Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Nila Ricks, PhD, LCSW
Director, School of Social Work, Psychology & Philosophy
Associate Professor, Social Work
Office: CFO 708
nricks@twu.edu

Courtney Banks, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Specialist in School Psychology Program
Office: CFO 812
cbanks10@twu.edu

Kelsey Barnicle, MS
Visiting Lecturer
Office: CFO 1101
kbarnicle@twu.edu

Dowon Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: CFO 807B
dchoi2@twu.edu

Otter Day, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: CFO 1114
otter.day@twu.edu

Kathy DeOrnellas, PhD
Professor Emerita
kdeornellas@twu.edu

Brian Harding, PhD
Professor, Philosophy and Psychological Science faculty 
Office CFO 711
bharding@twu.edu 

Christian L. Hart, PhD
Professor, Director of Psychological Science Master’s Program
Office: CFO 704
chart2@twu.edu

Wendi Leigh Bauman Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor, Core School Psychology Faculty
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
Practicum & Internship Coordinator
Office: CFO 811
wjohnson4@twu.edu

Mijin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
CFO 805
mkim20@twu.edu

Samuel Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of School Psychology Doctoral Program
Office: CFO 813
skim18@twu.edu

Alexandra Larks, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Practicum Coordinator
CFO 1103
alarks@twu.edu

Debra Mollen, PhD
Professor, Director, Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program
Office: CFO 705
dmollen@mail.twu.edu 

Elisa S. Na, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychological Science faculty
Office: SRC 204E
ena@twu.edu
Na Neuroepigenetics Lab Website

Ronald S. Palomares, PhD
Associate Professor, Core School Psychology Faculty
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
Office: CFO 802
rpalomares@twu.edu 

Claudia Porras Pyland, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, Counseling Psychology Master’s Program
Office: CFO 703
cporras@twu.edu

Shelby Rivers, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychological Science faculty
Office: CFO 803
arivers1@twu.edu

Lisa Rosen, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Psychology Program, Psychological Science faculty
Office: CFO 706
lrosen@twu.edu

Linda Rubin, PhD
Professor, Counseling Psychology Graduate Program Affiliate Faculty
TWU Faculty Ombudsperson 
Office: CFO 809
lrubin@twu.edu 

Shannon Scott, PhD
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Psychology and Philosophy
Office: CFO 1213
sscott@twu.edu 

Gabrielle P. A. Smith, PhD 
Associate Professor, Psychological Science faculty 
Office: CFO 714
gsmith13@twu.edu  

Sally Stabb, PhD
Professor Emerita
sstabb@twu.edu

KaLynn Terrell, MS
Visiting Lecturer
Office: CFO 1102
kterrell3@twu.edu

John Terrizzi, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychological Science faculty
Office: CFO 710
jterrizzijr@twu.edu 

Marlene Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor, Admissions Coordinator
Office: CFO 709
Phone: 940-898-2289
mwilliams71@twu.edu

Hansong Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychological Science faculty
Office: CFO 810
hzhang4@twu.edu

Staff

Mary Hartshorn, Administrative Assistant
CFO 702
Phone: 940-898-2303
Email: mhartshorn@twu.edu

Theresa Gladys, Senior Secretary
Assists in recording student absences from class and coordinates incoming graduate student application materials.
CFO 701
Phone: 940-898-2306
Email: tgladys@twu.edu

Keith Brown, Undergraduate Advisor
CFO 1201
Phone: 940-898-3354
Email kbrown40@twu.edu| 
To schedule an appointment: https://go.oncehub.com/keithbrown

Lyssia Martinez, Undergraduate Advisor
Email: lmartinez46@twu.edu

Hana Choi, Psychology Minor Advisor
Email: hchoi7@twu.edu

Liana Krisht, Psychology Minor Advisor
Email: lkrisht@twu.edu

Roshni Shukla, Psychology Minor Advisor
Email: rshukla@twu.edu