Faculty Directory
Dr. Jerry Wiggert
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Ocean Circulation and Biogeochemical Modeling, Remote Sensing
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Discipline: Marine Science
Stennis Space Center
Dr. Jeff Wiggins
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Matrix Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Science and Engineering
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Thames Polymer Science Research Center (PSRC) 185
Derreck Williams
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Dance Education, Jazz Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Choreography, HBCU Dance Line Technique
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Performing and Visual Arts
Discipline: Dance
Theatre and Dance Building (TAD) 207
Dr. Chris Winstead
Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 210
Gary Wolverton
Instructor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Communication Studies
College Hall (CH) 206E
Gregory Wolynec
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Orchestral and Operatic Conducting
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 119
Forrest Wood Jr
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Kimberly Woolly
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Bassoon
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 307
Dr. John Wooton
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Percussion
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Mannoni Performing Arts Center (PAC) 025
Dr. Sarah Wright
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Numerical Analysis
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Mathematics
Southern Hall (SH) 204
Dr. Wei Wu
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Systems Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Hydrology, Biogeochemical Cycles, Modeling, Bayesian Statistics
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Discipline: Coastal Sciences
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 111
Dr. Zhifu Xie
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Mathematics: dynamical systems and celestial mechanics (N-body problem), differential equations and applications
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Mathematics
Southern Hall (SH) 310
Dr. Hao Xu
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
cell biology, molecular and cellular biosciences, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical sciences
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 612
Dr. Fei Xue
Professor
Areas of Expertise
advertising message strategy, digital and social media, strategic communication
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Media and Communication
Discipline: Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising
College Hall (CH) 207D
Dr. Jonathan Yarrington
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Voice, Voice Pedagogy, Opera
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 203
Dr. Don Yee
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Medical entomology, Community and population ecology of aquatic insects, Ecological stoichiometry, Urban ecology, Tropical insect ecology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 1014
Sharon Young
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Medical anthropology, reproduction, maternal health, placentophagy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Social Science and Global Studies
Discipline: Anthropology
Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 425
Luigi Zaninelli
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Music
Discipline: Music Performance
Kyle Zelner
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Colonial and Revolutionary America, War and Society, Social History, Community History
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: History
Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 478
Dr. Joe Zhang
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Data Mining, Machine Learning / Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence; Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics; Image Classification and High-Performance Computing
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering
Discipline: Computer Science
Chain Technology Center (TEC) 206
Dr. Fan Zhang
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Construction Engineering Management, Highway Construction Workzone Safety, Construction Education and Training
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Construction and Design
Discipline: Construction Management
Chain Technology Center (TEC) 252
Dr. Xiaodong Zhang
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Oceanography, Optical Oceanography, Ocean Optics, Ocean Color, Remote Sensing
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Discipline: Marine Science
Stennis Space Center
Dr. Zhaoxian Zhou
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Topics in computing sciences, electrical and computer engineering: Pattern recognition, human activity recognition, face recognition, image processing, big data analytics, machine learning, biomechanics and health, computational finance, high performance computing, wireless sensor networks, wearable devices, applied electromagnetics, antennas, radiowave propagation and wireless communications, high power microwave, pulsed power and plasma science, and engineering education.
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering
Discipline: Computer Engineering
Chain Technology Center (TEC) 318C
Dr. Huiqing Zhu
Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Mathematics
Southern Hall (SH) 307