Faculty Directory
Dr. Amjad A. Abdullat
Ed.D., Pepperdine University
Dean of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business &
Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 216A • (806) 651-2530 • Email
Dr. Syed Tariq Anwar
D.B.A., United States International University
Professor of Marketing
CC 213F • (806) 651-2491 • Email
Dr. Jeffry Babb
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Stan Sigman Professor of Business
CC 214E • (806) 651-2440 • Email
Biography • Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Anne-Christine Barthel
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Economics & Decision Management
CC 336B • (806) 651-4116 • Email
Dr. William Biggs
J.D., University of Chicago
Clinical Assistant Instructor of Business Law
CC 332A • (806) 651-4126 • Email
Ms. Lynsee Bjork
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives & Instructor of Management
CC 214F • (806) 651-2526 • Email
Ms. Brandy Carr
M.S., Texas A&M University
Instructor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Business Programs
CC 222C • (806) 651-2690 • Email
Dr. Rahul Chauhan
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Associate Professor of Management
CC 228B • (806) 651-4001 • Email
Dr. Liang Chen
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems &
McCray Professor of Business Analytics
CC 208F • (806) 651-2469 • Email
Mr. David W. Clark
M.P.A. and C.P.A., West Texas A&M University
Instructor of Accounting and Healthcare Management
CC 222J • (806) 651-2996 • Email
Dr. Robin Clark
J.D., University of Texas
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Law
CC 213C • (806) 651-2494 • Email
Ms. Karen Cooley
M.B.A. and C.P.A., West Texas A&M University
Instructor of Accounting
CC 222F • (806) 651-2512 • Email
Dr. Marisa Crisostomo
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Clinical Assistant Professor of Decision Management &
Miller Professor of Entrepreneurship
CC 212B • (806) 651-8477 • Email
Mr. Kareem Dana
M.S., Duke University
Adjunct Instructor of Computer Information Systems
CC 203B • (806) 651-2445 • Email
Dr. De'Arno De'Armond
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Associate Dean of Graduate School & Research Special Projects,
Professor of Finance, & Paul Engler Professor of Business
KRC 122 • (806) 651-2490 • Email
Mr. Zivorad Filipovic
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Part-Time Instructor of Marketing
High Plains Food Bank • (806) 477-0168 • Email
Dr. John Francois
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Economics & Hodges Professor of Business
CC 336C • (806) 651-4124 • Email
Dr. Xiang Gao
Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso
Assistant Professor of Accounting
CC 222E • (806) 651-4112 • Email
Dr. R. Nicholas Gerlich
Ph.D., Indiana University
Hickman Professor of Marketing
CC 213E • (806) 651-2492 • Email
Dr. Emily Hammer
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management
CC 327B • (806) 651-2504 • Email
Ms. Edie Harvey
Part-time Instructor of Management
Dr. Eric Hoffmann
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Associate & Pickens Professor of Economics
CC 215D • (806) 651-3865 • Email
Dr. Gahangir Hossain
Ph.D., University of Memphis
Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208B • (806) 651-4004 • Email
Dr. David Howe
Ph.D., University of Utah
Assistant Professor of Management
CC 213K • (806) 651-3869 • Email
Dr. Sean Humpherys
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Associate & Pickens Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208G • (806) 651-2396 • Email
Dr. Heidi Huntington
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Assistant Professor of Business Communication
CC 332H • (806) 651-2765 • Email
Dr. Murray E. Jennex
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Clinical Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208L • (806) 651-2511 • Email
Dr. Turkan Dursun Kilic
Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Associate Professor of Marketing
CC 213B • (806) 651-2506 • Email
Dr. Joanna Kimbell
J.D. & M.B.A., Baylor University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Law & Management
CC 336D • (806) 651-4026 • Email
Dr. Robert Allen King
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Associate Dean of Graduate Business Programs,
Associate Professor of Marketing, & Wilder Professor of Business
CC 210B • (806) 651-4002 • Email
Dr. Ibrahim Lazrig
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208E • (806) 651-2763 • Email
Dr. Andrew Li
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Williams Professor of Management
CC 213H • (806) 651-2496 • Email
Ms. Lisa Lightfoot
M.P.A., West Texas A&M University
Instructor of Accounting
CC 203D • (806) 651-4029 • Email
Dr. Xiaolin Lin
Ph.D., Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208A • (806) 651-2442 • Email
Mr. Matt Loftin
M.S., George Washington University
Instructor of Finance
CC 332C • (806) 651-2770 • Email
Biography • Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Anne Macy
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Edwards Professor of Finance
CC 215C • (806) 651-2523 • Email
Ms. Jackie Marr
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Instructor of Management
CC 203A • (806) 651-2764 • Email
Dr. Ryan Mattson
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Associate Professor of Economics
CC 332E • (806) 651-2509 • Email
Dr. Kelly McCauley
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Associate Professor & Engler Professor of Management
CC 228A • (806) 651-2549 • Email
Dr. Eric McKee
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor of Finance
CC 327D • (806) 651-2768 • Email
Dr. Neil Meredith
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Economics & Dana Professor of Business
CC 332B • (806) 651-2493 • Email
Ms. Lisa Mitchell
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Senior Coordinator of Graduate Programs & Instructor of Finance
CC 208K • (806) 651-2501 • Email
Dr. Ashley Morgan
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Assistant Professor of Marketing & Macy Professor of Business
CC 213N • (806) 651-2503 • Email
Dr. James Owens
D.B.A., Harvard University
Professor of Finance & Hodges Professor of Corporate Governance
CC 215A • (806) 651-2519 • Email
Dr. Robin Patterson
J.D., University of New Mexico
Assistant Dean, Patterson Professor of Business Law & Director of Continuous Improvement
CC 214D • (806) 651-2497 • Email
Dr. Rex Pjesky
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Associate Dean of the Graduate School & Professor of Economics
KRC 106 • (806) 651-2737 • Email
Dr. Nika Qiao
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Assistant Professor of Accounting
CC 222B • (806) 651-2758 • Email
Dr. Nurul Rafi
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor of Finance
CC 327E • (806) 651-2895 • Email
Dr. Leslie Ramos Salazar
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Associate & Abdullat Professor of Business Communication and Decision Management
CC 208H • (806) 651-2548 • Email
Dr. Katelynn Sell
Ph.D. Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor of Management
CC 213G • (806) 651-2762 • Email
Mr. Steve Sellars
M.B.A., Texas A&M University
Career Services Experiential Education Coordinator & Part-time Instructor of Management
CC 113 • (806) 651-2345 • Email
Dr. Jonathan Shaffer
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business programs &
Pickens Professor of Management
CC 220A • (806) 651-2489 • Email
Dr. Bin Shao
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Professor of Decision Management & Terry Professor of Business
CC 208J • (806) 651-2441 • Email
Dr. Dallin Smith
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Professor of Accounting
CC 222G • (806) 651-2516 • Email
Dr. Oscar Solis
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Associate Professor of Finance & Edwards Professor of Financial Planning
CC 327C • (806) 651-2772 • Email
Dr. Brandli Stitzel
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor of Economics
CC 336F • (806) 651-4122 • Email
Dr. Neil Terry
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Executive Vice President and Provost & Paul Engler Professor of Economics
OM 307 • (806) 651-2043 • Email
Dr. H. Barbara Wang
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Professor of Finance & Edwards Professor of Banking
CC 215F • (806) 651-2508 • Email
Dr. Yiding Wang
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor of Accounting
CC 222A • (806) 651-2786 • Email
Dr. Trevor Watkins
Ph.D., University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Management & Foust Professor of Business
CC 213J • (806) 651-4025 • Email
Mr. James Webb
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
CIO & Part-time Instructor of Computer Information Systems
Computer Center 105 • (806) 651-1246 • Email
Biography • Curriculum Vitae
Ms. Melissa White
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Instructor of Business
Old Main 307 • (806) 651-2045 • Email
Dr. Jillian Yarbrough
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management &
Virginia Engler Professor of Business
CC 336G • (806) 651-4114 • Email
Dr. Jae Kyun Yoo
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor of Management
CC 213M • (806) 651-2498 • Email
Dr. Carl Zhang
Ph.D., George Washington University
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
CC 208D • (806) 651-2446 • Email
Dr. Wei Zhang
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Finance
CC 327G • (806) 651-4125 • Email
Dr. Yafei Zhang
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor of Business Communication
CC 332J • (806) 651-2767 • Email
Dr. Chen Zhao
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Assistant Professor of Accounting
CC 215J • (806) 651-2517 • Email
Staff Directory
Ms. Diana Baeza
B.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Student Success Coordinator
CC 228A • (806) 651-2524 • Email
Ms. Darlene Brasington
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Academic Documentation Coordinator
CC 214A • (806) 651-4031 • Email
Ms. Misty Hobbs
M.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Coordinator of Graduate Business Programs
CC 210 • (806) 651-2500 • Email
Ms. Verónica Potter
B.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Coordinator of Online Undergraduate Business Programs
CC 220 • (806) 651-2447 • Email
Ms. Betty Stocker
B.G.S., West Texas A&M University
Administrative Assistant
CC 216 • (806) 651-2529 • Email
Ms. Michelle Vinyard
M.B.A. West Texas A&M University
Coordinator of Administrative Services and Student Engagement
CC 222D • (806) 651-2444 • Email
