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

Capt. Nicholas Mello
Aerospace Studies
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to collaborate with colleagues in the department and college.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in community engagement. 
• I’d like to learn more about campus and resources available for teaching and learning.

Subhabrata Chaudhury
Chemistry
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to a) make myself familiar with the campus and the people around, b) learn more about the resources available for effective teaching and research.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in research collaboration and share thoughts on effective teaching. 
• I'd like to learn more about initiatives in making students more employable and equipped with higher studies.

Md. Tahmidul Islam Molla
Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Practice

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with my colleagues, engage students in my courses, and explore collaboration opportunities.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in wearable and ubiquitous computing, data science, and human-computer interaction. 
• I'd like to learn more about the campus culture, resources available for teaching and research at Marquette, and opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement in the university.

Sabirat Rubya
Computer Science
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to establish my research lab and initiate collaborations with colleagues both in the Computer Science and other departments.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in human-centered technology design and health informatics research. 
• I’d like to learn more about campus resources available for grant writing and faculty success and well-being. 

Hsiaoan (Justin) Wang
Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Practice

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to actively interact with the student groups and the local Milwaukee community.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in Cybersecurity, Risk management, Computer Science Education. 
• I’d like to learn more about what interests students and what I can do to help students be successful.

Megan Paonessa
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get writing! I'd like to see how my students are staying connected to the world during this crazy time and how we can continue to make those connections through stories. Throughout the pandemic we’ve encountered illness, droughts, fires, floods and murder hornets – life that feels so surreal at times that we seem to be part of an apocalyptic movie. It’s changing how we write, what we write, and who is doing the writing we read.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in everything. I want to soak it all in. 
• I’d like to learn more about opportunities to interact with the Marquette community and the community surrounding the college. I’m excited to be a part of life in Milwaukee!

Katherine Zlabek
English
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to build student excitement around the intersection of voice, citizenship, and writing.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in ekphrasis, the origins of creativity, and social justice. 
• I’d like to learn more about Marquette’s resources for helping every student succeed.

Brandon Render
History
Mitchem Fellow

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to make connections with faculty across multiple disciplines.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (beyond statements). 
• I’d like to learn more about student demographics and support programs.

Kimberly D'Anna-Hernandez
Psychology
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to meet other faculty, work with students to establish my research lab focused on perinatal mental health, create collaborations within my department, across the university and within the community, learn of research opportunities available at Marquette.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in increasing diversity in STEM, seeking funding for underrepresented students in research and those interested in addressing perinatal mental health in the surrounding community. 
• I’d like to learn more about the students, outreach with the surrounding community and plans to increase diversity amongst students, faculty, and staff.

Jonah Birch
Social and Cultural Sciences
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know Marquette students and faculty, both in my department and across the university at large. Also, go to a Bucks game.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in comparative politics, social inequality, and sports and society. 
• I’d like to learn more about events and intellectual life on campus.

Stephanie Dhuman
Social and Cultural Sciences
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to engage in meaningful discussions with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators about race- and immigration-related topics, particularly through my Racial and Ethnic Relations and Latino/a Migration courses. Coming from Florida, I am also excited to explore Marquette and the surrounding Milwaukee area!
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in race/ethnicity, immigration, gender, sexuality – anything really. I love learning about others’ classes and the research topics they are passionate about. 
• I’d like to learn more about the students at Marquette, campus organizations, and the broader city of Milwaukee. I love when students discover how the material we discuss in class manifests in their own community, and often engage in community-based projects in my sociology courses.

Victoria Lupo
Social and Cultural Sciences
Visiting Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to develop a strong new curriculum.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in criminal justice. 
• I’d like to learn more about computer programming.

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