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2018-2019 Catalog > Faculty/Personnel/Advisory Boards > Appointed Graduate Faculty

Appointed Graduate Faculty

First date indicates year of original appointment to the University.

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

MICHELE ARDIGO, Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, 2013. B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1989; B.S.N., Johns Hopkins University, 1991; M.S., St. Mary’s University, 1997; D.N.P., Maryville University, 2015.

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 Family Nurse Practitioner, 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, Assistant 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.

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.

JON CROOK, Associate Professor of Graduate Counseling, 2005. B.A., St. John’s University, 1969; M.A., Miami University, 1971; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1978.

ELLEN (AILEEN) M. CURTIN, Professor of Education, 2000. B.Ed., Mary Immaculate College, Ireland, 1983; M.Ed., Texas Wesleyan University, 1996; Ph.D.; University of North Texas, 2002.

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.

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.

DEBORAH FLOURNOY, Associate Professor of Family Nurse Practitioner and Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Program, 2017. B.S.N., University of Texas at Austin, 1975; M.S.N., University of Wisconsin, 1977; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1985.

DION A. GABALDON, Associate Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, Associate Dean of the School of Health Professions and Interim Program Director of GPNA, 2012. B.S., Westminster College of Salt Lake City, 1995; M.S., Saint Mary’s University, 1998; D.H.A., University of Phoenix, 2013.

KEN HELVEY, Assistant Professor of 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, Assistant 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, Assistant 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, Associate Professor 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 and Director of Graduate Counseling Program, 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.

HECTOR A. QUINTANILLA, Professor of Accounting and Dean of the School of Business and Professional Programs, 1995. B.S., North Texas State University, 1983; M.S., North Texas State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 1996.

RICARDO ESCOBEDO RODRIGUEZ, Professor of Chemistry and Dean of Natural and Social Sciences, 1990. B.S., Baylor University, 1982; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1987.

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.

CELIA SCOTT, Associate Professor of Education and Director of Doctoral Programs in Education, 2010. B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1997; M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1999; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2010.

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

HEIDI TAYLOR, Professor and Dean of the School of Health Professions, 2016. B.S.N., West Texas A&M University, 1982; M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1988; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1997.

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, Assistant 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 Associate 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.

SINAN YILDIRIM, Associate 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.