Texas A&M University-Texarkana 1 Faculty A Dr. Igor Aizenberg (igor.aizenberg@tamut.edu) Professor - Computer Science M.S., Mathematics, Uzhgorod National University (1982); Ph.D., Computer Science, Dorodnicyn Computing Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1986) Dr. Nurul Alam (nurul.alam@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Biology B.S., Botany with Chemistry and Zoology, University of Dhaka (1986); M.S., Microbiology, University of Dhaka (1988); M.S., Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shinshu University (1995); Ph.D., Science of Biological Resources, Gifu University (1998) Dr. David Allard (david.allard@tamut.edu) Professor - Biology A.S., Biology, Navarro College (1969); B.S., Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University (1971); M.S., Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University (1974); Ph.D., Limnology. Texas A&M University (1982) Dr. Takafumi Asaki (takafumi.asaki@tamut.edu) Director of STEM Innovation Laboratory and Ad-Interim Assistant Professor - Engineering B.S., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Hartford (2003); M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hartford (2004); M.S., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Connecticut (2012); Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Connecticut (2014) B Dr. Glenda Ballard (glenda.ballard@tamut.edu) Dean and Associate Professor - College of Education and Liberal Arts B.S., English and Guidance, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1977); M.S., Guidance and Counseling, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1979); Ed.D., Adult and Continuing Education and Human Resource Development, Virginia Polytechnic and State University (1995) Dr. Elaine Beason (elaine.beason@tamut.edu) Professor - Special Education B.S., Elementary Education and English, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1968); M.ED., Guidance and Counseling, Texas A&M University- Commerce (1971); Ed.D., Special Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1976) Dr. Terry Bechtel (terry.bechtel@tamut.edu) Professor - Accounting B.S., Accounting, Western Kentucky University (1973); MBA, Western Kentucky University (1978); Ph.D., Business Administration- Major in Taxation, University of Oklahoma (1995) Dr. Brian Billings (bbillings@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - English B.A., English, Angelo State University (1997); M.A., English, University of the Incarnate Word (1999); Ph.D., English-Creative Writing, Texas Tech University (2003) Dr. George Boger (george.boger@tamut.edu) Assistant Dean and Associate Professor - Management
2 Faculty B.S., Mathematics, University of Central Florida (1973); M.S., Operations Research, Florida Institute of Technology (1992); Ph.D., Business Administration-Decision and Information Sciences, University of Florida (1999) Dr. Joan Brumm (joan.brumm@tamut.edu) Professor - Accounting B.S., Business Administration, Wayne University (1974); MBA, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1990); Ph.D., Accounting, Louisiana State University (1996) Dr. Gary Bugh (gary.bugh@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Political Science B.S., Political Science, Northern Arizona University (1992); M.A., Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia (1995); Ph.D. Political Science, University of Albany-State University of New York (2004) Dr. Amy Burkman (aburkman@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Education Leadership B.B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, Hardin-Simmons University (1998); M.S. Library Science, Texas Women's University (2002); Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Texas Christian University (2009) C Dr. Amy Carwile (amy.carwile@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Mass Communication B.A., Communication/Public Relations, Mississippi State University (2005); M.A., Communication Studies, University of Alabama (2006); Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Alabama (2009) Dr. Walter Casey II (walter.casey@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Political Science B.A., Political Science, University of North Texas (1996); M.A., Political Science, University of North Texas (2000); Ph.D., Political Science, University of Texas-Dallas (2009) Kelly Coke (kelly.coke@tamut.edu) Instructor - General Studies B.S., Agriculture Leadership Development, Texas A&M University (2003); M.S., Adult Education, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2011) Laura Currey (laura.currey@tamut.edu) Instructor - Education B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University (1992); M.Ed., Early Childhood Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1996) D Dr. Doris Davis (doris.davis@tamut.edu) Professor - English B.A., English, Southern Arkansas University (1969); M.A., English, University of North Texas (1974); Ph.D. English, University of Kansas (1985) Dr. Larry Davis (larry.davis@tamut.edu) Professor - Management and Economics B.B.A., Marketing, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1965); M.B.A., Business Administration, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1967); Ph.D., Economic Theory, University of Arkansas (1975)
Texas A&M University-Texarkana 3 E Dr. Janice Early (janice.early@tamut.edu) Clinical Faculty - Educational Administration B.S., Education, Texas Christian University (1966); M.S., Physical Education, San Jose State University (1972); Ed.D., Secondary and Higher Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1998) Dr. Kevin Ells (kevin.ells@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Mass Communication B. Comm., Dalhousie University (1984); M.E.S., York University (1995); Ph.D., Communication Studies, Louisiana State University (2008) F Dr. Hasan Ferdowsi (hasan.ferdowsi@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Electrical Engineering B.S., Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (2007); M.S., Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (2010); Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (2013) Dr. Teri Fowler (teri.fowler@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Education and Curriculum & Instruction B.A., Education, Indiana University (1978); M.S., Education Administration, Henderson State University (1980); Ed.D., Curriculum, Supervision, and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1995) G Dr. Gaynell Green (gaynell.green@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Adult Education B.S., Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University (1981); M.S., Educational Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University (1993); Ed.D., Adult Education, University of Arkansas (2005) H Dr. James Harbin (james.harbin@tamut.edu) Professor - Management B.S., Arkansas State University (1966); MBA, Arkansas State University (1975); Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Arkansas (1980) Dr. Martha Harris (martha.harris@tamut.edu) Professor - Special Education B.S., Elementary and Special Education, Illinois State University (1971); M.Ed., Special Education, Xavier University (1974); Ph.D., Special Education, The University of Arizona (1997) Dr. Richard Herrera (richard.herrera@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Management BBA, Financial Management, St. Mary's University (1981); MBA, Operations Management, St. Mary's University (1989); Ph.D., Leadership Studies, Our Lady of the Lake University (2008) Dr. Corrine Hinton (corrine.hinton@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - English B.A., English, University of Missouri (2003); M.A., English, University of Missouri (2007); Ph.D., English, Saint Louis University (2011) Dr. Deborah Holder (deborah.holder@tamut.edu)
4 Faculty Associate Professor - Nursing B.S.N., University of Texas- Tyler (2000); M.S.N., Nursing Education, McNeese State University (2005); Ed.D., Healthcare Education, Nova Southeastern University (2010) Dr. Tommie Hughes (tommie.hughes@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Counseling and Psychology B.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1983); M.S., Counseling and Guidance, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1985); Ph.D., Psychology/Behavioral Medicine, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1996) Dr. Patricia Humphrey (patricia.humphrey@tamut.edu) Professor - Management and Marketing B.S., Accounting, Louisiana State University-Shreveport (1990); MBA, Louisiana State University-Shreveport (1991); DBA, Marketing, Louisiana Tech University (1999) I Dr. Enobong Inyang (enobong.inyang@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Counseling and Psychology B.A., Political Science, The University of Texas-Dallas (1983); M.S., Labor and Industrial Relations, University of North Texas (1986); M.A., Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University (1999); M.A., Counseling, Sam Houston State University (2005); Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, Sam Houston State University (2010) J Selena Jefferies (selena.jefferies@tamut.edu) Instructor - Accounting BBA, Accounting, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1997); M.S., Accounting, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2009) Dr. Tom Jordan (tom.jordan@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Criminal Justice B.C.J., Criminal Justice, Louisiana State University-Shreveport (1987); M.S., Criminology, Florida State University (1993); Ph.D., Criminology, Florida State University (1998) Dr. Nancy Jordan (nancy.jordan@tamut.edu) Associate Provost and Accreditation Liaison - Academic Affairs B.A., English, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1977); M.A., English, Texas A&M University-Commerce (1979); Ph.D., English, Texas A&M University (1990) Dr. Douglas Julien (doug.julien@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - English B.A., English, Eastern Illinois University (1994); M.A., Literature, Western Illinois University (1999); Ph.D., Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society, University of Minnesota (2005) K Dr. Md Kalam (md.kalam@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Chemistry B.S., Chemistry, University of Dhaka (1994); M.S., Chemistry, University of Dhaka (1996); M.S., Chemistry, University of Connecticut (2004); Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Connecticut (2005) Dr. Deborah Kincaid (dkincaid@tamut.edu)
Texas A&M University-Texarkana 5 Associate Professor - Math B.S., Elementary Education, The University of Texas (1970); M.Ed., Mathematics Education, The University of Texas (1986); Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University (1991) Dr. Eric Kinnamon (eric.kinnamon@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Management B.A., Information Systems, University of Texas at San Antonio (2003); MBA, Texas Tech University (2006); Ph.D., Business Administration, The University of Memphis (2014) L Dr. Sandra Labby (slabby@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Education B.S., Home Economics, Plattsburgh State University (1973); M.S., Education & Human Development, State University of New York (1993); Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University (2010) Dr. Massimiliano Laddomada (mladdomada@tamut.edu) Department Head and Associate Professor - Electrical Engineering M.S., Electronics, Polytechnic University of Turin (1999); Ph.D., Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic University of Turin (2003) Dr. Parag Lala (parag.lala@tamut.edu) Professor - Electrical Engineering M.S., Engineering and Electronics, University of London (1972); Ph.D., Electronics, The City University of London (1977); D.S., Electrical Engineering, University of London (1998) Sara Langford (sara.langford@tamut.edu) Instructor - Education B.S., Elementary Education, Baylor University (1981); M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1984) Dr. Sara Lawrence (sara.lawrence@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Education and Educational Psychology B.A., Art History, University of Virginia (1989); M.T., Special Education, University of Virginia (1994); M.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University- Commerce (2009); Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University-Commerce (2011) Dr. Suk Jin Lee (slee@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Computer Science B.E., Electronic Engineering, Pukyong National University (2003); M.S., Telematics Engineering, Pukyong National University (2005); Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University (2012) M Rebecca Martindale (rleighton@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Instructional Technology B.A., Communications, University of Arkansas (1995); M.Ed., Educational Technology, University of Arkansas (2004) Dr. Charles McDonald (charles.mcdonald@tamut.edu) Professor - Management Information Systems and General Business AAS, Texarkana College (1981); BAAS-MIS, East Texas State University (1983); M.S., Management, East Texas State University (1988); Ph.D., Computer Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University (1996).
6 Faculty Dr. William McHenry (william.mchenry@tamut.edu) B.A., Environmental Science/ Geography, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1993); M.A., Secondary Counseling, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1996); Ph.D., Counselor Education, University of South Dakota (2004) Dr. Heather McKnight (heather.mcknight@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Nursing B.S., Psychology, Southern Arkansas University (2000); A.S., Nursing, Southern Arkansas University (2004); M.S., Nursing, Walden University (2008); DNP, Nursing, Walden University (2013) Dr. Kathleen Missildine (Kathleen.missildine@tamut.edu) Associate Dean and Professor - Nursing B.S.N., Northwestern State University (1976); M.S.N, University of Texas-Arlington (1979); Ph.D., Nursing, University of Texas-Houston (2008) Dr. Brandy Moore (brandy.moore@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Psychology B.A., Psychology, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2002); M.A., Developmental Psychology, Hunter College-City University of New York (2007); Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, The University of New York (2010) Dr. Drew Morton (drew.morton@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Mass Communication B.A., English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2006); B.A., Film Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2006); M.A., Cinema and Media Studies, University of California-Los Angeles (2008); Ph.D., Cinema and Media Studies, University of California-Los Angeles (2012) Dr. Kimberly Murray (kim.murray@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Sociology B.A., Sociology & Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas (2009); M.A., Sociology, University of Arkansas (2011); Ph.D., Sociology, University of Oklahoma (2015) Lisa Myers (lisa.myers@tamut.edu) BAAS Coordinator and Instructor - Applied Arts & Sciences and Adult Education B.S., English, Texas A&M University- Texarkana (2000); M.S., Adult Education, Texas A&M University- Texarkana (2009) N Dr. Craig Nakashian (craig.nakashian@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - History B.A., History, Western New England College (2000); B.A., Government, Western New England College (2000); M.A., Medieval History, University of Durham (2001); Ph.D., History, University of Rochester (2010) Dr. James Nguyen (james.nguyen@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Finance and Economics B.S., Economics, University of Houston (1999); M.A., Economics, University of Houston (2001); Ph.D., Financial Economics-Finance, University of New Orleans (2007) O Dr. Godpower Okereke (godpower.okereke@tamut.edu) Professor - Sociology and Criminal Justice B.A., Criminal Justice, University of Central Oklahoma (1986); M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Central Oklahoma (1987); Ph.D., Sociology/Criminal Justice, Oklahoma State University (1992)
Texas A&M University-Texarkana 7 Dr. Robert Owen (robert.owen@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Marketing A.A., Instrumentation Electronics, Community College of the Air Force (1978); B.A., Management, Park College (1979); M.A., Management, Central Michigan University (1981); M.A., Marketing, Ohio State University (1990); Ph.D., Business Administration, Ohio State University (1992) P Dr. Richard Parsons (richard.parsons@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Finance and Economics B.A., Economics, Brigham Young University (1980); MBA, Brigham Young University (1982); Ph.D. Economics, The University of Utah (2011) Dr. Michael Perri (michael.perri@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - History B.A., History and German, University of California (1988); M.A., Latin American and Iberian Studies, University of California (1993); Ph.D., History, Emory University (2004) Dr. Donald Peterson (donald.peterson@tamut.edu) Dean and Professor - College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics B.S., Biomechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1992); B.S., Aerospace/ Aeronautical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1992); M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut (1995); Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut (1999) R Dr. Peter Racheotes (peter.racheotes@tamut.edu) Professor - Counseling and Psychology B.S., Math/Psychology, Nasson College (1966); M.Ed., Counseling Education, University of Massachusetts (1967); Ed.D., Counseling Education, University of Massachusetts (1970) Dr. David Reavis (david.reavis@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Management Information Systems and Management BBA, Information Systems, Southern Arkansas University (1987); MBA, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1995); Ph.D., Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University (2006) Brenda Riley (briley@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Criminal Justice B.A., Mass Communications, Texas Tech University (1984); M.B.A., Accounting, Sam Houston State University (1993) Dr. Luz Mary Rincon (luzmary.rincon@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Bilingual Education and Spanish B.A., Teaching Languages, Industrial University of Santander (1983); M.A., TESOL, Ball State University (1994); M.A., Spanish, Ball State University (1994); Ph.D., English- TESOL, Ball State University (2004) Dr. Maria Roberts (mroberts@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Education Leadership B.S., Chemistry, Pan American University (1985); M.Ed., Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Brownsville (1988); Ed.D., Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin (2008) S Dr. Judy Sander (judy.sander@tamut.edu)
8 Faculty Professor - Education and Elementary & Early Childhood Education B.S., Education, Southeast Missouri State University (1970); M.A., Education, Southeast Missouri State University (1973); Ph.D., Education, Southern Illinois University (1984) Dr. Teri Sartor (teri.sartor@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Counseling B.S., Psychology, Tarleton State University (2003); M.S., Counseling Psychology, Tarleton State University (2006); Ph.D., Counseling, Texas A&M University-Commerce (2012) Debora Shidemantle (debora.shidemantle@tamut.edu) Instructor - Education B.A., Psychology, California University of Pennsylvania (1985); M.E., Special Education, California University of Pennsylvania (1999); M.E., Administration, Lamar University (2010) Dr. Angela Sikorski (angela.sikorski@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Psychology B.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1996); M.S., Experimental Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2003); Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2005) Chris Sinquefield (chris.sinquefield@tamut.edu) Instructor - Math A.S., Texarkana College (1989); B.S., Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University (1990); B.S., Mathematics, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2004); M.S., Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2008) Dr. Gary Stading (gstading@tamut.edu) Dean and Professor - College of Business B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1984); M.B.A., Finance, Miami University (1988); Ph.D., Information & Operations Management, Texas A&m University (1999). Dr. Rosanne Stripling (rosanne.stripling@tamut.edu) Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs - Academic Affairs B.S., Home Economics, Texas A&M University- Commerce (1965); M.E., Guidance and Counseling, Texas A&M University- Commerce (1969); Ed.D., Administration and Leadership, Baylor University (1989) Dr. Abbie Strunc (astrunc@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Education B.A., History, Texas A&M University (2003); M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University (2005); Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Texas (2014) Dr. Yi Su (yi.su@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry B.S., Physics, Hebei University (1985); M.S., Physical Chemistry, "Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1988); Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Wayne State University (1996) T Dr. Ugur Tanriver (utanriver@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Math B.S., Mathematics, Ankara University (1986); M.S., Pure Mathematics, Ankara University (1988); Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Central Florida (1998); M.S., Mechanical Engineering (2000)
Texas A&M University-Texarkana 9 V Dr. Feodor Vainstein (feodor.vainstein@tamut.edu) Professor - Computer Science M.S., Electronics and Engineering, Moscow Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1971); M.S., Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1974); Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Boston University (1992) W Dr. Tom Wagy (tom.wagy@tamut.edu) Professor - History B.S., Social Studies- Secondary Education, Southern Illinois University (1968); M.A., U.S History, Florida State University (1976); Ph.D., U.S History, Florida State University (1980) Dr. Kevin Williams (kevin.williams@tamut.edu) Assistant Professor - Instructional Technology B.B.A., Management Information Systems, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (1999); M.S., Business Administration, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (2003); M.S., Information Systems, Dakota State University (2009); D.S., Information Systems, Dakota State University (2013) Dr. Elaine Wilmore (elaine.wilmore@tamut.edu) Associate Professor - Educational Administration B.S., Elementary Education, Lamar University (1972); M.Ed., Supervision, Lamar University (1974); Ph.D., Educational Administration, Texas A&M University (1988)