Meet The Team

Daniel Fociniti

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Responsibilities

Faculty Affairs
Promotion and Tenure, NTT, Third Year Review
Curators' Distinguished Process
myVITA/RPT
Special Projects

Kate Drowne

Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development

Responsibilities

New Faculty Orientation and Early Career Faculty Form
Lead faculty for department functions previously managed by CAFÉ
ADVANCED Grant
Liaison to APLU faculty development group
Other projects as assigned

Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani

Associate Professor and Distance Coordinator for ECE, S&T Faculty Ombuds Computer Engineering

Biography

Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy), a Research Investigator with the Intelligent Systems Center, and Faculty Ombuds at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds a BS in electrical engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, and an MS in electrical engineering and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University. Her research centers on analysis and modeling of dependability for complex systems, with focus on critical infrastructure and cyber-physical systems. Her past and present research sponsors include the National Science Foundation, the US and Missouri Departments of Transportation, the Department of Education, the National Security Agency, the European Commission, and private industry. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a member of the IEEE Computer Society’s Golden Core and IEEE-HKN.

Misty House

Program/Project Support Coordinator II

Responsibilites

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Calendar
Faculty Reports
Promotion and Tenure, NTT, Third Year Review
Curators’ Distinguished Process
Endowed Faculty Reviews
Faculty Senate Secretary
myVita/RPT Support Contact
Faculty Awards
Special Projects