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Core Doctoral Faculty
Dissertation Committee Chairs

John James Beck, Jr., Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, Southwest Texas State College; BS, University of Washington-Seattle; MAT, EdS, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Michael Boone, Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BA, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas; M.A., Ed.D., Washington State University. Vita Web Page

Ann K. Brooks, Professor - Adult Education. BA, University of Nebraska; MAT, School for International Training; MA, Fielding Graduate Institute; EdD, Columbia University. Vita

Stan Carpenter, Professor and Chair - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, Tarleton State University; MS, East Texas State University; PhD University of Georgia, Athens. Vita Web Page

David C. Caverly, Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, University of Toledo; MEd, Kent State University; PhD, Indiana University. Vita Web Page

Steven R. Furney, Professor - Health Education. BS, Texas A & M University; MEd, University of Houston; MPH, University of Texas; EdD, University of Tennessee. Vita Web Page

Steve Gordon, Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services and Co-Director of the National Center for School Improvement. BS, Bowling Green State University; MEd, Wright State University; EdD, University of Georgia. Vita

Miguel A. Guajardo, Assistant Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, MEd, PhD, University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Leslie Huling, Professor - Curriculum and Instruction.Vita

Lisa Lloyd, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Research and Sponsored Projects - Health, Physical Education and Recreation. BESS, Southwest Texas State University; MA, University of Alabama; PhD, University of Alabama. Vita

Marla Weather McGhee, Associate Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services and Co-Director - National Center for School Improvement. BA, MA, Texas Tech University; PhD, University of Texas at Austin. Vita Web Page

Tinker D. Murray, Professor - Physical Education. BS, University of Texas; MEd, Southwest Texas State University; PhD, Texas A & M University. Vita 2004 Accomplishments Web Page

Sarah Nelson, Assistant Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, MEd, and PhD, The University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Emily Miller Payne, Associate Professor - Developmental and Adult Education and Director, Center of Initiatives in Education. BA, University of Texas at Austin; MAT, EdD, New Mexico State University. Web Page

Larry Price, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Development - Research Measurement and Statistics. BS, MA, Texas State University - San Marcos; PhD, Georgia State University. Vita Web Page

Robert F Reardon, Assistant Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. Ph.D. University of Georgia, Department of Adult Education. M.S. North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical Engineering. B.S. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Chemistry. Vita Web Page

Jovita M. Ross-Gordon, Professor and Director of Education PhD Program - Educational Administration and Psychological Services and Developmental and Adult Education. BS, MA, Northwestern University; EdD, University of Georgia. Vita Web Page

Brenda Scheuermann, Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Illinois State University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Suzanne M. Stiegelbauer, Associate Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, Nazareth College, NY; AM, University of Illinois, Urbana; MA and PhD, The University of Texas, Austin. Vita

Duncan Waite, Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services, Editor, The International Journal of Leadership in Education and Director, The International Center for Educational Leadership and Social Change. BA, The University of Michigan; MA, PhD, The University of Oregon. Vita Web Page

Jo Webber, Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, MEd, PhD, the University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Associate Doctoral Faculty
Dissertation Committee Co-Chairs or Members / Teaching Faculty

Jennifer Battle, Associate Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Southern Methodist University; MA, University of Wyoming; PhD, University of Texas.
Vita

Nathan Bond, Assistant Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Baylor University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Barbara Davis, Associate Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Southwest Texas State University; MA, University of Texas at San Antonio; EdD, Texas Tech University. Vita

Kathleen Elizabeth Fite, Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, MEd, Southwest Texas State University; EdD, North Texas State University. Vita

Jesse S. Gainer, Assistant Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Earlham College; M.Ed The University of Texas at Austin, PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Marilyn Goodwin, Assistant Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, MEd. PhD, University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Russell B. Hodges, Associate Professor - Developmental and Adult Education. BA, Centenary College; MEd, Northeast Louisiana University; EdD, Grambling State University. Vita Web Page

Clarena Larrotta, Assistant Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Multilingual Studies – Bilingual Education. She also has a Master’s in English Education from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. She has taught for 16 years in different settings and countries. Her research interest is literacy education for ESL students and multicultural issues. Vita

Jon Lasser, Assistant Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, BS, MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin. Vita

Shawn Patrick, Assistant Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. N.C.C., L.P.C. Vita

Paul C. Paese, Professor - Physical Education. BS, MS, Bowling Green State University; PhD, Ohio State University. Vita Web Page

Robert B. Pankey, Professor - Health, Physical Education & Recreation. BS, University of Missouri; MS, Southern Illinois University; DEd, Texas A & M University. Vita

Cynthia Plotts, Associate Professor - Educational Administration and Psychological Services. BS, PhD, University of Texas at Austin. Vita Web Page

Virginia K. Resta, Associate Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, Northeastern Oklahoma State University; MA, PhD, University of New Mexico.

Emily J. Summers, Assistant Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BA, Baylor University; PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston. Vita

Susan Waite, Associate Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, MA, Western Carolina University; EdD, University of Georgia. Vita

John Walker, Associate Professor - Physical Education. BS, MAIS, Southwest Texas State University; EdD, University of Houston. Vita

Patrice Holden Werner, Associate Professor - Curriculum and Instruction. BS, MEd, PhD, University of North Texas.

Larry Wheeler, Professor - Special Education. BS, Oklahoma State University; MEd, Central State University; EdD, University of Oklahoma.