Faculty Excellence

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, UA Little Rock has canceled all public events including the 2020 Faculty Excellence Ceremony. In lieu of the public ceremony, the university will honor our outstanding faculty through digital means. Plans are currently underway and will be shared with the public in a timely manner. To learn how the … Faculty Excellence ceremony canceled; plans to honor faculty underway

Dr. Jin Wook Lee is an assistant professor in systems engineering. He has been a member of the faculty at UA Little Rock since 2013. Previously, Lee was a senior engineer at Samsung in South Korea. He connects with his students through a “disciplined, yet friendly” approach to instruction.

Cheryl Johnston has been a UA Little Rock faculty member since 1992. She is a senior instructor in the Department of Applied Communication. She has been lauded as a “champion” for student growth and strives to expose her students to an inclusive and friendly environment.

Dr. Naoki Hakutani is an associate professor in the Department of Music. He is known for his personal but rigorous style of teaching.

Lindsey Gustafson has been a professor of law at the UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law for 20 years. Her teaching techniques help students progress and achieve peak performance by “triggering metacognition,” through Team-Based Learning (TBL), and by using problem-based research instruction.

Dr. Jeffrey K. Carmack is an associate professor of Nursing and Simulation Director in the Department of Nursing at UA Little Rock. He is certified in healthcare simulation education and believes in student-centered course design.

Dr. Ahmad Naeem Bajwa is an assistant professor in the Department of Management. He brings this unique perspective and experience into classroom instruction by using visual tools and “creating different scenarios for class discussions.”

Dr. Mary Yang is an associate professor of Information Science and is the lead instructor for bioinformatics courses. She has extensive education and systematic research training in biomedical science and computer engineering.

Dr. Israt “Tusty” ten Bensel is the graduate coordinator and an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. She is also the director of the Justice Research Policy Center at UA Little Rock.

Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane is a professor of gifted education at UA Little Rock and has been a faculty member for 10 years. She has done extensive research and scholarship in her field.