New Faculty 2020-2021
College of Arts & Sciences
Dmitriy Beznosko
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2012, Physics
Edward "Drew" Case
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
J.D., Emory University, 2015, Law
Keira C. Davis
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University, 2017 Biological Sciences
Shannon N. Glanton
Lecturer of Biology
M.D., Meharry Medical College, 2010, Medicine
Nayab Hakim
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Grace Sara Harwood
Lecturer of English (one year appointment)
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2018, English
Stephen M. Klusza
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2011, Biological Sciences
Vivian Padin-Irizarry
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, 2015, Microbiology
Kayla B. Rodney
Lecturer of English
M.F.A., San Diego State University, 2016, Poetry
Sarah Rogers
Lecturer of English (Fall Semester)
M.A., Georgia College and State University, 2019, English Literature
Lisa Saye
Lecturer of Political Science (half-time appointment)
D.P.A., The University of Alabama, 2000, Public Administration
Michael I. Sitvarin
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Miami University, 2014, Zoology
Kavita Surya
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 2019, Rhetoric and Professional Communication
Kayla Stanford
Lecturer of Political Science (one year appointment)
J.D., Georgia State University, 2020, Law
College of Business
Anthony L. Hannah
Assistant Professor of Accounting
D.B.A., Jacksonville University, 2018, Accounting
Earl Howell
Lecturer of Management
D.B.A., Kennesaw State University, 2013, Management
Md Rokonuzzman
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2017, Marketing
College of Health
Chyrel L. Panlilio
Instructor of Nursing
M.S., Walden University, 2019, Nursing
Naquilla Thomas
Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene
Ed.D., Argosy University, 2014, Instructional Leadership
College of Information & Mathematical Sciences
Ebrahim Khosravi
Professor and Department Chair of Computer Sciences
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1998, Computer Science
Cassandra Parker
Lecturer of Mathematics
M.S., Clark Atlanta University, 2006, Applied Mathematics
Jessica Showell
Lecturer of Mathematics
M.S., Georgia State University, 2019, Mathematics