MCB Faculty, Staff and Administration

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 and Marietta campus. 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.

Administration and Staff

Name
Position

  • Office Manager

    eludovic@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 507

  • Chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    knavara@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4006
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 509

Full Time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Premila Achar headshot

    Associate Professor of Biology

    pachar@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3524
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 526

    Website

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    ealbrec1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6774
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 521

    Website

  • Lecturer of Biology

    csa5605@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6163
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 524

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    sbhatt10@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 520

  • Senior Lecturer of Biology

    jbrooksh@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2153
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 512

    Website

  • Professor of Developmental Biology

    abryants@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4919
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4004

    Website

  • Lecturer of Biology

    dcadinu@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 519

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Biology

    ccalla26@kennesaw.edu

  • Brandon Carpenter headshot

    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology

    bcarpe18@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4998
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4003

    Website

  • Carolina Casares headshot

    Lecturer of Biology

    mcasares@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 533

  • Jennifer Cooper headshot

    Clinical Associate Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology

    jcoop135@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2405
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3005

  • Photo of Chris Cornelison

    Assistant Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Associate Professor of Microbiology

    ccornel5@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5115
    Marietta Campus, 970 Shore Innovation Center, Room 2524

    Website

  • Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

    jfennerr@kennesaw.edu

  • Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

    egigante@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

    Website

  • Headshot photo of Melanie Griffin

    Associate Professor of Biology

    mgriff40@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6654
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 5006

    Website

  • Assistant Professor of Microbiology

    cgriff91@kennesaw.edu

  • Assistant Professor of Microbiology

    ahaddow@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2653
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4008

    Website

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Biology

    eharr164@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6437
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 528

  • Jody Hubbell

    Lecturer of Biology

    jharpe15@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 538

  • Photo of Martin Hudson

    Professor of Biology

    mhudso28@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7558
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4002

    Website

  • Dongyu Jia

    Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    djia@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 522

    Website

  • Rebecca Johnson

    Lecturer of Biology

    rjohn476@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 532

  • Dr. Soon Goo Lee - Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    slee295@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2794
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3004

    Website

  • Associate Professor of Biology

    zlu2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6230
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 536

    Website

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    smajidi1@kennesaw.edu

  • Olive McKay headshot

    Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    omckay@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 523

  • Professor of Chemistry

    jmcmurr1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3238
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3014

  • Photo of Kojo Mensa-Wilmot

    Professor of Biology

    kmensawi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 568-3071

    Website

  • Lecturer of Biology

    kmuell11@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7757
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 534

  • Photo of Scott Nowak

    Professor of Biology

    snowak@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7777
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 510

    Website

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    ksarpong@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4005

  • Photo of Sheila Marie Schreiner

    Lecturer of Biology

    sschrei8@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3004
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 518

  • Lecturer of Biology

    fshojata@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3058
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 529

  • Lecturer of Biology

    bsimon6@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 531

  • Headshot photo of Vishnu Suppiramaniam

    Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Biology

    vsuppira@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6155
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 5002

    Website

  • Lecturer of Biology

    ktraud@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 511

  • Photo of Joanna Wardwell Ozgo

    Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    jwardwel@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 4005

    Website

  • Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    myoshina@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6604
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 530

  • Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

    rzavalie@kennesaw.edu

    Website

Part-Time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    cakinyem@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Biology

    nalvesso@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 520

  • Lecturer of Biology

    sanglin7@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 520

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    nbarre12@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 523

  • Part-time Instructor of Biology

    sboahen@kennesaw.edu

  • Limited Term Instructor of Biology

    sbobbili@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    kclearma@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Biology

    scuyasmi@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3868

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Biology

    jgarth2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    fjayman@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    rkeall@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    dkeglere@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Professor Emeritus of Developmental Biology

    alester@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6164

    website

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    aquarsh1@kennesaw.edu

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    echen1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3003

  • Part-Time Instructor of Biology

    jrayyan@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Biology

    jrouse21@kennesaw.edu

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    csheland@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    ssonger1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-time Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    ssuppia1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    ktracy6@kennesaw.edu

  • Lecturer of Biology

    ctrinh2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 370 Science, Room 527

Biology Lab Coordinators

Name
Position

Post Doc

Name
Position

  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology

    kchowdhu@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6160
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 5045

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    gkumar2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6160

  • Senior Research Associate

    dmorr125@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3040

  • Laboratory Technician

    kyoshina@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6158
    Kennesaw Campus, 105 Science Laboratory Building, Room 3004

Graduate Students

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Shaila Akter
    • JoJo Croffie
    • April Ford
    • Trinity Hendrick
    • Afrin Jahan
    • Abu Obyda
    • Tatiana Sidorova
    • Tyler Thompson

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    • Kiara Darden
    • Joshua Drexler
    • Sundas Johnson
    • Miyah  Jones
    • Sarah Kelly
    • Lindsey Knight
    • Kayla MacDonald
    • Walter McReady
    • Melissa Ogilvie
    • Minh Bao Phung
    • Sarah Price
    • Bilal Saleem
    • Saima Shafique
    • Mark Sheehan
    • Md Shovon
    • Autumn Sisk
    • Rajia Sultana
    • Md Reaz Uddin

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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