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<\/a>Jeffrey E. Scholes<\/strong>, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He previously was an instructor in the department and also directed the Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Baylor University, a master\u2019s from Princeton Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. from the University of Denver\/Iliff School of Theology.<\/p>\n Blaise Sonnier<\/strong>, assistant professor, College of Business. He previously was an assistant clinical professor and director of the executive masters of science in taxation at Florida International University. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a juris doctorate from Louisiana State University, and a doctorate in business administration from Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble, France.<\/p>\n Kristen Walcott-Justice<\/strong>, assistant professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science. She previously was an instructor, graduate research assistant and teaching assistant in the University of Virginia\u2019s Department of Computer Science. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Allegheny College, and master\u2019s and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n Yang Wei<\/strong>, assistant professor, Department of History, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He previously was a student at Harvard University\u2019s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Nanjing University, China, a master\u2019s from the University of Illinois, and Ph.D. from Harvard University.<\/p>\n Yang Xu<\/strong>, assistant professor, College of Business. She previously was a doctoral student at the University of Kansas.\u00a0She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University, a master\u2019s from Pepperdine University and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n Qing Yi<\/strong>, associate professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science. He previously was an assistant professor in the University of Texas at San Antonio Computer Science Department and conducted post-doctoral research at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Shandong University, a master\u2019s from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy Cinica, and master\u2019s and Ph.D. from Rice University.<\/p>\n Kimberly Zahler<\/strong>, assistant professor, College of Business. She previously was a student at the University of Central Florida and taught accounting courses. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Miami University, a master\u2019s degrees from Ohio State University, Miami University and the University of Central Florida and a Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n To see previous introductions of new faculty, visit<\/p>\n http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=7921<\/a>\u00a0and http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8023<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>