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New Orleans LA – introduced 81 new staff and faculty appointments for the 2019-20 school year – including three major appointments – during the annual semester-opening fall Faculty/Staff Institute.

Among those announced were three new administrative and academic leadership positions: Dr. Mable Moore as the new Vice President for Technology Administration, Kaneisha Bailey Akinpelumi as Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs; and Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Below ’97 as Director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies.

Eight of the new hires are ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ graduates, while another three graduated from other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

The other new staff and faculty announcements are listed below by academic department or support office:

College of Arts & Sciences – Ashlee Yates, Program Manager.

College of Pharmacy – (Division of Clinical and Administrative Sciences): Dr. Chamika Hawkins-Taylor, Assistant Professor; and Tynesia Fields, Community Engagement & Outreach Coordinator; (Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences): Dr. Dinithia Sampson ‘03, Assistant Professor; (Physician Assistant Program): Lori Mitchell Bates, Administrative Assistant; Mary Culotta, Director of Didactic Education/Clinical Assistant Professor; Daniella Iacona-Carbonella, Clinical Assistant Professor; Jill Fitzpatrick, Director of Clinical Education/Clinical Assistant Professor; Dr. Milton Hamblin, Clinical Assistant Professor; and Elizabeth Hunter, Administrative Specialist; and (COP Residents): Dr. Keenan Davis ’19, Dr. Malachi Johnson, Dr. Kabrea Jones ’19, and Dr. Bria Wates ’19.

Communications & Marketing – Jourdon Ferdinand, Marketing Communications Specialist for Digital Media & Relations.

Confucius Institute – Xue Zhang, Administrative Specialist.

Counseling & Wellness Center – Dr. Arika Wadlely, Director.

Department of Athletics – Ryan Bowerman, Assistant Volleyball Coach; Jermaine Bridges, Director of Recreation & Club Sports; Glenn Gaston, Cheer Coach; and Darren Rodgers, Jr., Band Director.

Department of Chemistry – Dr. Alex Nguyen, Visiting Assistant Professor; Camilla Doe, Lab Technician; Jessica Griffin, Lab Technician; Zoek Leon, Lab Technician; Edelmy Marin, Lab Technician; Dr. Amit Nautiyal, Post Doc Research Associate; Dr. Roshan Nayak, BUILD Program Evaluator; Kunming Song, Research Associate; Linh Tran, Research Technician; and Starr Villavasso, Lab Technician.

Department of Music – Dr. Sakinah Davis, Assistant Professor; Dr. Aaron Matthews, Assistant Professor; and Dr. Travis Scott, Assistant Professor.

Department of Physics/Computer Science – Dr. Julie Dumas ‘06, Assistant Professor.

Department of Psychology – Dr. Stephanie Grant, Assistant Professor.

Department of Speech Pathology – Dr. Terrylyn Jenkins Gillis, Assistant Professor; and Dr. Gloriajean Wallace, Professor.

Department of Theology – Dr. Joseph Drexler-Dreis ’09, Assistant Professor.

Division of Biological & Applied Health Sciences – Nedra Kelly, Administrative Specialist.

Division of Business – Gavin Lewis, Business Consultant; and Barbara Robillard, Disaster Readiness Project Manager.

Division of Fine Arts & Humanities – Emily Zimmerman, Art Collection Assistant.

Health Services – Joann Norman, APRN, FNP-C.

Information Technology – Deepak Mirdwal, Senior Applications Programmer; and Jabari Wilson, Junior Applications Programmer.

Off-Campus Student Housing – Kevin Booker, Shuttle Van Driver; Amber Lee, Shuttle Van Driver; Noel Scott, Shuttle Van Driver; and Joseph Spellman, Shuttle Van Driver.

Office of Academic Affairs – Shellond Chester, Assistant Provost & Chief Operating Officer.

Office of Admissions – Atia Garret, Associate Director of Operations; Shaysa Lewis, Admissions Counselor; Ronald London, Admissions Counselor; and Ariel McFadden, Admissions Counselor.

Office of Campus Police – Changamire Durall, Assistant Vice President, Campus Safety & Chief of XUPD; Chris Rodney, University Police Officer; Yves Scott, University Police Officer; and Ike Sterling, Jr., University Police Officer.

Office of Housing – Gary Smith II, Coordinator, Housing Operations; and Anitra Calvin, Assistant Director, Residential Education.

Office of the President – Dr. Rae Borden, Special Initiative Director; LaTanya Graham, Special Projects Coordinator; and Marisa Honeycutt-Williams, Receptionist/Scheduling Assistant.

Office of Student Financial Aid – Alvin Caliste, Jr., Assistant Director, Technical Services; Dionta Green, Federal Work Study Coordinator; Leslie Nunnery, Financial Aid Counselor; and Chalondra Stradford, Administrative Assistant II.

Office of Student Affairs – Glenn Caston, Inclusion and Social Justice Officer.

Physical Plant – Silas Forte, Maintenance Technician; Silas Parker, Maintenance Technician; Dave Robertson, Maintenance Technician; Guy Slaughter, Maintenance Technician; and Brian Williams, Maintenance Technician.

University Center – Devon Vallot Williams, Building Services Assistant.

University Library – Lee Yen Han. Associate Librarian; Sarah Hernandez, Assistant Librarian; Dr. Alexander Saltzman, Data Visualization Specialist; and Jianshan Yang, Assistant Librarian.