The University Council
E. Joseph Savoie, Ed.D.
President
Kenneth A. Ardoin, M.L.A.
Interim Vice President, University Advancement
DeWayne Bowie, Ph.D.
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Jennifer Jackson, Ed.D.
Assistant to the President for Campus Diversity and Community Outreach
Ronald P. Lajaunie, B.S.
Assistant Vice President for Financial Services
Liz B. Landry, B.S.
Executive Assistant to the President
Steve P. Landry, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jerry Luke LeBlanc, B.S.B.A.
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Robert McKinney, M.Arch.
Executive Officer of the Faculty Senate
Edward Pratt, M.Ed.
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
The Graduate Council
William Rieck, Ed.D.; Chair
Curriculum and Instruction
Martin Ball, Ph.D.
Communicative Disorders
Brad Moon, Ph.D.
Biology
David Breaux, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate School
Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Ph.D.
History
Michele I. Feist, Ph.D.
Institute of Cognitive Science
Jim Lee, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Rand W. Ressler, Ph.D.
Economics
Peter A. Sheppard, IV, Ph.D.
Curriculum and Instruction
Natalia Sidorovskaia, Ph.D.
Physics
Monica Wright, Ph.D.
Modern Languages
Danella Zhao, Ph.D
Center for Advanced Computer Studies
Architecture
Robert McKinney, M.Arch.; Head
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989
Dan W. Burkett, M.Arch.
Rice University, 2005
William Geoffrey Gjertson, M.Arch.
Rice University, 1992
Hector Lasala, M.Arch.
Texas A&M University, 1976
Andy F. Loewy, M.F.A.
University of Memphis, 1984
Michael A. McClure, M.Arch.
Columbia University, New York, 1996
Onézieme Mouton, M.Arch.
Rice University, 2001
Corey Saft, M.Arch.
University of Oregon, 1999
Thomas C. Sammons, M.Arch.
Cornell University, 1987
Kari Smith, M.Arch.
Rice University, 2005
Biology
Specialties in evolutionary biology, environmental processes and physiology, functional morphology, ultrastructure, community structure, population ecology, population genetics, systematics, and microbiology.
Glen M. Watson, Ph.D., Head
Florida State University, 1983
James S. Albert, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, 1995
Roy C. Brown, Ph.D.
Arizona State University, 1974
Jacoby Carter, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996
Andrei Chistoserdov, Ph.D.
Institute of Genetics andSelection of Industrial Microorganisms, 1985
Caryl Anne Chlan, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 1985
Rachel Collin, Ph.D.
University of Chicago, 2002
Lewis E. Deaton, Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1979
Scott M. Duke-Sylvester, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, 2006
Don G. Ennis, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, 1988
Darryl L. Felder, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1975
Bruce E. Felgenhauer, Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1982
Scott C. France, Ph.D.
University of Californiam San Diego, 1992
Suzanne Fredericq, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, 1988
James B. Grace, Ph.D.
Michigan State University, 1980
Karl H. Hasenstein, Doctor rerum naturalium
University of Saarland, 1982
Kirsten Heimann, Ph.D.
Universität zu Köln, 1991
Mark W. Hester, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1995
Jill A. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Memphis State University, 1991
Paul L. Klerks, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1987
Paul L. Leberg, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 1990
Rafael Lemaitre, Ph.D.
University of Miami, 1986
Thomas C. Michot, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1981
Beth A. Middleton, Ph.D.
Iowa State University, 1989
Patricia Mire, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1993
Brad R. Moon, Ph.D.
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1998
Susan Mopper, Ph.D.
Northern Arizona University, 1987
Joseph E. Neigel, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 1984
James N. Norris, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975
Thomas C. Pesacreta, Ph.D.
Cornell University, 1981
Daniel J. Povinelli, Ph.D.
Yale University, 1991
Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty, Ph.D.
University of Queensland, 2001
Patricia E. Rosel, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego, 1992
Lawrence P. Rozas, Ph.D.
University of Virginia, 1987
Jeffrey H. Spring, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia, 1979
Robert R. Twilley, Ph.D, Vice President for Research
University of Florida, 1982
Business Administration
Accounting
Thomas E. Wilson, Jr., Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 1991
Harlan Etheridge, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1991
Kathy Hsiao Yu Hsu, Ph.D.
University of Houston, 1995
Dan R. Ward, D.B.A.
Louisiana Tech University, 1979
Suzanne Pinac Ward, Ph.D
Louisiana State University, 1986
Business Systems, Analysis, and Technology
Harlan Etheridge, Ph.D.; Interim Head
Louisiana State University, 1991
Brandi Guidry, D.B.A.
Grenobel Ecole de Management, 2009
Hsiu-Yueh Hsu, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University, 2006
Mohan Rao, Ph.D.
University of Alabama, 1988
David P. Stevens, Ph.D.
University of Texas Arlington, 1992
John R. Tanner, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, 1973
Michael Wayne Totaro, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2007
Zhiwei Zhu, Ph.D.
Clemson University, 1988
Economics/Finance
Rand W. Ressler, Ph.D.; Head
Auburn University, 1993
Denis O. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Mississippi State University, 1988
William L. Ferguson, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 1995
Anthony Greco, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, 1978
Will C. Heath, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1983
Spuma M. Rao, D.B.A.
Mississippi State University, 1988
John Keith Watson, Ph.D.
Texas A&M, 1982
Management
Mark Smith, Ph.D.; Head
University of Washington at Seattle, 1983
Kerry David Carson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1991
Paula Phillips Carson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1992
Ronald G. Cheek, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans, 1996
Tamela Dawn Ferguson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2000
James Brooke Hamilton, III, Ph.D.
Emory University, 1972
Vanessa Hill, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University, 1998
Stephen B. Knouse, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, 1977
Patricia A. Lanier, D.B.A.
Louisiana Tech, 1994
Lise Anne D. Slatten, E.D.M.
Case Western Reserve University, 2009
Marketing and Hospitality
Gwen Fontenot, Ph.D.; Head
University of North Texas, 1988
David Baker, D.B.A.
Grenoble Ecole Superieur De Commerce, 2008
Duleep Delpechitre, Ph.D
Purdue University, 2010
John Farrish, Ph.D.
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2010
Lucy L. Henke, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1980
Anne Keaty, J.D.
Louisiana State University, 1978
Geoffrey T. Stewart, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, 2006
Ramendra Thakur, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2005
James H. Underwood III, D.B.A.
Indiana University, 1973
P. Robert Viguerie, Jr., J.D.
Louisiana State University, 1977
The Center for Advanced Computer Studies
Computer Engineering
Specialties in Computer Design and System Architecture, Computer Networks and Communication, Fault-Tolerant Computing, Parallel and Distributed Computing, VLSI Architectures and Design Methodologies, Robotics and Automation, Mobile and Wireless Communication, Visual and Image Computing, Neural Networks, Real-Time Systems, and Reality.
Magdy Bayoumi, Ph.D., Director; CACS
University of Windsor, 1984
Chee-Hung Henry Chu, Ph.D.
Purdue University, 1988
Nian-Feng Tzeng, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana, 1986
Computer Science
Specialties in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Database Systems, Information Retrieval and Mining, Software Systems and Engineering, Multimedia Systems and Architectures, Computer Graphics, Information and Coding Theory, Distributed and Parallel Computing, Networks, Internet Computing, and Security.
Dipesh Bhattarai, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2008
Ryan Benton, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2001
Christoph Borst, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 2002
Kemal Efe, Ph.D.
University of Leeds, 1985
Gui-Liang Feng, Ph.D.
Lehigh University, 1990
Suresh Golconda, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010
Miao Jin, Ph.D.
Stony Rock University, 2008
Arun Lakhotia, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University, 1989
Rasiah Loganantharaj, Ph.D.
Colorado State University, 1985
Anthony S. Maida, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980
Dmitri D. Perkins, Ph.D.
Michigan State University, 2002
Vijay V. Raghavan, Ph.D.
University of Alberta, 1978
Dirk Reiners, Doktor-Ingenieur
Technical University of Darmstadt, 2002
Hongyi Wu, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, 2002
Danella Zhao, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, 2004
Cognitive Science
Research in human, animal, and machine cognition. Specialties in cognitive development, creativity and problem solving, philosophy of mind and epistemology, comparative psychobiology of apes and humans, neuroscience, computer simulation of cognition, artificial neural networks, and machine vision.
Subrata Dasgupta, Ph.D.; Director
University of Alberta, 1976
Istvan S. N. Berkeley, Ph.D.
University of Alberta, 1997
Claude G. Cech, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, 1981
Michele I. Feist, Ph.D.
Northwestern University at Evanston, 2000
M. Babette Fontenot, Ph.D
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1997
Matthew Isaak, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
Michael L. Kalish, Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego, 1993
Cheryl S. Lynch, Ph.D.
Tulane University, 1991
Anthony S. Maida, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980
Communication
Concentrations in Advertising, Interpersonal/Organizational Communication, Mass Communication (broadcasting and journalism), and Public Relations.
Tyrone L. Adams, Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1995
Philip Auter, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, 1992
Heidi C. Bordogna, M.F.A.
Goddard University, 2004
Wonjun Chung, Ph.D.
Purdue University, 2005
William R. Davie, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 1991
Lucian F. Dinu, Ph.D.
University of Alabama, 2005
Sandra C. Duhé, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Dallas, 2004
Dedria Givens-Carroll, Ph.D.
University of Southern Mississippi, 2006
Do Kyun Kim, Ph.D.
Ohio University, 2007
Counselor Education
Emphasis areas in School Counseling, Community Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and College Counseling.
Marc B. Bourgeois, Ph.D
University of Mississippi, 2010
Irvin G. Esters, Ph.D.; Director
University of Mississippi, 1995
Latifey B. LaFleur, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans, 2007
Education
Curriculum and Instruction:
Master’s degrees offered in Curriculum and Instruction and Gifted Education.
Christine J. Briggs, Ph.D; Head
University of Connecticut, 2003
Albertaeve S. Abington-Pitre, Ed.D.
Oklahoma State University, 2005
Judith Sharp Cain, Ed.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010
Toby Allen Daspit, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1998
Joy L. Davis, Ed.D.
The College of William and Mary, 2008
Sally M. Dobyns, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut, 1992
Mary Jane Ford, Ed.D.
University of Southern Mississippi, 1984
Beth R. Handler, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
Yuxin Ma, Ph.D.
Georgia State University, 2005
Edith G. Mayers, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1995
Robin E. McCartney, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1999
William A. Rieck, Ed.D.
Loyola University, Chicago, 1976
Pavel Samsonov, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 2001
Peter A. Sheppard, IV, Ph.D.
Southern University, 2005
Elaine Riley Taylor, Ph.D
Louisiana State University, 2000
Donna Elizabeth Wadsworth, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1995
Elizabeth C. Webre, Ed.D.
University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1979
Douglas C. Williams, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Foundations and Leadership:
Master’s degree offered in Educational Leadership.
Nathan M. Roberts, Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 2001
Marc B. Bourgeois, Ph.D
University of Mississippi, 2010
Janet G. Broussard, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2006
Frank S. Del Favero, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Albany, 2003
Lucas W. Dowden, Ed.D.
Nova Southeastern University, 2001
Irvin G. Esters, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi, 1995
Buffy Fegenbush, Ed.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010
Roslin E. Growe, Ed.D.
Mississippi State University, 1986
Paula S. Montgomery, Ph.D.
University of Southern Mississippi, 1997
Dianne F. Olivier, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2001
Robert O. Slater, Ph.D.
University of Chicago, 1983
Maritza (Mitzi) Trahan, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2008
Jeffry L. White, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, 2005
Kinesiology:
Master’s emphases in Exercise Science, Adapted Physical Education, Health, and Curriculum and Administration.
Gerald P. Carlson, Ed.D.; Dean of Education
University of Utah, 1973
Charity Leigh Bryan, Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 2006
David Michael Beller, Ph.D.
Kent State University, 2009
Brian Jude Campbell, Ph.D.
Auburn University, 2006
James M. Clemons, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi, 1991
Toby Dore, Ph.D.
University of Southern Mississippi, 2000
Charles A. Duncan, Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1992
Claire M. Foret, Ph.D.
Texas Woman’s University, 1985
Andrew Hatchett, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi, 2008
Susan Lyman, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 1995
Engineering
Chemical Engineering Concentration:
Research directed toward the needs of local industries. Specializations in: corrosion and material science; polymers; high pressure phase equilibria; heat transfer; fermentation; bioprocessing; environmental science; and sensors.
Mark E. Zappi, Ph.D.; Dean of Engineering
Mississippi State University, 1995
James D. Garber, Ph.D.; Head
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971
Rakesh K. Bajpai, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology, 1976
William M. Chirdon, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, 2004
Stephen Dufreche, Ph.D.
Mississippi State University, 2008
R. Devesh K. Misra, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge, 1984
James R. Reinhardt, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, 1977
Civil Engineering Concentration:
Specialization in structural and geotechnical engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, and pavement and transportation engineering.
Kenneth McManis, Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 1975
J. Chris Carroll, Ph.D.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2009
Chunfang Chen, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, 2006
Dianchen D. Gang, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001
Emad Habib, Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 2001
Russell Hibbeler, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, 1968
Mohammad Jamal Khattak, Ph.D.
Michigan State University, 1999
Ehab A. Meselhe, Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 1994
Xiaoduan Sun, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, 1994
Electrical and Computer Engineering:
George Thomas, Ph.D.; Head
Indian Institute of Science, 1978
Carolina Cruz-Neira, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago 1995
Afef Fekih, Ph.D.
National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunisia, 2002
Robert Henry, Ph.D.
New Mexico State University, 1974
Renuka P. Jindal, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota, 1981
Mohammad Madani, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1989
Zhongqi Pan, Ph.D.
University of Southern California, 2003
Michael A. Pratt, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003
Mechanical Engineering Concentration:
Specializing in Thermal-fluids Science, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Machine Design, Stress Analysis and Vibrations, CAD/CAM, Robotics, Energy Systems Design, Systems Engineering, and Management.
Sally Anne McInerny, Ph.D.; Head
University of California, 1987
Terrence L. Chambers, Ph.D.
Brigham Young University, 1994
Mostafa A. Elsayed, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 1972
William J. Emblom, Ph.D.
Michigan Technological University, 2006
Jerry K. Keska, D.Sc.Eng.
State Polytechnic University of Krakow, 1974
Theodore A. Kozman, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, 1972
Jim Lee, Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 1987
Yucheng Liu, Ph.D.
University of Louisville, 2005
William E. Simon, Ph.D.
University of Houston, 1970
Petroleum Engineering Concentration:
Fathi Boukadi, Ph.D.; Interim Head
Pennsylvania State University, 1991
Bitao Lai, Ph.D.
Colorado School of Mines, 2010
Boyun Guo, Ph.D.
New Mexico Tech, 1992
Asadollah Hayatdavoudi, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974
English
Traditional concentrations in British and American literature and in literary criticism; rhetoric concentration at M.A. and Ph.D. level; creative writing concentrations at M.A. and Ph.D. levels; Folklore Concentration at M.A. and Ph.D. Levels; Linguistics Concentration at M.A. and Ph.D. levels, and TESOL concentration at M.A. level.
James C. McDonald, Ph.D.; Head
University of Texas at Austin, 1987
Joseph D. Andriano, Ph.D.
Washington State University, 1986
Elizabeth Bobo, Ph.D.
Claremont Graduate University, 2005
Kate Bernheimer, M.F.A.
University of Arizona, 1994
Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 2010
Christine DeVine, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2001
Keith Dorwick, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998
Willard Fox, Ph.D.
Bowling Green State University, 1981
M. Marcia Gaudet, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1980
Jennifer Geer, Ph.D.
University of Virginia, 2002
Jonathan Goodwin, Ph.D.
University of Florida, 2005
John C. Greene, Ph.D.
George Washington University, 1981
Mark Honegger, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana, 1997
John Laudun, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 1999
Jerry L. McGuire, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, 1981
Clancy Ratliff, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota, 2006
Marthe Reed, Ph.D.
University of Western Australia, 2008
Joseph E. Riehl, Ph.D.
University of Denver, 1979
Claiborne Rice, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 2008
Charles E. Richard, M.F.A.
Louisiana State University, 1993
Daniel T. Smith, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati, 2008
Dayana Stetco, Ph.D.
Wayne State University, 1998
Jennifer C. Vaught, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 1997
Mary Ann Wilson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1977
Yung-Hsing Wu, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 1998
Reginald S. Young, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990
French
Concentrations in French culture and literature; in Francophone culture and literature including Louisiana Studies.
A. David Barry, Ph.D.; Dean of Liberal Arts
University of California at Los Angeles, 1975
Z. Kocher, Ph.D.; Head
University of Oregon, 1999
Barry J. Ancelet, Doctorat de 3e cycle
University of Provence (Aix-Marseilles I), 1984
Vincent Bouchard, Ph.D.
University of Montreal, 2006
Deborah J. Clifton, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2000
Fabrice Leroy, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1991
Tamara Lindner, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 2008
Amadou Ouédraogo, Ph.D.
University of Iowa, 2006
Abdelhak Serhane
Doctorat, University of Toulouse, 1982
Doctorat, University of Toulouse, 1989
Doctorat, University Hassan II, 1997
May G. Waggoner, Ph.D.
Tulane University, 1968
Richard Winters, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 2004
Monica L. Wright, Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, 2001
Geology
Specialization in carbonate petrology, coal geology, environmental geology, geochemistry, geomorphology, geophysics, groundwater, micropaleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, subsurface geology, and 3D visualization techniques.
Carl Richter, Ph.D.; Head
Eberhard Karls University, Tubingen 1990
Timothy W. Duex, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 1983
Gary L. Kinsland, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, 1974
Brian E. Lock, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge, 1969
Durga Dutta Poudel, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, 1998
Herman H. Rieke, Ph.D.
University of Southern California, 1970
History
Specialties in European, Latin American, Public, and United States history.
Robert M. Carriker, Ph.D.; Head
Arizona State University, 1996
Mary J. Farmer-Kaiser, Ph.D.
Bowling Green State University, 2000
Richard E. Frankel, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999
Judith F. Gentry, Ph.D.
Rice University, 1969
Robin Hermann, Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
Jordan Kellman, Ph.D.
Princeton University, 1998
Reinhart D. Kondert, Ph.D.
Rice University, 1972
Mark W. Lentz, Ph.D.
Tulane University, 2009
Ted Maris-Wolf, Ph.D.
College of William and Mary, 2011
Michael S. Martin, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, 2003
Susan V. Nicassio, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1989
Chad Parker, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 2008
Carl J. Richard, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University, 1988
Sara Ritchey, Ph.D.
University of Chicago, 2005
John W. Troutman, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 2004
Mathematics
Current research interests in the areas of algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and topology.
Azmy Ackleh, Ph.D., Head
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1993
Gary F. Birkenmeier, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 1975
Chiu Yeung Chan, Ph.D.
University of Toronto, 1969
Christo I. Christov, D.Sc.
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1987
Daniel G. Davis, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, 2003
Keng Deng, Ph.D.
Iowa State University, 1990
Christina Eubanks-Turner, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska, 2008
R. Baker Kearfott, Ph.D.
University of Utah, 1977
Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, 1984
Arturo Magidin, Ph.D
University of California, Berkeley, 1998
Ping Wong Ng, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, 2000
Maciej Niebrzydowski, Ph.D.
George Washington University, 2007
Nabendu Pal, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1984
Paul Salceanu, Ph.D.
Arizona State University, 2009
A. S. Vatsala, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology at Madras, 1973
Thelma R. West, Ph.D.
University of Houston, 1986
Music
Specializing in the Master of Music with emphases in pedagogy, performance, conducting, theory and composition, or music education.
Garth Alper, D.A.; Director
University of Northern Colorado, 1997
Margaret H. Daniel, M.M.
University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1973
Mark F. DeWitt, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, 1998
Susanna P. Garcia, D.M.A.
University of Texas at Austin, 1993
Jeffrey L. George, D.M.A.
Arizona State University, 2005
Quincy C. Hilliard, Ph.D.
University of Florida, 1984
William J. Hochkeppel, D.M.E.
Indiana University, 1993
Jonathan L. Kulp, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Chan Kiat Lim, D.M.A.
University of Cincinnati, 2004
Andrea K. Loewy, Ph.D.
Memphis State University, 1987
Robert Luckey, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, 1981
Paul D. Morton, D.M.A.
University of Alabama, 1995
Mary J. Reichling, D.M.E.
Indiana University at Bloomington, 1991
Catherine Roche-Wallace, D.M.A.
University of Memphis, 1997
Shawn Roy, M.M.
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, 1982
Matthew Steinbron, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2011
Brian S. Taylor, D.M.A.
University of Southern Mississippi, 2008
Robert Willey, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego, 1990
Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Gail P. Poirrier, D.N.S.; Dean
Louisiana State University, 1994
June G. Borazjani, D.N.P
Duquesne University , 2011
Lisa Broussard, D.N.S., Head
Louisiana State University, 2006
Debra Garner, D.N.P.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2009
Donna M. Gauthier, Ph.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2001
Janis R.Guilbeau, D.N.P.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009
Sheila Gwendolyn Chachere Haynes, Ph.D.
Southern University and A&M College, 2010
Jennifer B. Lemoine, D.N.P.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011
Denise Maria Linton, D.N.S.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2009
Helen Maria Hurst, D.N.P.
Case Western Reserve University, 2008
Mary B. Neiheisel, Ed.D.
Louisiana State University, 1981
Melinda Granger Oberleitner, D.N.S.
Louisiana State University, 1996
Sudha C. Patel, D.N.S.
Louisiana State University, 1993
Ardith L. Sudduth, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1992
Physics
Specialties in (a) theoretical and computational research including acoustics, astrophysics, environmental physics, cosmology and general relativity; and (b) experimental physics including acoustics, biophysics, energy sources, environmental physics, solid state physics, and surface physics.
Natalia Sidorovskaia, Ph.D.; Head
University of New Orleans, 1997
William A. Hollerman, Ph.D.
Alabama A&M University, 1996
Irit Maor, Ph.D.
Ben Gurion University, 2002
Andi G. Petculescu, Ph.D.
Ohio University, 2002
Gabriela L. Petculescu, Ph.D.
Ohio University, 2002
Psychology
Specializations in General-Experimental and Applied Psychology.
Cheryl S. Lynch, Ph.D.; Head
Tulane University, 1991
Amy L. Brown, Ph.D.
Miami University, 2006
Claude G. Cech, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, 1981
David Everett Greenway, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico, 1995
Matthew Isaak, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
Latifey B. Lafleur, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans, 2007
Hung-Chu Lin, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut, 2006
Robert McFatter, Ph.D.
University of Denver, 1979
David R. Perkins, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, 2001
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi, 2010
Matthieu Villatte, Ph.D.
University of Picardie, 2008
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Concentrations in human communication science and disorders, clinical linguistics and phonetics, multilingualism, and applied linguistics.
Nancye C. Roussel, Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 1992
Martin John Ball, Ph.D.
University of Wales, 1985
Linda C. Badon, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1993
Jack S. Damico, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico, 1985
Holly Howat, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005
Nicole Müller, D.Phil.
Oxford University, 1993
Ryan Nelson, Ph.D.
Universify of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2004
John W. Oller, Jr., Ph.D.
University of Rochester, 1969
Judith D. Oxley, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1995
John A. Tetnowski, Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1993
Telecommunications
Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in networking, transmission and switching, use of telecommunications as a strategic business resource, and policy issues such as privacy and spectrum management.
Carolina Cruz-Neira, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995
Afef Fekih, Ph.D.
National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunisia, 2002
Robert R. Henry, Ph.D.
New Mexico State University, 1974
Renuka P. Jindal, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota, 1981
Mohammad R. Madani, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1989
Zhongqi Pan, Ph.D.
University of Southern California, 2003
Michael A. Pratt, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003
George Thomas, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Science, 1978
Graduate Faculty Members in Non-Degree Granting Areas
Chemistry
James Etheredge, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1989
N. Raju Gottumukkala, Ph.D.
Louisiana Tech University, 2008
Salah S. Massoud, Ph.D.
Boston University, 1985
Radhey S. Srivastava, Ph.D.
University of Gorakhpur, 1978
Eric R. Taylor, Ph.D.
Rutgers, The State University, 1981
Wu Xu, Ph.D.
Iowa State University, 2001
Computer Science
Ashok Kumar, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1999
Andrew Walenstein, Ph.D.
Simon Fraser University, 2002
Criminal Justice
Craig J. Forsyth, Ph.D.; Head
Louisiana State University, 1983
Rhonda D. Evans, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 2002
Geosciences
Durga Dutta Poudel, Ph.D.; Head
University of Georgia 1998
Barbara C. Benson, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2003
H. Alan DeRamus, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, 1980
Leonder Labbe, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1991
Jenneke M. Visser, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1989
Health Information Management
L. Philip Caillouet, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1975
Industrial Technology
Shelton L. Houston, Ph.D.; Head
University of Mississippi, 1988
Cherif Aissi, D.Sc.
George Washington University, 1988
Ahmed Khattab, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005
G. H. Massiha, Ph.D.
University of South Florida, 1991
Philosophy
Istvan S. N. Berkeley, Ph.D.
University of Alberta, 1997
Jonathan David Trigg, Ph.D.
University of Essex, 2003
Political Science
Bryan-Paul Frost, Ph.D.
University of Toronto, 1996
Sharon J. Ridgeway, Ph.D.
Northern Arizona University, 1996
Rick A. Swanson, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky, 2001
Sociology and Anthropology
Craig J. Forsyth, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 1983
Robert B. Gramling, Jr., Ph.D.
Florida State University, 1975
Jacques M. Henry, Doctorat de 3e cycle
University of Paris V, 1983
Rene Pogue, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2004
Daniel J. Povinelli, Ph.D.
Yale University, 1991
Mark A. Rees, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma, 2001
David Yarbrough, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, 1994
Spanish
Francisco Garcia-Rubio, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut, 2008
Richard Winters, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 2004
Louisiana Board of Regents
SCOTT BALLARD
First Congressional District
CHARLOTTE BOLLINGER, Vice Chair
Third Congressional District
ROBERT J. BRUNO
First Congressional District
MAURICE C. DURBIN
Sixth Congressional District
JOSEPH P. FARR
Fifth Congressional District
WILLIAM “BILL” FENSTERMAKER
Seventh Congressional District
CHRIS GORMAN
Fourth Congressional District
DONNA GUINN KLEIN
First Congressional District
ROBERT W. LEVY, Chair
Fifth Congressional District
ROY O. MARTIN
At Large
JOHN D. MINEO IV
Student
W. CLINTON “BUBBA” RASBERRY JR.
Fourth Congressional District
ALBERT D. SAM III
Sixth Congressional District
VICTOR STELLY
Seventh Congressional District
HAROLD M. STOKES
Second Congressional District
JOSEPH WILEY, Secretary
Third Congressional District
JIM PURCELL
Commissioner of Higher Education
University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors
PAUL AUCOIN, Parliamentarian
Third Congressional District
ANDRE G. COUDRAIN
First Congressional District
EDWARD CRAWFORD III
Fourth Congressional District
JIMMY R. FAIRCLOTH JR.
Fifth Congressional District
DAVID GUIDRY
Second Congressional District
E. GERALD HEBERT
First Congressional District
LOUIS J. LAMBERT
Member at Large
RENEE LAPEYROLERIE
Second Congressional District
JOHN O. LETARD
Sixth Congressional District
JOHN LOMBARDO
Student
JIMMY D. LONG SR.
Fourth Congressional District
JIMMIE “BEAU” MARTIN, JR.
Third Congressional District
RUSSELL L. MOSELY, Vice Chair
Sixth Congressional District
D. WAYNE PARKER, Chair
Fifth Congressional District
BROOK SEBREN
Student
CARL SHETLER
Seventh Congressional District
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