Faculty and Staff
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The University Honors Program prides itself on its outstanding faculty members who both inspire and motivate students to excel. See for yourself the professors leading the way for honors students.
Honors Faculty
Dr. John Doucet
Director of the University Honors Program
Interim Dean of College of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Education:
B.S., Nicholls State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center; NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, LSU Neuroscience Center; NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
Contact Information:
111 Gouaux Hall
Phone: 985.448.4721
E-mail: john.doucet@nicholls.edu
Specialty:
Genetic diseases in Louisiana populations, molecular anthropology of Louisiana populations, environmental and human disease, chromosome architectures, genetics and Louisiana families.
Courses Taught:
BIOL 320 – Genetics
BIOL 372 – Honors Topics in the Biological Sciences
BIOL 406 – Honors Colloquium in the Biological Sciences
BIOL 408 – Endocrinology
BIOL 421 – Genome Biology
BIOL 441 – Molecular Biology of the Cell Laboratory
BIOL 471-474 – Special Topics in Biology
BIOL 476 – Biomedical Literature Review
BIOL 478 – Laboratory Internship
BIOL 560 – Marine and environmental Regulation, Law, and Policy Workshop
BIOL 568 – Professional Scientific Writing Laboratory
BIOL 575 – Environmental Diagnostics and Biomarkers
BIOL 591-594 – Thesis Research
BIOL 599 – Thesis
HUMA 111 – The Honors Forum
HUMA 381 – Honors Abroad I – England
HONR 400 – Honors Directed Study in Major
HONR 401 – Honors Prospectus
HONR 402 – Honors Thesis
Dr. Kurt Stiegler
Assistant Professor of History
Education:
B.A., M.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Contact Information:
245-E Peltier Hall
Phone: (985)448-4599
Email: kurt.stiegler@nicholls.edu
Specialty:
Modern American History, Modern East Asian History, Japanese History, Modern European HIstory, History of Western Civiliaztions.
Dr. Michele Theriot
Assistant Professor of English
Education:
B.A., Nicholls State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Contact Information:
252 Elkins Hall
Phone: (985) 493-2529
E-mail: michele.theriot@nicholls.edu
Specialty:
American literature
Dr. Paul Wilson
Associate Professor of History
Education:
B.A., Nicholls State University; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Contact Information:
245-J Peltier Hall
Phone: (985)448-4463
Email: paul.wilson@nicholls.edu
Specialty:
Modern European History (Hitler & Nazi Germany), African American History, Modern American History, 19th Century American History, History of Western Civilizations
Honors Program Staff
Dr. Deborah Cibelli
Associate Director
Jennifer White
Assistant Director and Academic Advisor
316 Gouaux Hall
Phone: (985) 448-4130
Fax: (985) 448-4787