Aug 29, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog

Graduate Faculty


Aditya Khanal, Associate Professor 
B.S., 2007, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, M.S., 2010,  Louisiana State University, M.A., Virginia Tech, M.S., 2010, Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 2015, Louisiana State University.  

Prabodh Illukpitiya, Associate Professor 
B.S.,1997, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., 1999 Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Ph.D., 2006, University of Hawai’i at Manoa. 

Abdelaziz Lawani, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2006, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin; M. S., 2007, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, M.S., 2013, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., 2018, University of Kentucky.

Doc Lap Tran, Assistant Professor 
B.A.,1998, Nong Lam University, Vietnam, MS., 2003, Nong Lam University, Vietnam; Ph.D., 2012, University of Western Australia.

Sean Posey, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2016, University of Florida, M.S., 2018, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 2023, University of Georgia

James M. Muriuki, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2013, Egerton University, Kenya, MS., 2017, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., 2022, Texas Tech University.

Sajid Al Noor, Assistant Professor 
B.B.A., 2010, East West University, Bangladesh, MA., 2016, New Mexico State University; DED (Doctor of Economic Development), 2020, New Mexico State University

Armine Poghosyan, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2016, Armenian State University of Economics, Armenia, MS., 2018, Texas A&M-Commerce; M.A., 2024 ,Virginia Tech, Ph.D., 2024, Virginia Tech.

Akua Adu-Gyamfi, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2009, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Ghana; MS, 2013, Auburn University; PhD, 2024 Auburn University

Gabriel Spandau , Assistant Professor 
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Florida.

John Ricketts, Professor 
B.S., 1996, Middle Tennessee State University; M.V.T.E., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Florida.