Dr. Hung-Chu Lin is the SLEMCO/LEQSF Regents Professor in Liberal Arts. Her research focus includes the development of emotions, parenting, attachment relationships, and developmental disabilities. She runs the Developmental Science Laboratory (DSL), which takes an interdisciplinary approach to...
Applied Language and Speech Sciences Ph.D. candidate Megan Quebedeaux has received the 2022 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award. The award recognizes Quebedeaux’s exceptional contributions as the official instructor of record for teaching in the Department of Communicative Disorders in the...
Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. candidate Ronald Kittle has received the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Kittle has built an impressive record of supporting faculty and undergraduate students in the classroom in his role as a graduate teaching assistant. Dr. Kristina...
Corey Saft is a professor in the School of Architecture and Design and a licensed architect and a LEED-AP. Saft was the developer of the first certified PassiveHouse in the hot/humid zone of the American South and the first Louisiana LEED-platinum home outside of New Orleans. The Graduate School has...
Dr. Michael Kightley is an associate professor and co-director of graduate studies in English. Their research focuses on medieval English literature and medievalism — the study of modern re-imaginings of the medieval period. The Graduate School has selected Kightley as a recipient of the 2022...
Dr. David Khey is an associate professor and department head for the Department of Criminal Justice. He is also the associate director for the Center for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Dr. Khey's work focuses on drug policy, effective policing strategies, campus crime and safety, drug...
Dr. William Chirdon is an associate professor of chemical engineering whose areas of research encompass polymers, plastics, heat transfer, and sustainable materials. He also serves as the graduate coordinator for the chemical engineering master’s degree program. The Graduate School has selected...
The Graduate School has awarded the 2022 Outstanding Thesis Award to LetÃcia Silva Pires. The Outstanding Thesis Award is an award established by the Graduate School to recognize exceptional work by master’s students and to encourage the highest levels of scholarship, research, and writing. Winners...
Dr. Dianne Olivier is a professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership in the College of Education. She also serves as the graduate coordinator for the Educational Leadership Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program. Olivier has been honored as a 2019-2020 Outstanding Doctoral...
Conducting research in a PhD program is one of the most defining and important aspects of pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy. A PhD is a research degree that provides the challenging but rewarding opportunity to contribute to and expand your field of study. One of the most difficult parts of PhD...
