# Senators AY 2026-27

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**Senate Member:** Banafsheh (Bana) Aghayeeabianeh

**College/Program:** CLAC - Sociology &amp; Criminology

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** <baghayeeabianeh@astate.edu>

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**Faculty Senate Secretary**

**Senate Member:** Kacie Altom

**College/Program:** CNHP - Nursing

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** <kaltom@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Khem Aryal

**College/Program:** CLAC - EPWL

**Term:** 2025-2027 (Spring)

**Email Address:** ​​<karyal@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Timberly Baker

**Term:** 2026- 2028

**College/Program:** EBS - CEE

**Email Address:** <tibaker@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Kousik Biswas

**College/Department:** ECS - Computer Science

**Term:** 2026-2028

**Email Address:** <kbiswas@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Robert Bradley

**College/Program:** CNHP - Athletic Training

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** ​​<rbradley@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Andrea Brown

**Term:** 2026 - 2028

**College/Program:** CNHP - OT

**Email Address:** <anbrown@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Toccara Carter

**College/Program:** University College

**Email Address:** ​​[tcarter@astate.edu](mailto:tcarter@AState.edu)

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**Senate Member:** Jason Causey

**College/Program:** ECS

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** <jcausey@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Michael Cooper

**Term:** 2026 - 2028

**College/Program:** CNHP - Nursing

**Email Address: ​​** <mcooper@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Nicole Covey

**Term:** 2026-2028

**College/Program:** EBS - TE

**Email Address:** <ncovey@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Eric Dry

**College/Program:** Library Senator

**Email Address: ​​**<edry@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Gary Edwards

**College/Program:** CLAC - History

**Email Address: ​​**<gedwards@astate.edu>

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**Faculty Senate Vice-President**

**Senate Member:** Audrey Folsom

**Term:** 2026-2028

**College/Program:** CNHP - MLRS

**Email Address:** <askaggs@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Melanie Fulton

**College/Program:** CNHP - Social Work

**Term:** 2026-2028

**Email Address:** <mfulton@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Stephanie Gotay

**Term:** 2026-2027

**College/Program:** EBS - PSY &amp; COUN

**Email Address:** <sgotay@astate.edu>

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**Senate:** Bert Greenwalt

**College/Program:** Agriculture

**Email Address:** <bertg@astate.edu>

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**Faculty Senate President**

**Senate Member:** John Hershberger

**College/Program:** BCSM - Chemistry/Phys

**Email Address:** <jhershberger@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Stephanie Hoeckley

**College/Program:** CLAC - Music

**Email Address: ​​**[shoeckley@astate.edu](mailto:shoeckley@AState.edu)

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**Senate Member:** John Howard

**College/Program**: ROTC

**Email Address:** <johoward@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Julie King

**Term:** 2026-2028

**College/Program:** CNHP - At-Large

**Email Address: ​​**<juking@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Mark Lewis

**College/Program:** NGCB - Business Law

**Email Address:** <jmlewis@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Anne McGee

**Term**: 2025-2027 (Fall)

**College/Program:** CLAC - World Languages &amp; Cultures

**Email Address:** <amcgee@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Scott Mangan

**Term:** 2024 - 2026

**College/Program:** BCMS - Biology

**Email Address: ​​** <smangan@astate.edu>

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**Senate:** Suzanne Melescue

**College/Program:** BCMS - Math/Stats

**Email Address:** <scmelescue@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Mohamed Milad

**College/Program**: BCMS - Math and stat

**Term:** 2026-2028

**Email Address:** <mmilad@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Pradeep Mishra

**College/Program:** CLAC - Media &amp; Journalism

**Email Address: ​​**<pmishra@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Pankaj Nagpal

**College/Program:** NGCB/ITS

**Term:** 2026-2028

**Email Address:** [pnagpal@AState.edu ](mailto:dpowell@astate.edu)

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**Senate Member:** DayDay Robinson

**College/Program:** CLAC - Theatre

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address: ​​**[drobinson@astate.edu](mailto:drobinson@AState.edu)

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**Senate Member:**  Veronika Scudamore

**Term:** 2025–2027

**College/Program:** EBS - HPESS

**Email Address:** [*vpribyslavska@astate.edu*](mailto:vpribyslavska@astate.edu)

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**Senate Member:** Richard Segall

**College/Program:** NGCB - Information Systems/ Business Analytics

**Email Address:** <rsegall@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Kristin Sumler

**College/Program:** ESL

**Email Address:** <Ksumler@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Alexander Sokolov

**College/Program:** Engineering of Management and Construction

**Term:** 2026-2028

**Email Address:** [asokolov@astate.edu](mailto:asokolov@AState.edu)

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**Senate Member:** Marceline Thompson-Hayes

**College/Program**: CLAC - Communication

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** <mhayes@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Rollin Tusalem

**College/Program:** CLAC - Government, Law &amp; Policy

**Email Address: ​​**<rtusalem@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Kim Vickrey

**College/Program:** CLAC - Art &amp; Design

**Email Address: ​​**<kvickrey@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Eric West

**College/Program:** CNHP - HSRM Dietetics

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** <ewest@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Rob Williams

**College/Program:** EBS - ELCSE

**Email Address:** <rowilliams@astate.edu>

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**Senate Member:** Jason Zhou

**College/Program:** BCMS - Biology

**Term:** 2025-2027

**Email Address:** ​​ <gzhou@astate.edu>