Faculty
Please refer to the University Directory for faculty contact information.
Rammah Abohtyra, Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering.
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2015. M.S. Major Electrical Engineering. Colorado School of mines. Post-M.S. Major Electrical and Computer Engineering 2006 (Hungry).
Harold Abrams, Social Sciences Department Chair, Associate Professor, Coordinator Master of Public Administration & Leadership (MPAL)
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.
Ahmed Alzahabi, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering.
Ph.D. Texas Tech University 2016, Post Doc, University of Houston 2017
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.
Jason Arzola, Lecturer of Mathematics
BS, Old Dominion University, MA, University of Texas Permian Basin.
Ethel Arzu, Co-coordinator for the MA in Educational Leadership, and Coordinating Professor for Practicum in the MA in Educational Leadership
BS, University of Belize; MEd, EdD (2013), University of North Florida.
J.C. Ausmus Assistant Dean of Student Wellness and Assistant Professor College of Health Sciences
BA, University of Kentucky; MA, MS, Ball State University; PhD (2022), Auburn University.
Maria Avalos, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Counselin
BA, Southwestern University; MEd, Texas State University; PhD, University of Texas at Austin.
Theppawut I. Ayudhya, Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD (2019), University of South Carolina.
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.
Katelin Barron, Lecturer in Management
BBA, MBA, University of Texas Permian Basin, DBA (2022), Liberty University.
Omar A. Beg, Associate Professor - Department Chair College of Engineering and Sciences
PhD (2017), University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Behzad Behnia, Associate Professor Civil Engineering
Ph.D. (2013) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. M.S. (2007) Iran University of Science & Technology.
Thais Benoit, Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Brazil), 2016; MA, Texas Tech University, 2019; PhD; University of California, Merced, 2025.
Joshua Boyer, Lecturer Department of Math
MA Mathematics/Data Analytics, University of Texas Permian Basin (2023).
Marsha Bridges, Lecturer of Education
BS, University of Tulsa; MA (2009), University of Texas Permian Basin.
David Carlston, Professor of Psychology
BS, Ohio University (1997); MS, Ohio University (2001): PhD Ohio University (2004).
Scott A. Carson, Professor of Economics
PhD (1998).
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.
Lin Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering.
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, New Mexico State 2017, M.S.Evironmental Engineering 2006(China).,
Wei-Ju Chen, Assistant Professor of Psychology
BS, MA, San Jose State University; PhD (2017) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Sarah Cho, Assistant Professor of Communication
BA, Hankuk University; MA Sogang University, MA, SUNY - Albany; PhD (2020) University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Tiffany Collier, Lecturer of Psychology
BA, Sul Ross State University; MA (2006) University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
R. Wayne Counts, Associate Professor of Accountancy
BBA, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; MS, PhD (2004), Texas Tech University.
Jeremy Cox, Assistant Professor of Communication
BA, University of Texas Permian Basin, MA, Texas State University; PhD (2017) Pennsylvania State University
Mei-Zhen Cui, Professor of Vascular Biology
BS, MS, Jilin University (China); PhD (1990), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan).
Sean Currie, Senior Lecturer Sociology
BA, Anthropology from Washburn University; MA, in Sociology and Graduate Certificate in Globalizations Studies from University of South Florida.
Amin Davoodi, Assistant Professor of Education
BA, MA, Razi University; PhD (2021), Texas A&M University.
Tesfaye Degefa, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab Coordinator
BS, MS, Addis Abab University (Ethiopia); PhD (2005), University of Osnabrueck (Germany).
Nin N. Dingra, Associate Professor of Chemistry
BS, Georgia Southern University at Armstrong; PhD (2010) University of South Carolina.
Chao Dong, Associate Professor of Chemistry
BS, Fuyang Normal University, MS, University of Science and Technology of China; PhD (2015), University of New Mexico.
Paul Feit, Professor and Chair 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.
Adriana Frates, Assistant Professor of Education
BA, American Public University; MEd, PhD (2022), Northern Arizona University.
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.
Seyed Ghiaasiaan, Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, McMaster University, Canada (2015) M.S. Materials Science and Engineering Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2010).
Connie Grewell, Lecturer Department of Math
Kubra Gultekin, Senior Instructor College of Arts and Humanities
MS in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University; PhD (2009) University of North Texas.
Paula Gutierrez, Lecturer of Biology
MS University of Texas Permian Basin (2012).
Joanna Hadjicostandi, Professor of Sociology
BA, Thames Polytechnic, England; MA, PhD (1987) Northeastern University.
Karen Hale, Senior Lecturer of Criminal Justice and Criminology
BS in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M International; MS in Sociology from Texas A&M International; Ph.D. Sociology 2010 Texas Women’s University.
Rachel Martin Harlow, Professor of Communication
BA, Trinity University; MA, Texas A&M University; PhD (2005), Texas Tech University.
Michelle Harmon, Lecturer of Management
BS, The University of Texas, MEd, The University of St. Thomas, MBA, The University of Texas Permian Basin,
EdD (2000), The University of Houston.
Katherine Harrell, Senior Lecturer of Business Law
BS, McNeese State University, JD (2007), South Texas College of Law Houston.
Nancy Hart, Professor of Art
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, MFA (1983), Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Miles Henderson, Associate Professor and Chair of Geology
BS, University of Georgia, MS and PhD (2017), University of Tennessee.
Joonghyeok Heo, Associate Professor of Geology
BS, Changnam University; MS, Seoul National University; PhD (2013), Texas A&M University.
Christopher Hiatt, Professor and Program Coordinator 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.
Narita Holmes, Lecturer of Accounting
BBA, The University of Texas at Austin; MBA (1998) The University of Texas Permian Basin.
Qingwen Hu, Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Ph.D. Mathematics, York University Canada (2008), M.S Applied Mathematics, China (1998).
Jose Huerta, Assistant Professor of Management
BS, Park University; MS, Troy University; PhD (2021) The University of North Texas.
Haidee Jackson, Assistant Professor of Education
BA, St. Edwards University; MEd, Texas State University; PhD (2022), University of Kansas.
Terra James, Lecturer of Communication
BA, BS, MA, Auburn University.
Harry Kaane, Clinical Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Dortmund, Germany (1993), M.S. Electrical Engineering, Kenya (1978).
Ahmed Kamel, Professor Petroleum Engineering
Ph.D. Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geologicl Engineering, Oklahoma (2008), M.S. Petroleum Engineering, Al-Azhar University at Cairo, Egypt (2000).
Dan Keast, Professor of Music
BM, Morningside College; MEd, PhD (2004), University of Missouri-Columbia.
Mario Kiran, Associate Professor of Art
BFA, Ken School of the Arts; MFA, University of South Dakota.
Gae E. Kovalick, Associate Professor of Biology
BA, Wittenberg University; PhD (1984), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Jaewook Lee, Assistant Professor Geology
Ph.D. Geosciences, The University of Texas as Dallas (2022), M.S. Earth Resources Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea (2016).
Ana Martinez-Catsam, Professor of History
BA, Texas A&M University; MA St. Mary’s University; PhD (2003), Texas Tech University.
Milka Montes, Professor of Chemistry and UTeach Co-Director
BS, PhD (2010), University of Texas El Paso.
Clark Moreland, Lecturer of English
BA, MA (2010), University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Jose Moreno, Assistant Professor of Spanish
BA, University of Chihuahua; MA, University of Texas El Paso; PhD (2010), University of Kansas.
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 Professo
BA, University of California-Santa Barbara; MA, PhD (1974), University of California-Los Angeles.
Wendy Padilla, Lecturer in Mathematics.
BS, University of Texas of the Permian Basin; MS, Texas Tech University
K. Prakash Pai, Associate Professor of Finance.
BC, MC, Bangalore University; MBA, MS, PhD (2004), Kent State University.
Jennifer Paxton, Senior Lecturer in History
BA, Abilene Christian University; MA and PhD (2015) Texas Tech University.
Srinivasa Pedapati, Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India (2005).
Samantha L. Perales Lecturer in Social Work
BSW, University of Texas Permian Basin, MSW University of Texas Arlington.
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.
Carol Piper, Lecturer in Psychology
BA, University of Texas Permian Basin; MA, University of Texas Permian Basin.
Suzanne Rathbun, Lecturer of Psychology
BS, University of Colorado; MA (1991), University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Todd Richardson, Professor of English
BA, College of Wooster; MA, University of Delaware; PhD (2002), University of South Carolina.
R. Nicole Rougeau-Vanderford, Senior Lecturer in English
BA, MA, University of Louisiana; PhD, Louisiana State University.
Kara Rosenblatt, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Education
BS, MS Florida State University; PhD (2009) University of Central Florida.
Yolanda Salgado, Professor and Program Coordinator, Bilingual/ESL Education
BS, Arizona State University; M.A, University of Texas of the Permian Basin; PhD (2008), New Mexico State University.
Cesar Sanchez, Lecturer in Mathematics
BS, BA University of Texas Permian Basin, MA, Texas Tech University.
Anshu Saran, Director of Graduate Programs, Professor and Coordinator of Marketing
BA, University of Allahabad India; MBA, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines; PhD,
The University of Texas –Pan American.
Xingzhong Shi, Senior Lecturer Department of Math.
Ph.D. Math.
Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk, Assistant Professor of Management
BE, Chulalongkorn University; MBA, Oregon State University; PhD (2015) Texas Tech University.
John Smietana, Lecturer of Social Sciences
BA in History, University of California, San Diego; MA in Public Administration, Sul Ross State University; Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Liberty University.
Roland Spickermann, Associate Professor of History
BA, University of California at Berkeley; MA, PhD (1994), University of Michigan.
Christopher Stanley, Associate Professor of Art
BSE/BFA, University of Kansas; MFA (1991), Washington State University.
Joe Stauffer, Associate Professor of Management
BB, MBA Western Illinois University; Ma, University of Iowa; PhD, University of Oklahoma.
Renat Sultanov, Senior Lecturer Department of Math
Ph.D. Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles, Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan, USSR (1990), B.S. Physics with emphasis in Computing and Programming Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan, USSR (1983).
Jennifer Swendsen, Instructor of Nursing
MSN (2010) Walden University.
Robert Trentham, Professor of Practice Department of Geosciences
BS, MA, City College of New York; DGS (1981) The University of Texas at El Paso.
Rod Uzat, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership; Program Coordinator, Superintendent Program; EPP Office Coordinator
BEd, University of Manitoba, Canada; MEd, PhD (1999), University of Southern Mississippi.
Marcos Velasquez, Assistant Professor of Finance
BA, MBA, The University of Florida; PhD (2022) Florida International University.
Vladan Vockovic, Lecturer Computer Science
M.S. Computer Science, The University of Texas Permian Basin (2012) B.S. Computer Science, The University of Texas Permian Basin (2010).
Tara Wilson, Associate Professor of Education
BS, MEd, EdD (2015) Sam Houston State University.
Michelle Womack, Instructor in Nursing
BSN, Texas Tech Health Science Center, MSN, University of Phoenix (2003) .
Chumbao Xu, Assistant Professor of Accounting
BS, Xiamen University; MS, The University of Alaska; MS The University of Florida; PhD (2020)
Texas Tech University.
Douglas Young, Senior Lecturer of Physics
PhD (1998), Texas Tech University.
Quan Yuan, Associate Professor of Computer Science
PhD (2009), Florida Atlantic University.
Mortaza Zare, Assistant Professor of Management
MBA, PhD (2017), New Mexico State University.
Zhengwen Zeng, Associate Professor Petroleum Engineering
Ph.D. Petroleum and Geological Engineering, (2002) University of Oklahoma, D.Sc. Tectono-physics, Institute of Geology, (1993) China Earthquake Administration.
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.
Sebahattin Ziyanak, Associate Professor of Sociology
BS, Mimar Sinan University, Turkey; MA, University of Houston; PhD (2013), University of North Texas.
Mohammed K. Zobaa, Associate Professor of Geosciences
BS, MS, Benha University, Egypt; PhD (2011), Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Donald M. Allen, Biology, Emeritus, 1977–2020
Thomas Dynneson, Professor of Education, Emeritus, 1973–1995
William Fannin, Professor of Management, Emeritus, 2025
Doug Hale, Mathematics, Emeritus, 1973–2015
Lois Hale, Kinesiology, Emeritus, 1974–2015
Paul Hodges, Economics, Emeritus, 1972–2018
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
Pamela Price, Art, Emeritus, 1993–2009
Robert Colbert Rhodes, Sociology, Emeritus, 1975–2002
Michael Robinson, Chemistry, Emeritus, 1976–2014
Frank N. Samponaro, History, Emeritus, 1974–1999
William Watts, Business, Emeritus, 1976–1994