WSU Tri-Cities names 10 to new academic leadership roles

Moscatelli,-Wilkerson,-McAteerRICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities has named 10 faculty members to new, part-time leadership roles.

“This restructuring is designed to augment our commitment to student and community engagement and to enhance our support of faculty and student research,” said Michael Mays, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at WSU Tri-Cities. “In streamlining our administrative structure, we are solidifying ownership for academic programming with those who are most closely involved in the programs themselves: our world-class research and teaching faculty.”

The new leadership roles are in addition to each person’s teaching, research and administrative responsibilities.

• Carol Wilkerson, coordinator of academic programs. She will work with program directors on course schedules, resolve faculty and student concerns and focus on academic management. She joined WSU Tri-Cities in 2010 as inaugural director of the TRiO Student Support Services program and has been interim director of student affairs since May 2011. She earned her Ph.D. in foreign language education from the University of Georgia.

• Kathleen McAteer, coordinator of undergraduate education. She will work with academic student support services on programs, implement a freshman seminar, spearhead instructional innovation and engaged learning and promote undergraduate research. She joined WSU Tri-Cities in 2002 and is a clinical assistant professor in biological sciences and the biology program coordinator for the campus. She earned her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of South Carolina.

• Maria Moscatelli, coordinator of outreach and student success. She will work with academic programs on a college in the high schools program. She will be a liaison between academic affairs and student services and enrollment management on retention and student success initiatives that include developing a summer bridge program. She joined WSU Tri-Cities in 2009 and is director of field services and teacher professional certification in the College of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in teaching and learning from WSU.

• Susan Campbell is interim director of the College of Nursing at WSU Tri-Cities since the previous director, Phyllis Morris, moved to Idaho to be closer to family. Campbell joined WSU Tri-Cities in 2008 as an instructor. She earned her master’s in nursing from Whitworth College.

Campbell joins the existing academic program directors:

• Birgitte Ahring, Ph.D, director of WSU programs in the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory.

• Thomas Henick-Kling, Ph.D., director of the viticulture and enology program.

• Akram Hossain, Ph.D., interim director of College of Engineering programs.

• Annanaomi Sams, part-time director of the Max E. Benitz Library.

Academic program leads have been named to provide more direct coordination with faculty and department leadership throughout the WSU system.

• Arts and sciences: Robert Bauman, Ph.D., associate professor of history; Allan Felsot, Ph.D., professor of entomology and environmental toxicology; Paul Strand, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology.

• Business: Nancy Ashley, Ph.D., clinical associate professor of information systems.

• Education: Michele Acker-Hocevar, Ph.D., associate professor of educational leadership; Judy Morrison, Ph.D., associate professor of science education.

Learn more about WSU Tri-Cities — the most diverse campus in the WSU system — at http://tricity.wsu.edu.

 

Contacts:

Michael Mays, WSU Tri-Cities Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 509-372-7217, michael.mays@tricity.wsu.edu

Melissa O’Neil Perdue, WSU Tri-Cities Marketing and Communications Manager, 509-372-7319, cell/text 509-727-3094, moneil@tricity.wsu.edu