New Faculty 2025-2026

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College of Art and Design (CAD)

Rachel Bajema, School of Art
Joey Byun, School of Design

Rachel Herring, School of Design

Rachel Hutcheson, School of Photo Arts and Sciences

Kelly Jahn, School of Design

Thomas Madden, School of Film and Animation

Corinn Marriott, School of Art
Steven Matteson, School of Design

Clay Patrick McBride, School of Photo Arts and Sciences

Natalie Mertz, School of Design

Aaron Powell, School of Design

Austin Shaw, School of Design

College of Engineering Technology (CET)

Sneh Bangar, Department of Packaging & Graphic Media Science
Zilin Bian, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

Shikhar Jha, Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

Joseph Kenneally, Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

Isaac Kramer, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

Chunghui Kuo, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Mark Loria, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

John Thomas, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Christian Wokem, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety

College of Health Sciences and Technology (CHST)

Nirvana Ahmic, Physician Assistant Program
Connie Chau, Wegmans School of Health & Nutrition
Gabrielle Frumusa, Physician Assistant Program

Janet LighthouseBiomedical Sciences
Samantha Guadagnino, Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Terri Ragin, Physician Assistant Program

College of Liberal Arts (COLA)

Christian Bean, Department of Psychology
Michaela Chan, Department of English
Jennifer Chen, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Richard Fadok, Sociology/Anthropology
Eugene Jang, School of Communication

Eben Levey, Department of History

Maggie Manges, Department of Psychology

Marcello Maniglia, Department of Psychology
James Rankine, Department of History

Shan Ren, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Rebecca Schaefer, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Hakyung Sung, Department of Psychology

College of Science (COS)

Raphael Akel Abrahao, School of Physics and Astronomy
Benjamin Chin, Center for Imaging Science

Kathryn Benincasa, School of Chemistry and Materials Science

Mbaye Diouf, School of Physics and Astronomy

Rehman Eon, Center for Imaging Science

Pritam Ganguly, School of Chemistry and Materials Science

Priyanga Jayathilaka, School of Physics and Astronomy
Nicole Melso, School of Physics and Astronomy
Tamara Narayan, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Marco Pinto-Orellana, Integrated Sciences Academy
Anastassiya Semenova, School of Mathematics and Statistics
 

Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences (GCCIS)

Jessica AncillottiDepartment of Computer Science
Lingwei Chen, Department of Cybersecurity

Qiuxiao Chen, Department of Computer Science

Emily First, Department of Software Engineering

Ezgi Kibris, School of Information

Pengfei Li, School of Information

Dmitry Lukyanov, Department of Software Engineering

Suresh Pokharel, Department of Computer Science
Xinchao Song, School of Information
John-Paul Takats, School of Interactive Games and Media
Christopher Wake, Department of Software Engineering
Harris Weisman, Department of Cybersecurity
Yiqin Zhao, School of Interactive Games and Media
Derui Zhu, Department of Software Engineering

Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS)

Nathaniel Heckman, Department of Architecture
Madalsa Singh, Department of Sustainability

Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE)

Ali Miri, Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Zhongwang Dou, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Chongzhou Fang, Department of Computer Engineering

Shehan Jayasekera,  Department ofMechanical Engineering

Eli Powell, Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

Gary Renz, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stephanie Soldavini, Department of Computer Engineering
Zihao Wang, Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Zhiheng Xu, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)

Kemoy Campbell, Department of Information and Computing Studies
Quintina Campbell, Department of Science and Mathematics

Raelyn Fuechtmann, Department of Deaf Education

Andrew Manning, Department of Science and Mathematics

Gabrielle Nocciolino, Department of Performing Arts
Gina Pennington, Department of Deaf Education
Philip Pham, Department of Visual Communications Studies
Angel Roman Martinez, Department of Science and Mathematics

Saunders College of Business (SCB)

Nikisha Alcindor, Department of Management 
Kalan Horton, Department of  Management 

Dennis Jamrose, Department of Management 

Dan Jin, International Hospitality and Service Innovation Department

Jialin Qian, Department of Finance and Accounting
Guilherme Ramos,
MIS, Marketing, and Analytics Department
John Striebich, Department of Finance and Accounting 

Anthony Testa, Department of Finance and Accounting 

School of Individualized Study (SOIS)

Corinne Black, University Writing Program
Marcia Hartwell, Individualized Education