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2020-2021 Catalog > Faculty/Personnel/Advisory Boards > Current Faculty

Current Faculty

First date indicates year of original appointment.

CARY D. ADKINSON, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, 2013. B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1992; M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 1996; Ph.D. Sam Houston State University, 2005.

LUIS AGUIRRE, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2018. B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 2012; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2014; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 2018.

NGOZI AKINRO, Assistant Professor of Communication, 2016. B.A., University of Benin, Nigeria, 2006; M.S., Arkansas State University, 2012; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2016.

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.

SHELLEY ALMGREN, Associate Professor of Library Science and Periodicals & System Librarian, 1996. B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1988; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma, 1990.

VALENTINE ALTAMERO, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, 2017. B.S., Midwestern State University, 2007; M.S., Colorado State University, 2008.

ELSA ANDERSON, Associate Professor of Education and Bebensee Professor, 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.

MARQUEL ANTEOLA, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Reference & Instruction Librarian, 2017. B.S., Texas State University, 2004; M.S., University of North Texas, 2007.

ILKA ARAUJO, Associate Professor of Music, 2011. B.M., Universidad Estadual Do Ceara, 1995; M.M., University of Florida, 2001; Ph.D., University of Florida, 2007.

ELIZABETH BATTLES, Professor of English, 1995. B.A., University of Arizona, 1983; B.A., Oxford University, England, 1990; M.A., Oxford University, England, 1990; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1992.

AMY J. BELL, Associate Professor of Spanish, 2001. B.A., University of Alabama, 1993; M.A., University of Alabama, 1996; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2002.

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.

BRUCE F. BENZ, Professor of Biology, 1997. B.S., University of North Dakota-Grand Forks, 1978; M.A., University of Colorado-Boulder, 1981; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986.

JEROME BIERSCHENK, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, 2007. B.M., University of Texas, 1974; M.M.Ed., University of North Texas, 1983; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2003.

JAY C. BROWN, Professor of Psychology, 2006. B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1993; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1995; Ph.D., University of New York at Stony Brook, 2000.

JOE ALLEN BROWN, Professor of Theatre Arts/Speech, 1978. B.A., University of Arkansas, 1975; M.F.A., Southern Methodist University, 1978.

STACIA DUNN CAMPBELL, Associate Professor of English and McCann Professor, 2001. B.A., Angelo State University, 1991; M.A., Angelo State University, 1995; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 2003.

SHARON L. CARANO, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2014. B.S., Frostburg State University, 2000; M.S., University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2006; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2014.

CHITRA CHANDRASEKARAN, Associate Professor of Biology, 1998. B.S., Stanford University, 1990; Ph.D., Washington University, 1996.

GLADYS A. CHILDS, Associate Professor of Religion and Dean of Freshman Success, 2001. B.A., Ouachita Baptist University, 1992; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000; M.Div., Brite Divinity School, 2007.

MARY ANNE CLARK, Professor of Biology, 1979. B.A., B.S., Texas Woman's University, 1960; M.S., New Mexico State University, 1963; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College, 1971.

KAY COLLEY, Professor of Mass Communications, 2008. A.A., Blinn College, 1987; B.A., Texas A&M University, 1991; M.I.J., Baylor University, 1994; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2007.

ALDO CRUZ-COTA, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2015. B.S., University of Guanajuato and Center of Mathematical Research, 2003; M.A., University of California- Santa Barbara, 2005; Ph.D., University of California- Santa Barbara, 2009.

STEVEN DANIELL, Professor and Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, 2009. B.A., Texas Tech University, 1983; M.A., University of Illinois, 1987; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1991.

JENNY DEAN, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, 2018. B.A., Luther College, 2002; M.S., Syracuse University, 2004; M.A., University of Colorado, 2011; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2016.

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.

JEFFREY DANIEL DeLOTTO, Professor of English, 1983. B.A., University of Florida, 1973; M.A., Florida State University, 1974; Ph.D.; Florida State University, 1981.

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.

NANCY EDGE, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Special Collections Archivist, 2019. B.A., Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2012; M.S., University of North Texas, 2012.

JEANNE EVERTON, Associate Professor of Theatre, 1999. B.A., Trinity University, 1971; M.A., Texas Woman's University, 1994.

JOHN FREDERIC FISHER, Professor of Music, 1988. B.M., Indiana University, 1971; M.M., Indiana University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1981.

JACQUELINE M. GAFFNER, Associate Professor of Education, 2010. B.S., St. Cloud University, 1989; M.A., California State University at Bakersfield, 2005; Ed.D., Texas Wesleyan University, 2015.

CAROL JOHNSON GERENDAS, Associate Professor of Communication, 2008. B.A., Texas Woman's University, 1991; M.A., Texas Woman's University, 1993; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2004.

RUEBEN GONZALES, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Coordinator of the Art Gallery, 2019. B.F.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 2009; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design, 2019.

THOMAS GUFFEY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2016. B.S., University of Texas at Tyler, 2011; M.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2012; Ph.D. Texas Woman’s University, 2017.

JOHN GREGORY GULLION, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, 2004. B.S., Texas A&M University – Commerce, 1995; M.S., Texas A&M University – Commerce, 1998; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2006.

MATTHEW HAND, Associate Professor of Psychology, 2012. B.A., Baylor University, 2001; M.A., University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, 2004; Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2010.

KEN HELVEY, Associate 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.

ALLEN HUGH HENDERSON, Professor of Psychology, 1979. B.S., East Texas State University, 1973; M.S., East Texas State University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1979.

ELIZABETH A. M. HOWARD, Associate Professor of Library Science and Director of Eunice & James L. West Library, 2010. B.A., University of Arizona, 1997; M.S., University of North Texas, 2011.

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.

JUNE JOHNSON, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Circulation Librarian, 2019. B.S., Chaminade University, 1998; B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 2006; M.S., Texas Women’s University, 2012.

CHRISTINA KELLEY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, 2019. B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 2012; M.S., Gardner-Webb University, 2014.

MUHAMMAD KHALID, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2018. B.S., University of Karachi, 1998; M.S., University of Karachi, 1999; M.S.P.H., University of South Florida, 2018; Ph.D., Ebberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen, 2009.

ALISTAIR MAEER, Associate Professor of History and A.M. Pate Professor, 2016. B.A., William Jewel College, 1997; M.A., University of Toronto, 1998; Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington, 2006.

CARLOS MARTINEZ, Professor of Bilingual Education and Dean of the School of Education, 1991. B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1986; M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1990; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2000.

BRENDA TAYLOR MATTHEWS, Professor of History and A.M. Pate Professor of Modern American History, 1995. B.S., Dallas Baptist College, 1974; M.A., Texas Christian University, 1978; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1994.

BRUCE McDONALD, Professor of Religion, 1995. B.M., University of Texas at Austin, 1967; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1971; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 1994.

RONNIE McMANUS, Professor of Religion, 1979. B.S., Texas Wesleyan College, 1970; M.Th., Southern Methodist University, 1973; D.M., Texas Christian University, 1975; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 1982.

PRICE McMURRAY, Associate Professor of English, 2001. B.A., Middlebury College, 1983; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1994; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2000.

DENNIS MILES, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Reference & Instruction Librarian, 2016. A.A., Cuesta College, 1977; B.A., Texas Tech University, 1986; M.S., University of North Texas, 1988.

TREVOR MORRIS, Professor of Political Science, 2009. B.A., Roanoke College, 1984; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1995.

WHITNEY MYERS, Associate Professor of English, 2008. B.A., Texas Tech University, 2000; M.A., Texas A&M University, 2002; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2008.

WILLIAM NEWTON, Associate Professor of Graduate Education, 2010. B.S., Texas A&M University at College Station, 1974; M.Ed., University of North Texas, 1978; Ed.D., University of North Texas, 2001.

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.

CHRISTOPHER OHAN, Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Science, 2014. B.A., Concordia Lutheran College, 1990; B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1990; M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 1993; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 1997.

CHRISTOPHER PARKER, Associate Professor of Microbiology, 2013. B.S., Sam Houston State University, 1996; M.S., Sam Houston State University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2007.

MICHELLE M. PAYNE, Associate Professor of Political Science, 2001. B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 1996; M.Ed., Texas Wesleyan University, 1997; J.D., Texas Wesleyan University Law School, 1999; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, 2013.

PHILLIP PELPHREY, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2008. B.S., North Georgia College and State University, 2001; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 2006.

CHAD J. PEVATEAUX, Assistant Professor of Religion and Coordinator of Liberal Studies Program, 2015. B.A., Southwestern University, 1997; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School, 2005; Ph.D., Rice University, 2013.

KAREN POTTER, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2015. B.S., Ball State University, 1991; M.F.A., Temple University, 1996.

KATHERINE PRATER, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1998. B.S., Texas A&M University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1998.

MARILYN A. PUGH, Associate Professor of Psychology, 1993. B.A., Texas Tech University, 1979; M.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1990; M.S., Texas Christian University, 1992; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1994.

HECTOR A. QUINTANILLA, Professor of Accounting and Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Interim Dean of the School of Health Professions, 1995. B.S., North Texas State University, 1983; M.S., North Texas State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 1996.

PAMELA DEAN RAST, Professor of Exercise & Sports Studies, 1994. B.S.Ed., Baylor University, 1982; M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 1983; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2000.

ADALHEIDUR REED, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 2016. B.A.A.S., University of North Texas, 2007; M.S., University of North Texas, 2010; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2013.

RYAN RICH, Associate Professor of Physics, 2015. B.S., Centre College, 2006; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 2011.

PATSY ROBLES-GOODWIN, Professor of Education & Director of English as a Second Language/Bilingual Programs, 2006. B.S., Texas Tech University, 1985; M.L.A., Southern Methodist University, 1988; Ed.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2001.

RICARDO ESCOBEDO RODRIGUEZ, Professor of Chemistry and Dean of the School of Arts and Science, 1990. B.S., Baylor University, 1982; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1987.

SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2016. B.S., Texas A&M University, 2002; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2012.

CAITLIN ROOKEY, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Digital Initiatives Librarian, 2014. B.A., University of North Texas, 2011; M.S., University of North Texas, 2014.

JESSICA SALAZAR, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, 2018. B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1999; M.Ed., Texas Wesleyan University, 2009; Ed.D., Texas Wesleyan University, 2015.

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.

LOUIS KARLE SHERWOOD, JR., Associate Professor of Library Science and University Archivist, 1990. B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1989; M.L.S., Texas Woman's University, 1994.

PAUL SIKES, Associate Professor of Music, 2016. B.M., Texas Tech University, 1994; M.M., Baylor University, 2001; D.M.A., University of Houston, 2010.

ALISON SIMONS, Associate Professor of Sociology, 2012. B.S., University of Surrey, UK, 1994; M.S., University of North Texas, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2012.

CARL SMELLER, Associate Professor of English and Humanities, 1999. B.A., Kent State University, 1985; M.A., Northwestern University, 1988; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1997.

JUNGHOON SONG, Assistant Professor of Management, 2018. B.B.A., Chung-Ang University, 2010; M.B.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2012; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018. 

BRYAN STEVENSON, Professor of Theatre, 2001. B.F.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2001; M.F.A., University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, 2006.

ROBERT THIEBAUD, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2014. B.S., Brigham Young University, 2008; M.S., Brigham Young University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2014.

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

JULIE VOWELL, Associate Professor of Education, 2011. B.A., Baylor University, 1995; M.Ed., University of Houston, 2001; Ed.D., University of Houston, 2008.

KAREN L. WALLACE, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, 2002. B.S., Slippery Rock University, 1993; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1995; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2000.

ELIZABETH K. WARD, Associate Professor of Education, 2009. B.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 2001; M.Ed., University of Texas at Arlington, 2003; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2009.

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.

KENDRA WEDDLE, Professor of Religion, 2010. B.A., Friends University, 1988; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1993; Ph.D., Baylor University, 2001.

MICHAEL G. WEIR, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2015. B.S., Lamar University, 1999; M.S., Lamar University, 2005; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2010.

CONNIE WHITT-LAMBERT, Professor of Theatre Arts 1988. B.A., Trinity University, 1976; M.A., Texas Woman's University, 1983.

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.

LILI ZHANG, Associate Professor of Comparative Religion, 2011. B.A., Peking University, China, 1991; M.A., Renmin University of  China, 1996; M.A.T.S., McCormick Theological Seminary, 1997; M.P., Syracuse University, 2001; Ph.D., Emory University, 2005.

YUKONG ZHANG, Professor of Computer Science, 2004. B.S., Wuhan Institute of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering, China, 1983; M.S. Clemson University, 1996; M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1998; Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 1999.