Faculty Updates

In 2025, we welcomed Assistant Professor Dr. Kyle Burrows, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Dr. Samantha Pollard, and Graduate Program Manager Sonia Veiji. 

Dr. Mark Brockman was appointed Associate Dean, Research while Jennifer Balenzano became Associate Director, Research Operations and Finance. Drs. Lindsay Hedden and Lyana Patrick are now Associate Professors, Dr. Milad Parpouchi became a Lecturer and Dr. David Whitehurst is now a Professor. Cheri Denton and Joseph Kim became Dean’s Executive Assistant and FHS Confidential Assistant respectively.

Drs. Peter Andes, Kaylee Byers, Allison Carter, Iva Cheung, Sarah Fielden, Kristina Kekesi-Lafrance, Muhammad Morshed, Julia Smith and Nel Wieman are now FHS adjunct professors.

We bid farewell to Jessie Choi and Doreen Nicholls – we wish them well!