College of Arts & Sciences

Shazia Ahmed, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor
Senior Fellow HEA
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.Sc., University of Karachi

Interests: Pedagogy Improvement; STEM Pedagogy Improvement; Graduate Students as Teachers Training; Course Development

Dayna L. Averitt, Ph.D.

Head of Research & Graduate Studies,
Associate Professor
Director of the Vivarium
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University; M.S., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; M.S., Georgia State University; B.A., University of Texas at Austin

Interests: Neuroscience; Neuroanatomy; Sensory Systems; Pain Mechanisms; Pain Management; Opioid and Non-opioid Analgesia; Inflammation; Sex Differences; Trigeminal System; Animal Models

Agatha Beins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., Rutgers University; M.F.A., Eastern Washington University; M.A., University of Arizona; B.A., Carleton College

Interests: Histories of Feminism; Women's and Gender Studies in Higher Education; Social Movements; Print and Material Cultures; Cultural Studies; Art and Activism; Pedagogy; Food Studies

Christina Bejarano, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Iowa; B.A., University of North Texas

Interests: American Politics: Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Women; Latina Politics and Leadership; Legislative Studies; Political Behavior.

Ashley Bender, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of North Texas; M.A., University of North Texas; B.A., University of North Texas

Interests: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature; Genre Studies; Discourses of Identity' Shakespearean Adaptations; Textual Studies; Service Learning; Online Pedagogies; Social Media in the Classroom

Will Benner, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., Tulane University; M.A., University of South Carolina; B.S., College of Charleston

Interests: Memory Politics; Human Rights Activism in the Southern Cone; Post-Dictatorship Literature and Film; Women's Studies in Latin America

Michael Bergel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; M.S., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; B.S., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Interests: Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Genetics; Chromatin Remodeling in Cellular Stress Response; Cancer

Mary Berger, Ph.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio; B.Sc., University of Texas at San Antonio; Associate Degree, Pensacola Junior College

Interests: Principles of Biology; Molecular Biology; Biology of Aging

Mandy Biggers, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator for Science Education
Lecturer II
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., The University of Iowa; M.Ed., Texas A&M University; B.S., Texas Tech University

Interests: Elementary and Secondary Science Teaching; Science Education; Engineering Education; Science Teacher Preparation

Paul D.C. Bones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Oklahoma; B.A., University of Oklahoma

Interests: Disability and Crime; Environmental Criminology; Rural Crime; Victimology; Stigma and Victimization; College Deviance; Cultural Sociology; Race and Crime; Domestic Terrorism

Christopher Brower, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; M.S., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; B.S., Northeastern State University

Interests: Protein Degradation; Ubiquitin Proteasome System; Autophagy; Gene Expression; Neurodegeneration; Metabolism; Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation

Heather Conrad-Webb, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Ohio State University System : Columbus; B.S., Baylor University

Interests: Molecular Cell Biology, Gene Expression, Genetics Research Interests: Regulation of rRNA synthesis

Jennifer Danley-Scott, Ph.D.

Lecturer I
Director for the Women in Politics Certificate Program
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of California System: Riverside; M.A., University of California System: Riverside; B.A., University of Southern California

Interests: Political Science; Elections; Socialization; Public Opinion; Pedagogy of Political Science

Ann M. Davis, Ph.D.

Division Head for Undergraduate Studies
JAMP Faculty Director
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; B.A., Rice University; B.A., Rice University

Interests: Undergraduate Biology Education; Undergraduate Curriculum Design; Pre-Health Professions Advising

Elisa De La Rosa, M.F.A

Assistant Professor
School of Arts & Design

Education: M.F.A., Montclair State University; B.A., Texas Woman's University

Interests: Basic-Beginning-Intermediate-Modern Dance; Basic-Beginning-Ballet Technique; Basic-Beginning-Hip Hop; Latin Fusion Dance; Improvisation; Pedagogy; Dance and Digital Media; Choreography; Culture and Dance

Kathy DeOrnellas, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita
Psychology & Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.Ed., University of North Texas; B.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University

Interests: Parenting Stress Related To Transition To Adulthood Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders; Loneliness; Anxiety; Depression In Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lauren DiMaio, Ph.D., MT-BC

Assistant Professor of Music
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., Temple University; M.M., Temple University; B.Mus., Berklee College of Music

Interests: Music Therapy; End of Life Music Therapy; Bereavement Music Therapy; Ethical Thinking in Music Therapy Education

Diana Elrod, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Student Research; Division Head, Environmental Science; Coordinator, Office of STEM Initiatives and Collaboration
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of North Texas; M.S., University of Memphis; B.S., University of Arkansas - Little Rock

Interests: Program Development and Assessment; STEM Education; First Generation Students; Student Access and Success; Cultural Competency; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics

Brandi Falley, PhD

Associate Professor and Division Head of Mathematics
Associate Director of the School of the Sciences, Interim Associate Dean of Instruction
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Baylor University; M.S., Baylor University; B.A., Ouachita Baptist University

Interests: Statistics; Statistics Education

Lionel Faure, Ph.D.

Associate Clinical Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University Bordeaux Victor Segalen; M.S., University of Victor Segalen (France); B.S., University of Victor Segalen (France)

Interests: A. Thaliana; Lipid Metabolism; Plant Development; GC-MS (Intuvo 9000); HPLC; live Cell Emaging (Incucyte and Lionheart); Confocal Microscopy (LSM900, A1, SFC); Next Generation Sequencing (Miseq); Plant Culture; Cell Culture; C. Elegans; Cell Flow (Cytoflex); RT-qPCR (Quantstudio 3); Molecular Biology Techniques; Biochemistry; Enzymatic Assays; Protein Purification (Akta)

Youlonda FitzGerald, LAT, MSEd

Assistant Clinical Professor
School of Sciences

Education: M.S.Ed., Baylor University;

Interests: Anatomy & Physiology; Medical Physiology; Athletic Training; Pre-Nursing; Pre-Medicine; Pre-Dental

Karen Goodwin, D.C.

School of Sciences

Education: D.C., Parker University; B.S., Parker University; B.S., Parker University; B.A., Delta State University

Interests: Human Anatomy & Physiology; Diagnosis; Health & Wellness; Clinical Pathology; Clinical aspects of neuromusculoskeletal conditions and rehabilitation

Megan Griffiths, M.F.A.

Associate Professor
School of Arts & Design

Education: M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; B.A., University of Texas; B.A., University of Texas

Interests: Photography; Film and Digital; 19th Century Photographic Processes; Domestic and Interpersonal Relationships; Cultural and Historical Intersections; Women and Community; United States; The South; Cuba; Collaborative Projects; Book Arts

Ellina Grigorieva, Ph.D.

Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Lomonosov Moscow State University; M.S., Lomonosov Moscow State University

Interests: Optimal control theory Game theory Modeling and control of epidemics Optimal control of HIV, allergy and other immune disorders Math education (methods of solving complex math problems)

Jessica Smartt Gullion, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research, College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.A., Southwest Texas State University; B.A., Texas Tech University

Interests: Ethnography; Qualitative Inquiry; Post-Humanism; Health and Environment

Tina Gumienny, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook; B.S., Texas A&M University

Interests: Biology; Advanced Genetics; Cell Communication

Brian Harding, Ph.D.

Professor
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Fordham University; M.A., Fordham University; B.A., University of Dallas

Interests: Medieval Philosophy; Phenomenology and Existentialism; Ethics; History of Philosophy; Moral and Political Philosophy; Phenomenology; Existentialism

Christian L. Hart, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Master's in Psychological Science Program
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Texas Christian University; M.S., Texas Christian University; B.A., University of North Texas

Interests: Deception; Suspicion; Trust; Evolutionary Psychology; Forensic Psychology; Pathological Lying

Jackie Hoermann-Elliott, Ph.D.

Director of First-Year Composition
Associate Professor of English, Rhetoric and Spanish
Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., Texas Christian University; M.A., Iowa State University; B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Interests: Embodied Writing Pedagogy; Embodied Cognition; First-Year Composition; Professional Writing; Editing and Publishing; Writing Program Administration

DiAnna Hynds, Ph.D.

Affiliate Professor, Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice
Head of Special Projects, School of the Sciences
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., The Ohio State University; Postdoctoral Studies, University of Kentucky Medical Center; Postdoctoral Studies, University of Kentucky Medical Center; Other, The Ohio State University; Other, The Ohio State University; B.S., Hillsdale College

Interests: Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Guidance; Neuroanatomy; Neurophysiology; Biology; Signal Transduction

Sara Ishii-Bear, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.A., York University; M.F.A., University of Texas at Dallas; B.A., University of Texas at Dallas

Interests: Contemporary Feminist Ar;, Women-of-Colors Art; Gloria Anzaldúan Theorizing; Interpersonal Violence; Open Educational Resources; Feminist and Womanist Theories

Wendi Leigh Bauman Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Practicum and Internship Coordinator
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.A., Western Carolina University; Other, University of North Carolina - Wilmington; B.A., Bryan College

Interests: Video Self-Modeling Interventions Targeting Social, Behavioral, and Functional Deficits for Children and Adolescents with Autism; Intellectual Deficits; Emotional Disturbance; ADHD; Traumatic Brain Injury

Mijin Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Core Counseling Psychology Faculty
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Houston; M.A., Ewha Womans University; B.A., Sogang University

Interests: Health and Wellbeing of Immigrants and Asian Americans; Application of Attachment Theory in Research and Clinical Practice; Emotion Regulation; Historical and Post-Colonial Trauma; Decolonizing Psychology

Samanthi Kottegoda, Ph.D.

Lecturer II
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., North Carolina State University; M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago; B.S., University of Kelaniya

Interests: Microbiology; Anatomy and Physiology; Environmental Biology

Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Tennessee; B.A., University of Arkansas

Interests: History; Oral History; Women Airforce Service Pilots; World War II;

Alexandra Larks, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Coordinator
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., Eastern Michigan Universit; B.A., University of Detroit Mercy

Interests: Clinical Training and Supervision; Couples Therapy; Attachment; Feminist-Multicultural Approaches to Psychotherapy; Family of Origin Trauma; Disordered Eating; LGBTQ Populations; Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy

Noah Lelek, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theatre
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., University of Missouri; M.A., Missouri State University; BS.Ed., Southwest Missouri State University

Interests: Theatre; Theatre History; Diversity; Communications

Yunxiang Li, Ph.D.

Lecturer II
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Texas Tech University; B.S., Tianjin University

Interests: Bioenergetics; Structrural Biology; Protein Biochemistry; Tryptophan Fluorescence

Julie U. Libersat, M.F.A.

Associate Professor, Studio Art
School of Arts & Design

Education: M.F.A., University of North Texas; M.A., University of North Texas; B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Interests: Space Perception; Architecture Intervention; Interactive and Participatory Environments; Visual Art; Transportation Art; Travel Art; Structure Art

Zane R. Lybrand, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Texas A&M University; B.S., Texas A&M University

Interests: Neuroscience; Brain Health; Regenerative Medicine; Traumatic Brain Injury; TBI; Epilepsy; Stem Cells; Embryonic Stem Cells; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Electrophysiology; Neurophysiology

Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, Ph.D.

Division Head
Associate Professor of Physics
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.S., Bowling Green State University; B.S., University of Tehran

Interests: Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering; Interaction of Anticancer Drugs with DNA; Negative Ions; Radiation Damage to DNA; Spectroscopy Techniques

Debra Mollen, Ph.D.

Professor
Core Counseling Psychology Faculty
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Indiana University; M.A., University of Denver; B.A., Adelphi University

Interests: Women's Sexuality; Childfree Women; Reproductive Justice; Multicultural Counseling; Training/Teaching Issues; Professional Development

Della Molloy-Daugherty, Ph.D., MT-BC

Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Program Coordinator, Music Therapy
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.M.E., University of Kansas; B.M.E., University of Kansas

Interests: Music Therapy; Pediatrics; Neurorehabilitation; Visual Impairment

Angela Rodriguez Mooney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish
Spanish Program Coordinator and Advisor
Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., Tulane University; M.A., University of New Orleans; Graduate Certificate, New York University; Graduate Certificate, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; B.A., Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP

Interests:

• Teaching Spanish and Portuguese, employing diverse methodologies such as gamification, interactive activities, and culturally relevant materials to enhance language acquisition and student engagement.
• Developing innovative pedagogical strategies that foster a positive learning environment, emphasizing empathy, trust, and collaboration among students.
• Contemporary Latin American Literature and Film, focusing on critical analysis of texts and cinematic works while encouraging students to explore themes of identity, culture, and social justice.
• Representation of Women and Minorities in Film and Literature, fostering discussions about diversity and inclusivity in cultural productions.
• (Re)construction of National Identities and Post-Dictatorship Literature and Film in Latin America, exploring how historical contexts influence artistic expressions and societal reflections.

Ilana Morgan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.A., Texas Woman's University; B.F.A., Ohio University

Interests: Dance Education; Dance; Community Dance Practices; Action Research; Juvenile Justice; Arts Advocacy; Dance Pedagogy

Elisa Na, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Core Undergraduate Psychology Faculty
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Doctors Degree or Equivalent, The University of Iowa; B.S., University of Washington

Interests: Using Transgenic Mouse Models; Epigenetic and Neurobiological Bases of Obesity; Behavioral Food Response

Shamsun Nahar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington; M.S.W., The University of Texas at Arlington; M.Soc.Sci, University of Dhaka

Interests: Disasters and Women’s Health; Women’s Reproductive Health; Health Disparities; Gender Equality; Intimate Partner Violence; International Social Work

Ronald S. Palomares, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychologist
Assistant Executive Director, Governance Operations
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Texas A&M University System : College Station; M.A., Lesley College; B.S., Texas A&M University

Interests: Telepractice; Psychology; The Military; Military-Connected Children; Legislative & Public Policy; Clinical Psychological Practice

Sheli Petersen

Professor of Art: Graphic Design
School of Arts & Design

Education: M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; B.F.A., Missouri State University

Interests: Children's Book Design and Illustration; Character Design; Art Direction; Typography; Print and Web Design; Animation; Mythology; Multiculturalism; Social Justice; Western and Non-Western Art History; Literature; Music; Wildlife and Natural History

Catalina I. Pislariu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of North Texas; M.S., University of Gent; B.S., University of Bucharest

Interests: Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Forward and Reverse Genetics; Plant Cell and Molecular Biology; Legume Research; Symbiosis

Claudia Porras Pyland, Ph.D.

Professor
Core Counseling Psychology Faculty
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Oklahoma State University; B.A., Texas Tech University

Interests: Autistic Burnout; Relational Trauma in Neurodivergent Adults; Neuroaffirmative Assessment, Clinical, and Training Practices, Emotional Intelligence, Negative Self-Schemas; Romantic Attachment Styles; Intimate Partner Violence

Nila N. Ricks, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor
Chair
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; B.S., Oklahoma State University

(Alannah) Shelby Rivers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Baylor University; M.A., Baylor University; B.A., Wesleyan College

Interests: Close Relationships; Physical and Mental Health; Psychological Assessments and Psychometrics; Healthcare Access and Barriers to Care; Health Disparities; Treatment Attitudes, Decision-Making, and Adherence; Patient-Practitioner Relationships; Attachment

Emarely Rosa-Dávila, Ph.D., MSW

Associate Professor
BSW Program Coordinator
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; M.S.W., University of Puerto Rico; B.A., University of Puerto Rico

Interests: Mental Health; Community Mental Health; Diversity; Culturally Competent Practice; Emerging Technologies

Lisa Rosen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Psychology Program
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Texas System : Austin; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; B.A., Rice University

Interests: Peer Relations Across The Lifespan; Aggression and Victimization; Attractiveness and Weight Stereotyping; Psychology of Women; Developmental Psychology;

Linda Rubin, Ph.D.

Professor
Faculty Ombudsperson
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.S., University of Kansas; B.S., University of Kansas

Interests: Relational Violence; Domestic Violence; Dating Violence; Sexual Assault; Sexual Harassment; Bullying; Stalking; Traumatic Stress

Mahmoud Sadri, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., New School for Social Research : New York; M.A., University of Tehran; B.A., University of Tehran

Interests: Current Social Problems; People and Cultures of the Middle East; Social Theory; Film in Sociocultural Context; Classical Social Theory; Contemporary Social Theory; Sociology of Terrorism; Islam and Modernization

Gustavo A. Salazar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of North Texas; M.Sc., University of North Texas; B.Sc., Autonomous University of Coahuila

Interests: Environmental Chemistry; Analysis of Particulate Matter in the Troposphere, Studies of Microplastics in Water and Soil; Chemical Recycling of E-waste; Green Chemistry; Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences; Structural Chemistry

Shannon Scott, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Dean
Professor and Co-Chair
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., Tufts University; M.A., Tufts University; B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University

Interests: Peer Victimization; Sizism; Anti-Fat Attitudes; Body Image; Eating Dysfunction; Women’s Leadership; Cognitive Psychology; Cognition And Emotion; Physiological Psychology; Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience; Seminar In College Teaching; Research Team

Maria Serrano, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor 1
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Texas A&M University; Postdoctoral Studies, Baylor College of Dentistry; M.S., Texas Woman's University; Doctors Degree or Equivalent, Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino

Interests: Genetic Factors of Cleft Pallet; Craniofacial; Biology Lab Techniques; Histology

Sushmita Sinha, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences; M.Sc., Dr BR Ambedkar University

Interests: Immunology; Immune Dysregulation; Autoimmunity

J. Logan Smilges, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies

Education: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; B.A., Capital University

Interests: Disability Studies; Queer Studies; Trans Studies; Rhetoric

Gabrielle P.A. Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Core Undergraduate Psychology Faculty
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., The University of Alabama; M.A., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Alabama; B.A., Spelman College

Interests: Racial Identity; Stereotype Threat; Intersecting Social Identities

Juliet V. Spencer, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Biology
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Virginia; M.B.A., Texas Woman's University; B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interests: Herpesviruses; Virus-host Interactions; Viral Immune Modulation; Virus Evolution

Deepani Tennakoon, Ph.D.

Lecturer I
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., Texas A & M University; B.S., Texas A&M University

Interests: Pathophysiology; Immunology

John Anthony Terrizzi, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., West Virginia University; Other, Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., The College of William & Mary; B.S., Juniata College

Interests: Disgust; Behavioral Immune System; Prejudice; Social Psychology; Evolutionary Psychology; Political Attitudes; Religious Beliefs

Rebecca West, Ph.D., MT-BC

Assistant Professor of Music
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota; M.M., Michigan State University; B.A., Bethel College

Interests: Music Therapy

Ann Wheeler, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
Coordinator of Special Projects in Graduate Education
School of Sciences

Education: Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado; M.S.Ed., Henderson State University; B.S., Henderson State University

Interests: Integrating Children’s Literature into Mathematics Teaching; Integrating Technology into Mathematics Classrooms; STEM Education

James L. Williams, Ph.D.

Professor
Graduate Program Director, and Criminal Justice Program Director
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.A., University of Georgia; M.Ed., Western Carolina University; B.A., University of Georgia

Interests: Women and Crime; Deviant Behavior; Sociology of the Internet; Global and Comparative Sociology; Globalization; Crime and Justice; Contemporary Criminology; Social Psychology Theory

Marlene G. Williams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Social Work, Psychology and Philosophy

Education: Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; B.S., University of Texas at Austin

Interests: Intersectionality Theory; Gendered Racial Microaggressions; Gendered Racial Identity Development; Black Woman's Health and Well Being; Social Justice Advocacy; Equity

Philip Q. Yang, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Zhongshan University; Associate Degree, Shaoguan Normal School

Interests: Immigration; Race and Ethnicity; Asian Americans; Citizenship; Demography; Quantitative Methodology

Deborah Young, Ph.D.

Professor & Chair
School of Arts & Design

Education: Ph.D., Texas Tech University; M.S., Texas Tech University; B.S., Texas Tech University

Interests: Textiles and Merchandising

Cecily Zander, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History
Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies

Education: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; B.A., University of Virginia

Interests: Civil War; Frontier; American West; Memory; Popular Culture; Leadership; Politics; Presidential History