Graduate Faculty
Please refer to the University Directory for faculty contact information.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Harold Abrams, Associate Professor of Public Administration.
BA, Colgate University; MS, University of New York at Stony Brook, PhD(1991), New York University.
Perla Abrego, Associate Professor of Spanish.
BA Escuela Normal Superior (Mexico); MA Universidad de Antiquia (Columbia); PhD (2011), Vanderbilt University.
Wael Al-Sawai, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
BS, Yarmouk University; MS, Middle East Technical University, MS Worcester Polytechnic Institute;
PhD (2011), Northeastern University, PhD (2018) University of South Florida.
Cynthia Anderson, Assistant Professor of Education.
BSEd, Texas State University; MEd, University of Houston-Victoria; PhD (2020), St. Mary’s University.
Sophia Andres, Professor of English and Fellow in the Kathlyn Cosper Dunagan Professorship in Humanities.
BA, MA, San Jose State University, California; PhD (1985), University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ethel Arzu, Assistant Professor of Education.
BS, University of Belize; MEd, EdD (2013), University of North Florida.
J.C. Ausmus Assistant Professor of Education.
BA, University of Kentucky; MA, MS, Ball State University; PhD (2022), Auburn University.
Maria Avalos, Associate Professor of Education
BA, Southwestern University; MEd, Texas State University; PhD, University of Texas at Austin.
Rebecca Day Babcock, Professor of English and William and Ordelle Watts Professor.
BA, MA, University of Massachusetts at Boston; PhD (2005), Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin Badgett, Professor of Education
BA, Pepperdine University; MS, EdD (2011), University of Houston-Clear Lake.
Katelin Barron, Lecturer in Management
BBA, MBA, University of Texas Permian Basin, DBA (2022), Liberty University.
Steven Beach, Professor of Finance, Dean of College of Business
PhD (1999) Washington State University
Omar A. Beg, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
PhD (2017), University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Scott A. Carson, Professor of Economics.
PhD (1998), University of Utah
Derek Catsam, Professor of History and Kathlyn Cosper Dunagan Fellow in the Humanities,
BA, Williams College; MA, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; PhD (2003) Ohio University.
Wei-Ju Chen, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Program Coordinator
BS, MA, San Jose State University; PhD (2017) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
R. Wayne Counts, Associate Professor of Accountancy and Program Coordinator
BBA, The University of Texas Permian Basin; MS, PhD (2005), Texas Tech University.
Mei-Zhen Cui, Professor of Biology.
BS, MS, Jilin University (China); PhD (1990), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan).
Rajalingam Dakshinamurthy , Associate Vice President for Research, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Chemistry PhD, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Larry G. Daniel, Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education.
BA, Southeastern University; MEd, PhD (1989), University of New Orleans.
Amin Davoodi, Assistant Professor of Education.
BA, MA, Razi University; PhD (2021), Texas A&M University.
James Eldridge, Professor of Kinesiology BA, Texas Lutheran College: MA, Southwest Texas State University: EdD(1996), University of Huston
Craig Emmert, Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences PhD (1989) Florida State University
Paul Feit, Professor of Mathematics.
BS, Harvard University; PhD (1985), Princeton University.
Marlon L. Fick, Associate Professor of English.
BA, The University of Kansas, MA, New York University; PhD (1992) The University of Kansas.
John Fisher, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Program Coordinator PhD(2016) Walden University
Forrest W. Flocker, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering PhD (1996), University of Missouri of Science and Technology
Michael Frawley, Associate Professor of History and Dean of Student Success.
BA, Penn State Erie; MA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; PhD (2014) Louisiana State
University.
Lili Gai, Associate Professor of Marketing.
BA, MA Heilongjiang University, M.Ed University of Windsor, PhD(2014) University of North Texas
John Garza, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
BS, University of Texas at Austin; PhD (2008), University of Texas at Austin.
Paula Gutierrez, Lecturer of Biology.
MS University of Texas Permian Basin (2012).
Paul J. Haensly, Associate Professor of Finance.
PhD (1994) University of North Texas
Joanna Hadjicostandi, Associate Professor of Sociology.
BA, Thames Polytechnic, England; MA, PhD (1987) Northeastern University.
Molla Hasan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department PhD (2017), Texas Tech University, TX.
David Hembry, Assistant Professor of Biology.
Ph.D. University of California, Berkley (2012).
Douglas P. Henderson, Professor of Biology.
BA, Fairmont State College, W. VA; PhD (1993), The University of Texas at Austin.
Miles Henderson, Assistant Professor of Geology.
BS, University of Georgia, MS and PhD (2017), University of Tennessee.
Joonghyeok Heo, Assistant Professor of Geology.
BS, Changnam University; MS, Seoul National University; PhD (2013), Texas A&M University.
Ethel Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership BS (2002), University of Belize: EdD (2013), University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Christopher Hiatt, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
BS, University of Idaho; MA, PhD (2007), University of Southern California.
Imane Hijal-Moghrabi, Assistant Professor of Public Administration.
PhD (2015), University of Texas at Dallas.
Jamie Hughes, Professor of Psychology.
BS, Michigan State University, MS, Illinois State University, PhD (2010), New Mexico State University.
Roy Hurst, Professor of Professional Education, Program Coordinator and Associate Dean PhD (1994), University of Southern Mississippi
Richard G. Kiekbusch, Associate Professor of Criminology PhD (1973), University of Notre Dame
Gae E. Kovalick, Associate Professor of Biology.
BA, Wittenberg University; PhD (1984), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Shelly Landreth, Assistant Professor of Education.
BA, MLS, EdD (2018), Sam Houston State University.
Haesun Lee, Professor of Computer Science
PhD (1997), Illinois Institute of Technology
Ilhyun Lee, Professor of Computer Science and Chair PhD (1996), Illinois Institute of Technology.
Ana Martinez-Catsam, Professor of History.
BA, Texas A&M University; MA St. Mary’s University; PhD (2003), Texas Tech University.
Ariel McField, Assistant Professor of Psychology
PhD (2021), Prairie View A&M University.
Jose Antonio Moreno, Assistant Professor of Spanish.
BA, University of Chihuahua; MA, University of Texas El Paso; PhD (2010), University of Kansas.
David Morris, Associate Professor of Kinesiology
PhD (2004), University of New Mexico
Robert Morrison, Assistant Professor of Business
PhD (2008), Indiana State University, PhD (2015), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Bruce Oliver Newsome, Assistant Professor of Political Science
PhD (2007), University of Reading
Dongfang Nie, Assistant Professor of Accounting
PhD (2019), University of North Texas
Athenia L. Oldham, Associate Professor of Biology.
PhD (2010) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
James N. Olson, Professor of Psychology and V. Ray Cardozier Endowed Professor.
BA, University of California-Santa Barbara; MA, PhD (1974), University of California-Los Angeles.
K. Prakash Pai, Assistant Professor of Finance.
BC, MC, Bangalore University; MBA, MS, PhD (2004), Kent State University.
Irene H. Perry, Lecturer of Biology.
BA, MS (1994) Texas A&M University
Robert L. Perry, Associate Professor of Political Science. Director of Honors Program.
BA, Texas A & M University; PhD (1995), Texas A & M University.
William H. Price, Associate Professor of Management
BBA, Eastern New Mexico University; MS, Gonzaga University; DBA(2001), Nova Southeastern University.
Todd Richardson, Professor of English.
BA, College of Wooster; MA, University of Delaware; PhD (2002), University of South Carolina.
Kara Rosenblatt, Associate Professor of Education,
BS, MS Florida State University; PhD (2009) University of Central Florida.
R. Nicole Rogeau-Vanderford, Senior Lecturer in English.
BA, MA, University of Louisiana; PhD, Louisiana State University.
Lokesh Saharan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
PhD (2017), The University of Texas at Dallas.
Myra Salcedo, Senior Lecturer of English.
BA, MA University of Texas of the Permian Basin; PhD, University of Texas Arlington.
Yolanda Salgado, Associate Professor of Education.
BS, Arizona State University; M.A, University of Texas of the Permian Basin; PhD (2008), New Mexico State University.
Anshu Saran, Professor and Coordinator of Marketing.
BA, University of Allahabad India; MBA, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines; PhD,
The University of Texas –Pan American.
R. Douglas Spence, Associate Professor of Biology.
BS, Houston Baptist University; MS, PhD (1986), Texas A&M University.
Roland Spickermann, Associate Professor of History.
BA, University of California at Berkeley; MA, PhD (1994), University of Michigan.
Carol Sullivan, Associate Professor of Accounting
PhD (1992), Texas A&M University
Robert Trentham, Research Professor of Geology.
BS, MA, City College of New York; DGS (1981) The University of Texas at El Paso.
Md Salah Uddin, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD (2016), Master (2016), University of North Texas
Rod Uzat, Assistant Professor of Education.
BEd, University of Manitoba, Canada; MEd, PhD (1999), University of Southern Mississippi.
Nima Vafai, Assistant Professor of Finance
BS, K.N. Toosi Univeristy of Technology; MS, University College of Nabi Akarm; MA, The University
of Akron; PhD (2021) The University of Texas at Arlington
Sumit Verma, Associate Professor of Geology.
BS, University of Allahabad, India; MS, Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad, India; PhD (2015),
University of Oklahoma.
Justin Vollet, Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS, Portland State University; MS Portland State University; PhD (2017) Portland State University
Jeffrey Washburn, Assistant Professor of History
PhD (2020), University of Mississippi
Sarah Shawn Watson, Associate Professor of English
PhD (1983), Cornell University
Mark Wildermuth, Dunagan Professor of English
PhD (1991), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Steve T. Wilson, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
PhD Criminal Justice University of Nebraska (2005)
Tara Wilson, Associate Professor of Education.
BS, MEd, EdD (2015) Sam Houston State University.
Heng Xie, Assistant Professor of Management
BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, The University of Texas at Dallas; PhD
(2020) The University of North Texas
Chunhao (Howard) Xu, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
PhD, Texas Tech University (2020)
Chumbao Xu, Assistant Professor of Accounting
BS, Xiamen University; MS, The University of Alaska; MS The University of Florida; PhD (2020)
Texas Tech University
Xuemin Xu, Professor of Biology.
BS, Jilin University; MS and PhD (1989), Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Quan Yuan, Professor of Computer Science
PhD (2009), Florida Atlantic University
Jingbo Zhang, Assistant Professor College of Business Marketing Program
PhD, University of Arkansas
Jingbo Zhang, Assistant Professor of Marketing
BA, Inner Mongolia Normal University; MS, Beijing University; MA, PhD (2020) The University of Arkansas
Xinyun Zhu, Professor of Mathematics
BS, Northwest Normal University; MS, Shanxi Normal University; PhD (2005) Oklahoma State University.
Mohammed K. Zobaa, Assistant Professor of Geosciences.
BS, MS, Benha University, Egypt; PhD (2011), Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Thomas Dynneson, Professor of Education, Emeritus, 1973-1995
Patricio Jaramillo, Professor of Education, Emeritus 1974-2005
Edwin Kurtz, Professor of Life Science, Emeritus, 1972-1989
Stanley Marcus, Professor of Art, Emeritus, 1973-1992
James A. Nickel, Mathematics and Computer Science, Emeritus, 1972-1993
Robert Colbert Rhodes, Sociology, Emeritus, 1975-2002
Frank N. Samponaro, History, Emeritus, 1974-1999.