Faculty Directory
Dr. Glen Shearer Jr
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 501-A
Professor Mary Sheffer
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Multimedia Journalism, Sports Media, Social Media, Media Management
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising
College Hall (CH) 305D
Dr. Ahmed Sherif
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Cryptography and network security; Cybersecurity; Security and privacy-preserving schemes in Autonomous Vehicles(AVs), Vehicular Adhoc Networks(VANETs), Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network.
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering
Discipline: Computer Engineering
Chain Technology Â鶹ÊÓƵ (TEC) 329
Ery Shin
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Modernism, Comparative Literature, Continental Â鶹ÊÓƵ
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: English
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 340
Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Public Relations (Strategic Communication), Health, Risk and Science Communication
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Communication Studies
College Hall (CH) 207C
Jared Shulse
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Edgar Simpson
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Multi-media
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising
Professor Chris Sirola
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Astronomy & physics education; quasars; variable stars.
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Chain Technology Â鶹ÊÓƵ (TEC) 117B
Dr. Amy Slagle
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy), sacred arts and material culture, religious conversion, afterlife beliefs, modern occultism
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Religion
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) Room 332
James Smith
Emeritus
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: History
Michael Smith
Emeritus
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Dr. Paula Smithka
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Science--biology; Social/Political Â鶹ÊÓƵ
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Religion
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 304B
Lauren Soutullo
Associate Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Modern and Contemporary dance technique, ballet technique, performance skills, Zena Rommett Floor-Barre Technique®
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Performing and Visual Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Discipline: Dance
Theatre and Dance Building (TAD) 209
Christopher Spaide
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Poetry in English, especially modern and contemporary; transnational and global poetics; Anglophone modernism; poetry and race; theories of the lyric; ecopoetics; Asian American and Asian diasporic literature
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: English
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 330
Mr. Kemit Spears
Instructor
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Construction and Design
Discipline: Construction Management
Chain Technology Â鶹ÊÓƵ (TEC) 248
Dr. Joseph St. Marie
Associate Professor
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Social Science and Global Studies
Discipline: International Development
Elizabeth Hall (EH)
Dr. Kayla Stan
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Geospatial Analysis, Climate Resilience, Tropical Dry Forests, Sustainable Development, Remote Sensing, Illicit Massage Businesses, Human Trafficking, Conservation Strategies
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
Walker Science Building (WSB) 216
Dr. Emily Stanback
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
British Romanticism, 18th- and 19th-century literature, disability studies, health humanities / medical humanities, histories of medicine and science
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: English
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 339
Dr. Marek Steedman
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Political Theory
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Social Science and Global Studies
Discipline: Political Science
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 461
Dr. Deanne Stephens
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Mississippi History; Medical history; Southern history; Women in America history
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: History
Liberal Â鶹ÊÓƵ Building (LAB) 448
Dr. Kaden Stevens
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Controlled Radical Polymerization, Non-linear Polymers, Nucleic Acid Delivery, Depolymerization
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Thames Polymer Science Research Â鶹ÊÓƵ (PSRC) 314
Dr. Robson Storey
Emeritus
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Thames Polymer Science Research Â鶹ÊÓƵ (PSRC) 305
Dr. L. Paul Strait
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Rhetoric, Discourse, Culture, Medical Humanities, Ideology
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Communication Studies
College Hall (CH) 208
Leonard Strickland
Instructor
College: Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sciences
Discipline: Military Science (Army ROTC)