AddRan College of Liberal Arts Directory

Sonja Stephenson Watson, Dean

Muriel Cormican, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Carrie Liu Currier, Associate Dean of Faculty and Engagement

Brad Lucas, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

Ida N. Hernandez, Director of AddRan Degree Certification

Criminology and Criminal Justice

KENDRA BOWEN, 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, 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.

JAMES W. MARQUART, Senior Instructor. B.S. (Western Illinois University), 1972; M.A. (Kansas State University), 1976; PhD. (Texas A&M University), 1983. Since 2025.

MICHELE MEITL, Associate 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), May 2017.

JOHNNY NHAN, Professor and Associate Dean for 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.

JOSE A. SANCHEZ, Assistant Professor. B.S. (California State University Los Angeles), 2016; M.S. (ibid), 2018; Ph.D. (University of Colorado Boulder), 2024. Since 2024.

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

Economics

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

English

ARIANE M. BALIZET, Professor and Assistant Provost for Faculty Success. B.A. (Pomona College), 2000; M.A. (University of Minnesota), 2003; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2008.

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

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

MARCEL A FUENTES. Associate Professor. 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 of the TCU Core Curriculum. B.A. (St. Catherine University), 1990; M.A. (University of Wisconsin at Madison), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 1999.

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

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. B.A. (University of Nebraska), 1993; M.A. (Oregon State University), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska), 2001. Since 2001.

MOHAMMED IDDRISU, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana), 2013; M.A. (The University of Texas at El Paso), 2019; Ph.D. (Arizona State University), 2024. Since 2024.

GAVIN JOHNSON, Assistant Professor and Director of Composition. B.A. (Nichols State University), 2013; M.A. (North Carolina University), 2013; PhD. (The Ohio State University), 2020. Since 2025.

HANNAH JORGENSEN, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of Colorado, Boulder), 2018; Ph.D. (Duke University), 2025. Since 2025

CARMEN KYNARD, Professor and Lillian Radford Chair in Rhetoric and Composition. B.A. (Stanford University), 1993; M.A. (City University of New York at Lehman College), 2000; Ph.D. (New York University), 2005. Since 2019.

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

BRAD LUCAS, Professor and Associate Dean. 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 and Director of Graduate Studies. 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. Associate Professor. B. A. (Rutgers University), 2002; M.A. (Rutgers University), 2006; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 2011. Since 2023.

HEEJOO PARK, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2013; M.A. (Boston College), 2018; PhD. (University of California Riverside), 2022. Since 2025.

MATTHEW PITT, Associate Professor. 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.

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.

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.

SHARON ARONOFSKY WELTMAN, Chair of the Department and Professor. 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.

Geography

KYLE WALKER, 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

SAMUEL 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.

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.

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, 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.

MELISSA REYNOLDS, Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (University of Alabama), 2005; M.A. (Ibid.), 2011; Ph.D. (Rutgers University), 2019. Since 2024.

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

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

OLGA VERLATO, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), 2015; M.A. (New York University), 2017; M.A. (Middlebury Arabic Language School), 2025; Ph.D. (New York University), 2024. Since 2025.

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.

ALBERTO WILSON III, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Vassar College), 2016; Ph.D. (University of Houston), 2021. Since 2024.

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

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

Philosophy

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

Political Science

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

CARRIE LIU CURRIER, Professor and Associate Dean. 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.

Master of Liberal Arts

DAVID M. BUYZE, Professor. B.A. (Syracuse University), 1990; M.A. (Syracuse University), 1992; Ph.D. (University of Toronto), 2005. Since 2018.

WILLIAM COHOON, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Portland State University), 2012; M.A. (Texas Christian University), 2015; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2020. Since 2023.

LINDSAY DUNN, Professor. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2005; M.A. (Texas Christian University), 2008; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2014. Since 2016.

KURK GAYLE, Professor. B.A. (Baylor University), 1984; M.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1988; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2008. Since 1995.

ALEX LEMON, Professor and Director of the Master of Liberal Arts Program. B.A. (Macalester College), 2001; M.F.A. (University of Minnesota), 2004. Since 2008.

ROB LITTLE, Professor. B.A. (Midwestern State University), 2004; M.A. (Midwestern State University), 2006; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2015. Since Fall 2023.

MEREDITH MAY, Professor. B.A. (Stephen F. Austin State University), 2009; M.A. (Texas Christian University), 2012; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2017. Since 2024.

ROBYN REID, Professor. B.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara), 1999; M.Ed. (Azusa Pacific University), 2002; M.L.I.S. (San Jose State University), 2009; Ph.D. in progress (Texas Christian University). Since 2021.

DANNY RODRIGUEZ, Professor. B.A. in English (University of Texas at Arlington), 2012; M.A. in English (University of Texas at Arlington), 2014; Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition (Texas Christian University), 2021. Since 2023.

SIDNEY THOMPSON, Professor. B.A. (University of Memphis), 1989; M.F.A. (University of Arkansas), 1994; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2015. Since 2017.

BENJAMIN F. TILLMAN, Professor. B.S. (Brigham Young University), 1993; M.S. (Brigham Young University), 1994; Ph.D. (Louisiana State University), 1999. Since Fall 2018.

ANNETTE WREN, Professor. B.A. in English and B.A. in History (University of Texas), 2011; M.A. in English Literature (Auburn University), 2014; Ph.D. in English Literature (Texas Christian University), 2019. Since Spring 2020.

Religion

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.

Sociology and Anthropology

LUIS ROMERO, Associate 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.

CAROL THOMPSON, Professor. ​B.A. (Louisiana State University), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1985; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1988. Since 1992.

World Languages and Global Studies

SONJA S. WATSON, Professor and Dean. B.S. (College of William and Mary), 1995; M.A. (University of Tennessee), 2000; Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), 2005. Since 2020.

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.