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School of Urban and Public Affairs

School of Urban and Public Affairs

Faculty and Staff

graduate faculty | undergraduate faculty | advisors | professional staff | administrative staff

GRADUATE FACULTY

Ardeshir Anjonami
Ardeshir Anjomani
research profile | web page
Interim MCRP Program Director, Professor and UPPP Ph.D Advisor
anjomani@uta.edu

Dr. Enid Arvidson
Enid Arvidson research profile | web page
Associate Professor
enid@uta.edu

Edith Barrett
Edith Juanita Barrett research profile | web page
Professor and M.A. Urban Affairs Program Director
ebarrett@uta.edu
Member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Barbara Becker
Barbara Becker research profile
Dean and Professor
bbecker@uta.edu

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Karabi Bezboruah research profile
Associate Professor
bezborua@uta.edu

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Colleen Casey research profile
Assistant Professor
colleenc@uta.edu

Richard Cole
Richard L. Cole research profile
Professor
cole@uta.edu

James Cornehls
James V. Cornehls research profile | web page
Professor
cornehls@uta.edu

Paul Geisel

Paul N. Geisel research profile
Professor Emeritus
geisel@uta.edu

Richard Greene
Richard Greene
Adjunct and Associate Professor
rgreene@uta.edu

Carl Grodach
Carl Grodach research profile
Assistant Professor
grodach@uta.edu

Rod Hissong
Rod Hissong research profile
Associate Dean, Associate Professor and PUAD Ph.D Advisor
hissong@uta.edu
Member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Jeff Howard
Jeff Howard research profile
Assistant Professor
howardj@uta.edu

Jianling Li
Jianling Li research profile
Professor
jjli@uta.edu

Maria Martinez-Cosio
Maria Martinez-Cosio research profile | web page
Assistant Professor
mcosio@uta.edu

Darla Paulson
Darla Paulson
Associate Professor
dpaulson@uta.edu

Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez
research profile | web page
MPA Program Director and Associate Professor
aro@uta.edu

James Spaniolo
James D. Spaniolo

President, The University of Texas at Arlington
Professor
jds@uta.edu

Del Taebel
Del Taebel
research profile
Professor Emeritus
taebel@uta.edu

Qiushi Wang
Qiushi Wang
Associate Professor
wangqiu@uta.edu

Sherman M. Wyman
Sherman M. Wyman
research profile
Professor
wyman@uta.edu


UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY

Cindy Atha-Weldon
Cindy Atha-Weldon
Lecturer
catha@uta.edu

Michan Connor
Michan Connor research profile
Assistant Professor
michan@uta.edu

Allen Repko
Allen Repko
Director of Interdisciplinary Studies and Associate Professor
repko@uta.edu

James Welch
James Welch
Lecturer
welchj4@uta.edu


ADVISORS

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Tangie Fields
Graduate Advisor
nfields@uta.edu

J.R. Larsen
J.R. Larsen
INTS Advisor
jrlarsen@uta.edu
 

Denise Longgrear
Denise Longgrear
INTS Advisor
longgrea@uta.ed

Michael Wollman
Michael Wollman
Graduate Advisor and Recruiter
mwollman@uta.edu

Fleur Wiorkowski
Fleur Wiorkowski
INTS Advisor
fwiorkowski@uta.edu


PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Director of Operations
nelsonjm@uta.edu

David Tees
David W. Tees

Director, Training & Services and CPM manager
tees@uta.edu

bob wilkins
Bob Wilkins

Director, Training and Outreach
wilkins@uta.edu


ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

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Evelyn Lucas
Support Specialist II
elucas@uta.edu

Bethany Martinez
Bethany Martinez
Support Specialist II
bethanym@uta.edu

Kyendra Shepherd
Kyendra Shepherd
Support Specialist II
kyendra@uta.edu

Linda Slaughter
Linda Slaughter

Support Specialist I
slaughter@uta.edu

Patricia Williams
Patricia Williams
Degree Plan Evaluator I
pawill@exchange.uta.edu


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