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2021-2022 Catalog > Faculty/Personnel/Advisory Boards > Appointed Graduate Faculty

Appointed Graduate Faculty

First date indicates year of original appointment to the University.

CHERYL ADAIR, Associate Professor of Family Nurse Practitioner, 2019. B.S., Northwestern State University, 2009; M.S.N., Northwestern State University, 2012; D.N.P., Northwestern State University, 2016.

CRAIG ATKINS, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2020. B.S., The George Washington University, 1986; M.S.N.A., The University of Kansas, 1991; D.N.P., University of Kentucky, 2013.

BONNIE R. ALBRITTON, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 2015. B.B.A., Tarleton State University, 1989; M.B.A., Syracuse University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2017.

ELSA ANDERSON, Professor of Education, 2011. B.A., Mercer University, 1979; M.Ed., University of North Texas, 1996; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2009.

TRISHA ANDERSON, Professor of Management, 2009. B.S., Marist College, 2002; M.B.A., Marist College, 2004; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2010. 

PAUL N. AUSTIN, Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2008. R.N., St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center School of Nursing, 1978; B.S.N., State University of New York: College of Technology, 1980; B.S., The George Washington University, 1985; M.S.N., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1990; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, 2001.

CONNIE BARKER, Associate Professor of Nursing Practice and Director of Graduate Programs in Nursing Practice, 2018. B.S.N., University of Texas at El Paso, 1994; M.S.N., University of Texas at El Paso, 1997; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 2004.

RUSSELL BARTEE, Assistant Professor of Graduate Counseling, 2014. B.S., Oklahoma Christian University, 1976; M.Ed., University of North Texas, 1988; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2011.

THOMAS J. BELL III, Professor of Business Administration, 1995. B.S., Prairie View A&M University, 1984; M.S., Amber University, 1993; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1999.

RICHARD M. BISHOP, Professor of Graduate Counseling, 2015. B.A., Lubbock Christian University, 1977; M.S., East Texas State University, 1981; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1991.

JOSE CASTILLO, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2019. B.S.N., West Visayas State University, 1994; M.S.N.A., Wolford College, 2007; Ph.D., Keiser University, 2016.

BRIAN CORNELIUS, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2020. B.S.N, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2009; M.S.N., Florida International University, 2012; D.N.P, The University of Alabama, 2017.

KELLY CRAWFORD, Assistant Professor of Family Nurse Practitioner, 2018. B.S.N., Northwestern State University, 2005; M.S.N., Graceland University, 2011; D.N.P., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2018.

YASHAR DEHDASHTI, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2017. B.S., Azad University South Branch, Iran, 2005; M.S., M.B.A., Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2011; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2014; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2017.

DENISE DE LA ROSA, Assistant Professor of Family Nurse Practitioner, 2018. B.S., Boston College, 1987; M.S.N., Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 2013; D.N.P., Chatham University, 2015.

JOE DRYDEN, Associate Professor of Education, 2007. B.A., Texas Tech University, 1987; J.D., California Western School of Law, 1990; B.A., Texas Christian University, 1993; M.Ed., Texas Christian University, 1993; Ed.D., University of North Texas, 2010.

LISA S. DRYDEN, Professor of Reading and Director of Master’s Program in Education, 1992. B.S., Louisiana State University, 1983; M.Ed., Louisiana State University, 1987; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1991.

MICHAEL G. ELLISON, Professor of Counseling, 1996. B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1972; M.S., California Coast University, 1986; Ph.D., California Coast University, 1987. 

ASHLEE ERICKSEN, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2021. B.S.N., Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 2007; M.S.N.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2013; Ed.D., Nebraska Methodist College, 2020.

KEN HELVEY, Associate Professor of Education and Director of Doctoral Programs in Education, 2014. B.S., Tarleton State University, 1983; M.Ed., Texas A&M University Commerce, 1994; Ed.D., University of North Texas, 2006.

JENNIFER HESTAND, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2017. B.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington, 1998; M.S., Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, 2008.

SUA JEON, Associate Professor of Marketing, 2015. B.A., Ewha Womans University, 1995; M.S., University of North Texas, 2006; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2015.

VIOLETA KADIEVA, Associate Professor of Graduate Counseling, 2016. B.S., Viterbo University, 2009; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2011; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2015.

TERRI D. KANE, Professor of Nurse Anesthesia and Director of the Graduate Programs of Nurse Anesthesia, 2012. B.S.N., University of Arkansas, 1985; M.S.N., University of Arkansas, 1993; M.S.N.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1998; D.N.A.P., Texas Wesleyan University, 2015.

BRIAN KOONCE, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2016. B.S.N., Southeast Missouri State University, 1989; M.S.N., The Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 1999; D.N.A.P., Texas Wesleyan University, 2014.

LINDA SUSAN METCALF, Professor of Counseling, 2006. B.A., Baylor University, 1973; M.Ed., Texas Christian University, 1986; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1993.

THOMAS W. NICHOLS, Associate Professor of Management, 2007. B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 1994; M.B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2002; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2008.

GOKCEN OGRUK-MAZ, Associate Professor of Economics, 2013. B.A., Bogazici University, 2004; M.A., Bogazici University, 2007; Ph.D., University of Houston, 2013.

JAMES ROBERT SCHMIDT, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, 2009. B.S., University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 2002; Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, 2008.

SCOTT SHAFFER, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2018. B.S.N., University of Washington, 1989; M.H.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 1992; D.N.A.P., Texas Wesleyan University, 2011.

MISTY LINNEA SPARKS, Associate Professor of Graduate Counseling and Director of Graduate Counseling Programs, 2009. B.A., University of North Texas, 1999; M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2004; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2008.

NATHAN STORTROEN, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2018. B.S., Arkansas State University, 1995; M.S.N.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2006; D.N.P., Texas Christian University, 2016.

LISA TAYLOR, Assistant Professor of Family Nurse Practitioner, 2019. B.S.N., Texas Women’s University, 1979; M.S.N., Texas Women’s University, 1994; F.N.P., Texas Women’s University, 1995; Ph.D., Texas Women’s University, 2000

THOMAS D. TOLLESON, Professor of Accounting, 1996. B.S., Mississippi College, 1971; M.B.A., Augusta College, 1987; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1996.

TITO D. TUBOG, Associate Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2012. B.S.N., Atheneo de Zamboanga University, 1990; M.S.N.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2006; D.N.A.P., Texas Wesleyan University, 2011.

SAMEER VAIDYA, Professor of Management and Interim Dean of the School of Business and Professional Programs, 2004. B.Com., University of Poona, 1990; M.B.A., University of Texas Pan American, 1994; Ph.D., University of Texas Pan American, 2000.

KIMBERLY J. WEBB, Associate Professor of Accounting, 1997. B.S., Cumberland College, 1992; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 1996; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2014.

MEGHAN WRIGHT, Assistant Professor of Management, 2014. B.A., Monmouth College, 1996; M.S., Western Illinois University, 2000; Ph.D., Benedictine University, 2013.

SHENGXIONG WU, Associate Professor of Finance, 2011. B.E., University of International Business and Economics, 1999; M.A., Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands, 2004; M.A., Kent State University, 2006; Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012.

YIXUN XING, Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics and Chemistry, 2019. B.S., Sichuan University, 2008; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2011; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2015.

SINAN YILDIRIM, Professor of Management, 2008. B.A., University of Bogazici, 1999; M.B.A., University of Bahcesehir, 2000; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio, 2007.