2024-25 New Faculty Cohort
Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (BAHT)
Dr. Zeynep Akcay
Visiting Assistant Professor – Animation and Games | Fulbright Scholar Brings Global Animation and Film Expertise to UT Dallas
Dr. Paula Cuellar Cuellar
Assistant Professor – History | Historian Gives Voice to Narratives Nearly Lost in Conflicts
Tod Polson
Associate Professor – Animation and Games | Tod Polson Inspires Animation & Games Students
Diana Rojas
Assistant Professor – Design and Creative Practice | Sound Artist Lights Up Dallas Night with Interactive Projection
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS)
Dr. Katherine Damme
Assistant Professor – Psychology | Child Adversity Stalls Brain Region’s Growth, Raises Psychosis Odds
Dr. Saul Frankford
Assistant Professor – Speech, Language and Hearing | What to Know About Spasmodic Dysphonia, the Condition That Affects RFK Jr.’s Voice
Dr. Adam J. Woods
Dean/Aage and Margareta Møller Distinguished Professor | New Dean Focuses on Brain Breakthroughs in BBS
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS)
Dr. Maryam Ahmadi
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Economics
Dr. Amanda Clark
Assistant Professor – Political Science | New Fellowship Program To Build Civil Service, Leadership Skills
Conrad Sharpe
Visiting Assistant Professor – Political Science
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Haifa Abulaiha
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Electrical Engineering
Dr. Rafik Addou
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering | Exploring Material Science Innovations (video)
Dr. Sruthi Chappidi
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Computer Science
Dr. Parisa Darbari
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Computer Science
Dr. Nandika D’Souza
Professor – Mechanical Engineering/Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives | Engineering Education Leader Aims to Break Down Student Barriers
Dr. Barbara Maweu
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Computer Science
Dr. Ted Moise
Research Professor – Materials Science and Engineering | Semiconductor Innovator Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Dr. Andrew Nemec
Assistant Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Yvette Pearson
Associate Dean for Effectiveness & Accountability, Jonsson School; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Strategic Initiatives, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Schools Announce Jointly Appointed Associate Dean
Dr. Aditya Srivastava
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Computer Science
Dr. Edward White
Professor and Department Head – Mechanical Engineering | Aeronautics Researcher Joins UTD as Mechanical Engineering Leader
Dr. Matthew Wong
Assistant Professor – Materials Science & Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Hobson Wildenthal Honors College
School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Leah Goudy
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Healthcare Studies
Dr. June Jones
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Environmental Studies | Fall 2024 Course Preview: Environment in America with Dr. June Jones (video)
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Dr. Ashim Bose
Professor of Practice – Information Systems | AI Expert in the Jindal School Named in Marquis Who’s Who
Dr. Mark Morris
Associate Professor of Instruction – Organizations, Strategy and International Management
Kannoo “Ravi” Ravindran
Associate Professor of Practice – Finance
Linda Swindling
Professor of Practice – Management
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Dr. Andy Cheshire
Assistant Professor of Instruction – Biological Sciences
Dr. Zihao Ou
Assistant Professor – Physics | Researchers Create Solution That Makes Living Skin Transparent
Dr. Jon Sin
Assistant Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Xiwei Tang
Associate Professor – Mathematical Sciences
