Our Team
Our talented and accomplished faculty and staff are core to the Seattle University experience. What sets our faculty apart is a passion and dedication to the success of every student. From your intellectual and personal growth to leadership formation, Seattle University endows you with the knowledge, skills, connections and global perspective to become a leader of purpose.
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Meet the team
Sital Kalantry
Associate Dean
Executive Director
RoundGlass India Center
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Amit Shukla, PhDDean
College of Science & Engineering -
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Sonora Jha, PhDAssociate Dean for Academic Community, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Communication and Media
On sabbatical, 2023-24 -
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Mathew Isaac, PhDChair, Department of Marketing
Professor, Department of Marketing
Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration, 2022-2025 -
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Ajay Abraham, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Marketing
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Shiny Abraham, PhDAssociate Professor
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Vinod Acharya, PhDAssociate Director, Honors
Teaching Professor, Philosophy -
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Tapoja Chaudhuri, PhDAssistant Teaching Professor, Anthropology and Sociology
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Niranjan 'Chips' ChipalkattiProfessor of Accounting
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Serena R ChopraAssistant Professor
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Vinay Datar, PhD
Professor, Department of Finance
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Nalini Iyer, PhDProfessor
English -
Tayyab Mahmud, JD
Director, Center for Global Justice
Professor of Law
Professor, African and African American Studies -
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Russell PowellProfessor of Law and SJD Program Director
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Meenakshi Rishi, PhDProfessor, Department of Economics
Howard J. Bosanko Professor of International Economics and Finance, 2023-2026
Past Director, International Development Internship Program