2011-2012 USU New Faculty
College of Agriculture and Extension
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Kelsey Hall Assistant Professor |
Agricultural Systems Technology and Education | (435) 797-2230 | 2300 |
| Young-Min Lee Associate Professor |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | (435) 797-2162 | 4815 |
| David Price Professional Practice Assistant Professor |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | (435) 797-2162 | 4815 |
| Jason F. Romney Lecturer |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | (435) 797-2162 | 4815 |
| Zhongde Wang Associate Professor |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | (435) 797-2162 | 4815 |
| Sang-Im Yun Research Assistant Professor |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | (435) 797-2162 | 4815 |
| Carlos V. Licon Assistant Professor |
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | (435) 797-0500 | 4005 |
| Phillip S. Waite Associate Professor |
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | (435) 797-0500 | 4005 |
| Debra Christofferson Research Assistant Professor |
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences | (435) 797-2126 | 8700 |
| Andrew Kulmatiski Research Assistant Professor |
Plants, Soils, and Climate | (435) 797-2233 | 4820 |
| Simon Wang Assistant Professor |
Plants, Soils, and Climate | (435) 797-2233 | 4820 |
| Shannon K. Cromwell Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
| Paul A. Hill Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
| Britney L. Hunter Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
| GaeLynn Peterson Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
| Sally Upton Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
| Katherine (Katie) M. Wagner Extension Assistant Professor |
University Extension | (435) 797-2200 | 4900 |
Caine College of the Arts
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| T. Stefan Bruce Assistant Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| Laura Gelfand Department Head and Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| Carsten Meier Temporary Assistant Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| Rachel Middleman Assistant Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| Ryoichi Suzuki Assistant Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| David Wall Assistant Professor |
Art and Design | (435) 797-3460 | 4000 |
| James M. Bankhead Department Head and Professor |
Music | (435) 797-3000 | 4015 |
| Letha Mark Temporary Instructor |
Music | (435) 797-3000 | 4015 |
| Jude Vaclavik Assistant Professor |
Music | (435) 797-3000 | 4015 |
| Robert Waters Professional Practice Assistant Professor |
Music | (435) 797-3000 | 4015 |
| Gregory J. Wheeler Professional Practice Assistant Professor |
Music | (435) 797-3000 | 4015 |
| B. Louella Powell Temporary Assistant Professor |
Theatre Arts | (435) 797-0085 | 4025 |
| Kenneth Risch Department Head and Professor |
Theatre Arts | (435) 797-0085 | 4025 |
| Leslie Brott Assistant Professor |
Theatre Arts | (435) 797-0085 | 4025 |
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Michael Petersen Temporary Assistant Professor |
Accountancy | (435) 797-2330 | 3540 |
| Hendrik Bessembinder Visiting Professor |
Economics & Finance | (435) 797-2310 | 3565 |
| Sheila C. Lai Clinical Assistant Professor |
Economics & Finance | (435) 797-2310 | 3565 |
| Robert MacKay Visiting Professor |
Economics & Finance | (435) 797-2310 | 3565 |
| William Shughart Professor |
Economics & Finance | (435) 797-2310 | 3565 |
| Christine Arrington Senior Lecturer |
Management | (435) 797-1789 | 3555 |
| James H. Davis Department Head and Professor |
Management | (435) 797-1789 | 3555 |
| Michael Glauser Clinical Professor |
Management | (435) 797-1789 | 3555 |
| Eric Schulz Senior Lecturer |
Management | (435) 797-1789 | 3555 |
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Kristina M. Blaiser Assistant Professor |
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education | (435) 797-1375 | 1000 |
| Karen Filimoehala Lecturer |
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education | (435) 797-1375 | 1000 |
| Lisa Milman Assistant Professor |
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education | (435) 797-1375 | 1000 |
| Lisa Boyce Assistant Professor |
Family, Consumer, and Human Development | (435) 797-1501 | 2905 |
| Elizabeth B. Fauth Assistant Professor |
Family, Consumer, and Human Development | (435) 797-1501 | 2905 |
| David Robinson Associate Professor |
Family, Consumer, and Human Development | (435) 797-1501 | 2905 |
| Ryan Seedall Assistant Professor |
Family, Consumer, and Human Development | (435) 797-1501 | 2905 |
| Sarah S. Tulane Lecturer |
Family, Consumer, and Human Development | (435) 797-1501 | 2905 |
| Travis R. Peterson Associate Professor |
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation | (435) 797-1497 | 7000 |
| Christian R. Geiser Assistant Professor |
Psychology | (435) 797-1460 | 2810 |
| Ginger Lockhart Assistant Professor |
Psychology | (435) 797-1460 | 2810 |
| Tim Riesen Research Assistant Professor |
Special Education and Rehabilitation | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| James L. Soldner Research Assistant Professor |
Special Education and Rehabilitation | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| Janet Adams Temporary Instructor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| J. Spencer Clark Assistant Professor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| Cathy Maahs-Fladung Assistant Professor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| Sylvia Munsen Professor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| Nicole F. Pyle Assistant Professor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
| Amy Alexandra Wilson Assistant Professor |
Teacher Education and Leadership | (435) 797-3243 | 2865 |
College of Engineering
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Foster Agblevor Professor |
Biological Engineering | (435) 797-2785 | 4105 |
| Yue Cui Assistant Professor |
Biological Engineering | (435) 797-2785 | 4105 |
| Ming Li Assistant Professor |
Computer Science | (435) 797-2451 | 4205 |
| Thidapat (Tam) Chantem Assistant Professor |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | (435) 797-2840 | 4120 |
| Ryan Gerdes Assistant Professor |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | (435) 797-2840 | 4120 |
| Rose Q. Hu Associate Professor |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | (435) 797-2840 | 4120 |
| Aaron Katz Assistant Professor |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | (435) 797-2867 | 4130 |
| Ling Liu Assistant Professor |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | (435) 797-2867 | 4130 |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Genevieve Ford Assistant Professor |
English, USU-CEU San Juan | (435) 797-2733 | 3200 |
| Rebecca Walton Assistant Professor |
English | (435) 797-2733 | 3200 |
| Clayton D. Brown Assistant Professor |
History, Uintah Basin | (435) 797-1290 | 5035 |
| Kyle T. Bulthuis Assistant Professor |
History | (435) 797-1290 | 0710 |
| Christian Haskett Temporary Assistant Professor |
History | (435) 797-1290 | 0710 |
| Matthew D. LaPlante Assistant Professor |
Journalism and Communication | (435) 797-3292 | 4605 |
| Robin L. Heaton Temporary Instructor |
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | (435) 797-1209 | 0720 |
| Erica Holberg Assistant Professor |
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | (435) 797-1209 | 0720 |
| Simona Moti Temporary Assistant Professor |
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | (435) 797-1209 | 0720 |
| Joshua J. Thoms Assistant Professor |
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies | (435) 797-1209 | 0720 |
| Selin Guner Temporary Assistant Professor |
Political Science | (435) 797-1306 | 0725 |
| Leon Anderson Department Head and Professor |
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology | (435) 797-1230 | 0730 |
| Andrea Birkby Temporary Assistant Professor |
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology | (435) 797-1230 | 0730 |
| Derrik Tollefson Associate Professor |
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology, Uintah Basin | (435) 797-1230 | 0730 |
| Maggie Zraly Assistant Professor |
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology | (435) 797-1230 | 0730 |
Libraries
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Lori Brassaw Assistant Librarian |
Libraries, USU-CEU | (435) 797-2631 | 3000 |
| Hannah Kim Assistant Librarian |
Libraries | (435) 797-2631 | 3000 |
| Clinton R. Pumphrey Assistant Librarian |
Libraries | (435) 797-2631 | 3000 |
| Andrew Wesolek Assistant Librarian |
Libraries | (435) 797-2631 | 3000 |
College of Natural Resources
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Roslynn Brain Assistant Professor |
Environment and Society | (435) 797-1790 | 5215 |
| Robyn Ceurvorst Assistant Professor |
Environment and Society | (435) 797-1790 | 5215 |
| Adam Gibson Visiting Assistant Professor |
Environment and Society | (435) 797-1790 | 5215 |
| Sarah Null Assistant Professor |
Watershed Sciences | (435) 797-2459 | 5210 |
| Lise M. Aubry Research Assistant Professor |
Wildland Resources | (435) 797-3219 | 5230 |
| S. Nicole Frey Extension Assistant Professor |
Wildland Resources | (435) 797-3219 | 5230 |
| Daniel R. MacNulty Assistant Professor |
Wildland Resources | (435) 797-3219 | 5230 |
| Kari E. Veblen Assistant Professor |
Wildland Resources | (435) 797-3219 | 5230 |
College of Science
| Name & Rank | Department | Dept. Phone Number | UMC |
| Nancy J. Huntly Professor |
Biology | (435) 797-2485 | 5305 |
| Alan H. Savitzky Professor |
Biology | (435) 797-2485 | 5305 |
| Becky L. Williams Assistant Professor |
Biology, Uintah Basin | (435) 797-2485 | 5055 |
| Liaohai Chen Professor |
Chemistry and Biochemistry | (435) 797-1619 | 0300 |
| Michael A. Christiansen Assistant Professor |
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Uintah Basin | (435) 797-1619 | 5055 |
| Siddhartha Das Assistant Professor |
Chemistry and Biochemistry | (435) 797-1619 | 0300 |
| Benjamin J. Burger Assistant Professor |
Geology, Uintah Basin | (435) 797-1273 | 5055 |
| Zhaohu Nie Assistant Professor |
Mathematics and Statistics | (435) 797-2809 | 3900 |
| Pawel Nurowski Visiting Professor |
Mathematics and Statistics | (435) 797-2809 | 3900 |
| Yan Sun Assistant Professor |
Mathematics and Statistics | (435) 797-2809 | 3900 |