College of Arts and Sciences
Dean's Announcements
The information below is provided by:
Gary Emmert, Interim Dean | Email: gemmert@memphis.edu
College Updates
FY2025
FY2024 Salary structure improvements
The salary structure in the College of Arts and Sciences is a continual work in progress. Although CAS did not receive a budget increase for FY25, it is essential that progress improving CAS salary structure continue. Most equity/compression/market compensation adjustments in CAS this year fit one of the following categories:
- 9-month assistant prof teaching (or clinical) minimum salary increased to $44,000 (effective 9/1/24)
- 12-month assistant prof teaching/coord (or clinical) minimum salary increased to $58,667 (effective 7/1/24)
- 12-month associate prof teaching/coord (or clinical) minimum salary increased to $61,600 (effective 7/1/24)
- Tenured professor in humanities or social sciences minimum salary increased to $85,000 (effective 9/1/24)
- Tenured professor in natural sciences minimum salary increased to $90,000 (effective 9/1/24)
FY2024
- CAS marketing and communications support – search to start for a new staff position with job duties focused on:
- Building CAS brand
- Working with college departments on materials focused on student recruitment (both undergraduate and graduate)
- Working with college departments on materials for advancement/development efforts
- FY2024 Salary structure improvement focus (email)
- Faculty Recruitment Plan 2023-2024 (email)
- Approved TT Recruitment Plan (Excel)
CAS New Chairs/Directors
FY2025
- Chair of Anthropology – Kathryn Hicks
- Chair of Computer Science – Scott Fleming
- Interim Chair of Computer Mathematics – Thomas Hagen
- Chair of Philosophy – Michael Monahan
- Director of African and African-American Studies – Brian Kwoba
- Director of Research Administration – Latica Jones
- Financial Services Associate – Iesha Williams
- Grants Coordinator – Fanny Rodriguez
- Grants Coordinator – Kyra Kurapati
- Manager of Marketing and Communications – Kira McNeil
- Pre-Award Coordinator – Andria Lisle
- Pre-Award Coordinator – Elizabeth Wilson
- Pre-Award Coordinator – Crystal Caulfield
- Pre-Award Coordinator – Lu Wang
- Web Specialist II – Heather Witt
FY2024
- Interim Chair of Anthropology – Wes James
- Interim Chair of Computer Science – Scott Fleming
- Director of Women’s Studies – Chrystal Goudsouzian
- Pre-Award Coordinator – Madison Austin
- Director of Development I – Knox Shelton
- STEM Career Services Specialist – Joji Castillon
- CAS Administrative Associate II - Stormey Warren
CAS New Faculty
FY2025
First Name |
Last Name |
Job Title |
Department |
| Erika | Moore-Pollard | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Kevin | Moran | Post-Doctoral Fellow in Insect Genomics & Morphology | Biology |
| Katherine | Talbott | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Mehdi | Hajilou | Post-Doctoral Fellow | CCRE |
| Elise | Chaffin | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Chemistry |
| Saghar | Gomrok | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Dominique | Wappet | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Brodrick | Stigall | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Computer Science |
| Haomiao | Ni | Professor | Computer Science |
| Xiajun | Jiang | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Chenglin | Fan | Assistant Professor | Data Science |
| William | Jackson | Affiliate Research Professor | Earth Sciences |
| Andrew | Donnelly | Assistant Professor | English |
| Shiva | Mainaly | Assistant Visiting Professor | English |
| Chloe | Robertson | Visiting Assistant Professor of Technical Communication | English |
| Roslyn | Smith | Assistant Professor | English |
| Alexander | Gavrilyuk | Assistant Professor | Mathematics |
| Nathan | Lindzey | Assistant Professor | Mathematics |
| Sean | Driscoll | Associate Professor | Philosophy |
| Kei | Nagai | Assistant Professor | Physics and Materials Science |
| Brooke | Shannon | Assistant Professor | Political Science |
| Mary | James | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Psychology |
| Ajeet | Kumar | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | Psychology |
| Michelle | Washington | Assistant Professor | Psychology |
| Brenda | Mathais | Assistant Professor | Social Work |
| Kenneth | Perry | Clinical Assistant Professor | Social Work |
| Krystal | Laryea | Assistant Professor | Sociology |
FY2024
First Name |
Last Name |
Job Title |
Department |
| Erin | Mellet | Assistant Professor | Anthropology |
| Rachel | Diner | Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences |
| Na Ra | Shin | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biological Sciences |
| Paige | Ellestad | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Philip | Kohlmeier | Assistant Professor | Biology |
| Rongrong | Shen | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Subhash | Solanki | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Terrence | Sylvester | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Biology |
| Onoja | Akpa | Associate Professor of Teaching | Biostatistics |
| Sungho | Lee | Post-Doctoral Fellow | CERI |
| Madhusudhan | Alle | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Qianyi | Cheng | Assistant Professor | Chemistry |
| Madison | Herbert | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Chemistry |
| Yiqin | Hu | Post Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| John | Maiyo | Post Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Tanei | Ricks | Assistant Professor | Chemistry |
| Taylor | Santaloci | Post Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Megan | Simons | Post Doctoral Fellow | Chemistry |
| Atyeh | Ashtari | Assistant Professor | City and Regional Planning |
| Brandon | Booth | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Kathryn | Bridson | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Computer Science |
| Katherine | Mickelson | Instructor | Earth Sciences |
| Lindsay | Helms | Assistant Professor of Teaching | English |
| Courtney | Santo | Assistant Professor | English |
| Adam | Sneed | Assistant Professor of Teaching | English |
| Kendra | Vanderlip | Assistant Professor of Teaching | English |
| Michelle | Coffey | Lambuth Assistant Professor of Teaching | History |
| Amanda | Gaggioli | Assistant Professor | History |
| Shelbi | Kuhlmann | Assistant Professor | IIS |
| Kelsey |
Mankel | Assistant Professor | IIS |
| Li | Yu | Post Doctoral Fellow | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Iulia | Sacui | Sr Lecturer Lambuth | Lambuth - Chemistry |
| Dheer | Desai | Post Doctoral Fellow | Mathematical Sciences |
| Baris |
Kopruluoglu | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Mathematical Sciences |
| Han |
Liu | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Mathematical Sciences |
| Bhawesh |
Mishra | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Mathematical Sciences |
| Jameliah | Shorter Bourhanou | Assistant Professor | Philosophy |
| Lucas |
Wade | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Physics |
| Gregory |
Doukas | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Political Science |
| Elizabeth |
Wellman | Assistant Professor | Political Science |
| Amanda |
Hasselle | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Psychology |
| Samira |
Saeirad | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Psychology |
| Joah |
Williams | Assistant Professor | Psychology |
| Rachael | Rief | Post Doctoral Fellow | Public Safety |
| Joanna |
Boudreaux | Assistant Professor of Teaching/Coordinator | Sociology |
| Anthony |
Stone | Assistant Professor | Sociology |
| Patricia |
Watson | Post Doctoral Fellow | Sociology |
| Mark | Woods | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Sociology |
| Kaori | Fujii | Assistant Professor of Teaching | World Lanugages and Literatures |