Meet Our New Faculty
Bagley College of Engineering
Seungdeog Choi
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Texas A&M University
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Texas A&M University
Alireza Ermagun
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Umar Iqbal
Assistant Clinical Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Assistant Clinical Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Julie L. Jessop
Professor and Associate Director, Swalm School of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. - Michigan State University
Professor and Associate Director, Swalm School of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. - Michigan State University
Aubrey Knight
Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering
M.S. - Southern New Hampshire University M.S. - Mississippi State University
Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering
M.S. - Southern New Hampshire University M.S. - Mississippi State University
Chun-Hung Liu
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin
Vuk Marojevic
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona Tech)
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. - Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona Tech)
Christopher (Chad) C. McDaniel
Instructor, Computer Science and Engineering
M.S. - Mississippi State University
Instructor, Computer Science and Engineering
M.S. - Mississippi State University
Shahram Rahimi
Professor and Department Head, Computer Science and Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Southern Mississippi
Professor and Department Head, Computer Science and Engineering
Ph.D. - University of Southern Mississippi
Omid Shahvari
Visiting Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Ph.D. - Oregon State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Ph.D. - Oregon State University
Emily L. Spayde
Assistant Clinical Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Assistant Clinical Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Jun Wang
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. - McMaster University, Canada
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. - McMaster University, Canada
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
David Buys
Assistant Professor, Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Ph.D. - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Assistant Professor, Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Ph.D. - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Daniel Chesser
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Linlin Fan
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Henry A. Paz Manzano
Assistant Professor, Animal and Dairy Science
Ph.D. - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Assistant Professor, Animal and Dairy Science
Ph.D. - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Shecoya White
Assistant Professor, Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Assistant Professor, Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
College of Architecture, Art and Design
Joan Blanton
Lecturer (5th Year Jackson Center), School of Architecture
Ph.D. - Jackson State University
Lecturer (5th Year Jackson Center), School of Architecture
Ph.D. - Jackson State University
Richard Chenoweth
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
M.Arch - University of Virginia
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
M.Arch - University of Virginia
George Ford
Director and Professor, Building Construction Science Program
Ed.D. - Western Carolina University
Director and Professor, Building Construction Science Program
Ed.D. - Western Carolina University
Alireza Shojaei
Assistant Professor, Building Construction Science Program
Ph.D. - University of Florida
Assistant Professor, Building Construction Science Program
Ph.D. - University of Florida
Finas Townsend
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
MFA - Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
MFA - Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
College of Arts and Sciences
Hsain Ilahiane
Professor and Head, Anthropology and Middle Eastern Culture
Ph.D. - University of Arizona
Professor and Head, Anthropology and Middle Eastern Culture
Ph.D. - University of Arizona
Godfred Inkoom
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Christie Jones Lawrence
Lecturer, Department of Communication
M.S. - University of Southern Mississippi
Lecturer, Department of Communication
M.S. - University of Southern Mississippi
Pilar Martinez
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.A. - University of Southern Mississippi
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.A. - University of Southern Mississippi
Milena A. Melo
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Ph.D. - University of Texas at San Antonio
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Ph.D. - University of Texas at San Antonio
Tyler G. Page
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Ph.D. - University of Maryland, College Park
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Ph.D. - University of Maryland, College Park
Prabhakar Pradhan
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Jehan Seneviratne
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. - Mississippi State University
Han-Hsin Sung
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.Ed. - University of Hong Kong
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.Ed. - University of Hong Kong
Nana Takeda
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.A. - Waseda University, Japan
Lecturer, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
M.A. - Waseda University, Japan
College of Business
Kendall J. Kennedy
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Economics
Ph.D. - Purdue University
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Economics
Ph.D. - Purdue University
Michele Medina
Assistant Professor, Management and Information Systems
Ph.D. - University of North Texas
Assistant Professor, Management and Information Systems
Ph.D. - University of North Texas
David Sikolia
Assistant Clinical Professor, Management and Information Systems
Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University
Assistant Clinical Professor, Management and Information Systems
Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University
Laura Walton
Instructor, Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law
Ph.D. - University of Southern Mississippi
Instructor, Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law
Ph.D. - University of Southern Mississippi
Matthew Whitledge
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Econimics
Ph.D. - Texas Tech University
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Econimics
Ph.D. - Texas Tech University
College of Forest Resources/Forest and Wildlife Research Center
Sandra Bibiana Correa
Assistant Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ph.D. - Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ph.D. - Texas A&M University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Aimee Kirk Daniel
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences, (ICU)
DVM, MS - Mississippi State University
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences, (ICU)
DVM, MS - Mississippi State University
Christine T. Lopp
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences (Equine)
DVM - Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences (Equine)
DVM - Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Chase A. Seyer
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences, (CVS)
DVM - St. George's University
Clinical Instructor, Department of Clinical Sciences, (CVS)
DVM - St. George's University
General Library
Meridian
Andrea Coleman
Lecturer, Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
M.Mus. - Delta State University
Lecturer, Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
M.Mus. - Delta State University
Eric Suddeath
Assistant Professor, Counseling, Ed. Psych and Foundations
Ph.D. - Universityof Mississippi
Assistant Professor, Counseling, Ed. Psych and Foundations
Ph.D. - Universityof Mississippi
Contact Information
PO Box BQ
3501 Lee Hall
262 Lee Boulevard
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Mailstop: 9723
Phone: 662.325.3742
Fax: 662.325.4039
provost@msstate.edu