Graduate Faculty
The date after each name indicates the first year of appointment to this institution.
MOHAMED ABDELRAHMAN, 2016
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Professor of Engineering
B.S., Cairo University, 1988;
M.S., Cairo University,1992;
M.S., Idaho State University, 1994;
Ph.D., Idaho State University, 1996.
GABRIEL L. ADKINS, 2009
Associate Professor of Speech, Theatre & Journalism
B.A., Ottawa University, 1996;
M.S., Pittsburg State University, 2002;
M.A.L., Wichita State University, 2005;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma 2011.
TURAJ ASHURI, 2016
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc., Tehran Azad University, Persian, 1999;
M.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, Persian, 2005;
Ph.D., Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, 2012.
CHRISTINE E. AUSTIN, 2007
Associate Professor of College Student Personnel
Director, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
B.A., University of Denver, 1984;
M.Ed., University of Maine, 1990;
Ph.D., University of Denver, 2007.
GARY BARROW, 1981
Professor of Music
B.M.E., University of North Texas, 1969;
M.M., Catholic University of America, 1973;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1982.
LINDA C. BEAN, 2000
Professor of Management and Marketing
Associate Dean of Education
Head, Center for Leadership and Learning
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1973;
M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1986;
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1996.
C.DAVID BELL, 1988
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Head, Educator Licensure and Support Services
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1969;
M.Ed., University of Arkansas,1972;
Ed.D., University of Arkansas, 1978.
STEVEN A. BERG, 2015
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., The State University of New York, 2006;
M.A., The State University of New York, 2011;
Ph.D., The State University of New York, 2015.
DAVID R. BLANKS, 2015
Professor of History and Political Science
Head, Department of History and Political Science
B.A., Michigan State University, 1983;
M.A., Michigan State University,1985;
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1991.
CAREY BOSOLD, 2004
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Arkansas Tech University, 1996;
M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas, 2002;
D.N.P., Union University, 2012.
HERBERT MATT BROWN, 2008
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1998;
M.S., University of Arkansas, 2000;
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2007.
CARL W. BRUCKER, 1984
Professor of English
Head, Department of English and World Languages
B.A., Rutgers University 1968;
M.A., Rutgers University, 1976;
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1980.
PATRICIA S. BUFORD, 2000
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Associate Dean of Engineering
B.S., Christian Brothers University, 1974;
M.S., University of Arkansas, 1985;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2007.
REBECCA K. BURRIS, 1991
Professor of Nursing
Head, Department of Nursing
B.S.N., Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1978;
M.S.N., Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1991;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2000.
TIM L. CARTER, 1998
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1989;
M.Ed., Arkansas Tech University, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998.
E. URSULA CHANDLER, 1981
Professor of German
B.S., Illinois State University, 1965;
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1981.
NATHANIEL CHAPMAN, 2015
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S., College of Charleston, 2006;
M.S., Virginia Tech, 2011;
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2015.
BRUCE CHEHROUDI, 2016
Professor of Engineering
B.S.M.E., Sharif University of Technology Iran, 1988;
M.S.M.E., Southern Methodist University, 1990;
M.S., Swiss Financial Institute Geneva, 2011;
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1994.
XIANG (PETER) CHEN, 2014
Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
B.S., Beijing Normal University, 2007;
M.S., Beijing Normal University, 2009;
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2014.
ZHI CHEN, 2014
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.E., Wuhan University, 2009;
M.S., Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 2011;
Ph.D., Clarkson University, 2014.
ERIN CLAIR, 2006
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1999;
M.A., Texas State University, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2007.
TRACY L. COLE, 2012
Associate Professor of Legal Studies
B.S.Ed, University of Arkansas, 1990;
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1991;
J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2003.
RENE COUTURE, 2012
Assistant Professor of College Student Personnel
B.A., St. Michael's College, 1997;
M.A., Indiana State University, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, 2010.
THOMAS A. DEBLACK, 1995
Professor of History
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1973;
M.S.E., Ouachita Baptist University, 1979;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1995.
PAMELA D. DIXON, 2008
Assistant Professor of Counseling & Leadership
B.A., Arkansas Tech University, 1996;
M.Ed., Arkansas Tech University, 2004;
Ed.D., Waldon University, 2014.
PETER A. DYKEMA, 2001
Professor of History
B.S., Hope College, 1984;
M.Div., Western Theological Seminary, 1987;
M.A., University of Arizona, 1989;
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1998.
JAMIE EARLS, 2008
Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 2006;
M.S., Arkansas Tech University, 2008;
Ph.D., University of Central Arkansas, 2015.
ERNEST J. ENCHELMAYER, 2005
Professor of English
B.A., University of Mississippi, 1993;
M.A., Arkansas State University, 1995;
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2005.
DAVID J. ESHELMAN, 2006
Associate Professor of Communication
Director of Theatre
B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1999;
M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia, 2006.
FATIMA FERGUSON, 2016
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Jackson State University, 2005;
M.A., Jackson State University, 2008;
Ed.D., The University of Memphis, 2015.
JOSHUA FISHER, 2011
Associate Professor of Art
B.S., Middlebury College, 2000;
M.S., University of Georgia, 2004;
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009.
ROBERT FITHEN, 1998
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1984;
M.S., Texas A&M University, 1987;
Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, 1993.
JOHN FREEMAN, 2015
Professor of Educational Leadership
Director, Ed.D. in School Leadership
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1976;
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1978;
M.Ed., Louisiana State University, 1982;
Ed.S., Louisiana State University, 1995;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1997.
CHARLES J. GAGEN, 1990
Professor of Fisheries Science
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin, 1983;
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1986;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1991.
REBECCA GARVIN, 2013
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Blue Mountain College, 1976;
M.F.A., Murray State University, 1998;
Ph.D., Indiana University of PA, 2011.
PAOLA GEMME, 2001
Professor of English
B.A., University of Genoa, 1989;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
CHRISTOPHER GIROIR, 2008
Associate Professor of College Student Personnel
Associate Dean of Graduate College
Head, Department of College Student Personnel
B.A., McNeese State University, 1996;
M.A., Northwestern State University, 1999;
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 2006.
DIANE GLEASON, 2009
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Arkansas Tech University, 1970;
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1975;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1997.
ELIZABETH GRAY, 2005
Associate Professor of Emergency Management
B.A., Hendrix College, 1994;
M.B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1999;
J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1999.
CARL E. GRECO, 2001
Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1967;
M.S., Rice University, 1974;
Ph.D., Rice University, 1976.
MARY B. GUNTER, 1998
Professor of Educational Leadership
Dean of Graduate College
Dean of College of Education
B.S.E., University of Arkansas, 1972;
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1976;
Ed.S., University of Arkansas, 1986;
Ed.D., University of Arkansas, 1991.
CAROLINE HACKEROTT, 2016
Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
B.S., Kansas State University, 1989;
M.S., Kansas State University, 19939;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2016.
PATRICK D. HAGGE, 2014
Assistant Professor of Geography
B.A., University of Arkansas, 2005;
M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2009;
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2013.
SHELLIE HANNA, 2003
Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.A., Arkansas Tech University, 1988;
M.Ed., Arkansas Tech University, 2002;
Ed.D., Oral Roberts University, 2009.
MARTHA 'NAN' HARRELL, 1998
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Dayton, 1966;
M.S., University of Arizona, 1968;
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974.
WAYNE A. HELMER, 1998
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Dayton, 1966;
M.S., University of Arizona, 1968;
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974.
JENNIFER E. HELMS, 1993
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Harding University, 1986;
M.S.N., University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1992;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2006.
MICAH HICKS, 2015
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 2008;
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2011;
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2015.
DAVID HOELZEMAN, 2000
Professor of Computer and Information Science
Head, Department of Computer and Information Science
B.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1988;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1993.
EMILY HOFFMAN, 2010
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Kansas, 1999;
M.A., University of Kansas, 2002;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2009.
LATASHA HOLT-BOCKSNICK, 2016
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S.E., Arkansas Tech University, 2006;
M.S.E., Arkansas Tech University, 2010;
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2016.
DEBRA HUNTER, 2011
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., Louisiana College, 1984;
M.B.A., Baylor University, 1985;
D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 2004.
SEAN T. HUSS, 2005
Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1995;
M.A., University of Tennessee, 1998;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2006.
MOHAMED IBRAHIM, 2011
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Cairo University, 1984;
M.A., Munich University, 1994;
M.A., Oklahoma State University, 1997;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2011.
JOHN R. JACKSON, 2003
Professor of Fisheries Science
Head, Department of Biological Sciences
B.S., Michigan State University, 1983;
M.S., Mississippi State University, 1987;
Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1996.
SHELIA JACKSON, 1998
Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University, 1981;
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1984;
Ph.D., Texas Women’s University, 1988.
ELLEN J. JENKINS, 1997
Professor of History
Director of Honors
B.A., University of Texas at Dallas, 1977;
M.A., University of North Texas, 1983;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1992.
STEPHEN C. JONES, 2005
Professor of Management
Associate Dean of Business
B.S., Pittsburg State University, 1981;
M.B.A., Missouri State University, 1989;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1998.
VIRGINIA JONES, 2014
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., University of New Mexico, 2002;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2004;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2012.
SCOTT JORDAN, 1994
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Southern Arkansas University, 1985;
M.S., University of Arkansas, 1988;
Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1994.
CHRISTOPHER J. KELLNER, 1991
Professor of Wildlife Science
B.S., University of California at Berkeley, 1978;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1985;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1990.
MUHAMMAD SAFEER KHAN, 2016
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.E., NED University of Engineering and Technology, 1994;
M.S.E.E., National University of Sciences and Technology, 2006;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2013.
GINA KRAFT, 2015
Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.S., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1998;
M.S., University of Oklahoma, 2001;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2009.
JOHN L. KROHN, 1991
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E., University of Arkansas, 1981;
M.S.M.E., University of Arkansas, 1983;
Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 1992.
ROBIN C. LASEY, 2004
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1994;
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2002.
SANGKI LEE, 2007
Associate Professor of Journalism
B.A., Sogang University, 1997;
M.A., Sogang University, 1999;
M.A., Michigan State University, 2002;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2007.
TIMOTHY LEGGETT, 2002
Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., William Carey College, 1975;
M.Ed., William Carey College, 1980;
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1995.
JOSHUA LOCKYER, 2011
Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., University of Arizona, 1998;
Ed.D., University of Georgia, 2007.
STANLEY D. LOMBARDO, 1977
Professor of English
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1970;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1976.
ERIC LOVELY, 2002
Professor of Biology
B.A., Bloomsberg University, 1992;
M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1995;
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1999.
REJINA MANANDHAR, 2015
Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
B.A., Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering, 2006;
M.C.R.P, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2015.
MERLIN ROY MANN, 2012
Associate Professor of Journalism
B.A., University of Oregon, 1975;
M.A., Abilene Christian University, 1986;
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1991.
KEVIN MASON, 1986
Professor of Marketing
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1982;
M.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1986;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1995.
RICK MASSENGALE, 2015
Professor of Computer and Information Science
Associate Vice President for University Initiatives
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1993;
M.B.A., Webster University, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas Little Rock, 2009.
AARON MCARTHUR, 2012
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Idaho State University, 2003;
M.A., University of Nevada, 2005;
Ph.D., University of Nevada, 2012.
REBECCA MCHUGH, 2013
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Edinboro University, 2002;
M.S., University of Pittsburg, 2009;
Ph.D., University of Pittsburg, 2013.
TERRI J. MCKOWN, 2004
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Arkansas Tech University, 1991;
M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas, 2000;
D.N.P., University of Tennessee, 2009.
CHARLES MEBI, 2009
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Buea, 1996;
M.S., University of Buea, 1998;
Ph.D., University of Nevada-Reno, 2007.
DAVID MIDDLETON, 1998
Professor of Computer & Information Science
B.S., University of Sydney, 1979;
PhD., University of North Carolina, 1986.
JULIE M. MIKLES-SCHLUTERMAN, 2007
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1997;
M.S., University of Tennessee, 2002;
PhD., University of Tennessee, 2007.
CHERYL S. MONFEE, 1992
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Southern Alabama, 1982;
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1990;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2006.
JOHNETTE MOODY, 1997
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1994;
M.Ed., Arkansas Tech University, 1996;
D.B.A., Argosy University, 2006.
LARRY J. MORELL, 1998
Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.A., Duke University, 1974;
M.S., Rutgers University, 1976;
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1983.
ARDITH MORRIS, 1982
Professor of Speech, Theatre, and Journalism
B.A., University of the Ozarks, 1973;
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1975;
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1989.
JAMES L. MOSES, 1999
Professor of History
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1986;
M.A., University of New Hampshire, 1989;
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1997.
JUSTIN MOSS, 2016
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Virginia, 2004;
M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2010;
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2015.
DEBRA MURPHY, 2014
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 1992;
M.S., Texas A&M Kingsville, 2000;
Ph.D., Texas A&I University, 2012.
NOBUYUKI NEZU, 2001
Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.S., Gakushuin University, 1991;
M.S., Oklahoma City University, 1993;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1999.
TERRY NICHOLS, 2016
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1978;
M.S.E., University of Arkansas, 1993;
Ed.D., University of Southern California, 2009.
THOMAS E. NUPP, 1997
Professor of Wildlife Science
Director, Fisheries and Wildlife Science Program
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987;
M.S., Auburn University, 1992;
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1997.
JOHN O'CONNOR, 2016
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1990;
M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1995;
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2000.
DAVID M. OSBURN, 2000
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Arizona, 1979;
M.Ed., Wichita State University, 1987;
M.S., Wichita State University, 1999;
Ph.D., Wichita State University, 2000.
JACKIE L. PAXTON, 1991
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
A.A., Westark Community College, 1976;
B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1978;
M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1979;
Ed.D., University of Arkansas, 1990.
JEFFREY V. PEARSON, 2011
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Indiana University, 1998;
M.A., University of New Mexico, 2001;
Ed.D., University of New Mexico, 2011.
ROCKIE PEDERSON, 2011
Professor of Health and Physical Education
Head, Department of Health and Physical Education
B.S., Henderson State University, 1979;
M.S., Henderson State University, 1980;
Ph.D., Texas Women's University, 2000.
THOMAS W. PENNINGTON, 1995
Professor of Legal Studies
Associate Vice President and Counsel to the President
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1990;
J.D., University of Arkansas, 1993.
STEPHANIE PEPPER, 2010
Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.M.E., Delta State University, 1973;
M.Ed., University of Mississippi, 1998;
Ed.S., University of Mississippi, 2001;
Ed.D., University of Mississippi, 2007.
SUSAN POZNAR, 1993
Professor of English
B.A., Brandeis University, 1980;
M.A., Duke University, 1982;
Ph.D., Duke University, 1989.
SHELLY RANDALL, 2010
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 2000;
M.S., West Texas A&M University, 2004;
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2013.
MARK R. REAVIS, 2012
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University, 1987;
M.B.A., Texas A&M University, 2005.
SEAN SCOT REED, 2012
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., University of Texas, 1995;
M.M., Rice University, 1998;
DMA, University of Rochester, 2004.
WILLIAM REEDER, 2006
Assistant Professor of Journalism
B.A., Arkansas Tech University, 1996;
M.A, Arkansas Tech University, 2002.
DAVID ROACH, 1983
Professor of Management
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1982;
M.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1983;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1991.
JEFF W. ROBERTSON, 1997
Professor of Astrophysics
Dean, College of Business
Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences
Director of Astronomical Observatory
B.S., University of Kansas, 1989;
M.S., San Diego State University, 1991;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995.
MICHAEL T. ROGERS, 2007
Associate Professor of Political Sciences
B.A., Wabash College, 1995;
M.A., University at Albany-SUNY, 1999,
Ph.D., University at Albany-SUNY, 2005.
REGINA ST. JOHN, 2006
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Arkansas at Monticello, 1993;
M.A., Arkansas State University, 1994;
Ph.D., Ball State University, 2004.
JENNIFER SAMSON, 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Vanderbilt University, 2000;
M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2009;
PhD., Vanderbilt University, 2012.
MARY VICTORIA SHARPE, 2016
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Sewanee: The University of the South, 2007;
M.A., The University of Texas Austin, 2009;
Ph.D., The University of North Texas Austin, 2013.
MONTY SMITH, 2010
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Texas A&M, 1987;
M.S., Purdue University, 1990;
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1997.
SANDRA SMITH, 2011
Associate Professor of Emergency Management
Head, Department of Emergency Management
B.S.N., Duke University, 1981;
M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas, 1999;
Ph.D., Loyola University, 2006.
V. CAROLE SMITH, 2004
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.M., University of Arizona, 1969;
M.M., University of Arizona, 1972;
M.Ed., University of Arizona, 1980;
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1986.
DARLA SPARACINO, 1993
Associate Professor of Health Information Management
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1989;
M.Ed., Arkansas Tech University, 1995;
MSHI, Arkansas Tech University, 2012.
SARAH STEIN, 2014
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Minnesota, 2004;
Ph.D., Emory University, 2012.
JAMES STEUBER, 2008
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 2001;
M.S., Texas A & M University, 2007;
Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 2009.
JAMES STOBAUGH, 2012
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Hawaii, 2002;
M.A., University of California, 2007;
Ph.D., University of California, 2012.
JOSEPH N. STOECKEL, 1992
Professor of Fisheries Science
B.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1978;
M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1985;
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993.
JOSEPH B. N. SWAIN, 2008
Associate Professor of Geography
B.S., Northwestern State University, 2000;
M.A., Western Illinois University, 2003,
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2008.
WILLIAM BROWDER SWETNAM, 2014
Instructor of English Language Institute
B.A., Missouri Southern State College, 1986;
M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1994;
Ed.D., University of Nebraska, 2005.
H. MICHEAL TARVER, 2002
Professor of History
B.G.S., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1983;
M.A., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1990;
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1995.
A. ARWEN TAYLOR, 2016
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Brigham Young University, 2005;
M.A., Indiana University, 2009;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2015.
JORDAN THIBODEAUX, 2016
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Louisiana Lafayette, 2007;
M.S., University of Louisiana Lafayette, 2011;
Ph.D., George Mason University, 2016.
TERESA R. TOLAND, 2014
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University, 1985;
M.S.E., Henderson State University, 1997;
M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma, 2005.
ELLEN TREADWAY, 2012
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
B.A., Rhodes College, 1986;
M.A.T., University of Memphis, 1987;
M.A., Indiana University, 1990;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2000.
L. KIM TROBOY, 2002
Professor of Management Information Systems
B.S., Arkansas Tech University, 1980;
M.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1987;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1997.
CHRISTOPHER TROMBLY, 2013
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.A., Colorado State University, 1994;
M.A., Boston College; 1997;
M.Ed., Boston College, 2002;
Ph.D., Boston College, 2012.
JACK E. TUCCI, 2013
Professor of Management
William M. Lemley Endowed Chair
B.B.A., University of Texas, 1989;
M.B.A., University of Texas, 1990;
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1996.
JASON ULSPERGER, 2006
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1997;
M.A., Arkansas State University, 1999;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2003.
SUSAN J. UNDERWOOD, 2002
Professor of College Student Personnel
B.S., Western Kentucky University, 1980;
M.A.Ed., Western Kentucky University, 1982;
Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1990.
JORISTA VAN DER MERWE, 2016
Assistant Professor of Wildlife Sciences
B.S., University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2005;
M.S., University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 2010;
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2014.
THOMAS A. VAUGHN, 2014
Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1990;
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1992;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1998.
ROBERT VORK, 2003
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Minnesota, 2001;
M.A., University of Chicago, 2004;
Ph.D., Emory University, 2013.
LYNN WALSH, 2010
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S.E., Indiana University, 1974;
M.A., University of Houston, 1980;
Ed.D., Baylor University, 2001.
JAMES R. WALTON, 2006
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., Missouri Southern State College, 1979;
M.B.A., University of Central Arkansas, 1993;
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2001.
DAVID W. WARD, 1999
Professor of Psychology
Head, Department of Behavioral Science
B.S., University of Texas, 1986;
M.S., University of Georgia, 1990;
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998.
DAWN WARD, 2012
Professor of Art
B.A., Northeastern State University, 1985;
M.A., New York University, 1991;
Ph.D., New York University, 1998.
JASON E. WARNICK, 2006
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
B.A./B.S., Arkansas State University, 2002;
M.A., University of Mississippi, 2004;
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2006.
AILEEN WATTS, 2013
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Southern Utah University, 1996;
M.A., George Washington University, 2003;
Ed.D., George Washington University, 2010.
DONNA R. WHITE, 2001
Professor of English
B.A., Arkansas Tech University, 1976;
M.A., University of Texas, 1983;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
MELINDA A. WILKINS, 1988
Professor of Health Informatics
B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1983;
M.Ed., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1988;
Ph.D., Capella University, 2008.
ALARIC A. WILLIAMS, 2015
Associate Professor of College Student Personnel
B.S., Texas A&M, 1999;
M.S., Texas A&M, 2004;
Ed.D., Texas A&M, 2008.
PENNY P. WILLMERING, 1999
Professor of Rehabilitation Science
Director of Rehabilitation Science
B.S.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1979;
M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1986;
Ph.D., University of Madison-Wisconsin, 1999.
DEBORAH WILSON, 1992
Professor of English
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1974;
M.Ed., Mississippi College, 1982;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1991.
ERICA L. WONDOLOWSKI, 2015
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Science
B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University, 2007;
M.S., Springfield College, 2011;
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2015.
JERRY WOOD, 2010
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock, 2003;
M.S., Arkansas Tech University, 2008;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas Little Rock, 2015.
JEFFREY R. WOODS, 2000
Professor of History
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
B.A., University of Kansas, 1992;
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1994;
Ph.D., Ohio University, 2000.
SAM M. WORLEY, 1997
Professor of English
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1981;
M.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986;
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.
NANSONG WU, 2016
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., Beihang University Beijing, 2004;
M.S., Florida International University, 2008 and 2016;
Ph.D., Florida International University, 2012.
TSUNEMI YAMASHITA, 1998
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College, 1985;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1993.
KAIMAN KAREN ZENG, 2016
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., China University of Petroleum Beijing, 2005;
M.E., Beihang University Beijing, 2009;
Ph.D., Florida International University, 2015.