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

Daniel Meer
Biological Sciences
Teaching Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to make a significant contribution to the quality education undergraduate students receive at Marquette University.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in science pedagogy. 
• I’d like to learn more about university assessment and curriculum.

Eric Huseman
Chemistry
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to design a new course and establish a research group.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in developing strategies for helping undergraduate and graduate students thrive at Marquette. 
• I’d like to learn more about my students and how I can help them achieve their academic and career goals. 

Michael Cullen
Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Practice

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to nurture relationships with faculty and students that allow us to inspire and challenge each other.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in using the resources of Marquette University to assist our local community. 
• I’d like to learn more about integrating our faith and social responsibility into a computer science classroom.

Matthew Burchanoski
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to work in a more interdisciplinary way (not my first year though).
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in curriculum/writing design and assessment. 
• I’d like to learn more about the potential for teaching an Honors seminar.

Gitte Frandsen
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know the Marquette community and learn how I can positively contribute to the community.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues from across the disciplines who are interested in social justice-oriented pedagogy and praxes. 
• I’d like to learn more about Marquette’s Community Engagement programs and opportunities for faculty to get involved.

Danielle Koepke
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to build relationships with colleagues, students, and potential community partners.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in the rhetoric of health and medicine/health humanities. 
• I’d like to learn more about the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Marquette.

Laura Misco
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to learn more about the student body and the best ways to serve them.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in writing, literature, and film. 
• I’d like to learn more about Marquette’s impact on Milwaukee in terms of social justice and peacemaking.

CJ Scruton
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to continue finding the best ways to bring the best out of students!
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in ghosts, folklore, and culture. 
• I’d like to learn more about ecology, environment, biology, environmental humanities!

Jannea Thomason
English
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to make a lasting impact on my students.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in Women and Gender Studies, reproductive healthcare, and literature. 
• I’d like to learn more about decolonizing and recreating my identity and faith.

Carl Mueller
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Teaching Associate Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to make a difference in the lives of Marquette students and to immerse myself in the University community both within my department and in the greater University.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in finding ways to (re-)engage students and others in the post-Covid environment. 
• I’d like to learn more about the mission and culture of Marquette and the services available to students.

Allison Nass
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Teaching Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to inspire students to further their understanding, appreciate, and apply mathematics in their daily lives.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in sharing teaching and learning methods. 
• I’d like to learn more about my students and their academic goals.

Timothy Rolling
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to gain more experience in academia.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in mathematics research, particularly probability. 
• I’d like to learn more about teaching in a Catholic university setting.

Andrew Schopieray
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to maintain fitness despite a busy teaching schedule.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in climbing. 
• I’d like to learn more about hydrology and geology.

Major Joshua Mayer
Military Science
Professor of Military Science

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with students and other faculty across disciplines.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in working with our ROTC students to develop their character. 
• I’d like to learn more about university services and opportunities so that I can share them with students.

Abram Capone
Philosophy
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to experiment with new student-centered pedagogical methods in philosophy.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in pedagogy, aesthetics, and cognitive science. 
• I’d like to learn more about Marquette’s institutional context and history, and the ways that these factors influence Marquette students in the classroom.

Patrick Sobkowski
Political Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with students, faculty, and administrators to further Marquette’s mission.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in the presidency, constitutional law, congress, and the administrative state. 
• I’d like to learn more about strategies for maximizing student success.

Mai Truong
Political Science
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to find collaborative research opportunities across campus and build students’ excitement to learn about politics in general, and Asian politics, in particular.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in social movements, East Asian politics and culture, and authoritarian politics. 
• I’d like to learn more about the uniqueness of Marquette university as a Jesuit community and the culture of Milwaukee.

Megan Harper
Psychology
Clinical Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to build my teaching repertoire.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in research collaborations across disciplines. 
• I’d like to learn more about everything.

Gerardo Mares Aguilera
Social and Cultural Sciences
Teaching Instructor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to connect with other colleagues and learn about the services available to our students. I’d like to be of service and get to network with Milwaukee communities.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in advancing equity through the use of data science that is inclusive and culturally centered. 
• I’d like to learn more about faculty resources and collaboration/networking opportunities at Marquette and the community at large.

Amber Tucker
Social and Cultural Sciences
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get involved and learn more about the Marquette community.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in diversity, inclusion, and equity. 
• I’d like to learn more about program collaboration with the division of student affairs.

Rev. Joseph Simmons, S.J.
Theology
Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to get to know humanities faculty interested in interdisciplinarity.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in theology, literature, philosophy of religion, and atheism. 
• I’d like to learn more about how colleagues understand their work in light of the Catholic mission of Marquette.

David Stosur
Theology
Teaching Assistant Professor

• During my first year on campus, I’d like to develop courses that meet students where they are.
• I’d like to connect with colleagues interested in narrative theories and cognitive science. 
• I’d like to learn more about Ignatian spirituality.

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