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2011–2013 Graduate Catalog

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS

PROFESSORS EMERITI

Richard E. W. Adams, Ph.D., Harvard University
Felix D. Almaraz, Jr., B.A., M.A., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
James Broderick, B.A., St. Ambrose College; M.A., University of Iowa
Charles T. Field, B.A., Stanford University; M.F.A., University of Washington
Dwight F. Henderson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Jacinto Quirarte, B.A., San Francisco State College; Ph.D., National University of Mexico
James C. Schneider, B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Maria Luisa Urdaneta, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University


DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

PROFESSORS

Carolyn L. Ehardt, B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Daniel J. Gelo, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Robert J. Hard, B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Joanna E. Lambert, B.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Sonia Alconini, B.A., Universidad Mayor de San Andres; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Thad Q. Bartlett, B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
K. Jill Fleuriet, B.A., Harvard University; M.A., San Diego State University; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Laura J. Levi, B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Jason R. Yaeger, A.B., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

M. Kathryn Brown, B.A., Southwest Texas State University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Michael L. Cepek, B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Jamon A. Halvaksz, II, B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota


DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY

PROFESSORS

Ronald C. Binks, B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design: M.F.A., University of Utah
Gregory M. Elliott, B.F.A., M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.F.A., Southern Methodist University
Ken D. Little, B.F.A., Texas Tech University; M.F.A., University of Utah
Constance A. Lowe, B.F.A., Southern Methodist University; M.F.A., Western Michigan University
Dennis M. Olsen, B.A., M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Kent T. Rush, B.F.A., California College of Art and Crafts; M.A., University of New Mexico; M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin
Judith B. Sobré, B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Scott Sherer, B.A., Yale University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Richard (Ricky) Armendariz, B.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.F.A., University at Colorado at Boulder
Teresa Eckmann, B.A., University of Massachusetts: Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Ovidio C. Giberga, B.S., Florida State University; M.F.A., University of Florida
Patrick Hajovsky, B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Richard Martinez, B.F.A., Southern Oregon University; M.F.A., University of California, Davis
Leslie Raymond, B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., University of Michigan


DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

PROFESSOR

Ali Kanso El-Ghori, B.A., Lebanese University, Beirut; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Sara DeTurk, B.A., University of Virginia; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Christopher Hajek, B.A., Loyola University Chicago; M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Kimberly Kline, B.S., Kennesaw State College; M.O.C., Georgia State University, Atlanta; Ph.D., University of Georgia
H. Paul LeBlanc, III, B.A., St. Mary’s University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Steven R. Levitt, B.A., Montana State University; M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Viviana C. Rojas, B.A., M.A., Universidad de Chile; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Karen L. Daas, B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Seok Kang, B.A., Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea; M.A., Sogang University, Seoul, Korea; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Juyan Zhang, B.L., Renmin University of China; M.L., Beijing University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia


DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

PROFESSORS

Mark E. Allen, B.A., St. Norbert College; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Bernadette D. Andrea, B.A., University of Calgary; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Wendy B. Barker, B.A., M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Norma E. Cantú, B.S., M.S., Texas A&I University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Steven G. Kellman, B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Sonja L. Lanehart , B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D, University of Michigan
Bonnie K. Lyons, B.A., Newcomb College; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University
Joycelyn K. Moody, B.A., Spring Hill College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jeanne C. Reesman, B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Sonia Saldivar-Hull, B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Linda T. Woodson, B.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Bridget A. Drinka, B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Sue Hum, B.A., Park College; Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Catherine Kasper, B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., University of Denver
Debbie L. Lopez, B.A., University of the South; M.A., Middlebury College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Ben Olguin, B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Mark Bayer, B.A., Queen’s University; M.A., McGill University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Kinitra Brooks, B.A., Xavier University of Louisiana; M.P.H., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Annette Portillo, B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
David Ray Vance, B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., University of Houston
Mark Vareschi, B.A., Ithaca College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University


DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

PROFESSORS

Steven R. Boyd, B.A., Claremont Men’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bruce C. Daniels, A.B., Syracuse University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Brian L. Davies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
David R. Johnson, B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
John F. Reynolds, B.A., M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Rutgers University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Antonio Calabria, A.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Kirsten Gardner, B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Rhonda Gonzales, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Kolleen M. Guy, B.A., North Central College; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Indiana University
Anne E. Hardgrove, B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Patrick J. Kelly, B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., New York University
Gregg Michel, B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Wing Chung Ng, B.A., M.Phil., University of Hong Kong; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Catherine Nolan-Ferrell, A.B., Cornell University; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Gabriela Gonzalez, B.A., M.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Stanford University
Jerry B. Gonzalez, III, B.A., California State University, Fullerton, M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
LaGuana K. Gray, B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., University of Houston


DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

PROFESSORS

Santiago Daydí-Tolson, Licenciado en Filosofía y Educación, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jack Himelblau, A.B., M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Francisco Marcos-Marin, M.A., Licenciado en Filosofia y Letras Universidad Complutense, Madrid; Doctor en Filosofia y Letras Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Frank Pino, Jr., B.A., M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Christopher J. Wickham, B.A., M.Phil., University of Reading, England; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

MaryEllen Garcia, B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Georgetown University
Nancy J. Membrez, B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
R. Marita Nummikoski, B.A., M.A., Helsinki University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, B.A., M.A., Queens College; Ph.D., New York University


DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

PROFESSORS

James Balentine, B.A., M.M., University of South Carolina; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
R.J. David Frego, B.M., Brandon University; M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University
David Heuser, B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., D.M., Indiana University
Linda A. Poetschke, B.M., University of North Texas; M.M., University of Texas at Austin
John J. Silantien, B.M.E., Hartt College of Music; M.M., Catholic University of America; D.M.A., University of Illinois

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Diana Allan, B.M., B.M.E., Pittsburg State University; M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; D.M.A., University of Michigan
Susan Bruenger, B.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; M.M., Ph.D., University of North Texas
Stacey Davis, B.A., Arizona State University; M.M., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Eugene Dowdy, B.M., University of Texas at Austin; M.M., University of Texas at San Antonio; D.M.A., University of Iowa
Kasandra Keeling, B.M., M.M., University of Houston; D.M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder
Rita A. Linard, B.S., University of Illinois; M.M., Northern Illinois University; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Gary L. Mabry, B.M.Ed., Abilene Christian University; M.M., Hardin-Simmons University; D.M.A., University of Colorado
William McCrary, B.M., University of Montana, Missoula; M.M., San Francisco State University; D.A., University of Northern Colorado
John Nix, B.M., University of Georgia; M.M.E., Florida State University; M.M., University of Colorado at Boulder
Robert J. Rustowicz, B.M.E., Central Michigan University; M.M., D.M.A., College-Conservatory, University of Cincinnati
David C. Sebald, B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Michigan State University
J. Drew Stephen, B.M.E., University of Western Ontario; M.M., M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Mark Brill, B.A., Oberlin College; J.D., Loyola University School of Law; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Matthew Dunne, B.M., State University of New York at Potsdam; M.M., Florida State University; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
L. Christine Linial, B.M., Indiana University; M.A., San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Donald Miller, B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., University of Iowa
J. Si Millican, B.M., M.M.E., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Susan Olson, B.M., Capital University Conservatory of Music; M.A., D.M.A., Ohio State University


DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CLASSICS

PROFESSOR

Michael J. Almeida, B.A., Bridgewater State College; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Xunwu Chen, B.A., Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University; M.A., International Academy of Philosophy; Ph.D., Fordham University

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Joel Christensen, B.A., Brandeis University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Jill Hernandez, B.A., Taylor University; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Memphis
William Short, B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Alistair Welchman, B.A., Oxford University; M.A., University of Warwick; M.Sc., University of Sussex; Ph.D., University of Warwick


DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY

PROFESSORS

Thomas J. Bellows, B.A., Augustana College; M.A., University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
James D. Calder, B.A., University of Maryland; M.S., California State University; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Francisco Durand, B.A., M.A., Catholic University of Peru; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Mansour O. El-Kikhia, B.A., American University of Beirut; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard C. Jones, B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
John M. Morris, Jr., B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Stephen Amberg, B.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miguel D. DeOliver, B.A., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Daniel A. Engster, B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Richard A. Gambitta, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Amy E. Jasperson, B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Melvin C. Laracey, B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., University of Michigan Law School; M.P.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Sharon A. Navarro, B.A., M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
David W. Romero, B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston
Rodolfo Rosales, B.A., St. Mary’s University; M.A., Trinity University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Boyka M. Stefanova, Diploma, Doctorate, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Kathleen R. Arnold, B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Vaidya Gundlupet-Venkataramu, B.A., Bangalore University; M.A., M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
J. Michael Harrison, B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Florida
Walter C. Wilson, B.A., Augustana College; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma


DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

PROFESSORS

Raymond R. Baird, A.B., Eastern New Mexico University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Ephrem P. Fernandez, B.A., University of Western Australia; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Raymond T. Garza, B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Ph.D., Purdue University
R. Reed Hunt, B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Augustine Osman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Michael Baumann, B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Thomas R. Coyle, B.A., M.A., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., University of Florida
James R. Dykes, B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Ann R. Eisenberg, B.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dorothy A. Flannagan, B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of Richmond; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Robert W. Fuhrman, B.A., St. Louis University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Stella D. Lopez, B.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Mary E. McNaughton-Cassill, B.A., M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University
David R. Pillow, B.A., University of Texas at Arlington; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Michael P. Ryan, B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., Stanford University

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Brenda Hannon, B.A., York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Michelle Little, B.A.,Yale University; M.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Temple University
Deborah L. Mangold, B.S., Johns Hopkins University; M.A., Loyola College in Maryland; Ph.D., Howard University
Rebekah E. Smith, B.S., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tina Zawacki, B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University


DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

PROFESSORS

John P. Bartkowski, B.S., St. Mary’s University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
A. Derral Cheatwood, B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University (Retired on Modified Service)
Harriett D. Romo, B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Xiaohe Xu, B.A., Sichuan University, PRC; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Jeffrey A. Halley, B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.A., New School for Social Research; Ph.D., City University of New York
Richard Lewis, B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Raquel Marquez, B.S., Southwest Texas State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Michael V. Miller, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Cherylon Robinson, B.A., Texas Tech University; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Thankam S. Sunil, B.S., M.S., University of Kerala; M.P.H., Ph.D., International Institute for Population Sciences; M.P.H., University of North Texas Health Science Center; Ph.D., University of North Texas

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Gabriel A. Acevedo, B.A., University of Saint Thomas; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Ginny E. Garcia, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

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