Experts Directory

Accounting

 

William Biggs, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of business law

Accounting ethics

 

Warren Pitt

Assistant vice president for budget

Accounting, management, human resources, payroll, leadership

 

 

Advertising/Public Relations

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Robert Allen King, Ph.D.

David Wilder Professor of Business

Electronic word of mouth; consumer reviews; online reviews; marketing strategy; strategic marketing; higher education business education

 

Emily S. Kinsky, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of Communication

Public relations, media, advertising, design

 

Gina Woodward

Executive director of WT Enterprise Center

Advertising/PR, banking, business communication, business education, disaster planning, leadership, management, marketing, strategic planning

Agriculture

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics

Agricultural business and economics, production and resource economics, water management and planning, financial management, agricultural marketing and international trade, econometrics and statistics

 

Lance Kieth, Ed.D.

Associate dean, professor of agriculture education, Couch Family Professor of Extension Education

Animal science, equine, agriculture commuication, agriculture education and veterinary medicine

  

Tim Steffens, Ph.D.

Associate professor and AgriLife Extension Specialist Rangeland Resource Management

Rangeland management, watershed and ecological function, grazing management prescribed and wildfire, brush management, historical vegetation

 

Kevin Williams, Ed.D.

Richard and Mary West Traylor Professor of Agricultural Education

Agricultural education

 

AIDS/HIV

Alternative Energy

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Joshua Partheepan, Ph.D.

Associate professor of engineering and power systems

Hydrogen storage, hydrogen combustion, renewable energy storage, renewable power system, power plants, electrical power system

 

Juganta Roy, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of chemistry

Computational material science, renewable energy, solar cells, photocatalysis, AI in chemistry and material discovery

 

Kenneth L. Starcher, M.S.

Instructor of engineering

Wind energy, wind turbine installation, solar energy, data collection/analysis, renewable energy tours/wind test center, education outreach

 

Animal Science

 

Lance A. Baker, Ph.D.

Professor of animal science equine industry program

Animal and equine nutrition, equine business management, equine science, nutrition, production, economics, business planning, law

 

Ty E. Lawrence, Ph.D.

Caviness Davis Distinguished Chair in Meat Science

Conversion of muscle to meat, fresh and processed meat production, growth and development of domestic farm animals, statistics, beef production, meat science

 

David G. Lust, Ph.D.

Department chair and professor of animal science

Animal science, beef cattle management and production, livestock judging and evaluation, artificial insemination

 

John Richeson, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Beef Cattle Feedlot Management

Technology in fed cattle production, antibiotic use in fed cattle production, vaccination of beef cattle, animal welfare-beef cattle, immunology-beef cattle

 

Trent Schwartz, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of animal science

Conversion of muscle to meat, fresh and processed meat production, food safety, HACCP,  pork production, beef production, meat science

 

Tim Steffens, Ph.D.

Associate professor and AgriLife Extension Specialist Rangeland Resource Management

Rangeland management, watershed and ecological function, grazing management prescribed and wildfire, brush management, historical vegetation

Art

 

Deana Lowe Craighead

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum curator of art

Texas and regional art, art history, Elizabeth Catlett, museum practices, museum education, visual thinking strategies, visual literacy, arts education

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Art, education, dance, technology, music, pop culture

 

Anna K. Lemnitzer, MFA

Doris Alexander Distinguished Professor of Art

Materiality, alternative processes, interdisciplinary approach

 

Jon Revett

Department chair for Art, Theatre and Dance, and art program director

Painting, printmaking, murals, contemporary art, digital processes, experimental and new media, land art, Texas Panhandle land art

 

Bonnie Roos

Professor of English

James Joyce, modernism, art history, 20th-century art and literature, postcolonial literature, Irish literature and history, Irish famine literature, world literature, feminism, nationalism, epics, Djuna Barnes, U.S. abstract expressionism

 

Amy Von Lintel, Ph.D.

Professor of art history and director of gender studies

Gender and identity studies, general art history, Georgia O'Keeffe, Texas Panhandle regional art, modern art, women artists, Abstract Expressionism, visual studies, visual theory, art of the Southwest

 

Banking

 

William Biggs, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of business law

Bank failures and banking litigation

 

Biology

  

Nick Flynn

Professor of biochemistry

Food chemistry, HPLC analysis, nutritional biochemistry, brewery processes, analysis of brewing products, fermentation sciences

 

Dylan Maag, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of biology

Herpetology, evolutionary biology, ecology, conservation biology, zoology

 

Raymond S. Matlack, Ph.D.

James A. "Buddy" Davidson Professor of Wildlife Biology

Bats, small mammals and carnivores, fire ecology, effects of prairie/forest fires on wildlife, local wildlife including reptiles and amphibians, wildlife management

 

Sara-Louise Newcomer, DVM

Long Professor of Companion Animal Studies, Director of Companion Animal Program

Companion animals, veterinary medicine, human/animal bond

 

Tolulope P. Saliu, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of biology

Lifestyle-associated diseases, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, MASLD; multi-omic and single-cell data integration; biotechnology and genetic engineering; machine learning and network-based analyses; molecular simulations for therapeutic discovery; clinical enzymology; immunology; toxicology; molecular nutrition; biochemistry

 

Tim Steffens, Ph.D.

Associate professor and AgriLife Extension Specialist Rangeland Resource Management

Rangeland management, watershed and ecological function, grazing management prescribed and wildfire, brush management, historical vegetation

 

Business Communication

Business Education

 

Robert Allen King, Ph.D.

David Wilder Professor of Business

Electronic word of mouth; consumer reviews; online reviews; marketing strategy; strategic marketing; higher education business education

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Conflict management, business and professional communication, persuasion

 

Campus/Student Life

 

Amber Black

Assistant vice president for student success and well-being

Student success and retention, student well-being, student affairs, career and professional development

 

Jessica Dotson

Student conduct compliance coordinator

Community standards, rights and responsibilities of WT students, student conduct process, student organization accountability, alcohol and other drug education, bystander intervention strategies

 

Ronnie Hall

Alumni Association executive director

Alumni relations, Homecoming, campus life

 

Jessica Hanke

Director of extended studies

Camps, programs for minors on campus, Where the Learning Continues

 

Chance Haugen

Assistant vice president for campus community and engagement

Student affairs, student belonging, facility reservations, residential living, campus daycare, student organizations

 

Kat Kane

Senior director, Office of Career and Professional Development

Career development, workforce development, recruitment and hiring

 

Chris Thomas, Ed.D.

Vice president for student affairs

Campus life, student affairs

 

Chemistry

 

Sanjoy Bhattacharia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Material processing, material characterization, reaction engineering, thermal runaway, energetic materials, explosives, process safety

 

Carolyn L. Bouma, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Biology

Microbiology, biochemistry, general biology, infectious diseases

 

Nick Flynn, Ph.D.

Professor of biochemistry

Food chemistry, HPLC analysis, nutritional biochemistry, brewery processes, analysis of brewing products, fermentation sciences

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

David Khan, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Natural Sciences

Cancer research, drug delivery

 

Juganta Roy, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of chemistry

Computational material science, renewable energy, solar cells, photocatalysis, AI in chemistry and material discovery

 

Tolulope P. Saliu, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of biology

Lifestyle-associated diseases, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, MASLD; multi-omic and single-cell data integration; biotechnology and genetic engineering; machine learning and network-based analyses; molecular simulations for therapeutic discovery; clinical enzymology; immunology; toxicology; molecular nutrition; biochemistry

 

Shiquan Tao

Professor of chemistry

Sensor technology for environmental monitoring, food safety and medical applications

 

Jason Yarbrough

Ross W. Wilson Chair in Chemistry 

Synthetic organometallic chemistry, catalysis

 

Child Development/Early Education

 

Amy Andersen, Ed.D.

Associate professor of education; associate provost for Academic Affairs; coordinator of professional development schools program

Early childhood education, early literacy, reading/language arts education, reading/language arts integration

 

Landon Brown

Clinical and academic instructor of communication disorders

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, social skill development, language and literacy development, pediatric speech-language services

 

Vanessa Fiaud, Ph.D.

Professor; Biomechanics Laboratory Director; Graduate Program Coordinator

Motor skills development

 

Traci Fredman, M.S., CCC-SLP

S.S. "Buddy" Stephens Professor of Communication Disorders

Autism spectrum disorders, speech-language therapy services for all ages, early child development, communication disorders, speech communications

 

Ashley M. Pinkham, Ph.D.

Associate professor of psychology

Cognitive psychology, cognitive development, early literacy development, gender development

 

Codicology (study of bookmaking)

 

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D.

Twanna Cadell Powell Professor of History

Medieval Latin Paleography and Codicology

 

Sarah J. Sprouse, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of English

Medieval and early modern British (English, Scots, Irish, Welsh) book history, codicology, and paleography;  printing press technologies

 

Communication Disorders

 

Landon Brown

Clinical and academic instructor of communication disorders

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, social skill development, language and literacy development, pediatric speech-language services

 

Zeth Everick Collom, CCC-SLP

Department chair and assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences

Voice & upper airway disorders; voice rehabilitation & vocology including performance; patient reported outcomes & patient-centered care; academic & clinical education; scholarship of teaching and learning in communication sciences & disorders; rehabilitation science; augmentative-alternative communication in children and adults; medical and healthcare topics in speech-language pathology; school-based topics in speech-language pathology

 

Brenda Fields Cross, Au.D, FAAA, CCC/A

Clinical assistant professor

Audiology, aural rehab, A&P for hearing and speech sciences, professional issues

 

Traci Fredman, M.S., CCC-SLP

S.S. "Buddy" Stephens Professor of Communication Disorders

Autism spectrum disorders, treatment for Parkinson's disease, speech-language therapy services for all ages, early child development, communication disorders, speech communications

 

Darla Marcear, M.A., CCC-SLP

Clinical coordinator and instructor of communication disorders

Speech sound disorders including childhood apraxia of speech, assessment, professional issues

 

Communication Studies

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Health communication, interpersonal communication, relational communication, public speaking, persuasive speaking, research methods, conflict management, civil dialogue

 

Paula S. Schlegel, M.A.

Associate lecturer of communication

Communication and listening, gender, healthy conflict, parenting, storytelling

 

Criminal Justice

 

Jessica Adame, Ph.D.

Director, TRIO Talent Search

School-to-prison pipeline

 

Jeanette Arpero Bissoni

Instructor of criminal justice

Crime, local trends in crime and demographics, policing, issues in criminal justice, gender violence, public health criminology, guns, gun violence, urban violence

 

Brandon L. Bang, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science and criminal justice / Director, Criminal Justice Program

Policing; courts; corrections; misconduct in criminal justice; criminal law; criminal procedure; constitutional law; civil rights; civil liberties; deviance; crime rates and trends; politics and government

 

Lt. Barbara Ferrara

Lieutenant of police compliance and training

Law enforcement, criminal law, code of criminal procedure, family code, sexual assault/abuse, domestic/dating/family violence, strangulation, neurobiology of trauma/trauma informed response, child abuse, alcohol/drug awareness and prevention, human trafficking, crime prevention, civilian response to active shooter/attacker events, written communication, public speaking

 

Justin Moeller, Ph.D.

Nancy and Kel Seliger Distinguished Professor of Government

Constitutional law, constitutional history, civil liberties

 

 

Curriculum Development

 

Zeth Everick Collom, CCC-SLP

Department chair and assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences

Academic & clinical education, school-based topics in speech-language pathology

 

Lt. Barbara Ferrara

Lieutenant of police compliance and training

Curriculum development, review, and revision, advanced instructor certification

 

Beth Garcia, Ph.D.

Sylvia Nugent Professor of Education

Teacher preparation and certification, methodology and pedagogy, English as a Second Language, educational systems around the world

 

Nancy Garcia-Franken, Ed.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Journalism education

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Curriculum development

 

Kenneth R. Leitch, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of civil engineering

Curriculum development

 

Audrey Meador, Ph.D.

Clair Mayes Professor of Mathematics

STEM education, STEM curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, mathematics curriculum and instruction

 

Shanna Peeples, Ed.L.D.

Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair of Education

LGBTQ teachers/teaching/education/curriculum; teaching and learning with diverse populations (refugees, immigrants), poverty, adult learners; inquiry-based and Socratic teaching methods

  

Dance

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Dance

 

Edward R. Truitt, M.S.

Associate professor of dance

Ballet and jazz dance technique, choreography, dance history and aesthetics, teaching methods

 

 

Disaster Planning

 

Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D.

Gensler Professor of Computer Information Systems

Cybersecurity, knowledge management, nuclear power

 

 

Distance Education/Instructional Technology

 

Colton A. Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of agriculture technology

Agriculture technology

 

Nick Flynn

Professor of biochemistry

Distance education / instructional technology

 

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D.

J. Pat Hickman Professor of Marketing

Distance education / instructional technology

 

Jessica Hanke

Director of extended studies

Continuing education, professional development, education on demand

 

Brad Johnson, Ed.D.

Hatton Professor of Rural Community Leadership

Community college issues, including leadership, management, student and faculty issues

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Distance education / instructional technology

 

 

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics

Agricultural business and economics, production and resource economics, econometrics and statistics

 

Kaleb Demerew, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Global development, development technology (especially blockchain), political risk in international business, globalization and international economic systems

 

Neil R. Meredith, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of economics and Dana Professor of Business

Health economics, labor economics, industrial organization and regulation, international economics

 

Neil W. Terry, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Provost; professor of economics 

Labor economics, industrial organization, international economics, business education

 

Education

Energy Resources

 

Sanjoy Bhattacharia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Material processing, material characterization, reaction engineering, thermal runaway, energetic materials, explosives, process safety

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Joshua Partheepan, Ph.D.

Associate professor of engineering and power systems

Hydrogen storage, hydrogen combustion, renewable energy storage, renewable power system, power plants, electrical power system

 

Juganta Roy, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of chemistry

Computational material science, renewable energy, solar cells, photocatalysis, AI in chemistry and material discovery

 

Kenneth L. Starcher, M.S.

Instructor of engineering

Wind energy, wind turbine installation, solar energy, data collection/analysis, renewable energy tours/wind test center, education outreach

 

Engineering/Engineering Technology

 

Colton A. Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of agriculture technology

Ag engineering, agriculture technology, ag precision management, Smart Ag

 

Sanjoy Bhattacharia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Material processing, material characterization, reaction engineering, thermal runaway, energetic materials, explosives, process safety

 

Erick Butler, Dr. Eng., PE

Assistant professor of environmental engineering 

Environmental engineering, water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, air pollution

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Emily M. Hunt, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Engineering; professor of engineering

Combustion, materials science, nanocomposite energetic materials

 

Roy Jean Issa, Ph.D.

Professor of mechanical engineering

Modeling, simulation and experiments in the areas of heat transfer and fluid dynamics that include single phase, multiphase flow, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

 

Kenneth R. Leitch, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of civil engineering

Civil engineering, transportation engineering, construction materials, engineering education, sustainable construction

 

Anirban Pal, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Mechanics of materials, high-performance computational science, engineering

 

Joshua Partheepan, Ph.D.

Associate professor of engineering and power systems

Hydrogen storage, hydrogen combustion, renewable energy storage, renewable power system, power plants, electrical power system

 

Juganta Roy, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of chemistry

Computational material science, renewable energy, solar cells, photocatalysis, AI in chemistry and material discovery

 

Fatemehsadat "Azi" Tabei, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science

AI, machine learning, smart sensors, IoT, signal processing, image processing, healthcare applications, STEM, engineering

 

Vinu U. Unnikrishnan, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil engineering

Technology, engineering, civil engineering, mechanics, nanocomposites, biomechanics, biomedical engineering, computational modeling and simulation

 

Varatharaj Varatharaj

Instructor of engineering technology

STEM education, supply chain management, quality management, ergonomics

 

English Language

Environmental Science

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics

Production and resource economics, water management and planning

 

Colton A. Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of agriculture technology

Ag engineering, agriculture technology, ag precision management, Smart Ag

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Pavani Priyadarshini Chikkala

Research compliance coordinator

Environmental science

 

Marty Rhoades, Ph.D.

Associate professor of environmental science

Ag waste management, phytoremediation, GHG emissions, systems analysis, CAFOs, experimental design, data analysis

 

William J. Rogers, Ph.D.

Professor of environmental science; associate dean of environmental health and safety

Environmental risk assessment and compliance, waste site remediation, environmental monitoring

 

Finance

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics

Financial management (agriculture)

 

 

Foreign Languages and Cultures

 

Amjad Abdullat, Ed.D.

Dean of Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business; Engler Professor of Computer Information Systems

Middle Eastern affairs and conflict

 

Li Chen, Ph.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Chinese and Asian culture

 

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history

Russia and Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Siberia

 

Paul H. Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history 

China, Japan, Korea, education in East Asia, history of language, medieval Japan (samurai era), anything about East Asia or Asia in general

 

Kaleb Demerew, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Global development, development technology (especially blockchain), political risk in international business, globalization and international economic systems, insurgency and civil war, geopolitical rivalries and conflicts, water conflicts, Africa and the Middle East, ethnic conflicts, diversity politics

 

Vanessa Fiaud, Ph.D.

Professor; Biomechanics Laboratory Director; Graduate Program Coordinator

French language and culture, Olympic / Paralympic history, international athletes

 

Min Wha Han, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of communication

East Asian countries 

 

Lau Romero, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of Spanish

Hispanic literature, Latin American cultural studies, Hispanic cultural studies, 20th century Latin American literature

 

 

Geography

 

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history 

Russia and Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Siberia

 

Brian Farmer, Ph.D.

Instructor of political science

American politics, American foreign policy, Texas history, American history

 

Geology

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Health, Nursing and Medical Issues

 

Michelle L. Bartlett, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of Sports and Exercise Sciences 

Human behavior/mental aspects of and in sport, human behavior in exercise/physical activity, public health, wellness/wellness programming

 

William Biggs, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of business law

Health law and policy

 

Carolyn L. Bouma, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Biology

Microbiology, biochemistry, general biology, infectious diseases

 

Priscella Correa, Ph.D.

Baptist Community Services Professor of Nursing 

Population, community health, health disparities, Hispanic/Latino health

 

Brenda Fields Cross, Au.D.

Clinical assistant professor

Audiology, hearing loss, tinnitus, balance, dizziness, communication disorders

 

Zeth Everick Collom, CCC-SLP

Department chair and assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences

Voice & upper airway disorders; voice rehabilitation & vocology including performance; patient reported outcomes & patient-centered care; rehabilitation science; augmentative-alternative communication in children and adults; medical and healthcare topics in speech-language pathology

 

Vanessa Fiaud, Ph.D.

Professor; Biomechanics Laboratory Director; Graduate Program Coordinator

Sport skills analysis, biomechanics, athletic performance, injury mechanisms, motor skills development, speed training, body composition, muscle characteristics, research methods, clinical balance issues

 

Jeff Hatala, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of health sciences, program director for WT Health Sciences at the RELLIS campus

Public health, obesity prevention

 

Holly Jeffreys, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CRHP

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, High Plains Christian Ministries Foundation Professor of Nursing Leadership

Rural health, primary care, mental health, first responders, substance abuse

  

Angela K. Phillips, D.N.P., R.N., C.S., F.N.P., C.N.N.

Mike Wartes Professor of Nursing and Health Sciences

Family medicine, nephrology nursing

 

Laura Reyher, MSN, RN

Instructor of nursing, director of external relations, Baptist Community Services Professor of Rural Health

Adult health, geriatrics, home care, hospice care, rural health, health literacy, caregiver education, nursing care in the community, faith-based nursing

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Patient-doctor interactions, patient satisfaction, stress and anxiety, mindfulness, self-compassion, well-being

 

Lisa Robinson, MSN, RN

Instructor of nursing

Advising, freshmen and undergraduate orientation, undergraduate nursing program, nursing labs and all simulations

 

Tolulope P. Saliu, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of biology

Lifestyle-associated diseases, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, MASLD; multi-omic and single-cell data integration; biotechnology and genetic engineering; machine learning and network-based analyses; molecular simulations for therapeutic discovery; clinical enzymology; immunology; toxicology; molecular nutrition; biochemistry

 

Laura Wagner, MSN, RN, CNE

Instructor of nursing, assistant director of external relations

Nursing fundamentals, pharmacology, health assessment, pathophysiology, critical care, concierge nursing, primary care, nursing education, TeamSTEPPS

 

Austin Wiseman, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl

Northwest Texas Health System / Eunice King Professor of Nursing

Medical / surgical nursing

 

Higher Education

 

Jessica Adame, Ph.D.

Director, TRIO Talent Search

Academic success among minorities, college accessibility

 

Amber Black

Assistant vice president for student success and well-being

Student success and retention, student well-being, student affairs, career and professional development

 

Nancy Garcia-Franken, Ed.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Journalism Education, Latina/o/x Communication Studies, Reporting on Latina/o/x Communities, Communication in Bilingual (Spanish & English) Contexts

 

Chance Haugen

Assistant vice president for campus community and engagement

Student engagement

 

Brian M. Ingrassia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history

History of higher education

 

Brad Johnson, Ed.D.

Hatton Professor of Rural Community Leadership

Community college issues, including leadership, management, student and faculty issues

 

Darrell Lovell, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Education, higher education, politics and government, education policy and administration, higher education policy and administration

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Administration and organizational culture, program evaluation

 

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D.

Professor of history

Higher education

 

Richard Smith

Assistant vice president for risk, research and compliance

Enterprise risk, research compliance, HIPAA, records retention 

 

Austin Wiseman, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl

Northwest Texas Health System / Eunice King Professor of Nursing

Higher education teaching

 

History

 

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D.

Twanna Cadell Powell Professor of History

Medieval History, History of Western Law (mostly Roman and Canon Law), Medieval Theology, World War I, Medieval Latin, Medieval Latin Paleography and Codicology, History of Western Christianity to the Reformation

 

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history 

Russia and Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Siberia, Modern Europe, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, the Holocaust, the Cold War, Lech Walesa, 1989 revolutions

 

Paul H. Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history

China, Japan, Korea, education in East Asia, history of language, medieval Japan (samurai era), anything about East Asia or Asia in general

 

Courtney A. Crowley, M.A.

Instructor of history

Israel, Zionism, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts, the modern Middle East

 

Brian Farmer, Ph.D.

Instructor of political science

American politics, American foreign policy, Texas history, American history

 

Brian M. Ingrassia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history

History of higher education, sport, transportation; Gilded Age & Progressive Era United States (1865-1920s); history of Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle

 

Marty Kuhlman, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of History

Southern history, Civil War history, civil rights

 

Justin Moeller, Ph.D.

Nancy and Kel Seliger Distinguished Professor of Government

Constitutional law, constitutional history, constitutional development, Texas constitution, civil rights, civil liberties

 

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D.

Professor of history

American history from 1790 to 1860; history of the American South and of slavery in America

 

Jean A. Stuntz, Ph.D.

Regents Professor of history (retired)

Texas history, Panhandle history, women's history

 

Amy Von Lintel, Ph.D.

Professor of art history and director of gender studies

Gender and identity studies, general art history, Georgia O'Keeffe, Texas Panhandle regional art, modern art, women artists, Abstract Expressionism, visual studies, visual theory, art of the Southwest

 

 

Information Technology 

 

Amjad Abdullat, Ed.D.

Dean of Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business; Engler Professor of Computer Information Systems

Information technology

 

Jeffry Babb, Ph.D.

Stan Sigman Professor of Business, associate dean of graduate business programs

Artificial Intelligence, software engineering

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Technology, information technology

 

Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D.

Gensler Professor of Computer Information Systems

Cybersecurity, knowledge management

 

Anirban Pal, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Information technology

 

 

International Business and Trade

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics

Agricultural marketing and international trade

 

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A.

Professor of marketing

International business, international marketing, global/multinational corporations, global markets, e-business/e-commerce, internet-related global strategy industries, foreign direct investment, emerging markets, emerging market-firms, case-based research, global consumption

 

Turkan Kilic, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of marketing

International business, consumer behavior, new product development/management, market orientation, quantitative analysis

 

Neil W. Terry, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Provost; professor of economics

Labor economics, industrial organization, international economics, business education

 

Law and Legal Issues

 

Jeanette Arpero Bissoni

Instructor of criminal justice

Bilingual in Spanish*, crime, local trends in crime and demographics, policing, issues in criminal justice, gender violence, public health criminology, guns, gun violence, urban violence

 

Brandon L. Bang, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science and criminal justice / Director, Criminal Justice Program

Policing; courts; corrections; misconduct in criminal justice; criminal law; criminal procedure; constitutional law; civil rights; civil liberties; deviance; crime rates and trends; politics and government

 

William Biggs, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of business law

Health law and policy, contract law/litigation, accounting ethics, professional malpractice, director/officer/corporate liability, bank failures and banking litigation

 

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D.

Twanna Cadell Powell Professor of History

History of Western Law (mostly Roman and Canon Law)

 

E.W. (Eddie) Henderson, Ed.D., J.D.

Myrna Raffkind Professor of Global Education 

Education law

 

Joanna P. Kimbell, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of Business Law and Management 

Law and legal issues, strategic planning

 

Justin Moeller, Ph.D.

Nancy and Kel Seliger Distinguished Professor of Government

Constitutional law, constitutional history, constitutional development, Texas constitution, civil rights, civil liberties

 

 

Leadership

 

Lesly Bosch Annen

Assistant vice president for leadership gifts and development

Fundraising, philanthropy, nonprofit management

 

Tom Brown

Men's basketball coach

Leadership

 

Rahul Chauhan, Ph.D.

McCray Professor of Business

Recruitment, selection, training and development; motivation; performance appraisal; termination; charisma

 

Rick Haasl, Ed.D.

Vice provost for enrollment management

Leadership, education, stress management

  

Holly Jeffreys, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CRHP

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, High Plains Christian Ministries Foundation Professor of Nursing Leadership

Rural health, primary care, mental health, first responders, substance abuse

 

Brad Johnson, Ed.D.

Hatton Professor of Rural Community Leadership

Community college issues, including leadership, management, student and faculty issues

 

Lance Kieth, Ed.D.

Associate dean, professor of agriculture education, Couch Family Professor of Extension Education

Leadership

 

Kenneth R. Leitch, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of civil engineering

Leadership

 

Warren Pitt

Assistant vice president for budget

Leadership

 

Angela Spaulding, Ed.D.

Dean of Graduate School and Research; professor of educational leadership 

Educational leadership and group dynamics, conflict resolution, team building, service learning, cross cultural understanding

 

Austin Wiseman, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl

Northwest Texas Health System / Eunice King Professor of Nursing

Leadership

 

 

Learning Styles/Teaching Methods

 

Teri L. Bingham, Ed.D.

Professor of education

Effective teaching, supervision and conferencing teachers and student teachers, mathematics education, peer coaching

 

Zeth Everick Collom, CCC-SLP

Department chair and assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences

Academic & clinical education, scholarship of teaching and learning in communication sciences & disorders, school-based topics in speech-language pathology

 

Lt. Barbara Ferrara

Lieutenant of police compliance and training

Curriculum development, review, and revision, advanced instructor certification

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Learning styles/teaching

 

Lance Kieth, Ed.D.

Associate dean, professor of agriculture education, Couch Family Professor of Extension Education

Learning styles/teaching

 

Audrey Meador, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mathematics

Curriculum and instruction in math education, minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, special populations (minorities, special education, etc.) in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Administration and organizational culture, program evaluation, logic models, data dictionaries, affective domain learning

 

Shanna Peeples, Ed.L.D.

Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair of Education

LGBTQ teachers/teaching/education/curriculum; teaching and learning with diverse populations (refugees, immigrants), poverty, adult learners; inquiry-based and Socratic teaching methods; teacher leadership; storytelling for leadership, advocacy, and policy in education; storytelling in nonprofits for strategic planning and culture and climate; diverse and multicultural books; teaching methods - writing (secondary students and adults)

 

Austin Wiseman, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl

Northwest Texas Health System / Eunice King Professor of Nursing

Higher education teaching

 

Literacy and Reading

 

Amy Andersen, Ed.D.

Associate professor of education; associate provost for Academic Affairs; coordinator of professional development schools program 

Reading/language arts education, early childhood education, early literacy, reading/language/arts integration

 

Landon Brown

Clinical and academic instructor of communication disorders

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, social skill development, language and literacy development, pediatric speech-language services

 

Beth Garcia, Ph.D.

Sylvia Nugent Professor of Education

Teacher preparation and certification, methodology and pedagogy, English as a Second Language, educational systems around the world

 

Shanna Peeples, Ed.L.D.

Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair of Education

Teaching and learning with diverse populations (refugees, immigrants), poverty, adult learners; inquiry-based and Socratic teaching methods; storytelling for leadership, advocacy, and policy in education; storytelling in nonprofits for strategic planning and culture and climate; diverse and multicultural books; teaching methods - writing (secondary students and adults)

 

Ashley M. Pinkham, Ph.D.

Associate professor of psychology

Cognitive psychology, cognitive development, early literacy development, gender development

 

 

Literature

 

Alex Hunt, Ph.D.

Regents Professor of English;  Vincent/Haley Endowed Professor of Western Studies

American Literature—the West, Regionalism, Southwest border studies, environmental literature, ethnic literature

 

Bonnie Roos

Professor of English 

James Joyce, modernism, art history, 20th century art and literature, postcolonial literature, Irish literature and history, Irish famine literature, world literature, feminism, nationalism, epics, Djuna Barnes, U.S. abstract expressionism

 

Monica Smith Hart, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of English

Poetry, literature, British literature and culture

  

Sarah J. Sprouse, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of English

Medieval and early modern British (English, Scots, Irish, Welsh) book history, codicology, and paleography;  medieval Arthurian literature, particularly Gawain romances

 

Pat Tyrer, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of English

Creative writing, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, American modernist, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, technical communication, research writing, prose

 

Management

 

 

Lal K. Almas, Ph.D.

Regents professor of agricultural business and economics 

Agricultural marketing and international trade

 

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A.

Professor of marketing

International business, international marketing, global/multinational corporations, global markets, e-business/e-commerce, internet-related global strategy industries, foreign direct investment, emerging markets, emerging market-firms, case-based research, global consumption

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D.

J. Pat Hickman Professor of Marketing

Social media, Route 66, tourism

 

Turkan Kilic, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of marketing

Marketing, marketing research, international business, consumer behavior, new product development/management, market orientation, quantitative analysis

 

Robert Allen King, Ph.D.

David Wilder Professor of Business

Electronic word of mouth; consumer reviews; online reviews; marketing strategy; strategic marketing; higher education business education

 

Marriage and Family

 

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D.

Dyke Rogers Professor of Sociology

Family sociology, gender issues, race/ethnic relations, prejudice/discrimination issues

 

Elizabeth Rogers

Assistant professor of counseling

Education, marriage and family, psychology, counseling (LPC), school counseling

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Marital relationships, relationship satisfaction, mother-daughter communication, family relationships

 

 

Mass Communication/Media

 

Li Chen, Ph.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Health communication, intercultural communication, risk communication

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Nancy Garcia-Franken, Ed.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Journalism Education, Latina/o/x Communication Studies, Reporting on Latina/o/x Communities

 

Min Wha Han, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of communication

Basic communication, rhetoric, popular culture criticism

 

Emily S. Kinsky, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of Communication

Public relations, media, advertising, design

 

Randall J. Ray, M.S.

Associate lecturer of media communication; director of broadcast engineering

Recording industry, media management, broadcast technology, recording technology, media convergence, feature writing

 

Mathematics

 

Teri L. Bingham, Ed.D.

Professor of education

Mathematics education, effective teaching, supervision and conferencing teachers and student teachers, peer coaching

 

Kristian Gill, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of mathematics education

EC-12 mathematics content, student attitude and motivation, teaching mathematics conceptually, online mathematics success

 

Pamela Lockwood, Ph.D.

Associate dean of College of Engineering; Mayes Professor of Mathematics

Mathematical modelling of biological systems, mathematical statistics

 

Audrey Meador, Ph.D.

Clair Mayes Professor of Mathematics

STEM education, STEM curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, mathematics curriculum and instruction

 

Methods

 

Li Chen, Ph.D.

Associate professor of media communication 

Survey, interview, experimental design

 

Marisa Crisostomo, Ph.D.

Cinical assistant professor of decision management

Statistics, cognitive psychology, learning, metacognition, testing

 

Beth Garcia, Ph.D.

Sylvia Nugent Professor of Education

Teacher preparation and certification, methodology and pedagogy, English as a Second Language, educational systems around the world

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Administration and organizational culture; program evaluation; logic models' data dictionaries; mixed, case-study and survey design

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Survey design, scale development and validation, correlation, regression, ANOVA, path analysis, mediation/moderation analysis, interventions

 

 

Music

 

James Barger, D.M.A.

Assistant professor of saxophone

Saxophone, chamber music, jazz improvisation, jazz band, pep band

 

Mark A. Bartley, D.M.A.

Lilith Brainard Professor of Music; director of orchestral activities; associate dean for music

Conducting instrumental and vocal ensembles

 

Bradley J. Behrmann

Assistant professor of musical theatre

Musical theatre performance and history, pop music on Broadway, new works, regional theatre, music education, choral music, general music

 

Ryan Boehme, D.M.

Assistant professor of percussion

Percussion performance, percussion pedagogy

 

BJ Brooks, D.M.A.

Director of WT School of Music

Music theory, music composition, digital video ensemble compositing

 

Benjamin Hahn

Assistant professor of trombone

Trombone performance, music

 

Robert Hansen, D.M.A.

Regents Professor of Music (retired)

Voice performance, vocal pedagogy and physiology; opera and musical theatre performance and direction

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Music, including electronic music

 

Cloyce Kuhnert, D.M.A.

Professor of music

Vocal performance, vocal pedagogy, diction, show choir, opera

 

Don Lefevre, M.M.

Associate professor of music; director of bands

Directing bands, saxophone

 

Jeremy Lewis

Assistant professor of tuba and euphonium

Tuba, euphonium, practice

 

Choong-ha Nam, D.M.A.

Assistant professor of music

Piano performance, group performance, piano pedagogy, post-tonal theory

 

Sean Pullen, D.M.A.

Professor of music, director of choral activities

Music, choral music, conducting, choral composition

 

Randall J. Ray, M.S.

Assistant lecturer of mass communication; director of broadcast engineering

Mass media industry, media production, music business

 

Sarah Rushing

Assistant professor of piano

Piano

 

Nicholas A. Scales, D.M.A.

Associate professor of music

Double bass performance and pedagogy, jazz bass, music theory, jazz band, music appreciation, string pedagogy, chamber music

 

Jessica Schury Peckham

Assistant professor of flute

Flute performance, flute pedagogy, chamber music

 

Echo S. Sibley

Assistant professor of theatre

Musical theatre, opera, voice and movement

 

Douglas Storey, M.M.

Associate professor of music

Clarinet performance and pedagogy

 

Russ Teweleit, Ph.D.

Professor of music

Band, marching band, music education, instrumental music pedagogy grades 6-12

 

Negotiations

 

David Howe, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Entrepreneurship

Negotiations 

 

Organizational Behavior

 

Rahul Chauhan, Ph.D., Ph.D.

McCray Professor of Business

Recruitment, selection, training and development, motivation, performance appraisal, termination, charisma

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D.

Dyke Rogers Professor of Sociology

Complex organizations, race/ethnic relations, prejudice/discrimination issues, gender issues

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Administration and organizational culture, program evaluation, logic models, data dictionaries, organizational institutionalism

 

Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure

 

Michelle L. Bartlett, Ph.D.

Associate professor of sports and exercise sciences

Human behavior/mental aspects of and in sport, human behavior in exercise/physical activity, public health, wellness/wellness programming, sport psychology, mental performance, exercise psychology, stress management, sport in society, anger and aggression in sport, sexual abuse/assault in sport, athlete health and wellness 

 

Tom Brown

Men's basketball coach

Basketball

 

Gene L. Farren, Ph.D.

Baptist Community Services Professor of Health Sciences 

Multivariate statistics and structural equation modeling, research methodology, motor learning and development, physical activity and sedentary behavior

 

Vanessa Fiaud, Ph.D.

Professor; Biomechanics Laboratory Director; graduate program coordinator

Sport skills analysis, biomechanics, athletic performance, injury mechanisms, motor skills development, speed training, body composition, muscle characteristics, research methods, clinical balance issues

 

Brian M. Ingrassia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history

History of sport 

 

Physics

 

Sanjoy Bhattacharia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering

Material processing, material characterization, reaction engineering, thermal runaway, energetic materials, explosives, process safety

 

Plant Science

 

Colton A. Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of agriculture technology

Ag engineering, agriculture technology, ag precision management, Smart Ag

 

Craig Bednarz, Ph.D.

Stan and Gerry Sigman Professor of Water Resources and director of the Semi-Arid Agricultural Systems Institute

Crop science, rain-fed cropping systems, regenerative agriculture 

 

Brock C. Blaser, Ph.D.

Vernon Harman Professor of Dryland Farming

Plant and soil science, crop production, physiology, ecology, cropping systems 

 

Marty Rhoades, Ph.D.

Associate professor of environmental science

Ag waste management, phytoremediation, GHG emissions, systems analysis, CAFOs, experimental design, data analysis

 

Tim Steffens, Ph.D.

Associate professor and AgriLife Extension Specialist Rangeland Resource Management

Rangeland management, watershed and ecological function, grazing management prescribed and wildfire, brush management, historical vegetation

 

 

Brandon L. Bang, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science and criminal justice / Director, Criminal Justice Program

Policing; courts; corrections; misconduct in criminal justice; criminal law; criminal procedure; constitutional law; civil rights; civil liberties; deviance; crime rates and trends; politics and government

 

Piper Blotter Biery, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Sovereign citizens, extremism, conspiracy theory, terrorism, democratic norms

 

William Biggs, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of business law

Health law and policy, contract law/litigation, accounting ethics, professional malpractice, director/officer/corporate liability, bank failures and banking litigation

 

Paul H. Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history

China, Japan, Korea, education in East Asia, history of language, medieval Japan (samurai era), anything about East Asia or Asia in general

 

Kaleb Demerew, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Global development, development technology (especially blockchain), political risk in international business, globalization and international economic systems, insurgency and civil war, geopolitical rivalries and conflicts, water conflicts, Africa and the Middle East, ethnic conflicts, diversity politics

 

Darrell Lovell, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Education, higher education, politics and government, education policy and administration, higher education policy and administration, local and state public administration politics, housing policy

 

Brian Farmer, Ph.D.

Instructor of political science

American politics, American foreign policy, Texas history, American history

 

Justin Moeller, Ph.D.

Nancy and Kel Seliger Distinguished Professor of Government

Constitutional law, constitutional history, constitutional development, Texas constitution, civil rights, civil liberties

 

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D.

Teel Bivins Professor of Political Science

State and local government, European politics, legislative studies, campaigns and elections, religion and politics, direct democracy, politics and history of East Central and Eastern Europe

 

Reed L. Welch, Ph.D.

Teel Bivins Professor of American Politics 

American government and politics, the presidency, public opinion and voting behavior, political parties, interest groups, campaigns and elections, Texas government

 

Pop Culture

 

Chip Chandler

Director of University communications and media relations

Film, television, comic books, LGBTQIA+ history, Amarillo entertainment 

 

Elizabeth Morrow Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of history 

Harry Potter, Frankenstein, Studio Ghibli, K-pop and K-dramas, Journeys in Film

 

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D.

J. Pat Hickman Professor of Marketing

Route 66

 

Min Wha Han, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of communication

East Asian popular culture

 

Emily S. Kinsky, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of Communication

Korean pop culture

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Pop culture

 

Randall J. Ray, M.S.

Associate lecturer of mass communication; director of broadcast engineering

Mass media industry, media production, music business

 

 

Psychology

 

Michelle L. Bartlett, Ph.D.

Associate professor of sports and exercise sciences

Human behavior/mental aspects of and in sport, human behavior in exercise/physical activity, public health, wellness/wellness programming, sport psychology, mental performance, exercise psychology, stress management, sport in society, anger and aggression in sport, sexual abuse/assault in sport, athlete health and wellness

 

Rahul Chauhan, Ph.D.

McCray Professor of Business

Recruitment, selection, training and development, motivation, performance appraisal, termination, charisma

 

Marisa Crisostomo, Ph.D.

Clinical assistant professor of decision management

Statistics, cognitive psychology, learning, metacognition, testing

 

Anna K. Lemnitzer, MFA

Doris Alexander Distinguished Professor of Art

Use of psychological perspectives in visual arts

 

Ashley M. Pinkham, Ph.D.

Associate professor of psychology

Cognitive psychology, cognitive development, early literacy development, gender development

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Human relationships, compassion and human emotion, cyberbullying

 

Elizabeth Rogers

Assistant professor of counseling

Education, marriage and family, psychology, counseling (LPC), school counseling

 

Religion

 

Brandon L. Bang, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science and criminal justice / Director, Criminal Justice Program

Mormon theology and history

 

Bruce C. Brasington, Ph.D.

Twanna Caddell Powell Professor of History

Medieval History, Medieval Theology, History of Western Christianity to the Reformation

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Professor of communication studies

Workplace emotions and spirituality

 

Nick Gerlich, Ph.D.

J. Pat Hickman Professor of Marketing

The emerging church, mega-churches, church marketing

 

John David Rausch Jr., Ph.D.

Teel Bivins Professor of Political Science

Religion and politics

 

David Austin Ritchie

Instructor of religion

Faith and politics, Christian nationalism, intersection of Christian religion as it relates to immigration and refugees, Christianity and art history

 

Science Education

 

Christopher S. Baird

Assistant professor of physics

Science education

 

David W. Craig, Ph.D.

Associate professor of physics

Radio astronomy, astronomy education, galaxies, instrumentation in astronomy/astrophysics, astrophysics, science education, physics, physics education, history of physics and astronomy, physics of daily phenomena

 

Nick Flynn

Professor of biochemistry

Food chemistry, HPLC analysis, nutritional biochemistry, brewery processes, analysis of brewing products, fermentation sciences

 

Raymond S. Matlack, Ph.D.

James A. "Buddy" Davidson Professor of Wildlife Biology

Bats, small mammals and carnivores, fire ecology, effects of prairie/forest fires on wildlife, local wildlife including reptiles and amphibians, wildlife management

 

Audrey Meador, Ph.D.

Clair Mayes Professor of Mathematics

STEM education, STEM curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, mathematics curriculum and instruction

 

 

Sociology/Social Work

 

Jessica Adame, Ph.D.

Director, TRIO Talent Search

Racial/ethnic health disparities

 

Jeanette Arpero Bissoni

Instructor of criminal justice

Bilingual in Spanish*, crime, local trends in crime and demographics, policing, issues in criminal justice, gender violence, public health criminology, guns, gun violence, urban violence

 

Michelle L. Bartlett, Ph.D.

Associate professor of sports and exercise sciences

Human behavior/mental aspects of and in sport, human behavior in exercise/physical activity, public health, wellness/wellness programming, sport psychology, mental performance, exercise psychology, stress management, sport in society, anger and aggression in sport, sexual abuse/assault in sport, athlete health and wellness

 

Kristy Bartlett, LMSW

Instructor of social work

Sociology, social work, geriatric, medical social work

 

Nicole Kraus

Assistant professor of sociology

Class, race, and gender; social inequality; nationalism; xenophobia; Russian Federation and former Soviet Union; research methods; survey research

 

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D.

Dyke Rogers Professor of Sociology

Family sociology, race/ethnic relations, complex organizations, prejudice/discrimination issues, gender issues, how to explain war/terrorism to children

 

Sara Makki Alamdari

Assistant professor

Immigrant and refugee studies; international development; civic engagement; poverty; program evaluation; social policy; research methods

 

 

Spanish Language

 

Jeanette Arpero Bissoni

Instructor of criminal justice

Bilingual in Spanish*, crime, local trends in crime and demographics, policing, issues in criminal justice, gender violence, public health criminology, guns, gun violence, urban violence

 

Lau Romero, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of Spanish

Hispanic literature, Latin American cultural studies, Hispanic cultural studies, 20th century Latin American literature

 

Speech Communication

 

Landon Brown

Clinical and academic instructor of communication disorders

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, social skill development, language and literacy development, pediatric speech-language services

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

Traci Fredman, M.S., CCC-SLP

S.S. "Buddy" Stephens Professor of Communication Disorders

Autism spectrum disorders, treatment for Parkinson's disease, speech-language therapy services for all ages, early child development, communication disorders, speech communications

 

Min Wha Han, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of communication

Basic communication, rhetoric, cultural rhetoric 

 

Statistics

 

Colton A. Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of agriculture technology

Ag engineering, agriculture technology, ag precision management, Smart Ag

 

Rahul Chauhan, Ph.D.

McCray Professor of Business

Recruitment, selection, training and development, motivation, performance appraisal, termination, charisma

 

Gene L. Farren, Ph.D.

Baptist Community Services Professor of Health Sciences

Multivariate statistics and structural equation modeling, research methodology, motor learning and development, physical activity and sedentary behavior

 

Nathan Howell, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

Pollution, environmental modeling, environmental regulation, fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, groundwater, wetlands, STEM education, drinking water, environmental remediation

 

Ty E. Lawrence, Ph.D.

Caviness Davis Distinguished Chair in Meat Science

Statistics

 

Pamela Lockwood, Ph.D.

Associate dean of College of Engineering; Mayes Professor of Mathematics

Mathematical statistics

 

Dylan Maag, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of biology

Herpetology, evolutionary biology, ecology, conservation biology, zoology

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Nonparametric statistics

 

Marty Rhoades, Ph.D.

Associate professor of environmental science

Ag waste management, phytoremediation, GHG emissions, systems analysis, CAFOs, experimental design, data analysis

 

Strategic Planning

 

Jeffry Babb, Ph.D.

Stan Sigman Professor of Business, associate dean of graduate business programs

Artificial Intelligence, software engineering

 

Kristina D. Drumheller, Ph.D.

Associate dean of communication, art, theatre and dance

Crisis communication, strategic communication

 

David Howe, Ph.D.

Paul Engler Professor of Entrepreneurship

Strategic planning 

 

Joanna P. Kimbell, J.D.

Clinical assistant professor of Business Law and Management 

Law and legal issues, strategic planning

 

J. Vincent Nix, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of education, core research methodologist

Administration and organizational culture, program evaluation, logic models, data dictionaries, strategic planning

 

Substance Abuse

 

 

 

Technology

 

Jeffry Babb, Ph.D.

Stan Sigman Professor of Business, associate dean of graduate business programs

Artificial Intelligence, software engineering

 

Kaleb Demerew, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Development technology (especially blockchain)

 

Chance Haugen

Assistant vice president for campus community and engagement

Technology, event management, live audio, visual productions

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Technology, information technology

 

Kenneth R. Leitch, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of civil engineering

Engineering technology

 

Anna K. Lemnitzer, MFA

Doris Alexander Distinguished Professor of Art

Digital arts, computer art, integrating alternative programs, Adobe Creative Cloud use, digital photography

 

Leslie Ramos Salazar, Ph.D.

Amjad Abdullat Professor of Business

Workplace cyberbullying, mobile texting behavior

 

Mohammad Siddiqui, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of computer science

Artificial Intelligence

 

Vinu U. Unnikrishnan, Ph.D.

Associate professor of civil engineering

Technology, engineering, civil engineering, mechanics, nanocomposites, biomechanics, biomedical engineering, computational modeling and simulation

 

Terrorism

 

Syed Tariq Anwar, D.B.A.

Professor of marketing

Terrorism and global business, social mind set and customs of Islam, U.S. overseas investments

  

Piper Blotter Biery, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of political science

Sovereign citizens, extremism, conspiracy theory, terrorism, democratic norms

 

Courtney A. Crowley, M.A.

Instructor of history

Israel, Zionism, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts, the modern Middle East

 

Jenifer Kunz, Ph.D.

Dyke Rogers Professor of Sociology

How to explain war and terrorism to children

 

Bryan Vizzini, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history

Taliban, concept of jihad, threat of terrorism worldwide

 

Theatre

 

Bradley J. Behrmann

Assistant professor of musical theatre

Musical theatre performance and history, pop music on Broadway, new works, regional theatre, music education, choral music, general music

 

Stephen Crandall

Professor of theatre

Acting, voice and speech coaching, dialects, movement, stage combat, fight choreography

 

Callie Hisek, M.F.A.

Royal R. Brantley Professor of Theatre Studies

Intimacy direction, mental health coordination, dramaturgy, directing, theatre history, stage management, feminist theatre

 

Ryan Ingebritsen, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of music technology

Art, astrophyics, dance, technology, information technology, music, physics, pop culture, theatre 

 

John Landon, M.F.A.

Professor of theatre

Technical theatre, scenic construction, stage management

 

 

Echo S. Sibley

Assistant professor of theatre

Devised theatre, one-person shows, improvisation, clowning, commedia dell'arte, musical theatre, opera, voice and movement, acting, physical theatre, feminist theatre

 

Transportation

 

Brian M. Ingrassia, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history

History of transportation

 

Kenneth R. Leitch, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of civil engineering

Transportation engineering 

 

Writing

 

Shanna Peeples, Ed.L.D.

Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair of Education

LGBTQ teachers/teaching/education/curriculum; teaching and learning with diverse populations (refugees, immigrants), poverty, adult learners; inquiry-based and Socratic teaching methods; teacher leadership; storytelling for leadership, advocacy, and policy in education; storytelling in nonprofits for strategic planning and culture and climate; diverse and multicultural books; teaching methods - writing (secondary students and adults)

 

Randall J. Ray, M.S.

Associate lecturer of media communication; director of broadcast engineering

Feature writing

 

Bonnie Roos

Professor of English

James Joyce, modernism, art history, 20th century art and literature, postcolonial literature, Irish literature and history, Irish famine literature, world literature, feminism, nationalism, epics, Djuna Barnes, U.S. abstract expressionism

 

Pat Tyrer, Ph.D.

Jenny Lind Porter Professor of English

Creative writing, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, American modernist, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, technical communication, research writing, prose

 

Amy Von Lintel, Ph.D.

Professor of art history and director of gender studies

Gender and identity studies, European art, American art, Art of the West, history of photography, aesthetics