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New Faculty

The University of Rochester is pleased to welcome our newest faculty members to our academic community. Bringing a wide range of expertise, experiences, and perspectives, these scholars, educators, and practitioners strengthen our teaching, research, creative work, and service across the University. We look forward to the many contributions they will make to their fields, our students, and the Rochester community.

New Faculty Hires, 2026–2027

Eastman School of Music

Name Position Department
Erin Johnston Assistant Professor of Music Theory Music Theory Department
Sarah Rhee Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy Piano Department
Donald Nally Professor of Conducting and Ensembles Conducting and Ensembles

Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Name Position Department
Daniel Nikolov Assistant Professor The Institute of Optics

School of Arts & Sciences

Name Position Department
Richard Ardila Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Jonathan Bollback Senior Instructor Department of Biology
Maryn Carlson Assistant Professor Department of Biology
Jon Catlin Visiting Assistant Professor Department of History
Dheer Noal Desai Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Danielle Genevro Visiting Assistant Professor Department of English/Flim and Media Studies Program
Kenneth Kay Assistant Professor Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Jeffrey Kuan Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Stephen Schwartz Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology
Alice Seixas Assistant Professor Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Angela Smith Assistant Professor Department of Black Studies
Michael Solomon Assistant Professor Department of Economics
Alexander Teplyaev Professor Department of Mathematics
Nazia Valiyakath Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Tess Wingard Assistant Professor Department of History
Yuanzhao Zhang Assistant Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy
Madeline Barber Lecturer (Production Manager and Lighting Designer) Program of Dance and Movement
Elsa Chanez Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Hannah Swerbenski Research Assistant Professor Mt. Hope Family Center
Abbey Muzatko Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Art and Art History
Shiqi Lin Assistant Professor Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

School of Medicine and Dentistry

Name Title/Rank Department
Herik Acosta Gonzalez Assistant Professor Urology
Charlotte Beers Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Yveline Blot Senior Instructor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Kwasi Boaitey Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
Yuri Choi Research Assistant Professor Surgery
Rebecca Ellis Assistant Professor Medicine
Mohamed Hussein Assistant Professor Surgery
Slater Jameson Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Mark Lawlor Assistant Professor Orthopaedics
Kyla Marte Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michael Mattiucci Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Patricia Melendez-Moreno Assistant Professor of Clinical Imaging Sciences
Caitlin Meza Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
James Naughton Senior Instructor Psychiatry
Jonas Ndeke Research Assistant Professor Surgery
Sarah Rizzo Assistant Professor Orthopaedics
Ashish Sharma Professor of Clinical Medicine
Kalyani Sonarikar Instructor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Emily Sullivan Senior Instructor Medicine
Shima Tafreshi Assistant Professor of Clinical Imaging Sciences
Alison Treichel Assistant Professor Dermatology
Olivia Lu Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology
Emma Ryan Instructor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kunali Gurditta Instructor Medicine
Samantha To Associate Radiation Oncology
Elizabeth Wacker Assistant Professor Orthopaedics
Bayan Issa Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Colin Dinney Interim Professor Urology
Abby Frank Instructor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Ayesha Gittens Senior Instructor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Amy Halpin Assistant Professor Neurology
Mark Kashtan Assistant Professor Surgery
Robert Kornfield Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Steve Mathew Assistant Professor Imaging Sciences
Emily Nehl Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Rachel Nicholson Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Trisha Paul Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Yevgeni Plotkin Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Thomas Sajda Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics
Hannah Smith Assistant Professor Surgery
Daniel Solomon Assistant Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Boru Wang Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Jeffrey Gardner Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Tarandeep Singh Assistant Professor Medicine
Thairo Alves Pereria Assistant Professor Urology
Lakshmi Kulumani Mahadevan Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Alexis Steinmetz Assistant Professor Urology
Sunday Francis Assistant Professor Neuroscience
Denizhan Ozdemir Assistant Professor Medicine
Jessica Ackerman Research Assistant Professor Orthopaedics
John Genier Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Paul Hosking Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Steven Howard Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
David Kopp Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Galina Pavlencheva Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Elisa Souza Instructor Imaging Sciences
Yoshiyuki Yamashita Assistant Professor Surgery
Christopher Corcoran Instructor Family Medicine
Diane Cunningham Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
James Fennelly Assistant Professor Medicine
Theresa McClung Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Georgette Pulli Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Julie Sandruck Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fathima Lynch Instructor Surgery
Michael Stratton Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Jacky Akhter Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Juliet Emamaullee Interim Professor Surgery
Michael Hipp Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Tanya Mayadas Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Caroline Miller Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Elizabeth Pritchett Research Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Ishraque Shawon Assistant Professor Psychiatry
Bindiya Stancampiano Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Huan Wang Research Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Daniel Kameny Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Pradeep Dumpala Associate Professor Comparative Medicine
John Cognetti Instructor Dermatology
Jennifer Harman Assistant Professor Surgery
Kamil Malshy Instructor Urology
Jordan Sadlak Senior Instructor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Gaelle Talross Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics
Nicholas Adams Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Kwame Anyane-Yeboa Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Songye Cui Assistant Professor Radiation Oncology
Mitchell Hoestermann Assistant Urology
Russell Maggio Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Daniel Mendelson Interim Professor Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Si Chen Research Assistant Professor Medicine
Juan Guerrero-Calderon Assistant Professor Imaging Sciences
Leslie Kammire Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ruchi Kulshrestha Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Alexis Platek Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Neta Rosenzweig Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology
Richard Schulick Interim Professor Surgery
David Greenberg Interim Associate Professor Neuroscience
Hunbo Shim Assistant Professor Surgery
Colin Hirst Assistant Professor Medicine
Randeep Kulshrestha Interim Professor Imaging Sciences
Stephanie Martinez Assistant Professor Surgery
Michael Neugent Assistant Professor Urology
Amarjit Peter Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Dennis Wang Assistant Professor Medicine
Jason Wasserman Interim Professor Health Humanities and Bioethics
Elias Elias Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery
Randall Kimple Interim Professor Radiation Oncology
Miklos Molnar Interim Professor Medicine
Claire Filloux Assistant Professor Medicine
Mary Shea Kelly-Buckley Instructor Family Medicine

School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Name Title Department
Megan Christian Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Physical Therapy
Michael Stroud Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Physical Therapy
Gavin McBride Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Physical Therapy
Alyssa Coffey Instructor of Clinical Nursing Clinical Nursing
Lindsay DeLeo Associate Professor of Cinical Nursing Clinical Nursing
Ann Leonehart-Caprio Associate Professor of Cinical Nursing Clinical Nursing

Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Name Title Department
Erin Anderson Associate Professor Educational Leadership;
Center for Urban Education Success
Erin Campbell Assistant Professor Counseling and Human Development
Javier Omar Assistant Professor Counseling and Human Development
Justin Russotti Assistant Professor Counseling and Human Development