Faculty Directory

Faculty Member	Departments & Centers	Research & Scholarship
Lloyd Ackert Teaching Professor of History; Research Associate, Library and Archives at the Academy of Natural Sciences 5011 MacAlister lta24@drexel.edu	Department Department of History Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests History of Science; History of Biology; History of Ecology; Russian History; Soviet History; Environmentalism
Anthony W. Addison Professor Emeritus; Department of Chemistry Disque Hall, room 418 addisona@drexel.edu 215.895.2646	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Redox; transition metals; chelate design; lanthanides; luminescence; tau-values; metalloprotein; magnetism, electron paramagnetic resonance; electrochemistry.
Ali Afify Assistant Professor PISB 421 aa4686@drexel.edu 215.895.2526	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Insect olfaction; Sensory Neurobiology; Mosquito oviposition; Malaria
Young-Hoon Ahn Associate Professor; Chair of Chemistry Graduate Program Committee Disque Hall 506 ya426@drexel.edu	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Chemical Biology; Cysteine Proteomics; Redox Signaling; Glutathione; and Post-translational Modifications; Medicinal Chemistry.
Stacey E. Ake Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Director, Health and Medical Humanities Certificate 5016 MacAlister sea29@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests CS Peirce; Walker Percy; Kierkegaard; Existentialism; Bioethics; Semiotics; Biosemiotics
Peter Amato Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Director, Programs in Philosophy; Co-director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 5029 MacAlister peterama@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Ethics; Marxism; Continental Philosophy
David M. Ambrose Professor Korman Center 290 dma68@drexel.edu 215.895.6247	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests mathematical analysis; fluid dynamics; nonlinear partial differential equations; boundary integral methods
Howard Anton Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Jason S. Aran Teaching Professor of Mathematics; Associate Department Head Korman Center 298 jsa33@drexel.edu 215.571.3585	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Dani Arigo Affiliated Faculty arigo@rowan.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Understanding within-person relations between social perceptions; Physical activity engagement among midlife women with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease; Tailoring the social features of digital physical activity interventions to meet the needs of this population
Jan Armon Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus of English jan.armon@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Valarie Arms Professor Emeritus of English 5016 MacAlister Hall armsvm@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Rhetoric and Composition
Richard Astro Provost Emeritus; Distinguished Professor of English 5016 MacAlister astro@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests 20th Century American Fiction, 18th Century British Poetry, Sports and Social Issues
Hasan Ayaz Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Monell 101 hasan.ayaz@drexel.edu 215.571.3709	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Neuroergonomics, Functional Neuroimaging, Biomedical Signal Processing, Neuroengineering, Functional Near Infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Electroencephalogram (EEG), Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI)
Jesse Ballenger Associate Teaching Professor of Health Administration jfb83@drexel.edu	Department Department of History Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Healthcare, medicine and ethics; aging and neurodegenerative diseases; science and technology studies
Susan E. Bell Professor Emerita 3201 Arch Street, 294 susan.bell@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Sociology of health and illness; global and transnational health; reproductive health, rights and justice; experience of illness; narrative; visual sociology
Marirose Benedict Licensed Professional Counselor, WELL Center mb4386@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Joseph Bentz Professor Emeritus PISB 416 bentzj@drexel.edu 215.895.1513 Please note: Dr. Bentz no longer accepts graduate students due to his emeritus (retired) status.	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Biophysics of Cell Membrane Function - Membrane Transport by Multidrug Resistance Proteins, chanisms of Membrane Fusion, Peptide/Protein-Membrane Interactions
Kenneth Bingham Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall binghamk@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Ronald Bishop Professor of Communication 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 148 bishoprc@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Investigative reporting, sports journalism, journalism history, journalism sourcing patterns, textual narrative and ideological analysis, cultural history of fame, media portrayals of marginalized groups.
Jonah Blasiak Associate Professor Tenure Korman Center 275 jdb395@drexel.edu 215.895.6217	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Algebraic Combinatorics, Representation Theory, Complexity Theory
Patricia Diane Bobo Assistant Teaching Professor Korman 255 pdb59@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Inspiring – she wants to impart in her students’ the lifelong joy of learning; Committed – she is committed to helping students expand their mathematical foundation; Caring – she wants her students to know that she cares about every single one of them. And she truly believes in the motto, “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.”
B. Cooper Boniece Assistant Professor cooper.boniece@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Time series; High-frequency data; Change-point detection; Wavelet methods; Fractional/self-similar stochastic processes
Valerie Booth Teaching Professor of English 5023 MacAlister vab42@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Literature and Science; Virginia Woolf; Autobiography
Shyamalendu Bose Professor Emeritus; Department of Physics Disque Hall 915 bose@drexel.edu 215.895.2043	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Nanoscience, high-temperature superconductivity, theory of surfaces and interfaces, disordered systems, electron and X-ray spectroscopies of solids
Robert P. Boyer Professor Emeritus boyerrp@drexel.edu 215.895.1854	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Functional Analysis, C* Algebras, and the Theory of Group Representations
Valerie Bracchi-Ricard Assistant Research Professor PISB 413 vcb33@drexel.edu 215.571.3785	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Spinal cord injury, Neuroinflammation
Raymond Brebach Professor Emeritus 5016 MacAlister Hall brebach@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Modern British Fiction; The Novel; Textual Studies
Eric Brewe Professor; Associate Dean – Graduate Education in College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Editor – Physical Review Physics Education Research Disque Hall, #918 eb573@drexel.edu 215.895.2779	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Physics Education Research; Social Network Analysis; Modeling Instruction
Eric Dorn Brose Professor Emeritus broseed@drexel.edu (215) 895-6789	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests German & European history
David S. Brown Professor of Politics; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences MacAlister Hall, suite 4020 3250 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 dsb93@drexel.edu 215.895.1891	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests Democracy; Economic Development; International Political Economy; Inequality
Robert Brulle Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental policy and politics, critical theory, marine risk, social movements, environmental sociology.
Alexandra Brumberg Assistant Professor of Chemistry Disque 606 brumberg@drexel.edu	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Inorganic materials chemistry; Semiconductor nanoparticles; Ultrafast spectroscopy; Crystallization, self-assembly, and phase transitions; Optoelectronic properties
Robert Busby Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Meghan L. Butryn Professor; Associate Department Head Stratton 286 mlb34@drexel.edu 215.553.7108	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center	Research & Teaching Interests Obesity prevention and treatment; Physical activity promotion; Lifestyle modification; Behavioral therapy; Cancer prevention
James Calkins Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests
Fernando Carreon Teaching Professor Korman Center 250 fc382@drexel.edu 215.895.2680	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Llana Carroll Assistant Teaching Professor MacAlister Hall 5063 lc3382@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests First-Year Writing; Composition and Rhetoric; Non-Fiction; Writing in the Disciplines / Writing Across the Curriculum; Writing Centers
Jakeya Caruthers Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies 5016 MacAlister jakeya.caruthers@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Black Political Aesthetics; Black Popular Culture, Literature, and Media Representation; Black Feminist Thought; Anti-Carceral Feminism; Art and Visual Culture
Jacques Catudal Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister Hall cat@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Ancient Philosophy, Aesthetics, Epistemology
Dorothy Charbonnier Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Liaison to Steinbright/CO-OP Stratton 207 drc73@drexel.edu 215.571.4407	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Undergraduate Teaching, Workplace Skill (Career) Development, Curriculum Development, Writing
Danny Choo-Kang Research Coordinator, WELL Center dc3543@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Evangelia G. Chrysikou Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Applied Cognitive & Brain Sciences PhD Program; Co-Leader, B.S. Neuroscience major Stratton 324 lilachrysikou@drexel.edu 215.553.7170	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests cognitive control; creativity; semantic memory; cognitive and affective regulation; design cognition; cognitive flexibility; noninvasive brain stimulation; functional neuroimaging
Danielle Kerns Clauss Clinical Psychologist, WELL Center cmh346@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Rebecca A. Clothey Professor and Department Head Academic Building, 312 Rebecca.A.Clothey@drexel.edu 215.895.5931	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Comparative and international education; Immigration and education; Non-formal schooling; Language and identity
Paula Marantz Cohen Dean Emerita, Pennoni Honors College; Distinguished Professor of English Academic Building, Room 333 cohenpm@drexel.edu 215.895.1266	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century English and American Literature; Shakespeare; Film Studies; Nonfiction and fiction writing
Jessica Cohen Teaching Professor 3201 Arch Street, 202 jac595@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Cohabitation; Marriage; Union Transitions; Marital Intentions; Dating ; Relationship Quality; Child Well-Being; Divorce; Fertility Behaviors and Intentions; Adolescent Union Formation and Childbearing
Anne Converse Willkomm Associate Dean, Graduate College; Associate Teaching Professor acw334@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Organizational communication; soft skills; professional development; empathy in the workplace; nonprofits; and leadership
John P. Coppola Adjunct Instructor jpc48@drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Rose Corrigan Associate Professor School of Law, Room 265 rose.corrigan@drexel.edu 215.571.4736	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests Women and politics, public law, American politics and policy
Karen Cristiano Assistant Department Head of Communication; Teaching Professor of Communication 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 166 kc42@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Journalism, medical writing, feature writing, copy editing, mass media and society.
Luis Cruz Cruz Associate Professor; Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies Disque Hall 912 ccruz@drexel.edu 215.895.2739	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Spiking Neural Networks; Synchronization in the firings of Neuronal Networks; Micro/Minicolumns in the brain; Brain Plasticity; Traveling Waves in Low Dimensional Neuronal Networks; Spatial correlations of neurons in the brain; Confinement effects on the folding of amyloidogenic proteins
Travis B. Curtice Assistant Professor 3025 MacAlister Hall tbc52@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests Policing; Conflict; Political Economy of Crime; Authoritarian Politics; Research Methods
Edward (Ted) Daeschler Professor; Curator and Chair of Vertebrate Zoology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 ebd29@drexel.edu 215.299.1133	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Vertebrate Paleontology; History of the Earth; Late Devonian fossil vertebrates; Origin of tetrapods; Fossil collecting; Museum curation
Brian P. Daly Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Head; Interim Director, WELL Center Stratton 118 brian.daly@drexel.edu 215.571.4252	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests School mental health; Leadership; Mental health promotion; Socioemotional learning (SEL); Evidence-based practice; Risk and resilience; Child and adolescent intervention
Ivy Dang Research Coordinator, WELL Center id357@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Isabel de Koninck Affiliated Faculty 118 N. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-895-2531	Department Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Through innovative relationship-centered programming and initiatives, Drexel Hillel: Creates a welcoming community in which to gather, engage, and grow. Empowers and inspires undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni to learn, lead, and serve in order to bring about positive change in an ever-changing world. Strengthens each person’s connection to their Jewish heritage and confidence in their Judaism. Cultivates Jewish life on and off campus.
David DeMatteo Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Professor of Law; Director, JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology Stratton 338 David.DeMatteo@drexel.edu 215.553.7107	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Psychopathy, forensic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, testing in forensic assessment contexts, and drug policy research
Kathryn A. Dettmer Drexel English Language Center, Assistant Director of Administration; Adjunct Instructor of French; Adjunct Representitive to Faculty Senate Academic Building, Room 315 kad46@drexel.edu	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Language education; translation; Czech; universal design for teaching
Kate Devlin Assistant Research Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Stratton 123 knd52@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests NeuroHIV; Aging and neurodegenerative disease; Diagnosis and prognosis; Cognitive heterogeneity; Structural equation modeling; Everyday functioning
Ashley Dickinson Associate Teaching Professor 3401 Market Street, Room 110-E ald393@drexel.edu 215.895.6150	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Corrections, offender rehabilitation, offender classification, risk management, gender and crime
Richardson Dilworth Professor of Politics; Department Head, Department of Politics MacAlister, Room 3025 dilworth@drexel.edu 215.895.2471	Department Department of Politics Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests American political development, urban politics, public policy
Lisa DiMaio Teaching Professor of English; Coordinator, Multilingual Learner Writing Resources, University Writing Program MacAlister Hall 5016 dimaiola@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Multilingual writing pedagogy; Second language acquisition; Linguistic diversity; Tutoring strategies for multilingual writers; Sociocultural theory
N. John DiNardo Professor Disque Hall 707 dinardoj@drexel.edu 215.895.2790	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Physics education research, surface physics, condensed matter physics, materials science.
Michelle Dolinski Professor Disque Hall, room 913 dolinski@drexel.edu 215.895.6860	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Particle physics; Nuclear physics; Neutrino physics; Neutrinoless double beta decay; Detector R&D
Steve Vásquez Dolph Associate Teaching Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Academic Building, 322 sd3366@drexel.edu 215.895.6350	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Early modern cultural production; ecology and representation; history and sociology of science; historical bibliography; politics and poetics of translation
Robert D'Ovidio Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies 3401 Market Street, Room 110-A robert.dovidio@drexel.edu 215.895.1803	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests The intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system.
Dan Driscoll Coordinator, Writing Curriculum Initiatives; University Writing Program; Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister dwd27@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Genre and Writing Studies; Fiction; Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Across the Curriculum; First-year Writing
Catherine Dubaillou Staff Psychologist, WELL Center csd28@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Laura Duwel Assistant Department Head, Teaching Professor PISB 219 l.duwel@drexel.edu 215.895.2636	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Undergraduate Education
Brenda Dyer Teaching Professor of French; Director of Modern Languages; Contact for Arabic, French, and Italian Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 321 bad24@drexel.edu 215.895.6281	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Language acquisition pedagogy, Teaching writing, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century French literature, Women Writers, Translation, Inclusive teaching for learning differences.
Mary F.E. Ebeling Professor of Sociology; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, 285 mfe@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society Center for Interdisciplinary Study	Research & Teaching Interests Science and technology studies; critical data studies; algorithmic justice; marketing; data brokers and big data; healthcare privacy; biocapital; medicine; health; knowledge and power in late capital; the production of value and alternatives; anarchism and democratic potentials of artist-run spaces and collectives.
Felice Elefant Professor PISB 317 fe22@drexel.edu 215.895.0220	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests My research program is focused on understanding epigenetic mechanisms that govern higher order brain function via chromatin packaging in neurons.
Brian Erickson Research Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Stratton 320 bae25@drexel.edu 215.760.7253	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Closed-loop Brain Stimulation; Electroencephalography EEG; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS; Attention; Signal processing; Network Neuroscience; Cognitive Enhancement
Nomi Eve Director, MFA in Creative Writing; Assistant Professor 5016 MacAlister nae28@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Aaron T. Fafarman Associate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Center for Automation Technology, 486 fafarman@drexel.edu 215.895.5818	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Nanocrystal synthesis and surface chemistry. Self- and directed-assembly of nanocrystal solids for use as energy conversion materials. Ultra-fast and steady state spectroscopy to study the behavior of electrons in semiconductor nanocrystals.
Daryl L. Falco Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 251 dlf25@drexel.edu 215.895.2592	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Reza Farasat Assistant Teaching Professor; Assistant Department Head Disque Hall 223 3141 Chestnut Street rf485@drexel.edu 215.895.4970	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Modification of polymers for diverse applications; utilizing thermal analysis techniques to study polymeric and non-polymeric materials; nanotechnology; applying Multi-detector Size Exclusion Chromatography for characterization of polymers; creating composites to improve materials’ properties.
Raymond J. Favocci Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 226 rjf23@drexel.edu 215.895.2851	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Frank A. Ferrone Professor Disque Hall, room 922 fferrone@drexel.edu 215.895.2778	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Sickle cell; protein self-assembly theory; molecular crowding; novel optical methods; microscopy; kinetics
Robert Finegan Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister fineganr@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Resilience literacy; Narrative psychology; Creative writing
Leonard Finegold Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics Disque Hall 915 leonard.x.finegold@drexel.edu 215.895.2740	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Brighid Fitzpatrick Research Coordinator, WELL Center blf49@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence the development and maintenance of eating disorders, treatments targeting these mechanisms, and preventative strategies for those at risk for developing pathological eating problems.
Fraser Fleming Professor Stratton 410 fraser.f.fleming@drexel.edu 215.895.2644	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Research is focused on rapidly constructing biologically relevant scaffolds as potential pharmaceutical leads. Two complementary research areas comprise most of the research effort: the use of metalated nitriles as potent nucleophiles for hindered bond construction, and the use of metalated isocyanides as precursors to peptide mimics. The research has been primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
Joe P. Foley Professor; Department Head Disque Hall 306 jfoley@drexel.edu 215.895.6218	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Analytical Chemistry; Separation Science; Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Tandem Column Liquid Chromatography; Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography; Capillary and Microchip Electrophoresis; Electrokinetic Chromatography
Evan M. Forman Professor Stratton 282 evan.forman@drexel.edu 215.553.7113	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center	Research & Teaching Interests Health behavior change; Behavioral treatments for health promotion; Weight control; Neurocognitive drivers of eating; Lifestyle modification; Technology-facilitated behavior change; Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral treatments
Alexander Friedlander Associate Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Communication sandy@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Rhetorical theory and practice, document design, writing and technology.
Edward Fristrom Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall ecf35@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Writing Studies; Medical Narrative/Memoir; Environmental Literature
Denise Garcia Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Biology College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology (courtesy appointment) PISB 422 adg82@drexel.edu 215.571.4534	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Ramesh Garimella Associate Teaching Professor Korman 293 rg948@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Passionate about undergraduate teaching; Core teaching principle is to motivate and inspire students; Likes to instill mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills in his students; Aims to prepare them not only for immediate courses but for future success as well
Mercer Gary Assistant Professor of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister mg3864@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Feminist bioethics; care ethics; feminist philosophy; philosophy of technology
Jon Gelhaus Curator and Department Chair, Entomology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University jkg78@drexel.edu 215.299.1141	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Taxonomy; Systematics; Entomology; Biodiversity; Water Quality; Museum Collections
Pamela A. Geller Professor of Psychology, Ob/Gyn and Public Health Stratton 280 pg27@drexel.edu 215.553.7117	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Clinical and health psychology; Stressful life events and mental and physical health outcomes particularly in the area of women's reproductive health
Maureen Gibney Teaching Professor Stratton 206 mg65@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Ethical issues in clinical and social care; Mental health across the lifespan; Narrative psychology
Tali Gidalevitz Associate Professor; Co-Director, Graduate Biology Program PISB 418 Tali.gidalevitz@drexel.edu 215.571.4219	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests My lab aims to understand the mechanisms that maintain healthy protein folding environment in the cell, and how they fail in neurodegenerative diseases and aging. We use genetic and live imaging approaches in a genetically tractable organism, C. elegans, as discovery tools, and apply the findings to mammalian systems.
Robert Gilmore Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics robert.gilmore@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Group theory and its applications to atomic, nuclear, and condensed matter physics; Catastrophe theory, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, quantum mechanics
William Goh Associate Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
David Goldberg Professor; Department Head, Physics Disque Hall 815 goldberg@drexel.edu 215.895.2715	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Theoretical and computational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, gravitational lensing, popular science writing
Lisa Goldberg Operations and Administrative Manager lsg63@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Jesse Goldman Assistant Teaching Professor Disque 804 jg3845@drexel.edu 215.895.1985	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Neutrinos, Cosmology, Muons, Cosmic Rays
Chaim Goldstein Affiliated Faculty 3507 Baring Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2416 215-995-2232	Department Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests To strengthen the Jewish community by promoting Jewish pride, education and celebration. To provide for the spiritual & material needs of all Jews in the community - regardless of their background, affiliation, or financial means, and to provide insight and explanation on Judaism’s history and universal values to our friends beyond the Jewish community who would like to learn more. To establish a warm and traditional community Center where everyone is made to feel welcome and comfortable.
Naomi E. Goldstein Professor of Psychology; Co-director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology; Director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab Stratton 328 neg23@drexel.edu 215.571.4299	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; system reform; policy and practice; adolescent development; social science research; psychology, criminal justice, and law; forensic psychology
Paul Gondek Adjunct Teaching Professor (Psychology), Visiting Research Professor (Chemistry) paul.c.gondek@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Social psychology of social issues; team and group dynamics; caregiver/patient interactions; Science of Team Science; PTSD; the impact of culture on social processes
Cecilie Goodrich Professor Emeritus PISB 316 Goodricc@drexel.edu 215.895.2626 Please note: Dr. Goodrich no longer accepts graduate students due to her emerita (retired) status.	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Development of simple behaviors after birth in relation to known developmental events in the mouse brain
June K. Gordon Adjunct Instructor jkg29@drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Sashi Govier Research Coordinator, WELL Center skg89@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Eating disorder prevention, treatment and recovery.
Kendall Griffin Operations Manager, Drexel Writing Center, University Writing Program Korman Center 100 dwc@drexel.edu 215.895.6633	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Darij Grinberg Assistant Professor Korman Center 263 darij.grinberg@drexel.edu 215.895.6264	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Algebraic Combinatorics, Noncommutative Algebra, Symmetric Functions, Hopf Algebras, Enumerative Combinatorics, Invariant Theory
Pavel Grinfeld Associate Professor Tenure Korman Center 271 pg77@drexel.edu 215.895.1291	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Application of the Differential Calculus of moving surfaces and Variational Calculus, with heavy emphasis on computation, to problems in Bioengineering, low temperature Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Elasticity
Anatolii Grinshpan Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 228 ag465@drexel.edu 215.895.4979	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Function Theory and Operator Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Potential Theory
Meg K. Guliford Assistant Professor 3025 MacAlister mg3828@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests Political Violence; Conflict Processes; Foreign Policy; Sports and Politics; Qualitative Methods; Descriptive Research
Yixin Guo Associate Professor Tenure Korman Center 218 yixin@math.drexel.edu 215.895.2581	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Biomathematics, Dynamical Systems, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
Charlotte J. Hagerman Assistant Research Professor 3201 Chestnut Street, Room 232 cjh427@drexel.edu	Department WELL Center	Research & Teaching Interests Obesity; behavioral weight loss treatment; habit formation; goal achievement; motivation; self-compassion
Ernest Hakanen Professor Emeritus of Communication 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 149 eah22@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Communication history, media theory, emotions and technology, semiotics
Keunah Han Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall kh529@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests I am interested in researching and supporting international students in terms of cultural adaptation and academic performance in America.
Nathan Hanna Assistant Department Head; Associate Professor of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister nth34@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Punishment; moral responsibility; criminal law
R. Scott Hanson Senior Scholar in Urban History and Material Culture; Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships rsh65@drexel.edu 215.895.2463	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests Urban history; Immigration; Religion; Civil Rights; Public History
Richard Haracz Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics haraczrd@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Kirk Heilbrun Professor; Director, Reentry Project 334 Stratton Hall kirk.heilbrun@drexel.edu 215.553.7109	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Forensic mental health assessment; Violence risk assessment; Risk management
Chloe Hessler Research Coordinator, WELL Center cmh346@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Understanding eating disorders, the idea of processed foods as an addictive substance
R. Andrew Hicks Professor Korman Center 266 rah29@drexel.edu 215.895.2681	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Manifold; Geometric optics; Robotics; Inverse problems; Optical design; Blind spot
Cassandra Hirsch Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister cjh72@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Writing fiction and memoir; mentoring students; teaching community-based learning (CBL) courses
Pawel Hitczenko Professor Tenure Korman Center 270 phitczenko@math.drexel.edu 215.895.2622	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Probability Theory and its Applications to Analysis, Combinatorics, Wavelets, and the Analysis of Algorithms
Jonathan Hobratsch Assistant Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister jeh357@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Barbara J Hoekje Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Communication bjh10@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Sociolinguistic approaches to second language teaching; learning and assessment; Second language literacies and academic discourse; Medicine, communication, and culture; embodiment
Lee Hoffman Associate Teaching Professor Disque Hall 417 lwh28@drexel.edu 215.895.1784	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Interfacial studies on the self-assembly of natural organic materials, Dendrimer/metal nanocomposite design and synthesis hosting metal nanoparticles, surface and interfacial science applications
Asher Hong Research Coordinator, WELL Center aeh382@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Christina Hopkins Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WELL Center cmh346@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Acceptance- and mindfulness-based practice; Trauma-informed principles; Digital tools to increase access to psychotherapies
Barbara Hornum Director, Religious Studies Program; Founding Director, Center of Academic Excellence; Associate Professor Emerita Academic Building, 313 hornumbg@drexel.edu 215.895.4904	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Comparative gerontology, planned communities, continuing care communities, retirement, faculty development
Sarah Hosman Assistant Teaching Professor 3201 Arch Street, 202 ssh72@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Urban sociology, Gentrification, Cultural sociology, Economic Sociology, Narratives of place, Ethnography
Frederick House Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics Disque Hall 623 house@drexel.edu 215.895.2725	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Xiaorui Huang Assistant Professor 3201 Arch St, Suite 210, Room 205 Xiaorui.Huang@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental Sociology; Human Drivers of Climate Change; Global Political Economy; Quantitative Longitudinal Analysis
Christian Hunold Professor of Politics; Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement 3021-F MacAlister Hall hunoldc@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics Center for Science, Technology and Society Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental political theory; deliberative democracy; human-animal studies; multispecies ethnography; multispecies urbanism; wild horses and burros
Meshagae Hunte-Brown Teaching Professor PISB 221 G meh27@drexel.edu 215.895.2064	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Stream Ecology, Food Webs
Jordan Hyatt Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies; Director, Center for Public Policy 3401 Market Street, Room 110-B jmh498@drexel.edu 215.895.0490	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies Center for Public Policy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Corrections, Re-entry and Community Supervision; Comparative and International Penology; Drug Treatment and Drug Use; Community Violence Reduction; Prison Climate, Oversight and Reform; Financial Sanctions; Scandinavian Correctional Policy; Sentencing; Experimental and Field Research
Monica Ilies Teaching Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Senate Committee on Academic Affairs Disque Hall 224 mi73@drexel.edu	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Development of student-centered learning-teaching activities; Implementation/evaluation of active learning and evidence-based teaching/pedagogical strategies; Curriculum integrated and applicative content delivery; Structure- and fragment-based drug design guided by drug-target biological evaluation; Structural characteristics and in vivo roles of metalloproteins connected with physiopathology; Spectrometric techniques for structural analysis of small molecules and their supra-molecular assemblies; Biochemistry/molecular biology techniques for protein expression, purification, and immunodetection
Henry Israeli Teaching Professor of English; Director, Drexel Writing Festival; Director, Jewish Studies 5051B, MacAlister Hall hpi22@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Modern and Contemporary Poetry
Bernat Ivancsics Assistant Professor bi84@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Data journalism; computational journalism; communication technology; history of media technology
Shannon Jacobsen Assistant Professor 3401 Market Street, 110-D shannon.k.jacobsen@drexel.edu 215.895.2472	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Gender, crime, and victimization; Fear of crime and perceptions of risk; Campus crime; Public safety; Communities and crime; Social inequalities; Mixed methods research
Sonali Jain Associate Teaching Professor 3201 Arch Street, 296 sj952@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests South Asia, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Transnationalism
Alexander Jenkins Associate Teaching Professor 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 162 arj28@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Digital games, video games, emotion, morality, online fan communities, emerging media, convergence
Hai-Feng (Frank) Ji Professor; Affiliated faculty member of College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Disque Hall 211 hj56@drexel.edu 215.895.2562 Lab Phone: 215.571.3648	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Drug discovery; Biofilm; Phosphorus-based nanomaterials; Plasma chemistry and it’s medical applications
Kelly Joyce Professor of Sociology 3101 Market Street, 220 kaj68@drexel.edu 215.571.4449	Department Center for Science, Technology and Society Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Political, cultural and organizational dimensions of clinical medicine, social dimensions of technological innovation, and technology, science and aging
Adrienne Juarascio Director, Practicum Training; Director of Training, Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Sciences Center; Associate Professor Stratton 288 asj32@drexel.edu 215.553.7154	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center	Research & Teaching Interests Enhancing treatment outcomes for eating disorders and obesity; Acceptance-based behavioral treatments; Evaluating mechanisms of action in behavioral treatments
Sunmi Jung Oh Assistant Teaching Professor; Contact for Korean Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 308 sjo35@drexel.edu 215.895.6399	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Teaching Korean as a foreign language; Second Language Acquisition; Community Based Learning
Anil Kalhan Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law anil.kalhan@aya.yale.edu 215.804.9098	Department Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Use of surveillance technologies for immigration control purposes Expansion of immigration detention Judicial independence and judicial politics in the United States, Pakistan, and India Issues that arise when legal regimes span periods of authoritarian and democratic rule
Robert J. Kane Department Head, Professor 3401 Market Street, Room 110-F rjk72@drexel.edu 215.895.2571	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Police authority and accountability, urban ecology and sociology, violence and public health, police strategies and practices
Goran Karapetrov Professor; Provost Solutions Fellow Alumni Disque Hall 609 goran@drexel.edu 215.571.4090	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Technologies and Quantum Sensing; Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy; Mesoscopic Superconductivity and Magnetism; Nanoscale Catalysis
Kristy Kelly Affiliated Associate Clinical Professor, School of Education One Drexel Plaza, Room 146 kek72@drexel.edu 215.895.2381	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Politics of knowledge, Gender and education, Women and educational leadership, Feminist pedagogies, Gender mainstreaming, Transnational feminisms, Intersectionality, Training and adult education, Gender policy, Race/class/gender/sexuality, Vietnam and Southeast Asia
Alison Kenner Associate Professor 3101 Market Street, Room 222 amk438@drexel.edu 215.895.2463	Department Department of Politics Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Science, technology, and medicine, environmental health, cities and place, feminist theory, medical anthropology, experimental ethnography
Boris L. Kheyfets Adjunct Instructor blk24@drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Nakho Kim Assistant Teaching Professor of Communication nk939@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Media systems, digital culture, news literacy
Nahyun Kim Assistant Professor 3201 Arch, Suite 100, Room 171 nk865@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Public Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Advocacy; Crisis Communication; Emotion in Persuasive Communication
Elizabeth Kimball Associate Professor of English; Director, University Writing Program MacAlister Hall 5016; Korman 103 – Drexel Writing Center ek674@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Rhetorical theory; Writing studies; Engaged learning; Multilingual practice; Community-based learning; Writing program administration
Daniel B. King Associate Professor; Associate Department Head 509 Disque Hall daniel.king@drexel.edu 215.895.0571	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Active learning pedagogy; Assessment of technology use; Guided inquiry (i.e., POGIL) activities; Incorporation of real-world context
Andrew J. Klimas Assistant Teaching Professor Korman 260 ak4389@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests mathematics
Caitlin Klimas Assistant Teaching Professor Korman 260 ck985@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Emmanuel F. Koku Associate Professor of Sociology; Department Head; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, 288 emmanuelkoku@drexel.edu 215.895.6144	Department Department of Sociology Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Social Network Analysis; Quantitative Analysis; Mixed Methods; Medical Sociology; Social Epidemiology; Global/Immigrant Health; Globalization, Development and Underdevelopment
Sergei Kostiaev Assistant Teaching Professor sergei.kostiaev@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests Public Policy: U.S. Health Care Policy, ACA-Exempt Plans American Politics: Interest Groups, Lobbying, Coalitions; International Relations: U.S. sanctions
Petra Kottsieper Associate Teaching Professor; Director of the Drexel Psychological Services Center Stratton Hall, 272 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 pk35@drexel.edu 215.553.7127	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Treatment adherence and engagement; mental health service implementation and evaluation; hope and meaning-making; self-disclosure; “wounded” healers; personal growth
Miriam Kotzin Founding Editor, Per Contra; Professor of English 5016 MacAlister kotzinmn@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests creative writing; poetry: formalism and free verse; fiction: novels, short stories, flash, micro-fiction; creative nonfiction writing about nature
Parfait Kouacou Associate Teaching Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages; Academic Director, Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute Academic Building, 319 pk595@drexel.edu 215.895.6350	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests French Literature; African Studies; Childhood Narratives; Human Rights; Postcolonial Literature; Teaching; Community Engaged Learning
John Kounios Professor Stratton 318 jk342@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Cognitive Neuroscience; Creativity; Problem Solving; Individual Differences; Brain Aging
Hiromi Koyama Instructor; Contact for Japanese Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 315 hiromi.koyama@drexel.edu 215.895.6368	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests
Rachael Kratzer Associate Teaching Professor Disque Hall, Room 904 kratzer@drexel.edu 215.895.6669	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, Active Galactic Nuclei, Radio Astronomy, Active Learning Techniques
Danielle Kreeger Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Sciences PISB 315 dak29@drexel.edu 215.895.1270	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Physiological ecology, ecosystem services and restoration of suspension-feeding bivalves; ecology and restoration of coastal wetlands; climate change
Susanne Kriete Adjunct Instructor sbk54@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Aaron Kucyi Assistant Professor of Psychology aaron.kucyi@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Network neuroscience; fMRI; intracranial EEG; spontaneous thought; attention; experience sampling; mental health
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson Professor Disque Hall, 914 naoko@drexel.edu 215.895.2725	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Particle Astrophysics; Neutrino Astronomy; High Energy Physics and Astronomy
Roger Kurtz Professor of English; Department Head 5016 MacAlister Hall jrk353@drexel.edu 215.895.2446	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests World literatures; Postcolonial literature; East African literature and culture; Trauma theory
David Kutzik Professor Emeritus; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media Stratton 311 kutzikdm@drexel.edu 215.895.2309	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Social and cultural theory; political economy; gerontology; materialisms; semiotic realisms; activity theory; reflection theories; communities of practice and labor theories of culture.
Jeffrey LaComb Assistant Teaching Professor Korman Center 255 jml622@drexel.edu 215.895.6691	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Rare Event Simulation, Dynamical Systems, Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Biology
Erica LaFata Assistant Research Professor Stratton Hall 233 es3344@drexel.edu	Department WELL Center Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Ultra-processed food reward; Food addiction as a phenotype of overeating; Assessment of addictive-like eating behaviors; Treatment development for weight- and eating-related concerns.
Christopher Laincz Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Economics, LeBow College of Business GHall 1018 claincz@drexel.edu 215.895.2503	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Economic development, technological change, growth, industrial organization, macroeconomics and monetary economics
Gianna LaMena Research Coordinator, WELL Center grl44@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Charles E. Lane Professor Disque Hall 911 charles.e.lane@drexel.edu 215.895.1545	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Experimental tests of invariance principles and conservation laws, neutrino oscillations and properties
Donald Larson Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics Disque Hall 623 donlarson@drexel.edu 215.895.2724	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Myungwoon Lee Assistant Professor Disque 508 ml3784@drexel.edu 215.895.1699	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Neurodegenerative protein aggregation; Membrane associated amyloid fibrils; Molecular structures, dynamics, and intermolecular interactions of biological macro molecules; Solid-state NMR and Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM)
Hyunmin “Min” Lee Director of Undergraduate Programs in Communication; Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 164 hl586@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Social media effects on organizational relationship and reputation management; media representation of public health issues; health message design effects; communication theory and research methods.
Nancy Raitano Lee Associate Professor; Director, Clinical Neuropsychology Major Area of Study Stratton 290 nancy.raitano.lee@drexel.edu 215.895.2937	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Neuropsychology; Clinical child psychology; Down syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; Brain; Neuroimaging; Developmental disorders
Kari Lenhart Assistant Professor; Co-Director, Graduate Biology Program PISB 420 kari.f.lenhart@drexel.edu 215.895.6772	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests
Teck Kah Lim Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics Disque Hall 906 limtk@drexel.edu 215.895.2717	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Tatyana Livshultz Associate Professor; Assistant Curator of Botany, Academy of Natural Sciences ANS tl534@drexel.edu 215.299.1051	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Botany; phylogenetic reconstruction; evolution of plant specialized metabolism, plant-insect interactions, and plant functional morphology
Robert Loudon Associate Teaching Professor PISB 221 E rpl25@drexel.edu 215.895.6936	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Rho GTPases, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, regulation of G protein-coupled receptors by receptor kinases and arrestins
Christina Love Associate Teaching Professor; Director, Start Talking Science Disque Hall, 807 love@drexel.edu 215.571.3699	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Astroparticle physics, neutrino physics and astronomy, citizen science, science communication, physics education, outreach
Michael R. Lowe Professor Stratton 284 lowe@drexel.edu 215.553.7116	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Obesity, set point, eating disorders, dieting, hedonic hunger, weight variability
Jamie Ludwig Assistant Teaching Professor Stratton Hall 414 jll449@drexel.edu 215-895-1861	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests flipped-classroom; chemistry; education
John G. Lundberg Professor Emeritus of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science; Curator Emeritus, ANS jgl43@drexel.edu 215.405.5069	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Systematic biology, biodiversity and diversification of fishes, morphology and paleontology
Brent Luvaas Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages Academic Building, 317 bal47@drexel.edu 215.571.3660	Department Center for Science, Technology and Society Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Visual Anthropology; Autoethnography; Digital Culture; Photography; Fashion; New Cities and Urban Culture in Southeast Asia.
Dali Ma Associate Professor of Management, Drexel LeBow College of Business Gerri C. LeBow Hall 645 dm484@drexel.edu 215.895.1733	Department Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Inequality and status hierarchy Innovation and entrepreneurship Organization theory Social networks Sociology of China
Magdalena Mączyńska Teaching Professor; Associate Director, Drexel Teaching and Learning Center MacAlister 5038 mm5667@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Teaching pedagogy; climate fiction; climate pedagogy; Anglophone fiction; urban fiction; post-secular fiction; ecocriticism
Molly Malone Instructor 3201 Arch Street Suite 100, 156 mem593@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Social media strategy; Digital communications; Public relations; Business communications; Corporate communications; Influencers and content creation
Stephanie Manasse Assistant Professor; Director, MS and Accelerated BS/MS in Psychology Programs; Director, mPOWER Program (WELL Center); Director, Child and Adolescent Program (WELL Center) Stratton 290 smm522@drexel.edu 215.553.7157	Department WELL Center Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Eating disorders; Self-regulation; Eating behaviors; Adolescents; Intervention development; Ecological momentary assessment; Inhibitory control
Natalie Mancini Associate Teaching Professor of Japanese; Contact for Japanese Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 315 nnm43@drexel.edu	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Japanese linguistics; Pedagogy; Second language acquisition and teaching; Education ; Learner engagement and motivation; Translation and Interpretation; Global Classroom
Stephen Mandell Professor Emeritus of English 5016 MacAlister Hall mandelsr@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Freshman Writing; Technical Writing; Speech; American Literature
Celeste Dolores Mann Assistant Teaching Professor; Coordinator of Spanish 200-level and Spanish Tutors Academic Building, 315A cdm323@drexel.edu	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy; The life and music of Brazilian composer, Francisca “Chiquinha” Gonzaga; Theater in Spanish and Portuguese; Hispanic and Brazilian Film; Latin American and Iberian Music
Ilana Margolis Adjunct Instructor Academic Building, 3rd Floor im66@drexel.edu 215.895.5931	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Hebrew-language instruction
Nada Matta Assistant Professor; Director, Middle East and North Africa Studies (MENA) Academic Building, 318 nada.matta@drexel.edu 215.895.3787	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Political Economy, Capitalism, Social Movements, Middle East Studies, Gender Studies, Labor Studies, Revolutions
Maria de la luz Matus-Mendoza Associate Professor of Spanish; Contact for Spanish Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 316 mm349@drexel.edu 215.895.2171	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Language variation in Spanish, the relationship between language variation and mobility (social and geographical) among the Mexican communities in Mexico and the United States, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, theater, baroque and contemporary literature.
Julia H. May Director, MS in Strategic & Digital Communication Program; Director, Graduate PR Certificate Program; Associate Teaching Professor of Communication 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 163 julia.may@drexel.edu 215.895.5804	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Political communication, international politics and its news coverage, public opinion, debate in the public sphere, transatlantic relations, war, torture and human rights
Janel McCloskey Program Manager, Drexel Writing Center, University Writing Program Korman Center 116 jfp48@drexel.edu 215.895.1799	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Antiracist pedagogy; Constructive Grounded Theory; Linguistic diversity; Writing Center Praxis; Writing Studies
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick Assistant Professor A.J. Drexel Autism Institute emh347@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests
Sara K. McGuire Assistant Teaching Professor skm328@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests International Law; National Security; Canada-US Relations; Border Relations
Deirdre McMahon Teaching Professor of English, Department of English and Philosophy; Assistant Dean of Online Education, Drexel University Graduate College 5039 MacAlister Hall deirdre.h.mcmahon@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Long Nineteenth-Century Studies; Victorian Literature & Culture; Material Studies; Race and Empire Studies; Postcolonial and Global Anglophone Literatures; Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Stephen L.W. McMillan Professor Emeritus; Department of Physics Disque Hall 815 stephen.l.mcmillan@drexel.edu 215.895.2709	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Stellar dynamics, Computations of stellar systems
Amanda McMillan Lequieu Assistant Professor 3201 Arch, Suite 210, Room 204 amanda.mcmillanlequieu@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental sociology, political economy, place and space, rural-urban interface, qualitative and historical methodologies
John D. Medaglia Associate Professor 322 Stratton Hall jdm582@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Cognitive Neuroscience; Clinical Neuropsychology; Brain Stimulation; Neuroimaging; Network Analysis; Self-control; Neuroethics
Georgi S. Medvedev Professor Tenure Korman Center 222 medvedev@drexel.edu 215.895.6612	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Dynamical systems, large networks, mathematical neuroscience
Carol Mele Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister carol.anne.mele@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Ethics; political philosophy; history of philosophy; biomedical ethics; critical reasoning
Megan Meyer Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; First Year Coordinator Stratton 208 mlm583@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Influences on preferred body type; changes in body image, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in females as a function of strength training; Sensation and Perception
Harriet Levin Millan Emeritus Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall millanhl@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Jonson Miller Teaching Professor of History 5015 MacAlister jwm54@drexel.edu 215.895.0994	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests United States (19th to 21st centuries); military history; science and engineering; the radical right
Irvin Miller Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Nicole Miller Research Coordinator, WELL Center nam365@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests How social factors impact the development of negative weight-related behaviors.
Caroline Miller Research Coordinator, WELL Center cmm878@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Rogelio Miñana Professor of Spanish and Global Studies; Vice Provost for Global Engagement Academic Building, room 304 101 N. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 rogelio.minana@drexel.edu 215.571.3194	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes; youth and community organizations; digital storytelling; civic and global engagement
Cecilia F. Mondaini Assistant Professor Korman Center 265 cf823@drexel.edu 215.895.6823	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Analysis of Partial Differential Equations; Fluid Dynamics; Stochastic Processes
Franco Montalto Assistant Professor Alumni Engineering Labs Room 273-F fmontalto@coe.drexel.edu 215.895.1385	Department Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests
Alberto E. Morales Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages aem464@drexel.edu	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Medical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; Multispecies Ethnography; Global and Planetary Health; Science and Technology Studies; Health Disparities and Structural Vulnerability; Latin American Studies
Danette A. Morrison Associate Teaching Professor; Program Director of Undergraduate Studies Stratton 209 dm3353@drexel.edu 215.571.4308	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Social Relationships, Achievement Motivation, Identity, Positive Youth Development
Jill Moses Assistant Director, First-Year Writing Program ; Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister jrm378@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Contemporary Poetry; Feminist literature; Creative Writing
Shari Moskow Undergraduate Adviser; Professor Korman Center 276 moskow@math.drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Applied PDEs and numerical analysis, in particular homogenization theory, inverse problems, and related asymptotic and numerical methods
Julie Mostov Professor Emerita	Department Department of Politics Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Explores the politics of national identity, sovereignty, citizenship and gender with a special focus on Southeastern Europe. Her recent work looks at violence, borders, and space and promotes the notion of soft-borders, transnational citizenship, and relational sovereignty.
Alexandra Mouangue Research Coordinator, WELL Center am5562@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Jannah Moussaoui Research Coordinator, WELL Center jrm486@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Alison E. Moyer Assistant Teaching Professor PISB 221 aem442@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Molecular paleontology; anatomy; microbiology; SEA-PHAGES; bacteriophages; STEM education
Stephen Mullin President and Principal, Econsult Solutions; Adjunct Instructor mullin@econsultsolutions.com	Department Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests State and local public finance and policy analyis, taxation policy analysis, economic development, real estate development, business and government strategies
Jason Munshi-South Betz Chair and Professor PISB 323 jm5383@drexel.edu 215.895.2628	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Urban ecology and evolutionary biology; Landscape genetics; Population genomics; Native and commensal animals; Evolution of lichen symbionts; Urban habitat restoration and connectivity
Donna Murasko Professor Emerita donna.murasko@drexel.edu 215.895.1892 Please note: Dr. Murasko no longer accepts graduate students due to her emerita (retired) status.	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Changes in immune response with increasing age, immune response to viruses, CD8 T cell response in virus infections
Brad Nabors Assistant Teaching Professor 3201 Arch Street, Suite 220, Room 297 brad.nabors@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Cultural sociology; Sociology of religion; Social Theory
Russell Neilson Associate Professor Disque Hall 905 russell.g.neilson@drexel.edu 215.895.2729	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Dark matter, Neutrino physics
Amanda NeMoyer Assistant Research Professor of Psychology Stratton 332 amanda.n.nemoyer@drexel.edu 215.553.7158	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; Forensic psychology; Program evaluation; Policy and practice reform; Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline; Diverting youth from justice system involvement
Arthur M. Nezu Distinguished University Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor of Medicine; Professor of Public Health Stratton 268 amn23@drexel.edu 215.553.7115	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests (Emotion-Centered) Problem-Solving Therapy; Stress and coping; Depression; Suicide; Ethics
Christine Maguth Nezu Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Stratton Hall, Room 278 cn25@drexel.edu 215.553.7112	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Emotion-Centered Problem Solving Therapy; Clinical Case Formulation; Psychotherapy Training & Supervision; Adaptive Functioning in Adults with Intellectual Disability; Suicide Risk Reduction
Alexander Nikolaev Associate Professor of Communication 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 168 agn24@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Public relations, political communication, organizational communication, mass communication, international communications and negotiations, communications theory.
Karen S. Nulton Director, Writing Assessment; Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall ksn27@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Writing assessment; work-integrated-learning (WIL); reflective writing
Michael O'Connor Professor; Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee PISB 318 oconnomp@drexel.edu 215.895.2637	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Physiological ecology; Physiology; Modelling; Allometry.
Oksana P. Odintsova Teaching Professor Korman Center 232 opo23@drexel.edu 215.895.6241	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Sean O'Donnell Professor PISB 324 so356@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Animal behavior, neuroecology, social insects, tropical ecology, thermal physiology
Joel E. Oestreich Professor jeo25@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Human rights; Economic development; United Nations; Sustainable Development; International Ethics; Rights-based Approach to Development
Santiago Ontañón Affiliated Faculty  santi@cs.drexel.edu	Department WELL Center	Research & Teaching Interests Game AI; Computer Games; Artificial Intelligence; machine learning
Daniel Otte Professor Emeritus of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science; Senior Curator Emeritus, ANS Entomology, ANS do332@drexel.edu 215.299.1188	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Taxonomy and biogeography of Orthoptera, particularly grasshoppers and crickets; origin of species
Gwen Ottinger Professor 3101 Market Street, Room 217 ottinger@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics Center for Science, Technology and Society Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental justice; Political theory; Science and technology policy; Citizen science; Science and engineering ethics; Information infrastructures; Community-based research
Ni Ou Associate Teaching Professor; Contact for Chinese Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 315 Ni.Ou@drexel.edu 215.895.1023	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Teaching Chinese as a foreign language; Chinese study abroad
Kevin G. Owens Associate Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate Stratton Hall 415 kevin.owens@drexel.edu 215.895.2621	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; analytical method development; time-of-flight mass spectrometry; analytical instrument development; matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization; imaging mass spectrometry; micro-organism identification by mass spectrometry; chemometrics; correlation analysis
Flavia Padovani Associate Professor of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister fp72@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Philosophy of Science; History of Philosophy of Science; Feminist Epistemology; Science and Technology Studies
Dimitrios Papadopoulos Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 224 dp399@drexel.edu 215.895.2683	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
James Eldred Pascoe Assistant Professor Korman 257 jep362@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Functional analysis; complex analysis; noncommutative algebra; matrix analysis
Rakhmiel Peltz Professor Emeritus of Sociolinguistics; Founding Director of Judaic Studies rp27@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Molecular and cellular biology, Yiddish Studies, Language and Society, Ethnography of Communication; Children of Immigrants; Educational Restitution after Genocide
Joel Pereira Assistant Teaching Professor Korman Center 257 jp3465@drexel.edu 215.571.3586	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Commutative Algebra
Ronald K. Perline Associate Professor Korman Center 294 rperline@math.drexel.edu 215.895.6623	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Symbolic Computation, Differential Geometry, Modeling of Nonlinear Optical Phenomena, Mathematical Physics
Margene L. Petersen Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister mlp59@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Multilingual Learners; Mentor; Visual Rhetorical Analysis; Anti-racist Pedagogy; Lowering Affective Filter
Ryan Petrie Associate Professor; Interim Department Head PISB 419 3245 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 rjp336@drexel.edu 215.895.1476	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests My lab, The Petrie Dish focuses its research efforts in areas including: extracellular matrix, cell motility, cytoskeleton, mechanotransduction, cell-matrix interactions, cell biology, and intracellular signaling.
Brianna Pezzato Adjunct Instructor bcp49@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Megan V. Phifer-Rixey Assistant Professor of Biology PISB 320 Mp3754@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Evolution; Genetics; Adaptation; Integrative Biology; Urban; Climate
Amani Piers Clinical Psychologist adp84@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Eating disorders; Health psychology; Project ReLearn
Marilyn Gaye Piety Professor of Philosophy 5016 MacAlister mgpiety@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Kierkegaard; philosophy of religion; ancient philosophy; public philosophy; flash philosophy; social justice; philosophy of sport
Toni Pitock Associate Teaching Professor of History 5022 MacAlister tfp47@drexel.edu	Department Department of History Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Atlantic World; Colonial American History; American Revolution and Early National Period; Migration and Diaspora; Economic Culture
Elizabeth Polcha Assistant Professor of English and Digital Humanities 5016 MacAlister lp949@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Black Atlantic Literature; Digital Humanities; Early American Studies; Postcolonial and Settler Colonial Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Environmental Studies; History of Science; History of the Book
Douglas V. Porpora Professor of Sociology 3201 Arch Street, 380 porporad@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Meaning; Morality; Politics; Religion; Social Justice.
Abioseh Porter Director, Africana Studies; Professor of English 5016 MacAlister abiosehp@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Comparative Literature; Postcolonial Literatures
Marina Potapova Associate Professor Curator of Diatoms, Academy of Natural Sciences mp895@drexel.edu 215-405-5068	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Water quality, Algae, Protists, Diatoms, Aquatic Ecology, Biological Collections, Environmental Pollution
Kathleen Powell Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies 3401 Market Street, Suite 110 kathleen.m.powell@drexel.edu	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile Delinquency & Justice, Crime and the Life Course, Corrections, Punishment, and Inequality, Courts and the Legal Profession, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy, Research Methods
Isabella Pruscino Research Coordinator, WELL Center ip357@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Nic John Ramos Assistant Professor of History 5009 MacAlister nfr38@drexel.edu 215.895.1207	Department Department of History Center for Science, Technology and Society Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests History of Medicine; History of Psychiatry; Black, African, African American History; Queer and LGBT History; History of Capitalism; Gender and Sexuality
Rosalind Remer Senior Vice Provost & Executive Director, Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships Rosalind.Remer@drexel.edu 215.895.1203	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests History of the Book, Early American economic and business history, Public history, Museum planning, Non-profit management
Rachel Reynolds Associate Professor of Communication; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, Suite 340, Room 354 rrr28@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Discourse Analysis and Semiotics, including the Textual, the Visual and Multimodality; Violence Against Women in Mass Media; Television and Culture; Language, Immigration and Youth Development
Jerome Ricard Assistant Teaching Professor PISB 413 jjr325@drexel.edu 215.571.3785	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Ephrins; Spinal cord injury; Neuroinflammation; Cell death; Dependence receptors; Pain
Gordon T. Richards Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate Budget, Process, and Development (BP&D) Committee Disque 812 gordon.t.richards@drexel.edu 215.895.2713	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, galaxy evolution, sky surveys, infrared/X-ray/radio astronomy
Cyndi Rickards Teaching Professor of Criminology & Justice Studies 3401 Market Street, Room 110-I crr46@drexel.edu 215.571.3734	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Community-based learning pedagogy; agents of justice and community health; mass incarceration and community
Adam C. Rickert Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 234 arickert@drexel.edu 215.895.1949	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Devyn Riddle Research Coordinator, WELL Center drr84@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Donald Riggs Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister riggsda@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Wonder; Mystery; Clarity; Relevance; Communication
Shelby A. Rinehart Assistant Professor PISB 319 shelby.rinehart@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Species interactions; bioturbation; ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; restoration ecology; marine and coastal ecology; environmental ethics
Diana Robins Professor, Director, AJ Drexel Autism Institute; Department of Community Health & Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health diana.l.robins@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Autism; Toddler screening; Early detection
Leeland Loew Rogers Assistant Teaching Professor Stratton 204 Leeland.Loew.Rogers@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Incidental learning; Statistical learning; Attention
Donna Rondolone Teaching Professor 5016 MacAlister donna.l.rondolone@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Arthurian legend, Mythology
Chris Rorres Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Gail Davida Rosen Teaching Professor of English; Editor, The 33rd 5016 Macalister gor22@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests
Gerald (Harris) Rosen M.R. Wehr Professor Emeritus of Physics gerald.h.rosen@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Gary Rosenberg Professor; Pilsbry Chair of Malacology, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology, ANS gr347@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Malacology Systematic Biology Evolutionary Biology
Jacob A. Russell Professor PISB 325 jar337@drexel.edu 215.895.1643	Department Department of Biology Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Symbiosis; Ants; Aphids; Genomics; Evolution; Molecular Ecology
Patricia Henry Russell Adjunct Instructor; Teaching Professor Emerita Emeritus phenry@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Susan A. Rutkowsky Teaching Professor Stratton Hall 411 sar@drexel.edu 215.895.1509	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Development of labs and lecture demonstrations for general and organic chemistry courses; Development of evidence-based teaching strategies; Cosmetic chemistry; STEM outreach programs
Doreen Alvarez Saar American Literature Editor, Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature; Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall saarda@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Early American Literature; Race and Gender Studies
Sheila F. Sandapen Director of English Programs ; Teaching Professor 5040 MacAlister Hall sfs34@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Black British; Cultural Studies; Contemporary British; Feminist; Literature; First-Year Writing
Nianli Sang Associate Professor PISB 417 nianli.sang@drexel.edu 215.895.6885	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Molecular, Cellular and Biochemical Bases of Major Human Diseases
Usha Sankar Associate Teaching Professor of Biology	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Human physiology; pedagogical research, air quality and health outcomes
Tiago Saraiva Department Head; Associate Professor MacAlister Hall, room 5014 tsaraiva@drexel.edu 215.895.6870	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests History of Science; Global Crops and Politics; Editor of History and Technology; Science and Decolonization; History of Engineering.
Aleister Saunders Executive Vice Provost for Research & Innovation; Professor 104 Left Bank Aleister.Saunders@drexel.edu 215.895.6091	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular/Cellular Biology
Ludo Scheffer Teaching Professor Stratton 105 lcs22@drexel.edu 215.895.6140	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Meta-cognitive development, writing, and computers; language and literacy development in the early years in the context of family and schooling; Youth-at-risk; Issues in Equity; School/Program/Intervention effectiveness
Simone Schlichting-Artur Teaching Professor of German; Contact for German Study Abroad Course Approvals Academic Building, 3rd Floor, Room 322 schlichs@drexel.edu 215.895.2443	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests International business communication (Germany and the U.S.), public health policy and languages, German post-war history through film and literature, development of writing assessment tools for German minor.
Eric J. Schmutz Professor Tenure Korman Center 264 schmutze@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Discrete mathematics; Probabilistic methods; Combinatorial number theory
Alexis Schulman Assistant Research Professor; Director of the Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program Dolan Fellow for Innovation in Water Science, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences Patrick Center 336 as5293@drexel.edu 215.299.1025	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental policy and politics, urban planning, sustainability and resilience transitions, policy implementation, local knowledge and community science
Maria T. Schultheis Professor of Psychology; Interim Director of Clinical Training 3180 Chestnut Street, Suite 104 schultheis@drexel.edu 215.895.4463	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Neurorehabilitation; Application of technology to psychology; Virtual reality technology; Driving capacity after neurological compromise; Rehabilitation of functional, everyday activities
Reinhard Schweitzer-Stenner Professor Emeritus; Department of Chemistry Disque Hall 605 rs344@drexel.edu 215.895.2268	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Biophysical chemistry, protein structure and function, intrinsically disordered proteins, structure analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics
John Seberger Assistant Professor of Information Science; Drexel College of Computing and informatics jss436@drexel.edu 215.895.1903	Department Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Social informatics Information studies Humanistic psychology
Jonathan Seitz Teaching Professor of History; Assistant Department Head 5024 MacAlister jwseitz@drexel.edu 215.895.0996	Department Department of History Center for Science, Technology and Society Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests History of science, medicine, and technology; Religious history; History of witchcraft, magic, and related; Italian history
Olivia Seligman Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WELL Center ors33@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Effects of food insecurity severity; body dissatisfaction on bulimic symptoms, with a focus on shame and dietary restraint as mediating factors
David Seltzer Adjunct Professor of Philosophy dss97@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Jewish Studies	Research & Teaching Interests History of Philosophy
Manuel Seman-Senderos Assistant Teaching Professor PISB 221 mas952@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Cell Biology Genetics History of Science Synthetic Biology Drug Discovery
Jocelyn A. Sessa Associate Professor; Associate Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 jsessa@drexel.edu 215.299.1149	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Ocean acidification; Mollusks; Climate change; Paleobiology
Rachel Shannon Research Coordinator, WELL Center rbs77@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Li Sheng Associate Professor Tenure Korman Center 274 lsheng@math.drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Discrete Mathematics; Graph Theory
Arthur Shostak Professor Emeritus arthurshostak@gmail.com 510.239.4002	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests
Wesley Shumar Professor; Director, Graduate Programs in Communication, Culture & Media; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, 372 shumarw@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests The Commodification of Culture; Consumer Culture and the Production of Value; Cultural Change in Higher Education; Digital Media and Learning; Learning and Communication
Diane Sicotte Professor of Sociology 3201 Arch Street, Room 203 dms76@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental Sociology; Environmental inequality and injustice; Political economy of energy and environment; Labor and environment; Plastics in society
Tasneem A. Siddiqui Assistant Professor of History MacAlister Hall, room 5013 tas434@drexel.edu	Department Department of History Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests The Black Radical Tradition; Land-based struggles; Black social movements; Labor; Black Geographies; Africana spiritual systems; Self-determination
Fred Siegel Teaching Professor of English; Director, First-Year Writing Program 5016 MacAlister Hall siegelf@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Popular Theater; Dramatic Literature, Creative Non-Fiction; Freshman Writing
Chloe Silverman Associate Professor 3101 Market Street, 221 cbs78@drexel.edu 215.571.4650	Department Department of Politics Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests The role of affect in scientific knowledge, how public claims about affect are used to establish authority, and the role of affect as an analytic tool and method in science studies. Productive entanglements between so-called “lay” and “expert” knowledge. Affective dimensions of social movements that have engaged medical authorities and patient groups. Modes through which information about scientific practice—as opposed to scientific findings—is communicated to different publics. How discourse about what science is or ought to be shapes both peopleʼs reception of scientific information and their personal investment in science as a form of knowledge.
Hannah Silverstein Research Coordinator, WELL Center hs988@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Gideon Simpson Associate Department Head; Graduate Adviser; Associate Professor Korman Center, room 262 grs53@drexel.edu 215.895.1849	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Applied mathematics; Numerical analysis; Scientific computing; Stochastic simulation
Rachel Sinex Research Coordinator, WELL Center rhs63@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Treatment development and prevention of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders in adolescent and adult populations
Amy Slaton Professor Emerita 5015 MacAlister slatonae@drexel.edu 215.895.2061	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests History of technology, labor, race
Julia Sluzenski Associate Teaching Professor Stratton 205 julia.m.sluzenski@drexel.edu 215.571.4309	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Memory and its neural basis, lifespan development
Kevin Smith Associate Teaching Professor PISB 221 A kps43@drexel.edu 215.571.3469	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Organismal Biology, Ecology, Herpetology, STEM Education
Matthew Ross Smith Assistant Teaching Professor of English 5016 Macalister mrs363@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Writing, Novelist, Middle Grade
Andrew Frederick Smith Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies; Department Head, Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), Room 321 3245 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA afs52@drexel.edu 215.895.2627	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department of English and Philosophy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Environmental Philosophy/Environmental Humanities; Food Justice; Climate Justice; Social and Political Philosophy; Decolonization
Justin Smith Professor Emeritus jsmith@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Karl Sohlberg Associate Professor; Chemistry Graduate Advisor Disque Hall 222 kws24@drexel.edu 215.895.2653	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Theoretical chemistry; computational chemistry; materials research; mechanically interlocked macromolecular complexes (MIMAs); surface modeling.
Xiaoming Song Associate Professor Tenure Korman Center 273 song@math.drexel.edu 215.895.6998	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Stochastic Calculus, Large Deviation Theory, Theoretical Statistics, Data Network Modeling and Numerical Analysis
Lawrence Souder Teaching Professor Emeritus of Communication ls39@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Science and technical writing, communication ethics.
Jonathan E. Spanier Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Affiliated Faculty LeBow 440 spanier@drexel.edu 215.895.2301	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Light-matter interactions in electronic materials, including ferroelectric semiconductors, complex oxide thin film science; laser spectroscopy, including Raman scattering
Mary V. Spiers Professor Emeritus spiersm@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Clinical neuropsychology and medical psychology; Memory and practical applications for memory disorders in the elderly; Cognitive health of women
James Spotila Professor Emeritus spotiljr@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Physiological ecology, Biophysical Ecology and Conservation Biology
Niharika Sravan Assistant Professor Disque 805 ns3527@drexel.edu 215.895.2940	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Machine learning; Astronomical surveys; Dynamic resource allocation; Transients; Multimessenger astronomy
Jennifer S. Stanford Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE); Institutional Leader for CIRTL at Drexel PISB 425 jss75@drexel.edu	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests STEM Education; Effective and Inclusive Teaching; Evidence-Based Teaching; Faculty and Future Faculty Pedagogical Development; Experiential Learning; Epigenetics; Learning and Memory
Kathryn Steen Associate Professor Office: 5012 MacAlister Mailbox: 3025 MacAlister steen@drexel.edu 215.895.6615	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests history of technology, business history; comparative industrialization and transnational history; policy and politics of industry; U.S. patent history
Mark Stehr Professor, Economics; Director, School of Economics Gerri C. LeBow Hall 1021 stehr@drexel.edu 215.895.0554	Department Center for Public Policy	Research & Teaching Interests Applied Econometrics Health Economics
Scott Stein Director, Drexel Publishing Group; Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall sas38@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Creative Writing; Fiction and Novels; Satire and Humor; Publishing; Franz Kafka; Superheroes; Working with Student Interns
Richard Steinberg Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics steinberg@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Search for magnetic monopoles; Neutrino oscillations
Jeanne M. Steuber Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 236 jms77@drexel.edu 215.895.1957	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Donald F. Stevens Professor Emeritus stevens@drexel.edu	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests Modern Latin American history
C. Clare Strange Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies 3401 Market Street, Suite 202 cs3846@drexel.edu 215.571.4628	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Courts, sentencing and corrections; Treatment/rehabilitation; Harm reduction; Public health; Inequality
Nelly Taha Assistant Teaching Professor Office: Academic Building, 315 Nelly.Taha@drexel.edu	Department Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages	Research & Teaching Interests Motivation and Curriculum; Technology and Curriculum; Communicative Functions of Code-Switching
Jose Tapia Professor MacAlister 3021-E jat368@drexel.edu	Department Department of Politics	Research & Teaching Interests political economy; mortality; social development; business cycles; Chernobyl; climate change; world economy;
Scott Tattar Assistant Teaching Professor; Faculty Advisor, Drexel Public Relations Student Society; Communication Department Recruitment Liaison 3201 Arch Street, 159 sdt56@drexel.edu 215.571.3611	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Public Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Reputation Management; Issues/Crisis Management; Business Communication
Eva Thury Associate Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall thury@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Literature, Computer Science
Monica Togna Teaching Professor PISB 221 F mmt73@drexel.edu 215.895.2684	Department Department of Biology	Research & Teaching Interests Organismal Biology (Physiology / Anatomy / Dev Bio), Microbiology
Alexa Tompary Assistant Professor Stratton Hall, Room 306 at3549@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Neural bases of episodic memory and conceptual knowledge; Systems memory consolidation theories; Functional neuroimaging; Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Olga Trubina Adjunct Instructor oit24@drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Somdev Tyagi Associate Department Head for Non-Major Studies, Professor Disque Hall 806 tyagi@drexel.edu 215.895.6956	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Nanobiophysics, Raman spectroscopy, Magnetic materials
Kelly Underman Associate Professor 3201 Arch Street, 289 kdu24@drexel.edu	Department Department of Sociology Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Medical education, the social construction of bodies and emotions, and the politics of scientific knowledge production
Kristene Unsworth Director, Center for Science, Technology and Society; Associate Teaching Professor 3401 Market, Suite 110-G kristene.unsworth@drexel.edu 215.895.0277	Department Department of Criminology and Justice Studies Center for Public Policy Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Ethics, information technologies and policy Information justice, ethics of data access and use Policy development that addresses the equitable use of information across society Intersections between information technology, people, and justice
Anna Upman Research Coordinator, WELL Center aeu26@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
Brigita Urbanc Professor; Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies 3141 Chestnut Street, 12-909, Philadelphia, PA 19104 bu25@drexel.edu 215.895.2726	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Intrinsically disordered proteins; Biophysics of protein folding and self-assembly relevant to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease; Protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions; Discrete and all-atom molecular dynamics; Molecular dynamics force field development
Hilde Van den Bulck Professor of Communication; Department Head 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 152 hdv26@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication	Research & Teaching Interests Political economy of media structures; Algorithmization, datafication and platformization; Trust and digital media; Media policies for digitized media ecologies; Public (service) media; Digital media and popular culture; Digital media, popular culture and populism; Media and (collective) identities; Celebrity culture and industry; Celebrity philanthropy and activism; Fandom and anti-fandom
Loÿc Vanderkluysen Associate Professor PISB, Room 322 loyc@drexel.edu 215.571.4673	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Volcano remote sensing and monitoring; Volcanic gases; Igneous petrology and geochemistry; Large Igneous Provinces
Bryan VanSaders Assistant Professor 906 Disque Hall bv336@drexel.edu 215.895.1670	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Active matter; Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; Thermodynamics of information; Crystal plasticity; Metamaterials; Self/directed assembly
Bill Vargo Assistant Teaching Professor of English MacAlister 5037 wgv23@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests First Year Writing; Multimodal Composition; Creative Writing; Screenwriting; Transdisciplinary Research; Composition and Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence
Sonia Vaz Borges Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies 4020 MacAlister sonia.vazborges@drexel.edu	Department Department of History Africana Studies Center for Interdisciplinary Study	Research & Teaching Interests African History; Black Studies; Liberation Struggles Studies; Social Movements Studies; History of Education; Decolonial Studies and Methodologies; Oral History; Militant Research; Walking archives; Migration and diasporas
David Velinsky Professor The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2nd Floor 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA velinsky@drexel.edu 215.299.1147	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Fate and transport of chemical contaminants; Stable isotope and nutrient biogeochemistry; Sediment geochemistry and deposition; Water quality
Jörn Venderbos Assistant Professor Disque Hall, 610 jwv34@drexel.edu 215-895-2714	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Theory of quantum materials: topological Insulators, topological semimetals, materials prediction and design, strongly correlated electron materials, complex electronic ordering phenomena, unconventional superconductors
T.S. Venkataraman Professor Emeritus Department of Physics t.s.venkataraman@drexel.edu	Department	Research & Teaching Interests
K. Shwetketu Virbhadra Assistant Teaching Professor Korman Center 230 ksv29@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity; Astrophysics; Cosmology
Giacomo Vivanti Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Area Leader in Early Detection & Intervention, AJ Drexel Autism Institute giacomo.vivanti@drexel.edu 215.571.3202	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests The nature of learning difficulties in autism; developing effective programs to address such learning difficulties within community-based settings
Michael S. Vogeley Professor Disque Hall 811 vogeley@drexel.edu 215.895.2710	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Cosmology, Galaxy formation and evolution, Statistical analysis of large data sets, Active galactic nuclei
Jurij Volčič Assistant Professor Korman Center, room 269 jv586@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Real algebraic geometry; free analysis, noncommutative algebra; quantum information theory; polynomial optimization
Kathleen Volk Miller Co-Editor, Painted Bride Quarterly; Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall kvm@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Publishing; Creative Writing; Literary Magazines; Writing and Neuroplasticity; Healing through Writing; Journaling; Personal Essay
Maria Volynsky Teaching Professor; ESL Coordinator and Associate Director, First Year Writing Program 5016 MacAlister Hall mvolynsky@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests TESOL; Linguistic Diversity; Multilingualism; Online Teaching; Social Emotional Learning; Language Acquisition; Assessment
Peter A. Wade Professor Emeritus Disque Hall 503 wadepa@drexel.edu 215.895.2652	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Nitro; cycloaddition; rearrangement; isomerization; nitration
Anthony Wambsgans Associate Teaching Professor Straton Hall 409 anthony.wambsgans@drexel.edu 215.895.1585	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests
Scott Warnock Professor of English; Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education MacAlister Hall, Suite 4020 sjwarnock@drexel.edu 215.895.0377	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Teaching with technology; Online writing instruction; Writing administration; Learning assessment; Faculty development; Undergraduate research
Robert Watts Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall wattsra@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Creative Writing; Freshman Writing
Jason D. Weckstein Associate Professor Associate Curator of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Ornithology Department 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19096 jdw342@drexel.edu 215.299.1023	Department Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science	Research & Teaching Interests Phylogenetics; Host-parasite coevolution; Ornithology; Systematic biology; Comparative biology, Biodiversity surveys, Genomics
Richard D. White Assistant Teaching Professor Korman Center 261 rdw35@drexel.edu 215.895.6691	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Vincent Williams Associate Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister Hall avw22@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Africana Studies	Research & Teaching Interests
Jet Wimp Professor Emeritus	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Hugo J. Woerdeman Professor Korman Center 272 hjw27@drexel.edu 215.895.6828	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Matrix and Operator Theory; Systems Theory; Signal and Image Processing; Harmonic Analysis; Multivariable Interpolation; Factorization; Quantum Computing.
Ezra C. Wood Associate Professor Disque Hall, room 507 Ezra.Wood@drexel.edu 215.895.1681	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Atmospheric Chemistry; Air Pollution; Climate Change; Analytical Instrumentation
J. Douglas Wright Professor of Mathematics; Department Head Korman Center 296 jdw66@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests nonlinear waves; partial differential equations; dynamical systems; lattice differential equations; coherent structures
Jun Xi Associate Teaching Professor Disque Hall 218 jx35@drexel.edu 215.895.2648	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests QCM; cell adhesion; enzyme; problem-based learning; peer learning
Jingni Xiao Assistant Professor jx342@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Inverse problems; partial differential equations; scattering theory; nonlocal operators; non-scattering phenomena
Dennis G. Yang Associate Teaching Professor Korman Center 252 gy44@drexel.edu 215.571.3583	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Dynamical Systems, Neurodynamics
Yang Yang, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor Stratton 412 yy565@drexel.edu	Department Department of Chemistry	Research & Teaching Interests Theoretical Chemistry; Computational Chemistry; Chemistry Education; Biochemistry/Biophysics; Biomineralization; Interfacial Chemistry; Materials Science
Thomas P.-Y. Yu Professor Tenure Korman Center 268 tyu@math.drexel.edu 215.895.2066	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Applied Analysis, Applied Geometry, Multiscale Methods
Jian-Min Yuan Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics Disque Hall 819B yuanjm@drexel.edu 215.895.2722	Department	Research & Teaching Interests Biophysics, protein folding/unfolding, protein aggregation, cellular signaling pathways, stochastic dynamics; chemical physics, reaction dyanmics, nonlinear dynamics, interaction of radiation with matter
Jennifer Yusin Professor of English; Director, Women’s and Gender Studies 5016 MacAlister Hall jyusin@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy Center for Interdisciplinary Study Women's and Gender Studies	Research & Teaching Interests Comparative Race and Empire Studies, Philosophies of Race and Gender, Global Modernisms, LGBTQ+ Studies, Trans Studies, Psychoanalytic Studies, Postcolonial and Global Anglophone Literatures, Transatlantic Studies, and the Global South
Robert Zaller Professor Emeritus zallerrm@drexel.edu 215.895.1512	Department Department of History	Research & Teaching Interests English history and early modern European history
Robert Zawatski Assistant Teaching Professor of English 5016 MacAlister rz343@drexel.edu	Department Department of English and Philosophy	Research & Teaching Interests Creative Writing; Fiction; First-Year Writing; Humor; Pop Culture; Storytelling
Sergio Zefelippo Adjunct Instructor sz32@drexel.edu 215.895.2668	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests
Asta Zelenkauskaite Professor of Communication; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media 3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 149 az358@drexel.edu	Department Department of Communication Center for Science, Technology and Society	Research & Teaching Interests Social media research; User-generated content analysis; Emergent practices online; Ideological influence; Inauthentic coordinated behaviors online; Misinformation/disinformation online; Mixed methods
Fengqing Zoe Zhang Associate Professor of Psychology Stratton 316 fengqing.zhang@drexel.edu 215.553.7172	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Multimodal neuroimaging; machine learning; brain development and aging; mental health; wearable computing and mHealth
Matthew J. Ziemke Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics Korman Center 257 mjz55@drexel.edu	Department Department of Mathematics	Research & Teaching Interests Functional Analysis; Operator semigroups; Mathematical Physics
Eric A. Zillmer Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology; Director, The Happiness Lab Stratton 311 zillmer@drexel.edu	Department Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	Research & Teaching Interests Military Psychology; Sport Psychology; Psychology of Happiness; Psychology of Music; Neuropsychology

Lloyd Ackert

Teaching Professor of History; Research Associate, Library and Archives at the Academy of Natural Sciences
5011 MacAlister
lta24@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

History of Science; History of Biology; History of Ecology; Russian History; Soviet History; Environmentalism

Anthony W. Addison

Professor Emeritus; Department of Chemistry
Disque Hall, room 418
addisona@drexel.edu
215.895.2646

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Redox; transition metals; chelate design; lanthanides; luminescence; tau-values; metalloprotein; magnetism, electron paramagnetic resonance; electrochemistry.

Ali Afify

Assistant Professor
PISB 421
aa4686@drexel.edu
215.895.2526

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Insect olfaction; Sensory Neurobiology; Mosquito oviposition; Malaria

Young-Hoon Ahn

Associate Professor; Chair of Chemistry Graduate Program Committee
Disque Hall 506
ya426@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Chemical Biology; Cysteine Proteomics; Redox Signaling; Glutathione; and Post-translational Modifications; Medicinal Chemistry.

Stacey E. Ake

Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Director, Health and Medical Humanities Certificate
5016 MacAlister
sea29@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

CS Peirce; Walker Percy; Kierkegaard; Existentialism; Bioethics; Semiotics; Biosemiotics

Peter Amato

Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Director, Programs in Philosophy; Co-director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
5029 MacAlister
peterama@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Ethics; Marxism; Continental Philosophy

David M. Ambrose

Professor
Korman Center 290
dma68@drexel.edu
215.895.6247

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

mathematical analysis; fluid dynamics; nonlinear partial differential equations; boundary integral methods

Howard Anton

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Jason S. Aran

Teaching Professor of Mathematics; Associate Department Head
Korman Center 298
jsa33@drexel.edu
215.571.3585

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Dani Arigo

Affiliated Faculty

arigo@rowan.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Understanding within-person relations between social perceptions; Physical activity engagement among midlife women with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease; Tailoring the social features of digital physical activity interventions to meet the needs of this population

Jan Armon

Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus of English

jan.armon@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Valarie Arms

Professor Emeritus of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
armsvm@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Rhetoric and Composition

Richard Astro

Provost Emeritus; Distinguished Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
astro@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

20th Century American Fiction, 18th Century British Poetry, Sports and Social Issues

Hasan Ayaz

Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Monell 101
hasan.ayaz@drexel.edu
215.571.3709

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Neuroergonomics, Functional Neuroimaging, Biomedical Signal Processing, Neuroengineering, Functional Near Infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Electroencephalogram (EEG), Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI)

Jesse Ballenger

Associate Teaching Professor of Health Administration

jfb83@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Healthcare, medicine and ethics; aging and neurodegenerative diseases; science and technology studies

Susan E. Bell

Professor Emerita
3201 Arch Street, 294
susan.bell@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Sociology of health and illness; global and transnational health; reproductive health, rights and justice; experience of illness; narrative; visual sociology

Marirose Benedict

Licensed Professional Counselor, WELL Center

mb4386@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Joseph Bentz

Professor Emeritus
PISB 416
bentzj@drexel.edu
215.895.1513

Please note: Dr. Bentz no longer accepts graduate students due to his emeritus (retired) status.

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Biophysics of Cell Membrane Function - Membrane Transport by Multidrug Resistance Proteins, chanisms of Membrane Fusion, Peptide/Protein-Membrane Interactions

Kenneth Bingham

Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
binghamk@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Ronald Bishop

Professor of Communication
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 148
bishoprc@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Investigative reporting, sports journalism, journalism history, journalism sourcing patterns, textual narrative and ideological analysis, cultural history of fame, media portrayals of marginalized groups.

Jonah Blasiak

Associate Professor
Korman Center 275
jdb395@drexel.edu
215.895.6217

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Algebraic Combinatorics, Representation Theory, Complexity Theory

Patricia Diane Bobo

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman 255
pdb59@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Inspiring – she wants to impart in her students’ the lifelong joy of learning; Committed – she is committed to helping students expand their mathematical foundation; Caring – she wants her students to know that she cares about every single one of them. And she truly believes in the motto, “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.”

B. Cooper Boniece

Assistant Professor

cooper.boniece@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Time series; High-frequency data; Change-point detection; Wavelet methods; Fractional/self-similar stochastic processes

Valerie Booth

Teaching Professor of English
5023 MacAlister
vab42@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Literature and Science; Virginia Woolf; Autobiography

Shyamalendu Bose

Professor Emeritus; Department of Physics
Disque Hall 915
bose@drexel.edu
215.895.2043

Department

Research & Teaching Interests Nanoscience, high-temperature superconductivity, theory of surfaces and interfaces, disordered systems, electron and X-ray spectroscopies of solids

Robert P. Boyer

Professor Emeritus

boyerrp@drexel.edu
215.895.1854

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Functional Analysis, C* Algebras, and the Theory of Group Representations

Valerie Bracchi-Ricard

Assistant Research Professor
PISB 413
vcb33@drexel.edu
215.571.3785

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Spinal cord injury, Neuroinflammation

Raymond Brebach

Professor Emeritus
5016 MacAlister Hall
brebach@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Modern British Fiction; The Novel; Textual Studies

Eric Brewe

Professor; Associate Dean – Graduate Education in College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Editor – Physical Review Physics Education Research
Disque Hall, #918
eb573@drexel.edu
215.895.2779

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Physics Education Research; Social Network Analysis; Modeling Instruction

Eric Dorn Brose

Professor Emeritus

broseed@drexel.edu
(215) 895-6789

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

German & European history

David S. Brown

Professor of Politics; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
MacAlister Hall, suite 4020
3250 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
dsb93@drexel.edu
215.895.1891

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

Democracy; Economic Development; International Political Economy; Inequality

Robert Brulle

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental policy and politics, critical theory, marine risk, social movements, environmental sociology.

Alexandra Brumberg

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Disque 606
brumberg@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Inorganic materials chemistry; Semiconductor nanoparticles; Ultrafast spectroscopy; Crystallization, self-assembly, and phase transitions; Optoelectronic properties

Robert Busby

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Meghan L. Butryn

Professor; Associate Department Head
Stratton 286
mlb34@drexel.edu
215.553.7108

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
WELL Center

Research & Teaching Interests

Obesity prevention and treatment; Physical activity promotion; Lifestyle modification; Behavioral therapy; Cancer prevention

James Calkins

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Fernando Carreon

Teaching Professor
Korman Center 250
fc382@drexel.edu
215.895.2680

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Llana Carroll

Assistant Teaching Professor
MacAlister Hall 5063
lc3382@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

First-Year Writing; Composition and Rhetoric; Non-Fiction; Writing in the Disciplines / Writing Across the Curriculum; Writing Centers

Jakeya Caruthers

Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies
5016 MacAlister
jakeya.caruthers@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Black Political Aesthetics; Black Popular Culture, Literature, and Media Representation; Black Feminist Thought; Anti-Carceral Feminism; Art and Visual Culture

Jacques Catudal

Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister Hall
cat@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Ancient Philosophy, Aesthetics, Epistemology

Dorothy Charbonnier

Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Liaison to Steinbright/CO-OP
Stratton 207
drc73@drexel.edu
215.571.4407 

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Undergraduate Teaching, Workplace Skill (Career) Development, Curriculum Development, Writing

Danny Choo-Kang

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

dc3543@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Evangelia G. Chrysikou

Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Applied Cognitive & Brain Sciences PhD Program; Co-Leader, B.S. Neuroscience major
Stratton 324
lilachrysikou@drexel.edu
215.553.7170

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests cognitive control; creativity; semantic memory; cognitive and affective regulation; design cognition; cognitive flexibility; noninvasive brain stimulation; functional neuroimaging

Danielle Kerns Clauss

Clinical Psychologist, WELL Center

cmh346@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Rebecca A. Clothey

Professor and Department Head
Academic Building, 312
Rebecca.A.Clothey@drexel.edu
215.895.5931

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Comparative and international education; Immigration and education; Non-formal schooling; Language and identity

Paula Marantz Cohen

Dean Emerita, Pennoni Honors College; Distinguished Professor of English
Academic Building, Room 333
cohenpm@drexel.edu
215.895.1266

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century English and American Literature; Shakespeare; Film Studies; Nonfiction and fiction writing

Jessica Cohen

Teaching Professor
3201 Arch Street, 202
jac595@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests Cohabitation; Marriage; Union Transitions; Marital Intentions; Dating ; Relationship Quality; Child Well-Being; Divorce; Fertility Behaviors and Intentions; Adolescent Union Formation and Childbearing

Anne Converse Willkomm

Associate Dean, Graduate College; Associate Teaching Professor

acw334@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Organizational communication; soft skills; professional development; empathy in the workplace; nonprofits; and leadership

John P. Coppola

Adjunct Instructor

jpc48@drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Rose Corrigan

Associate Professor
School of Law, Room 265
rose.corrigan@drexel.edu
215.571.4736

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

Women and politics, public law, American politics and policy

Karen Cristiano

Assistant Department Head of Communication; Teaching Professor of Communication
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 166
kc42@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Journalism, medical writing, feature writing, copy editing, mass media and society.

Luis Cruz Cruz

Associate Professor; Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies
Disque Hall 912
ccruz@drexel.edu
215.895.2739

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Spiking Neural Networks; Synchronization in the firings of Neuronal Networks; Micro/Minicolumns in the brain; Brain Plasticity; Traveling Waves in Low Dimensional Neuronal Networks; Spatial correlations of neurons in the brain; Confinement effects on the folding of amyloidogenic proteins

Travis B. Curtice

Assistant Professor
3025 MacAlister Hall
tbc52@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

Policing; Conflict; Political Economy of Crime; Authoritarian Politics; Research Methods

Edward (Ted) Daeschler

Professor; Curator and Chair of Vertebrate Zoology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
ebd29@drexel.edu
215.299.1133

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests

Vertebrate Paleontology; History of the Earth; Late Devonian fossil vertebrates; Origin of tetrapods; Fossil collecting; Museum curation

Brian P. Daly

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Department Head; Interim Director, WELL Center
Stratton 118
brian.daly@drexel.edu
215.571.4252

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

School mental health; Leadership; Mental health promotion; Socioemotional learning (SEL); Evidence-based practice; Risk and resilience; Child and adolescent intervention

Ivy Dang

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

id357@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Isabel de Koninck

Affiliated Faculty
118 N. 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

215-895-2531

Department

Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Through innovative relationship-centered programming and initiatives, Drexel Hillel:

Creates a welcoming community in which to gather, engage, and grow.
Empowers and inspires undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni to learn, lead, and serve in order to bring about positive change in an ever-changing world.
Strengthens each person’s connection to their Jewish heritage and confidence in their Judaism.
Cultivates Jewish life on and off campus.

David DeMatteo

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Professor of Law; Director, JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology
Stratton 338
David.DeMatteo@drexel.edu
215.553.7107

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Psychopathy, forensic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, testing in forensic assessment contexts, and drug policy research

Kathryn A. Dettmer

Drexel English Language Center, Assistant Director of Administration; Adjunct Instructor of French; Adjunct Representitive to Faculty Senate
Academic Building, Room 315
kad46@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Language education; translation; Czech; universal design for teaching

Kate Devlin

Assistant Research Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stratton 123
knd52@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests NeuroHIV; Aging and neurodegenerative disease; Diagnosis and prognosis; Cognitive heterogeneity; Structural equation modeling; Everyday functioning

Ashley Dickinson

Associate Teaching Professor
3401 Market Street, Room 110-E
ald393@drexel.edu
215.895.6150

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Corrections, offender rehabilitation, offender classification, risk management, gender and crime

Richardson Dilworth

Professor of Politics; Department Head, Department of Politics
MacAlister, Room 3025
dilworth@drexel.edu
215.895.2471

Department

Department of Politics
Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests American political development, urban politics, public policy

Lisa DiMaio

Teaching Professor of English; Coordinator, Multilingual Learner Writing Resources, University Writing Program
MacAlister Hall 5016
dimaiola@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Multilingual writing pedagogy; Second language acquisition; Linguistic diversity; Tutoring strategies for multilingual writers; Sociocultural theory

N. John DiNardo

Professor
Disque Hall 707
dinardoj@drexel.edu
215.895.2790

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Physics education research, surface physics, condensed matter physics, materials science.

Michelle Dolinski

Professor
Disque Hall, room 913
dolinski@drexel.edu
215.895.6860

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Particle physics; Nuclear physics; Neutrino physics; Neutrinoless double beta decay; Detector R&D

Steve Vásquez Dolph

Associate Teaching Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Academic Building, 322
sd3366@drexel.edu
215.895.6350

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests Early modern cultural production; ecology and representation; history and sociology of science; historical bibliography; politics and poetics of translation

Robert D'Ovidio

Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies
3401 Market Street, Room 110-A
robert.dovidio@drexel.edu
215.895.1803

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

The intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system.

Dan Driscoll

Coordinator, Writing Curriculum Initiatives; University Writing Program; Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
dwd27@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Genre and Writing Studies; Fiction; Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Across the Curriculum; First-year Writing

Catherine Dubaillou

Staff Psychologist, WELL Center

csd28@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Laura Duwel

Assistant Department Head, Teaching Professor
PISB 219
l.duwel@drexel.edu
215.895.2636

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Undergraduate Education

Brenda Dyer

Teaching Professor of French; Director of Modern Languages; Contact for Arabic, French, and Italian Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 321
bad24@drexel.edu
215.895.6281

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Language acquisition pedagogy, Teaching writing, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century French literature, Women Writers, Translation, Inclusive teaching for learning differences.

Mary F.E. Ebeling

Professor of Sociology; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, 285
mfe@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society
Center for Interdisciplinary Study

Research & Teaching Interests Science and technology studies; critical data studies; algorithmic justice; marketing; data brokers and big data; healthcare privacy; biocapital; medicine; health; knowledge and power in late capital; the production of value and alternatives; anarchism and democratic potentials of artist-run spaces and collectives.

Felice Elefant

Professor
PISB 317
fe22@drexel.edu
215.895.0220

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

My research program is focused on understanding epigenetic mechanisms that govern higher order brain function via chromatin packaging in neurons.

Brian Erickson

Research Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stratton 320
bae25@drexel.edu
215.760.7253

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Closed-loop Brain Stimulation; Electroencephalography EEG; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS; Attention; Signal processing; Network Neuroscience; Cognitive Enhancement

Nomi Eve

Director, MFA in Creative Writing; Assistant Professor
5016 MacAlister
nae28@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Aaron T. Fafarman

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Center for Automation Technology, 486
fafarman@drexel.edu
215.895.5818

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Nanocrystal synthesis and surface chemistry. Self- and directed-assembly of nanocrystal solids for use as energy conversion materials. Ultra-fast and steady state spectroscopy to study the behavior of electrons in semiconductor nanocrystals.

Daryl L. Falco

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 251
dlf25@drexel.edu
215.895.2592

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Reza Farasat

Assistant Teaching Professor; Assistant Department Head
Disque Hall 223
3141 Chestnut Street
rf485@drexel.edu
215.895.4970

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests Modification of polymers for diverse applications; utilizing thermal analysis techniques to study polymeric and non-polymeric materials; nanotechnology; applying Multi-detector Size Exclusion Chromatography for characterization of polymers; creating composites to improve materials’ properties.

Raymond J. Favocci

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 226
rjf23@drexel.edu
215.895.2851

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Frank A. Ferrone

Professor
Disque Hall, room 922
fferrone@drexel.edu
215.895.2778

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Sickle cell; protein self-assembly theory; molecular crowding; novel optical methods; microscopy; kinetics

Robert Finegan

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
fineganr@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Resilience literacy; Narrative psychology; Creative writing

Leonard Finegold

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Disque Hall 915
leonard.x.finegold@drexel.edu
215.895.2740

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Brighid Fitzpatrick

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

blf49@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence the development and maintenance of eating disorders, treatments targeting these mechanisms, and preventative strategies for those at risk for developing pathological eating problems.

Fraser Fleming

Professor
Stratton 410
fraser.f.fleming@drexel.edu
215.895.2644

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests Research is focused on rapidly constructing biologically relevant scaffolds as potential pharmaceutical leads. Two complementary research areas comprise most of the research effort: the use of metalated nitriles as potent nucleophiles for hindered bond construction, and the use of metalated isocyanides as precursors to peptide mimics. The research has been primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Joe P. Foley

Professor; Department Head
Disque Hall 306
jfoley@drexel.edu
215.895.6218

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests Analytical Chemistry; Separation Science; Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Tandem Column Liquid Chromatography; Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography; Capillary and Microchip Electrophoresis; Electrokinetic Chromatography

Evan M. Forman

Professor
Stratton 282
evan.forman@drexel.edu
215.553.7113

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
WELL Center

Research & Teaching Interests

Health behavior change; Behavioral treatments for health promotion; Weight control; Neurocognitive drivers of eating; Lifestyle modification; Technology-facilitated behavior change; Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral treatments

Alexander Friedlander

Associate Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Communication

sandy@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Rhetorical theory and practice, document design, writing and technology.

Edward Fristrom

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
ecf35@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Writing Studies; Medical Narrative/Memoir; Environmental Literature

Denise Garcia

Associate Professor,
College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Biology
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology (courtesy appointment)
PISB 422
adg82@drexel.edu
215.571.4534

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Ramesh Garimella

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman 293
rg948@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Passionate about undergraduate teaching; Core teaching principle is to motivate and inspire students; Likes to instill mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills in his students; Aims to prepare them not only for immediate courses but for future success as well

Mercer Gary

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister
mg3864@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Feminist bioethics; care ethics; feminist philosophy; philosophy of technology

Jon Gelhaus

Curator and Department Chair, Entomology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences
Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
jkg78@drexel.edu
215.299.1141

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Taxonomy; Systematics; Entomology; Biodiversity; Water Quality; Museum Collections

Pamela A. Geller

Professor of Psychology, Ob/Gyn and Public Health
Stratton 280
pg27@drexel.edu
215.553.7117

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Clinical and health psychology; Stressful life events and mental and physical health outcomes particularly in the area of women's reproductive health

Maureen Gibney

Teaching Professor
Stratton 206
mg65@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Ethical issues in clinical and social care; Mental health across the lifespan; Narrative psychology

Tali Gidalevitz

Associate Professor; Co-Director, Graduate Biology Program
PISB 418
Tali.gidalevitz@drexel.edu
215.571.4219

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

My lab aims to understand the mechanisms that maintain healthy protein folding environment in the cell, and how they fail in neurodegenerative diseases and aging. We use genetic and live imaging approaches in a genetically tractable organism, C. elegans, as discovery tools, and apply the findings to mammalian systems.

Robert Gilmore

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics

robert.gilmore@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests Group theory and its applications to atomic, nuclear, and condensed matter physics; Catastrophe theory, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, quantum mechanics

William Goh

Associate Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

David Goldberg

Professor; Department Head, Physics
Disque Hall 815
goldberg@drexel.edu
215.895.2715

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Theoretical and computational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, gravitational lensing, popular science writing

Lisa Goldberg

Operations and Administrative Manager

lsg63@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Jesse Goldman

Assistant Teaching Professor
Disque 804
jg3845@drexel.edu
215.895.1985

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests

Neutrinos, Cosmology, Muons, Cosmic Rays

Chaim Goldstein

Affiliated Faculty
3507 Baring Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2416

215-995-2232

Department

Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

To strengthen the Jewish community by promoting Jewish pride, education and celebration.
To provide for the spiritual & material needs of all Jews in the community - regardless of their background, affiliation, or financial means, and to provide insight and explanation on Judaism’s history and universal values to our friends beyond the Jewish community who would like to learn more.
To establish a warm and traditional community Center where everyone is made to feel welcome and comfortable.

Naomi E. Goldstein

Professor of Psychology; Co-director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology; Director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab
Stratton 328
neg23@drexel.edu
215.571.4299

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; system reform; policy and practice; adolescent development; social science research; psychology, criminal justice, and law; forensic psychology

Paul Gondek

Adjunct Teaching Professor (Psychology), Visiting Research Professor (Chemistry)

paul.c.gondek@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Social psychology of social issues; team and group dynamics; caregiver/patient interactions; Science of Team Science; PTSD; the impact of culture on social processes

Cecilie Goodrich

Professor Emeritus
PISB 316
Goodricc@drexel.edu
215.895.2626

Please note: Dr. Goodrich no longer accepts graduate students due to her emerita (retired) status.

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Development of simple behaviors after birth in relation to known developmental events in the mouse brain

June K. Gordon

Adjunct Instructor

jkg29@drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Sashi Govier

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

skg89@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Eating disorder prevention, treatment and recovery.

Kendall Griffin

Operations Manager, Drexel Writing Center, University Writing Program
Korman Center 100
dwc@drexel.edu
215.895.6633

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Darij Grinberg

Assistant Professor
Korman Center 263
darij.grinberg@drexel.edu
215.895.6264

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Algebraic Combinatorics, Noncommutative Algebra, Symmetric Functions, Hopf Algebras, Enumerative Combinatorics, Invariant Theory

Pavel Grinfeld

Associate Professor
Korman Center 271
pg77@drexel.edu
215.895.1291

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Application of the Differential Calculus of moving surfaces and Variational Calculus, with heavy emphasis on computation, to problems in Bioengineering, low temperature Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Elasticity

Anatolii Grinshpan

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 228
ag465@drexel.edu
215.895.4979

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Function Theory and Operator Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Potential Theory

Meg K. Guliford

Assistant Professor
3025 MacAlister
mg3828@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

Political Violence; Conflict Processes; Foreign Policy; Sports and Politics; Qualitative Methods; Descriptive Research

Yixin Guo

Associate Professor
Korman Center 218
yixin@math.drexel.edu
215.895.2581

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Biomathematics, Dynamical Systems, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

Charlotte J. Hagerman

Assistant Research Professor
3201 Chestnut Street, Room 232
cjh427@drexel.edu

Department

WELL Center

Research & Teaching Interests Obesity; behavioral weight loss treatment; habit formation; goal achievement; motivation; self-compassion

Ernest Hakanen

Professor Emeritus of Communication
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 149
eah22@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Communication history, media theory, emotions and technology, semiotics

Keunah Han

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
kh529@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

I am interested in researching and supporting international students in terms of cultural adaptation and academic performance in America.

Nathan Hanna

Assistant Department Head; Associate Professor of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister
nth34@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Punishment; moral responsibility; criminal law

R. Scott Hanson

Senior Scholar in Urban History and Material Culture; Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships

rsh65@drexel.edu
215.895.2463

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

Urban history; Immigration; Religion; Civil Rights; Public History

Richard Haracz

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics

haraczrd@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Kirk Heilbrun

Professor; Director, Reentry Project
334 Stratton Hall
kirk.heilbrun@drexel.edu
215.553.7109

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Forensic mental health assessment; Violence risk assessment; Risk management

Chloe Hessler

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

cmh346@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Understanding eating disorders, the idea of processed foods as an addictive substance

R. Andrew Hicks

Professor
Korman Center 266
rah29@drexel.edu
215.895.2681

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Manifold; Geometric optics; Robotics; Inverse problems; Optical design; Blind spot

Cassandra Hirsch

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
cjh72@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Writing fiction and memoir; mentoring students; teaching community-based learning (CBL) courses

Pawel Hitczenko

Professor
Korman Center 270
phitczenko@math.drexel.edu
215.895.2622

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Probability Theory and its Applications to Analysis, Combinatorics, Wavelets, and the Analysis of Algorithms

Jonathan Hobratsch

Assistant Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
jeh357@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Barbara J Hoekje

Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Communication

bjh10@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Sociolinguistic approaches to second language teaching; learning and assessment; Second language literacies and academic discourse; Medicine, communication, and culture; embodiment

Lee Hoffman

Associate Teaching Professor
Disque Hall 417
lwh28@drexel.edu
215.895.1784

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Interfacial studies on the self-assembly of natural organic materials, Dendrimer/metal nanocomposite design and synthesis hosting metal nanoparticles, surface and interfacial science applications

Asher Hong

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

aeh382@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Christina Hopkins

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WELL Center

cmh346@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Acceptance- and mindfulness-based practice; Trauma-informed principles; Digital tools to increase access to psychotherapies

Barbara Hornum

Director, Religious Studies Program; Founding Director, Center of Academic Excellence; Associate Professor Emerita
Academic Building, 313
hornumbg@drexel.edu
215.895.4904

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Comparative gerontology, planned communities, continuing care communities, retirement, faculty development

Sarah Hosman

Assistant Teaching Professor
3201 Arch Street, 202
ssh72@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests Urban sociology, Gentrification, Cultural sociology, Economic Sociology, Narratives of place, Ethnography

Frederick House

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Disque Hall 623
house@drexel.edu
215.895.2725

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Xiaorui Huang

Assistant Professor
3201 Arch St, Suite 210, Room 205
Xiaorui.Huang@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental Sociology; Human Drivers of Climate Change; Global Political Economy; Quantitative Longitudinal Analysis

Christian Hunold

Professor of Politics; Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement
3021-F MacAlister Hall
hunoldc@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics
Center for Science, Technology and Society
Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests Environmental political theory; deliberative democracy; human-animal studies; multispecies ethnography; multispecies urbanism; wild horses and burros

Meshagae Hunte-Brown

Teaching Professor
PISB 221 G
meh27@drexel.edu
215.895.2064

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Stream Ecology, Food Webs

Jordan Hyatt

Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies; Director, Center for Public Policy
3401 Market Street, Room 110-B
jmh498@drexel.edu
215.895.0490

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies
Center for Public Policy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests Corrections, Re-entry and Community Supervision; Comparative and International Penology; Drug Treatment and Drug Use; Community Violence Reduction; Prison Climate, Oversight and Reform; Financial Sanctions; Scandinavian Correctional Policy; Sentencing; Experimental and Field Research

Monica Ilies

Teaching Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Senate Committee on Academic Affairs
Disque Hall 224
mi73@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests Development of student-centered learning-teaching activities; Implementation/evaluation of active learning and evidence-based teaching/pedagogical strategies; Curriculum integrated and applicative content delivery; Structure- and fragment-based drug design guided by drug-target biological evaluation; Structural characteristics and in vivo roles of metalloproteins connected with physiopathology; Spectrometric techniques for structural analysis of small molecules and their supra-molecular assemblies; Biochemistry/molecular biology techniques for protein expression, purification, and immunodetection

Henry Israeli

Teaching Professor of English; Director, Drexel Writing Festival; Director, Jewish Studies
5051B, MacAlister Hall
hpi22@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Modern and Contemporary Poetry

Bernat Ivancsics

Assistant Professor

bi84@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Data journalism; computational journalism; communication technology; history of media technology

Shannon Jacobsen

Assistant Professor
3401 Market Street, 110-D

shannon.k.jacobsen@drexel.edu
215.895.2472

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Gender, crime, and victimization; Fear of crime and perceptions of risk; Campus crime; Public safety; Communities and crime; Social inequalities; Mixed methods research

Sonali Jain

Associate Teaching Professor
3201 Arch Street, 296
sj952@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests South Asia, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Transnationalism

Alexander Jenkins

Associate Teaching Professor
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 162

arj28@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests Digital games, video games, emotion, morality, online fan communities, emerging media, convergence

Hai-Feng (Frank) Ji

Professor; Affiliated faculty member of College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Disque Hall 211
hj56@drexel.edu
215.895.2562
Lab Phone: 215.571.3648

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Drug discovery; Biofilm; Phosphorus-based nanomaterials; Plasma chemistry and it’s medical applications

Kelly Joyce

Professor of Sociology
3101 Market Street, 220
kaj68@drexel.edu
215.571.4449

Department

Center for Science, Technology and Society
Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests

Political, cultural and organizational dimensions of clinical medicine, social dimensions of technological innovation, and technology, science and aging

Adrienne Juarascio

Director, Practicum Training; Director of Training, Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Sciences Center; Associate Professor
Stratton 288
asj32@drexel.edu
215.553.7154

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
WELL Center

Research & Teaching Interests

Enhancing treatment outcomes for eating disorders and obesity; Acceptance-based behavioral treatments; Evaluating mechanisms of action in behavioral treatments

Sunmi Jung Oh

Assistant Teaching Professor; Contact for Korean Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 308
sjo35@drexel.edu
215.895.6399

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests Teaching Korean as a foreign language; Second Language Acquisition; Community Based Learning

Anil Kalhan

Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

anil.kalhan@aya.yale.edu
215.804.9098

Department

Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Use of surveillance technologies for immigration control purposes
Expansion of immigration detention
Judicial independence and judicial politics in the United States, Pakistan, and India
Issues that arise when legal regimes span periods of authoritarian and democratic rule

Robert J. Kane

Department Head, Professor
3401 Market Street, Room 110-F
rjk72@drexel.edu
215.895.2571

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Police authority and accountability, urban ecology and sociology, violence and public health, police strategies and practices

Goran Karapetrov

Professor; Provost Solutions Fellow Alumni
Disque Hall 609
goran@drexel.edu
215.571.4090

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Technologies and Quantum Sensing; Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy; Mesoscopic Superconductivity and Magnetism; Nanoscale Catalysis

Kristy Kelly

Affiliated
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Education
One Drexel Plaza, Room 146
kek72@drexel.edu
215.895.2381

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Politics of knowledge, Gender and education, Women and educational leadership, Feminist pedagogies, Gender mainstreaming, Transnational feminisms, Intersectionality, Training and adult education, Gender policy, Race/class/gender/sexuality, Vietnam and Southeast Asia

Alison Kenner

Associate Professor
3101 Market Street, Room 222
amk438@drexel.edu
215.895.2463

Department

Department of Politics
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Science, technology, and medicine, environmental health, cities and place, feminist theory, medical anthropology, experimental ethnography

Boris L. Kheyfets

Adjunct Instructor

blk24@drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Nakho Kim

Assistant Teaching Professor of Communication

nk939@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Media systems, digital culture, news literacy

Nahyun Kim

Assistant Professor
3201 Arch, Suite 100, Room 171

nk865@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Public Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Advocacy; Crisis Communication; Emotion in Persuasive Communication

Elizabeth Kimball

Associate Professor of English; Director, University Writing Program
MacAlister Hall 5016; Korman 103 – Drexel Writing Center
ek674@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Rhetorical theory; Writing studies; Engaged learning; Multilingual practice; Community-based learning; Writing program administration

Daniel B. King

Associate Professor; Associate Department Head
509 Disque Hall
daniel.king@drexel.edu
215.895.0571

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests Active learning pedagogy; Assessment of technology use; Guided inquiry (i.e., POGIL) activities; Incorporation of real-world context

Andrew J. Klimas

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman 260
ak4389@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

mathematics

Caitlin Klimas

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman 260
ck985@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Emmanuel F. Koku

Associate Professor of Sociology; Department Head; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, 288
emmanuelkoku@drexel.edu
215.895.6144

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Social Network Analysis; Quantitative Analysis; Mixed Methods; Medical Sociology; Social Epidemiology; Global/Immigrant Health; Globalization, Development and Underdevelopment

Sergei Kostiaev

Assistant Teaching Professor

sergei.kostiaev@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

Public Policy: U.S. Health Care Policy, ACA-Exempt Plans American Politics: Interest Groups, Lobbying, Coalitions; International Relations: U.S. sanctions

Petra Kottsieper

Associate Teaching Professor; Director of the Drexel Psychological Services Center
Stratton Hall, 272
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

pk35@drexel.edu
215.553.7127

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Treatment adherence and engagement; mental health service implementation and evaluation; hope and meaning-making; self-disclosure; “wounded” healers; personal growth

Miriam Kotzin

Founding Editor, Per Contra; Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
kotzinmn@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests creative writing; poetry: formalism and free verse; fiction: novels, short stories, flash, micro-fiction; creative nonfiction writing about nature

Parfait Kouacou

Associate Teaching Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages; Academic Director, Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute
Academic Building, 319
pk595@drexel.edu
215.895.6350

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

French Literature; African Studies; Childhood Narratives; Human Rights; Postcolonial Literature; Teaching; Community Engaged Learning

John Kounios

Professor
Stratton 318
jk342@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Cognitive Neuroscience; Creativity; Problem Solving; Individual Differences; Brain Aging

Hiromi Koyama

Instructor; Contact for Japanese Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 315
hiromi.koyama@drexel.edu
215.895.6368

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Rachael Kratzer

Associate Teaching Professor
Disque Hall, Room 904
kratzer@drexel.edu
215.895.6669

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, Active Galactic Nuclei, Radio Astronomy, Active Learning Techniques

Danielle Kreeger

Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
PISB 315
dak29@drexel.edu
215.895.1270

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Physiological ecology, ecosystem services and restoration of suspension-feeding bivalves; ecology and restoration of coastal wetlands; climate change

Susanne Kriete

Adjunct Instructor

sbk54@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Aaron Kucyi

Assistant Professor of Psychology

aaron.kucyi@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Network neuroscience; fMRI; intracranial EEG; spontaneous thought; attention; experience sampling; mental health

Naoko Kurahashi Neilson

Professor
Disque Hall, 914
naoko@drexel.edu
215.895.2725

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Particle Astrophysics; Neutrino Astronomy; High Energy Physics and Astronomy

Roger Kurtz

Professor of English; Department Head
5016 MacAlister Hall
jrk353@drexel.edu
215.895.2446

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

World literatures; Postcolonial literature; East African literature and culture; Trauma theory

David Kutzik

Professor Emeritus; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
Stratton 311
kutzikdm@drexel.edu
215.895.2309

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Social and cultural theory; political economy; gerontology; materialisms; semiotic realisms; activity theory; reflection theories; communities of practice and labor theories of culture.

Jeffrey LaComb

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman Center 255
jml622@drexel.edu
215.895.6691

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Rare Event Simulation, Dynamical Systems, Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Biology

Erica LaFata

Assistant Research Professor
Stratton Hall 233
es3344@drexel.edu

Department

WELL Center
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Ultra-processed food reward; Food addiction as a phenotype of overeating; Assessment of addictive-like eating behaviors; Treatment development for weight- and eating-related concerns.

Christopher Laincz

Affiliated
Associate Professor, School of Economics, LeBow College of Business
GHall 1018
claincz@drexel.edu
215.895.2503

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Economic development, technological change, growth, industrial organization, macroeconomics and monetary economics

Gianna LaMena

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

grl44@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Charles E. Lane

Professor
Disque Hall 911
charles.e.lane@drexel.edu
215.895.1545

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Experimental tests of invariance principles and conservation laws, neutrino oscillations and properties

Donald Larson

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Disque Hall 623
donlarson@drexel.edu
215.895.2724

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Myungwoon Lee

Assistant Professor
Disque 508
ml3784@drexel.edu
215.895.1699

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Neurodegenerative protein aggregation; Membrane associated amyloid fibrils; Molecular structures, dynamics, and intermolecular interactions of biological macro molecules; Solid-state NMR and Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM)

Hyunmin “Min” Lee

Director of Undergraduate Programs in Communication; Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 164
hl586@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Social media effects on organizational relationship and reputation management; media representation of public health issues; health message design effects; communication theory and research methods.

Nancy Raitano Lee

Associate Professor; Director, Clinical Neuropsychology Major Area of Study
Stratton 290
nancy.raitano.lee@drexel.edu
215.895.2937

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Neuropsychology; Clinical child psychology; Down syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; Brain; Neuroimaging; Developmental disorders

Kari Lenhart

Assistant Professor; Co-Director, Graduate Biology Program
PISB 420
kari.f.lenhart@drexel.edu
215.895.6772

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Teck Kah Lim

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Disque Hall 906
limtk@drexel.edu
215.895.2717

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Tatyana Livshultz

Associate Professor; Assistant Curator of Botany, Academy of Natural Sciences
ANS
tl534@drexel.edu
215.299.1051

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Botany; phylogenetic reconstruction; evolution of plant specialized metabolism, plant-insect interactions, and plant functional morphology

Robert Loudon

Associate Teaching Professor
PISB 221 E
rpl25@drexel.edu
215.895.6936

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Rho GTPases, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, regulation of G protein-coupled receptors by receptor kinases and arrestins

Christina Love

Associate Teaching Professor; Director, Start Talking Science
Disque Hall, 807
love@drexel.edu
215.571.3699

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Astroparticle physics, neutrino physics and astronomy, citizen science, science communication, physics education, outreach

Michael R. Lowe

Professor
Stratton 284
lowe@drexel.edu
215.553.7116

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Obesity, set point, eating disorders, dieting, hedonic hunger, weight variability

Jamie Ludwig

Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton Hall 414
jll449@drexel.edu
215-895-1861

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

flipped-classroom; chemistry; education

John G. Lundberg

Professor Emeritus of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science; Curator Emeritus, ANS

jgl43@drexel.edu
215.405.5069

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Systematic biology, biodiversity and diversification of fishes, morphology and paleontology

Brent Luvaas

Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Academic Building, 317
bal47@drexel.edu
215.571.3660

Department

Center for Science, Technology and Society
Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Visual Anthropology; Autoethnography; Digital Culture; Photography; Fashion; New Cities and Urban Culture in Southeast Asia.

Dali Ma

Associate Professor of Management, Drexel LeBow College of Business
Gerri C. LeBow Hall 645
dm484@drexel.edu
215.895.1733

Department

Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Inequality and status hierarchy
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Organization theory
Social networks
Sociology of China

Magdalena Mączyńska

Teaching Professor; Associate Director, Drexel Teaching and Learning Center
MacAlister 5038
mm5667@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Teaching pedagogy; climate fiction; climate pedagogy; Anglophone fiction; urban fiction; post-secular fiction; ecocriticism

Molly Malone

Instructor
3201 Arch Street Suite 100, 156
mem593@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Social media strategy; Digital communications; Public relations; Business communications; Corporate communications; Influencers and content creation

Stephanie Manasse

Assistant Professor; Director, MS and Accelerated BS/MS in Psychology Programs; Director, mPOWER Program (WELL Center); Director, Child and Adolescent Program (WELL Center)
Stratton 290
smm522@drexel.edu
215.553.7157

Department

WELL Center
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Eating disorders; Self-regulation; Eating behaviors; Adolescents; Intervention development; Ecological momentary assessment; Inhibitory control

Natalie Mancini

Associate Teaching Professor of Japanese; Contact for Japanese Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 315
nnm43@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests Japanese linguistics; Pedagogy; Second language acquisition and teaching; Education ; Learner engagement and motivation; Translation and Interpretation; Global Classroom

Stephen Mandell

Professor Emeritus of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
mandelsr@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Freshman Writing; Technical Writing; Speech; American Literature

Celeste Dolores Mann

Assistant Teaching Professor; Coordinator of Spanish 200-level and Spanish Tutors
Academic Building, 315A
cdm323@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy; The life and music of Brazilian composer, Francisca “Chiquinha” Gonzaga; Theater in Spanish and Portuguese; Hispanic and Brazilian Film; Latin American and Iberian Music

Ilana Margolis

Adjunct Instructor
Academic Building, 3rd Floor
im66@drexel.edu
215.895.5931

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Hebrew-language instruction

Nada Matta

Assistant Professor; Director, Middle East and North Africa Studies (MENA)
Academic Building, 318
nada.matta@drexel.edu
215.895.3787

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests Political Economy, Capitalism, Social Movements, Middle East Studies, Gender Studies, Labor Studies, Revolutions

Maria de la luz Matus-Mendoza

Associate Professor of Spanish; Contact for Spanish Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 316
mm349@drexel.edu
215.895.2171

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Language variation in Spanish, the relationship between language variation and mobility (social and geographical) among the Mexican communities in Mexico and the United States, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, theater, baroque and contemporary literature.

Julia H. May

Director, MS in Strategic & Digital Communication Program; Director, Graduate PR Certificate Program; Associate Teaching Professor of Communication
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 163
julia.may@drexel.edu
215.895.5804

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests Political communication, international politics and its news coverage, public opinion, debate in the public sphere, transatlantic relations, war, torture and human rights

Janel McCloskey

Program Manager, Drexel Writing Center, University Writing Program
Korman Center 116
jfp48@drexel.edu
215.895.1799

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Antiracist pedagogy; Constructive Grounded Theory; Linguistic diversity; Writing Center Praxis; Writing Studies

Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick

Assistant Professor
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute

emh347@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests

Sara K. McGuire

Assistant Teaching Professor

skm328@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

International Law; National Security; Canada-US Relations; Border Relations

Deirdre McMahon

Teaching Professor of English, Department of English and Philosophy; Assistant Dean of Online Education, Drexel University Graduate College
5039 MacAlister Hall
deirdre.h.mcmahon@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Long Nineteenth-Century Studies; Victorian Literature & Culture; Material Studies; Race and Empire Studies; Postcolonial and Global Anglophone Literatures; Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Stephen L.W. McMillan

Professor Emeritus; Department of Physics
Disque Hall 815
stephen.l.mcmillan@drexel.edu
215.895.2709

Department

Research & Teaching Interests Stellar dynamics, Computations of stellar systems

Amanda McMillan Lequieu

Assistant Professor
3201 Arch, Suite 210, Room 204
amanda.mcmillanlequieu@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental sociology, political economy, place and space, rural-urban interface, qualitative and historical methodologies

John D. Medaglia

Associate Professor
322 Stratton Hall
jdm582@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Cognitive Neuroscience; Clinical Neuropsychology; Brain Stimulation; Neuroimaging; Network Analysis; Self-control; Neuroethics

Georgi S. Medvedev

Professor
Korman Center 222
medvedev@drexel.edu
215.895.6612

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Dynamical systems, large networks, mathematical neuroscience

Carol Mele

Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister
carol.anne.mele@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Ethics; political philosophy; history of philosophy; biomedical ethics; critical reasoning

Megan Meyer

Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; First Year Coordinator
Stratton 208
mlm583@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Influences on preferred body type; changes in body image, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in females as a function of strength training; Sensation and Perception

Harriet Levin Millan

Emeritus Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
millanhl@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Jonson Miller

Teaching Professor of History
5015 MacAlister
jwm54@drexel.edu
215.895.0994

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

United States (19th to 21st centuries); military history; science and engineering; the radical right

Irvin Miller

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Nicole Miller

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

nam365@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

How social factors impact the development of negative weight-related behaviors.

Caroline Miller

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

cmm878@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Rogelio Miñana

Professor of Spanish and Global Studies; Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Academic Building, room 304
101 N. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
rogelio.minana@drexel.edu
215.571.3194

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes; youth and community organizations; digital storytelling; civic and global engagement

Cecilia F. Mondaini

Assistant Professor
Korman Center 265
cf823@drexel.edu
215.895.6823

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Analysis of Partial Differential Equations; Fluid Dynamics; Stochastic Processes

Franco Montalto

Assistant Professor
Alumni Engineering Labs Room 273-F
fmontalto@coe.drexel.edu
215.895.1385

Department

Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests

Alberto E. Morales

Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Modern Languages

aem464@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests Medical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; Multispecies Ethnography; Global and Planetary Health; Science and Technology Studies; Health Disparities and Structural Vulnerability; Latin American Studies

Danette A. Morrison

Associate Teaching Professor; Program Director of Undergraduate Studies
Stratton 209
dm3353@drexel.edu
215.571.4308

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Social Relationships, Achievement Motivation, Identity, Positive Youth Development

Jill Moses

Assistant Director, First-Year Writing Program ; Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
jrm378@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Contemporary Poetry; Feminist literature; Creative Writing

Shari Moskow

Undergraduate Adviser; Professor
Korman Center 276
moskow@math.drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Applied PDEs and numerical analysis, in particular homogenization theory, inverse problems, and related asymptotic and numerical methods

Julie Mostov

Professor Emerita

Department

Department of Politics
Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Explores the politics of national identity, sovereignty, citizenship and gender with a special focus on Southeastern Europe. Her recent work looks at violence, borders, and space and promotes the notion of soft-borders, transnational citizenship, and relational sovereignty.

Alexandra Mouangue

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

am5562@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Jannah Moussaoui

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

jrm486@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Alison E. Moyer

Assistant Teaching Professor
PISB 221
aem442@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Molecular paleontology; anatomy; microbiology; SEA-PHAGES; bacteriophages; STEM education

Stephen Mullin

President and Principal, Econsult Solutions; Adjunct Instructor

mullin@econsultsolutions.com

Department

Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests

State and local public finance and policy analyis, taxation policy analysis, economic development, real estate development, business and government strategies

Jason Munshi-South

Betz Chair and Professor
PISB 323
jm5383@drexel.edu
215.895.2628

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests

Urban ecology and evolutionary biology; Landscape genetics; Population genomics; Native and commensal animals; Evolution of lichen symbionts; Urban habitat restoration and connectivity

Donna Murasko

Professor Emerita

donna.murasko@drexel.edu
215.895.1892

Please note: Dr. Murasko no longer accepts graduate students due to her emerita (retired) status.

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Changes in immune response with increasing age, immune response to viruses, CD8 T cell response in virus infections

Brad Nabors

Assistant Teaching Professor
3201 Arch Street, Suite 220, Room 297
brad.nabors@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests Cultural sociology; Sociology of religion; Social Theory

Russell Neilson

Associate Professor
Disque Hall 905
russell.g.neilson@drexel.edu
215.895.2729

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Dark matter, Neutrino physics

Amanda NeMoyer

Assistant Research Professor of Psychology
Stratton 332
amanda.n.nemoyer@drexel.edu
215.553.7158

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile justice; Forensic psychology; Program evaluation; Policy and practice reform; Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline; Diverting youth from justice system involvement

Arthur M. Nezu

Distinguished University Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor of Medicine; Professor of Public Health
Stratton 268
amn23@drexel.edu
215.553.7115

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests (Emotion-Centered) Problem-Solving Therapy; Stress and coping; Depression; Suicide; Ethics

Christine Maguth Nezu

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Stratton Hall, Room 278
cn25@drexel.edu
215.553.7112

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Emotion-Centered Problem Solving Therapy; Clinical Case Formulation; Psychotherapy Training & Supervision; Adaptive Functioning in Adults with Intellectual Disability; Suicide Risk Reduction

Alexander Nikolaev

Associate Professor of Communication
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 168
agn24@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Public relations, political communication, organizational communication, mass communication, international communications and negotiations, communications theory.

Karen S. Nulton

Director, Writing Assessment; Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
ksn27@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Writing assessment; work-integrated-learning (WIL); reflective writing

Michael O'Connor

Professor; Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
PISB 318
oconnomp@drexel.edu
215.895.2637

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science
Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Physiological ecology; Physiology; Modelling; Allometry.

Oksana P. Odintsova

Teaching Professor
Korman Center 232
opo23@drexel.edu
215.895.6241

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Sean O'Donnell

Professor
PISB 324
so356@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science
Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Animal behavior, neuroecology, social insects, tropical ecology, thermal physiology

Joel E. Oestreich

Professor

jeo25@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics
Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Human rights; Economic development; United Nations; Sustainable Development; International Ethics; Rights-based Approach to Development

Santiago Ontañón

Affiliated Faculty

 santi@cs.drexel.edu

Department

WELL Center

Research & Teaching Interests

Game AI; Computer Games; Artificial Intelligence; machine learning

Daniel Otte

Professor Emeritus of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science; Senior Curator Emeritus, ANS
Entomology, ANS
do332@drexel.edu
215.299.1188

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Taxonomy and biogeography of Orthoptera, particularly grasshoppers and crickets; origin of species

Gwen Ottinger

Professor
3101 Market Street, Room 217
ottinger@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics
Center for Science, Technology and Society
Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental justice; Political theory; Science and technology policy; Citizen science; Science and engineering ethics; Information infrastructures; Community-based research

Ni Ou

Associate Teaching Professor; Contact for Chinese Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 315
Ni.Ou@drexel.edu
215.895.1023

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests Teaching Chinese as a foreign language; Chinese study abroad

Kevin G. Owens

Associate Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate
Stratton Hall 415
kevin.owens@drexel.edu
215.895.2621

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; analytical method development; time-of-flight mass spectrometry; analytical instrument development; matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization; imaging mass spectrometry; micro-organism identification by mass spectrometry; chemometrics; correlation analysis

Flavia Padovani

Associate Professor of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister
fp72@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests Philosophy of Science; History of Philosophy of Science; Feminist Epistemology; Science and Technology Studies

Dimitrios Papadopoulos

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 224
dp399@drexel.edu
215.895.2683

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

James Eldred Pascoe

Assistant Professor
Korman 257
jep362@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Functional analysis; complex analysis; noncommutative algebra; matrix analysis

Rakhmiel Peltz

Professor Emeritus of Sociolinguistics; Founding Director of Judaic Studies

rp27@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Molecular and cellular biology, Yiddish Studies, Language and Society, Ethnography of Communication; Children of Immigrants; Educational Restitution after Genocide

Joel Pereira

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman Center 257
jp3465@drexel.edu
215.571.3586

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Commutative Algebra

Ronald K. Perline

Associate Professor
Korman Center 294
rperline@math.drexel.edu
215.895.6623

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Symbolic Computation, Differential Geometry, Modeling of Nonlinear Optical Phenomena, Mathematical Physics

Margene L. Petersen

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
mlp59@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Multilingual Learners; Mentor; Visual Rhetorical Analysis; Anti-racist Pedagogy; Lowering Affective Filter

Ryan Petrie

Associate Professor; Interim Department Head
PISB 419
3245 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104

rjp336@drexel.edu
215.895.1476

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

My lab, The Petrie Dish focuses its research efforts in areas including: extracellular matrix, cell motility, cytoskeleton, mechanotransduction, cell-matrix interactions, cell biology, and intracellular signaling.

Brianna Pezzato

Adjunct Instructor

bcp49@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Megan V. Phifer-Rixey

Assistant Professor of Biology
PISB 320
Mp3754@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Evolution; Genetics; Adaptation; Integrative Biology; Urban; Climate

Amani Piers

Clinical Psychologist

adp84@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Eating disorders; Health psychology; Project ReLearn

Marilyn Gaye Piety

Professor of Philosophy
5016 MacAlister
mgpiety@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Kierkegaard; philosophy of religion; ancient philosophy; public philosophy; flash philosophy; social justice; philosophy of sport

Toni Pitock

Associate Teaching Professor of History
5022 MacAlister
tfp47@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Atlantic World; Colonial American History; American Revolution and Early National Period; Migration and Diaspora; Economic Culture

Elizabeth Polcha

Assistant Professor of English and Digital Humanities
5016 MacAlister
lp949@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Black Atlantic Literature; Digital Humanities; Early American Studies; Postcolonial and Settler Colonial Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Environmental Studies; History of Science; History of the Book

Douglas V. Porpora

Professor of Sociology
3201 Arch Street, 380
porporad@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Meaning; Morality; Politics; Religion; Social Justice.

Abioseh Porter

Director, Africana Studies; Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
abiosehp@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Comparative Literature; Postcolonial Literatures

Marina Potapova

Associate Professor
Curator of Diatoms, Academy of Natural Sciences

mp895@drexel.edu
215-405-5068

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests

Water quality, Algae, Protists, Diatoms, Aquatic Ecology, Biological Collections, Environmental Pollution

Kathleen Powell

Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies
3401 Market Street, Suite 110
kathleen.m.powell@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Juvenile Delinquency & Justice, Crime and the Life Course, Corrections, Punishment, and Inequality, Courts and the Legal Profession, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy, Research Methods

Isabella Pruscino

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

ip357@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Nic John Ramos

Assistant Professor of History
5009 MacAlister
nfr38@drexel.edu
215.895.1207

Department

Department of History
Center for Science, Technology and Society
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

History of Medicine; History of Psychiatry; Black, African, African American History; Queer and LGBT History; History of Capitalism; Gender and Sexuality

Rosalind Remer

Senior Vice Provost & Executive Director, Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships

Rosalind.Remer@drexel.edu
215.895.1203

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests History of the Book, Early American economic and business history, Public history, Museum planning, Non-profit management

Rachel Reynolds

Associate Professor of Communication; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, Suite 340, Room 354
rrr28@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests Discourse Analysis and Semiotics, including the Textual, the Visual and Multimodality; Violence Against Women in Mass Media; Television and Culture; Language, Immigration and Youth Development

Jerome Ricard

Assistant Teaching Professor
PISB 413
jjr325@drexel.edu
215.571.3785

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Ephrins; Spinal cord injury; Neuroinflammation; Cell death; Dependence receptors; Pain

Gordon T. Richards

Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate Budget, Process, and Development (BP&D) Committee
Disque 812
gordon.t.richards@drexel.edu
215.895.2713

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, galaxy evolution, sky surveys, infrared/X-ray/radio astronomy

Cyndi Rickards

Teaching Professor of Criminology & Justice Studies
3401 Market Street, Room 110-I
crr46@drexel.edu
215.571.3734

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Community-based learning pedagogy; agents of justice and community health; mass incarceration and community

Adam C. Rickert

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 234
arickert@drexel.edu
215.895.1949

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Devyn Riddle

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

drr84@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Donald Riggs

Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
riggsda@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Wonder; Mystery; Clarity; Relevance; Communication

Shelby A. Rinehart

Assistant Professor
PISB 319
shelby.rinehart@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Species interactions; bioturbation; ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; restoration ecology; marine and coastal ecology; environmental ethics

Diana Robins

Professor, Director, AJ Drexel Autism Institute; Department of Community Health & Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health

diana.l.robins@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Autism; Toddler screening; Early detection

Leeland Loew Rogers

Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 204
Leeland.Loew.Rogers@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Incidental learning; Statistical learning; Attention

Donna Rondolone

Teaching Professor
5016 MacAlister
donna.l.rondolone@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Arthurian legend, Mythology

Chris Rorres

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Gail Davida Rosen

Teaching Professor of English; Editor, The 33rd
5016 Macalister
gor22@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Gerald (Harris) Rosen

M.R. Wehr Professor Emeritus of Physics

gerald.h.rosen@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Gary Rosenberg

Professor; Pilsbry Chair of Malacology, Academy of Natural Sciences
Malacology, ANS
gr347@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Malacology Systematic Biology Evolutionary Biology

Jacob A. Russell

Professor
PISB 325
jar337@drexel.edu
215.895.1643

Department

Department of Biology
Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Symbiosis; Ants; Aphids; Genomics; Evolution; Molecular Ecology

Patricia Henry Russell

Adjunct Instructor; Teaching Professor Emerita

phenry@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Susan A. Rutkowsky

Teaching Professor
Stratton Hall 411
sar@drexel.edu
215.895.1509

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Development of labs and lecture demonstrations for general and organic chemistry courses; Development of evidence-based teaching strategies; Cosmetic chemistry; STEM outreach programs

Doreen Alvarez Saar

American Literature Editor, Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature; Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
saarda@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Early American Literature; Race and Gender Studies

Sheila F. Sandapen

Director of English Programs ; Teaching Professor
5040 MacAlister Hall
sfs34@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Black British; Cultural Studies; Contemporary British; Feminist; Literature; First-Year Writing

Nianli Sang

Associate Professor
PISB 417
nianli.sang@drexel.edu
215.895.6885

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Molecular, Cellular and Biochemical Bases of Major Human Diseases

Usha Sankar

Associate Teaching Professor of Biology

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Human physiology; pedagogical research, air quality and health outcomes

Tiago Saraiva

Department Head; Associate Professor
MacAlister Hall, room 5014
tsaraiva@drexel.edu
215.895.6870

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

History of Science; Global Crops and Politics; Editor of History and Technology; Science and Decolonization; History of Engineering.

Aleister Saunders

Executive Vice Provost for Research & Innovation; Professor
104 Left Bank
Aleister.Saunders@drexel.edu
215.895.6091

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular/Cellular Biology

Ludo Scheffer

Teaching Professor
Stratton 105
lcs22@drexel.edu
215.895.6140

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Meta-cognitive development, writing, and computers; language and literacy development in the early years in the context of family and schooling; Youth-at-risk; Issues in Equity; School/Program/Intervention effectiveness

Simone Schlichting-Artur

Teaching Professor of German; Contact for German Study Abroad Course Approvals
Academic Building, 3rd Floor, Room 322
schlichs@drexel.edu
215.895.2443

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

International business communication (Germany and the U.S.), public health policy and languages, German post-war history through film and literature, development of writing assessment tools for German minor.

Eric J. Schmutz

Professor
Korman Center 264
schmutze@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Discrete mathematics; Probabilistic methods; Combinatorial number theory

Alexis Schulman

Assistant Research Professor; Director of the Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program
Dolan Fellow for Innovation in Water Science, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences
Patrick Center 336
as5293@drexel.edu
215.299.1025

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Environmental policy and politics, urban planning, sustainability and resilience transitions, policy implementation, local knowledge and community science

Maria T. Schultheis

Professor of Psychology; Interim Director of Clinical Training
3180 Chestnut Street, Suite 104
schultheis@drexel.edu
215.895.4463

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Neurorehabilitation; Application of technology to psychology; Virtual reality technology; Driving capacity after neurological compromise; Rehabilitation of functional, everyday activities

Reinhard Schweitzer-Stenner

Professor Emeritus; Department of Chemistry
Disque Hall 605
rs344@drexel.edu
215.895.2268

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Biophysical chemistry, protein structure and function, intrinsically disordered proteins, structure analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics

John Seberger

Assistant Professor of Information Science; Drexel College of Computing and informatics

jss436@drexel.edu
215.895.1903

Department

Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Social informatics
Information studies
Humanistic psychology

Jonathan Seitz

Teaching Professor of History; Assistant Department Head
5024 MacAlister
jwseitz@drexel.edu
215.895.0996

Department

Department of History
Center for Science, Technology and Society
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

History of science, medicine, and technology; Religious history; History of witchcraft, magic, and related; Italian history

Olivia Seligman

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WELL Center

ors33@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Effects of food insecurity severity; body dissatisfaction on bulimic symptoms, with a focus on shame and dietary restraint as mediating factors

David Seltzer

Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

dss97@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Jewish Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

History of Philosophy

Manuel Seman-Senderos

Assistant Teaching Professor
PISB 221
mas952@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

Cell Biology
Genetics
History of Science
Synthetic Biology
Drug Discovery

Jocelyn A. Sessa

Associate Professor; Associate Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology Department, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
jsessa@drexel.edu
215.299.1149

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests

Ocean acidification; Mollusks; Climate change; Paleobiology

Rachel Shannon

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

rbs77@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Li Sheng

Associate Professor
Korman Center 274
lsheng@math.drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Discrete Mathematics; Graph Theory

Arthur Shostak

Professor Emeritus

arthurshostak@gmail.com
510.239.4002

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests

Wesley Shumar

Professor; Director, Graduate Programs in Communication, Culture & Media; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, 372
shumarw@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

The Commodification of Culture; Consumer Culture and the Production of Value; Cultural Change in Higher Education; Digital Media and Learning; Learning and Communication

Diane Sicotte

Professor of Sociology
3201 Arch Street, Room 203
dms76@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental Sociology; Environmental inequality and injustice; Political economy of energy and environment; Labor and environment; Plastics in society

Tasneem A. Siddiqui

Assistant Professor of History
MacAlister Hall, room 5013
tas434@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests The Black Radical Tradition; Land-based struggles; Black social movements; Labor; Black Geographies; Africana spiritual systems; Self-determination

Fred Siegel

Teaching Professor of English; Director, First-Year Writing Program
5016 MacAlister Hall
siegelf@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Popular Theater; Dramatic Literature, Creative Non-Fiction; Freshman Writing

Chloe Silverman

Associate Professor
3101 Market Street, 221
cbs78@drexel.edu
215.571.4650

Department

Department of Politics
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

The role of affect in scientific knowledge, how public claims about affect are used to establish authority, and the role of affect as an analytic tool and method in science studies.
Productive entanglements between so-called “lay” and “expert” knowledge.
Affective dimensions of social movements that have engaged medical authorities and patient groups.
Modes through which information about scientific practice—as opposed to scientific findings—is communicated to different publics.
How discourse about what science is or ought to be shapes both peopleʼs reception of scientific information and their personal investment in science as a form of knowledge.

Hannah Silverstein

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

hs988@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Gideon Simpson

Associate Department Head; Graduate Adviser; Associate Professor
Korman Center, room 262
grs53@drexel.edu
215.895.1849

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Applied mathematics; Numerical analysis; Scientific computing; Stochastic simulation

Rachel Sinex

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

rhs63@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Treatment development and prevention of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders in adolescent and adult populations

Amy Slaton

Professor Emerita
5015 MacAlister
slatonae@drexel.edu
215.895.2061

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

History of technology, labor, race

Julia Sluzenski

Associate Teaching Professor
Stratton 205
julia.m.sluzenski@drexel.edu
215.571.4309

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Memory and its neural basis, lifespan development

Kevin Smith

Associate Teaching Professor
PISB 221 A
kps43@drexel.edu
215.571.3469

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Organismal Biology, Ecology, Herpetology, STEM Education

Matthew Ross Smith

Assistant Teaching Professor of English
5016 Macalister
mrs363@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Writing, Novelist, Middle Grade

Andrew Frederick Smith

Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies; Department Head, Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), Room 321
3245 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
afs52@drexel.edu
215.895.2627

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science
Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests Environmental Philosophy/Environmental Humanities; Food Justice; Climate Justice; Social and Political Philosophy; Decolonization

Justin Smith

Professor Emeritus

jsmith@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Karl Sohlberg

Associate Professor; Chemistry Graduate Advisor
Disque Hall 222
kws24@drexel.edu
215.895.2653

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Theoretical chemistry; computational chemistry; materials research; mechanically interlocked macromolecular complexes (MIMAs); surface modeling.

Xiaoming Song

Associate Professor
Korman Center 273
song@math.drexel.edu
215.895.6998

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Stochastic Calculus, Large Deviation Theory, Theoretical Statistics, Data Network Modeling and Numerical Analysis

Lawrence Souder

Teaching Professor Emeritus of Communication

ls39@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Science and technical writing, communication ethics.

Jonathan E. Spanier

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Affiliated Faculty
LeBow 440
spanier@drexel.edu
215.895.2301

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Light-matter interactions in electronic materials, including ferroelectric semiconductors, complex oxide thin film science; laser spectroscopy, including Raman scattering

Mary V. Spiers

Professor Emeritus

spiersm@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Clinical neuropsychology and medical psychology; Memory and practical applications for memory disorders in the elderly; Cognitive health of women

James Spotila

Professor Emeritus

spotiljr@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Physiological ecology, Biophysical Ecology and Conservation Biology

Niharika Sravan

Assistant Professor
Disque 805
ns3527@drexel.edu
215.895.2940

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests

Machine learning; Astronomical surveys; Dynamic resource allocation; Transients; Multimessenger astronomy

Jennifer S. Stanford

Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE); Institutional Leader for CIRTL at Drexel
PISB 425
jss75@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests

STEM Education; Effective and Inclusive Teaching; Evidence-Based Teaching; Faculty and Future Faculty Pedagogical Development; Experiential Learning; Epigenetics; Learning and Memory

Kathryn Steen

Associate Professor
Office: 5012 MacAlister
Mailbox: 3025 MacAlister

steen@drexel.edu
215.895.6615

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

history of technology, business history; comparative industrialization and transnational history; policy and politics of industry; U.S. patent history

Mark Stehr

Professor, Economics; Director, School of Economics
Gerri C. LeBow Hall 1021
stehr@drexel.edu
215.895.0554

Department

Center for Public Policy

Research & Teaching Interests

Applied Econometrics
Health Economics

Scott Stein

Director, Drexel Publishing Group; Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
sas38@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Creative Writing; Fiction and Novels; Satire and Humor; Publishing; Franz Kafka; Superheroes; Working with Student Interns

Richard Steinberg

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics

steinberg@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests Search for magnetic monopoles; Neutrino oscillations

Jeanne M. Steuber

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 236
jms77@drexel.edu
215.895.1957

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Donald F. Stevens

Professor Emeritus

stevens@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests

Modern Latin American history

C. Clare Strange

Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies
3401 Market Street, Suite 202
cs3846@drexel.edu
215.571.4628

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Courts, sentencing and corrections; Treatment/rehabilitation; Harm reduction; Public health; Inequality

Nelly Taha

Assistant Teaching Professor
Office: Academic Building, 315
Nelly.Taha@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages

Research & Teaching Interests

Motivation and Curriculum; Technology and Curriculum; Communicative Functions of Code-Switching

Jose Tapia

Professor
MacAlister 3021-E
jat368@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Politics

Research & Teaching Interests

political economy; mortality; social development; business cycles; Chernobyl; climate change; world economy;

Scott Tattar

Assistant Teaching Professor; Faculty Advisor, Drexel Public Relations Student Society; Communication Department Recruitment Liaison
3201 Arch Street, 159
sdt56@drexel.edu
215.571.3611

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests

Public Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Reputation Management; Issues/Crisis Management; Business Communication

Eva Thury

Associate Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
thury@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Literature, Computer Science

Monica Togna

Teaching Professor
PISB 221 F
mmt73@drexel.edu
215.895.2684

Department

Department of Biology

Research & Teaching Interests Organismal Biology (Physiology / Anatomy / Dev Bio), Microbiology

Alexa Tompary

Assistant Professor
Stratton Hall, Room 306
at3549@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Neural bases of episodic memory and conceptual knowledge; Systems memory consolidation theories; Functional neuroimaging; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Olga Trubina

Adjunct Instructor

oit24@drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Somdev Tyagi

Associate Department Head for Non-Major Studies, Professor
Disque Hall 806
tyagi@drexel.edu
215.895.6956

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Nanobiophysics, Raman spectroscopy, Magnetic materials

Kelly Underman

Associate Professor
3201 Arch Street, 289
kdu24@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Sociology
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Medical education, the social construction of bodies and emotions, and the politics of scientific knowledge production

Kristene Unsworth

Director, Center for Science, Technology and Society; Associate Teaching Professor
3401 Market, Suite 110-G
kristene.unsworth@drexel.edu
215.895.0277

Department

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies
Center for Public Policy
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests

Ethics, information technologies and policy
Information justice, ethics of data access and use
Policy development that addresses the equitable use of information across society
Intersections between information technology, people, and justice

Anna Upman

Research Coordinator, WELL Center

aeu26@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Brigita Urbanc

Professor; Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies
3141 Chestnut Street, 12-909,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
bu25@drexel.edu
215.895.2726

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Intrinsically disordered proteins; Biophysics of protein folding and self-assembly relevant to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease; Protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions; Discrete and all-atom molecular dynamics; Molecular dynamics force field development

Hilde Van den Bulck

Professor of Communication; Department Head
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 152
hdv26@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication

Research & Teaching Interests Political economy of media structures; Algorithmization, datafication and platformization; Trust and digital media; Media policies for digitized media ecologies; Public (service) media; Digital media and popular culture; Digital media, popular culture and populism; Media and (collective) identities; Celebrity culture and industry; Celebrity philanthropy and activism; Fandom and anti-fandom

Loÿc Vanderkluysen

Associate Professor
PISB, Room 322
loyc@drexel.edu
215.571.4673

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Volcano remote sensing and monitoring; Volcanic gases; Igneous petrology and geochemistry; Large Igneous Provinces

Bryan VanSaders

Assistant Professor
906 Disque Hall
bv336@drexel.edu
215.895.1670

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests

Active matter; Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; Thermodynamics of information; Crystal plasticity; Metamaterials; Self/directed assembly

Bill Vargo

Assistant Teaching Professor of English
MacAlister 5037
wgv23@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

First Year Writing; Multimodal Composition; Creative Writing; Screenwriting; Transdisciplinary Research; Composition and Rhetoric; Artificial Intelligence

Sonia Vaz Borges

Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies
4020 MacAlister
sonia.vazborges@drexel.edu

Department

Department of History
Africana Studies
Center for Interdisciplinary Study

Research & Teaching Interests

African History; Black Studies; Liberation Struggles Studies; Social Movements Studies; History of Education; Decolonial Studies and Methodologies; Oral History; Militant Research; Walking archives; Migration and diasporas

David Velinsky

Professor
The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2nd Floor
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
velinsky@drexel.edu
215.299.1147

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Fate and transport of chemical contaminants; Stable isotope and nutrient biogeochemistry; Sediment geochemistry and deposition; Water quality

Jörn Venderbos

Assistant Professor
Disque Hall, 610
jwv34@drexel.edu
215-895-2714

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests

Theory of quantum materials: topological Insulators, topological semimetals, materials prediction and design, strongly correlated electron materials, complex electronic ordering phenomena, unconventional superconductors

T.S. Venkataraman

Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics
t.s.venkataraman@drexel.edu

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

K. Shwetketu Virbhadra

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman Center 230
ksv29@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity; Astrophysics; Cosmology

Giacomo Vivanti

Associate Professor of Psychology; Program Area Leader in Early Detection & Intervention, AJ Drexel Autism Institute

giacomo.vivanti@drexel.edu
215.571.3202

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests The nature of learning difficulties in autism; developing effective programs to address such learning difficulties within community-based settings

Michael S. Vogeley

Professor
Disque Hall 811
vogeley@drexel.edu
215.895.2710

Department

Department of Physics

Research & Teaching Interests Cosmology, Galaxy formation and evolution, Statistical analysis of large data sets, Active galactic nuclei

Jurij Volčič

Assistant Professor
Korman Center, room 269
jv586@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Real algebraic geometry; free analysis, noncommutative algebra; quantum information theory; polynomial optimization

Kathleen Volk Miller

Co-Editor, Painted Bride Quarterly; Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
kvm@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Publishing; Creative Writing; Literary Magazines; Writing and Neuroplasticity; Healing through Writing; Journaling; Personal Essay

Maria Volynsky

Teaching Professor; ESL Coordinator and Associate Director, First Year Writing Program
5016 MacAlister Hall
mvolynsky@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

TESOL; Linguistic Diversity; Multilingualism; Online Teaching; Social Emotional Learning; Language Acquisition; Assessment

Peter A. Wade

Professor Emeritus
Disque Hall 503
wadepa@drexel.edu
215.895.2652

Department

Research & Teaching Interests

Nitro; cycloaddition; rearrangement; isomerization; nitration

Anthony Wambsgans

Associate Teaching Professor
Straton Hall 409
anthony.wambsgans@drexel.edu
215.895.1585

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Scott Warnock

Professor of English; Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
MacAlister Hall, Suite 4020
sjwarnock@drexel.edu
215.895.0377

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests Teaching with technology; Online writing instruction; Writing administration; Learning assessment; Faculty development; Undergraduate research

Robert Watts

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
wattsra@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Creative Writing; Freshman Writing

Jason D. Weckstein

Associate Professor
Associate Curator of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Ornithology Department
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19096
jdw342@drexel.edu
215.299.1023

Department

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science

Research & Teaching Interests Phylogenetics; Host-parasite coevolution; Ornithology; Systematic biology; Comparative biology, Biodiversity surveys, Genomics

Richard D. White

Assistant Teaching Professor
Korman Center 261
rdw35@drexel.edu
215.895.6691

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Vincent Williams

Associate Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister Hall
avw22@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Africana Studies

Research & Teaching Interests

Jet Wimp

Professor Emeritus

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Hugo J. Woerdeman

Professor
Korman Center 272
hjw27@drexel.edu
215.895.6828

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Matrix and Operator Theory; Systems Theory; Signal and Image Processing; Harmonic Analysis; Multivariable Interpolation; Factorization; Quantum Computing.

Ezra C. Wood

Associate Professor
Disque Hall, room 507
Ezra.Wood@drexel.edu
215.895.1681

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Atmospheric Chemistry; Air Pollution; Climate Change; Analytical Instrumentation

J. Douglas Wright

Professor of Mathematics; Department Head
Korman Center 296
jdw66@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

nonlinear waves; partial differential equations; dynamical systems; lattice differential equations; coherent structures

Jun Xi

Associate Teaching Professor
Disque Hall 218
jx35@drexel.edu
215.895.2648

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

QCM; cell adhesion; enzyme; problem-based learning; peer learning

Jingni Xiao

Assistant Professor

jx342@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Inverse problems; partial differential equations; scattering theory; nonlocal operators; non-scattering phenomena

Dennis G. Yang

Associate Teaching Professor
Korman Center 252
gy44@drexel.edu
215.571.3583

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Dynamical Systems, Neurodynamics

Yang Yang, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 412
yy565@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Chemistry

Research & Teaching Interests

Theoretical Chemistry; Computational Chemistry; Chemistry Education; Biochemistry/Biophysics; Biomineralization; Interfacial Chemistry; Materials Science

Thomas P.-Y. Yu

Professor
Korman Center 268
tyu@math.drexel.edu
215.895.2066

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests Applied Analysis, Applied Geometry, Multiscale Methods

Jian-Min Yuan

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Disque Hall 819B
yuanjm@drexel.edu
215.895.2722

Department

Research & Teaching Interests Biophysics, protein folding/unfolding, protein aggregation, cellular signaling pathways, stochastic dynamics; chemical physics, reaction dyanmics, nonlinear dynamics, interaction of radiation with matter

Jennifer Yusin

Professor of English; Director, Women’s and Gender Studies
5016 MacAlister Hall
jyusin@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy
Center for Interdisciplinary Study
Women's and Gender Studies

Research & Teaching Interests Comparative Race and Empire Studies, Philosophies of Race and Gender, Global Modernisms, LGBTQ+ Studies, Trans Studies, Psychoanalytic Studies, Postcolonial and Global Anglophone Literatures, Transatlantic Studies, and the Global South

Robert Zaller

Professor Emeritus

zallerrm@drexel.edu
215.895.1512

Department

Department of History

Research & Teaching Interests
English history and early modern European history

Robert Zawatski

Assistant Teaching Professor of English
5016 MacAlister
rz343@drexel.edu

Department

Department of English and Philosophy

Research & Teaching Interests

Creative Writing; Fiction; First-Year Writing; Humor; Pop Culture; Storytelling

Sergio Zefelippo

Adjunct Instructor

sz32@drexel.edu
215.895.2668

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Asta Zelenkauskaite

Professor of Communication; Graduate Faculty Member, Communication, Culture & Media
3201 Arch Street, Suite 100, Room 149
az358@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Communication
Center for Science, Technology and Society

Research & Teaching Interests Social media research; User-generated content analysis; Emergent practices online; Ideological influence; Inauthentic coordinated behaviors online; Misinformation/disinformation online; Mixed methods

Fengqing Zoe Zhang

Associate Professor of Psychology
Stratton 316
fengqing.zhang@drexel.edu
215.553.7172

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests Multimodal neuroimaging; machine learning; brain development and aging; mental health; wearable computing and mHealth

Matthew J. Ziemke

Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics
Korman Center 257
mjz55@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Mathematics

Research & Teaching Interests

Functional Analysis; Operator semigroups; Mathematical Physics

Eric A. Zillmer

Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology; Director, The Happiness Lab
Stratton 311
zillmer@drexel.edu

Department

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research & Teaching Interests

Military Psychology; Sport Psychology; Psychology of Happiness; Psychology of Music; Neuropsychology

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