AddRan College of Liberal Arts Directory

Sonja Stephenson Watson, Dean

Ariane Balizet, Associate Dean of Faculty and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Muriel Cormican, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Peter M. Worthing, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

Ida N. Hernandez, Director of AddRan Degree Certification

Aerospace Studies

MAJOR BRIAN CHAMBON, Associate Professor.B.S. (American Military University), 2011. Since 2021.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES E. FAGAN,Professor and Department Chair,B.A.(University of Oklahoma), 2002; M.A. (American Military University); 2012; M.A. (Air University), 2016. Since 2021.

CAPTAIN ALLEN SPARKMAN,Associate Professor. B.S. (Texas A&M University), 2015; M.S. (The University of Arkansas), 2021. Since 2022.

CAPTAIN JOSEPH WOLFER,Associate Professor.B.S. (University of Arizona), 2013. Since 2022.

Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies

STACIE MCCORMICK, Associate Professor of English and Chair, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies. B.S., (Mississippi State University), 1999; M.A. (University of Southern Mississippi), 2003; Ph.D. (Graduate Center-City University of New York), 2011. Since 2014.

Luis A. Romero,Assistant Professor of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies. B.A. (Texas A&M University), 2012; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2014; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2018. Since 2019.

Criminology & Criminal Justice

MICHAEL BACHMANN, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Mannheim, Germany), 2004; M.A. (Ibid.), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Central Florida), 2008. Since 2008.

KENDRA BOWEN, Associate Professor. B.S.W. (Midwestern State University), 2005; M.A. and M.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2007; Ph.D. (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), 2011. Since 2014.

RONALD G. BURNS, Professor. B.S. (University of South Carolina), 1990; M.C.J. (Ibid.), 1993; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 1997. Since 1997.

BENJAMIN P. COMER, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Southern Oregon University), 2016; M.A. (Boise State University), 2019; Ph.D. (Sam Houston State University), 2023. Since 2023.

RASHAAN A. DESHAY, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of North Texas), 2004; J.D. (Louisiana State University), 2007; M.S. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2014. Since 2022.

SUSAN BRIE DIAMOND, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2008; M.S. (Ibid), 2010; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2013. Since 2013.

PATRICK T. KINKADE, Professor. B.A. (University of California at Berkeley), 1981; M.A. (California State University at Los Angeles), 1983; Ph.D. (University of California at Irvine), 1990. Since 1990.

MICHELE MEITL, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of California at Santa Barbara), 2002; J.D. (The Catholic University of America, Columbia School of Law), 2005; M.A. (Arizona State University), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas), Since 2017.

JOHNNY NHAN, Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. B.A. (University of California at Irvine), 1999; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2008. Since 2008.

KATHERINE POLZER, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2003; M.S. (California State University at Long Beach), 2005; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2008. Since 2008.

BRAE CAMPION YOUNG, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Florida State University), 2012; M.S. (Florida State University), 2012; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2020. Since 2020.

Economics

RISHAV BISTA, Associate Professor. B.A. (Coe College), 2006; M.S. (University of Kentucky), 2008; Ph.D. (University of Kentucky), 2012. Since 2018.

DOUGLAS G. BUTLER, Instructor I. B.A. (Louisiana State University), 1989; Ph.D. (Auburn University), 2005. Since 2003.

MICHAEL R. BUTLER, Associate Professor. B.A. (Emory University), 1980; M.A. (Georgia State University), 1982; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina), 1986. Since 1986.

DAWN C. ELLIOTT, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of the West Indies), 1988; M.A. (Florida Atlantic University), 1990; Ph.D. (New School for Social Research), 1994. Since 1995.

ROSEMARIE FIKE, Instructor II. B.A. (Duquesne University), 2007; M.A. (George Mason University), 2009; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 2015. Since 2015.

ROBERT F. GARNETT JR., Professor. B.A. (College of William and Mary) 1984; Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 1994. Since 1996.

JOHN T. HARVEY, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Economics. B.A. (University of Tennessee), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1986; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1987. Since 1987.

ZACKARY B. HAWLEY, Associate Professor. B.S. (Georgia State University), 2006; M.A. (Ibid.), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2012. Since 2012.

DONGWOO KIM, Associate Professor. B.A. (Hanvang University), 2007; M.A. (University of British Columbia), 2008; Ph.D. (University of Illinois), 2015. Since 2018.

WEIWEI LIU, Associate Professor. B.S. (Shandong University, China), 2005; M.A. (Nankai University, China), 2007; M.A. (Binghamton University), 2009; Ph.D. (Binghamton University), 2012. Since 2016.

JOHN R. LOVETT, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Southwest Missouri State University), 1988; M.A. (University of Colorado), 1993; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 2000.

STEPHEN B. NICAR, Instructor I. B.A. (University of Florida), 1995; J.D., (Ibid.), 1999; M.A. (University of Colorado-Boulder), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2012. Since 2019.

STEPHEN F. QUINN, Professor. B.A. (Rockford College), 1988; M.S. (University of Illinois), 1994; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1994. Since 1995.

W. CHARLES SAWYER, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Latin American Economics. B.A. (St. Mary's University), 1976; M.A. (Ibid.), 1977; Ph.D. (University of Arkansas), 1983. Since 2007.

KIRIL TOCHKOV, Professor. M.A. (Heidelberg University), 1999; M.A. (State University of New York at Binghamton), 2002; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2005.

English

ARIANE M. BALIZET, Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty and DEI. B.A. (Pomona College), 2000; M.A. (University of Minnesota), 2003; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2008.

ASHOK BHUSAL, Instructor I, B.A. (Tribhuvan University), 1999; M.A. (ibid.), 2002; MA (Eastern Illinois University, 2010. Since 2022.

STEPHEN BOAKYE, Instructor I, B.Ed. (University of Cape Coast), 2008; M.Phil. (ibid.), 2013; Ph.D. (The University of Texas at El Paso), 2022. Since 2022.

BONNIE BLACKWELL, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1990; M.A. (Cornell University), 1996; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 1998.

CHANTEL LANGLINAIS CARLSON, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Texas A&M University), 1994; M.A. (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), 2002; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2011.

DAVID COLÓN, Professor. B.A. (CUNY Brooklyn College), 1997; Ph.D. (Stanford University), 2004. Since 2008.

A. LAYNE CRAIG, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Baylor University), 2002; M.A. (Ibid.), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin) 2009. Since 2012.

JOSEPH DARDA, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Washington), 2009; M.A. (University of Connecticut), 2012; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2015. Since 2015.

ALEXANDRA EDWARDS, Instructor. B.A. (Oglethorpe University), 2006; M.A. (Villanova University), 2012; Ph.D. (University of George), 2017. Since 2021.

ANNE FREY, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department. B.A. (Williams College), 1994; M.A. (Johns Hopkins University), 1998; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2002. Since 2005.

MARCELA FUENTES. Assistant Professor of English. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1998; M.F.A. (University of Iowa), 2009; Ph.D. (Georgia State University), 2016. Since 2023.

THERESA STROUTH GAUL, Professor and Director, TCU Core Curriculum. B.A. (St. Catherine University), 1990; M.A. (University of Wisconsin at Madison), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 1999.

ANN L. GEORGE, Professor. B.A. (Michigan State University), 1979; M.F.A. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), 1981; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 1997. Since 1997.

DANIEL JUAN GIL, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (Cornell University), 1993; M.A. (Johns Hopkins University), 1997; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2000. Since 2005.

JILL CAROLINE HAVENS, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Mount Holyoke College), 1989; D.Phil. (Oxford University), 1996. Since 2003.

JASON HELMS, Associate Professor. B.S. (The Master’s College), 2003; M.A. (San Francisco State University), 2006; Ph.D. (Clemson University), 2010. Since 2012.

CHARLOTTE HOGG, Professor and Director of Composition. B.A. (University of Nebraska), 1993; M.A. (Oregon State University), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska), 2001. Since 2001.

LINDA K. HUGHES, Addie Levy Professor of Literature. B.A. (Wichita State University), 1970; M.A. (University of Missouri), 1971; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1976. Since 1988.

CARMEN KYNARD, Professor and Lillian Radford Chair of Rhetoric and Composition. B.A. (Stanford University), 1993; Ph.D. (New York University), 2005. Since 2019.

ALEX R. LEMON, Professor. B.A. (Macalester College), 2001; M.F.A. (University of Minnesota), 2004. Since 2010.

CARRIE SHIVELY LEVERENZ, Professor. B.A. (Mt. Vernon Nazarene University), 1981; M.A. (St. Bonaventure University), 1985; Ph.D. (Ohio State University), 1994. Since 2000.

BRAD LUCAS, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Illinois), 1992; M.A. (Texas State University), 1994; M.L.I.S. (University of Texas at Austin), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Nevada), 2002. Since 2003.

BRANDON MANNING, Associate Professor. B.A. (Jackson State University), 2007; M.A. (Ohio State University), 2010; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2014. Since 2018.

STACIE MCCORMICK, Associate Professor. B.S. (Mississippi State University), 1999; M.A. (University of Southern Mississippi), 2003; (Graduate Center-City University of New York), 2011. Since 2014.

MONA NARAIN, Professor. B.A. (Panjab University), 1985; M.A. (University of Bombay), 1987; Ph.D. (State University of New York, Stony Brook), 1994. Since 2007.

LISA NIKOLAKIDAS. Assistant Professor. B. A. (Rutgers University), 2002; M.A. (Rutgers University), 2006; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 2011. Since 2023.

MATTHEW PITT, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies. B.A. (Hampshire College), 1997; M.F.A. (New York University), 2000. Since 2012.

ISMAEL QUIÑONES, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of Texas of the Permian Basin), 2016; M.A. (University of Northern Iowa), 2019; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 2023. Since 2023.

SHUV RAJ RANA BHAT, Instructor. M.A. (Tribhuvan University), 2001; MPhil. ((Ibid.), 2012; Ph.D. (The University of El Paso), 2021. Since 2021.

SARAH RUFFING ROBBINS, Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature. B.A. (University of North Carolina), 1974; M.A. (Ibid.), 1975; Ph.D. (University of Michigan), 1993. Since 2009.

CURT NELSON RODE, Senior Instructor. B.A. (University of Illinois), 1988; M.A. (University of Tennessee), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 2003.

KAREN M. STEELE, Professor. B.A. (St. Olaf College), 1988; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1996.

SHARON ARONOFSKY WELTMAN, Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of Texas, Austin), 1979, M.A.T. (University of Texas at Dallas), 1984; M.A. (Rutgers University), 1989; M.Phil. (ibid.), 1989; Ph.D. (ibid.), 1992. Since 2022.

MAT WENZEL, Instructor. B.A. (The Master’s College), 2004; M.F.A. (Ashland College), 2015; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 2020. Since 2021.

YINGWEN YU, Instructor I. B.A. (Tunghai University), 1999; M.A. (National Chengchi University), 2003; Ph.D. (University of Arizona, Tucson), 2021. Since 2022.

Geography

ASHLEY COLES, Associate Professor. B.S. (Cornell University), 2005; M.A. (University of Arizona), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2013. Since 2016.

SEAN CROTTY, Associate Professor. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 2003; M.A. (San Diego State University), 2007: Ph.D. (San Diego State University and University of California at Santa Barbara), 2012. Since 2015.

SARAH SCHWARTZ, Instructor. B.A. (Hamilton College) 1999; M.A. (South Carolina) 2005; Ph.D. (South Carolina) 2011. Since 2022.

BENJAMIN F. TILLMAN, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.S. (Brigham Young University), 1993; M.S. (Ibid.), 1994; Ph.D. (Louisiana State University), 1999. Since 2000.

KYLE WALKER, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (Oregon), 2005; M.A. (Minnesota), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 2011. Since 2012.

XIAOLU ZHOU, Associate Professor. B.Eng. (Wuhan University), 2008; M.S. (National University of Singapore), 2010; Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), 2014. Since 2019.

History

JODI M. CAMPBELL, Professor. B.A. (University of Nebraska), 1990; M.A. (Tulane University), 1992; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), 1999. Since 2002.

GREGG CANTRELL, Professor and Erma and Ralph Lowe Chair in Texas Studies. B.A. (Texas A&M University), 1979; M.A. (Ibid.), 1980; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1988. Since 2003.

SAMUEL M. DAVIS, Assistant Professor, B.A. (University of Tennessee), 2010; M.A. (Indiana University), 2013; Ph.D. (Temple University), 2019. Since 2020.

ALAN GALLAY, Professor and Lyndon Baines Johnson Chair in American History. B.A. (Florida), 1978; M.A. (Georgetown), 1981; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1986. Since 2012.

HANAN HAMMAD, Professor. B.A. (Cairo University), 1989; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2009. Since 2009.

ALEX HIDALGO, Associate Professor. B.A. (United States International University), 1997; M.A. (San Diego State University), 2006; Ph.D. (University of Arizona), 2013. Since 2013.

HADI HOSAINY, Instructor. B.S. (Middle East Technical University), 2003; M.A. (Sabanci University), 2007; Ph.D. (University of Texas), 2016. Since 2018.

TODD M. KERSTETTER, Professor. B.A. (Duke University), 1986; M.A. (University of Nebraska), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1997. Since 2000.

BONNIE LUCERO, Associate Professor and Neville G. Penrose Chair of History and Latin American Studies. B.A. (University of the Pacific), 2008; M.Phil (University of Cambridge), 2009; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2013. Since 2022.

WILLIAM MEIER, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (Miami University of Ohio), 2002; M.A. (University of Wisconsin), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), 2009.

AARON NAVARRO, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Texas), 1996; M.A. (Harvard University), 1999; Ph.D. (Harvard University), 2004. Since 2018.

CLAIRE A. SANDERS, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Mount Holyoke College), 1983; J.D. (University of North Carolina), 1986; M.A. (Ibid.), 1991; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1998.

REBECCA SHARPLESS, Professor. B.A. (Baylor University), 1978; M.A. (Ibid.), 1983; Ph.D. (Emory University), 1993. Since 2006.

GENE A. SMITH, Professor and Director of the Center for Texas Studies. B.A. (Auburn University), 1984; M.A. (Ibid.), 1987; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1991. Since 1994.

PETER A. SZOK, Professor. B.S. (Georgetown University), 1990; M.A. (Tulane University), 1994; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 2002.

KARA DIXON VUIC, LCpl Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in 20th Century America. B.A. (Marshall University), 1999; M.A. (Indiana University), 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2006. Since 2015.

STEVEN E. WOODWORTH, Professor. B.A. (Southern Illinois University), 1982; Ph.D. (Rice University), 1987. Since 1997.

PETER M. WORTHING, Professor and Associate Dean. B.A. (Trinity College), 1987; M.A. (University of Hawaii at Manoa), 1991; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1995. Since 2002.

Military Science

LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEVIN NOGLE, Professor of Military Science, B.S. (Florida Tech) 2002. Since 2023.

MASTER SERGEANT CARLOS RODARTE, Senior Military Science Instructor. Since 2023.

MAJOR ETHAN CARROLL-SMITH, Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.A. (Duquesne University ) 2008. Since 2023.

CAPTAIN DREW M. BETTERIDGE, Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.S. (Temple University), 2017. Since 2022.

CAPTAIN NENA M. CAUDA, Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.S. (University of the Cumberlands), 2010; M.B.A. (Lindenwood University), 2012. Since 2022.

SERGEANT FIRST CLASS FRAZIER ETPISON, Military Science Instructor. Since 2023.

Modern Language Studies

NICHOLAS ALBANESE, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of the South), 1992; M.A. (Middlebury College), 1998; M.S. (College of William and Mary) 1994; Ph. D. (Indiana University), 2011. Since 2015.

GUANGYAN (GWEN) CHEN, Associate Professor. B.A. (Anhui Normal University), 1998; M.A. (Nanjing University), 2001; M.A. (University of Iowa), 2005; Ph. D. (Ohio State University), 2011. Since 2014.

MURIEL CORMICAN, Professor and Associate Dean. B.A. (National University of Ireland, Galway), 1990; M.A. (University of Missouri), 1992; Ph.D. (Indiana University), 1999. Since 2019.

BENJAMIN HIRAMATSU IRELAND, Associate Professor. B.A. (Davidson College), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Michigan), 2017. Since 2017.

MARIE-MADELEINE SCHEIN, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier), 1981; M.A. (Ibid.), 1982; M.A. (University of Colorado), 1985; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 1994. Since 2006.

JEFFREY D. TODD, Associate Professor. B.A. (Asbury College), 1983; M.A., French (University of Cincinnati), 1987; M.A., German (Ibid.), 1994; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1997. Since 1997.

SCOTT G. WILLIAMS, Associate Professor. B.A. (Stephen F. Austin State University), 1977; M.A., (Universität Hamburg), 1989; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1999. Since 2005.

JUNYU ZHANG, Instructor. B.A. (Shenzhen University, China, 2012); M.S.Ed. (University of Pennsylvania, 2014). Since 2019.

Philosophy

RICHARD F. GALVIN, Professor and Betty S. Wright Chair in Applied Ethics. B.A. (Macalester College), 1974; M.A. (University of California at Santa Barbara), 1980; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1983. Since 1982.

JOHN R. HARRIS, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (New Mexico State University), 1997; M.A. (University of Colorado at Boulder), 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2007.

BLAKE E. HESTIR, Professor. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1988; M.A. (Florida State University), 1996; Ph.D., (Ibid.), 1998. Since 1998.

KELLY A. MCCORMICK, Associate Professor. B.A. (Colgate University), 2006; Ph.D. (Syracuse University), 2013. Since 2014.

WILLIAM A. ROCHE, Professor. B.S. (University of Utah), 1997; M.S. (Ibid.), 1998; Ph.D. (Ohio State University), 2006. Since 2006.

ALNICA VISSER, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of the Witwatersrand), 2011, B.A. Honors (Ibid.), 2012, M.A. (Ibid.), 2014, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh), 2023. Since 2023.

Political Science

SAMUEL G. ARNOLD, Associate Professor. B.A. (Bowdoin College), 2001, M.A. (University of Pittsburgh), 2004, Ph.D. (Princeton University), 2011. Since 2012.

RALPH G. CARTER, Professor. B.A. (Midwestern State University), 1974; M.A. (Ohio State University), 1977; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1980. Since 1982.

ERIC W. COX, Associate Professor. B.A. (Austin College), 1997; M.A. (University of Virginia), 2000); Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2004.

CARRIE LIU CURRIER, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of Michigan), 1996; M.A. (University of Arizona), 1998; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2004. Since 2004.

MANOCHEHR DORRAJ, Professor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1975; M.A. (Ibid.), 1979; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1984. Since 1990.

EMILY FARRIS, Associate Professor. B.A. (Furman University), 2006; M.A. (Brown University), 2007; Ph.D. (Brown University), 2013. Since 2014.

GRANT FERGUSON, Instructor II. B.S. (Vanderbilt), 2007; M.A. (University of Rochester), 2010; Ph.D. (Texas A & M University), 2014. Since 2014.

RONALD KEITH GADDIE, Hoffman Endowed Chair. B.S. (Florida State University), 1987; M.A. (University of Georgia), 1989; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1993. Since 2023.

JOANNE CONNOR GREEN, Professor. B.S. (State University of New York at Buffalo), 1990); M.A. (University of Florida), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1994. Since 1994.

RACHAEL B. HOUSTON, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Coastal Carolina University), 2017, M.A. (University of Minnesota), 2020, Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2022. Since 2022.

JASMINE C. JACKSON, Assistant Professor. B.A (Jackson State University), 2017, M.A. (Purdue University), Ph.D. (Ibid), 2022. Since 2022.

MATTHEW MONTGOMERY, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Georgia Gwinnet College), 2013; M.A. (Georgia State University), 2015; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2019. Since 2020.

JAMES W. RIDDLESPERGER, JR., Professor. B.A. (North Texas State University), 1975; M.A. (Ibid.), 1980; Ph.D. (University of Missouri), 1982. Since 1982.

ADAM SCHIFFER, Professor. B.A. (Chapman University), 1996; M.A. (Arizona State University), 1998; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina), 2003. Since 2003.

BRANDY JOLIFF SCOTT, Instructor. B.A. (Indiana State University), 2007; M.A. (University of Oklahoma), 2009; M.A. (University of Colorado at Boulder), 2011; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2015. Since 2021.

JAMES M. SCOTT, Herman Brown Chair. B.A. (Weaton College), 1986; M.A. (Northern Illinois University) 1988, Ph.D. (Ibid) 1993, Since 2011.

MICHAEL STRAUSZ. Professor. B.A. (Michigan State University), 1999; M.A. (University of Washington), 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2008.

Religion

ANTOINETTE E. DeNAPOLI, John F. Weatherly Professor of Religion. B.A. (University of South Florida), 1996; M.A. (The Florida State University), 2000; Ph.D. (Emory University) 2009. Since 2017.

MARK W. DENNIS, Professor. B.B.A (University of Wisconsin), 1984; M.A. (Ibid.), 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2006. Since 2007.

PATRICIA A. DUNCAN, Associate Professor, B.A. (University of Missouri), 1998; M.Div. (University of Chicago), 2003; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 2014. Since 2015.

J. SAGE ELWELL, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (William Jewell College), 1998; M.A. (University of Kansas), 2000; M.Litt. (University of St. Andrews), 2002; Ph.D. (University of Iowa), 2008. Since 2009.

ERIK A. ESTRADA, Assistant Professor of Religion. STB (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas), 2002; STL (Augustinianum Patristic Institute), 2005; MMS (University of Notre Dame), 2009; Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), 2014. Since 2019.

ANDREW O. FORT, Green Emeritus Tutor. B.A. (Amherst College), 1974; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), 1982. Since 1982.

ABEL R. GOMEZ, Assistant Professor. B.A. (San Francisco State University), 2013; M.A. (University of Missouri, Columbia), 2015; M.Phil. (Syracuse University), 2018; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2021. Since 2022.

SHARI C. MACKINSON, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Howard University), 2003; MSW and MPH (University of Michigan), 2005; MDiv. (Emory University), 2016; Ph.D. (Ibid.), anticipated 2022. Since 2022.

DAVID P. MOESSNER, Professor and A. A. Bradford Chair in Religion. B.A. Princeton University, 1971; M. Div. (Ibid.), 1975; M.A. Oxford University (1980); Dr. Theol. 1983 (University of Basel), Since 2012.

SANTIAGO O. PIÑÓN, Associate Professor. B.A. (Southwestern Assemblies of God University), 1993; M.Div. (University of Chicago), 2001; M.A. (Abilene Christian University), 2003; Ph.D. (University of Chicago), 2012. Since 2011.

JAN JAYNES QUESADA, Senior Instructor. B.A. (University of North Carolina), 1984; M.A. (Baylor University), 1990; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1999.

SAMUEL J. ROSS, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of Virginia), 2002; M. A. (Yale University), 2014; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2017. Since 2017.

YUSHAU SODIQ, Professor. B.A. (Islamic University, Medina, Saudi Arabia), 1976; M.A. (Ibid.), 1980; M.A. (Temple University), 1988; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1991. Since 1992.

GRACE VARGAS, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey), 2005; M. Div., (Princeton Theological Seminary), 2014; Ph.D. (Southern Methodist University), 2020. Since 2021.

Sociology and Anthropology

DAVID AFTANDILIAN, Associate Professor. B.A. (Cornell University), 1990; M.A. (University of Chicago), 1995; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007.

EDGAR CAMPOS, Assistant Professor. B.A. (California State University Sacramento), 2015; M.A. (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), 2019; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2019. Since 2022.

JEANNINE GAILEY, Professor. B.S. (Mount Union College), 2000; M.A. (University of Akron), 2002; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2005.

MIGUEL C. LEATHAM, Senior Instructor. B.A. (University of New Mexico), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1988; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1993; M.S.L.S. (University of North Texas), 2005. Since 2000.

DAVID P. SANDELL, Associate Professor. B.A. (Lewis and Clark College), 1987; M.A. (University of Southern California), 1993; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1998; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2004. Since 2006.

SHAN SIDDIQUI, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2015; M.O.T. (University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston), 2017; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2019; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2022. Since 2022.

ANGELA L. THOMPSON, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Wellesley College), 1988; M.A. (Brandeis University), 1993; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 1998.

CAROL THOMPSON, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (Louisiana State University), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1985; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1988. Since 1992.

LISA K. VANDERLINDEN, Associate Professor. B.A. (Concordia University), 1992; M.Phil. (Rutgers University), 1998. Since 2002.

KEITH WHITWORTH, Instructor II. B.A. (Oauchita Baptist University), 1983; M.A. (Southwest Baptist University), 1993; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2006. Since 2000.

AMINA ZARRUGH, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2008; M.A., (Ibid) 2011; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2016. Since 2016.

Spanish and Hispanic Studies

FRANCIS KOMLA AGGOR, Professor. B.A. (University of Ghana), 1984; M.A. (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada), 1987; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles), 1992. Since 2008.

TATIANA ARGÜELLO VARGAS, Associate Professor. B.A. (Universidad Americana-Nicaragua), 2002; M.A. Spanish (Ohio University), 2010; M.A. Latin American Studies (Ohio University), 2010; Ph.D., (University of Pittsburgh); 2015. Since 2017.

REGAN BOXWELL, Instructor II. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2000; M.A. (University of Virginia), 2004; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2006; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2013. Since 2011.

MARIA DEL PUY CIRIZA- LOPE, Associate Professor, B.A. (Deusto University, Spain), 2000; M.A. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), 2003; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2009. Since 2016.

DIANNE R. HOBBS, Instructor II. B.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1981; M.A. (Ibid.), 1985; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1990. Since 2001.

SOHYUN LEE, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (Seoul National University), 1994; M.A. (Ibid.), 1998; Ph.D. (University of Arizona), 2009. Since 2009.

KAREN R. MARTIN, Instructor. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1991; M.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1997. Since 2000.

JUAN MORILLA ROMERO, Instructor. B.A. (University de Seville, Spain), 2003; M.A. (Texas Tech University), 2016; Ph.D. (Indiana University Bloomington), 2022. Since 2023.

IRINA V. MOZULIOVA, Instructor. B.A. (University of St. Petersburg, Russia), 1992; M.A. (Louisiana State University), 2005; M.Ed (Texas Christian University), 2007. Since 2020.

KARLA O'DONALD, Senior Instructor. B.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1997; M.A. Ibid.), 2002. Since 2004.

STEVEN P. SLOAN, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Nevada, Reno), 1993; M.A. (University of Iowa), 1996; Ph.D. (Tulane University), 2003. Since 2003.

RYAN T. SCHMITZ, Associate Professor. B.A. (Moorhead State University), 1998; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2004; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2009. Since 2009.

ESTER DE REZENDE TEIXEIRA, Associate Professor. B.A. (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), 2004; M.A. (Purdue University) 2010; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 2017. Since 2017.

SONJA STEPHENSON WATSON, Professor and Dean. B.A. (College of Willliam & Mary), 1995; Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), 2005. Since 2020.

Women & Gender Studies

HANAN HAMMAD, Professor of History and Chair, Women & Gender Studies. B.A. (Cairo University), 1989; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2004; Ph.D (Ibid) 2009. Since 2009.

CRYSTAL A. JACKSON, Associate Professor of Women & Gender Studies. B.A. (University of Nevada-Las Vegas), 2003; Graduate Certificate (Ibid), 2009; M.A. (Ibid), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2013. Since 2022.

RANDA TAWIL, Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies. B.A. (Wesleyan University), 2009; M.A.(Yale University), 2016; Ph.D. (Yale University), 2020.

NINO TESTA, Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Women & Gender Studies. B.A. (Miami University), 2006; M.A. (Tufts University), 2011; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2013. Since 2017.

DANIEL E. WILLIAMS, Professor. B.A. (Washington College), 1973; M.A. (University of Denver), 1976; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1980. Since 2003.

WENDY WILLIAMS, Professor of Professional Practice. B.A. (Baylor University), 1993; M.A. (Ibid.), 1996; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2012. Since 2012.

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