Faculty & Staff

CECS faculty and staff are dedicated to being on the forefront of change in higher education and to equipping students for the careers of the future.

Featured Faculty/Staff

Dean

  • Ozlem Kilic

    Ozlem Kilic


    Vice Provost and Founding Dean of the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies

Academic Leadership

Administrative Leadership

  • Caleb Knight

    Caleb Knight


    Director of Partnerships and Economic Engagement

  • Sarah Odio

    Sarah Odio


    Business Manager and Financial Fiscal Officer for the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies

  • Sarah Wyland

    Sarah Wyland


    Director of Marketing and Communications

Lecturers

Faculty Fellow

Adjunct Faculty

Staff

Curriculum Committees

Applied Artificial Intelligence

  • Vasileios Maroulas, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the AI Tennessee Initiative, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Adam Brimer, Haslam College of Business
  • Brianne Dosch, UT Library
  • Dania Bilal, College of Communication and Information
  • Fatima Zahra, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Gary Pulsinelli, College of Law
  • Harrison Meadows, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Harry Dahms, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Hope Chidziwisano, College of Communication and Information
  • Mehmet Aydeniz, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Sergei Kalinin, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Sidney Gavel, UT Library
  • Zan Gao, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Applied Computing

  • George Siopsis, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Amy Elias, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Chad Steed, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Charles Liu, Haslam College of Business
  • Dan Pienta, Haslam College of Business
  • Devemdra Potnis, College of Communication and Information
  • Louis Gross, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Russell Zaretzki, Haslam College of Business
  • Scott Emrich, Tickle College of Engineering

Applied Cybersecurity

  • Elis Vllasi, Senior Lecturer, Program Director, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Abebe Rorissa, College of Communication and Information
  • Brandon Prins, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dan Pienta, Haslam College of Business
  • Gary Pulsinelli, College of Law
  • Himanshu Thapliyal, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Kevin Heaslip, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Luis Finotti, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Scott Ruoti, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Sidney Gavel, UT Library

Bioinformatics

  • Scott Emrich, CECS Faculty Fellow, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Brynn Voy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Duc Nguyen, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Emily Chase, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jianbin Wang, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Scott Lenaghan, Herbert College of Agriculture
  • Stephanie Kivlin, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Steven Abel, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Vandana Singh, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies

Data Science

  • Joshua Rosenberg, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Brianne Dosch, UT Library
  • Chad Steed, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Courtney Cronley, College of Social Work
  • Dennis Makau, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Gregory Peterson, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Hillary Havens, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jiangen He, College of Communication and Information
  • Jon Ring, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
  • Louis Rocconi, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Marshall Prado, College of Architecture and Design
  • Mike Berry, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Nick Nugent, College of Law
  • Robin Hardin, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Russell Zaretzki, Haslam College of Business
  • Scott Crouter, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Scott Emrich, Tickle College of Engineering

Game Craft

  • Vandana Singh, Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and New Programs, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Ashley Stowe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Cary Staples, College of Architecture and Design
  • Deb Haines, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Gosia Citko-DuPlantis, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Hedy Hurban, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Jason Smethers, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Laurent Zunino, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Marina Maccari-Clayton, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Michelle Brannen, UT Library
  • Mike Jantz, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Tore Olsson, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Tyler Smith, College of Arts and Sciences

Human-Computer Interaction

  • Hedy Hurban, Senior Lecturer, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Amir Sadovnik, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Amy Elias, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dania Bilal, College of Communication and Information
  • Doowon Kim, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Holly Mercer, UT Library
  • Hope Chidziwisano, College of Communication and Information
  • Sai Swaminathan, Tickle College of Engineering

Nuclear Deterrence

  • Howard Hall, CECS Faculty Fellow, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Adam Lowther, External
  • Brandon Prins, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Elis Vllasi, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies

Sports Analytics

  • Robin Hardin, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Jeff Graham, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Josh Rosenberg, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Landon Huffman, College of Education, Health, and Human Science
  • Steve Waller, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
  • Zan Gao, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Sustainability

  • Mike McKinney, CECS Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Bill McClanahan, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Gale Fulton, College of Architecture and Design
  • Jay Price, UT Sustainability Staff
  • Joe Witt, College of Arts and Sciences
  • John Bell, Haslam College of Business
  • Katie Cahill, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
  • Mike Ross, Herbert College of Agriculture
  • Moonhee Cho, College of Architecture and Design
  • Nikki Luke, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Tom Gill, Herbert College of Agriculture