Faculty Excellence

Dr. Gaurav Kumar is an associate professor and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Accounting. His research interests are in empirical research for international financial accounting.

Dr. Mariya V. Khodakovskaya is a professor of biology and interim associate dean in the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. Her research is primarily on plant biology and nanotechnology, and she is known for collaborations with scientists from other disciplines.

J. Lyn Entrikin became a Charles Baum Distinguished Professor of Law at the UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law in 2018. Entrikin is committed to scholarly research in the fields of legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy; legislation; and privacy and publicity law.

Dr. Avinash Thombre has been a faculty member in the Department of Applied Communication at UA Little Rock for 14 years. He is a professor of Applied Communication and a public servant in the health, sustainability, and communication fields.  

Alicia D. Mitchell is currently an assistant visiting professor of law and director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at the UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law.

Dr. Margaret “Beth” E. McMillan is a professor of earth sciences and chair of the Department of Earth Sciences. McMillan serves the public through her expertise as a geoscientist by aiding and educating local communities.

Dr. Linda Holzer is a professor of music in the Department of Music at UA Little Rock and has been a member of the faculty for 24 years. She is well known for her performances and her promotion of women composers.

Dr. Clifford Franklin is an associate professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. In the classroom, Franklin prefers to engage in the sharing of ideas and works in both an intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary method to address important questions in the field, academia, and community.