FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION (U-Z)

Usey, Christopher A., Chief Campus IT Security Administrator, Information Technology. B.S., M.Ed., Nicholls State University.

Vernado-Johnson, Chantrelle, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans. LPC-S, NCC.

Vavasseur, Cynthia B., Professor of Education. B.S., M.Ed.; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Vershinin, Michael, Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., Cooper Union; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Vicks, Elnora, Counselor/Outreach Coordinator, University Counseling Center, A.S., B.A., M.Ed., Nicholls State University.

Vidhanalage, Sulani Kottal Baddhe, Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., University of Colombo; M.S., Sam Houston State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Vinci, Michael, Instructor of Petroleum Engineering Technology and Safety Management, CSP.

Vratsenes, Lindsay, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of New England; M.S.N.-CNP-APRN, Drexel University.

Watson, Arati Jambotkar, Instructor of English. B.L.A., University of Massachusetts Lowell; M.A., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., St. John’s University.

Wayment, Darcey G., Head of the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, and Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Brigham Young University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Wayment, Xuehui, Instructor of Chemistry. B.Sc., East China University of Science and Technology; M.S., Texas Tech University.

Wells, Jared, Senior Instructor of History, and Public History Coordinator. B.A., Nicholls State University; M.A., Southeastern Louisiana University.

West, Ianna, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Nicholls State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Westerman, Caitlin, Internal Auditor. B.S., Nicholls State University.

White, Gerard A., Assistant Professor of Athletic Training. B.S., M.Ed., University of Louisiana at Monroe.

White, Jennifer K., Advisor and Outreach Coordinator, Online Business Degree. B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University.

White, Robin, Professor of English and French. B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Whitney, David, Head of the Department of Social Sciences, and Professor of Political Sciences. B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Whitney, Kayla, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication. B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.A., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Wible, Nolan, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., West Chester University; M.M., D.M.A., Louisiana State University.

Williams, Michael G., Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A., University of Alaska-Fairbanks; M.F.A., Louisiana State University.

Williams-Jones, Pamela G., Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Southwestern Louisiana University; M.N., Louisiana State University Medical Center, Ph.D., Liberty University.

Willis, Jonathan, Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Wilson, Paul, Head of the Department of History and Geography, and Professor of History. B.A., Nicholls State University; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.

Wood, Chris, Assistant Controller for Reporting & Compliance. B.S., Nicholls State University.

Xing, Cong-Cong, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Tulane University.

Yanez, Angela, Admissions Counselor. B.S., Nicholls State University.

Yilmaz, Esra T., Director of the Department of Applied Sciences, and Associate Professor of Geomatics, Morris and Sandra Hebert Endowed Professor. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University.

Young, Chadwick, Professor of Physics. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Young, Kaisa, Professor of Physics. B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia. M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Zeringue, Alison, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Nicholls State University; Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN).

Zeringue, Amelie, Head of the Department of Culinary Arts, Joseph Maselli Professor, Assistant Professor of Culinary Arts. B.S., Nicholls State University; M.S., University of New Orleans.

Zou, Enmin, Professor, Theodore Shepard Endowed Professor, and Distinguished Service Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., East China Normal University; Ph.D., Tulane University.