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UT Arlington Faculty

Dr. Carla Amaro-Jiménez

Dr. Carla Amaro-Jiménez

Dr. Amaro-Jiménez holds an EdD and a MEd in Literacy with a specialization in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from the University of …

Dr. Krystal K. Beamon

Dr. Krystal K. Beamon

Dr. Beamon received her Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. She is an assistant professor of sociology, who joined UTA in the fall …

Joan Blakey, PhD

Joan Blakey, PhD

Dr. Joan Blakey received a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Chicago in August 2010. She received her Master of Social Work degree …

Dr. Colleen Casey

Dr. Colleen Casey

Dr. Casey received a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis with an emphasis in Urban and Community Development from Saint Louis University. In addition to UTA, …

Dr. Mary Cazzell

Dr. Mary Cazzell

Dr. Cazzell received a Ph.D in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in December, 2009 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing …

Dr. Larry Chonko

Dr. Larry Chonko

Professor Chonko is author or co-author of 15 books. He has also served as editor of the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. Author …

Dr. Courtney Cronley

Dr. Cronley completed a Ph.D. in social work at the University of Tennessee in 2009, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center of Alcohol Studies …

Dr. Jaya Davis

Dr. Jaya Davis

Dr. Davis received a Ph.D. in Juvenile Justice from Prairie View A&M University is 2010. In addition, Dr. Davis holds a B.S. in psychology and …

Dr. Fred A. Forgey

Dr. Fred A. Forgey

Dr. Fred Forgey is the Executive Director of Graduate Real Estate Programs for the UT Arlington College of Business. Over the past 22 years, he …

Dr. Greg Frazier

Dr. Greg Frazier

Dr. Frazier received a Ph.D. in Production and Operations Management, an MBA, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. In addition to …

Dr. Mary French

Dr. Mary French

Dr. French received her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from New Mexico State University, an M.A. in English-Professional Writing and Rhetoric Option from University …

Dr. Kevin Gustafson

Dr. Kevin Gustafson

Dr. Gustafson received a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in Middle English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia. He also holds an …

Robert Hanks, PhD, RN

Robert Hanks, PhD, RN

Dr. Hanks is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing. He graduated from the University of Texas …

Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.

Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.

Dr. Dannielle Joy Davis is a tenure-track, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois …

Dr. Douglas Klahr

Dr. Douglas Klahr

Dr. Klahr received a Ph.D. in the History of Architecture from Brown University, an M.A. in the History of Architecture from the University of Virginia, …

Elissa E. Madden, PhD, LMSW

Elissa E. Madden, PhD, LMSW

Dr. Elissa Madden received a Ph.D. in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin and an MSW and a BA in Social Work …

Dr. Subhrangsu S Mandal

Dr. Subhrangsu S Mandal

Dr. Mandal received his PhD in chemistry from Indian Institute of Science, India. Then he completed his postdoctoral research at University of Alberta and University …

Dr. Ronda Mintz-Binder

Dr. Ronda Mintz-Binder

Dr. Mintz-Binder received a D.N.P in Nursing Educational Leadership from Case Western Reserve University in 1982 were both achieved through the UCLA School of Nursing. …

Dr. Laura Mydlarz

Dr. Laura Mydlarz

Dr. Mydlarz received a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a MS in Biology and BS in Marine Biology …

Dr. Larry P. Nelson

Dr. Larry P. Nelson

Dr. Nelson received a Ph. D. at the University of Northern Colorado in Sport Pedagogy and an MS in Pedagogy and BS in Exercise Science …

Dr. Nancy Price

Dr. Nancy Price

Dr. Price received her PhD from TCU, an M Ed from Lincoln University, an MA from Southern Illinois, and a BA from Texas Tech. At …

Melanie Sattler, Ph.D., P.E.

Melanie Sattler, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Sattler received a Ph.D. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering and B.A. …

Dr. Peggy Semingson

Dr. Peggy Semingson

Dr. Semingson received a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Language and Literacy Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, an …

Emily Spence-Almaguer

Emily Spence-Almaguer

Emily Spence-Almaguer is experienced in community assessment, program evaluation, and community capacity building. She specializes in interpersonal violence, homelessness, poverty, and strengths-based community development. She …

Dr. John Stickels

Dr. John Stickels

Dr. Stickels received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University in 1983 and a Ph.D. from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the …

Dr. Shirley Theriot

Dr. Shirley Theriot

Dr. Theriot received a Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Louisiana State University, a B.S. in French and Physical Education and an M.A. in …

Dr. Kathleen Tice

Dr. Kathleen Tice

Kathleen Tice worked as a classroom teacher in the inner city of Houston ISD. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin …

Dr. Nilakshi Veerabathina

Dr. Nilakshi Veerabathina

Dr. Veerabathina received a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) (Previous Name: Uttar Pradesh State Observatory), Kumaun University, Naini …

Shelley Wigley, Ph.D.

Shelley Wigley, Ph.D.

Dr. Wigley received a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Oklahoma. In addition to UTA, Dr. Wigley has taught courses at Texas Tech University, …

Dr. Robert L. Woods

Dr. Robert L. Woods

Dr. Woods received a BSME from SMU and a MS and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. He had three years experience in research in Washington, …

Dr. Yuejiao Zhang

Dr. Yuejiao Zhang

Dr. Yuejiao Zhang is an assistant professor of technical and professional communication. She teaches courses in technical writing, computers and writing, and technical writing pedagogy. …

Fort Worth ISD

Joyce Morgan Baker

Joyce Morgan Baker, a Fort Worth native and product of the Fort Worth Independent School District, received her BBA in General Business in 1979 from …

Dalynn Cross, MS

Dalynn Cross, MS

Miss Cross received a Master of Science in Multicultural Studies in Education from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, and a Bachelor of Arts …

Dr. Danna Joseph

Dr. Danna Joseph

Dr. Joseph received her AGS in General Studies from Central Texas College, BS in Elementary Education and Spanish from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, MS …

Beatriz Arevalo Mince

Beatrice completed her graduate work in Spanish at the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. She also obtained a Masters of International Management …

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD

Bhavani Parpia

Bhavani Parpia

Bhavani Parpia received a Master of Science degree in Sociology from Virginia Tech and a B.A. (Honors) in Sociology from Delhi University. In addition to …

Tarrant County College District

Dr. Lori Ann Fowler

Dr. Lori Ann Fowler

Dr. Fowler received a Ph.D. from the Univeristy of North Texas, and an MA and BA in Sociology from California State University, Fullerton. In addition …

Altheria Gaston

Altheria Gaston was recently appointed Teacher Education and Philosophy department chairperson at Tarrant County College. She began her career in higher education in 2004 as …

John Haglund

John Haglund

John Haglund earned an M.S. and a B.S. in Geology from the University of California – Davis. John has taught at Delgado Community College in …

David Puente

David Puente

David holds a Masters degree in the Teaching of Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in math and Spanish from Texas Christian University. David has …

Theresa (Terri) Lee Schrantz

Theresa (Terri) Lee Schrantz

Terry received her BA in Psychology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and MA in Sociology and equivalent graduate hours in Psychology and …

Dr. Bobbi Stringer

Dr. Bobbi Stringer

Dr. Stringer received an EdD in Higher Education, an MS in Communication, and a BS in Education from the University of North Texas. She began …