EFA Members
The WSU Entrepreneurial Faculty Ambassadors are comprised of faculty with significant experience in translational research and technology commercialization at WSU.
Collectively they offer a substantial resource for faculty interested in learning more about how to design, develop, fund and implement efforts to transform research into products and services that benefit the public. The EFA is a Presidential Commission and its mission is based on recommendations from WSU’s external review of innovation and entrepreneurship activities (ERIE).
Please click here if you would like to recommend someone as a member of the EFA.
| EFA Founding Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | Title | College/WSU Unit |
| Cliff | Berkman | Professor | CAS, Dept of Chemistry |
| Allison | Coffin | Former WSU Associate Professor | CAS/WSU Vancouver, Neuroscience |
| Amit | Dhingra | Former WSU Professor, and Former Chair EFA | |
| Boel | Fransson | Professor | CVM, Veterinary Teaching Hospital |
| Phil | Garner | Professor Emeritus | CAS, Dept of Chemistry |
| Joe | Harding | Regents Professor, Emeritus | CVM, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Department |
| Brian | Kraft | ||
| Jacob | Leachman | Professor | VCEA, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineeering |
| David | Makin | Professor, Co-Chair, EFA | CAS, Dept of Criminal Justice and Criminology |
| Marie | Mayes | Professor | CCB, Center for Entrepreneurship |
| Katrina | Mealey | Regents Professor | CVM, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory |
| Grant | Norton | Dean and Professor | VCEA, Honors College Dean |
| Glenn | Prestwich | Founding Chair, EFA | |
| Reza | Safavi | Professor, Co-Chair, EFA | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Mark | Vandam | Professor | ESF College of Medicine/WSU Spokane, Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Bin | Yang | Professor | CAHNRS/WSU Tri Cities |
| WSU EFA Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olusola | Adesope | Associate Dean for Research & External Funding | College of Education |
| Pouria | Bahmani | Assistant Professor | VCEA, Dept of Civil Engineering |
| Richard | Barnes | Associate Professor | Carson College of Business |
| Tammy | Barry | Vice Provost of Graduate and Professional Education | WSU Graduate School |
| Laura | Bartley | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Chemistry |
| Mark | Beattie | Associate Professor | Carson College of Business |
| Frances | Benjamin | Information Systems Coordinator | |
| Haluk | Beyenal | Professor, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies | VCEA, Chemicals Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Karin | Biggs | Technology Licensing Associate | Office of Commercialization |
| Jan | Boll | Professor | VCEA |
| Trevor | Bond | Dean WSU Libraries | WSU Libraries |
| Porismita | Borah | Professor | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Asa | Brown | Assistant Scholarly Professor | Carson College of Business |
| Lauren | Bruno | Assistant Professor - Special Education | College of Education |
| Dedra | Buchwald | Director/Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine |
| Ian | Burke | Professor | CAHNRS |
| Paul | Carlisle | Adjunct Faculty, Entrepreneur in Residence | Carson College of Business WSU Tri-Cities |
| Lynn | Carpenter-Boggs | Professor | CAHNRS |
| Robert | Catena | Associate Professor | College of Education, Kinesiology |
| Yini | Chen | Assistant Professor | CAHNRS, AMDT |
| Kim | Christen | Vice President for Reseach | WSU Office of Research |
| Candis | Claiborn | Professor Emeritus | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Susan | Collins | Professor | CAS, Dept of Psycology |
| Chris | Cooney | Associate Professor, career track | CCB, Dept of Mgmt, Info Sys and Entrp |
| Rebecca | Cooney | Associate Professor, career track | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Katie | Cooper | Associate Dean for Faculty | CAS |
| Anne | Cox | Professor | Colege of Education, Dept of Kinesiology |
| Clarice | Coyne | Adjunct Scientist | CAHNRS, Dept of Crop & Soil Sciences |
| Dan | Cronan | Assistant Professor | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Greg | Crouch | Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Programs | WSU Graduate School |
| Carrie | Cuttler | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Psychology |
| Hongtao | Dang | Assistant Professor | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Julia | Day | Associate Professor | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Wen-Ji | Dong | Associate Professor | VCEA, Chemicals Engineering and Bioengineering |
| David | Drake | Asstistant Scholarly Professor | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Benjamin | Frances | Information Systems Coordinator | Information Systems |
| Robert | Franklin | Assistant Professor | CAS, Department of History |
| Brian | French | Regents Professor | College of Education |
| Trymaine | Gaither | Special Assistant to the Provost for Access and Opportunity | Office of the Provost |
| Sophia | Gaither | ||
| David | Gang | Professor | CAHNRS, Institute of Biological Chemistry |
| Girish | Ganjyal | Professor | CAHNRS, School of Food Science |
| Brad | Gaolach | Professor, Director of Metro Center | CAHNRS, Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension |
| Jason | Gerstner | Assistant Professor | Department Of Translational Medicine & Physiology, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine |
| Amir | Gilmore | Associate Dean of Equity for Student Success and Retention | College of Education |
| Janessa | Graves | Associate Professor | College of Nursing |
| Anthony | Gromko | Acting Director and Assistant Professor Community Sustainability Specialist | Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension |
| Phil | Gruen | Professor | VCEA, CDC |
| Dogan | Gursoy | Professor | Carson College of Business |
| JIm | Harbour | Director | CCB, The School of Hospitality Business Management |
| Ryan | Hardesty | Executive Director, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art | Museum of Art/WSU |
| JJ | Harty | Engineering Tech | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Cara | Hawkins-Jedlicka | Scholarly Associate Professor | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Joe | Hedges | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Holly | Henning-Yeager | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Crop and Soil Sciences |
| Jennifer | Henrichsen | Assistant Professor | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Josh | Heynes | Director | Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab (BSEL) |
| Season | Hoard | Associate Professor | CAS, School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs |
| Michael | Holloman | Professor | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Brandon | Hopkins | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Entomology |
| Betsy | Howlett | Professor | Carson College of Business |
| Dave | Huggins | Adjunct Faculty | CAHNRS, Dept of Crop & Soil Sciences |
| Stacey | Hust | Professor, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Javier | Illan | Research Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Entomology |
| Bimbisar | Irom | Associate Professor | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Pete | Jacoby | Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Crop and Soil Sciences |
| Hana | Johnson | Assistant Professor | Carson College of Business |
| Jolie | Kates | Professor | VCEA, School of Des + Con, Landscape Arch |
| Lav | Khot | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Biological Systems Engineering |
| Julie | Kmec | Professor | CAS, Dept of Sociology |
| Bob | Krikac | Program Head - Interior Design | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Amrita | Lahiri | Associate Professor | CCB - Mgmt, Info Sys and Entrp |
| Trevor | Lane | Assoc Professor / State Specialist | FERRY COUNTY EXTENSION-REPUBLIC |
| Laura | Lavine | Professor, Chair | CAHNRS, Dept of Entomology |
| Merri | Lecoq | Cougar Food Pantry Coordinator | Center for Civic Engagement |
| Debbie | Lee | Regents Professor | CAS, Dept of English |
| Yuehe | Lin | Professor | VCEA, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineeering |
| Hongfei | Lin | Associate Professor | VCEA, Dept of Chemicals Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Hang | Liu | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, AMDT |
| Sheng-C | Liu | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Math/Statistics |
| Aziz | Makhani | Certified Business Advisor | Small Business Development Center (SBDC) |
| Danielle | Makin | Graduate Program Coordinator | CAS, Dept of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| Scott | Maloney | Director of Innovation and Private Sector Research Engagement | Office of Research |
| Jonathan | Manwaring | Assistant Director Learning Innovations | Office of the Provost |
| Matt | McCluskey | Professor | CAS, Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| Jill | McCluskey | Regents Professor, Director | School of Economic Sciences |
| Carol | McFarland | Associate Researcher | CAHNRS, Dept of Crop & Soil Sciences |
| Dustin | McLarty | Associate Professor | VCEA, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineeering |
| Ryan | McLaughlin | Associate Professor | CVM, Dept of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience |
| Amanda | McMahon | Assistant Professo | College of Education, Dept of Kinesiology |
| Don | Mcmahon | Associate Professor | College of Education, Special Education |
| Heather | McNamee | Assistant Professor | CAS, Dept of History |
| Sterling | McPherson | Assistant Dean for Research | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine |
| Courtney | Meehan | Professor, CAS Dean | CAS, Dept of Anthropology |
| Squeak | Meisel | Chair, Art Department | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Hillary | Mellinger | Assistant Professor | CAS, Dept of Criminal Justice and Criminology |
| Charles | Moore | Professor | CAS, Dept of Math |
| Rabindra | Nanda | Technology Licensing Associate | |
| Samantha | Noll | Associate Professor | CAS - School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs |
| Nicole | O'Donnell | Assistant Professor | Murrow College of Comunication |
| Steve | Overfelt | International Engagement Specialist | Global Partnerships and Research Services |
| Julie | Padowski | Associate Professor, Co-Director | Center for Environmental Research, Education, and Outreach (CEREO) |
| Guy | Palmer | Regents Professor | Pathology & Infectious Diseases and the Senior Director of Global Health |
| Io | Palmer | Professor | CAS, Dept of Art |
| Craig | Parks | Associate Vice President of Health Sciences | WSU Spokane |
| Matt | Peck | Biotech coordinator | College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Miles | Pepper | Engineering Shops Manager | VCEA |
| Sammy | Perrone | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Human Development |
| Chuck | Pezeshki | Professor | VCEA, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineeering |
| Shelley | Pressley | Associate Dean | VCEA |
| Alana | Pulay | Associate Professor | VCEA, School of Design and Constructuion |
| Tiffany | Reiss | Adjunct Professor | College of Education |
| Erin-Kae | Rice | Director | Global Partnerships and Research Services |
| Kathleen | Rodgers | Professor Emeritis | CAHNRS, Dept of Human Development |
| Sammy | Rodriguez | Interim Director, Research Advancement & Partnerships, WSU | Research Advancement & Partnerships, WSU |
| Eric | Rogers | Director | WSU Purchasing |
| Carolyn | Ross | Professor | CAHNRS, School of Food Science |
| Linda | Russo | Scholarly Professor, career track | CAS, Dept of English |
| Shyam | Sablani | Professor | CAHNRS, Biological Systems Engineering |
| Arvin | Sahaym | Associate Professor | CCB, Mgmt, Info Sys and Entrp |
| Edward | Sala | Asst. Exec. Director | University Marketing and Communications |
| Ahmed | Salah-uddin | Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Shannon | Scott | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Music |
| Rishi | Sharma | Director of Business Development | CAS |
| Anjali | Sharma | Assistant Professor | CAS, Dept of Chemistry |
| Leah | Sheppard | Associate Professor | CCB, Mgmt, Info Sys and Entrp |
| Daryll | Singleton | Assistant Professor | CAS, School of Music |
| Andrei | Smertenko | Professor | Institute of Biological Chemistry |
| Dana | Sprouse | Director of Development | Carson College of Business |
| Scott | Steiger | Associate Director, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship | Office of Commercialization |
| Samantha | Swindell | Associate Dean | CAS |
| Jeremy | Tamsen | Director | Office of Commercialization |
| Dmitri | Tolkatchev | Assistant Professor | VCEA, Dept of Chemicals Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Carolina | Torres | Associate Professor | CAHNRS, Dept of Horticulture |
| Kevin | Vixie | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Math/Statistics |
| Snow | Wang | Associate Professor | CAS, Dept of Math/Statistics |
| David | Whidbee | Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research | Carson College of Business |
| Jaqueline | Wilson | Assistant Professor | CAS, School of Music |
| Devanie | Zinn | Coordinator | Office of Research |