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Usey, Christopher A.,\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Campus IT Security Administrator, Information Technology. B.S., M.Ed., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

Vernado-Johnson, Chantrelle,<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans. LPC-S, NCC.<\/p>\n

Vavasseur, Cynthia B.,<\/strong> Professor of Education. B.S., M.Ed.; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Vershinin, Michael, <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., Cooper Union; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois.<\/p>\n

Vicks, Elnora,<\/strong> Counselor\/Outreach Coordinator, University Counseling Center, A.S., B.A., M.Ed., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

Vidhanalage, Sulani Kottal Baddhe, <\/strong>Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., University of Colombo; M.S., Sam Houston State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.<\/p>\n

Vinci, Michael,<\/strong> Instructor of Petroleum Engineering Technology and Safety Management, CSP.<\/p>\n

Vratsenes, Lindsay, <\/strong>Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of New England; M.S.N.-CNP-APRN, Drexel University.<\/p>\n

Watson, Arati Jambotkar,<\/strong> Instructor of English. B.L.A., University of Massachusetts Lowell; M.A., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., St. John’s University.<\/p>\n

Wayment, Darcey G.,<\/strong> Head of the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, and Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Brigham Young University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.<\/p>\n

Wayment, Xuehui,<\/strong> Instructor of Chemistry. B.Sc., East China University of Science and Technology; M.S., Texas Tech University.<\/p>\n

Wells, Jared,<\/strong> Senior Instructor of History, and Public History Coordinator. B.A., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½; M.A., Southeastern Louisiana University.<\/p>\n

West, Ianna, <\/strong>Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.<\/p>\n

Westerman, Caitlin,<\/strong> Internal Auditor. B.S., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

White, Gerard A., <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Athletic Training. B.S., M.Ed., University of Louisiana at Monroe.<\/p>\n

White, Jennifer K.,<\/strong> Advisor and Outreach Coordinator, Online Business Degree. B.S., M.B.A., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

White, Robin,<\/strong> Professor of English and French. B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Whitney, David,<\/strong> Head of the Department of Social Sciences, and Professor of Political Sciences. B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Whitney, Kayla, <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Mass Communication. B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.A., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Wible, Nolan,<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., West Chester University; M.M., D.M.A., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Williams, Michael G.,<\/strong>\u00a0Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A., University of Alaska-Fairbanks; M.F.A., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Williams-Jones, Pamela G.,<\/strong> Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Southwestern Louisiana University; M.N., Louisiana State University Medical Center, Ph.D., Liberty University.<\/p>\n

Willis, Jonathan,<\/strong> Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.<\/p>\n

Wilson, Paul, <\/strong>Head of the Department of History and Geography, and Professor of History. B.A., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.<\/p>\n

Wood, Chris,<\/strong> Assistant Controller for Reporting & Compliance. B.S., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

Xing, Cong-Cong, <\/strong>Associate Professor of\u00a0Mathematics. B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Tulane University.<\/p>\n

Yanez, Angela,<\/strong> Admissions Counselor. B.S., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.<\/p>\n

Yilmaz, Esra T.,<\/strong> Director of the Department of Applied Sciences, and Associate Professor of Geomatics, Morris and Sandra Hebert Endowed Professor. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University.<\/p>\n

Young, Chadwick,<\/strong> Professor of Physics. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n

Young, Kaisa,<\/strong> Professor of Physics. B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia. M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n

Zeringue, Alison, <\/strong>Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½; Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN).<\/p>\n

Zeringue, Amelie,<\/strong> Head of the Department of Culinary Arts, Joseph Maselli Professor, Assistant Professor of Culinary Arts. B.S., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½; M.S., University of New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Zou, Enmin, <\/strong>Professor, Theodore Shepard Endowed\u00a0<\/strong>Professor, and Distinguished Service Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., East China Normal University; Ph.D., Tulane University.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A-B C-D E-H I-L M-P R-T U-Z Usey, Christopher A.,\u00a0Chief Campus IT Security Administrator, Information Technology. B.S., M.Ed., ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. Vernado-Johnson, Chantrelle, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans. LPC-S, NCC. Vavasseur, Cynthia B., Professor of Education. B.S., M.Ed.; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Vershinin, Michael, Assistant Professor of Physics. 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