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Andrew Simoncelli is an associate professor of Mass communication at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[1] He started with the school in 1999 when it began its distance education office.[2] Under his leadership, distance learning grew at Nicholls State from offering correspondence courses to multiple online courses and degrees.[3] Nicholls Online has been named to multiple rankings lists for either the best or affordable online programs in the country. [4] In 2020 Simoncelli was awarded the Academic Affairs Award for Teaching Excellence at Nicholls State University for his work with faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Simoncelli formerly worked as a producer for WWL-TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6]
He received his PhD from Louisiana State University in 2005. His dissertation was titled "Designing Online Instruction for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities."[7] Subsequent articles were published in various journals.[8]