Who's Who? New Faculty Cohort 2025

Ian Alexander, Assistant Professor
Media Studies, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
Carnegie Mellon University
Scholarly area:Â
History of prisons, media, technology

Federico Andrade Rivas, Assistant Professor
Geography, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Victoria
Scholarly area:Â
Planetary health, geo health, environmental Health

Maria Antoniak, Assistant Professor
Computer Science, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Copenhagen, Pioneer Centre for AI
Scholarly area:Â
Natural language processing, cultural analytics

Vishala Arya, Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Aerospace, astrodynamics, controls, estimation

Madhur Atreya, Assistant Teaching Professor
Integrated Design Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Printed electronics researcher, design educator

Audra Barber, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Professional development & impactful presentations

Nathan Belliveau, Assistant Professor
BioFrontiers Institute/Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Washington
Scholarly area:Â
Cell biology, biophysics, bioengineering, bioelectricity

Francoise Bentley, Assistant Teaching Professor
Continuing Education
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Joseph Bottum, Scholar in Residence
Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Dakota State University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Danielle Bovenburg, Assistant Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Yale School of Management
Scholarly area:Â
Innovation, technology strategy, ethnographic methods

Alan Bovik, Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Texas at Austin
Scholarly area:Â
Perceptual optimization of visual media

Emily Brew, Scholar in Residence
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Recent affiliation:Â
Perennial Strategy
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Jillian Burgie Costello, Assistant Teaching Professor
Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Gabrielle Cabrera, Assistant Professor
Anthropology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Dartmouth University
Scholarly area:Â
Migration, temporality, affect, gender, race

India Carney, Assistant Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Los Angeles
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

William Chapman, Assistant Professor
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Scholarly area:Â
Atmospheric dynamics, climate science, AI

James Cheston, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Bryan Choi, Associate Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
Ohio State University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Stephanie Choi, Assistant Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Cari Clayton, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Cross First Bank
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Vinodhini Comandur, Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Georgia Institute of Technology
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Ellen Considine, Assistant Professor
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)/Geography, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Scholarly area:Â
Data science for environmental health

Gonzalo Esteban Constante-Flores, Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Purdue University
Scholarly area:Â
Energy systems, optimization, machine learning

Wei "Julia" Cui, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Texas Tech University
Scholarly area:Â
Creative teaching, global experience, interdisciplinary, industry experience, encompassing research

Antonio Del Rio Flores, Assistant Professor
Chemical & Biological Engineer, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
Discovery and engineering of antibiotics

Anthony Derron, Assistant Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Chicago
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Carl Dixon, Assistant Teaching Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Yiran Duan, Teaching Professor
Information Science, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
Syracuse University
Scholarly area:Â
Information science

Sisimac Duchicela, Assistant Professor
Geography, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Riverside
Scholarly area:Â
Community ecology in high elevation ecosystems

Chloe East, Associate Professor
Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Colorado Denver
Scholarly area:Â
US immigration and safety net policy

Bethany Ehlmann, Professor
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)/Geological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
California Institute of Technology
Scholarly area:Â
Planetary science, solar system exploration

Matthew Eichenfield, Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Arizona
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Sonja Gandert, Assistant Professor
Art & Art History, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Scholarly area:Â
Latinx and Chicanx art and activist practice

Fairy Gandhi, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Shivendranath Ganesh, Professor
Communication, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Texas at Austin
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Jane Garrard, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Public accounting, passenger and freight airlines, consumer products and direct selling

Elizabeth "Ellie" Gates, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Nelson University
Scholarly area:Â
Strategic foresight, compassion, leadership, organizational alignment, innovation

Emily Gee, Assistant Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center
Scholarly area:Â
Musicians' wellness, physical therapy, injury prevention, yoga

Ryan Goffredi, Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Missouri
Scholarly area:Â
I love teaching!

Oscar Gonzalez, Assistant Teaching Professor
Integrative Physiology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Andrew Grace, Assistant Professor
Applied Mathematics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Notre Dame
Scholarly area:Â
Applied mathematics and fluid mechanics

Payal Hathi, Assistant Professor
Institute of Behavorial Science (IBS)/Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Berkeley
Scholarly area:Â
Social inequality and population health

Claire Hoag, Associate Teaching Professor
University Libraries
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Engaged spaces, mattering

Erik Hodges, Assistant Teaching Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Southern California
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Nicole Hodges, Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Southern California
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Youngki Hong, Assistant Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Columbia University
Scholarly area:Â
How do we perceive others

Kirsten Hoogstraten, Assistant Teaching Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
Texas Tech University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Logan Horowitz, Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Berkeley
Scholarly area:Â
Future electric aircraft

Chenshan Hu, Assistant Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Washington University, St. Louis
Scholarly area:Â
Platform operations, sustainability and healthcare

Steve Jacobsen, Professor
Geological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Northwestern University
Scholarly area:Â
Mineralogy, materials science, extreme conditions, spaceÂ

Alia Khan, Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Western Washington University
Scholarly area:Â
Remote sensing cryosphere aerosols biogeochemistryÂ

Thoa Khuu, Assistant Professor
Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Pennsylvania State University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Seonah Kim, Assistant Teaching Professor
Media Studies, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
George Mason University Korea
Scholarly area:Â
Critical cultural and media studies

Christine Kuglin, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Denver
Scholarly area:Â
Law, tax, governmental accounting

Jun Li, Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Northwestern University
Scholarly area:Â
Biocrystals, advanced manufacturing, biomedical devices

Zhi Li, Assistant Professor
INSTAAR/Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
Flood modeling, earth system science

Ann Lipton, Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
Tulane Law School
Scholarly area:Â
Corporate governance and securities regulationÂ

James Long, Assistant Teaching Professor
Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Rice University
Scholarly area:Â
Ultrasound, student motivation, problem-based learning

Yuchen Luo, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Bain & Company
Scholarly area:Â
Supply chain optimization

Sidonia McKenzie, Assistant Teaching Professor
Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Northwestern University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Adelita Mendoza, Assistant Professor
Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Zinc homeostasis, lysosomes, expansion compartment, C. elegans

Daniela Monge, Assistant Teaching Professor
Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Bryn Mawr College
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Eduardo Montalto, Assistant Professor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Berkeley
Scholarly area:Â
Multi-scale simulations, low-damage devices

Amy Moore, Scholar in Residence
Engineering Management, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Minnesota, ImmunityBio
Scholarly area:Â
Biomedical product development, management, entrepreneurship

Todd Mosher, Scholar in Residence
Engineering Management, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Blue Origin
Scholarly area:Â
Space program management and engineering

Riley Mulhern, Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Brown and Caldwell, Denver
Scholarly area:Â
Community engaged environmental health researcher

Jacob Nunnally, Assistant Teaching Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
Hofstra University
Scholarly area:Â
Library management, US history

Renice Obure, Assistant Teaching Professor
Public Health Program, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of South Florida
Scholarly area:Â
Community-based, applied public health

Colleen O'Laughlin, Associate Teaching Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Law academic skills and success

Govind Persad, Associate Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Denver
Scholarly area:Â
Health law, bioethics, health policy

Lindsay Romano, Assistant Professor
School of Education
Recent affiliation:Â
New York University
Scholarly area:Â
Bilingual special education, equity, mindfulness, compassion

Taeho Ryu, Assistant Professor
Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Scholarly area:Â
Astrophysics, black holes, magnetohydrodynamics, radiation transfer

Max Saccone, Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived materials

Mehak Sawhney, Assistant Professor
Media Studies, College of Communication, Design, Media & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
McGill University
Scholarly area:Â
Impact of technology on environment

Kelsey Scalaro, Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Cornell University
Scholarly area:Â
Mechanical engineering, identity, qualitative methodsÂ

Sebastian Schuetz, Assistant Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Florida International University
Scholarly area:Â
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Altin Sencalar, Assistant Teaching Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Scholarly area:Â
Jazz educator and performer

Jenna Settles, Associate Teaching Professor
University Libraries
Recent affiliation:Â
Valencia College
Scholarly area:Â
Student-centered librarian advancing access

Nithya Shankar, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Scholarly area:Â
Digital marketing, marketing finance interface

Jenni Shearston, Assistant Professor
Integrative Physiology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Berkeley
Scholarly area:Â
Environmental epidemiology, public health

Shanti Simon, Professor
College of Music
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Oklahoma
Scholarly area:Â
Engaging audiences through wind band performance

Pablo Slough, Assistant Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Google
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Tina Smilkstein, Associate Teaching Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Cuesta College
Scholarly area:Â
IC design, VLSI, CAD, society/technology

Adam Sopko, Associate Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
State Democracy Research Initiative
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Victoria Sorensen, Assistant Teaching Professor
Media Studies, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
Cornell University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Marielena Sosa, Assistant Professor
Psychology & Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
Neuroscience, neural circuits, memory

Ann Stevens, Provost/Professor
Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Texas at Austin
Scholarly area:Â
Incidence and long-term effects of job loss, economic shocks and health, poverty and safety net dynamics

Laura Sunberg, Assistant Professor
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Michael Swanson, Assistant Teaching Professor
Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Colorado Anschutz
Scholarly area:Â
Biochemical research, translational science, teaching

Leonidas-Dimitrios Syntrivanis, Assistant Professor
Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Basel
Scholarly area:Â
Organic chemistry

Delaram Takyar, Associate Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
Vanderbilt Law School
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Ivy Tan, Assistant Professor
Physics, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Climate physics

Angel Tang, Assistant Professor
University Libraries
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scholarly area:Â
Librarianship in the sciences and engineering

Amanda Thein, Dean/Professor
School of Education
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Iowa
Scholarly area:Â
Literacy teaching and learning

Loring Thomas, Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Princeton University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Tony Thomas, Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Florida International University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Peter Thrasher, Associate Teaching Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
Colorado State University
Scholarly area:Â
Real estate

Fatima Touma, Assistant Professor
Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Scholarly area:Â
Population health and migration

Jonathan Uhrich, Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
Washington University, St. Louis
Scholarly area:Â
Archival power, collecting, media preservation

Natalia Umaña, Assistant ProfessorÂ
University Libraries
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Denver
Scholarly area:Â
Critical information literacy, research and libraries

Sigrid Van Den Abbeele, Assistant Teaching Professor
Public Health, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scholarly area:Â
Health equity scholar, empathetic educatorÂ

Alvaro Velasquez, Assistant Professor
Computer Science, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
DARPA
Scholarly area:Â
Program management and academic research

Sebastian Villa Betancur, Assistant Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
University of New Mexico
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Hong Vu, Associate Professor
Journalism, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Kansas
Scholarly area:Â
Science & environmental communication, sustainability

Rebecca Welles, Assistant Clinical Teaching Professor
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
Audiology

Paige Wilson, Clinical Teaching Professor
Colorado Law School
Recent affiliation:Â
Ohio State University
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Sarah Wise, Assistant Teaching Professor
School of Education
Recent affiliation:Â
91PORN
Scholarly area:Â
University teaching and professional development

Mu-Jeung Yang, Assistant Professor
Leeds School of Business
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Oklahoma
Scholarly area:Â
TBA

Congjun Yu, Assistant Professor
Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Recent affiliation:Â
University of Chicago
Scholarly area:Â
Organic chemistry

Yide Zhang, Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
California Institute of Technology
Scholarly area:Â
Biomedical optical imaging

Mark Zhao, Assistant Professor
Computer Science, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Recent affiliation:Â
Stanford University
Scholarly area:Â
Computer systems and machine learning

Jonathan Zong, Assistant Professor
Information Science, College of Communication, Media, Design & Information
Recent affiliation:Â
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scholarly area:Â
Human-computer interaction and design