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AddRan College of Liberal Arts Directory

Sonja Stephenson Watson, Dean

Ariane Balizet, Associate Dean

Muriel Cormican, Associate Dean

Peter M. Worthing, Associate Dean

Brandon Manning, Faculty Diversity Advocate

Ida N. Hernandez, Director of AddRan Degree Certification

Criminology and Criminal Justice

KENDRA BOWEN, Associate 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.

SUSAN BRIE DIAMOND, Associate 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.

MICHELE MEITL, Assistant 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.

BRAE CAMPION YOUNG, Assistant 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, Professorand 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 Associate Dean. B.A. (Pomona College), 2000; M.A. (University of Minnesota), 2003; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2008.

DAVID COLÓN, Associate Professor and Chair and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (CUNY Brooklyn College), 1997; Ph.D. (Stanford University), 2004. Since 2008.

JOSEPH DARDA, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Washington), 2009; M.A. (University of Connecticut), 2012; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2015. Since 2015.

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

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.

ANN L. GEORGE, Professor. B.A. (Michigan State University), 1979; M.F.A. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), 1981; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 1997. Since 1997.

DANIEL JUAN GIL, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. 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 and Director of Composition. B.A. (University of Nebraska), 1993; M.A. (Oregon State University), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska), 2001. Since 2001.

LINDA K. HUGHES, Addie Levy Professor of Literature. B.A. (Wichita State University), 1970; M.A. (University of Missouri), 1971; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1976. Since 1988.

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. B.A. (Macalester College), 2001; M.F.A. (University of Minnesota), 2004. Since 2010.

CARRIE SHIVELY LEVERENZ, Professor. B.A. (Mt. Vernon Nazarene University), 1981; M.A. (St. Bonaventure University), 1985; Ph.D. (Ohio State University), 1994. Since 2000.

BRAD LUCAS, Associate Professor. 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. 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.

MATTHEW PITT, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies. B.A. (Hampshire College), 1997; M.F.A. (New York University), 2000. Since 2012.

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.

KAREN M. STEELE, Professor. B.A. (St. Olaf College), 1988; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1996.

Geography

SARAH SCHWARTZ, ​Instructor. B.A. (Hamilton College), 1999; M.A. (University of South Carolina), 2005; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2011. Since 2018.

KYLE WALKER, Associate Professor. B.A. (Oregon), 2005; M.A. (Minnesota), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 2011. Since 2012.

History

JODI M. CAMPBELL, Professor. B.A. (University of Nebraska), 1990; M.A. (Tulane University), 1992; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), 1999. Since 2002.

GREGG CANTRELL, Professor and Erma and Ralph Lowe Chair in Texas Studies. B.A. (Texas A&M University), 1979; M.A. (Ibid.), 1980; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1988. Since 2003.

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 and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (Florida), 1978; M.A. (Georgetown), 1981; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1986. Since 2012.

HANAN HAMMAD, Associate Professor. B.A. (Cairo University), 1989; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2004. Since 2009.

ALEX HIDALGO, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies. 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.

WILLIAM MEIER, Associate 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.

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

GENE A. SMITH, Professor and Director of the Center for Texas Studies. B.A. (Auburn University), 1984; M.A. (Ibid.), 1987; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1991. Since 1994.

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

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.

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

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

Modern Language Studies

MARIE-MADELEINE SCHEIN, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier), 1981; M.A. (Ibid.), 1982; M.A. (University of Colorado), 1985; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 1994. Since 2006.

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.

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, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. 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.

JAMES M. SCOTT, Herman Brown Chair & Professor, B.A. (Weaton College), 1986; M.A. (Northern Illinois University) 1988, Ph.D. (Ibid) 1993, since 2011.

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

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

Spanish and Hispanic Studies

FRANCIS KOMLA AGGOR, Professor. ​B.A. (University of Ghana), 1984; M.A. (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada), 1987; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles), 1992. Since 2008.