AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory


David Koda
Associate Director




Jack Kostel
Assistant Head Coach - Men's Basketball


Keith Krawczynski
Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Keith Krawczynski is Distinguished Research Professor of History and Distinguished Teaching Professor of History. He is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He has earned three degrees in history from the University of Texas at San Antonio (B. A.), Baylor University (M. A.), and the University of South Carolina (Ph. D.). Before coming to AUM in 2000, “Dr. K” taught at the University of South Carolina at Aiken, the University of Dallas, and North Lake College (Irving, Tx). His areas of specialty include Colonial America, the American Revolution, African American History, American Labor History, and Alabama History. He has written numerous articles and several books on these historical topics. Currently, he is writing books on the history of polio in Alabama, Accidental Death in Colonial America, Alabama recipients of the Carnegie Hero Medal, the Dale Penthouse Restaurant fire of 1967, and the history of Camp Sheridan, a World War I training base stationed just outside of Montgomery. When not teaching and writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, banging his drums to heavy metal music, working out at the gym, reading science fiction, bowling, and cooking.


Michael Krek
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Krek teaches Theatre Design and Technology at AUM. He also serves as Theatre AUM’s Technical Director. Professor Krek received his BA in Communication and Theatre from AUM, and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Florida. His research is primarily centered on “sustainability” and how a sustainable approach to theatre design and construction can elevate artistic creativity. Professor Krek has over 30 years of professional theatre experience in a diverse number of fields ranging from design and construction to performance and direction. He is currently the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Vice Chair for Design, Technology, and Management.
“The job of the artist is to remind people what they have chosen to forget”
Arthur Miller


Jenny Kroft
Academic Advisor | College of Education


Tim Kroft
Associate Professor | College of Sciences


Olcay Kursun
Assistant Professor | College of Sciences


Kyeongwon Kwon
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Kyeongwon Kwon is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication specializing in advertising. Her teaching and research focus on sustainability advertising, corporate social responsibility advertising, and social media marketing. She has taught a variety of undergraduate courses in advertising, marketing communication, and mass communication at AUM and Florida State University, where she earned both her master’s and Ph.D. degrees.
Dr. Kwon’s research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Media Psychology, and Corporate Communications: An International Journal, among others. Through her teaching and research, she strives to provide insights that prepare students for careers in the communication and advertising industries while helping the field adopt pro-environmental and socially responsible advertising strategies.


Simon Lan
Associate Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Lan is an Associate Professor of Economics. Dr. Lan teaches a wide range of economics courses, with a primary focus on Macroeconomics at undergraduate level and Applied Macroeconomics and Financial Economics at graduate level. He emphasized applying Economic theories to real -world issues. His research explores International Finance and the Chinese Economy, and his current research focuses on the effects of Fiscal spending and income inequality in the United States. His work has been published in reputable peer-reviewed journals such as China Economic Review and Journal of Asian Economics among others.




