To help the Marquette community get to know new faculty, each was asked to respond to three statements.

1. During my first year on campus, I'd like to _____________________.

2. I'd like to connect with colleagues interested in ________________.

3. I'd like to learn more about _________________________________.

KLINGLER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Chelsea Cook
Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with as many people as possible, both within biological sciences and beyond, initiate collaborations with other departments, and start to build a network of strong diverse mentors, collaborators, and friends.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in social behavior, effects of social environment on behavior (philosophy, economics, psychology), applying social behavior dynamics from ecology and evolution to non-traditional systems, like bacteria, cancer, materials, etc., and outreach in the Milwaukee community. 
• I’d like to learn more about health insurance, other health resources – gym, dentists, physical therapy, retirement, how Marquette works to make Milwaukee a safer and more equitable place, COVID plans for Fall and beyond, partnerships with nearby universities, and scholarships for underrepresented students, especially in the Milwaukee community.

Subhomita Ghosh Roy
Biological Sciences
Visiting Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to know more about my colleagues in the Biology department, their research and teaching experiences.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in microbial ecology, environmental sustainability and conservation. 
• I’d like to learn more about resources that can facilitate student learning pertinent to the current pandemic. 

Emily Sontag
Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get my lab started, apply for grants, figure out the best way to teach a virtual lab course, and train any students interested in joining my lab in a safe environment.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in microscopy, protein misfolding, neurodegeneration, and teaching. 
• I’d like to learn more about the students and environment at Marquette. I want to help create an inclusive learning environment. 

Dian Wang
Chemistry
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get my lab established, apply to several grants, and forge new relationships across campus.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in solving societal problems related to human health, environment, and renewable energy. 
• I’d like to learn more about resources and collaborative opportunities available to junior faculty members at Marquette. 

Mumin Cebe
Computer Science
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to help my colleagues while overcoming these unprecedented times by building a stimulating and supportive environment.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in blockchain and its appliance on cybersecurity. I am also interested in engaging with colleagues from different research interests and/or disciplines and sharing ideas with them. 
• I’d like to learn more about the Marquette culture and ongoing efforts to support the community.

Keke Chen
Computer Science
Associate Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to explore collaboration opportunities with colleagues in the department and the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute and adjust my teaching strategies for the new student body and the new online system.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in Data Science, AI, Big Data, Privacy and Security, and their applications in different domains. 
• I’d like to learn more about campus resources, the university’s strategic planning and visioning, and the Marquette community.

Nadiyah Johnson
Computer Science
Visiting Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to assist with the diversity and inclusion efforts at Marquette. I’d also like to publish a paper and create strong relationships with staff across campus.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in community engagement, computer science and entrepreneurship. 
• I’d like to learn more about the entrepreneurship scene at Marquette and assist with groups that work to create a healthy startup ecosystem within the university.

Abdur Sikder
Computer Science
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to meet my colleagues.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in bioinformatics, cyber security, and medical information. 
• I’d like to learn more about the campus and resources available for teaching and learning.

Robert Bruss
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to support students as they begin their college careers during such a trying time, help them better understand the world around them and how to communicate effectively within it.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in temporality, digitality, queer theory, pop culture. 
• I’d like to learn more about campus resources for students and how the campus is supporting and protecting students, faculty, and staff amid the pandemic.

Grant Gosizk
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to begin introducing students to some interdisciplinary methods of literary analysis. This includes investigating the relationship between literary representations of the environment and broad movements in politics, philosophy, and aesthetics. I’d also like to find ways to correlate my teaching and research with community service.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in working with interdisciplinary methods in the humanities. I’m particularly interested in multimedia subjects and the intersections of science, medicine, politics, philosophy, and literature. 
• I’d like to learn more about Ignatian pedagogy and how/where the university extends its academic knowledge to local communities.

Elisa Karbin
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to become more closely-involved with the University- and Milwaukee-wide literary community including the Marquette Literary Review.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in scholarship gender and sexualities studies, Poetry and Poetics, and the development of the English language. 
• I’d like to learn more about the overall culture of Marquette’s campus population and the support structures and resources available to students and faculty success and well-being.​

Sarah Pawlak Stanley
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know my colleagues in the English and Gender Studies departments.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in student-centered pedagogy, social justice, interdisciplinary gender studies, and interdisciplinary pop culture studies. 
• I’d like to learn more about becoming an anti-racist activist and inspiring my students to do so as well.​

Islam Hindi
English/Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Joint Appointment)
Visiting Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with everyone I can connect with at Marquette University (students, colleagues, administration, staff). I would like to introduce students to rhetoric and composition in an enjoyable way.
• I’d like to connect with all of my colleagues even if they have different interests than mine. 
• I’d like to learn more about the students’ backgrounds (What states/countries are they from? What majors are they specializing in? How are they exercising during this COVID-19 crisis?)​

Michael Turcios
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Mitchem Fellow

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to learn about the vibrant politically and socially conscious community at Marquette University and in the surrounding Milwaukee community. I hope to establish a reparative and restorative framework in my teaching and service, especially one that benefits communities historically affected by injustices.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in ethnic studies (United States and French context), postcolonial studies, film and media studies, and comparative literature. I am an interdisciplinary scholar eager to learn about the research projects emerging out of Marquette University. 
• I’d like to learn more about the campus culture and the university’s commitment to engage with surrounding communities, and how the university will continue to carry out inclusion and service efforts during these uncertain times. 

Teodor Cox
Mathematical and Statistical Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to become familiar with how things are done at Marquette University.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in working collaboratively across disciplines; issues of social justice across disciplines; integrating social justice into the teaching of mathematics and statistics. 
• I’d like to learn more about engaging students remotely.

Benjamin Freedman
Mathematical and Statistical Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to become a better teacher and expand my research portfolio.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in developing teaching strategies, research in analysis and differential equations. 
• I’d like to learn more about connected research areas and the city of Milwaukee.

Samuel Nehls
Mathematical and Statistical Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to maintain a safe environment in my classroom and be a good instructor.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in probability theory. 
• I’d like to learn more about the students at Marquette and all the things the campus has to offer.

Gregory Ongie
Mathematical and Statistical Science
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to start working with graduate and undergraduate students on research projects, design and teach a course on a topic I’m passionate about, and apply for a grant.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in data science, machine learning, and computational imaging. 
• I’d like to learn more about campus-wide initiatives for machine learning/data science at Marquette, and opportunities for community outreach.

Cheng-Han Yu
Mathematical and Statistical Science
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know my colleagues and students and lean how I can contribute to Marquette and the Marquette community.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in statistical computing and data science with applications in neuroscience, imaging, and finance.
• I’d like to learn more about research collaboration opportunities and how to develop better in-person/online courses using instructional technologies.​

Javiera Perez Gomez
Philosophy
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to form a sense of community with my colleagues and students.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in actively engaging with the Milwaukee community to address racial inequities. 
• I’d like to learn more about how to connect with the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Medical College of Wisconsin.​

Damon Watson
Philosophy
Visiting Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to publish some articles.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in philosophy or mathematics. 
• I’d like to learn more about the Marquette Core Curriculum.

William (W. Clark) Wolf
Philosophy
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to develop as an educator capable of flexibly meeting student needs and lead them to engage critically and imaginatively with new ideas. I would also like to continue developing my research style and profile, learning to communicate new ideas clearly and efficiently.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in current social and political controversies and the history of ideas and culture. 
• I’d like to learn more about the ideas that other faculty have developed for effective education during the pandemic and what the best new ideas for the future of higher education are.

Stephanie Hood
Psychology
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to establish my research lab. I look forward to mentoring and engaging undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom, research, and clinical practice.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in improving social skills in children, adolescents, and adults, preventing social anxiety and depression; and developing skill acquisition interventions. 
• I’d like to learn more about distance learning teaching pedagogy to increase student engagement and success during this time of needed flexibility in teaching modalities.

Timothy Adkins
Social and Cultural Sciences
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to inspire students and meet colleagues.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in outdoor recreation and studying workplace inequalities. 
• I’d like to learn more about online teaching resources.

Michelle Rodrigues
Social and Cultural Sciences
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to engage students in my courses, get to know fellow faculty and the Marquette community, and establish my research program.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in decolonizing science, teaching evolution, science communication, social relationships, and animal behavior. 
• I’d like to learn more about opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, working with the sponsored research office, and opportunities for community engagement.

Brian Bajzek
Theology
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to help students grow in their curiosity about themselves, their world, their fellow human beings, and what role theology might play in seeking the meaning(s) informing all of the above. I would also like to help them foster both an ownership and understanding of their own beliefs, and an openness to the perspectives and needs of others.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in any fields related to theology and philosophy. I would also love to connect with those interested in developing and sharing tools for more effectively fostering community while teaching in an online or hybrid setting. 
• I’d like to learn more about Marquette’s on-campus initiatives for social justice. I wish I had participated in more of them during my own time as a Marquette student. I would love to be involved as a faculty member.​

Sean Larsen
Theology
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know students and colleagues—in person as much as possible.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in James Baldwin, intellectual community, public-facing scholarship. 
• I’d like to learn more about online pedagogy, Marquette’s campus culture, and opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement in the university.​

Jonathan Metz
Theology
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to meet as many students as possible and find the best coffee shops on campus.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in what our faith calls us to do in today’s world. 
• I’d like to learn more about what makes the Marquette University culture unique.​

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