Valdosta State University welcomes 40 new faculty members to campus. The new faculty members will participate in various orientation sessions beginning Aug. 1. Throughout the sessions faculty members will become familiar with the university’s technology system, registration and advising, and overall campus structure. Below is a list of VSU’s new faculty: 

College of Arts 
Art: Kalina Winska 

Communication Arts: 
Sarah Arnett, Christopher Bailey, Ruth Brandvik, Gregory Brown, Jason Brown, Talley Mulligan, and Karl Wildman 

College of Arts & Sciences 
Biology: Dr. Cy Mott 

Chemistry: Dr. Giso Abadi 

English: Dr. Jacob Jewusiak 

Math & Computer Science: Dr. Shaun Ault 

Marriage & Family Therapy: Lana Kim 

Modern & Classical Languages: Adolfo Carrillo Cabello, Sandra Kregar, and Grazyna Walczak 

Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences: Dr. Dereth Drake 

Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice: Dr. Lorna Alvarez-Rivera and Dr. Roger McIntyre 

Langdale College of Business Administration 
Accounting & Finance: Candace Witherspoon 

Management: Roy Copeland 

Marketing and Economics Department: Gary Futrell and Timothy Komarek 

Dewar College of Education 
Communication Sciences & Disorders: Matthew Carter 

Curriculum, Leadership, & Technology: Dr. Danielle Alsandor, Dr. Steven Downey, Dr. Herbert Fiester, and Dr. Ernest Smith 

Early Childhood & Special Education: Carolyn Gish, Shaunita Strozier and Dr. Zekiye Yahsi 

Kinesiology & Physical Education: Dr. Matthew Grant and Dr. James Jordan 

Middle, Secondary, Reading, and Deaf Education: Christia Williams 

Psychology & Counseling: Dr. Jackson Rainer 

Odum Library 
Dr. Debra Slone 

College of Nursing 
Tamara Dennis, Heidi Gonzalez, and Rebecca Green 

Division of Social Work 
Libby Bickers