We'd like to extend a hearty welcome to the new faculty in the College of Sciences for 2021-2022. Each year, Old Dominion University brings to campus the best and brightest minds in the sciences. These leading researchers and educators will help our undergraduate and graduate students "Discover Monarch Science." Meet the new faculty!




Department of Biological Sciences

  • Kayla Culbertson, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor
  • Taylor Sloey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Erik Yando, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Pengwei Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor


Department of Chemistry

  • Trandon Bender, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Emily Hardy Ph.D., Lecturer
  • Kyle Lambert Ph.D., Assistant Professor


Department of Computer Science

  • Yi He Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Lusi Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Faryaneh Poursardar, Lecturer
  • Fengjiao Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

  • Loretta Alsop, Lecturer
  • Wesley Davis, Lecturer
  • Stephanie Moses, Lecturer
  • Sherrie Mitchell, Lecturer


Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences

  • Joseph Tamborski, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Jonathan Kay, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor



Department of Physics

  • Dennis Weygand, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer



Department of Psychology

  • Cassie Glenn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Ian Katz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • George Noell, Ph.D. Professor and Chair
  • Jeff Olenick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Rachel Phillips, Ph.D., Lecturer
  • Xiao Yang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor