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A. R. Sanchez, JR. School of Business Faculty

AGUIRRE-MILLING, HOMERO, Instructional Assistant Professoof Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas; M.B.A., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas

BENAVIDES, JACQUELINE, Visiting Lecturer, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., MBA Texas A&M International University

BROOKS, LI-ZHENG, Associate Professor of Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Changsha Railway Institute; M.A., Changsha Railway Institute; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

BRUSA, JORGE OMAR R., Director of the Ph.D. Program and Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Universidad del Litoral en Santa Fé, Argentina; M.B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Ph.D., Universidad de Belgrano at Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ph. D., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

CARLISLE, JODY, Lecturer of Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B. B. A., Mississippi State University; MPAcc, Mississippi State University; M.B.A., Webster University

CHANG, JUI-CHIN, Associate Professor of Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.Ed., National Changhua University of Education; M.B.A., Pittsburgh State University; Ph.D., Morgan State University.

CHEN, SHU-HSIU, Assistant Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.B.A., National Chengchi University; M.B.A., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., University of Houston

CHEN, YONG, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., Beijing University; M.A., Michigan State University; M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

CHO, MOON-KYUNG, Associate Professor of Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.S., University of Texas at Dallas; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D., Yonsei University.

CLARKE, GEORGE R., PNC Bank Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Western Hemispheric Trade, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Cornell University; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Rochester.

FAISAL, NUR AL, Assistant Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., National University, Bangladesh; M.S., National University, Bangladesh; M.B.A., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

FLORES, JUAN, Instructional Assistant Professor of Trade and Logistics, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., Purdue University; M.S., George Mason University; M.B.A., Mississippi College; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

FUAD, MOHAMMAD, Assistant Professor of Management Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.Tech., Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology; PGDM., KJSIMSR, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Management.

GARCIA, HERIBERTO, Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., M.B.A., M.I.S., Ph.D., Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

GARCIA, HUGO, Lecturer of Management Information Systems, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.B.A., M.S., Texas A&M International University.

GHOSH, AMIT, Professor of Economics and Chair, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.S., University of Calcutta, India; M.S., University of Calcutta, India; M.A., Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

GONZALEZ, DANIEL, Lecturer of Business Communications, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., M.A., Texas A&M International University

GRAHAM, NATHANIEL, Assistant Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.B.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

GRANT, KEVIN R., Instructional Assistant Professor of Business Law, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Brigham Young University; J.D., University of Puerto Rico; M.B.A., Arizona State University; PhD., Florida International University

HUBONA, GEOFFREY, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville; M.B.A., George Mason University; M.A., PhD., University of South Florida

IM, HYEONJIN, Instructional Assistant Professor of Economics, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., M.B.A., Kyungpook National University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

JANAMANCHI, BALAJI, Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.C., Osmania University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

KOCK, NEREU F., JR., Regents Professor of Management Information Systems and Chair, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.E.E., Federal Center of Technological Education at Curitiba; M.Sc., Institute of Aeronautical Technology; Ph.D., University of Waikato.

LI, WU-LUNG, Associate Professor of Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Soochow University; M.B.A., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas.

MA, QING, Associate Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., Qingdao University of Science & Technology; M.S.I.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., The University of Memphis.

MUKHERJI, ANANDA K., Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., St. Xavier's College, University of Calcutta, India; M.B.M., Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, India; Ph.D., The University of Memphis.

MUKHERJI, JYOTSNA, Professor of Marketing, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.A., St. Joseph's College, Andhra University; M.S., Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, India; Ph.D., The University of Memphis.

PACHECO PAREDES, ANGEL A., Associate Professor in Accounting, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.P.A., MPAcc, Instituto Techologico Autonoma de Mexico; MPAcc, PhD., Florida International University

PATWARDHAN, ABHIJIT, Associate Professor of Marketing, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.E., Shivaji University; M.B.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

PEÑA-SANCHEZ, ROLANDO, Associate Professor of Statistics, Division of International Business and Technology; B.S., M.S., Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México; Ph.D., Rice University.

PEREZ-BATRES, LUIS, Dean and Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology; B.S.B.A., ITESM-Monterrey Tech Laguna Campus; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

PRIETO, LEONEL, Associate Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.S., M.S., The University of Reading, England; M.B.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., The University of Reading, England; Ph.D., New Mexico State University.

RODRIGUEZ, ANTONIO J., Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.

RODRIGUEZ, RICHARD., Instructional Assistant Professor of Trade and Logistics, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; A.A.S., Tarrant Country Junior College; B.S., East Texas State University; M.B.A., City University; Ph.D., University of Phoenix

SEARS, ROBERT S., Professor of Finance and Director of the Banking Academy, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

VENUGOPAL, AJITH Assistant Professor of Management, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.S., University of Kerala; MBA, University of Kerala; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

WANG, HAIBO, Professor of Decision Science, Division of International Business and Technology Studies; B.S., South China University of Technology; M.S., M.S., University of Mississippi, Ph.D. University of Mississippi.

WEI, YINGHONG S., Radcliffe Killam Distinguished Associate Professor of Marketing, Division International Banking and Finance Studies; B.A., East China Jiaotong University; M.Phil.., City University of Hong King; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

YANG, LUKAI, Assistant Professor of Finance, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.S., Donghua University, Shanghai; M.S., University of Alabama; M.B.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Alabama

YAYI, CONSTANT, Assistant Professor of Economics, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.S.C., Universite Nationale du Benin; M.S.C., ENSEA, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

YIN, ANWEN, Associate Professor of Economics, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.B.A., Nanjing University of Finance and Economics; M.A., University of Windsor; Ph.D., Iowa State University

ZAGO-ALFENA, RAFAEL, Assistant Professor of Economics, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.S., Facamp; B.S., Facamp; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

ZHAO, YAN, Assistant Professor of Economics, Division of International Banking and Finance Studies; B.Ec, B.S., Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China; M.S.F., University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty

ADDO-MENSAH, ALFRED, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., University of Cape Coast; M.S. University of Maryland; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

AHMED, GIASUDDIN, Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., Kumamoto University, Japan.

AL LAIL, MUSTAFA, Associate Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

ALMUSTAFA, KHALED, Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, Canada.

ALQAHTANI, MOHAMMED, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A, University of Miami; M.S., American University; M.P.A., Barry University; Ph.D., Florida International University.

ARELLANO, JUAN, Lecturer of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University; M.S., Montana State University.

ARENAZ, PABLO, President and Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., University of Nevada; Ph.D., Washington State University.

BAYLESS, EMILY, Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., University of Colorado Boulder.

BENNETT, MARVIN E. III, Associate Professor of Geology, School of Engineering; B.S., Marshall University; M.S., Stephen F. Austin; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

BERKTAY, ASLIGUL, Assistant Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley; M.A., Central European Universit y, Hungary; Ph.D., Tulane University.

BERNDT, VIRGINIA, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences; B.A, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Lehigh University; Ph.D., University of Delaware.

BHATT, MAYA P., Visiting Lecturer of Chemistry Department of Biology and Chemistry; M.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal; M.S., Nagoya University, Japan; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

BLACKWELL, DEBORAH L., Associate Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

BLASCO-RUBIO, ADRIANA, Director of the Community Counseling Center and Instructional Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communications; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Texas A&M International University; D.P.C., Mississippi College.

BOSEMAN, MARK, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., University of Arkansas; M.M., Northwestern University; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music.

BROWN, JEFFREY MICHAEL, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., Miami University of Ohio; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

BROWN, THOMAS, Instructional Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communications; B.A., Missouri Southern State University; M.A., Pittsburg State University.

BYHAM, JACK C., Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Hiram College; M.A., PhD., University of Michigan.

CAMPBELL, COLIN A., Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., M.M., University of Port Elizabeth; Ph.D., North-West University.

CANTU, IRMA L., Associate Professor of Spanish; Department of Humanities; B.A., Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

CARDONA-LOPEZ, JOSE JESUS, Regents Professor of Spanish, Department of Humanities; B.S., National University, Colombia; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

CAREY, MARCUS, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.S., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Texas State University.

CARRIERE, JULIEN F., Instructional Associate Professor of French, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

CARRIERE, MELODY BOYD, Instructional Associate Professor of French and Italian, Department of Humanities; B.S., B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

CASTAÑEDA, CARLOS, Visting Lecturer of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., M.M., Arizona State University.

CHACON, KAITLYN, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., University of Denver; M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

CIESLICKA, ANNA, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; M.A., Ph.D., Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.

CINOGLU, HUSEYIN, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey; M.S., PhD., University of North Texas.

CONTRERAS, CESAR, Instructional Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., M.S., Instituto Tecnológico de Nuevo Laredo, México; M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas.

DAVACHI, SEYED MOHAMMAD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Islamic Azad University, Iran; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tehran, Iran.

DOMINGUEZ-VARGAS, GUILLERMO C., Instructional Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., M.S., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

DONNER, WILLIAM, College of Arts and Sciences; B.A., Millersville University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware.

DUFFY, STEPHEN MARK, Associate Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

ELMASRY, YOUSSEF, Lecturer of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., Iowa State University; M.S., Texas A&M University.

ENAB, KHALED, Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering; B.Sc., Menoufia University, Egypt; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

FIGUEIRIDO, JOSIAS, Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., London Metropolitan University, UK; M.F.A., The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

GALBRAITH, JUDE, Instructional Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities; B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

GANTA, DEEPAK, Associate Professor of Engineering; School of Engineering; B.S., University of Madras, India; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

GARCIA, EDIZA G., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; Psy.D., Regent University.

GARCIA, NILDA, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences; B.B.A., M.B.A., Texas A & M International University; Ph.D., University of Miami.

GARCIA, OMAR, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., M.A., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

GARZA, RAY, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., M.S., Texas A&M International University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

GECHTER, FRIEDRICH CHARLES, Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., Central Washington University; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin.

GILLOTTI, NICOLE, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.M., Illinois State University; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

GONZALEZ, ARIADNE A., Associate Provost and Associate Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., M.A., Texas A&M International University; M.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

GOONATILAKE, H. ROHITHA, Chair and Professor of Mathematics; Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.A., Ball State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

GORBUNOVA, TATIANA, Instructional Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory, Russia; M.M., Bowling Green State University; D.M., Florida State University.

GUTIERREZ, JOSE, Lecturer of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., Texas A&M International University.

GUTIERREZ, JUDY, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.A, M.S., Texas A&M International University.

HADLEY, ALISON, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of South Alabama; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

HARUNA, PETER FUSEINI, Director of the Public Administration Program and Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The University of Ghana, Ghana; M.P.A., Ph.D., The University of Akron.

HASAN, MUHAMMAD Z., Associate Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.Sc., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh; M.E.E., Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology.

HAYNES, ROBERT WILLIAM, Regents Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

HAZELTON, ANDREW J., Associate Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University.

HEREDIA, ROBERTO RAMIREZ, Regents Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., University of California-Davis; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz.

HERNANDEZ, FLOR M., Lecturer of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University.

HERNANDEZ, ZACHARY, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin: Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

HILBURN, ANDREW H., Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., University of South Alabama; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

HINOJOSA, JUAN HOMERO, Professor of Physics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; Sc.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University.

HOOD, BRITTANY J., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.

HOUSTON, KATE A., Associate Professor of Psychology and Criminal Justice, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, U.K.

HUANG, YU-MEI, Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., M.M., Florida International University; D.M.A., University of Miami.

HUMANE, PRACHITA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.E., G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, India; M.S., Colorado Technical University; Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology.

HUSSAIN, SAQUIB, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., M.S., COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

HWANG, JIYEON, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., Chung-Ang University, Korea; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., University of Minnesota.

JEONG, JIHOON, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Dongyang University, South Korea; M.P.A., University of Seoul, South Korea; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

JORGENSEN, KAMERON, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Ph.D, University of North Texas.

KHAMBHATI, DEVANG, Instructional Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., B.K.M. Science College, India; M.S. V.N. South Gujarat University, India; Ph. D. Oklahoma State University.

KHASAWNEH, MAHMOUD T., Director and Associate Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.A., The Hashemite University, Jordan; M.E., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

KIDD, MICHAEL R., Chair and Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

KILBURN, JOHN C., Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

KIM, JU OAK (JADE), Associate Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.A. and M.A., Seoul National University, South Korea; M.F.A., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Temple University.

KOZACZKA, ADAM, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., Fordham University; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

LEE, SEUNGMUG, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.A., Dong-guk University in Seoul, South Korea; M.S., John Jay College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

LELEKIS, DEBBIE, Chair and Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

LI, ZHIYANG, Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.E., China University of Petroleum Beijing, China; M.S., University of Houston; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington.

LIN, RUNCHANG, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, and Physics; B.S., M.S. Tongji University, China; M.A., Ph.D. Wayne State University.

LINDBERG, KEVIN, Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

LOZANO, JOSE CARLOS, Chair and Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.Sc., Universidad Regiomontana, México; M.A., University of Leicester, England; Ph.D., The University of Texas.

LUO, FEI, Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Program and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.L., M.L., Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

MADDAN, SEAN, Director of Institutional Research and Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

MANDAL, HARI, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

MANGANARO, LYNNE L., Associate Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., M.P.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

MANN, MICHAEL, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M.A., M.M., University of Oklahoma; D.M.A., University of Minnesota.

MARTINEZ-SAMOS, JOSE AGUSTIN, Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Humanities; B. A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

MENDEZ, MONICA O., Associate Professor of Environmental Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; M.S., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

MODIC, AARON, Instructional Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Auburn University.

MOMEN, MEHNAAZ, Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S.S., M.S.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; M.P.A., Dalhousie University, Canada; Ph.D., Cleveland State University.

MORAN, A. MARCELA, Associate Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A., Ohio University.

MOTT, DANIEL, Associate Professor of Zoology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

MOYER, JAMES, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., Susquehanna University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Oklahoma.

MUNOZ, AMANDA, Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., New Mexico State University; M.S., Ph. D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

MURPHY, JONATHAN W., Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.Sc., M.A., University of Toronto; M.A., University of Western Ontario; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

NATH, FATICK, Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., M.Eng., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh; M.S., Texas A&M University Kingsville; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

NELSON, SHARITY, Instructional Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., Truman State University; M.L.S., Indiana University Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

NEUMANN, PAMELA, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Trinity University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

NI, QINGWEN, Professor of Physics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., Shanghai Teachers' University, China; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

NIEMEYER, PAUL J., Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Arizona.

NORRIS, JAMES, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Kent State University; M.S., Troy State University; M.S., Chapman University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

NORRIS, LOLA ORELLANO, Dean and Associate Professor of Spanish and Translation, Department of Humanities; B.A., Translators and Interpreters School, Switzerland; M.A., Texas A&M International University; M.A., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

PATHIRANA, RUVINI U., Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

PAZ, ANALEE, Associate Professor of Digital Media, Department of Psychology and Communications; B.A., St. Edward’s University; M.A., Texas State University.

QUINTERO, JERRY, Senior Lecturer, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., North Texas State University; M.S., Texas A&M International University.

RACINE, NATHANIEL, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A, University of Notre Dame; M.U.P. McGill University, Canada; Ph.D. Temple University.

RAMOS, OSCAR N., Lecturer, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University.

RISHI, POOJA, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Science;.

RUBEL, TIMOTHY, Assistant Professor of Dance, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.F.A., University of California Riverside.

RUBIO, AMEDE, Instructional Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

SAIKALI, NORMA, Instructional Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., Lebanese University- Beirut, Lebanon; M.A., Ph.D., Central Michigan University.

SALEHI, SAEED, Endowed Professor of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., Petroleum University of Technology, Iran; M.S., University of Technology, Canada; Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology.

SALMAN, BAKHITA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Tennessee State University.

SAN MIGUEL, CLAUDIA, Provost and Vice President and Professor of Criminal Justice, College of Arts & Sciences; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

SAN MIGUEL, MIGUEL, Lecturer of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.A., Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, México; M.A., Texas A&M International University.

SCOTT, DANIEL, Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Program and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of Wisconsin-River Falls; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine.

SCOTT, TERESA, Instructional Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California; M.A., University of West Florida.

SHAW, JESSE, Associate Professor of Arts, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.F.A., Austin Peay State University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design.

SITAULA, SARITA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; M.Sc. Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Ph.D., Portland State University.

SOTO, GILBERTO D., Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.Ed., Universidad Autónoma del Noreste; B.A., Abilene Christian University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

SOTO-VASQUEZ, ARTHUR, Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Psychology and Communications; B.A., St. Edward’s University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., American University.

SUNDARARAJ, VIJAYAN, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.Sc., Gujarat University, India.; M.Sc. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ph.D., Lakehead University, Canada.

TADOUM, JEAN PAUL, Instructional Associate Professor of French and German, Department of Humanities; B.A., University of Lyon, France; M.A., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany; Ph.D., University of Arizona-Tucson.

TASHTOUSH, TARIQ, Associate Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.

TERAN, ELVIRA, Assistant Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering; B.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

TERRAZAS-CARRILLO, ELIZABETH, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communication; B.B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

THOMPSON, JERRY D., Regents Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., Western New Mexico University; M.A., University of New Mexico; D.A., Carnegie-Mellon University.

TOBIN, KENNETH J., Director of the Center for Earth and Environmental Studies and Professor of Geology, School of Engineering; B.A., Boston University; M.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

VANCHELA, RICHARD B., Visiting Lecturer of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.

VASQUEZ, DESI, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Communications; B.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

VERGARAY, ALFONSO, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

WALKER, JESSICA, Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities; B.A., M.F.A, The University of Virginia.

WAGNER, CRYSTAL, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.F.A., Atlanta College of Art; M.F.A., The University of

Tennessee.

WANG, HONGWEI, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., Chongqing Technology and Business University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

WEIGHT, DONOVAN S., Instructional Associate Professor of History, Department of Humanities; B.A., Utah State University; M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

WHITFIELD, CHARLES, Visiting Lecturer of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., Arkansas State University; M.S., Laredo State University.

YNALVEZ, MARCUS A., Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., M.A., University of the Philippines, Philippines; Ph.D., Louisiana State University and A&M College.

YNALVEZ, RUBY A., Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Philippines; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

ZSCHIRT, SIMON, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Auburn University; M.P.A., Florida State University.

ZVOBGO, VARAIDZO, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., B.C., University of Cape Town, South Africa; M.P.A., Kennesaw State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas.

College of Education Faculty

ANYANWU, KELE, Associate Professor of Educational Technology; Department of Educational Programs; B.S., University of Nigeria Nsukka; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ed.D., University of Houston.

BROWN, RANDEL, Associate Professor of Special Education; Department of Educational Programs; B.S., M.Ed., Central State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

CANO SAMPSON, ANGELA, Assistant Professor of Counseling Education, Department of Educational Programs, B.S.W., M.Ed., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.S., University of Texas, Ph.D., St. Mary’s University.

DEIRI, YOUMNA, Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.A. Roger Williams University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

CHAPA, KRISTINA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.I.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University.

DE LA GARZA, LINA, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Programs; B.A. Texas A&M University; M.A., Texas A&M International University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University, Kingsville.

FALTIS, CHRISTIAN, Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department Chair, Department of Educational Programs; B.A. San Francisco State University, M.A. San José State University; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University.

Gallardo, Cynthia, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., Texas A&M International University; M.D., John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

GARZA, SERGIO, Instructional Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., Texas A&I University; M.S., Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

GILL, PUNEET, Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., M.S., Ed. Spec; Ed.D., University of Alabama.

GODINA, HERIBERTO, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.P.A., University of Texas at El Paso; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

GONZALEZ, HUMBERTO, Professor Emeritus of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Programs; B.M., M.M., M.S., Texas A&I University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University.

HUBER, TONYA, Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., M. Ed., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

KIM, WON GYOUNG, Associate Professor of Special Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., Texas State University.

LINN, DIANA, Associate Professor of Special Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., Kent State University; M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

LIRA, JUAN R., Professor Emeritus of Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., Texas A&I University; M.S., Texas A&I University at Laredo; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

LOZANO, RICARDO, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; M.Ed., Concordia University – Texas; Ph.D., Texas A&M University – College Station.

MARTINEZ, GILDA, Instructional Associate Professor of Bilingual Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ed.D., Texas A&M Kingsville.

OMEARA, JAMES, Dean and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, B.E., University of Ballarat, M.A., Open University; Ed.D., University of Ballarat.

PERRY, CODY, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., Colorado Christian University; M.A., Colorado Christian University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

SOSA, CYNTHIA, Instructional Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.I.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ed.D. Concordia University.

RAMIREZ, ALFREDO, JR., Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., M.S., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

SAMPSON, SETH, Assistant Professor of Counseling Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio.

SANCHEZ, BERNICE Y., Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.A., M.A. Texas Woman’s University, Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

SHINE, FILIZ, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Educational Programs; B.S., The Ohio State University; M.A., Hunter College/CUNY; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

VILORIA, MARIA D., Associate Professor of Educational Administration; Department of Educational Programs; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Laredo State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

WANG, XUESONG, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Educational Programs; B.S. Northeast Normal University; M.S., Beijing Normal University; Ph.D., University of Florida.