Troy University welcomed new faculty members ahead of the start of the 2026-2027 Academic Year during the annual Chancellor’s Faculty/Staff Convocation on Friday. Term 1 classes begin on Monday, while classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 12 on the Troy Campus.

New faculty members joined the Troy University team in each of the University’s five colleges.

The new faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities are:

• Art & Design
  • Audry Dunne, Visiting Lecturer
  • Shaun Forester, Lecturer
  • Karvarus Moore, Lecturer
• English
  • Jennifer Morgan, Visiting Lecturer
• Music
  • Devin Guerrero, Assistant Professor
  • Blake Lile, Lecturer
  • Tiffany Nishibun, Lecturer
• Theatre & Dance
  • Craig Dettman, Lecturer
  • Jermaine McGhee, Lecturer
  • Mary Roberts, Lecturer

The new faculty in the Sorrell College of Business are:

• Accounting
  • Brianne Hart, Assistant Professor
• Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management
  • Tiao Hu, Assistant Professor
  • Niveditha Karthikeyan, Assistant Professor
  • Sunwoo Park, Assistant Professor
• School of Management
  • Nicholas Andriese, Assistant Professor
  • Malcolm McSwean, Lecturer
  • Mariam Yasmin, Assistant Professor
• Sorrell 360 Center
  • Clayton Graham, Lecturer

The new faculty in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences are:

• Counseling, Rehabilitation and Interpreter Training
  • Denise Bozek, Lecturer
  • Willough Davis, Lecturer
  • Eric Jett, Lecturer
  • Trenton Singletary, Assistant Professor
  • Angela Ness, Lecturer
• Leadership Development
  • Torravius Ashmon, Professor of Military Science
  • Kenneth Cox, Instructor of Aerospace Studies
  • Corey Eichler, Senior Military Instructor
  • Joshua Joseph, Professor of Military Science
  • Christopher McKay, Instructor of Military Science
  • Leonard Momeny, Lecturer
  • Brandon Steward, Instructor of Aerospace Studies
• School of Social Science
  • Jessica Juarez, Assistant Professor
  • Yoon Sik Kim, Assistant Professor
  • James Strawn, Assistant Professor
• Teacher Education
  • Kimberly Stephenson, Assistant Professor

The new faculty in the College of Health Sciences are:

• Nursing
  • Jessica Azar, Lecturer
  • Cheri Bradley, Lecturer
  • Megan Collins, Lecturer
  • Denise Donohue, Lecturer
  • Lazan Frazer-Smith, Lecturer
  • Jodie Shedd, Lecturer
  • Margaret Steed, Lecturer
  • Brooklyn Stone, Assistant Professor
• School of Allied Health
  • Kelley Hart, Associate Professor
  • Bettye Richards, Lecturer
  • Timothy Stark, Professor of Practice
• Social Work
  • Gina Allen, Lecturer
  • Alina Doyle, Lecturer
  • Rachel Garrett, Lecturer
  • Angel Henry, Lecturer
  • Shilpa Jaggi, Lecturer
  • Shabrell Park, Lecturer
  • Destiny Reices, Assistant Professor

The new faculty in the College of Science and Engineering are:

• Biological Sciences
  • Gopal Agarwal, Assistant Professor
  • Rebecca Frederick, Assistant Professor
• Chemistry & Physics
  • Nicholas Johnson, Assistant Professor
  • Nicholas Kreis, Lecturer
  • Ian Newsome, Lecturer
  • Md Mirazur Rahman, Lecturer

The convocation was held in the Claudia Crosby Theater on the Troy Campus and included remarks from Dr. Judson Edwards, Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, Student Government Association President Chris Hood, and Faculty Senate President Dr. Lenetra Jefferson. Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, addressed his 38th faculty/staff convocation.