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Accounting
Advertising/PR

Agricultural Business and Economics

AIDS/HIV

Alternative Energy

Animal Science

Art

Banking
Biology

Business Communication
Business Education

Campus/Student Life

Child Development/Early Education

Codicology
Communication Disorders
Criminal Justice

Curriculum Development
Dance
Distance Education/Instructional Technology
Diversity Issues/Multiculturalism

Economics
Education
Energy Resources
Engineering/Engineering Technology
English Language

Environmental Science
Finance

Foreign Language/Cultures
Geography

Geology
Health, Nursing and Medical Issues

Higher Education
Information Technology

International Business and Trade
Law and Legal Issues

Leadership
Learning Styles/Teaching Methods
Literacy and Reading

Literature
Management

Marketing
Marriage and Family

Mass Communication/Media
Mathematics
Music
Organizational Behavior
Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure
Plant Science
Politics and Government
Pop Culture
Psychology
Religion
Science Education
Sociology/Social Work
Soil Science/Management
Spanish Language
Speech Communication
Statistics
Strategic Planning
Substance Abuse
Terrorism
Theatre
Transportation
Writing


 


Accounting

Darlene Pulliam, Ph.D., C.P.A., professor of accounting
Office: (806)651-2521
Email: dpulliam@wtamu.edu
Financial Accounting, Federal Tax Accounting

Advertising/Public Relations

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Advertising, Mass Media, Media Literacy, Ethics, Public Opinion, Programming Strategies, Law and Regulations, Technology, HDTV, Digital Convergence

Christaan N. Eayrs, M.A., instructor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2414 • Home: (806)382-6712
Email: ceayrs@wtamu.edu
Mass Media, Media History, News Coverage and Content, Media Convergence, Media Relations, Media and Popular Culture

Neal S. Latman, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2962 • Home: (806)356-6563
Email: nlatman@wtamu.edu
Evaluation of Advertising, Marketing or Other Visual Media by Eye Tracking and Pupillometry

Lori Westermann, M.A., instructor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2808 • Home: (806)655-3099
Email: lwestermann@wtamu.edu
Advertising, Public Relations, Mass Media, Corporate Communications, Media Convergence

Agricultural Business and Economics

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., assistant professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Business and Economics, Production and Resource Economics, Water Management and Planning, Financial Management, Agricultural Marketing and International Trade, Econometrics and Statistics

AIDS/HIV

Robert Beckley, Ph.D., professor of sociology
Office: (806)651-2595 • Home: (806)374-6650
Email: rbeckley@wtamu.edu
Religious Perspectives on AIDS, AIDS in Africa

Doug Bingham, Ph.D., professor of biology; head of Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Office: (806)651-2570 • Home: (806)655-0500
Email: dbingham@wtamu.edu
Biology of AIDS, Microbiology, Immunology

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
HIV/AIDS in Africa

Elizabeth Kelley Rhodes, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2593
Email: lrhoades@wtamu.edu
Adolescent HIV Prevention, Gay and Lesbian Development

Alternative Energy

Kenneth L. Starcher, M.S., director of Alternative Energy Institute
Office: (806)651-2296
Email: aeimail@wtamu.edu
Wind Energy, Wind Turbine Installation, Solar Energy, Data Collection/Analysis, Renewable Energy Tours/Wind Test Center

Animal Science

Lance A. Baker, Ph.D., associate professor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2561
Email: lbaker@wtamu.edu
Equine Nutrition and Physiology, Equine Exercise Physiology, Equine Selection and Evaluation, Animal Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Physiology

Michael S. Brown, Ph.D., P.A.S., associate professor of ruminant nutrition
Office: (806)651-2559
Email: msbrown@wtamu.edu
Cattle Nutrition, Cattle Management, Nutrient Metabolism, Growth

James R. Clark, Ph.D., dean of College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering; professor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2585 • Home: (806)670-7383
Email: jclark@wtamu.edu
Animal Reproduction, Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer of Domestic Farm Animals, Animal Science, Cloning, Agricultural Administration

Ty E. Lawrence, Ph.D., assistant professor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2560 • Home: (806)655-7663
Email: tlawrence@wtamu.edu
Conversion of Muscle to Meat, Fresh and Processed Meat Production, Growth and Development of Domestic Farm Animals, Statistics

Guy Loneragan, Ph.D., B.V.Sc., associate professor of beef cattle health and management
Office: (806)651-2287 • Home: (806)655-1408
Cattle Health, Food Safety, E. coli 0157, Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology

David G. Lust, M.S., instructor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2551 • Home: (806)356-8591
Email: dlust@wtamu.edu
Animal Science, Beef Cattle Management and Production, Livestock Judging and Evaluation, Artificial Insemination

Michael C. Meyers, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2375 • Home: (281)794-4518
Email: mmeyers@wtamu.edu
Equine Nutrition and Physiology

David B. Parker, Ph.D., P.E., professor of environmental science
Office: (806)651-5281 • Home: (806)655-6499
Email: dparker@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Engineering, Animal Waste Management, Odor Characterization and Analysis

John L. Pipkin, Ph.D., P.A.S., professor of animal science; director of equine industry program
Office: (806)651-2557
Email: jpipkin@wtamu.edu
Equine Physiology, Equine Selection and Evaluation, Reproductive Physiology

Don R. Topliff, Ph.D., head of Department of Agricultural Sciences; professor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2550 • Home: (806)622-9502
Email: dtopliff@wtamu.edu
Animal Nutrition, Animal Welfare, Exercise Physiology, Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition, Animal Agriculture

Art

Scott S. Frish, M.F.A., assistant professor of art
Office: (806)651-2793 • Home: (806)655-1947
Email: sfrish@wtamu.edu
Printmaking, Digital Art, Drawing, 2-D Design


Banking

James K. Owens, D.B.A., professor of finance; head of Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Office: (806)651-2516 • Home: (806)359-7726
Email: jowens@wtamu.edu
Bank Management, Corporate Finance, International Finance

Biology

Joel Babitzke, M.S., instructor of biology
Office: (806)651-3871
Email: jbabitzke@wtamu.edu
General Biology, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, Wildlife Conservation, Turtle Ecology, Limnology

Doug Bingham, Ph.D., head of Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences; professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2570 • Home: (806)655-0500
Email: dbingham@wtamu.edu
Microbiology, Biology of AIDS, Immunology, Biological Agents, Smallpox

Carolyn L. Bouma, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2569
Email: cbouma@wtamu.edu
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases

Nabarun Ghosh, Ph.D., associate professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2571 • Home: (806)655-8059
Email: nghosh@wtamu.edu
Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Cytogenetics, Tissue Culture, Electron Microscopy

Neal S. Latman, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2962 • Home: (806)356-6563
Email: nlatman@wtamu.edu
Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, Rheumatic Diseases, Eye Tracking and Pupillometry, Biomedical Sciences

Guy Loneragan, Ph.D., B.V.Sc., associate professor of beef cattle health and management
Office: (806)651-2287 • Home: (806)655-1408
Email: gloneragan@wtamu.edu
Food Safety, E. coli 0157, Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology

W. David Sissom, Ph.D., professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2578
Email: dsissom@wtamu.edu
Entomology, Arachnology (specifically Systematics and Ecology of Scorpions, Systematics of Robber Flies, Systematics of Spiders)

Business Communication

Stephen E. Severn, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2461 • Home (806)379-8379
Email: ssevern@wtamu.edu
Business and Technical Communication, Rhetoric

Business Education

Jean Walker, M.B.A., instructor of finance; director of West Texas Center for Economic Education
Office: (806)651-2515 • Home: (806)537-5133
Email: jwalker@wtamu.edu
Integrating Economics and Personal Finance into the School Curriculum K-12, Using Literature to Teach Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Personal Finance


Campus/Student Life

Don D. Albrecht, Ph.D., vice president for student services
Office: (806)651-2050
Email: dalbrecht@wtamu.edu
Campus/Student Life

Chemistry

Carolyn L. Bouma, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2569
Email: cbouma@wtamu.edu
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases

Gene O. Carlisle, Ph.D., professor of chemistry
Office: (806)651-2282
Email: gcarlisle@wtamu.edu
Nonlinear Optical Materials, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Complexes

James D. Woodyard, Ph.D., professor of chemistry
Office: (806)651-2534 • Home: (806)655-4374
Organic Chemistry, Stereochemistry

Child Development/Early Education

Amy Andersen, Ed.D., assistant professor of education; coordinator of professional development schools program
Office: (806)651-2609• Home: (806)655-2978
Email: aandersen@wtamu.edu
Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Reading/Language Arts Education, Reading/Language Arts Integration

Suzanne S. Monroe, Ph.D., professor of education
Office: (806)651-2607 • Home: (806)651-5825
Email: smonroe@wtamu.edu
Multicultural Children’s Literature, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Native American Studies, Reading and Language Arts

Elizabeth Kelley Rhoades, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2593
Email: lrhoades@wtamu.edu
School Psychology, Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment, Adolescent HIV Prevention, Multicultural Issues, Gay and Lesbian Development, Multicultural Child Development

Codicology (study of bookmaking)

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D., professor of history
Office: (806)651-2426 • Home: (806)655-7227
Email: bbrasington@wtamu.edu
Medieval Latin Paleography and Codicology

Communication Disorders

Larry R. Barnes, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor of communication disorders; speech-language pathologist
Office: (806)651-5108 • Home: (806)670-0246
Email: lbarnes@wtamu.edu
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Communication and Swallowing Disorders Across the Lifespan

Nagalapura S. Viswanath, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor of communication disorders
Office: (806)651-5107 • Home: (281)682-9024
Email: nviswanath@wtamu.edu
Speech and Hearing Sciences, Speech Production Physiology and Modelling, Fluency and Voice Disorders—Treatment and Diagnosis, Design and Experimentation—Normal and Abnormal Process of Speech and Voice, Genetics and Stuttering, Neuroimaging During Speech and Language Development

Criminal Justice

Robert Beckley, Ph.D., professor of sociology
Office: (806)651-2595 • Home: (806)374-6650
Email: rbeckley@wtamu.edu
Crime and Juvenile Delinquency

Harry R. Hueston, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2421 • Home: (806)655-7756
Email: ehueston@wtamu.edu
Law Enforcement, Campus Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice Systems, Special Events Management, Criminal Justice Management Systems, Terrorism, Argo Terrorism and Argo-Security Management, Terrorism Crisis Management, Forensics, School Violence

J. Keith Price, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2418 • Home: (806)468-6338
Email: kprice@wtamu.edu
Correctional Administration, Correctional Treatment Programs, Correctional Security, Texas Prison System, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice System, Crisis Management in Criminal Justice, Incarceration as Punishment, Criminology

Claudia Stuart, M.A., L.M.S.W., instructor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2435 • Home: (806)353-5173
Email: cstuart@wtamu.edu
Law Enforcement, Probation and Parole, Criminal Justice System

Curriculum Development

Charles M. Chase, Ed.D., associate professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2376 • Home: (806)655-4060
Email: cchase@wtamu.edu
Curriculum and Instruction

Gerald C. Chen, Ph.D., associate professor of engineering technology
Office: (806)651-2449 • Home: (806)655-7534
Email: gchen@wtamu.edu
Curriculum Development—Engineering/Industrial Technology, Tech-Prep Education

Conn Thomas, Ph.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2612 • Home: (806)372-1870
Email: cthomas@wtamu.edu
Curriculum and Instruction


Dance

Edward R. Truitt, M.S., assistant professor and director of dance
Office: (806)651-2820 • Home: (806)655-2025
Email: etruitt@wtamu.edu
Ballet and Jazz Dance Technique, Choreography, Dance History and Aesthetics, Teaching Methods

Distance Education/Instructional Technology

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D., professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2492 • Home: (806)499-3210
Email: drgerlich@wtamu.edu
Course Development and Delivery Via the Internet, The Internet, Web Design, E-Commerce

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2423 • Home: (806)656-0067
Email: jrausch@wtamu.edu
Distance Learning

Jan Ray, Ed.D., assistant professor of instructional technology
Office: (806)651-2618• Home: (806)655-5760
Email: jray@wtamu.edu
Integration of Instructional Technologies Throughout the Curriculum, Teacher Technology Training, Administrator Technology Training, Student Safety on the Internet, Technology Planning, Distance Learning, Instructional Design, Educational Software Development, Instructional Management Systems, Digital Publishing, Web Mastering, Online Course Design and Development

Heidi Taylor, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor of nursing; head of Department of Nursing; interim dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Office: (806)651-2631 • Home: (806)499-3522
Email: htaylor@wtamu.edu
Online Education

Pat Tyrer, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2476 • Home: (806)656-0163
Email: ptyrer@wtamu.edu
Distance Education, Computers and Writing, Technical Communication

Diversity Issues/Multiculturalism

Ashley J. Campbell, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2906
Email: acampbell@wtamu.edu
Gender Equity in Science

Mo Cuevas, Ph.D., LCSW, assistant professor of social work
Office: (806)651-2591 • Home: (806)655-1579
Email: mcuevas@wtamu.edu
Cultural Diversity

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D., professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2492 • Home: (806)499-3210
Email: drgerlich@wtamu.edu
Marketing to Minorities, Church Marketing

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
Gender Issues, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Women in Leadership

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D., professor of sociology; interim head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Office: (806)651-2597 • Home: (806)655-1280
Email: jkunz@wtamu.edu
Race/Ethnic Relations, Prejudice/Discrimination Issues, Gender Issues, Complex Organizations

Russell Lowery-Hart, Ph.D., assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2931• Home: (806)655-8475
Email: rhart@wtamu.edu
Gender and Diversity, Interpersonal Communications and Relationships, Teams and Group Dynamics, Cross-Culture and Cross-Religion Communication, Getting People to Move Beyond Their Differences, Political Rhetoric and Analysis, First-Year Experience, Higher Education Accreditation

Jessica S. Mallard, Ph.D., associate professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2806 • Home: (806)352-2939
Email: jmallard@wtamu.edu
Gender Communication, Research Methods

Suzanne S. Monroe, Ph.D., professor of education
Office: (806)651-2607 • Home: (806)651-5825
Email: smonroe@wtamu.edu
Multicultural Children’s Literature, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Native American Studies

Susan J. Nix, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-3621
Email: snix@wtamu.edu
Instructional Leadership, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Elementary Assistant Principalship, Poverty (Ruby Payne)

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Media for Social Change, Children and Media, Women and Media, African Cultures and Diversity, Developing World Issues, Poverty and Development, Popular Culture

Elizabeth Kelley Rhoades, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2593
Email: lrhoades@wtamu.edu
School Psychology, Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment, Adolescent HIV Prevention, Multicultural Issues, Gay and Lesbian Development, Multicultural Child Development

Mark R. Riney, Ph.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2621 • Home: (806)651-5824
Email: mriney@wtamu.edu
Foundations, Educational Psychology, Multicultural Education

Claudia Stuart, M.A., L.M.S.W., instructor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2435 • Home: (806)353-5173
Email: cstuart@wtamu.edu
Cultural Diversity Issues


Economics

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., associate professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Business and Economics, Production and Resource Economics, Econometrics and Statistics

Barry L. Duman, Ph.D., professor of economics; head of Department of Management, Marketing and General Business
Office: (806)651-2489 • Home: (806)358-8473
Email: bduman@wtamu.edu
Economic Development, Comparative Economic Systems, Forensic Economics, Economic Theory

Anne Macy, Ph.D., associate professor of finance
Office: (806)651-2523
Email: amacy@wtamu.edu
Finance and Economics, Personal Finance, Investments, International Finance, Financial Management

Duane J. Rosa, Ph.D., professor of economics; regional division director of Texas Transportation Institute
Office: (806)651-2520 • Home: (806)358-2052
Email: drosa@wtamu.edu
Environmental Economics, Transportation Economics, Water Resources

Neil W. Terry, Ph.D., dean of College of Business; professor of economics
Office: (806)651-2529 • Home: (806)655-9922
Email: nterry@wtamu.edu
Labor Economics, Industrial Organization, International Economics, Business Education

Jean Walker, M.B.A., instructor of finance; director of West Texas Center for Economic Education
Office: (806)651-2515 • Home: (806)537-5133
Email: jwalker@wtamu.edu
Integrating Economics and Personal Finance into the School Curriculum K-12, Using Literature to Teach Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Personal Finance

Education

Amy Andersen, Ed.D., assistant professor of education; coordinator of the professional development schools program
Office: (806)651-2604 • Home: (806)655-2978
Email: aandersen@wtamu.edu
Reading/Language Arts Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Reading/Language Arts Integration

Teri L. Bingham, Ed.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2606 • Home: (806)655-5777
Email: tbingham@wtamu.edu
Effective Teaching, Supervision and Conferencing Teachers and Student Teachers, Mathematics Education, Peer Coaching

Ashley J. Campbell, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2906
Email: acampbell@wtamu.edu
Science Education, Gender Equity in Science, Secondary Education

Charles M. Chase, Ed.D., associate professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2376 • Home: (806)655-4060
Email: cchase@wtamu.edu
Pedagogy, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Mary Jane Cruz, M.S., instructor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2537 • Home: (806)655-1365
Email: mcruz@wtamu.edu
Mathematics Education, Use of Technology in Math Classes

Mo Cuevas, Ph.D., LCSW, assistant professor of social work
Office: (806)651-2592 • Home: (806)655-1579
Email: mcuevas@wtamu.edu
Social Work Education, Cultural Diversity, Adolescent Treatment, At-Risk Youth

Susan Loe Dennis, M.Ed., instructor of education; director of the Panhandle Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) program
Office: (806)651-2613 • Home: (806)655-9386
Email: sldennis@wtamu.edu
Alternative Teacher Certification

Janet G. Froeschle, Ph.D., assistant professor of counseling education
Office: (806)651-3622
Email: jfroeschle@wtamu.edu
School Counseling, Professional Counseling

Tana L. Gunter, M.Ed., instructor of education, coordinator of TExES/Education Advisement Center
Office: (806)651-2602 • Home: (806)655-4516
Email: tgunter@wtamu.edu
Reading

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
College Teaching, Classroom Assessment and Research, Performance Studies, Popular Culture, Gender Equity in the Classroom, Gender Communication, Active Learning Techniques, Using Oral Storytelling to Teach Writing Skills, Web-based Learning

E.W. Henderson, Ed.D., J.D., dean of College of Education and Social Sciences; professor of education
Office: (806)651-2603
Email: ehenderson@wtamu.edu
Education Law

Sang K. Hwang, Ed.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2617 • Home: (806)359-1349
Email: shwang@wtamu.edu
Reading Assessment, Field-Based Course, America Reads Program

Lance Kieth, Ed.D., associate professor of agriculture education
Office: (806)651-2556
Email: lkieth@wtamu.edu
Teaching Education, 4-H/FFA Teaching Method, Extension Education

Suzanne S. Monroe, Ph.D., professor of education
Office: (806)651-2607 • Home: (806)651-5825
Email: smonroe@wtamu.edu
Multicultural Children’s Literature, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Native American Studies, Reading and Language Arts

Susan J. Nix, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-3621
Email: snix@wtamu.edu
Instructional Leadership, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Elementary Assistant Principalship, Poverty (Ruby Payne)

J. Patrick O'Brien, Ph.D., president/CEO
Office: (806)655-2101
Email: pobrien@wtamu.edu
Higher Education, Strategic Planning

Jan Ray, Ed.D., assistant professor of instructional technology
Office: (806)651-2618 • Home: (806)655-5760
Email: jray@wtamu.edu
Integration of Instructional Technologies Throughout the Curriculum, Teacher Technology Training, Administrator Technology Training, Student Safety on the Internet, Technology Planning, Distance Learning, Instructional Design, Educational Software Development, Instructional Management Systems, Digital Publishing, Web Mastering, Online Course Design and Development

Mark R. Riney, Ph.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2621 • Home: (806)651-5824
Email: mriney@wtamu.edu
Foundations, Educational Psychology, Multicultural Education

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D., professor of history; head of Department of History and Geography
Office: (806)651-2430 • Home: (806)355-5403
Email: wshaffer@wtamu.edu
School-University Partnerships

Angela Spaulding, Ed.D., D.—professor of educational leadership; associate dean for the College of Education and Social Sciences
Office: (806)651-2674
Email: aspaulding@wtamu.edu
Educational Leadership and Group Dynamics, Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Service Learning, Cross Cultural Understanding

Russ Teweleit, Ph.D., assistant professor of music; coordinator of music education
Office: (806)651-2863 • Home: (806)655-9173
Email: rteweleit@wtamu.edu
Student Teacher Supervision, Music Education

Conn Thomas, Ph.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2612 • Home: (806)372-1870
Email: cthomas@wtamu.edu
Alternative Certification for Educators, Special Education, Inclusion/Mainstreaming, Learning Strategies, Strategic Instruction, Change Behavior and Strategic Planning, Curriculum and Instruction

Jean Walker, M.B.A., instructor of finance; director of West Texas Center for Economics Education
Office: (806)651-2515 • Home: (806)537-5133
Email: jwalker@wtamu.edu
Integrating Economics and Personal Finance into the School Curriculum K-12, Using Literature to Teach Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Personal Finance

Energy ResourcesEnergy Resources

Robert E. DeOtte Jr., Ph.D., P.E., P.G., associate professor of environmental engineering
Office: (806)651-8780 • Home: (806)656-0314
Email: rdeotte@wtamu.edu
Fly Ash Disposal and Utilization

Kenneth L. Starcher, M.S., director of Alternative Energy Institute
Office: (806)651-2296
Email: aeimail@wtamu.edu
Wind Energy, Wind Turbine Installation, Solar Energy, Data Collection/Analysis, Renewable Energy Tours/Wind Test Center

Engineering/Engineering Technology

Gerald C. Chen, Ph.D., associate professor of engineering technology
Office: (806)651-2449 • Home: (806)655-7534
Email: gchen@wtamu.edu
Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Electronics, Instrumentation, Quality Management, Statistical Quality Control

Freddie J. Davis, Ph.D., P.E., head of Department of Engineering and Computer Science; associate professor of engineering
Office: (806)651-3530
Email: fdavis@wtamu.edu
Nuclear Engineering, Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, Risk and Decision Analysis

Robert E. DeOtte Jr., Ph.D., P.E., P.G., associate professor of environmental engineering
Office: (806)651-8780 • Home: (806)656-0314
Email: rdeotte@wtamu.edu
Hydrology, Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Aerosol Mechanics, Air Pollution Control, Monitoring Biological Aerosols

Emily M. Hunt, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Office: (806)651-5330 • Home: (806)382-3978
Email: ehunt@wtamu.edu
Combustion, Materials Science, Nanocomposite Energetic Materials

Roy Jean Issa, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Office: (806)651-5261
Email: rissa@wtamu.edu
Modeling, Simulation and Experiments in the areas of Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics that include Single Phase, Multiphase Flow, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids

Matt Jackson, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Office: (806)651-2451 • Home: (806)499-3509
Email: mjackson@wtamu.edu
Combustion, Solid Modeling, Thermal Modeling, Thermal/Mechanical Design, Material Science

Pilaka V. Murty, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Office: (806)651-2454 • Home: (806)651-5836
Email: pmurty@wtamu.edu
Finite Element Methods, Mechanical Engineering Design, Numerical Methods, CNC Machining, Algorithms, Robotics

English Language

Martin M. Jacobsen, Ph.D., associate professor of English
Office: (806)651-2460
Email: mjacobsen@wtamu.edu
English Language, Linguistics, Rhetoric

Environmental Science

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., associate professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Production and Resource Economics, Water Management and Planning

Robert E. DeOtte Jr., Ph.D., P.E., P.G., associate professor of environmental engineering
Office: (806)651-8780 • Home: (806)656-0314
Email: rdeotte@wtamu.edu
Air Pollution Control, Monitoring Biological Aerosols

David B. Parker, Ph.D., P.E., professor of environmental science
Office: (806)651-5281 • Home: (806)655-6499
Email: dparker@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Engineering, Animal Waste Management, Odor Characterization and Analysis

Clay A. Robinson, Ph.D., CPSSc, P.G., professor of plant science
Office: (806)651-2553 • Mobile: (806)236-5956
Email: crobinson@wtamu.edu
Soil and Irrigation Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Nutrient Management Plans, Environmental Quality, Wetlands Soil Mapping, Morphology and Classification

William J. Rogers, Ph.D., associate professor of environmental science
Office: (806)651-2581 • Home: (806)622-8822
Email: jrogers@wtamu.edu
Environmental Risk Assessment and Compliance, Waste Site Remediation, Environmental Monitoring

Duane J. Rosa, Ph.D., professor of economics; regional division director of Texas Transportation Institute
Office: (806)651-2520 • Home: (806)358-2052
Email: drosa@wtamu.edu
Environmental Issues, Environmental Economics, Water Resources

B.A. Stewart, Ph.D., distinguished professor of agriculture; director of Dryland Agriculture Institute
Office: (806)651-2299 • Home: (806)352-8529
Email: bstewart@wtamu.edu
Soil and Water Conservation, Environmental Quality, Animal Waste Management


Finance

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., associate professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Financial Management—Agriculture

Anne Macy, Ph.D., associate professor of finance
Office: (806)651-2523
Email: aterry@wtamu.edu
Finance and Economics, Personal Finance, Investments, International Finance, Financial Management

Theo Edwin Maloy, Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2436 • Home: (806)351-1483
Email: emaloy@wtamu.edu
Government Finance, Public Administration, Public Policy

James K. Owens, D.B.A., professor of finance; head of Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Office: (806)651-2519 • Home: (806)359-7726
Email: jowens@wtamu.edu
Corporate Finance, International Finance, Bank Management

Dwight Vick, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration; director of graduate studies for political science and criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2428 • Home: (806)336-7905

Jean Walker, M.B.A., instructor of finance; director of West Texas Center for Economics Education
Office: (806)651-2515 • Home: (806)537-5133
Email: jwalker@wtamu.edu
Integrating Economics and Personal Finance into the School Curriculum K-12, Using Literature to Teach Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Personal Finance

Foreign Languages and Cultures

Amjad Abdullat, Ed.D., associate professor; head of Department of Computer Information Systems
Office: (806)651-2444 • Home: (806)236-1364
Email: aabdullat@wtamu.edu
Middle Eastern Affairs and Conflict

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D., professor of history
Office: (806)651-2426 • Home: (806)655-7227
Email: bbrasington@wtamu.edu
Medieval Latin

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2422
Email: eclark@wtamu.edu
Russia, Poland, Eastern Europe, Modern Germany

Paul H. Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor of history; Japanese language instructor
Office: (806)651-2425
Email: pclark@wtamu.edu
China, Japan, Korea, Education in East Asia, History of Language, Medieval Japan (Samurai Era)

Sandra Vance Davidson, M.A., instructor of Spanish
Office: (806)651-2463 • Home: (806)655-5781
Email: sdavidson@wtamu.edu
Spanish Grammar

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
African Cultures and Diversity, Developing World Issues, Popular Culture, Global Media/World Broadcasting


Geography

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2422
Email: eclark@wtamu.edu
Eastern Europe, Balkans, Former Soviet Union, Ethnic Cleansing 

Geology

Joseph C. Cepeda, Ph.D., professor of geology
Office: (806)651-2570 • Fax: (806)651-2928
Geology of Western North America, Volcanology, Geochemistry

Gerald E. Schultz, Ph.D., professor of geology
Office: (806)651-2580 • Home: (806)467-0498
Fax: (806)651-2928
E-mail: gschultz@mail.wtamu.edu
Regional Geology and Paleontology, especially Fossil Mammals of the Texas Panhandle; Geology of Palo Duro Canyon


Health, Nursing and Medical Issues

Timothy Atchison, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2729 • Home: (806)655-7146
Email: tatchison@wtamu.edu
Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology (Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Traumatic Head Injury), Cognitive Impact of Cancer Treatment

Larry R. Barnes, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor of communication disorders; speech language pathologist
Office: (806)651-5108 • Home: (806)620-0246
Email: lbarnes@wtamu.edu
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Communication and Swallowing Disorders Across the Lifespan

Doug Bingham, Ph.D., professor of biology; head of Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Office: (806)651-2570 • Home: (806)655-0500
Email: dbingham@wtamu.edu
Microbiology, Biology of AIDS, Immunology, Biological Agents, Smallpox

Carolyn L. Bouma, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2569
Email: cbouma@wtamu.edu
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases

Marietta Branson, M.S.N., R.N.C., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2628 • Home: (806)354-8008
Email: mbranson@wtamu.edu
Obstetrical Nursing, Nursing Administration, Legal Nurse Consulting

Debbie Casida, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2659 • Home: (806)676-3475
Email: dcasida@wtamu.edu
American Red Cross CPR, Medical Surgical Nursing

Cindy Crabtree, M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2660 • Home: (806)384-2242
Email: ccrabtree@wtamu.edu
Emergency Nursing, Critical-Care Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing

Deborah Davenport, Ph.D., R.N., CCRN, assistant professor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2637 • Home: (806)655-8255
Email: ddavenport@wtamu.edu
Critical Care Nursing, Coronary Care Nursing, Thermal Trauma, Emergency Nursing, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Caring in Nursing

Lisa A. Davis, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor of nursing; coordinator of graduate nursing programs
Office: (806)651-2641
Email: ldavis@wtamu.edu
Patient Expectations of Care, Holistic care, Qualitative Methodologies, Theoretical Framework of Nursing Care, Teaching/Learning Theory, Stress Management, Epidemiology

Margaret Dean, M.S.N., R.N., C.S., G.N.P., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2950 • Home: (806)359-6938
Email: mdean@wtamu.edu
Geriatrics and Community Health

Debbie Gillispie, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2952 • Home: (806)353-3316
Email: dgillispie@wtamu.edu
Community/Public Health Nursing

Belee G. Goodwin, Ed.D., instructor of human performance research; lab coordinator
Office: (806)651-2686 • Home: (806)671-0237
Email: ggoodwin@wtamu.edu
Exercise and Sport Physiology, Sports Nutrition

Vicki Hartin, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2629
Email: vhartin@wtamu.edu
Perioperative Nursing, Complimentary Alternative Therapies

Holly Jeffreys, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., F.N.P., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2639
Email: hjeffreys@wtamu.edu
Family Practice

Florence I. Jemes, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2639
Email: fjemes@wtamu.edu
Critical Care Nursing, Basic EKG Interpretation

Edward P. Kahler II, Ph.D., MT-BC, associate professor of music; director of music therapy
Office: (806)651-2822 • Home: (806)655-9506
Email: ekahler@wtamu.edu
Music Therapy, Music and Exceptional Children, Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy

Neal S. Latman, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2962 • Home: (806)356-6563
Email: nlatman@wtamu.edu
Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, Rheumatic Diseases, Eye Tracking and Pupillometry, Biomedical Sciences

Elizabeth A. Matos, M.S.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2635
Email: lmatos@wtamu.edu
Surgery, Critical Care

Michael C. Meyers, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2378• Home: (281)794-4518
Email: mmeyers@wtamu.edu
Sport Nutrition, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Exercise and Sport Physiology, Sport Psychology

Angela K. Phillips, M.S.N., R.N., C.S., F.N.P., C.N.N., faculty family nurse practitioner; director of Health Partners Clinic
Office: (806)355-5721 • Home: (806)352-3503
Email: aphillips@wtamu.edu
Family Medicine, Nephrology Nursing

Helen L. Reyes, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing; interim head of Department of Nursing
Office: (806)651-2649 • Home: (806)537-5411
Email: hreyes@wtamu.edu
Nursing Fundamentals, Pharmacology, Home Health, Gerontology, Adult Health

Kathy Rogers, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2636 • Home: (806)355-9303
Email: kmrogers@wtamu.edu
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Lana M. Skarke, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing; coordinator of farm family research
Office: (806)651-4820
Email: lskarke@wtamu.edu
Community Health Nursing, Panhandle Coalitions for Agricultural Health and Safety, Progressive Farmer Safety Day Camp—National Staff, Research

Lorna R. Strong, M.S., A.T.C., L.A.T., instructor/director of athletic training education program; interim head of Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences
Office: (806)651-2382
Email: lstrong@wtamu.edu
Athletic Training, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine

Heidi Taylor, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor of nursing; interim dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Office: (806)651-2631 • Home: (806)499-3522
Email: htaylor@wtamu.edu
Research, Online Education, Program Outcomes Evaluation, Accreditation

Nagalapura S. Viswanath, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor of communication disorders
Office: (806)651-5107 • Home: (281)682-9024
Email: nviswanath@wtamu.edu
Speech and Hearing Sciences, Speech Production Physiology and Modeling, Fluency and Voice Disorders–Treatment and Diagnosis, Design and Experimentation–Normal and Abnormal Process of Speech and Voice, Genetics and Stuttering, Neuroimaging During Speech and Language Development

Laura Waight, M.S.N., R.N., instructor of nursing
Office: (806)651-2643 • Home: (806)655-4196
Email: lwaight@wtamu.edu
Medical Surgical Nursing, Pathophysiology, Critical Care Nursing

Higher Education

Don D. Albrecht, Ph.D., vice president for student services
Office: (806)651-2050
Email: dalbrecht@wtamu.edu
Campus/Student Life, Student Leadership

Russell Lowery-Hart, Ph.D., assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2931 • Home: (806)655-8475
Email: rhart@wtamu.edu
Retention of Minority Students in Higher Education, First-Year Experience, Higher Education Accreditation

J. Patrick O'Brien, Ph.D., president/CEO
Office: (806)655-2101
Email: pobrien@wtamu.edu
Higher Education, Strategic Planning

James A. Rennier, Ph.D., dean of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Office: (806)651-2777
Email: jrennier@wtamu.edu
Higher Education Administration

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D., professor of history; head of Department of History and Geography
Office: (806)651-2430 • Home: (806)355-5403
Email: wshaffer@wtamu.edu
School-University Partnerships

History

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D., professor of history
Office: (806)651-2426 • Home: (806)655-7227
Email: bbrasington@wtamu.edu
RRoman History, Medieval History, Church History to 1564, Medieval Canon Law, Medieval Latin Paleography and Codicology, Medieval Latin, Naval History (particularly English): 1860–1918

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2422
Email: eclark@wtamu.edu
Russia, Eastern Europe, Poland, Modern Germany, Holocaust, 1989 Revolutions, Ethnic Cleansing

Paul H. Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor of history; Japanese language instructor
Office: (806)651-2425
Email: pclark@wtamu.edu
China, Japan, Korea, Education in East Asia, History of Language, Medieval Japan (Samurai Era)

Marty Kuhlman, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2420 • Home: (806)655-0395
Email: mkuhlman@wtamu.edu
Southern History, Civil War History, Civil Rights

Byron E. Pearson, Ph.D., J.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2427 • Home: (806)656-0582
Email: bpearson@wtamu.edu
U.S. History, American West, Environmental History, Native American History, Legal and Constitutional History

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2423 • Home: (806)656-0067
Email: jrausch@wtamu.edu
Politics and History of East and East Central Europe

Mark R. Riney, Ph.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2621 • Home: (806)651-5824
Email: mriney@wtamu.edu
History of Education

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D., professor of history; head of Department of History and Geography
Office: (806)651-2430 • Home: (806)355-5403
Email: wshaffer@wtamu.edu
American Colonial, Revolutionary and Antebellum History; American Slavery and the Old South; Virginia History; School-University Partnerships

Jean A. Stuntz, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2409
Email: jstuntz@.wtamu.edu
Texas History, Hispanic Southwest,U.S. Women's History, Panhandle History


Information Technology

Amjad Abdullat, Ed.D., associate professor; head of Department of Computer Information Systems
Office: (806)651-2444 • Home: (806)236-1364
Email: aabdullat@wtamu.edu
Middle Eastern Affairs and Conflict

International Business and Trade

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., associate professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Marketing and International Trade

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A., professor of marketing and international business
Office: (806)651-2491 • Home: (806)655-9227
Email: sanwar@wtamu.edu
International Business, International Marketing, Global/Multinational Corporations, Global Markets, E-Business/E-Commerce, Internet-Related Global Strategy Industries

Turkan Kilic, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2506
Email: tkilic@wtamu.edu
International Business, Consumer Behavior, New Product Development/Management, Market Orientation, Quantitative Analysis

Anne Macy, Ph.D., associate professor of finance
Office: (806)651-2523
Email: aterry@wtamu.edu
International Finance, Financial Management, Finance and Economics, Personal Finance, Investments

James K. Owens, D.B.A., professor of finance; head of Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Office: (806)651-2516 • Home: (806)359-7726
Email: jowens@wtamu.edu
International Finance, Corporate Finance, Bank Management

Neil W. Terry, Ph.D., dean of College of Business; professor of economics
Office: (806)651-2529 • Home: (806)655-9922
Email: nterry@wtamu.edu
Labor Economics, Industrial Organization, International Economics, Business Education


Law and Legal Issues

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Media Law and Regulations, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

James V. Calvi, Ph.D., professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2429 • Home: (806)655-9440
Email: jcalvi@wtamu.edu
Constitutional Law, Presidency, Supreme Court, General American Government

Susan Coleman, J.D., instructor of political science
Office: (806)651-2434 • Home: (806)355-3840
Email: scoleman@wtamu.edu
Law, Criminal Justice

E.W. Henderson, Ed.D., J.D., dean of College of Education and Social Sciences; professor of education
Office: (806)651-2603
Email: ehenderson@wtamu.edu
Education Law

Harry R. Hueston, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2421 • Home: (806)655-7756
Email: ehueston@wtamu.edu
Law Enforcement, Campus Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice Systems, Special Events Management, Criminal Justice Management Systems,
Agro-Terrorism, Agro-Security Management, School Violence

Byron E. Pearson, Ph.D., J.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2427 • Home: (806)656-0582
Email: bpearson@wtamu.edu
Legal and Constitutional History

Claudia Stuart, M.A., L.M.S.W., instructor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2435 • Home: (806)353-5173
Email: cstuart@wtamu.edu
Counseling, Law Enforcement, Probation and Parole, Criminal Justice System, Cultural Diversity Issues

Roy Thoman, Ph.D., professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2432 • Home: (806)352-6140
American Foreign Policy; American National Security; International Relations; Nuclear Weapons and World Politics; Asia, with emphasis on China, India and Southeast Asia; The Middle East; International Law

Dwight Vick, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration; director of graduate studies for political science and criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2428 • Home: (806)336-7905
Administrative Law

Leadership

Don D. Albrecht, Ph.D., vice president for student services
Office: (806)651-2050
Email: dalbrecht@wtamu.edu
Student Leadership

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
Women in Leadership

Lance Kieth, Ed.D., associate professor of agriculture education
Office: (806)651-2556
Email: lkieth@wtamu.edu
Youth Leadership

Susan J. Nix, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-3621
Email: snix@wtamu.edu
Instructional Leadership, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Elementary Assistant Principalship

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Student Leaders, Supervision and Advising Student Organizations

Angela Spaulding, Ed.D., professor of educational leadership; associate dean for the College of Education and Social Sciences
Office: (806)651-2674
Email: aspaulding@wtamu.edu
Educational Leadership and Group Dynamics, Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Service Learning, Cross Cultural Understanding

Learning Styles/Teaching Methods

Teri L. Bingham, Ed.D., associate professor of education; interim head of Department of Education
Office: (806)651-2606 • Home: (806)655-5777
Email: tbingham@wtamu.edu
Effective Teaching, Supervision and Conferencing Teachers and Student Teachers, Mathematics Education, Peer Coaching

Mary Jane Cruz, M.S., instructor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2537 • Home: (806)655-1365
Email: mcruz@wtamu.edu
Mathematics Education, Use of Technology in Math Classes

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
College Teaching, Classroom Assessment and Research, Performance Studies, Popular Culture, Gender Equity in the Classroom, Gender Communication, Active Learning Techniques, Readers Theatre, Puppetry, Oral Storytelling to Teach Writing in the Primary Grades, Web-based Learning

Lance Kieth, Ed.D., associate professor of agriculture education
Office: (806)651-2556
Email: lkieth@wtamu.edu
4-H/FFA Teaching Method

Jessica S. Mallard, Ph.D., associate professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2806 • Home: (806)352-2939
Email: jmallard@wtamu.edu
Service Learning, Research Methods

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Learning Communities

Conn Thomas, Ph.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2612 • Home: (806)372-1870
Email: cthomas@wtamu.edu
Learning Strategies, Strategic Instruction, Change Behavior and Strategic Planning, Curriculum and Instruction, Inclusion/Mainstreaming, Special Education

Literacy and Reading

Amy Andersen, Ed.D., assistant professor of education; coordinator of professional development schools program
Office: (806)651-2609 • Home: (806)655-2978
Email: aandersen@wtamu.edu
Reading/Language Arts Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Reading/Language/Arts Integration

Sang K. Hwang, Ed.D., associate professor of education
Office: (806)651-2617 • Home: (806)359-1349
Email: shwang@wtamu.edu
Reading

Suzanne S. Monroe, Ph.D., professor of education
Office: (806)651-2607 • Home: (806)651-5825
Email: smonroe@wtamu.edu
Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Reading and Language Arts, Children’s Literature

Literature

Alex Hunt, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2457
Email: ahunt@wtamu.edu
American Literature—the West, Regionalism Southwest Border Studies, Environmental Literature, Ethnic Literature

Suzanne S. Monroe, Ph.D., professor of education
Office: (806)651-2607 • Home: (806)651-5825
Email: smonroe@wtamu.edu
Multicultural Children’s Literature

Stephen E. Severn, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2461
Email: ssevern@wtamu.edu
Rhetoric, 19th and 20th Century British Literature

Monica Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2477
Email: msmith@wtamu.edu
Poetry, 19th Century British Literature (Romantics and Victorian), Working-Class Literature, Feminist Theory, Composition and Rhetoric, Humanities Computing

Claudia Stuart, M.A., L.M.S.W., instructor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2435 • Home: (806)353-5173
Email: cstuart@wtamu.edu
Poetry

Pat Tyrer, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2476 • Home: (806)656-0163
Email: ptyrer@wtamu.edu
American Modernism, Composition and Rhetoric, Computers and Writing, Contemporary Latin American Literature, Creative Writing, Literary Theory, Technical Communication


Management

Harry R. Hueston, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2421 • Home: (806)655-7756
Email: ehueston@wtamu.edu
Special Events Management, Criminal Justice Management Systems, Terrorism Crisis Management, Agro-Terrorism and Argo-Security Management

LaVelle H. Mills, Ph.D., S.P.H.R., professor of management
Office: (806)651-3866 • Home: (806)353-6164
Email: lmills@wtamu.edu
Sales Effectiveness Training, Employee Satisfaction and Productivity, Human Resource Management

Dwight Vick, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration; director of graduate studies for political science and criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2428 • Home: (806)336-7905
Organizational Theory, Public Personnel Management

Marketing

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D., associate professor of agricultural business and economics
Office: (806)651-2552 • Home: (806)655-0030
Email: lalmas@wtamu.edu
Agricultural Marketing and International Trade

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A., professor of marketing and international business
Office: (806)651-2491 • Home: (806)655-9227
Email: sanwar@wtamu.edu
International Business, International Marketing, Global/Multinational Corporations, Global Markets, E-Business/E-Commerce, Internet-Related Industries

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D., professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2500 • Home: (806)499-3210
Email: ngerlich@wtamu.edu or www.drgerlich.com
Grocery Retailing, Soft Drink Industry, Marketing to Minorities, Sporting Goods Industry/Sports Marketing, Home-Based Businesses, Small Businesses, Internet Marketing, Web Commerce, The Emerging Church, Mega-Churches, Church Marketing

Turkan Kilic, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2506
Email: tkilic@wtamu.edu
Marketing, Marketing Research, International Business, Consumer Behavior, New Product Development/Management, Market Orientation, Quantitative Analysis

Neal S. Latman, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Office: (806)651-2962 • Home: (806)356-6563
Email: nlatman@wtamu.edu
Evaluation of Advertising, Marketing or Other Visual Media by Eye Tracking and Pupillometry

Marriage and Family

Mo Cuevas, Ph.D., LCSW, assistant professor of social work
Office: (806)651-2592 • Home: (806)655-1579
Email: mcuevas@wtamu.edu
Family Dynamics, Individual and Family Practice, Adolescent Treatment, At-Risk Youth

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D., professor of sociology; interim head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Office: (806)651-2597 • Home: (806)655-1280
Email: jkunz@wtamu.edu
Family Sociology, Gender Issues, Race/Ethnic Relations, Prejudice/Discrimination Issues

Mass Communication/Media

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Mass Media, Media Literacy, Ethics, Advertising, News Coverage and Content, Public Opinion, Programming Strategies, Law and Regulations, Internet (Media Convergence), Criticism, New Technology, Management, Literacy, Political Media Coverage, Film Content and Music Video, Technology, HDTV, Digital Convergence

Christaan N. Eayrs, M.A., instructor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2414 • Home: (806)382-6712
Email: ceayrs@wtamu.edu
Mass Media, Media History, News Coverage and Content, Media Convergence, Media Relations, Media and Popular Culture

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Global Media/World Broadcasting, Media for Social Change, Children and Media, Women and Media

Randall J. Ray, M.S., instructor of mass communication; assistant director of broadcasting/chief engineer
Office: (806)651-2807 • Home: (806)655-3292
Email: rray@wtamu.edu
Recording Industry, Media Management, Broadcast Technology, Recording Technology, Media Convergence, Feature Writing

Lori Westermann, M.A., instructor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2808 • Home: (806)655-3099
Email: lwestermann@wtamu.edu
Mass Media, Media Convergence, Advertising, Public Relations, Corporate Communications

Mathematics

Rajan Alex, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science
Office: (806)651-2288 • Home: (806)655-3563
Email: ralex@wtamu.edu
Numerical Analysis, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic Applications

Bill Ambrose, M.S., assistant professor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2533
Email: bambrose@wtamu.edu
Differential Equations, Real Analysis

Teri L. Bingham, Ed.D., associate professor of education; interim head of Department of Education
Office: (806)651-2606 • Home: (806)655-5777
Email: tbingham@wtamu.edu
Mathematics Education, Effective Teaching, Supervision and Conferencing Teachers and Student Teachers, Peer Coaching

Randy Combs, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2532
Email: rcombs@wtamu.edu
Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces, Analytic Number Theory

Mary Jane Cruz, M.S., instructor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2537 • Home: (806)655-1365
Email: mcruz@wtamu.edu
Mathematics Education, Use of Technology in Math Classes

Gary D. Kelley, Ph.D., professor of computer information systems
Office: (806)651-3451 • Home: (806)655-4503
Email: gkelley@wtamu.edu
Statistical Analysis, Forecasting

Pamela Lockwood, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2536 • Home: (806)839-1378
Email: plockwood@wtamu.edu
Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems, Mathematical Statistics

Music

Mark A. Bartley, D.M.A., assistant professor of music; director of orchestral activities
Office: (806)651-2830
Email: mbartley@wtamu.edu
Conducting Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles

Joe Ella Cansler, Ph.D., associate professor of voice
Office: (806)651-2847 • Home: (806)655-4222
Email: jcansler@wtamu.edu
Voice Performance, Vocal Pedagogy, Musical Theatre Performance and Direction, Performance Anxiety

Tina M. Carpenter, D.M., professor of music
Office: (806)651-2848 • Home: (806)374-6754
Email: tcarpenter@wtamu.edu
Bassoon Performance and Pedagogy, Music Theory, Music Appreciation

Tomas Cotik, D.A., Harrington lecturer of music; member of Harrington String Quartet
Office: (806)651-2829 • Home: (786)223-3411
Email:tcotik@wtamu.edu
Violin Performance and Pedagogy, Chamber Music Performance and Pedagogy

Ted DuBois, Ph.D., professor of music; head of Department of Music
Office: (806)651-2843 • Home: (806)655-1685
Email: tdubois@wtamu.edu
Music History, Music Appreciation

Daniel J. Hall, D.M.A., assistant professor of music; director of choral activities
Office: (806)651-2846
Email: djhall@wtamu.edu
Conducting, Vocal Performance, Theory, Composition, Pedagogy, Arranging

Robert Hansen, D.M.A., professor of voice
Office: (806)651-2850 • Home: (806)374-5362
Email: rhansen@wtamu.edu
Voice Performance, Vocal Pedagogy and Physiology; Opera and Musical Theatre Performance and Direction

Edward P. Kahler II, Ph.D., MT-BC, associate professor of music; director of music therapy
Office: (806)651-2822 • Home: (806)655-9506
Email: ekahler@wtamu.edu
Music Therapy, Music and Exceptional Children, Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy

Robert J. Krause, D.M.A., professor of music
Office: (806)651-2821 • Home: (806)655-7529
Email: rkrause@wtamu.edu
Oboe Performance and Pedagogy, Oboe Reed-Making and Pedagogy, Music Theory, Critique and History of Opera

Cloyce Kuhnert, D.M.A., associate professor of voice; director of opera workshop and “Sforzando”
Office: (806)651-2856 • Home: (806)655-7920
Email: ckuhnert@wtamu.edu
Vocal Performance, Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, Show Choir, Opera Workshop

Don Lefevre, M.M., associate professor of music; director of bands
Office: (806)651-2855 • Home: (806)655-3646
Email: dlefevre@wtamu.edu
Directing Bands, Saxophone

Choong-ha Nam, D.M.A., assistant professor of music; member of Harrington String Quartet
Office: (806)651-2851 • Home: (806)651-5871
Email: cnam@wtamu.edu
Piano Performance, Group Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Post-tonal Theory

Keith Redpath, D.M.A., Harrington lecturer of music; member of Harrington String Quartet
Office: (806)651-2823 • Home: (806)433-5559
Email: kredpath@wtamu.edu
Violin Performance, Chamber Music

James A. Rennier, Ph.D., dean of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Office: (806)651-2777
Email: jrennier@wtamu.edu
Percussion Performance and Pedagogy

Nicholas A. Scales, M.M., instructor of double bass
Office: (806)651-2849 • Home: (806)356-6605
Email: nscales@wtamu.edu
Double Bass performance and Pedagogy, Jazz Bass, Music Theory, Jazz Band, Music Appreciation, String Pedagogy, Chamber Music

Douglas Storey, M.M., associate professor of music
Office: (806)651-2836 • Home: (806)236-8971
Email: dstorey@wtamu.edu
Clarinet Performance and Pedagogy

William J. Takacs, D.M., assistant professor of music
Office: (806)651-2835 • Home: (806)655-2901
Email: wtakacs@wtamu.edu
Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy

Susan Martin Tariq, D.M.A., professor of music
Office: (806)651-2838 • Home: (806)655-9227
Email: stariq@wtamu.edu
Percussion Performance, Percussion Pedagogy

Russ Teweleit, M.M., assistant professor of music; coordinator of music education
Office: (806)651-2863 • Home: (806)655-9173
Email: rteweleit@wtamu.edu
Student Teacher Supervision, Music Education, Jazz Studies, Band


Organizational Behavior

James R. Hallmark, Ph.D., dean of graduate school and research; professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2730 • Home: (806)655-8526
Email: jhallmark@wtamu.edu
Group Dynamics, Organizational Communication, Persuasion, Art of Negotiation, Propaganda as a Negotiating Tool

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D., professor of sociology; interim head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Office: (806)651-2597 • Home: (806)655-1280
Email: jkunz@wtamu.edu
Complex Organizations, Race/Ethnic Relations, Prejudice/Discrimination Issues, Gender Issues

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Supervision and Advising Student Organizations, Student Leaders


Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure

Charles M. Chase, Ed.D., associate professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2376 • Home: (806)655-4060
Email: cchase@wtamu.edu
Outdoor Living and Wilderness Survival Skills, Camping Programs, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Recreation and Leisure Programming, Archery, Pedagogy

Belee G. Goodwin, Ed.D., instructor of human performance research; lab coordinator
Office: (806)651-2686 • Home: (806)671-0237
Email: ggoodwin@wtamu.edu
Exercise and Sport Physiology, Sports Nutrition, Sport Psychology, Competitive and Recreational/Non-Traditional Athlete

John R. Lubker, Ed.D., assistant professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2677
Email: jlubker@wtamu.edu
Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Exercise Psychology, Lifetime Wellness, Athletic Counseling, Performance Enhancement, Student-Athlete Adjustment to College

Michael C. Meyers, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2378 • Home: (281)794-4518
Email: mmeyers@wtamu.edu
Sport Nutrition, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Exercise and Sport Physiology, Sport Psychology, the Competitive Athlete

Lorna R. Strong, M.S., A.T.C., L.A.T., instructor/ director of athletic training education program; interim head of Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences
Office: (806)651-2382
Email: lstrong@wtamu.edu
Athletic Training, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine

Plant Science

Bonnie B. Pendleton, Ph.D., associate professor of integrated pest management
Office: (806)651-2554 • Home: (806)655-6896
Email: bpendleton@wtamu.edu
Entomology, Pest Management, Plant Resistance, Entomophagy, International Agriculture

Clay A. Robinson, Ph.D., CPSSc, P.G., professor of plant science
Office: (806)651-2553 • Mobile: (806)236-5956
Email: crobinson@wtamu.edu
Soil and Irrigation Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Nutrient Management Plans, Environmental Quality, Wetlands Soil Mapping, Morphology and Classification

B.A. Stewart, Ph.D., distinguished professor of agriculture; director of Dryland Agriculture Institute
Office: (806)651-2299 • Home: (806)352-8529
Email: bstewart@wtamu.edu
Soil and Water Conservation, Environmental Quality, Animal Waste Management

Politics and Government

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Political Media Coverage

James V. Calvi, Ph.D., professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2429 • Home: (806)655-9440
Email: jcalvi@wtamu.edu
The Presidency, Congress, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court, General Politics, General American Government

Theo Edwin Maloy, Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2436 • Home: (806)351-1483
Email: emaloy@wtamu.edu
Public Administration, Public Policy, Government Finance, Public Budgeting and Taxation, American Government and Politics, Political Response to Acts of Terrorism, Crisis Planning

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2423 • Home: (806)656-0067
Email: jrausch@wtamu.edu
Congress, Direct Democracy, General American Government, Texas State and Local Government, Religion and Politics, European Politics, Politics and History of East and East Central Europe, Governmental Response to Terrorism, Governmental Budgeting, Budget Deficits, United Nations Security Council

Roy E. Thoman, Ph.D., professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2432 • Home: (806)352-6140
American Foreign Policy; American National Security; International Relations; Nuclear Weapons and World Politics; Asia, with emphasis on China, India and Southeast Asia;The Middle East; International Law

Dwight Vick, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration
Office: (806)651-2428 • Home: (806)336-7905
Email: dvick@wtamu.edu
Public Policy as it relates to Substance Abuse, Personnel and Finance; The American Presidency; Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; and Foreign Travel to Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Japan, Mexico and Poland

Reed L. Welch, Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2433 • Home: (806)463-2558
Email: rlwelch@wtamu.edu
American Government and Politics, the Presidency, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Political Parties, Interest Groups, Campaigns and Elections, Texas Government

Pop Culture

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Media Trends and Imaging, Film Content and Music Video, Technology, HDTV

Christaan N. Eayrs, M.A., instructor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2414 • Home: (806)382-6712
Email: ceayrs@wtamu.edu
Mass Media, Media History, News Coverage and Content, Media Convergence, Media Relations, Media and Popular Culture

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
Popular Culture, Gender Communication, Reality TV, Oral History

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Media for Social Change, Popular Culture

Psychology

Timothy Atchison, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2729 • Home: (806)655-7146
Email: tatchison@wtamu.edu
Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Neuropsychology (Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury), Cognitive Impact of Cancer Treatment

Janet G. Froeschle, Ph.D., assistant professor of counseling education
Office: (806)651-3622
Email: jfroeschle@wtamu.edu
School Counseling, Professional Counseling

Belee G. Goodwin, Ed.D., instructor of human performance research; lab coordinator
Office: (806)651-2686 • Home: (806)671-0237
Email: ggoodwin@wtamu.edu
Sport Psychology

Melody Loya, M.S.W., instructor of social work
Office: (806)651-2594 • Home: (806)376-4036
Email: mloya@wtamu.edu
Loss and Grief Issues

John R. Lubker, Ed.D., assistant professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2677
Email: jlubker@wtamu.edu
Sport Psychology, Exercise Psychology

Michael C. Meyers, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., professor of sports and exercise sciences
Office: (806)651-2378 • Home: (281)794-4518
Email: mmeyers@wtamu.edu
Sport Psychology, the Competitive Athlete

Elizabeth Kelley Rhoades, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
Office: (806)651-2593
Email: lrhoades@wtamu.edu
School Psychology, Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment, Adolescent HIV Prevention, Multicultural Issues, Gay and Lesbian Development, Multicultural Child Development

Mark R. Riney, Ph.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2621 • Home: (806)651-5824
Email: mriney@wtamu.edu
Educational Psychology

Claudia Stuart, M.A., L.M.S.W., instructor of criminal justice and sociology
Office: (806)651-2435 • Home: (806)353-5173
Email: cstuart@wtamu.edu
Counseling, Cultural Diversity Issues


Religion

Robert Beckley, Ph.D., professor of sociology
Office: (806)651-2595 • Home: (806)374-6650
Email: rbeckley@wtamu.edu
Religion and Society, Religion and Politics, Religious Perspectives on AIDS

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D., professor of history
Office: (806)651-2426 • Home: (806)655-7227
Email: bbrasington@wtamu.edu
Church History to 1564, Medieval Canon Law

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D., assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2816 • Home: (806)353-4408
Email: kdrumheller@wtamu.edu
Religious Communication, Workplace Emotions and Spirituality

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D., professor of marketing
Office: (806)651-2500 • Home: (806)499-3210
Email: ngerlich@wtamu.edu or www.drgerlich.com
The Emerging Church, Mega-Churches, Church Marketing

James R. Hallmark, Ph.D., dean of graduate school and research; professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2730 • Home: (806)655-8526
Email: jhallmark@wtamu.edu
Religious Communication

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2423 • Home: (806)656-0067
Email: jrausch@wtamu.edu
Religion and Politics


Science Education

Ashley J. Campbell, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-2906
Email: acampbell@wtamu.edu
Science Education, Gender Equity in Science

Clay A. Robinson, Ph.D., CPSSc, P.G., professor of plant science
Office: (806)651-2553 • Mobile: (806)236-5956
Email: crobinson@wtamu.edu
K–12 Science Education, Earth and Soil Science Activities by Dr. Dirt

Sociology/Social Work

Robert Beckley, Ph.D., professor of sociology
Office: (806)651-2595 • Home: (806)374-6650
Email: rbeckley@wtamu.edu
Religion and Society, Religion and Politics, Religious Perspectives on AIDS, Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Deviant Behavior

Mo Cuevas, Ph.D., LCSW, assistant professor of social work
Office: (806)651-2592 • Home: (806)655-1579
Email: mcuevas@wtamu.edu
Family Dynamics, Individual and Family Practice, Cultural Diversity, Social Work Education, Adolescent Treatment, At-Risk Youth

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D., professor of sociology; interim head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Office: (806)651-2597 • Home: (806)655-1280
Email: jkunz@wtamu.edu
Family Sociology, Race/Ethnic Relations, Complex Organizations, Prejudice/Discrimination Issues, Gender Issues, How to Explain War/Terrorism to Children

Melody Loya, M.S.W., instructor of social work
Office: (806)651-2594 • Home: (806)376-4036
Email: mloya@wtamu.edu
Adoption, Foster Care, Loss and Grief Issues

Susan J. Nix, Ed.D., assistant professor of education
Office: (806)651-3621
Email: snix@wtamu.edu
Instructional Leadership, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Elementary Assistant Principalship

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Poverty and Development

Cara Speer, L.M.S.W., instructor of social work
Office: (806)651-2588
Email: cspeer@wtamu.edu
Parenting, Aging, Death and Dying, Marriage and Family

Soil Science and Management

Clay A. Robinson, Ph.D., CPSSc, P.G., professor of plant science
Office: (806)651-2553 • Mobile: (806)236-5956
Email: crobinson@wtamu.edu
Soil and Irrigation Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Nutrient Management Plans, Environmental Quality, Wetlands Soil Mapping, Morphology and Classification

B.A. Stewart, Ph.D., distinguished professor of agriculture; director of Dryland Agriculture Institute
Office: (806)651-2299 • Home: (806)352-8529
Email: bstewart@wtamu.edu
Soil and Water Conservation, Environmental Quality, Animal Waste Management

Spanish Language

Sandra Vance Davidson, M.A., instructor of Spanish
Office: (806)651-2463 • Home: (806)655-5781
Email: sdavidson@wtamu.edu
Spanish Grammar

Speech Communication

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.—assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2816 • Home: (806)353-4408
Email: kdrumheller@wtamu.edu
Organizational Communication, Crisis Rhetoric and Management, Religious Communication, Media Rhetoric and Effects, Workplace Emotions and Spirituality

James R. Hallmark, Ph.D., dean of graduate school and research; professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2730 • Home: (806)655-8526
Email: jhallmark@wtamu.edu
Debate, Organizational Communication, Persuasion, Group Dynamics, Religious Communication, Art of Negotiation, Propaganda as a Negotiating Tool

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
Rhetorical Criticism, Storytelling, Popular Culture, Gender Communication, Readers Theatre, Puppetry, Oral History, Reality TV

Russell Lowery-Hart, Ph.D., assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2931 • Home: (806)655-8475
Email: rhart@wtamu.edu
Speech and Debate, Interpersonal Communications and Relationships, Teams and Group Dynamics, Gender and Diversity, Cross-Culture and Cross Religion Communication, Getting People to Move Beyond Their Differences, Political Rhetoric and Analysis, First-Year Experience, Higher Education Accreditation

Jessica S. Mallard, Ph.D., associate professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2806 • Home: (806)352-2939
Email: jmallard@wtamu.edu
Research Methods, Rhetorical Criticism, Gender Communication

Connie D. Mckee, M.A.., instructor of speech communication; director of forensics
Office: (806)651-2415 • Home: (806)358-6367
Email: cmckee@wtamu.edu
Debate, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Persuation, Communication Apprehension

Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ph.D., assistant professor of mass communication
Office: (806)651-2411 or 2798
Email: eosei-hwere@wtamu.edu
Global Media/World Change, Media for Social Change, Children and Media, Women and Media

Paula S. Schlegel, M.A., instructor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2796 or 5307 • Home: (806)570-3797
Email: pschlegel@wtamu.edu
Public Speaking, Persuasion, Storytelling

Anthony T. Spencer, Ph.D., assistant professor of speech communication
Office: (806)651-2795 or 2798
Email: aspencer@wtamu.edu
Intercultural Communication, International Communication, Media and Culture, Latin American Communication, Ethnographic Research

Statistics

Gary D. Kelley, Ph.D., professor of computer information systems
Office: (806)651-3451 • Home: (806)655-4503
Email: gkelley@wtamu.edu
Statistical Analysis, Forecasting

Ty E. Lawrence, Ph.D., assistant professor of animal science
Office: (806)651-2560 • Home: (806)655-7663
Email: tlawrence@wtamu.edu
Statistics

Pamela Lockwood, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics
Office: (806)651-2536 • Home: (806)839-1378
Email: plockwood@wtamu.edu
Mathematical Statistics

Strategic Planning

J. Patrick O'Brien, Ph.D., president/CEO
Office: (806)655-2101
Email: pobrien@wtamu.edu
Higher Education, Strategic Planning

Substance Abuse

Elizabeth Kelley Rhoades, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
Office: (806)655-2593
Email: lrhoades@wtamu.edu
Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment, Adolescent HIV Prevention, Multicultural Issues

Dwight Vick, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration; director of graduate studies for political science and criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2428 • Home: (806)336-7905
Substance Abuse Policies, Community-Based Drug Courts, Public Funding for Treatment

Terrorism

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A., professor of marketing and international business
Office: (806)651-2491 • Home: (806)655-9227
Email: sanwar@wtamu.edu
Terrorism and Global Business, Social Mind Set and Customs of Islam, U.S. Overseas Investments

Doug Bingham, Ph.D., professor of biology; head of Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Office: (806)651-2570 • Home: (806)655-0500
Email: dbingham@wtamu.edu
Biological Agents, Immunology, Smallpox, Microbiology

Leigh Browning, Ph.D., associate professor of mass communication; director of broadcasting
Office: (806)651-2412 • Home: (806)433-0043
Email: lbrowning@wtamu.edu
Media Coverage of War/Terrorism and Its Effect on Public Opinion, News Coverage and Media Ethics

Susan Coleman, J.D., instructor of political science
Office: (806)651-2434 • Home: (806)355-3840
Email: scoleman@wtamu.edu
Invasion of Privacy and Rights of the Accused as Relating to Suspected Terrorists

Robert E. DeOtte Jr., Ph.D., P.E., P.G., associate professor of environmental engineering
Office: (806)651-8780 • Home: (806)656-0314
Email: rdeotte@wtamu.edu
Bio-Terrorism, CAFO Security and Responce, Aerosol Mechanics

Harry R. Hueston, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice
Office: (806)651-2421 • Home: (806)655-7756
Email: ehueston@wtamu.edu
Incident Command as It Relates to Law Enforcement, Terrorism Crisis Management, Homeland Security, Israel and Palestine in Conflict, Terrorism Crisis Management, Agro-Terrorism, Agro-Security Management, School Violence

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D., professor of sociology; interim head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
Office: (806)651-2597 • Home: (806)655-1280
Email: jkunz@wtamu.edu
How to Explain War and Terrorism to Children

Theo Edwin Maloy, Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2436 • Home: (806)351-1483
Email: emaloy@wtamu.edu
Political Response to Acts of Terrorism, Crisis Planning, Public Budgeting and Taxation

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of political science
Office: (806)651-2423 • Home: (806)656-0067
Email: jrausch@wtamu.edu
Governmental Response to Terrorism, Governmental Budgeting, Budget Deficits, Congress, United Nations Security Council

Duane J. Rosa, Ph.D., professor of economics; regional division director of Texas Transportation Institute
Office: (806)651-2520 • Home: (806)358-2052
Email: drosa@wtamu.edu
Transportation Systems and Security, Energy Policy, Oil and Gas Prices (including Price Gouging), Water Issues

Don R. Topliff, Ph.D., professor of animal science; head of Department of Agricultural Sciences
Office: (806)651-2550 • Home: (806)622-9502
Email: dtopliff@wtamu.edu
Bio-Security of Animal Agriculture

Bryan Vizzini, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Office: (806)651-2419
Email: bvizzini@wtamu.edu
Taliban, Concept of Jihad, Threat of Terrorism Worldwide

Theatre

Royal R. Brantley, M.F.A., professor of theatre; head of Department of Art, Theatre and Dance
Office: (806)651-2799 • Home: (806)359-3613
Email: rbrantley@wtamu.edu
Acting, Directing, Production, Stage Combat, Voice and Dialect, Theatre History

Joe Ella Cansler, Ph.D., associate professor of voice
Office: (806)651-2847 • Home: (806)655-4222
Email: jcansler@wtamu.edu
Voice Performance, Vocal Pedagogy, Musical Theatre Performance and Direction, Performance Anxiety

Wm. Perry Crafton, M.F.A., associate professor of theatre; director of theatre
Office: (806)651-2813 • Home: (806)679-1858
Email: wcrafton@wtamu.edu
Acting, Period Acting, Directing, Voice-Movement

Robert Hansen, D.M.A., professor of voice
Office: (806)651-2850 • Home: (806)374-5362
Email: rhansen@wtamu.edu
Opera and Musical Theatre Performance and Direction

John Landon, M.F.A., professor of theatre
Office: (806)651-2815 • Home: (806)356-9308
Email: jlandon@wtamu.edu
Technical Theatre, Scenic Construction, Stage Management

Anne Medlock, M.F.A., assistant professor of theatre
Office: (806)651-3254 • Cell: (330)554-2742
Email: amedlock@wtamu.edu
Costume Design, Costume Construction, Stage Make-Up, Fabric Modification

Transportation

Duane J. Rosa, Ph.D., professor of economics; regional division director of Texas Transportation Institute
Office: (806)651-2520 • Home: (806)358-2052
Email: drosa@wtamu.edu
Transportation Management, Policy, Transportation Systems and Security, Energy Policy, Oil and Gas Prices (including Price Gouging), Water Issues, Environmental Issues, Hazardous Materials Transportation, Economic Planning


Writing

Trudy L. Hanson, Ed.D., professor of speech communication; head of Department of Communication
Office: (806)651-2800 • Home: (806)359-6103
Email: thanson@wtamu.edu
Using Oral Storytelling to Teach Writing Skills, Fractured Fairy Tales—Texas Style

David T. Horsley, M.A.—instructor of English
Office: (806)651-2480 • Home: (806)374-1710
Email: dhorsley@wtamu.edu
Freshman Composition

Randall J. Ray, M.S., instructor of mass communication; assistant director of broadcasting/chief engineer
Office: (806)651-2807 • Home: (806)655-3292
Email: rray@wtamu.edu
Feature Writing

Pat Tyrer, Ph.D., assistant professor of English
Office: (806)651-2476 • Home: (806)656-0163
Email: ptyrer@wtamu.edu
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