Texas A&M International University

FACULTY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

AGUILAR, MARIAN A., Director and Associate Professor of Social Work, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.S.W, M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana.

BEN-RUWIN, MOHAMED A., Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of Gharyounis; M.P.A., Portland State University; M.S. Portland State University; Ph.D. University of North Texas.

BERDAHL, SUSAN M., Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., University of Iowa; M.M., University of Miami; Ph. D., University of Minnesota

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

BLOOMINGDALE, DAVID., Visiting Assistant Professor of Speech and Communications, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

BARROW-BRITTON, DAVID , Director of Educational Technology and Outreach and Instructor of Communication, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.B.A., University of Nevada-Reno; M.S., University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff.

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

CANIZALES, LILA, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.S., Laredo State University; M.A., University of Texas Pan American; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CARDONA-LOPEZ, JOSE JESUS, Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., National University, Palmira, Colombia; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

CASS, JEFFREY, Associate Provost and Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., Ph. D., University of California-San Diego.

CHADWELL, SEAN, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CHAMPION, DEAN J., Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Purdue University.

CLARK, JENNIFER L., Visiting Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., University of North Texas; M.M., Texas Christian University.

CORNELIUS-WHITE, CECILY F., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Chicago Campus.

CORNELIUS-WHITE, JEFFREY H., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., Roosevelt University; M.A., Psy. D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Chicago Campus.

CRUZ, RACHEL Y., Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., The University of Notre Dame; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin.

CUELLAR, CARLOS, Director of D.D. Hachar Honors Program and Assistant Professor of History; Department of Social Sciences; B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Laredo State University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

ENGLING, EZRA S., Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of the West Indies.

FARROKH, FARIDOUN, Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., Mashad University, Iran; M.A. University of Kansas; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.

FJELSTAD, PER, Associate Professor of Speech, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., The Evergreen State College; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University.

FOLSE, KIMBERLY A., Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.S., M.Ed., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.

GARZA, CECILIA, Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Texas A&I University; Ph.D., Texas A&M 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.

GODFREY, PHOEBE C., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work;B.A., Douglass College/Rutgers University; M.A., Teachers College/Columbia University; M.A.,Ph.D., Binghamton University.

GREEN, STANLEY C., Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

HAERTLEIN, ALMA ROSAMUND, Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio

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

HAYNES, ROBERT WILLIAM, Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

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

HERSCHAP, NANCY D., Instructor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., Texas A&I University;m.S., Texas A&M International University

IRIZARY-GUZMAN, CPT. RUBEN, Assistant Professor of Military Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., University of Puerto Rico; M.S., University of Missouri.

JEFFREY, JACLYN L., Assistant Professor of Anthropology-Communications, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Florida.

JONES, DAN R. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., B.J., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

KECK, RAY M., III, President, Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; A.B., Ph.D. Princeton University.

KRUEGER, JANET, Associatet Professor of Arts, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio.

KUSHA, HAMID R., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A. Abadam Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

LAUD-HAMMOND, ARCHIBALD, Adjunct Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Department of Social Sciences;B.A., Lincoln University;M.A., Duquesne University;M.A.,Villanova University;M.A., St. Joseph University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte;M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

LAW, SWEETY, Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., B.Ed., M.A., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., Ohio University.

LECUONA, RAFAEL A., Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

LEYENDECKER, BEDE L., Assistant Professor of Dance, Department of Fine and Performing Arts, B.S., University of Houston; M.Ed, University of Houston.

LIN, EN-BING, Chair and Professor of Mathematics, Department of Math and Physical Sciences; B.S., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., John Hopkins University.

LINDBERG, KEVIN, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

LONGORIA, DENISE A., Instructor of Social Work, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., M.S.S.W., The University of Texas at Austin.

MITCHELL, THOMAS R., Chair and Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

MOMAYEZI, NASSER, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., National University of Iran; M.A., Eastern New Mexico; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

MOMEN, MEHNAAZ, Assistant 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.

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

NICHOLS, J. WILLIAM, III, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

NORRIS, JAMES, Assistant 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.

OSHIMA, CHIHIRO, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Math and Physical Sciences; B.A., M.A., International Christian University, Tokyo; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

PARISH, RANDALL, JR., Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences;B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

PITTMAN-MUNKE, MARGARET, Associate Professor of Social Work, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., Hollins College; M.L.S., The University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed., M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.S.W., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

PLETSCH de GARCIA, KATHLEEN R., Associate Professor of English and Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.

RHODES, FRANCES GATES, Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.S., Laredo State University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

RIGGS, WILLIAM W., Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The Citadel; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph. D. University of New Orleans.

RIVERA, HECTOR, Instructor of Computer Science, Department of Math and Physical Sciences; B.A.,St. Thomas University; M.S., Texas A&M International University.

RUDOLPH, BONNIE A., Director of Counseling Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., Indiana University; M.A. DePaul University; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology.

SMITH, MELVIN CHARLES, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Auburn University

SOTO, GILBERTO, Chair and Associate 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.

TERANISHI, CHRISTY S., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., University of California, Santa Clara; M.A., San Diego University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Clara.

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

VALLE, CARLOS, Jr., Visiting Instructor, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Incarnate Word College, M.Ed., East Texas State University; M.A., Texas A&M International University; A.B.D., University of New Orleans.

WALTERS, STEPHEN, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., M.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Montana.

WARNER, JUDITH A., Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology and Sociology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

WATERS, FRANCES CAROL, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Eastern Michigan University, M.P.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

WELSH, ROBERT P., Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

WISEMAN, ALLEN W., Instructor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.B.A., M.A., University of Central Oklahoma.

WRIGHT, RICHARD B., Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

YODER, MICHAEL S., Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of Houston; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

ZHANG, XIAOMING, Associate Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Nanjing Teachers University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa.