Faculty & Staff

Rama Yelkur, DBA
Dean, College of Business
CFO 506
ryelkur@twu.edu
940-898-2105

Education: DBA, Mississippi State University; MBA PSG College of Technology, India; BSc, Ethiraj College, Madras University, India

Area of Expertise: Marketing, international business, long-range planning, community outreach and fundraising

Margaret A. Young, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor - Marketing
CFO 513
myoung13@twu.edu
940-898-2155

Education: PhD, MA, New Mexico State University; BBA, University of Texas at El Paso

Areas of Expertise: Marketing, the environment, sustainability, marketing research

Dewaynna Horn, PhD
Associate Dean for Accreditation
Associate Professor – Management
Houston Institute of Health Sciences
dhorn@twu.edu
713-794-2770

Education: PhD, Jackson State University; MBA, Millsaps College; BS, Belhaven College

Areas of Expertise: Organizational citizenship behavior, leadership, teams

Pam Baker, PhD
Professor - Accounting
CFO 414
pbaker1@twu.edu
940-898-2903

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MS, University of Houston; BA, Hendrix College

Areas of Expertise: Accounting education/executive training, accounting for healthcare entities, accounting for financial services, accounting for mass transit entities

Maria E. Barua, PhD
Associate Professor - International Business
CFO 402
mbarua@twu.edu
940-898-2717

Education: PhD, MBA, BBA, University of Texas at El Paso

Areas of Expertise: Marketing strategy and management, supply chain management, international business

Ken Boonme, PhD
Associate Professor - Management Information Systems
CFO 410
kboonme@twu.edu
940-898-2108

Education: PhD, MBA, BBA, University of North Texas

Areas of Expertise: Quantitative methods and business statistics, management science, logistics and supply chain management

Lee Brown, PhD 
Associate Professor – Management 
CFO 1007
lbrown37@twu.edu 
940-898-2841

Education: PhD, MBA, BBA, The University of Texas at Arlington

Areas of Expertise: Non-market strategy, lobbying, CEO political activism, ethical leadership

Megan Burke, PhD, CPA
Assistant Professor – Accounting 
CFO 403
mburke5@twu.edu
940-898-2153

Education: PhD, Virginia Tech; Master of Accountancy, The College of William & Mary; BS, Virginia Tech

Areas of Expertise: Individual taxation, entity taxation, transfer taxation, accounting education

Jongwha Chang, PhD
Associate Professor - Healthcare Administration
CFO 1002
jchang3@twu.edu
940-898-2899

Education: PhD, The University of Michigan; MSPH, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; MA, Columbia University; BBA, The Ohio State University

Areas of Expertise: Quantitative Health Service Research; Health Outcomes; Healthcare Management; Meta‐Analysis; Applied Micro Econometrics; Health Care Cost Analysis; Patient‐Centered Medical Home; Integrated Delivery System; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Comparative Effectiveness Analysis

Derek Crews, EdD
Associate Professor - Human Resources
CFO 502
dcrews@twu.edu
940-898-2013

Education: EdD, Nova Southeastern University; MBA, BBA, University of North Texas

Areas of Expertise: Talent management, training and development, change leadership

Pat Driscoll, JD
Professor - Healthcare Administration
Dallas Center 8708
pdriscoll@twu.edu
214-689-6562

Education: JD, Southern Methodist University; MSN, Texas Woman’s University; BSN, Incarnate Word University; Certificate, Stanford Board College

Areas of Expertise: Employment and health law, strategic planning and execution, service line and program development, performance improvement, process redesign, employee and physician engagement, change management

Jennifer Flanagan, PhD
Associate Professor - Management
CFO 313
jltflanagan@twu.edu
940-898-3128

Education: Post-Doctoral Degree, University of Florida; PhD, Texas A&M University-Commerce; MBA, Texas Woman’s University; BS, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Areas of Expertise: Diversity management, organizational behavior, employee issues, issues in higher education, including assessment and faculty issues

Sandra Gates, PhD, CPA
Associate Professor - Accounting
CFO 309
sgates1@twu.edu 
940-898-2064

Education: PhD, Arizona State University; MBA, BA, University of Houston

Christopher Harris, PhD
Associate Professor - Human Resources
CFO 509
charris17@twu.edu
940-898-2728

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; MBA, University of Nebraska at Omaha; BBA, Belmont University

Areas of Expertise: Strategic human resource management, human capital, organizational citizenship behaviors

Shelia Hyde, PhD, SHRM-SCP
Visiting Assistant Professor
CFO 1005
shyde@twu.edu
940-898-2110

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; MA, Louisiana Tech University; BS, Northwestern State University

Areas of Expertise: Human Resources Management, Positive Organizational Scholarship, Work-Life Issues, Role Resources, Demands & Identity, Diversity

Jason Lambert, PhD
Associate Professor – HR and Management 
CFO 1006
jlambert3@twu.edu 
940-898-2288

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; BA, Columbia College Chicago

Areas of Expertise: Early recruitment, immigrant exploitation, labor discrimination, workplace diversity and inclusion

Zhen Li, PhD
Assistant Professor - Management
CFO 308
zli@twu.edu
940-898-2974

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MS, MS, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Areas of Expertise: Quantitative methods, operations management, supply chain management, statistical analysis, decision sciences, business analytics

James Lytle, MBA, MS
Lecturer I – Finance 
CFO 407A
jlytle1@twu.edu
940-898-2266

Education: MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MBA, Baylor University; BS, Sam Houston State University

Areas of Expertise: Corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, financial planning

Anastasia Miller, PhD
Assistant Professor - Healthcare Administration
Dallas Center - 8706
amiller49@twu.edu
214-689-6561

Education: PhD, University of Central Florida; MS, Indiana University; BA, University of New Mexico

Areas of Expertise: Health Services Management

Sandra Murdock, PhD
Associate Professor - Health Care Administration
Executive in Residence, MHA
Houston Institute of Health Sciences 7015
smurdock@twu.edu
713-794-2763

Education: PhD, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston; MA, Central Michigan University; BS, Augustana College

Areas of Expertise: Health systems, integrated delivery systems, disruptive change management, models of care, leadership, service line management, consulting

Alex Pomelnikov, PhD
Visiting Lecturer I
CFO 408
apomelnikov@twu.edu
940-898-2114

Education: PhD, Ivanovo State Power University, Ivanovo, Russia; MBA, University of Dallas; BBA, University of Texas at Arlington

Areas of Expertise: Managerial finance, business finance, money and banking and financial markets, investments, global business and trade, entrepreneurship

Jeff Radighieri, PhD
Associate Professor - Marketing
CFO 401
jradighieri@twu.edu
940-898-2245

Education: PhD, Washington State University; MBA, The University of Montana; BBA, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise: Ingredient branding, word of mouth, marketing, cobranding, branding, brand extensions

Michael Raisinghani, PhD
Professor - Management Information Systems
CFO 405
mraisinghani@twu.edu
940-898-2930

Education: PhD, MS, The University of Texas at Arlington; B.Com., Osmania University, India; Gen. Certification of Education - Advanced Levels, University of London Board, UK

Areas of Expertise: Strategic information systems, project management

Pushkala Raman, PhD
Professor - Marketing
CFO 412
praman@twu.edu
940-898-2755

Education: PhD, Texas A&M University; MBA, Indian Institute of Management; BS, University of Madras

Areas of Expertise: Experiential learning, small business consulting, marketing strategy & research, marketing research: Strategy, surveys, focus groups & qualitative research, non-profit marketing, health care marketing

He Ren, PhD
Assistant Professor - Finance
CFO 407B
hren@twu.edu 
940-898-2199

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MBA, University of Texas - Dallas; MS, State University of New York; BS, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Areas of Expertise: Finance; Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM)

David Rylander, PhD
Professor - Marketing
Sam Walton Fellow
CFO 406
drylander@twu.edu
940-898-2106

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MBA, Texas A&M University; BS, Trinity University

Areas of Expertise: Experiential learning, sustainability, sales management, consumer behavior, sport marketing

Sumanjali Shrestha, MBA
Visiting Instructor – Accounting
CFO 408
sshrestha1@twu.edu 
940-898-2151

Education: MBA, BBA, Texas Woman’s University

Areas of Expertise: Financial and managerial accounting

Mark Tengesdal, PhD
Associate Professor - Finance
CFO 409
mtengesdal@twu.edu
940-898-2113

Education: PhD, University of California System, Riverside; MA, University of California; BA, Pacific Lutheran Universtiy in Tacoma, Washington

Areas of Expertise: Pedagogy, investments, corporate finance

Kai-Li Tsai, PhD
Associate Professor - Health Care Administration
Houston Institute of Health Sciences 7011
ktsai@twu.edu
713-794-2768

Education: PhD, University of California at Los Angeles; MS, Harvard University School of Public Health; BS, China Medical College in Taichung, Taiwan

Areas of Expertise: Quality management and leadership in health care, health economic analysis, patient outcome management and study, financial analysis and management in health care

Sandra Tyson, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor - Healthcare Administration
Houston Institute of Health Sciences 7013
styson@twu.edu 
713-794-2363

Education: PhD, University of Texas; MA, BA, University of North Texas; AA, Lee College

Areas of Expertise: Health Services Management

Kerry Webb, PhD
Professor - Management
CFO 413
kwebb4@twu.edu
940-898-2104

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MA, Southwestern Seminary; BA, East Texas Baptist University

Areas of Expertise: Business management and leadership

Gilbert J. Werema, PhD
Associate Professor - Economics 
CFO 411
gwerema@twu.edu
940-898-2707

Education: PhD, University of Georgia; MS, Alabama A&M University; MBA, Alabama A&M University; BBA, University of Eastern Africa

Area of Expertise: Economics of the consumer, international finance & trade, industrial organization, monetary economics

Keith Yockey, PhD
Professor - Healthcare Administration
Dallas Center - 8702
Kyockey1@twu.edu
214-689-6560

Education: PhD, Swiss Academy of Economics; MA, Texas Woman’s University; BA, University of Michigan

Areas of Expertise: Applying economic research and theory to solving practical problems; developing creative and innovative organizational initiatives for performance; developing classroom curriculum that is meaningful to students

Lin Zou, PhD
Associate Professor - Finance 
CFO 302
lzou@twu.edu
940-898-2484

Education: PhD, MS, The University of Texas at Dallas

Areas of Expertise: Market efficiency, industrial organization, information economics

Anita Y. Braddock
Graduate Academic Advising
Program Coordinator
CFO 510
abraddock@twu.edu
940-898-2121

Austin Chappell, MEd
Director of Development
achappell4@twu.edu
940-898-3851

Chris Cooper
Assistant Director, Academic Support
Adjunct Professor 
CFO 501
ccooper1@twu.edu
940-898-2957

Desiree Elliott 
Business Manager 
CFO 508
delliott1@twu.edu
940-898-2987

Tencha Jackson-Rodgers
Senior Secretary
Houston Institute of Health Sciences 7019A
tjacksonrodgers@twu.edu
713-794-2061

Molly Koerner
Academic Advisor II
CFO 512
mkoerner@twu.edu
940-898-2816

Shanda Newton
Assistant to the Dean
CFO 505
snewton4@twu.edu
940-898-2105

Lisa Paytonjian
Graduate Academic Advisor II
CFO 514
lpaytonjian@twu.edu 
940-898-2729

Leslie L. Pearson, MBA
Assistant Director, External Relations and Outreach
Adjunct Professor
CFO 404
lpearson1@twu.edu
940-898-3424

Bethany Windal
Assistant Director, Graduate Programs
CFO 511
bwindal@twu.edu
940-898-2725