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Rawan Al-NsourAssistant Professor - Mechatronics
Welcome New E&T Employees 2018Thor Anderson
Associate Professor - DGM
Alexis BeagleyAdmin - Advisement Center
Amanda BordelonAssistant Professor - Civil Engineering
Seth ChristensenAssistant Professor - DGM
Shandi EricksonAdvisor - CS, ECE, SE
David FrameAssistant Professor - Mechatronics
Tom HalesAssistant Professor - Civil Engineering
Heather HarrisAdmin - Dept. of Engineering
Emily HedrickAssistant Professor - DGM
Alison JensenAdvisor - CT / EART / MECH
Tahir KahnAssistant Professor - Information Technology
Chuck KnutsonAssociate Professor - Masters of Computer Science
Mohammad MasoumAssistant Professor - Electrical Engineering
Chris MilesMachinist
Arrives from the University of
Utah. BS in Civil and Environ-
mental Engineering from Univer-
sity of Illinois Urbana Champaign,
MS in 2007, and PhD in 2011. Received a P.E. in Utah in
Civil Engineering (Transportation emphasis) in 2014. Loves
to do hands-on demos and tours with students. Likes hiking,
movies, and animal- or people-watching with her 1-yr old son.
Also likes to be involved in professional organizations.
Arrives from Curtin University,
Perth, Australia. Received his
B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees
from the University of Colorado, in 1983, 1985, and 1991,
respectively. He was with the Iran University of Science and
Technology, Tehran, Iran, from 1993 to 2004, and Curtin Uni-
versity, Perth, Australia, from 2004 to 2018. He has published
over 300 journal and conference articles.
She was previously an advisor at
UVU with the Trio department.
Worked with disadvantaged high
school students to prepare them
for college. She’s a mother to four amazing kids; two girls
and two boys. She loves to travel. She also enjoys playing the
piano, reading and crafts.
She has been a Utah Valley
University employee for 11 years.
Before joining E&T she worked
as a One-Stop advisor as well as
working for the Admissions Office
and also Registration and Records in their processing center.
Arrives from Gallaudet Univer-
sity, the world’s only university
designed to be barrier-free for deaf
students. He received his Ph.D.
in Information Technology from George Mason University in
2017. His research interests are computer privacy, computer
security, computer forensics, and cybersecurity. He promotes
collaborative research among faculty members within pro-
grams and departments in the field of Information Technology.
Working on her Master’s Degree in
Academic Advising and anticipates
graduating 2019. Has worked
in Singapore for the last 3 1/2
years, as a training facilitator with
Habitat Young Leaders Build. She also served as a co-director
of women’s conferences based in Hong Kong, with the re-
sponsibility of procuring, securing, and managing conference
presenters. She and husband Paul are now returning home to
enjoy living closer to their three adult children.
Arrives from working as an
Affiliate Professor at Brigham
Young University in their
Mechanical Engineering
Department. Holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
Arrives from Vincennes Univer-
sity where he served as Assistant
Professor for four years. Previ-
ously he worked as an Engineer at
Intel Corp. for 18 years, and Nuclear Research for 10 years.
Arrives from Brainbridge Studio
in Salt Lake City where he was a
Design Consultant. Has 7 years of
industry experience. Received his
MFA in Design Thinking from Radford University. Received
his BFA in Industrial Design from Brigham Young Univer-
sity. He believes “that learning and effective practice are
lifelong initiatives fueled by curiosity and a desire to grow.”
Raised in Utah and California,
graduated from BYU, and
returned to Utah last year after
10 years in Wisconsin. Moved
here to be closer to family again. Has four children and loves
reading, making beaded jewelry, baking, and enjoying the
mountains. Bachelor’s degree in Russian, and has worked
full-time as the Department Secretary for the BYU Geogra-
phy Department.
Has worked for Apple, Netscape,
Oracle, Neumont, UVU and the
IMS Global Learning Consortium,
etc. Most recently helped start
the Helio Training web developer
bootcamp organization and he also launched an educational
technology software non-profit called the Learning Compo-
nents Research Group. Has a Bachelor’s degree in German
and a Masters and PhD in Instructional Technology. Enjoys
working on his restored 1964 Corvair Spyder convertible.
Emeritus Professor of Comput-
er Science at BYU as of three
years ago, after 15 years on the
faculty. Founder and Chairman of
Kinpoint, Inc., a genealogy software company and makers
of the popular Take a Name smartphone app. Founder and
Managing Director of Ironwood Experts, a consulting firm
that has helped companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, and
Microsoft fight patent trolls. PhD from Oregon State. Father
of 10, grandfather of 11. Plays guitar, bass, and drums.
Sara MooreInternship Coordinator
Jenny OlsonAdvisor - CS, ECE, SE
Tina OstlerAdvisor - Culinary Arts Institute
Ehsan RohaniAssistant Professor - Computer Engineering
Justin SchellenbergAssistant Professor - Construction Technologies
Mary SchumacherAdmin- Culinary Arts Institute
Robert SimonsAssistant Professor - EART
Kazem SohrabyAssociate Dean - Student Affairs
Elham VazirpourAssistant Professor - Computer Science
Brad RoundyAdvisor - CS / DGM
BS in Family Studies from
Brigham Young University. After
getting five years of workforce
experience went back to school
and received her Master of
Business Administration degree from Western Governors
University. Has over five years working in higher education.
Enjoys all of life’s good things like family, friends, beaches,
Netflix, and pizza.
Arrives from San Diego State.
PhD in Electrical Engineering
from the New York Universi-
ty (Polytechnic Engineering
Division), M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Mass, and B.S. in Electrical Engineer-
ing (Electronics) from the Amir Kabir University. He has
22 granted patents and patent applications, published 2 text
books and over 100 journal and conference articles.
Has been advising for the Devel-
opmental Math Department in
UVU’s University College. He is
a UVU certified academic advisor
2017 – 2019. Prior to becoming
an academic advisor, he worked as a certified pharmacy tech-
nician processing prior authorizations at an insurance firm.
Graduated from UVU with a degree in Mathematics. He and
his wife recently had a baby boy, born on July 2, 2018.
Previously was an Adjunct
instructor in Community Health
here at UVU as well as owned a
preschool for 15 years.
She has been associated with
UVU through ALL of its name changes as either a student or
employee and am a true WOLVERINE! She loves Utah and
all it’s beautiful outdoor activities that it provides especially
hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and kayaking.
Has worked as a Systems Integra-
tor for the past 10 years working
for companies like Simplot, West-
inghouse, and the Idaho National
Laboratory. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids,
camping, mountain biking, snowboarding, and swimming.
Has been a UVU Financial Aid
Counselor for the last two years,
and previously was an Educational
Talent Search Advisor with TRIO.
Graduated from UVU four years
ago. She is married, with four children – three of which are
married, and has five adorable grandchildren. Enjoys cook-
ing, reading, learning about people from different cultures,
decorating her house, and serving others.
Has been working part time at the
Culinary Arts Institute as an Ad-
min assistant. Retired Elementary
School Teacher of 30 years from
Clark County School District. She loves family, reading
books, gardening, Origami & EATING!
UVU Alum arrives after 10+ years
as a Product Manager of Emerging
Technologies for the LDS church.
Worked on a variety of global
projects in new media technol-
ogies. Has also worked with a variety of businesses helping
with digital marketing strategies, specifically social media and
digital publishing. She loves all things technology... also loves
the outdoors, especially travel. Has been to 6 of 7 continents
and plans to soon visit #7— Antarctica.