Nov 21, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty


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Abdelzaher, Dina
Associate Professor of Management; B.B.A., Ph.D., Florida International University

Abeysekera, Krishani
Senior Lecturer/System Administrator of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Abukmail, Ahmed
Associate Professor of Computer Science; B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Akladios, Magdy
Department Chair of Physical and Applied Sciences and Professor of Occupational Safety and Health, B.S.,Cairo University; MBA, M.S.I.E., M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University

Al-Mubaid, Hisham
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., University of Jordan; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas

Alexander, Karen
Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Excelsior College; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch

Amonette, William E.
Associate Professor of Fitness and Human Performance; B.S., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch

Anders, Anne
Assistant Professor of Economics; B.S., Seton Hall University; M.A., Ph.D., Clemson University

Anderson-Diaz, Comeka
Visiting Lecturer of Criminology; B.A., B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Penn State Harrisburg; J.D., Pennsylvania State University; LL.M., University of Alabama

Ariza, Martha
Lecturer in Biotechnology; D.V.S.Z., Universidad de Caldas; M.S., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Arney, Jennifer
Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Ayadi, Mary O.
Professor of Healthcare Administration; B.S., University of Ibadan; M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

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Baker, Sheila
Associate Professor of School Library and Information Science; B.S., Ohio University; M.L.I.S, Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Baldwin, Andrea
Lecturer of Communication; B.A., M.A., University or North Texas; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Bartsch, Robert A.
Program Director, Center for Faculty Development, and Professor of Psychology; B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado

Beavers, Elizabeth A.
Associate Professor of Special Education; B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi

Bendeck, Yvette M.
Professor of Finance; B.S., M.S., Georgia Tech; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Bentley, Jason
Lecturer of Fitness and Human Performance; B.S. Milwaukee School of Engineering; M.S., Medical College of Wisconsin

Bettayeb, Saïd
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; Diplôme d’ingenieur, University of Constantine, Algeria; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University

Bistricky, Steven
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology; B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Black, Ken
Professor of Decision Sciences; B.A., Graceland College; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., Ph.D., University of North Texas

Boetticher, Gary D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Software Engineering; B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., West Virginia University

Bozkurt, Ipek
Associate Professor of Engineering Management; B.S., Hacettepe University; M.E.M., Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Brims, Michael
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media; B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Muenchen; M.F.A., University of Houston

Brown, Amber
Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education; B.S.E., East Texas Baptist University, M.S., Ed.D., University of North Texas

Brown, Matthew
Associate Professor of Family Therapy; B.S., M.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Brown, Suzanne E.
Department Chair of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction; B.S., Southwest Texas State University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Bryant, Vernon
Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering; B.S., University of Houston; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Buddharaju, Pradeep
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B. Tech-Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Houston

C

Campbell-Palmer, Cynthya
Director, Psychological Services Clinic, and Clinical Assistant Professor; B.A., Southwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago

Carman, Carol A.
Professor of Educational Foundations; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Carter, Nelson
Lecturer of Mathematics; A.S., San Jacinto College; B.S., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Cazes, Denise B.
Senior Lecturer of Fitness and Human Performance, B.S., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Cedillo, Christina
Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Texas A&M International University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Chambers, Silvana
Assistant Professor of Management; B.S., M.A., Tusculum University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler

Chan, Tak Shing (Leo)
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies; B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Chandra, Ashish
Professor of Healthcare Administration; B.S., M.M.S., Banaras Hindu University; MBA, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe

Cherry, Stephen M.
Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., M. A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Chvala, Terry
Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood Education; B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A.T., Marygrove College

Clardy, J. Mark
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management; B.A., University of Dallas; MBA, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; M.H., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler

Clark, Debra E.
Associate Professor of Communication; B.S., Tennessee State University; M.L.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Clody, Michael
Associate Professor of Literature; B.A., Saint Louis University; M.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., S.U.N.Y.-Buffalo

Corrales, Antonio
Associate Professor of Educational Administration; B.A., Metropolitan University, MBA, Reutlingen University of Technology & Business, M.S., Ed.D., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Costello, Sarah
Associate Professor of Art History; B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D., Binghamton University

Cothern, Thomas
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration; B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, M.E., Louisiana State University, Ed.D., Southeastern Louisiana University

Cotten, Stephen
Associate Professor of Economics; B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Crawford, Caroline M.
Professor of Instructional Design and Technology; B.A.T., Sam Houston State University; M.L.A., Houston Baptist University; Ed.D., University of Houston

Cuchens, Patricia S.
Executive Director, Planning and Assessment in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and Senior Lecturer of Writing; B.A., M.A.T., University of West Florida

Curtis, Maria F.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural and Global Studies; B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

D

Dabney, James
Program Chair of Systems Engineering and Professor of Systems Engineering; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Rice University

Daghooghi, Mohsen
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; B.S., University of Tehran; M.S., University of Tehran; Ph.D., The State University of New York at Buffalo

Datta, Soma
Associate Professor of Software Engineering; B.S., Calcutta University, India; P.G.D.I.M, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, India; M.S., Indira Gandhi National Open University, India; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Davari, Sadegh
Department Chair of Computing Sciences and Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., Institute of Advanced Accounting; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Davis, Randy
Associate Professor of Counseling; B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M

Day, David
Senior Lecturer of Writing; B.A., University of Oklahoma; J.D., University of Houston Law Center; Ph.D., Rice University

Dean, Julianna
Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; M.S., Exercise and Health Science, University of Houston-Clear Lake; B.A., Russian Language and Literature, Scripps College

Decker, Phillip J.
Professor of Healthcare Administration; B.A., M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., San Diego State University

Decman, John
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership; B.A., Purdue University; M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., Ball State University

Diepenbrock, Clotilde M.
Associate Professor of Writing; B.A., California State University; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Southern California

Divoll, Kent A.
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction; B.S., Westfield State College; M.Ed., Lesley University; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst

Djordjevic, Dragana
Lecturer of Writing; B.A., University of Belgrade; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Dodson, Kimberly
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology; B.S., M.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Du, Hui
Professor of Accounting; B.A., Peking University; MBA, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Dubrovskiy, Anton V.
Program Chair of Chemistry and Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Higher Chemical College of Russian Academy of Science; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Dugre, Neal
Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Elon University; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University

E

Elkins, Sara
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

English, Kirk
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences; B.S., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch

Erdem, S. Altan
Professor of Marketing; B.S., Middle East Technical University; MBA, University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Everhart, Jonathan
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies; B.B.A., MBA, Angelo State University; M.S., University of the Incarnate Word; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law; L.L.M., Georgetown University Law Center; DBA, University of the Incarnate Word

F

Feagin, Terry
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Fessler, Emily
Assistant Professor of Family Therapy; B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University

Fox, Tom
Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Aquinas College; M.S., St. Louis University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Illinois State University

French, Leticia
Lecturer of Writing; B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi

Fritz, Jennifer N.
Associate Professor of Behavior Analysis; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

G

Garcia, Thomas
Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., Florida State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Garland, Kathleen
Lecturer of Environmental Management; B.A., B.S., Ph.D., Penn State University State College

Garrison, David
Interim Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Physics; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Gauna, Leslie
Assistant Professor in ESL/Bilingual Education; B.A., Universidad Nacional de Rosario, M.E., Ed.D., University of Houston

Gercek, Gokhan
Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S, M.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; MBA, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Gessler, Anne
Clinical Assistant Professor of Humanities and First-Year Experience; B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Giles, Michelle
Assistant Professor of Educational Technology; B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M University; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Gladden, Samuel Lyndon
Associate Dean, College of Human Sciences and Humanities, and Professor of Literature; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Gossett, Lisa B.
Associate Professor of Environmental Management; B.S.M.E., Rice University; J.D., University of Houston Law Center

Grace, Jennifer
Professor of Educational Foundations; B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Graves, Shanna
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education; B.A., M.A., Xavier University of Louisiana; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Gruber, Stephen
Lecturer in Biology; B.S. Texas A&M University at Galveston; M.S. University of Houston-Clear Lake

Gu, Vicky
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences; B.S., Campbell University; M.S., Indiana University; MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Guerrero, Laura
Assistant Professor of Management; B.B.A., The University of Texas at El Paso; MBA, Simon Fraser University; Ph.D., Western University.

Guillen, George
Executive Director of the Environmental Institute of Houston and Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas School of Public Health

H

Hales, Barbara
Associate Professor of History; B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A.., University of Arizona; M.A., Cambridge University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Hamidi, Youssef
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; B.S., Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingenieurs; M.S., Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingenieurs; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Hao, Jun
Assistant Professor of Accounting; B.A., Tsinghau University; MBA, Central Missouri State University; M.S., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio

Haque, Afshana
Assistant Professor of Family Therapy; B.S. University of Houston; M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., St. Mary’s University

Harman, Thomas L.
Department Chair of Engineering and Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Rice University

Hasan, Khondker S.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science; B.S., North-South University, Bangladesh; M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Hasan, Rajib
Assistant Professor of Accounting; BCom, University of Dhaka; M. B. A., University of Dhaka; M. B. A., Georgia State University; Ph. D., University of Texas at Dallas

Hedengren, Mary
Lecturer of Writing; B.A., M.A., Brigham University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Heerey, Michael
Lecturer of Mathematics; B.S., M.A., University of Arizona

Helm, James C.
Associate Professor of Software Engineering; B.S., Missouri Valley University; M.S., University of Missouri at Rolla; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Hentges, Beth
Chair, Department of Psychology, and Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston

Hettiarachchi, Charitha
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S., Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka; M.S., St. Cloud State; Ph.D., North Dakota State

Hoang, Trung Q.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Hodges, Adam
Associate Professor of History; B.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois

Howard, Cynthia L.
Department Chair of Environmental Sciences and Professor of Biology and Environmental Science; B.A., Miami University; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center

Hsu, Henda
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology; B.A., University of California-Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany State University of New York

Hugetz, Edward T.
Professor of Humanities and Fine Arts; B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A.H., State University of New York at Buffalo

Huss-Keeler, Rebecca
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education; B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

I

Imrecke, Daniel
Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences; B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Houston

J

Jacobs, Lorie
Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A., Tulane University; M.A., University of Nevada; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Jain, Preeti
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education; B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Houston

Jancenelle, Vivien
Assistant Professor of Management; B.S., University of Passau; M.S., ESC Clermont; MBA, Cleveland State University; DBA., Cleveland State University

Jayalath, Kalanka
Assistant Professor of Statistics; B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Jenkins, Sandra
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Texas Women’s University; M.S., University of Central Texas; M.S.N., Northwester State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Jeong, Ki-Young
Program Chair and Associate Professor of Engineering Management; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University; MBA, University of Massachusetts; B.S., Korea University

Jin, Hae Rin (Helen)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology; B.S., Arizona State University; M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Ph.D., Sam Houston University

Johnson, Vanessa
Associate Professor of Legal Studies; B.S., Tulane University; MBA, New York University; L.L.M., University of Houston Law Center

Johnston, Amanda M.
Associate Professor of Psychology; B.S., University of Iowa; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D. Miami University

Jones, Lisa
Department Chair of Counseling, Special Education, and Diversity and Professor of Multicultural Education; B.S., Texas A&M University; M.Ed., Prairie View A&M University; Ed.D., University of Houston

Jones, Robert M.
Professor of Educational Foundations; B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.T., East Central State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

K

Kanenberg, Heather
Associate Professor of Social Work; B.S.W., Murray State University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Houston

Kelling, Angela
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Kelling, Nicholas
Associate Professor of Psychology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Khoury, Raymond
Department Chair and Lecturer in Healthcare Administration; B.S., University of Houston; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Kice, Brent
Assistant Professor of Communication; B.A., Loyola University New Orleans; M.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Kim, Sehan
N.A.S.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting; A.B., University of Alberta; B.A., Yonsei University; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

King, Shatoi
Lecturer of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Texas Medical Branch; M.S.N., Walden University

Kirac, Emre
Assistant Professor of Engineering Management; B.S., Uludag University; M.S., Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Kirkman, Dorothy M.
Associate Professor of Management; B.A., North Carolina State University; MSIA, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Klett, Elizabeth
Professor of Literature; B.A., Drew University; M.A., University of Birmingham; Ph.D., University of Illinois

Klyueva, Anna
Assistant Professor of Communication; B.S., Khujand State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Koc, Hakduran
Program Chair of Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., Ankara University, M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Kovic, Christine M.
Chair, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, and Professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural and Global Studies; B.A., Rice University; M.A., Hunter College-City University of New York; Ph.D., City University of New York

Kussro, Lauren
Assistant Professor of Art and Design; B.F.A., Indiana University-Herron School of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Tennessee

Kusters, Isabelle
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Texas School of Public Health

L

Lacher, Lisa
Program Chair of Information Technology and Assistant Professor of Information Technology; B.S., North Dakota State University; M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., North Dakota State University

Lacina, Michael J.
C.P.A., Department Chair and Professor of Accounting; B.B.A., Western Michigan University; MBA, Michigan State University; Ph.D., Purdue University

LaMontagne, Michael G.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology; B.S., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Boston University

Lang, Chuck
Visiting Lecturer of Educational Leadership; B.S., M.Ed., Houston Baptist University

Larson, Stuart
Chair, Department of Communication and Studio Arts, and Associate Professor of Graphic Design; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, N.Y.

Lash, Jeff
Associate Professor of Geography; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A.G., Ph.D., Texas State University

Lastrapes, Renee
Associate Professor of Educational Foundations; B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Louisiana State University

Leal, Roberta
Assistant Professor of Social Work; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Houston

Lechago, Sarah
Associate Professor of Psychology, Learning, and Behavior Analysis; B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Lehmann, Constance M.
C.I.S.A., Professor of Accounting; B.B.A., Loyola University New Orleans; MBA, University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Leonard, Clay
Assistant Professor of Art and Design; B.F.A., Adrian College; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University

Lerman, Dorothea C.
Director, Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and Professor of Psychology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Li, Yingfu (Frank)
Program Chair of Statistics and Associate Professor of Statistics; B.S., Nanjing Normal University; M.S., Jilin University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis

Liaw, Morris M.
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., Chung Yuan College; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas

Lin, Jian
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; B.Ec., Ji Nan University (China); M.S., Ph.D., University of Houston

Linton, Matthew S.
Associate Professor of Art and Design; B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., Tufts University and the School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Liu, Xinying

Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems; B.S., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; M.S., University of Maryland, College Park; Ph.D., Georgia State University

Lu, Jack Y.
Professor of Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Northeast Normal University; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Lu, Jiang
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., Shanghai Maritime University, M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Lucas, Amy
Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M

Ma, Jingjing
Department Chair of Mathematics and Statistics and Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Jiangxi University; P.R. China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo

MacDermott, Alexandra
Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry and Physics; M.A., D.Phil., Oxford University

Makepeace, Jason
Associate Professor of Art and Design; B.A., College of Charleston; M.F.A., University of Houston

Marcoline, Anne
Associate Professor of Literature; B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Ph.D., University California, Santa Barbara

Marek, Ryan
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology; B.S., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

Marks, Barry R.
Professor of Accounting; B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Purdue University

Marquez, Judith
Professor of Bilingual and Multicultural Education; B.A., Pan American University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Martynov, Aleksey
Associate Professor of Management; B.S., M.S., Perm State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Masood, Samina S.
Professor of Physics; B.Sc., M.A., Punjab University, Lahore; M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Quaid-i-Azim University, Islamabad

Matthew, Kathryn I.
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs; Professor of Reading and Language Arts; B.A., M.Ed., University of New Orleans; Ed.D., University of Houston

Matthews, Frank F.
Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., California Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Mayes, Van E.
Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Mayfield, Clifton
Associate Professor of Management; B.S., MBA, University of Arizona; Ph.D., University at Albany-State University of New York

McCormack, Joseph P.
Associate Professor of Finance; B.A., Colby College; MBA, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

McDonald, Denise
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction; B.S., University of Houston; M.Ed., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ed.D., University of Houston

McEnery, Lillian B.
Professor of Reading and Language Arts; B.S., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ed.D., University of Houston

McIntyre, Scott E.
Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology; B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., M. Ed, Ph.D., Georgia State University

McMullen, J. Michael
Professor of Sociology; B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

McNamara, Kevin R.
Professor of Literature; B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Irvine

Merfish, Beth
Assistant Professor of Art History; B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University-Institute of Fine Arts

Michael, Timothy B.
Associate Professor of Finance; B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; MBA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Milam, Alex
Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.H.A/MBA, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Houston

Mills, W. Ronald
Professor of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Miami University

Mitchell, Jordan P.
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration; B. M, MBA, East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Mokrech, Mustafa
Geographic Information Sciences Analyst of the Environmental Institute of Houston and Faculty; Ph.D. , King’s College, University of London

Molen, Angela
Lecturer of Mathematics; A.A., San Jacinto College; B.S., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Moreno, Georgina
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Morgan, Valerie
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology; B.A., Stanford University; M.F.A., University of Montana

Mountain, Jeffrey R.
Program Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering; B.S., M.S. Ph.D.; University of Texas at Arlington

Moya, David
Director, Children’s Art School, and Adjunct Instructor of Art and Design; B.F.A., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Murasko, Jason E.
Associate Professor of Economics, B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Rice University

Mustafaev, Zokhrab
Program Chair of Mathematics and Associate Professor of Mathematics; M.S., Moscow State University, Russia; M.A., Ph.D. University of Rochester

N

Newsum, Janice
Assistant Professor in Library & Information Science; B.A., Rhodes College, M.S., Florida State University, M.Ed., University of St. Thomas

Nguyen, Luong A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., M.S., University of Washington; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Rice University

O

Orange, Amy
Associate Professor of Educational Foundations; B.A., University of California, Davis; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Orhan, Mehmet
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Bilkent University(Turkey)

P

Pace, Robert
Clinical Associate Professor of Counseling; B.S. and M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ed.D., Texas Southern University

Pan, Shanshan
Assistant Professor of Accounting; B. A., Beijing Foreign Studies University; M. P. A., Mississippi State University; Ph. D., Louisiana State University

Parsons, Keith M.
Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Berry College; M.T.S., Emory University; M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Queen’s University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Paul, Christine
Director, HSH Continuing Education Program, and Adjunct Instructor of Spanish; B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University

Pavlova, Ivelina
Associate Professor of Finance; B.B.A., University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria; MBA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Florida International University

Pedro, Joan
Dean, College of Education and Professor in Curriculum and Instruction; B.A., M.Ed., University of West Indies, M.Sc.Ed., University of Miami, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Penn, Everette B.
Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology; B.A., Rutgers University M.A., University of Central Texas; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Perdue, D. Grady
Professor of Finance; B.A., University of Alabama; MBA, Auburn University-Montgomery; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Perez-Davila, Alfredo J.
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico); M.S., Stanford University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Peters, Michelle
Department Chair of Leadership and Policy Analysis and Professor of Educational Foundations; B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla; Ed.D., The George Washington University

Phalen, Robert
Program Chair and Associate Professor of Occupational Safety and Health; B.A., California State University Fullerton, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles

Phillips, Charles E., Jr.
Lecturer of Computer Science; B.S., West Point United States Military Academy; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Place, Lynn
Lecturer of Marketing; B.A. Drake University, MBA–Marketing, DePaul University

Powers, William P., Jr.
Director, Texas Department of Correction Academics Offenders program, and Adjunct Instructor of History; B.S., Angelo State University; M.A., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Pule, Heather
Clinical Assistant Professor of Reading and Language Arts, B.A., M.Ed., Texas Tech University, Ed.D. University of Houston

Puzdrowski, Richard L., Jr.
Department Chair of Biology and Biotechnology and Associate Professor of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

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Rashid, M. Bazlur
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology; M.D., Dhaka Medical College, Ph.D., Osaka University Medical School

Raymond, Roberta
Assistant Professor of Reading and Language Arts; B.S., Southwest Texas State University; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ed.D., Sam Houston State University

Renz, Franciszka
Assistant Professor Management; B.S., University of Passau; MBA, Murray State; M.S., University of Regensburg; Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso

Rios, Desdamona
Associate Professor of Social Psychology; B.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Rivas, Teresa
Lecturer of Mathematics; B.A., M.A., The University of Texas at Austin

Robinson, Leroy, Jr.
Associate Professor of Marketing; B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S., Perdue; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Rohde, Larry
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology; B.S., M.S.T., Tarleton State University; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston

Rolf, Skylar
Assistant Professor of Management; B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., MBA, John Brown University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Romero, Wanalee
Director, First-Year Experience, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Literature and First-Year Experience; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University

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Sakoglu, Unal “Zak”
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., Bilkent University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of New Mexico

Saleem, Naveed
Department Chair of Management Information Systems and Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S., M.A., Punjab University (Pakistan); MBA, Andrews University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Santiago-Vazquez, Lory Z.
Program Chair of Biotechnology and Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology; B.S., University of Puerto Rico, Humacao; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Schanding, Thomas
Associate Professor of School Psychology; B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Seahorn, Christal R.
Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A., Trinity University; M.A., University of York; Ph.D., University of Louisiana

Seevers, Randy L.
Associate Professor of Special Education; B.S., Ohio State University; M.Ed., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Sha, Kewei
Assistant Professor of Computer Science; B.S., East China University of Science and Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Wayne State University

Shaman, Nicholas
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Sharifahmadian, Ershad
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., Shahed University; M.S., Tehran University; Ph.D., University of Nevade, Las Vegas

Sheng, Lifei
Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences; B.S., China, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

Shiau, Lie June
Professor of Mathematics; B.S., National Central University, R.O.C.; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Shih, Liwen
Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., National Chiao Tung University, R.O.C., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Shin, Haeyoung
C.P.A., Associate Professor of Accounting; B.B.A., Korea University; M.A., M.A.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas

Short, Mary B.
Chair, Department of Clinical, Health, and Applied Sciences, and Professor of Clinical Psychology; B.S., North Dakota State University; M.A., Mankato State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Short, Rick J.
Dean, College of Human Sciences and Humanities, and Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed., Texas State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Shulsky, Debra
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction; B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Houston

Silvermintz, Daniel E.
Associate Professor of Humanities; B.A., Vassar College; M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; M.A., St. John’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas

Simieou, Felix
Interim Associate Dean, College of Education and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership; B.A., McNeese State University; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Sisman, Cengiz
Associate Professor of History; B.A., Bosphorus University; M.A., Temple University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

Sorensen, Susan M.
C.P.A., Associate Professor of Accounting; B.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Steel, Douglas
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S., University of Houston; MBA, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Ph.D., University of Houston

Stephens, Brian
Program Chair of Biology and Assistant Professor of Biotechnology and Biology; B.S., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Stephenson, Hunter W.
Associate Professor of Writing; B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

Strait, Gerald
Assistant Professor of School Psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Stringer, Donna
Lecturer of Management; B.B.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake, M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake, M.A., University of Alabama, Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington

Sublett, Lisa
Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology; B.S., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston

Subramanian, Shreerekha
Chair, Department of Liberal Arts, and Associate Professor of Humanities; B.A., University of Michigan; M.F.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Sun, Dongmin
Associate Professor of Environmental Geology; B.S., Daqing Petroleum Institute; M.S., Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing, China; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Sun, Nanfei
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S., Chongqing University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph. D., University of Houston

Sutherland, Steven
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., University of Mary Washington; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

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Taylor, Joyce
Coordinator, HSH Internships, and Lecturer of Behavioral Science; B.S., University of Dayton; B.S., Wilberforce University; M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Tello, Angelica
Assistant Professor of Counseling; B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-San Antonio

Thompson, Walter
Lecturer of Physics; B.S., University of Texas; M.A., John Hopkins University

Tombaugh, Jay R.
Associate Professor of Management; B.S., University of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Trubl, Patricia J.
Lecturer of Biology; B.S., M.S., Arizona State University

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Unwala, Ishaq
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., West Virginia University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

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Voelker, Troy A.
Associate Professor of Management; B.B.A., MBA, Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

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Wagner, Paul A.
Professor of Philosophy and Educational Foundations; B.S., Truman State University; M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Walker, L. Jean
Professor of Marketing; B.A., West Virginia University; MBA, Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Waller, Edward R.
Dean, College of Business and Professor of Finance; B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Walther, Christine
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Wang, Daniel Zerong
Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Lanzhou University; Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peoples Republic of China

Ward, Christopher P.
Professor of Psychology; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Washington, Eva “Taleen”
Manager, UHCL Student Publications, and Senior Lecturer of Communication; B.A., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake

Wasko, Brian
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biotechnology; B.S., Texas State University; M.S., Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Weaver, Laurie R.
Professor of Bilingual and Multicultural Education; B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ed.D., University of Houston

Weerasinghe, Sadhana
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics; B.S., University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; M.S. University of Houston-Clear Lake

Wei, Wei
Program Chair of Computer Information Systems and Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems; B.S., Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology; M.S., Beijing University of Chemical Technology; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona

White, Sharon A.
Program Chair of Software Engineering and Associate Professor of Software Engineering; B.F.A., Northeast Louisiana University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana

Whitworth, Jeff
Associate Professor of Finance; B.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Williams, Melissa A.
Department Chair of Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, and Marketing and Associate Professor of Finance; B.B.A., MBA, University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Williams-Duncan, Omah
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction with STEM Emphasis; B.S., Spelman College; M.Ed., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Willis, Jana
Department Chair of Literacy, Library, and Learning Technologies and Professor of Instructional Design and Technology; B.A., M.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Withey, Paul A.
Program Chair of Physics and Associate Professor of Physics; B.Sc., University of Calgary; Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Woldu, Dawit
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural and Global Studies; B.A., University of Asmara; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Wooten, Kevin C.
UHCL Chief Strategy Officer and Professor of Management; B.A., M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., Tulane University

Wu, Michael Yu-Chi
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; B.S. E. E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; M. S. C.I.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology; M. S. E. E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ph. D. E.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Xu, Randall Zhaohui
C.P.A., Professor of Accounting; B.A., Army Foreign Languages University; MBA, MACCT, Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

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Yandell, Lauren
Lecturer of Art and Design; B.F.A., Texas State University; M.F.A., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Yang, Toneluh A. (Andrew)
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems, B.Ed., National Taiwan Normal University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Yang, Xiaokun
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; B.S., Beihua University; M.S., Beihang University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida International University

Yang, Yipeng
Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.E., B.S., M.E., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Yi, Lin
Assistant Professor of Accounting; B.S., Hunan Normal University; M.S., Beijing Normal University; M.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Houston

Yi, Se-Hyoung
Assistant Professor of Political Science; B.A., Hanyang University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yue, Kwok-Bun
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems; B.S., M.Phil, Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas

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Zalila, Faiza
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences; Bachelor Degree, Universite de Sfax; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Houston

Zhang, Chunlong (Carl)
Professor of Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Zhejiang University, Ph.D., Louisiana State University