Listed below are the current faculty and staff for the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) at Kennesaw State University. MCB faculty and staff are split between the . Kennesaw campus buildings include the Science Building (SC), Science Laboratory Building (SL), Clendenin Building (CL) and Prillaman Health Sciences (HS). Marietta campus buildings include the Science Lab Annex (GAX), and the Engineering Lab Building (G). Please make sure to contact faculty and staff for any questions about their specific office or lab location.

Full Time Faculty and Staff

Name
Position

  • Premila Achar headshot

    Associate Professor of Biology

    pachar@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3524
    SC 526

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    ealbrec1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6774
    SC 521

  • Lecturer of Biology

    csa5605@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6163
    SC 524

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    mbeach2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4212
    SC 537

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Biology

    sbhatt10@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SL 4005

  • Senior Lecturer of Biology

    jbrooksh@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2153
    SC 512

  • Associate Professor of Developmental Biology

    abryants@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4919
    SL 4004

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Biology

    dcadinu@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 520

  • Brandon Carpenter headshot

    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology

    bcarpe18@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4998
    SL 4003

  • Carolina Casares headshot

    Lecturer of Biology

    mcasares@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 533

  • Jennifer Cooper headshot

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology

    jcoop135@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2405
    SL 3005

  • Photo of Chris Cornelison

    Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Commercialization and Associate Professor of Microbiology

    ccornel5@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5115
    SC 519

  • Assistant Professor of Microbiology

    ahaddow@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2653
    SL 4008

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Microbiology

    aharki12@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2080
    SC 535

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Biology

    eharr164@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6437
    SC 528

  • Jody Hubbell

    Lecturer of Biology

    jharpe15@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 538

  • Photo of Martin Hudson

    Professor of Biology

    mhudso28@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7558
    SL 4002

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Biology

    sjabri@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Dongyu Jia

    Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    djia@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 522

  • Rebecca Johnson

    Lecturer of Biology

    rjohn476@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 532

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    clatimo1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 523

  • Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    slee295@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2794
    SL 3004

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    zlu2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6230
    SC 536

  • Olive McKay headshot

    Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    omckay@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 523

  • Professor of Chemistry

    jmcmurr1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3238
    SL 3014

  • Photo of Kojo Mensa-Wilmot

    Professor of Biology

    kmensawi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 568-3071
    SL 5060

  • Laboratory Coordinator

    emerrit3@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3924
    GAX 296

  • Lecturer of Biology

    kmuell11@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7757
    SC 534

  • Photo of Scott Nowak

    Associate Vice President for Research Operations and Professor of Biology

    snowak@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7777
    SL 4006

  • Richard Quintana Feliciano

    Limited Term Assistant Professor of Biology

    rquinta7@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 520

  • Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

    rrajagop@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6177
    SL 3010

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    ksarpong@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SL 4005

  • Photo of Sheila Marie Schreiner

    Lecturer of Biology

    sschrei8@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3004
    SC 518

  • Lecturer of Biology

    fshojata@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3058
    SC 529

  • Lecturer of Biology

    bsimon6@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 531

  • Lecturer of Biology

    ktraud@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 511

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    ttseng@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5020
    SL 4012

  • Photo of Joanna Wardwell Ozgo

    Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    jwardwel@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 525

  • Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    myoshina@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6604
    SC 503

Part-Time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    nalvesso@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 520

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    sanglin7@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 520

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    nbarre12@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 523

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    scuyasmi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3868
    SC 507

  • Senior Research Associate & Postdoctoral Associate of Biology

    kgabrie5@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2184
    HS 2309

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    jgarth2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    rkeall@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Professor Emeritus of Developmental Biology

    alester@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6164
    SC 507

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    echen1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SL 3003

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    jrayyan@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    csheland@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Adjunct Professor

    ssmit325@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2794
    SC 507

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    ssonger1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    ctrinh2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 520

Administration

Name
Position

  • Senior Laboratory Coordinator

    hgetman@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6424
    HS 3402

  • Photo of Melanie Griffin

    Interim Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Director of Special Programs and Associate Professor of Biology

    mgriff40@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6654
    SC 509

  • Office Manager

    eludovic@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Assistant Chair, MCB

    dvogelie@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6507
    SC 510

Post Doc

Name
Position

  • Research Associate

    kchowdhu@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6160
    SL 5011

  • Research Scholar, Life Science & Postdoctoral Associate of Biology

    kkalicha@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    gkumar2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6160
    CL 3036

  • Senior Research Associate

    dmorr125@kennesaw.edu

  • Laboratory Technician

    kyoshina@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    SC 507

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    lzhou13@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6160
    SL 5011

Graduate Students

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Soobin An
    • William Beeson
    • Kendra Fick
    • Travis Main
    • Sydney Morgan
    • Brittney Owens

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    • Collin Anderson
    • Lora Asberry
    • Sarah Beauvais
    • Megan Brooks
    • Brianna Casement
    • (Katy) Mary Chon
    • Collin Dice
    • Maria Elbon
    • Molly Evans
    • James Flanagan
    • Kayla Gonzalez-Boy
    • Joanna Gresham
    • Jessica Hale
    • Joanne Harrison
    • Yatindra Kalki
    • Rachel Kaplan
    • Samantha Kennett
    • Leslie Lopez
    • Josh Lummus
    • Joseph Mercure
    • Leah Rittenburg
    • Michelle Ross
    • Kyle Swade
    • Sade Thomas
    • Jordyn Upton
    • Isabella Vahle
    • Theresa Wolff

Emeriti Faculty

    • Fleiszar, Kathleen - Professor Emeritus of Biology
    • Hendrix, Jerald D. - Professor Emeritus of Biology
    • Lester, Army - Professor Emeritus of Developmental Biology
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