What is your educational background?
I graduated with Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, India. I continued there to obtain Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Biochemistry, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Biochemistry and Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biochemistry degrees, all from Aligarh Muslim University, India. The M. Phil. and Ph.D. thesis work was done in the area of biological membranes at the National Centre for Toxicological Research, Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (Government of India), Lucknow, India. After completing my Ph.D. degree, I was awarded a Commonwealth and then a Welcome Trust Fellowship to work at the Medical Research Council lab, National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom. My research in UK comprised of
understanding molecular signaling mechanisms that regulate various intracellular processes. I then moved to the United States and obtained postdoctoral training from such institutes as National Institute of Health and Yale University, besides others, before joining the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. My research at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock continued studying signal transduction and intracellular signaling mechanisms regulating cellular processes with emphasis on programmed cell death (apoptosis) as this process is applicable to understanding carcinogenesis and prevention and treatment of cancer.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment has been my publication on the discovery of an enzyme
involved in cellular signaling mechanisms present in endoplasmic reticulum, an organelle
found all higher organisms. This enzyme has potential in regulating carcinogenesis. While at
the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, my proudest accomplishment is graduating nine PhD and five master鈥檚
students and publishing many peer-reviewed research papers, review articles and book
chapters involving graduate as well as undergraduate students.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies include reading, writing and reciting Urdu poetry from time to time. I enjoy
listening to Indian music and spend time with the family and friends and travel on occasions.

What was the last book you read?
The last book I read was 鈥淭he Kite Runner鈥� published in 2003 by Khaled Hosseini, an
Afghan American author.

How do you assist graduate students in the biology program?
I serve as a graduate coordinator for the MA/MS in Biology and Ph.D. in Applied Biosciences program of the biology department. So, I get firsthand information about the prospective students as well as those who join our graduate program. I communicate with them and discuss their interests and goals and tell them about the richness of our program in terms of learning, training and career opportunities in a positive way to encourage them to apply for the program of their interest. The biology graduate program is very diverse ranging from field biology to molecular and cell biology both in plants and animal research. So, understanding students鈥� needs and guiding them appropriately is an important task. I help the graduate students with their application and admission process and with graduate assistantships on a competitive basis. Once they join our program, I meet with them individually to understand their future endeavors. Accordingly, I advise them for appropriate coursework and orient them about their plan of study. I also assist them in finding an appropriate advisor with whom they can pursue their research work on a mutual basis and in their field on interest. I always want the students to feel at home in the biology department and comfortable talking with me when necessary. I regularly meet with them, provide guidance about the program, internship and job opportunities and keep up with their progress through graduation.

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What is your educational background?
As an experienced instructional technology scholar and professional, I hold a doctorate
in Educational Learning Technologies from the Pepperdine University Graduate
School of Education & Psychology. I also hold a Master of Science Degree in Training
and Development and a Bachelor of Applied Business Administration in Management
Information Systems (MIS).

What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment is earning a doctorate degree. I grew up in the inner city
of Chicago, Illinois. The odds were stacked against those in our zip code in the context
of academic achievement. I count it a tremendous blessing to be a role model for those
that have similar life experiences.

What makes you laugh the most?
I enjoy reminiscing with friends and watching sitcoms with witty humor.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are traveling, watching and participating in sports, and listening to music. I
also enjoy playing the keyboard and writing songs.

What was the last book you read?
I just finished reading What Really Works with Universal Design for Learning (Muraawski
& Scott) and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton).

How do you assist graduate students in the learning systems technology program?
I believe that my greatest contribution in assisting graduate students is teaching and
mentoring them to be technologically fluent and critical thinkers.

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What is your educational background?  
I went to Hendrix College in Conway, AR and graduated with a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in
Psychology. While I was there, I played varsity soccer and tennis, as well as every
Intramural Sport they offered. It was there that I decided I wanted a career in sport, and
I obtained a Graduate Assistantship in the Campus Recreation department at the
University of Arkansas. There, I acquired great experience managing Intramural Sport
programs while I got a Master鈥檚 Degree in Sport Management. I earned my first full-time job
as the Intramural Sports Coordinator at the University of Maryland. What an adventure!
I organized multiple on-campus sport leagues including flag football, basketball,
volleyball, softball, and so many other sports. Training and developing the student employees who worked as referees and supervisors was my favorite part. I was able to host huge regional flag football and basketball tournaments, where Intramural teams would come in from other states to compete, and I got to work at the National Flag Football
championships every year! After a few years at Maryland, I obtained a job in the Campus Recreation department back at the University of Arkansas. I spent the next 13 years there managing various sport-related programs and facilities, including fitness, aquatics, and adaptive sports. During that time, I enrolled in a doctoral program in Sport Management, and received an Ed.D. in Sport Management in 2010. I started teaching classes at the U of A, and really enjoyed it. I decided that for the next phase of my career, I would like to teach full-time. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock gave me that opportunity, and I鈥檓 loving it!

What do you like most about your career?
For a living, I help people to play and have fun鈥� which is pretty rewarding! I also enjoy
being able to provide insight from the 鈥渞eal world鈥� in my field. I spent almost 20 years
working in the sport field, and I can say that I鈥檝e had to deal with situations that no
textbook can teach! I feel like I鈥檓 able to give good insights and realistic problems for
my students to consider, based on that experience.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
Last year, I got my 100-mile race PR (personal record). I worked so hard all summer,
running miles and miles (and miles) in the heat. Race day fell on my birthday, and I had
decided that I was going to celebrate, no matter what happened. It turned out way
better than I was hoping鈥� I finished strong in just under 23 hours, feeling the love and
support of so many friends and family. I will cherish that finish for quite a while.

What makes you laugh the most?  
I love, love, love the Saturday Night Live seasons from the early 90鈥檚鈥� comedy gold.

What are your hobbies?  
Running is the big one! I already mentioned the long-distance endeavors, which is one
genre of the sport that I鈥檓 into鈥� (鈥渦ltrarunning鈥� is what we call races of distances over the traditional 鈥渕arathon鈥� distance of 26 miles鈥� common ultra distances are 50K, 50
mile, and 100 mile). I also started being a road marathon 鈥減acer鈥� several years ago.
Pacers are hired by the marathon to run with signs that have a finish time goal printed
largely on them (such as 3:45, or 3 hours 45 minutes). The Pacer keeps the
appropriate pace, and runners who don鈥檛 want to worry about 鈥渁m I going too fast or too
slow to accomplish my finish time goal?鈥� are welcome to follow and run in the group.
Pacers also provide some engagement, conversation, and jokes along the way鈥� a
marathon is a long way; and dull, solitary silence is hard for runners to work through.
So, pacers try to provide some on-course entertainment and encouragement to help
participants not be so lonely in their own heads the whole time. I have paced
marathons across the country, and have met some really cool people along the way!

What was the last book you read? 
My summer fun reading included 鈥淣orth鈥� by Scott Jurek. Jurek is an ultra-runner who
was attempting the Appalachian Trail fastest-known-time (FKT) back in 2015. He
accomplished it, but it has since been broken a few times. I really like books about
long-distance foot travel. I am currently reading 鈥淎lternative Models of Sport
Development in America鈥� by David Ridpath for one of my Fall classes鈥� it addresses
the consequences of embedding our sport delivery systems so deeply into our
educational structures, and explores how sport is delivered through other systems (such
clubs) elsewhere in the world.

How do you assist graduate students in the sport management program?
I like opening students up to how diverse the career field in sports can be. Sport can be
a business and entertainment tool, such as professional franchises and many of the
revenue-producing college sports. However, at its best, sport can also be a tool for
human development鈥� providing opportunities to be 鈥渋n the game鈥� (whatever that is!),
rather than simply watching from the stands. Sport can be developmental (such as
Boys & Girls Clubs or Special Olympics), or community-building (such as the Little Rock
marathon)鈥� and these types of sports are right here in our own communities (along
with jobs that need well-trained professionals!). This 鈥渟port for all鈥� notion is what I鈥檓
passionate about, and I hope to instill this idea in my students, not matter what their
specific interest is in the sport field.

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What is your educational background?
I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Calcutta University in India. After completing a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, I joined Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. While in Pittsburgh, I completed my doctoral degree. In 2004, I also received a Ph.D. focusing on developing green oxidation catalysts for pollution remediation.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment is graduating seven doctoral students, four Master of Science students, and publishing my first research article as an assistant professor has been my proudest moment.

What makes you laugh the most?
My daughter鈥檚 reaction to my lame jokes makes me laugh the most.

What are your hobbies?
I love mixing music with my FL studio digital software. I am also a part-time radio program host at KABF 88.3 FM. I love playing cricket as well and going hiking at Pinnacle mountain.

What was the last book you read?
I recently read a poetry collection book by Jelaluddin Rumi.

How do you assist graduate students within the chemistry program?
I meet with students to discuss their academic plan and future endeavors. I try to understand their future goals and advise them on what courses will be suitable for them. While interacting with students, I like to make them feel at home in the chemistry department. I have an open-door policy, and I try to help them as much as possible while understanding their overall goal in the program and any obstacles they might encounter.

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