The College of Science and Mathematics wishes to congratulate the following five CoSM faculty members on their recent promotions. As outlined by the University, promotion is awarded to faculty members who demonstrate superior teaching; outstanding professional service to the university and/or the community; outstanding research, scholarship, creative activity, or academic achievement; and professional growth and development. Promotion to the rank of associate or full professor at a regional university like VSU requires the earned doctorate or its equivalent in training, ability, and/or experience.
Congratulations to Biology faculty member Dr. Corey Anderson for his promotion to Full Professor! Dr. Anderson’s research interests lie in spatial ecology and spatial genetics, and he teaches courses on ecology, evolution, and spatial analysis.
Congratulations to Chemistry faculty member Dr. Alexandrina Focsan for her promotion to Full Professor! Dr. Focsan’s research interests are all about carotenoids, and she teaches courses on physical and computational chemistry, as well as carotenoid research.
Congratulations to Mathematics faculty member Dr. Shaun Ault for his promotion to Full Professor! Dr. Ault serves as the department head, and his research interests lie in algebraic topology and computational mathematics. He teaches courses on set theory and topology.
Congratulations to Mathematics faculty member Dr. Sandra Trowell for her promotion to Full Professor! Dr. Trowell’s research interests include mathematics classroom norms & proportional reasoning, and she teaches courses on curriculum & methods for teaching mathematics.
Congratulations to PAGET faculty member Dr. Dereth Drake for her promotion to Full Professor! Dr. Drake’s research interests include plasma stability and planetary entry modeling for Jupiter and Titan. She also teaches courses on plasma physics and thermodynamics.