professor of instruction
  • Muchao Ye, Computer Science, assistant professor
  • Rachel Yoder, Cinematic Arts, assistant professor
  • Sam Young, Music, assistant professor
  • Tianyu Zhang, Computer Science, assistant professor 

Promotions

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