New faculty and staff were officially welcome to the College of Sciences at Old Dominion University on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at our annual welcome event.
President Hemphill spoke to faculty and staff in the college followed by a brief presentation from Dean Gail Dodge. “We are fortunate to have recruited an outstanding group of new faculty who will bring new skills to the classroom and new strengths in research.”
There are 22 new ODU College of Sciences employees who started in 2025.
Department of Biological Sciences:
- Laura Grieneisen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Luke Giltz, Ph.D., Lecturer
Department of Computer Science:
- Andy Ramlatchan, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
- Bhanuka Mahanama, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
- Chunjiang Zhu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Jonathan Takeshita, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and joint with Cybersecurity
- Mahmoud Nazzal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Mohammad GhasemiGol, Ph.D., Associate Professor and joint appointment with Cybersecurity
Department of Mathematics and Statistics:
- Donald Mills, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
- Mitchell Wilson, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
- Yuan Fang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences:
- Caldwell Buntin, Ph.D., Lecturer
- Jessica Turner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Kevin Yeager, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Department of Physics:
- Monika Yadav, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and joint appointment with Data Science
- Leon van Riesen-Haupt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology:
- Marisol Perez, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of Graduate School
- Matthew Espinosa, Ph.D., Lecturer
New Staff:
Allegra Ma' Aseyah, Graduate Program Assistant - Department of Computer Science
Haley Baker, Boat Support Staff - Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences
Aleaah Murphy, Office Manager - Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences
Kim Schindler, Lab Manager - Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences
Daniel Brzezinski-Rockwell, Undergraduate Lab Support Technician - Department of Physics