UAH welcomes 40 new faculty members to campus with the start of fall semester 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) welcomes 40 new faculty members to campus as the fall 2023 semester begins. The first day of classes is Aug. 14.

“We are excited that these new faculty members chose to join an amazing group of colleagues,” says Dr. David A. Puleo, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System.

“We are invested in their success and look forward to supporting their engagement in UAH’s academic learning and scholarly environments. Through their teaching, they will positively affect the course of their students’ lives, and through their scholarly and creative activities, they better the community and the world.”

New faculty members, their departments and titles are listed by college:

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Larissa Beavers, political science, assistant professor of security and intelligence
• Jack Hontz, music, visiting assistant professor of music
• Nur Makbul, communication arts, assistant professor of communication arts
• Lauren Meaux, psychology, assistant professor of psychology
• Samantha Moe, English, assistant professor of creative writing
• Daniel Morrison, sociology, associate professor and department chair
• Eric Pitman, English, lecturer of creative writing

College of Business

• Paras Bhatt; information systems, supply chain and analytics; assistant professor of information systems
• Nicholas Clarke, accounting/finance, assistant professor of finance
• Vasileios Pavlopoulos; information systems, supply chain and analytics; assistant professor of management science
• Tripti Singh; information systems, supply chain and analytics; assistant professor of information systems

College of Education

• Amanda Aguilar, kinesiology, assistant professor of sport and fitness management
• Allie Cramer, curriculum and instruction, assistant professor of special education
• Amanda Giles, curriculum and instruction, clinical assistant professor, Designing Instruction for Academic Literacies (DIAL) grant
• Sara Harper, kinesiology, assistant professor of exercise science

College of Engineering

• Rhaul Bhadani, electrical and computer engineering, assistant professor of cybersecurity
• Haiyang Hu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, assistant professor of aerospace engineering
• Dinh Nguyen, electrical and computer engineering, assistant professor of computer engineering
• Mengfei Ren, electrical and computer engineering, assistant professor of cybersecurity
• Paresh Samantaray, chemical and materials engineering, assistant professor of chemical and materials engineering
• Ana Wooley, industrial and systems engineering and engineering management, assistant professor of industrial engineering

College of Nursing

• Nilsa Black-Mead, nursing, clinical assistant professor of nursing
• Laura Graham, nursing, clinical instructor of nursing
• Hillary Hancock, nursing, clinical instructor of nursing
• Michele Kane, nursing, assistant professor of nursing
• Shikha Modi, nursing, assistant professor of health services administration
• Amanda Peiffer, nursing, clinical instructor of nursing
• Rachel Seady, nursing, clinical assistant professor of nursing
• Tamela Shults, nursing, clinical instructor of nursing
• Misty Smith, nursing, assistant professor of nursing
• Jennifer Vann, nursing, clinical assistant professor of nursing

College of Science

• Subramania Athiray, space science, assistant professor of space science
• Daniel Bossaller, mathematical sciences, assistant professor of applied algebra
• Roderick Davidson, physics and astronomy, research assistant professor
• Alejandro Ginory, mathematical sciences, lecturer in math
• Orkhan Huseynov, engineering technology, clinical assistant professor of engineering technology
• Mohamad Nassar, computer science, assistant professor of computer science
• Ifedayo Victor Ogungbe, chemistry, associate professor of chemistry
• Satyaki Roy, mathematical sciences, assistant professor of statistics/biostatistics
• James Williamson, computer science, lecturer in computer science