The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences welcomed its new faculty members at the college's new faculty orientation on Friday, August 19. The introduction event was held at the Environmental Education, Science & Technology Building at the University of North Texas.

With over 30 new faculty starting in the 2022-23 academic year, the field includes 31 faculty in the following departments: English (7), History and Psychology (4), International Studies (3), followed by Anthropology, Journalism, Media Arts, and Technical Communication (2), and rounding out the departments are Geography, Political Science, Sociology, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Women's Gender Studies (1), respectfully.

Get to know these talented scholars and educators.

Faculty Name	Position	Department
Dariga Abilova	Lecturer	International Studies
Holly Frances Levin-Aspenson	Assistant Professor	Psychology
Paul Bone	Lecturer	English
Javier Carmona	Lecturer	Media Arts
Christina DeWalt	Lecturer	Journalism
Adam Fout	Lecturer	Technical Communication
Carole Gilmore	Lecturer	Psychology
Manuel Antonio Grajales	Lecturer	History
Karen Monique Gregg	Senior Lecturer	Sociology
Kimberly Grey	Visiting Assistant Professor	English
Roman Hlatky	Assistant Professor	Political Science
Ingrid Hogge	Assistant Professor	Psychology
Miwako Ichikawa	Lecturer	World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Evelyn Saru Jimmy	Lecturer	Technical Communication
Wei Kang	Assistant Professor	Geography
Clayton Todd Kirk	Senior Lecturer	Psychology
Sing Hui Lee	Lecturer	International Studies
Lisa Topp-Manriquez	Lecturer	Psychology
Jennifer Gomez Menjivar	Associate Professor	Media Arts
Karine Narahara	Assistant Professor	Anthropology
Melissa Nelson	Lecturer	Anthropology
Chad Pearson	Principal Lecturer	History
Daniel Pena	Assistant Professor	English
Sarah Perry	Assistant Professor	English
Larry Powell	Associate Professor of Practice	Journalism
Wayne Reed	Lecturer	English
Diana Reinhard	Lecturer	History
Robert Smith	Assistant Professor	History
Carly Susser	Lecturer	English
Ross Wilcox	Lecturer	English
Serena Wilcox	Lecturer	Women's and Gender Studies

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is home to 15 departments, 10 program studies, seven centers and institutes, and the Mayborn School of Journalism. It is the broadest, most diverse academic unit at UNT.

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