Office of the Dean
Juliet Spencer, PhD, MBA
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Biology
CFO 1210
940-898-3326
Jspencer7@twu.edu
Claire Sahlin, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor, Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
CFO 1202
940-898-3329
csahlin@twu.edu
Faculty Affairs
- New Faculty Mentoring Program
- Professional Development Program for Academic Leaders
- Trainings for Faculty Search Committees and Peer Review committees
- Faculty and Staff Award program
- Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
- Academic Advising
Ann Davis, PhD
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Instruction
Lecturer II, Biology
ASSC 323
940-898-2366
adavis21@twu.edu
Curriculum and Instruction
- Course Scheduling
- Course Rotations and Catalog
- Monitor small classes, faculty workloads, course releases
- Part time and Summer budgets
Shannon Scott, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Success and AI Initiatives
Professor, Psychology and Philosophy
CFO 1213
940-898-3325
sscott@twu.edu
Student Success & AI Initiatives
- Student Affairs
- Scholarships, Financial aid, complaints, grade appeals
- Liaison with Student Advisory boards
- Peer Mentoring
- Academic Advising
- AI Initiatives and Innovation
Genevieve West, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of English
CFO 906
940-898-2324
gwest@twu.edu
Research
- Grant routing forms
- Grad Faculty status
- Student thesis, dissertation forms
- IRB approvals
- Dean’s Scholars Program, Summer Research Program
- Research events and forums
- Lead writing groups
- Track scholarly and creative output
Veronica Durham
Recruitment & Retention Ambassador
940-898-3853
vdurham1@twu.edu
Joanna May
Senior Director of Development
jmay7@twu.edu
Gail Orlando
Senior Manager of Operations
CFO 1212
940-898-3324
gorlando@twu.edu
Steven Henderson
Assistant to the Dean
CFO 1208
940-898-3351
shenderson21@twu.edu
Dean’s Executive Council
Ashley Bender, PhD
Chair of Language, Culture & Gender Studies
Associate Professor of English
CFO 801
940-898-2334
abender@twu.edu
Kenyatta Dawson, PhD
Program Director & Lecturer, Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
940-898-3431
kdawson6@twu.edu
James Clinton Grant, BS, MBA
Director, Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences
ASB 309
940-898-4585
jgrant11@twu.edu
Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, PhD
Interim Director, School of the Sciences
Professor of Physics
SRC 104K
940-898-2035
nmirsalehkohan@twu.edu
Jonathan Olsen, PhD
Chair of Social Sciences & Historical Studies
Professor of Political Science
CF0 606
940-898-2156
jolsen1@twu.edu
John Terrizzi Jr., PhD
Director, School of Social Work, Psychology & Philosophy
Professor of Psychology
CFO 710
940-898-2308
jterrizzijr@twu.edu
Pamela Youngblood, DMA
Director, School of the Arts & Design
Professor of Music
PYoungblood@twu.edu
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