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New Faculty Members Welcomed
As of July 1, UCSB has added 36 new faculty members in 26 separate departments, according to the Office of Academic Personnel. The appointments include:

Ahmad Atif Ahmad, assistant professor, religious studies

Sarah Anderson, assistant professor, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Anthony Barbieri-Low, assistant professor, history

Stephanie Batiste, assistant professor, English/black studies

Cheryl Briggs, professor, ecology, evolution, and marine biology

Paolo Cascini, assistant professor, mathematics

Ines Casillas, assistant professor, Chicana/o studies

Phillip Conrad, lecturer, computer science/CCS

Erin Dowdy, assistant professor, counseling, clinical, & school psychology

Michael Gordon, assistant professor, chemical engineering

Danielle Harlow, assistant professor, education

Maryam Kia-Keating, assistant professor, counseling, clinical, & school psychology

Robert Koenig, associate professor, music
Christopher Kruegel, assistant professor, computer science

John Latto, lecturer, ecology, evolution, and marine biology/CCS

Esther Lezra, assistant professor, global & international studies

Michael Liebling, assistant professor, electrical & computer engineering
Pei-Te Lien, professor, political science

Aashish Mehta, assistant professor, global & international studies

Melissa Morgan, assistant professor, counseling, clinical & school psychology

Chetan Nyak, professor, physics

Andrew Norris, assistant professor, political science

Karen Nylund, acting assistant professor, education

Christopher Palmstrom, professor, electrical & computer engineering

Sumita Pennathure, assistant professor, mechanical & environmental engineering

Baron Peters, assistant professor, chemical engineering

Linda Putnam, professor, communication

Matthew Quirk, assistant professor, counseling, clinical, & school psychology

Peter Rupert, professor, economics

Jonathan Schooler, professor, psychology

Scott M. Shell, assistant professor, chemical engineering

Jeffrey Stewart, professor, black studies

Melinda Szaloky, acting assistant professor, film & media studies

Amber VanDerwarker, assistant professor, anthropology

Casey Walsh, assistant professor, anthropology

Mian Wang, assistant professor, education