Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1983
M.A., Sam Houston State University, 1977
B.A., Sam Houston State University, 1976

Areas of special interest include: criminology, juvenile delinquency, race and ethnic relations, and research methods. Abney serves as a research consultant for numerous public and private agencies, and organizations.

Native from Mexico, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX and a Master of Arts in Spanish Literature at University of Texas in San Antonio. She teaches in different institutions of higher education in San Antonio. She enjoys teaching and interacting with students.

Ph.D., Journalism/Mass Communication, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
M.A., Communication, Wheaton College
B.A., Biblical Studies, Wheaton College

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2002
M.S., Illinois State University, 1995
B.A., Marquette University, 1992

Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.A., St. Mary's University
B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio
Courses taught:

• Causes of War
• International Relations
• National Security
• Political Research Methods
• Political Violence
• Understanding Politics
• U.S. Foreign Policy

Delia Balite was on her senior year pursuing a bachelor's degree in math (honors) at the University of the Philippines, when she received a Japanese Government scholarship, an unexpected turn of events from what could have been a calling in pure mathematics. Immediately after receiving her bachelor's in math, she left for Tokyo, underwent an intensive language training at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and entered the Faculty of Business Administration of Kobe University in Japan. She then worked for a development aid project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Philippines, and returned to Japan on another Japanese Government scholarship to do research at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics for her master's thesis in Asian Studies (major Japan). Another research would bring her back to the University of Tokyo as a Japan Foundation Fellow. She also pursued a Master's of Science in Management from London Business School, University of London. Prior to her teaching profession in the US, Ms. Balite worked for a Japanese multinational as chief of staff of the president and for a diplomatic mission in Tokyo.
She has standard certifications in teaching Japanese and math (EC-12) in the states of Texas and New Jersey. In addition to advanced proficiency level certification in Japanese from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Delia has a First-Level (or Highest Level) Proficiency Certificate in Japanese from the Japan Foundation and the Association of International Education in Japan.
Ms. Balite has teaching experiences at Rutgers University, the state university of New Jersey, Bergen Community College and the New Brunswick Public Schools, also in New Jersey, and the North East ISD in San Antonio. At the public high school where she teaches Japanese, she sponsors the Japanese Club, which is one of the most active clubs on campus, and nurtures her students to garner accolades in statewide Japanese speech contests and prepares them for the AP Japanese exams.

Degrees
B.A., Fairfield University, 1982
J.D., Hofstra University, 1985
M.A., Boston College, 1994
M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1998
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2003

Courses
Theological Foundations/Introduction to Theology
Catholic Social Ethics
Contemporary Catholic Moral Life
Christian Social Ethics (graduate level)

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Ball studies how theological commitments impact our understanding of society and social change. His recent focus has been on Catholic social teaching, grassroots social movements, inter-religious dialogue, and the ethics of war and nonviolence.

Select Publications and Distinctions
With Zaida Martinez and Brian Toyne, "Catholic Social Teaching: Addressing Globalization in Catholic Business Education." Journal of Catholic Higher Education 27.2 (2009).
"A Second Look at the Industrial Areas Foundation: Lessons Learned for Catholic Social Thought and Ministry." Horizons 35/2 (Fall 2008).
Theologies of Social Transformation: A Study of Walter Rauschenbusch and Gustavo Gutiérrez. University Press of America, forthcoming.

Dr. Ball is a Marianist Educational Associate at Saint Mary's University. He has been a member of the International Marianist Social Justice Collaborative and has worked in his local parish church as part of San Antonio's COPS/Metro Alliance.

Master of Arts and doctoral degree in Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature, University of Alabama
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Marketing, University of North Alabama

Barnett earned a bachelor of arts in Spanish and Marketing from the University of North Alabama, and an Master of Arts and doctoral degree in Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature from the University of Alabama. He taught at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor before teaching at St. Mary's and has lived in Spain, Mexico and Venezuela. His research interests include Lope de Vega and the writing techniques of other Spanish comedia dramatists.

Barragan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education and a teaching certification in Spanish, French and German and a Master of Arts in French from University of Arkansas. She has lived and taught in Bolivia as well as in the states of Florida and Arizona. She was an Assistant Professor of Spanish and French at Tarrant County College in the Forth Worth area before coming to St. Mary's University.

B.A. Communication, Chaminade University of Honolulu
M.A. Mass Communication, Washington State University
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Intercultural Communication, Washington State University

A professed member of the Society of Mary (Marianists), Brother Dennis has professional experience as a radio disc jockey, graphic designer and multimedia specialist. Academically, his research has focused on media effects, ethnic identity, acculturation and socialization. Prior to teaching at St. Mary's, he was a member of the faculty at Chaminade University of Honolulu, our sister Marianist institution, teaching in the Communication Department and advising the student newspaper. A member of the Casa Maria Marianist Community, Brother Dennis views his work at St. Mary's as a ministry in assisting students discern their professional and personal vocations.

In addition to his teaching duties, Brother Dennis is also the faculty advisor to the student newspaper, The Rattler.

M.A., English Communication Arts, Our Lady of the Lake University
B.A., English/History, University of Texas at San Antonio

Professor Bertrand is Writer-in-Residence for the St. Mary's University English & Communication Studies Department. She is a published author in poetry, non-fiction, and fiction for children and teens. Recent awards include 2008 Skipping Stones Award and finalist for 2008 Tejas Star Award for the bilingual novel "The Ruiz Street Kids/Los Muchachos de la calle Ruiz", (Arte Publico Press 2007); the American Library Association 2005 Schneider Family Book Award for her bilingual picture book, "My Pal Victor" (Raven Tree Press, 2004); the San Antonio Public Library 2005 Arts and Letters Award; and Honorable Mention 2005 Paterson Prize for Young Adult Literature for her collection of short fiction, "Upside Down and Backwards" (Arte Publico Press, 2004). She teaches composition, creative writing, and an English education course for the department as well as directs an independent study course on novel writing for selected students. She is also faculty moderator for the university literary magazine, "The Pecan Grove Review," which publishes prose and poetry written by St. Mary's students, faculty and staff.

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1973
M.A., University of Toledo, 1964
B.Ed., University of Toledo, 1963

Daniel Bjork is a native of Milwaukee, Wis. He specializes in United States intellectual and cultural history. Before coming to St. Mary's in 1991, Bjork taught at Southeast Missouri University, the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the University Detroit-Mercy. He offers courses in various periods of United States history including American Revolution, the Age of Jackson, the Civil War, and United States intellectual history and biography. Bjork is currently the faculty advisor for the St. Mary's Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society, as well as the History Club. He is the author of four books, including major biographies of philosopher/psychologist William James and the behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner. He teaches all phases of United States history and has developed special topics courses in American biography, including ones on notable entrpreneurs and notorious criminals. Bjork chaired the History Deparment in the 1990s.

M.F.A., Directing, Northwestern University, 2003
B.F.A., Theatre, University of Arizona, 1995

USITT member

Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration 1996
M.A., Trinity University, San Antonio TX 1973
B.A., Trinity University, San Antonio TX 1971
Courses taught:

• Managing Public Budgets

Doctoral degree, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh - 1991

Eva P. Bueno studied in Brazil and in the US. She has an Master of Arts in English from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and a Doctoral degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught in Brazil, Japan, and in the US. Besides her teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, and chairing of the Department of Languages at St. Mary's University, Bueno writes books and essays about Latin American literature, popular culture, American Literature, film, and politics. Her essays have appeared in Criticism, Revista de literatura latinoamericana, Chasqui, and others. Her last books, published in 2012, are the co-edited volume The Woman in Latin American and Spanish Literature; Essays on Iconic Characters (Mcfarland), and Amacio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil; After Cinema Novo (PalgraveMacmillan). She is also a columnist in the monthly magazine Espaço Académico.

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Degrees
B.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1994
M.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1997
M.A., St. Mary's University, 1999
Ph.D., Marquette University, 2004

Courses
Foundations of Reflection: God
Christ and the Christian God
The Catholic Church and Christian Community
The Catholic Literary Experience
Introduction to Catholic Studies

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Buhrman's research interest is probably best described as theological anthropology. He investigates the role of Christian teachings about Christ, salvation, and grace in interpreting our experience. At the same time, he is particularly interested in the way our experience of freedom poses important questions for theology to answer meaningfully for the culture in which we live. This often leads him to an interdisciplinary focus in theology and literature, but also to other areas such as Black Theology of Liberation or consideration of the relation of theology to modernity.

Select Publications and Distinctions
"Nostalgia and Redemption in Joseph Kanon's The Good German." Literature and Theology 22.4 (2008): 475-490.
Nathan Scott's Literary Criticism and Fundamental Theology. New York: Peter Lang, 2006.

M.F.A., Directing, Northwestern University, 2003
B.F.A., Theatre, University of Arizona, 1995

USITT member

Calogero began his study of philosophy as an undergraduate at Boston College. Upon graduation he spent a year teaching high school in Belize, Central American. He then returned to his alma mater to earn his Master s degree in philosophy and went on to Loyola University, Chicago for his doctorate. At Boston College, Calogero was awarded a Lonergan Fellowship for graduate studies in the thought of Bernard Lonergan. It was his study of Lonergan that aroused his interest in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. His book-length dissertation is titled Meaning and Action: Relating Knowledge and Action in the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. With this research, financed by Loyola s Schmidt Fellowship, Calogero specialized in Aquinas approach to practical wisdom and virtue ethics. Since beginning his teaching career at St. Mary s in 1990, Calogero has diversified his philosophical interests. He has publish articles and given numerous presentations on service learning and has himself utilized this pedagogical method in his classes. In 2007, he was one of five educators in the state named a Texas Campus Compact Faculty Fellow. More recently Calogero has turned his attention to Ibero-American philosophy. His research in this area has been inspired by his numerous trips to Mexico, including a semester of teaching St. Mary s students in Puebla, Mexico. More recently Calogero served as the Field Director for the St. Mary s study abroad program in Alcala de Hernares, Spain. His article "Why Positivism Failed Latin America" � is forthcoming from the Inter-American Journal of Philosophy. He also has interests in Greek philosophy, Continental philosophy and the intersection of literature and philosophy. Finally, at St. Mary s, Calogero has served as Associate Dean for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and as Director of the Honors Program.

Voice Instructor Jacob Cantu also serves as the Director of the Opera Workshop at St. Mary's University, as well as instructor of Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, and Music Appreciation. Jacob earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance from St. Mary's University and his Master of Music degree at Texas State University. While attending UTSA, he studied voice with Herald Stark and organ with Dr. Bess Heironymus. Most recently, he studied voice with Dr. Bert Neely while at Texas State University. Jacob has performed in master classes with Margret Harshaw, William Warfield, Gian Carlo Menotti and Mignon Dunn. While living in New York City, he studied under opera star Spiro Malas, opera director Dr. David Blackburn, and renown vocal teacher Sam Sakarian. His vocal coaches included Jane Steele, Dale Dietert and famed opera coach Joan Donerman. Jacob concertized extensively at several venues around New York City and in Connecticut. In addition, he served as baritone soloist at Broadway Presbyterian Church and Music Director of Trinity Episcopal Church at Inwood. Jacob has appeared with the Texas Bach Choir, the San Antonio Opera, the San Antonio Three Tenors, Viva Musica, Bejar Opera Company, and for the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and 24th Street Experiment Theater. Jacob took part in a program called Opera in the Schools under the direction of Drs. Jeff and Evelyn Troxler in which he not only performed, but also served as President and Vice-President. This was a company of vocalists that performed shows of fairy tales set to operatic melodies in elementary schools both in the San Antonio and South Texas area. Jacob has served at Temple Beth El as a quartet soloist, section leader, and substitute cantorial soloist and at First Presbyterian Church as a soloist and Assistant Choir Director. Jacob previously taught at Our Lady of the Lake University both as a Voice Instructor and Choral Director and continues to maintain a private voice studio.

Ph.D., Human Communication Theory, University of Iowa, 1981
M.A., Speech Communication, California State University, Northridge, 1978

Dr. Cirlin is the undergraduate coordinator for the Speech Communication major. His research is focused on practical interpersonal communication skills and rhetorical communication. He teaches courses in business and professional communication, persuasion, interviewing, group dynamics, public speaking, and communication theory.

Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2011
M.A., Bowling Green State University, 2007
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2005


Dr. Cohen's main areas of interest include family formation and union dissolution, specifically cohabitation, marriage, childbearing and divorce. She studies the role of cohabitation in the contemporary courtship process with an emphasis on the incidence, predictors and outcomes of cohabitation at different stages of the life course.

Ph.D., Oklahoma State, 1994
M.A., University of Incarnate Word, 1986
B.A., English, University of Incarnate Word, 1984

Ph.D. Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., University of Iowa

Milo Colton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with B.A., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He also graduated from the University of Iowa with a J.D. degree, and he holds active law licenses in Washington, D.C., Nebraska, U.S. District Court in Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.

He taught Legal Studies in the Criminal Justice Program and Administrative Law in the Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1994-2001. He also served as adjunct professor at San Antonio College, teaching Texas Peace Officer Law. He began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Program at St. Mary's University in 1996, and he joined the St. Mary's faculty full time in the fall of 2001, teaching courses related to policing and American Indians and the Law. He administered a community college program at the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, and he taught college classes at both the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations. He was an outreach consultant to American Indian communities for the University of Iowa, and he served as president of the American Indian Law Students Association at the University of Iowa Law School before returning to the Winnebago Reservation as the tribe's chief administrative officer.

He was the director of Institutional Research and Management Information Services at Westmar College. He was associate director of the National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center and an analyst for the Budget and Management Office of the City and County of Denver. He was also an analyst for the Colorado Supreme Court in the State Court Administrator's Office and a senior staff associate for the National Center for State Courts. He served as local evaluator and principal investigator for several U.S. Department of Justice grants related to community policing.

In 1980, he was elected to the Board of Education in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1982, he was elected to the Iowa Senate.

He enlisted for active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and he served in the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam War.

He recently published the following articles: The Impact of a Casino on Crime and Education (1999), The Blackbird Bend Dispute (2000), The Winnebago Path to Self-determination (2000), Theft at East Central High School-San Antonio, Texas (2000), Courts Give Green Light to State Annexation of Indian Reservations (2001), George W. Bush and the Tradition of Broken Treaties (2001), Self-determination and the American Indian: A Case Study (2001), Kerrey, Custer and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny (2002), and Strengthening Indian Nations Through Culturally Relevant Education (2002). He recently authored the following books: The Political Thought of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2000) and The Seed of Cain (2000).

Ph.D., University of Arizona
M.A., St. Mary's University
B.A., St. Mary's University

Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D., was selected by the University's Board of Trustees as St. Mary's first lay president in the school's proud history that dates back to 1852.

Cotrell, who stepped down from the presidency May 31, 2012, to return to teaching and scholarship, has held many positions during his more than 45 year at St. Mary’s, serving as department chair, director of graduate programs, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, assistant to the president for planning and research, and vice president of academic affairs for 14 years.

His top priorities as president included: a commitment to service learning and civic engagement (which resulted in numerous national recognitions); recruitment and retention of top students; strengthening the Catholic and Marianist tradition of St. Mary's; advancing the academic mission, especially in information technologies and new academic programs; maintaining a diverse student body, faculty and administration; and increasing the general endowment for essential needs, including student scholarships and faculty development.

Cotrell received his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from St. Mary's in 1962 and 1964, respectively, and earned a doctorate in political science from the University of Arizona in 1970. He began teaching at St. Mary’s in 1966.

A tenured professor in political science, Cotrell is well known for his expertise on issues involving elections systems and minority participation. He has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice on these issues, and he is the author of numerous articles in professional journals. He has presented his research on Capitol Hill regarding federal voting rights cases.

Promoting St. Mary's as a premiere Catholic and Marianist liberal arts institution by advancing academic excellence was one of Cotrell's priorities a president. Accomplishments included: acquiring academic chairs; establishing partnerships with The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and with multiple educational institutions abroad; developing hubs of scholarship and leadership development; and implementing academic innovations for students. He secured federal funding for information technology that transformed traditional classrooms into "smart" learning laboratories, wired the campus, and ensured faculty and staff are trained in the newest teaching technologies.

Under his leadership, the University’s physical plant was enhanced, including openings of numerous facilities and completion of several campus beautification projects. His hopes for St. Mary's future resulted in a comprehensive Facilities Master Plan, elements of which were completed or in progress at the end of his presidency. In addition, he launched the St. Mary’s University Neighborhood Revitalization Project that led to many improvements to the neighborhoods surrounding the University.

Cotrell was instrumental in raising more than $100 million during his presidency, including the University's largest single gift of $25 million from former Valero Chairman and St. Mary's alum Bill Greehey. In addition, more than 100 endowed scholarships for students were added, and the University’s endowment grew to the highest level in the history of St. Mary’s.

Among his honors, Cotrell received the Marianist Heritage Award, the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Henry B. Gonzalez Hispanic Achievement Award from the St. Mary's Hispanic Law Alumni Association, the Thomas More Award from the School of Law, and he was inducted into the St. Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame. He received the Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association, and the Brotherhood Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice. Cotrell received the Albert Pena Lifetime Achievement award as one of the founders of the Mexican American Unity Council and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The Bexar County Commissioners Court presented him with its prestigious Hidalgo Award for his contributions to education and to the community.

His involvement in education and community organizations is widespread, including president of the NCAA Division II Heartland Conference; chair of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas; and member of the U.S. Department of Education/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Leadership Group.

Crist earned his Ed.D. at Texas A&M University. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and has more than 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools. Crist serves as faculty sponsor of the Department's student organization, Student Educator Association for dynamic Leadership (SEAL), and he is actively involved in maintaining and strengthening partnerships with the public and private schools.

M.P.Aff., The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Courses taught:

• Gender and Public Policy
• Texas Politics
• Topics in Public Administration and Urban Policy

Ph.D., English, University of Southwestern Louisiana
M.A., English, University of Southwestern Louisiana
B.A., English, Notre Dame College of St. Louis

Ph.D., The University of Minnesota
M.A., The University of Michigan
B.A. The College of St. Catherine

Dr. Cutting specializes in short fiction, women authors, American literature and creative writing (fiction). Her research is focused on American cultural studies, film, and gender in literature.

Ph.D., English, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
M.A., English, University of Nebraska-Omaha
B.A., English, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Dattner-Garza teaches Qualitative Research Methods for Communication and Communication Studies for the Graduate Communication Program. She also teaches British Literature and International Literature courses and Composition courses for the English Program. She serves on the admissions and review board for the Graduate Communication Program's M.A. candidates. She is also on the Advisory Board for the McGraw Hill Annual Editions Publication of Mass Media and reviews textbooks for publishers. Dr. Dattner-Garza enjoys reading and examining cultural and postcolonial theories, exploring both the interpersonal and intrapsychic social relations that take place within various kinds of cultures. Her ongoing research, both in and outside the classroom, examines how various conceptual systems limit and engender the dynamics that take place.

Davenport earned her Ed.D. at the University of New Mexico. A former teacher and school principal, she specializes in reading instruction, testing, remediation and curriculum development. She is certified as a K-8 teacher, K-12 administrator and K-12 reading specialist. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes and supervises extensive field experience. Dr. Davenport integrates technology into teaching and conducts a summer reading camp for elementary-aged students. The camp provides a field-based opportunity for graduate students to work directly with elementary students who are acquiring and strengthening their reading skills.

B.F.A., Theatre Design: Design/Technical, University of South Dakota, 1999

USITT member

Ph.D., Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin, 1981
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1976
B.A., Baylor, 1971

Dr. Diaz, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, teaches World Literature and Literary Theory and serves as director of the Graduate English Literature and Language program. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese, and publishes in both Spanish and English. She has published six books on various topics of Argentine literature; her latest are Women and Power in Argentine Literature (Univ. Texas Press, 2009) and Mujer y poder en la literatura argentina (Emece, 2009), and Texto, Contexto y Postexto en la obra de Luisa Valenzuela, to appear in 2010. Dr. Diaz also has published articles on Latin American literature, literary theory, U.S. Latino literature, and works by Sandra Cisneros, Cristina Garcia, and others. She co-founded and directed the Latina Letters Conference, now titled Las Americas Letters Series in the Arts, an annual conference held at St. Mary's University.

Her awards include a Fulbright Award, a Carnegie Mellon Fellowship, the St. Mary's University Distinguished Professor Award for both undergraduate and graduate teaching, and an Honorary Professorship at the Universidad Catolica de Salta in Argentina. She is frequently invited to speak abroad on the topics of her research. Her interactive teaching style includes discussion, student participation, lecture, and peer work. Her favorite teaching moment happens when she catches the sparkle of understanding in a student's eye.

Dr. Diaz's academic website

B.A., Baylor University, 1976
M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1978
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1982

Dong, a native speaker of Chinese, earned her Bachelor of Arts in China with a major in English language and literature; and Master of Education in second languages and cultures education from the University of Minnesota. She has teaching experiences both at college and k-12 levels. Her approach to language learning emphasizes proficiency in communication skills as well as promotion of cultural awareness. She is also one of the founders of a children's English language school in Changsha, China and co-authored the 5-volume English textbook for the school. She has been teaching Mandarin Chinese at St. Mary's University since 2006.

B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington M.A., UTSA

Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1981
M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1975
B.A., St. Mary's University, 1974

Read Dr. Flores' full bio here.

M.A., St. Mary's University, 2002
B.A., St. Mary's University, 1997
A.A., San Antonio College 1978
Courses taught:

• American National Government
• Texas State and Local Government

Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1997
M.A., University of Arizona, 1987
B.A., St. Mary's University, 1984
Courses taught:

• Constitutional LawTexas
• Gender Politics
• Judicial Process
• State and Local Government

Hailed by the San Antonio Express-News as "a musician of rare authority", Jeff Garza has been principal horn of the San Antonio Symphony since September 2004 and is sought after throughout the United States as a teacher, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. During the summer season, Jeff is principal horn of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon and, beginning in July 2010, he will also be joining the Festival Mozaic Orchestra of San Luis Obispo, California as principal horn and as a featured player on the festival's chamber music series. Jeff has previously held principal positions with the Houston Grand Opera, Utah Festival Opera and has served as guest principal horn of the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In January 2007, Jeff served as principal horn during the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's European tour, including performances in Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw and Budapest. Past engagements also include positions with the New World Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, Jerusalem International Symphony Orchestra and Houston Ballet Orchestra. While with the Houston Grand Opera, Jeff participated in several national and international broadcasts for NPR World of Opera and PBS Great Performances as well as recordings on the Albany and Ondine labels.

Jeff is a member or regular guest performer with most of the leading chamber groups in South Texas including the San Antonio Brass, the Olmos Ensemble, Camerata San Antonio, SOLI Ensemble, Musical Bridges, and the Cactus Pear Music Festival. 2008 marked Jeff's debut as soloist with the San Antonio Symphony (in Mozart's 2nd Horn Concerto) and the Britt Festival Orchestra (in Schumann's Konzertstuck for Four Horns.)

In March 2005, Jeff joined Van Cliburn Competition gold medalist Jon Nakamatsu and violinist Ik-Hwan Bae in performances of the Brahms Horn Trio as part of the Chamber Music International concert series in Dallas. In August 2008, Jeff once again collaborated with Mr. Nakamatsu at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival. Jeff has previously been a guest performer at the Southwest Horn Workshop, the Texas Music Festival and recently performed on a recording of the wind quintets of Chen Yi for the Naxos label.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. He is also an alumnus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts where he was awarded an Emerson Scholarship and the Young Artist Certificate, Interlochen Arts Academy's highest artistic honor.

Jeff is the founder of Cor Resources, a website offering ideas and tools to aid students and teachers of the horn.

Degrees
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1989
M.A., The Catholic University of America, 1994
Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2006

Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972
M.A., University of Iowa, 1965
B.A., University of Upper Iowa, 1963

Gary Gordon specializes in modern Europe and teaches courses on Contemporary and Medieval Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union, history of the Balkans, and military history. His doctoral dissertation examined the Soviet partisan movement during the Second World War. Gordon is fond of international travel which he does most every summer and Christmas break and is well known in the classroom for his colorful travel stories and personal experiences with world cultures.

M.S.W., Washington University, 2007
B.A., University of Dayton, 1999

Interests in social service program development and management; interventions with high-risk adolescents from urban settings; poverty reduction strategies for developing countries and mutually beneficial university-community engagement initiatives. Skills and knowledge in working with vulnerable populations including racial and ethnic minorities, lesbian and gay persons. Proficiency in Spanish.

M.A., English, St. Louis University
B.A., English, St. Mary's University

Brother Fred's long experience in secondary education, including 13 years as an assistant principal, has led him to specialize in Rhetoric and Composition, in which first-year students make their transition to college. He also teaches a variety of second-year literature courses, Advanced Composition, and Linguistics. Brother Fred lives at the Woodlawn Marianist Community and is a big fan of Rattler athletics.

M.F.A., Acting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985
B.A., Theatre, Incarnate Word College, 1981

Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) member
Theatre as Liberal Art (TLA) Focus Group member
USITT member

Degrees
B.A., University of Chicago, 1997
M.T.S., Harvard University, 2000
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2008

Courses
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Pentateuch
Wisdom Literature
Jewish Literature in Antiquity
The Law of Moses
The Forbidden Books
Graduate Capstone Seminar: Eschatology

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Hanneken studies the Hebrew Bible in the context of Jewish literature in antiquity, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the non-canonical books, Josephus, Philo, and Rabbinic literature. His recent publications and presentations focus on apocalyptic literature and the book of Jubilees, a book that was authoritative among the Dead Sea Scrolls but omitted from European bibles.

Dr. Hanneken teaches biblical and related Jewish literature in the context of the variety of interpretation in the Jewish and Christian traditions, historical-critical, and contemporary-critical approaches. Questions of theodicy and eschatology are never far away.

Select Publications, Awards and Services

The Subversion of the Apocalypses in the Book of Jubilees, Early Judaism and Its Literature. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, forthcoming 2012.

"The Status and Interpretation of Jubilees in 4Q390." In A Teacher for All Generations: Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam, edited by Eric F. Mason, Samuel I. Thomas, Alison Schofield and Eugene Ulrich, 407-428. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 153/I. Leiden: Brill, 2011.

"Creation and New Creation in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Literature." In God, Grace, and Creation, edited by Philip Rossi. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2010, pp. 79-93.

"The Book of Jubilees Among the Apocalypses." Dissertation, University of Notre Dame, 2008. online

"Angels and Demons in the Book of Jubilees and Contemporary Apocalypses." Henoch 28, no. 2 (2006): 11-25.

Personal webpage

Higgins earned his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University. In addition to working extensively with student teachers, he teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Holding teaching, principal and superintendent certifications, Higgins has 23 years of experience as a secondary teacher and principal. At the university level, Dr. Higgins has been awarded the St. Mary's University Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

J. Gregg Hoffenkamp earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Greek Language and Literature from Elmhurst College, a Master of Arts in Classics at the University of Iowa, and passed his doctoral examinations at the University of Iowa. He has taught Latin and ancient Greek at Missouri State University and at the Harvey School (New York), as well as Latin, Greek and Humanities at the Latin School of Chicago. Having earned an athletic scholarship for college, he later coached football, wrestling, and lacrosse. His professional interests have taken him through extensive travels in Europe, the Mediterranean, and South America.

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1982
M.A., University of Arizona, 1979
B.A., St. Mary's University, 1973
Courses taught:

• American National Government
• Classical Political Thought
• Political Research MethodologyTexas State and Local Government
• Religion and Politics
• Texas Politics

M.A.T, Grambling State University, 1982
B.A., Grambling State University, 1981

Her areas of special interest include family, social stratification, and minorities. Hubbard is currently conducting research titled, "Inequalities in Public School Education," and is developing a study guide for social issues.

Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1971
M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake University, 1978
M.A., University of Miami (Ohio), 1965
B.S., Ohio State University. 1964
Courses taught:

• Causes of War and Sustainable Human Development
• Ethical Issues in International Relations
• International Conflict Resolution
• International Relations Theory

Professor of Philosophy, degrees in philosophy and history. His doctoral studies were completed at Boston College. His research interests are Bernard Lonergan, Eric Voegelin, modern poetry, and the topic of human worth and dignity. Dr. Hughes teaches philosophy of religion, contemporary philosophy, philosophy of art, twentieth century intellectual history in the Honors Program, and philosophy of literature. He received the St. Mary's Distinguished Faculty Award in 1995. He is author of many articles; Mystery and Myth in the Philosophy of Eric Voegelin (University of Missouri Press, 1993); Transcendence and History (University of Missouri Press, 2003); and A More Beautiful Question: The Spiritual in Poetry and Art (University of Missouri Press, 2011). He is editor of The Politics of the Soul (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999), and co-editor of two other volumes of philosophy (one forthcoming in 2013). He is a regular contributor of original scholarship at national conferences, and has been both a co-ordinator of and invited lecturer at international meetings and events. He received a Fulbright Research Scholar Grant in 2008 to work at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo, Norway (PRIO). His poetry has appeared in many national literary journals and two chapbooks; he has also edited or co-edited four volumes of work by the Northwest poet Robert Sund. In 2012, he and his colleague Dr. Megan Mustain received a National Endowment for the Humanities "Enduring Questions" grant for the development of a course on human dignity, to be taught over four semesters beginning Fall 2013.

B.A., The University of Iowa
M.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, December 2003
M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2000
B.A. Political Science with German minor, CA State University, Fullerton, 1993
Dr. Celine A. Jacquemin was born and raised in France. Dr Celine, as her students call her, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and is currently serving as Associate Dean for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on international response to genocide and to patterns of human rights violations.

Her expertise covers parts of Europe and the Great Lakes of Africa where she more closely studies Rwanda. A constructivist by training, she is developing a new framework that can further help us understand what makes it 'easy' for people to violate the rights of others in order to educate for the respect of human rights. She is expanding her focus to the case of Darfur in the Sudan. This is how she has come to "Researching the Road to Peace" where she makes ground breaking conclusions.

She also serves as a pro-bono expert witness for political asylum cases often linked to female genital mutilation and rape with the St Mary's University Center for Legal and Social Justice.

She co-authored a chapter with Alison Brysk "Bridging Borders for Human Rights" in Transnational Civil Society published by Kumarian Press in 2006. In November 2008, she published "Allied against all odds to fight genocide: How far has the US come?" in Revista Espaco Academico. In April 2010, she published "Female Genital Cutting: shattering the debate yet still violating human rights" also in Revista Espaco Academico.

Eva Bueno, Ph.D., and Celine Jacquemin, Ph.D., were published in the latest Revista Espaco Academico. Read both articles online here.

B.A., St. Mary's University, Political Science, 1996
B.F.A., Southwest Texas State University, Painting, 1999
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, Painting, 2002

James Joffe is an artist and instructor who has been a visiting lecturer at St. Mary's since the fall of 2002. After success making and showing his work while attending St. Mary's, and encouraged by his friend and mentor Professor Brian St. John, James decided to forego law school and pursue his interest in art. In 1997, James enrolled at Texas State University to study painting, and in 2000 went on to graduate school to earn his terminal degree in Painting at the University of Texas at San Antonio. James is a working painter who focuses on producing and exhibiting his work and teaching at the University.

Assistant Principal Percussionist Warren Johnson is in his 33rd year with the San Antonio Symphony. Originally from St. Paul Minnesota, Warren studied with members of the St. Paul Opera and Minnesota Orchestra. He was also a student of Lawrence White of the Boston Symphony and New England Conservatory. In 1966, at the age of 18, he joined the Florida Symphony Orchestra in Orlando, Florida where he was the Principal Percussionist until 1971. Warren has performed with Le Grande Ballet Canadian, Manhattan Pops Orchestra, St. Paul Opera, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Austin Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony and the Winters Chamber Orchestra. Warren is currently teaching percussion at St. Mary's University. He also gives clinics and master classes for the Sabian Cymbal Company of Canada.

Warren has many interests outside of music. An accomplished photographer, his photographs have appeared in many San Antonio Symphony brochures and local chamber music advertisements as well as art galleries in San Antonio and Rockport, TX. Warren, along with flutist Jean Robinson, created CUISINE OF NOTE, an on-site catering service providing gourmet meals and classical flute music in people's homes.

Professor of Philosophy, completed his doctoral studies at St. Louis University and theological work at Fribourg , Switzerland. His teaching interests are social philosophy and philosophy of culture.

Jim has been a professional bass player since the age of thirteen. Early in his career, he was a member of The Kalson Family band that toured the country. They shared the stage with artists such as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, The Statler Brothers and Ronnie Milsap, to name a few.

Jim started his solo career at 18, and has been playing jazz and contemporary pop music since. He has performed extensively with jazz artists Paul English, Joe LoCascio and David Caceres, and has been featured with renowned jazz professionals including Jon Faddis, Ndugu Chancler, Paquito D'Rivera and Kirk Whalum.

Jim is no stranger to the music studio either with many hours spent in local studios including BGM Studio and Keith Harter Music. His dozens of album credits include performances with Little Joe y La Familia, Rick Cavender, Jazz PR, Terri Hendrix, Ron Wilkins as well as the recently released "Boplicity," with the local band Footprints. Other studio credits include television and radio commercials, jingles and demos for companies including Taco Cabana, Bud Light, Red Lobster, Coca Cola, HEB and SBC Call Notes.

Jim has spent his time in the orchestra pit, as well, with touring broadway musicals such as Grease and A Chorus Line. He has had numerous San Antonio Symphony Pops performances with artists such as Joel Grey, Vicki Carr, Patsy Torres and High Class Brass.

Jim served as an Electric Bass Instructor at UTSA for twelve years and has been an instructor with St. Mary's University since 2002. Jim has also been a private instructor since 1985.

B.A., Northwestern
M.A., University College (Ireland)
Ph.D., University College (Ireland)

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1985
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978
B.A., Wright State University, 1971

Her areas of special interest include cultural anthropology, medical anthropology, human evolution and American Indian and Hispanic populations. Keyes has conducted research in Guatemala and in San Antonio where she did a comparative study of Mexican-American and Anglo lay midwifery. She is currently researching the social and cultural dimensions of hearing loss.

B.A., Baylor University
M.A., St. Mary's University
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University

Dr. Langston specializes in Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women Authors. She is currently editing a collection of Sarah J. Hale's works on rhetoric and writing an article on silence and rhetoric. She teaches her classes in seminar style and uses active learning and student-centered pedagogies. Along with teaching rhetoric and composition and American literature, she serves as the Department's Internship Coordinator and the University's London Semester Abroad Director.

Ph.D. Political Science, Indiana University

Interests in mediation & conflict resolution and legal topics.

Degrees
B.A., St. Mary's University
M.A., Catholic University of America
S.T.B., Universite de Fribourg
Ph.L., Universite de Fribourg
Th.D., Graduate Theological Union

Courses
Christology
Sacraments and Liturgy
New Testament
Practical Theology

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Lee is interested in the fuller recovery of the Jewishness of Jesus and of Christian beginnings, and implications for current Catholic self-understanding. He has also been involved in substantial research on small Christian communities in early church life, and in the contemporary U.S. Catholic church.

Select Publications and Distinctions
Dr. Lee is the author of 10 books, co-author of four others, and of multiple articles in both scholarly and popular media. His books include:
The Becoming of the Church: A Process Theology of the Structures of Christian Experience. New York: Paulist, 1974.
Co-author, with Michael Cowan, Dangerous Memories: House Churches and Our American Story. Grand Rapids: Sheed and Ward, 1986 (second place award from the Catholic Publishers Association).
General Editor, Alternative Futures for Worship Series. Collegeville: Liturgical, 1987 (first place award from the Catholic Publishers Association).
Co-author, with Michael Cowan, Conversation, Risk and Conversion: The Inner & Public Life of Small Christian Communities. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1997.
The Beating of Great Wings: A Worldly Spirituality for Active, Apostolic Communities. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 2004.

In recent years Dr. Lee has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Australia, and St. Thomas University in Miami.

Doctoral Degree, Brown University, 1999

Mark Alan Lokensgard (Doctoral Degree, Brown University, 1999) is founder of the Portuguese program at St. Mary's. He directs the Brazil portion of the Southern Cone Studies Program and the Brazil Semester Study Program in Curitiba, Brazil. He has served as the Chair of the Department of Languages, on the Executive Council of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA), and as Program Chair for the Tenth Congress of BRASA (Brasília, July 2010). He has published articles on Luso-Brazilian literature and culture and on Portuguese language instruction in Letras de Hoje, Cadernos Literários Romance Notes, Portuguese Studies, the Luso-Brazilian Review, and the collection Portuguese for Spanish Speakers/Português Para Falantes de Espanhol. He also appeared on the MLA radio program "What's the Word?" to discuss modern Brazilian cinema. His translations of Brazilian poetry and prose have been published by Gávea-Brown and in the Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry (2009). He was awarded a Fulbright Lecturing Award to teach at the Center for American Studies at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP) in São Paulo, Brazil, during the spring of 2010. His current research interests are representations of the law in Brazilian literature and cinema, Theory of Mind in the humanities, and cultural competency.

Daniel Long, Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities and Chairman of the Music Department, has devoted much of his professional life to the study of interpretation, historically informed performances and promotion of choral, instrumental and early music. As a conductor, vocal soloist and chorister, early historical keyboardist, and musicologist, his studies, lectures and performances have taken him to numerous academic and concert halls throughout Europe, Canada and USA. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Sacred Music from Drake University , his Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Texas at Austin, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology from the University of South Africa on the subject of baseball music. In 2006, Dr. Long was the Field Director of the London Studies Abroad program, and also the recipient of the 2008-09 Distinguished Faculty Award presented by the St. Mary's University Alumni Association.

Daniel has studied with such noted conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Margaret Hillis, John Canarina, Fiora Contino, Walter Ducloux and Helmuth Rilling. He has collaborated in performances with some of the leading early music interpreters. Daniel has also studied early historical keyboard playing with international recording artists Marie-Claire Alain, Martin Hasselbeck and Kenneth Gilbert.

Daniel has devoted much time and energy to promoting gifted young artists. He created a renowned young artists' competition and series of children's concerts in Austin, and from 2000 - 2003, he was an adjudicator and Master Class teacher at the famous IBLA Grand Prize Competition for young artists in Ragusa, Sicily. As onetime Artistic Director of the Texas Bach Choir and Collegium, Dr. Long and the ensembles have made recordings and received high praise in a number of newspapers.

As a musicologist, Daniel has lectured at several early music festivals, written articles for early music journals, reviewed the latest early music CDs released to the public on amazon.com and writing a book on the musical and spiritual symbolism found in Handel's Messiah. He has also started literary projects: a chronology of baseball music, anotations of the sacred cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the banned music by the Nazis in the 1930s. He has appeared seasonally as a guest on "Musica Antiqua", a radio show devoted to early music on KPAC (Wednesdays, 9:00PM on 88.3 FM). Daniel is also currently the Artistic Director of Antigua Tejas, a professional early music ensemble. Besides European early music, Daniel has become one of this country's leading pioneers in the rediscovery of American early music from the Thirteen Colonies, Mexican colonial music of Nueva Espana, and transcription of Shaker music.

Dr. Long is also Founding Member of Early Music America, and a Contributor to the Research Library at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY.

Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University

Interests in institutional and community-based corrections.

Ms. Leslie Lyon is the director of the guitar programs at St. Mary's University (1978) and Our Lady of the Lake University (1979). She teaches private guitar lessons, beginners guitar class, and guitar ensemble. Students learn to read music, develop technical skill, sample guitar repertoire, and perform on a variety of recitals and special events. Ms. Lyon is dedicated to guiding students in exploration of " hands-on experience" to the art of music making. Ms. Lyon has extensive performing experience with the San Antonio Guitar Quartet (1978-2003), Nova Trio for flute, english horn, and guitar (1988-2000), Nova Duo, flute and guitar (1988 to present). Presenting new commissioned works at Southwest Guitar Festivals, Texas Composers Festivals, International Double Reed Society, National Flute Association, and Victoria Bach Festival among many other venues in the Southwest and Midwest. She arranges and performs guitar accompaniment for Voci di Sorelle, San Antonio's premier women's vocal ensemble (2004 to present) and is featured on the Enchanté CD (2006). Her solo compositions for guitar are published by Southern Music Co. Ms. Lyon is an active performer for special events, such as weddings, receptions, dinners, birthdays, and funerals. Leslie Lyon has a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity University (1977) in classical guitar performance with Mr. David Underwood. She performed at the Pepe Romero masterclasses in Houston, TX (1977) . Ms. Lyon was a visiting guitar instructor at The University of Texas at San Antonio the academic year of 1988-89.

Stefania Malacrida obtained a master's degree in Philosophy after two years at Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany. Studying Philosophy in Germany, she had the opportunity to understand an important brick of Central-European culture and of the western identity. Teaching German, she is glad to give the same opportunity to others.

Maldonado earned her doctorate at the University of North Texas. A specialist in early childhood education, elementary education and reading instruction, she has taught at the early childhood and elementary levels as well as developmental reading at the community college level. Maldonado has also worked as a reading specialist in the public schools and in a university reading clinic.

Ph.D., Purdue University
M.A., California State University
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

Matthew studied philosophy as an undergraduate at St. Mary's, earning his BA. While studying at Texas Tech University, he eared both a Master of Arts in Philosophy and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD). Later, he studied Intellectual Property and Information Law at the University of Houston Law Center, earning a Master of Laws (LL.M.). He is a licensed attorney in the great state of Texas. His teaching and research interests include Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law.

McClinton, administrative technical assistant for the department, earned her B.A. from Incarnate Word College. An Army veteran with experience working in local colleges and universities, she serves as the Department's office manager and supervises work-study students.

Degrees
B.S.Ed., University of Dayton, 1950
S.Th.B., University of Fribourg, 1957
S.Th.L., University of Fribourg, 1959
S.Th.D., University of Fribourg, 1960

Courses
Hermeneutics
Synoptic Gospels
Johannine Literature
Life and Letters of Paul
Holy Spirit in Scripture

Research and Teaching Interests
Author of over twenty books on both the scholarly and popular level, Father Montague has specialized in the Pneumatology of both Old and New Testaments, having written or contributed to a number of studies in that discipline. He has also researched and written in the field of Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics), and in the Marian theology in the gospel of John. Having done his doctorate in Paul, he is especially interested in Paul's theology of spiritual growth. He did a summer study in Israel with Hebrew Union College and participated in the excavation of Tel Gezer in 1966 under Dr. William Dever.

Select Publications, Awards and Services
The Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition (New York: Paulist, 1976; reprinted by Hendrickson Press 1994; reprinted by Wipf & Stock 2006).
Companion God: A Cross-Cultural Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1989). Second Edition by Paulist Press due 2010.
Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries (with Kilian McDonnell, OSB). (Collegeville: Michael Glazier, 1991). Second, revised edition 1994). Translations in seven other languages.
Understanding the Bible: A Short Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press, 1997) Revised and Expanded Edition, 2007.
The Letters to Timothy and Titus (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Co., 2008).
First Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Company, due in 2010)

President, Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1977-1978.
Editor, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1972-1975; associate editor, 1969-1971, 1976-1979.

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Professor Moore earned the Master of Music degree in piano performance from Tulsa University in 1966. He studied with Aldo Mancinelli, winner of the Busoni International Competition. Mr. Moore has performed throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Germany, France, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and South Vietnam.

The Principal Pianist with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra during the 1982-83 season, he performed frequently with that orchestra between 1971 and 1991. From 1969 to 1975 he was the Principal Accompanist for the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers chorus. Since 1976 he has been the Principal Accompanist for The Texas Bach Choir.

Professor Moore served as Music Department chair from 1977 to 1994, and resumed the position in 2001. In 1982, he led the department to its first ever accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music. Mr. Moore is an Associate Professor of Music and has been on the faculty of St. Mary's University since 1975, receiving tenure in 1984. In 1996, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools determined his extensive professional experience to be equivalent to the Doctor of Musical Arts degree for purposes of accreditation. Before coming to St. Mary's, Prof. Moore taught at San Antonio College and served in the US Army Band.

Doctoral Degree, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Master of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 2003

Aaron Moreno was raised in small town south Georgia and matriculated at Brown University with plans to become a Doctor of Medicine. After a few years, however, he realized that his true passion lay in medieval history, and he subsequently received his Doctoral Degree from UCLA.

Aaron's research interests are centered in the medieval Mediterranean, particularly the history of the Christian communities living in lands formerly controlled by various Muslim powers such as the indigenous Christians of Iberia, Sicily, and the Crusader States.

Fortunately, his research has required that he visit the archives of Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Aaron also has presented his work at conferences of several historical organizations, such as the American Historical Association, the Medieval Academy, and the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies.

His monograph-in-progress, Languages, Privileges, and Liturgies in the Medieval Mediterranean: The Mozarab, Greek, and Arabic Christians of Castile and Sicily (1100-1500), examines the identity ascriptions and re-orientations of Mozarabs (Christians with lineal roots in Muslim-ruled Iberia) and the indigenous Arabic/Greek Christian communities of Sicily in the generations following their respective regions sudden shift from Muslim to Latinate control in the late eleventh century.

Aaron enjoys teaching several courses related to medieval through modern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East.

Additional information can be found at http://stmarytx.academia.edu/AaronMoreno/About

Native to Spain, Juan Carlos Moreno earned his Doctoral degree in Latin American Literature in the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, after completing studies in Madrid and Buenos Aires. After 8 years of teaching in Argentina, Moreno earned a degree in Theology in Fribourg. As the director of Spanish programs at Swiss Radio International, Moreno produced reports and interviews in the different countries of Latin America. Having a strong passion for education, Moreno maintained connected to the academic world conducting courses, conferences, and writing articles. Since 2004, Moreno has been resident in San Antonio. Besides teaching the current courses, he is also very interested in teaching the cultural topics in Spanish.

1994, Doctor of Philosophy,Stanford University
M.A., Art History, Stanford University
B.A., History, Stanford University

Dr. Morrell received a Whiting Fellowship for Dissertations in the Humanities that allowed her to research a series of J. M. W. Turner watercolors for her thesis. Two of the watercolors from the series are owned by the Stanford Museum. She has conducted research in the British Library and Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.

Specializing in classical American philosophy, Mustain completed her master's and doctoral studies at Southern Illinois University. Her research and teaching interests include American philosophy, philosophy of education, feminist theory, and philosophy of medicine. Her recent book, Overcoming Cynicism: William James and the Metaphysics of Engagement, addresses the problem of contemporary public cynicism through the work of American philosopher William James. In 2011, she received the St. Mary's Distinguished Faculty Award in recognition of teaching excellence. In 2012, she and Dr. Glenn Hughes received a National Endowment for the Humanities "Enduring Questions" grant for development of a course on human dignity.

Ph.D., Washington University, 1990
M.B.A., Xavier University, 1982
B.A., Xavier University, 1981

Area of interest: Leadership, Non-Profit Organizations, Catholic Education

Neiheisel is an award-winning lecturer, internationally published writer, and national leader in civic education.

Courses taught:

• American National Goverment
• Business Government and the Public
• Leadership and Organizations
• Nonprofit Management

Recent Awards

2012 - La Salle Pillar Distinguished Alumni Award, 2011 - Contributing author to the Catholic Press Associations third place in history award winning edited volume Urban Catholic Education, publshed by Alliance for Catholic Education Press, Notre Dame University, 2010, Tom Hunt and Tim Walch editors, with his piece entitled Latino City Catholicism: Catholic Education in San Antonio

Steve Nivin, Ph.D., is the Chief Economist for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Director of the SABÉR Research Institute, and Director of the St. Mary's Neighborhood Revitalization Project.

Degrees
B.A., St. Meinrad College, 1967
M.A., St. Mary's University, 1970
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1989

Courses
Theological Foundations
Christian Marriage and Family
The Catholic Experience in the U.S.
Understanding Faith Formation
Theology of Religious Education

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. O'Connor is deeply interested in how people appropriate their faith and move from initial commitment to a religious stance towards either a deeper or more distant position. He studies the "lessons" that can be learned from similar experiences in previous circumstances. He regularly teaches adult bible studies for local parishes, as well as does marriage preparation for couples.

Select Publications and Distinctions
Interested in instructional technology, Dr. O Connor has served on numerous university committees and initiatives related to it. He has consulted church organizations, parishes, and schools to improve their structures and functions. He was also a founder of Communities in Schools, San Antonio, a dropout prevention program.

Degrees
B.A.Th., St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, 1988
H.Dip.Ed., National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 1989
S.T.L., Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, 1998
Ph.D., Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2004

Courses
Theological Foundations
Synoptic Literature
Johannine Literature
Pauline Literature
Mary and Religion

Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. O'Leary's research interests include studying how the books of New Testament came to be written, the use of earlier sources by the authors of the New Testament, the study of Mary and religion, Marian spirituality, and the teaching of the Bible.

In the Scripture courses that Dr. O'Leary teaches, the theology of the New Testament books is explored primarily in relation to their structure and literary styles (literary criticism) and historical background (historical criticism). Students are also introduced to social-science and feminist readings of parts of these texts. The courses include training in exegetical methods and modes of theological reflection.

Select Publications, Awards and Services
"Creative Use of the Bible in Religious Education." In Exploring Religious Education: Catholic Religious Education in an Intercultural Europe. Edited by Anne Hession and Patricia Kieran. Dublin: Veritas, 2008: 61-96.
"An Introduction to the Christian Scriptures." In An Introduction to Theology. Edited by Anne Hession and Patricia Kieran. Dublin: Veritas, 2007: 62-71.
Matthew's Judaization of Mark: In the Context of the Use of Sources in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Edinburgh: Continuum/T. & T. Clark, 2006.

Dr. O'Leary received a Distinguished Faculty Award from St. Mary's University, January 2010. She is Presentation Sister and has lectured in the areas of Sacred Scripture and Spirituality, directed retreats and facilitated Ignatian Communal Discernment with groups internationally--in Canada, England, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, the Philippines, New Zealand and Wales--as well as in her home country, Ireland.

Ph.D., University of North Texas

Courses taught:

• Abnormal Psychology
• Behavior Management
• Developmental Psychology
• Human Sexuality
• Introductory Psychology
• Physiological Psychology
• Psychopathology in Cinema

Research Interests:

• Body image
• Children's fears
• Cross-cultural issues in body image
• Media effects on knowledge about psychopathology
• Student/Teacher boundary issues

Select Publications and Distinctions:

• Owen, P.R. & Zwahr-Castro, S. (2007). Boundary Issues in Academia; Student Perceptions of Faculty-Student Boundary Crossings. Ethics and Behavior, 17(2), 117-129.
• Owen, P.R. (2007). Dispelling Myths about Schizophrenia using Film. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
• Owen, P.R. (2005). Video-assisted instruction in teaching about schizophrenia: Symposium. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
• Owen, P.R. (2003). Using multimedia as an instructional tool in psychology courses: Symposium .American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
• Owen, P.R. (2001). Computer distorting technology - Defining body ideals and assessing media's impact: Symposium (Chair). American Psychological Association Annual Convention; San Francisco, CA.
• Owen, P.R., & Laurel-Seller, E. (2000). Weight and shape ideals: Thin is dangerously in. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 979-990.
• Owen, P.R. (1994). Op. Ed. Teaching the drive by generation. In Miami Herald and Chicago Tribune.
• Owen, P.R. (1998). Fears of hispanic and anglo children: Real world fears in the 1990's. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 20, 483-491.
• Owen, P.R. (1990). Nondistressed Transvestites: A comparison of nuclear and marginal cross dressers. Society for Scientific Study or Sex. Minneapolis, MN.
• Owen, P.R. (1988). Violence in children's media: Symposium. American Psychological Association Annual Convention; Atlanta, GA.
• Owen, P.R. (1987). Media issues - Position Paper. United Nation's Sponsored University of Peace; San Jose, Costa Rica.

Dr. Owens' undergraduate degree is from Ohio University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy are from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He has taught extensively in philosophy, interdisciplinary humanities, and religions of the world. At St. Mary's, he teaches ethics, Axial Heritage, Modern Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Eastern (Indian and Chinese) Philosophy. Dr. Owens' publications have appeared in Phenomenological Inquiry, Southwest Philosophical Studies, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy, The British Journal of Aesthetics, The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Auslegung, and Essays on Creativity and Science.

Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1995
M.A., Georgetown University, 1983
B.A., University of Virginia, 1981
Courses taught:

• Applied Research Methods
• International Political Economy
• Scope and Methods in International Relations
• Theories on the Causes of War
• Understanding Politics

Ph.D., Texas A & M University
Courses taught:

• Advanced Social Psychology
• Consumer Behavior
• Experimental Psychology
• General Psychology
• Industrial Organizational Psychology
• Personnel Psychology I and II
• Social Psychology
• Professional Development and Assessment Centers
• Statistics

Research Interests:
• Attitude Change and Persuasion
• Majority and Minority Influence
• Social Influence
• Social Norms and Behavior Prediction
• Social Undermining in the Workplace

Select Publications and Distinctions:

• Editorial Board Member: Social Influence - 2008 to Present
• Pool, G. J., & Birkelbach, D. B. (2008, April). Relationships among Supervisor and Coworker Social Undermining and Workplace Retaliation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
• Birkelbach, D. B., & Pool, G. J. (2008, April). The Factor Structure of Supervisor and Coworker Social Undermining. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
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• Pool, G. J., & Schwegler, A. F. (2007). Social norms, motivational goals, and prediction of behavior. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 29(1), 47-60.
• Pool, G. J., Schwegler, A. F., Theodore, B. R., & Fuchs, P. N. (2007). Role of gender norms and group identification on hypothetical and experimental pain tolerance. Pain, 129, 122-129.
• Pool, G. J., McEntee, K., & Gomez, A. (2007, May). Employment Interview Structure and Discrimination Litigation Verdicts: A Quantitative Review. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
• Hill, T., Pool, G. J., Peterson, K. & Owen, P. (2006, May).Women�s Ratings of the Attractiveness of Male Faces and Level of Resources. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
• Pool, G. J., & Chanione, E. (2006, May). Social Norms and Behavior Prediction: The Moderating Role of Motivational Goals. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
• Pool, G. J., Hill, T., Peterson, K., & Owen, P. (2006, May). Importance of Physical Attractiveness Versus Resources in Mate Preference for Professional Women: A Test of Evolutionary and Social Structural Theories. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
• Pool, G. J., & Chanione, E. (2006, May). Motivational Goals, Norms, Attitudes, and Behavior Prediction: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
• Ding, S. B., & Pool, G. J. (2006, January). Social Norms, Group Identification, and Conformity: The Difference Between Conversion and Compliance. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
• Lane, C. K., & Pool, G. J. (2006, January). Social Norm Violations on First Dates and Dating Experience. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
• Lane, C. K., & Pool, G. J. (2005, August). What†�He Didn�t Pay for Dinner! Gender Stereotypical Norms for First Dates Still Persist in our Egalitarian Society. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
• Pool, G. J., & Schwegler, A. F. (2005, March). The Influence of Group Identification and Conformity to Gender Group Norms on Pain Tolerance. In G. M. Turek (Chair), Social influence: New theory and research applied to current events. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Foster, J., Owen, P., Pool, G. J., & Zwar-Castro, J. (2004, November). Teaching Introduction to Psychology: Great Activities that Actually Work. Symposium presented at the annual Texas Lutheran University Conference on Teaching Psychology, Seguin, Texas.
• Pool, G. P., Owen, P., Berndt, A., Foster, J., & Zwar-Castro, J. (2004, November). The Sophomore Retreat at St. Mary�s. Symposium presented at the annual Texas Lutheran University Conference on Teaching Psychology, Seguin, Texas.
• Pool, G. J., Schwegler, A. F., LaGraize, S.C., & Fuchs, P. N. (2004, May). The Influence of Group Identification and Conformity to Gender Group Norms on Pain Tolerance. Paper presented at the annual joint conference of the American Pain Society and Canadan Pain Society, Vancover, BC, Canada.
• Schwegler, A. F., & Pool, G. J. (2004, February). Toward an Automatic Processing Model of Social Norms. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, Texas.

Ph.D., University of Florida, 1983 M.A., University of Texas, 1975 B.A., University of South Carolina, 1972

Born in New Jersey, Gerald E. Poyo grew up in Bogot , Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a graduate student he studied Latin American and U.S. Latino history. He worked as a research associate and curator at the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio before taking a faculty position at Florida International University in Miami in 1990. From 1992-1996 he occupied the O'Connor Chair in the Study of Spanish Colonial Texas and the Southwest at St. Mary's University and then accepted a position in the Department of History. Poyo is currently Chair of the History Department and teaches courses in colonial and modern Latin American history as well as U.S. ethnic and immigration history and the history of Latino communities in the United States.

B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University
Ph.D., Temple University
Dr. Pressman specializes in the U.S. Novel, which he teaches the history of on the graduate level. His scholarship runs the historical gamut from the 1780s to 1960s. Of special interest to him are the novels of women and minorities. Dr. Pressman suggests that his classroom style is demanding but student-oriented.

Professor Quijano hails from Nicaragua, land of lakes and volcanoes. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Spanish Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. During her time in California, she was a Lecturer at UCLA, Mount St. Mary's College and its Weekend College, Santa Monica College, and other institutions of higher education in the greater Los Angeles area. A State Certified Translator and Interpreter, she served as a Psychiatric, Medical, and Court Interpreter plus she worked in Business and Film translations. A Spanish Language Specialist of the Master Plan Teacher Training Program, she taught Spanish to teachers and administrators of the Los Angeles Unified School District and prepared them for Fluency Exams and Bilingual Certification. For personal and professional enrichment, she has travelled extensively in the U.S. and has visited Central America, Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, and Spain. Ms. Quijano has taught a variety of Spanish language courses ranging from basic grammar, composition, and conversation classes to courses in Literature, History, Gender Studies, Theatre, and Film. She is a passionate learner and facilitator of all things Hispanic. Committed to excellence, Professor Quijano strongly believes in creating a balanced learning environment where cultural exploration and language acquisition will be an enjoyable, useful, and rewarding experience.

B.F.A., Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, 1986
M.F.A., Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, 1989

Influenced by Francis Bacon and Anselm Kiefer she often works in chalk pastels and oils over monoprints. A recurring theme within her work often includes the use of windows or Venetian blinds as portals into the past which is built up and then removed in a process she class "addition through subtraction." The images seen reveal themselves in layers with an uncommon depth that seemly pulls the viewer into them.

She teaches at St. Mary's University, San Antonio College and Northwest Vista College. She has taught Introduction to Fine Art classes, Drawing I & II, and now Printmaking at St. Mary's University.

Dr. John M. Rankin, associate professor of music, has been a music teacher, music producer/composer, and professional trumpet artist for over thirty years. At St. Mary's, he conducts instrumental ensembles, teaches Improvisation/ Jazz Studies, Trumpet, Fine Arts, Music Production, and also directs the Fiesta Jazz Festival.

A native Texan, Dr. Rankin began serious trumpet studies in 1964 with Legh Burns at the University of Oklahoma in Norman before moving to Chicago in 1966 where he studied under Renold O. Schilke, trumpet maker in Chicago, IL. While in Chicago, he also began jazz studies with Bunky Green and started performing professionally with the swing bands of Buddy Morrow, Bob Crosby, Vaughn Monroe, Jan Garber, Ted Weems, and Bobby Christian's Big Band. Musicians he has performed and recorded with include: Rufus Reid, Mel Torme, Carl 'Doc' Severinson, and Ella Fitzgerald. A co-founder of the San Antonio Jazz Orchestra, he currently performs with his Jazz Quartet, the San Antonio Brass, and as a guest performer with the San Antonio Symphony.

Dr. Rankin earned his Bachelor of Music degree in composition and his Master of Music degree in trumpet performance at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. He continued his jazz studies from '76-78 with jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave in Detroit, MI. After relocating to San Antonio, Tx., Dr. Rankin continued his trumpet studies with Raymond Crisara and finished the Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance at The University of Texas, Austin in 2004.

In San Antonio, Dr. Rankin has arranged, composed and performed for dozens of commercial recordings and sound tracks for companies including; Taco Cabana, Frost Bank, United Way, Enron, and the San Antonio Spurs. He was recognized with a Silver Addy Award for his sound tracks for the Fiesta Centennial Celebration.

An International Association of Jazz Educators-Texas Past- President, and TMEA All- State Jazz Ensemble organizer, Dr. Rankin continued on the IAJE Board as Texas Unit Treasurer until 2003. Dr. Rankin continues to be involved as an active clinician and adjudicator at Festivals and schools throughout South Texas. A member of The International Federation of Musicians, Texas Music Educators Association and The International Trumpet Guild, Dr. Rankin also has served on the board of directors of the San Antonio Brass and as a commissioner with the Fiesta San Antonio Commission.

Ph.D., University of Texas, 1975
M.A., University of Texas, 1973
BA., University of Texas, 1971

Rigney retired at the conclusion of the Spring 2010 Semester after twenty-nine years of service at St. Mary's University. During his time at St. Mary's, he directed the Honors Program for twenty-three years, taught in the Department of Sociology, served on more than thirty major committees and task forces, and served four years as Assistant to the President for Planning and Institutional Research.

His book, The Matthew Effect: How Advantage Begets Further Advantage was published by Colombia University Press in the spring of 2010.

M.A., St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, 1976
M.T. (Master of Theology), Southern Methodist University, 1963
B.A., Southwestern University, 1960

Roy Robbins, Ph.D., has extensive experience in municipal governments in Texas and Virginia. He wrote first successful application for funding of a Public Works Impact Project for San Antonio, Texas. Approved by EDA to act as Economic Development Coordinator for City of San Antonio. He has also planned comprehensive human service programs including projects in health, welfare, crime reduction, youth activities, community development, education, manpower, and equal employment opportunities.

He is a member of the Association for Social Economics and the Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisers.

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2009
M.A., University of California, San Diego, 2006
B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2002


Born in Michigan, Bradley W. Root grew up in Dallas and did his graduate and undergraduate work at the University of California, San Diego. He is a specialist in ancient history, and his research interests focus on early Christianity and ancient Judaism. He teaches courses on world history, ancient history, the history of Christianity, the Middle Ages, and modern Europe.

B.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1981
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 2004

Nationally recognized pinhole photographer Melanie Rush Davis is truly an integral part of her community. Her recent projects include, installations of interactive camera obscuras, participation in Luminaria, documentation of the Pearl Brewery, honest portrayals of teens at risk and the simplicity of the everyday found in her neighborhood and garden. Having studied and collaborated with such greats as William Wegman, Mary Ellen Mark, Duane Michals, and Jerry Uelsmann and France Scully Osterman she possesses the exceptional ability to perceive the needs of the moment.

Melanie was one of the innovators of the Saturday Morning discovery program at the Southwest School of Art and Craft, by introducing pinhole photography into the program. The Texas Nature Conservancy invited this artist to participate in their photographic exhibition, The Last Great Places of Texas. Her work is published on a regular basis in the Pinhole Journal and she exhibits regionally and nationally.

Her love of life and the people she works with allows this artist to document what she finds humorous, beautiful, and humane. With an MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio her specialties include view camera work, digital imaging, alternative processes, and custom black and white printing. She teaches at many prestigious institutions throughout Texas.

J'Leen Manning Saeger earned her doctoral degree in Contemporary Spanish Literature from the University of California, Riverside. She taught Spanish in California at UCR, Chaffey College and La Sierra University before relocating to Texas. She has lived in Spain, Argentina, and Costa Rica. Her research focuses on works by female authors and artists who have contributed to the recuperation of historic memory.
She also earned a Master of Arts in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside in 2006 and a Master of Arts in Education from La Sierra University in 2004.

Father Schorp studied philosophy at Washington University, and teaches American philosophy and philosophy of law.

B.A., Mt. Holoke
M.A., St. Mary's University

Skipper earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, in Houston, Texas. He completed his doctorate in philosophy at Rice University. His research interests include ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, ethics, metaethics, and professional ethics. He teaches ancient, Hellenistic, medieval, and Renaissance philosophy, as well as logic, philosophy of film, and a variety of ethics courses. He is Director of the Center for Professional Ethics. He is also director of the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl and is a case writer for the National Ethics Bowl. His articles have appeared in Ethics, Teaching Philosophy, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of Marketing, Business Horizons, Business Ethics: A European Review, and Philosophy and the Contemporary World. Visit his homepage at: skipperweb.org.

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin

Courses taught:

• General Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Introductory Satistics
• Multivariate Statistics
• Development

Select Publications and Distinctions
• Sperling, R. & Vaughan, P. W. (2009). Measuring the relationships between attributions for "the gap" and educational policy attitudes: Introducing the ASO-B. Journal of Negro Education, 78, 146-158.
• Sperling, R. (2007). Service-learning as a method of teaching multiculturalism to White college students. Journal of Latinos in Education, 6, 309-322.
• DeFeo, D. J., Sperling, R., & Bernin, C. M. (2009). Structure-blaming and perceived obstacles among Latino community college students. Poster presented at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable. New York, NY

B.F.A., Southwest Texas State University, 1980
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1986

As a professional artist I maintain a private studio in San Antonio, Texas. Painting has always been my primary focus in making art. I have worked in other media and processes such as printmaking/etching, and sculpture in clay, but my love is painting. I have academic training in both abstraction and naturalism and have a deep appreciation for both. My influences are varied both in time and place. I find interesting ideas and beautifully realized work from different historical time periods and styles. My main interest now is in the works produced during the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

B.A., Fort Lewis College
M.A., Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America
M.R.E., The University of St. Michael's College at The University of Toronto
D.M.A., Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America

A graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston's doctoral program, Theisen's dissertation was, Intrasubjective Relation between Intellect and Will. Her areas of specialization include: ethics, environmental ethics, critical realism, and transdisciplinary education. She also holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in philosophy from Boston College . Her research interests are: ancient and medieval philosophy, existentialism, moral and intellectual development, aesthetics, peace studies. Frequently she is invited to speak on environmental issues, moral development, peace and violence, leadership and abuse of power, and faith in professional life.

Degrees
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986
M.A., The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, 1987
Ph.D., The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, 1998

B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1958
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1978

Tiemann has exhibited in several states and entered many competitions, one resulting in an award from John Canaday, former art critic for the New York Times. Her emphasis in art is gouache and sculpture. She has been published in Western Art Education at Joetsu-shi University, Niigata-ken, Japan, and was a contributing editor for Art Works, a middle school textbook. She has also written articles for School Arts Magazine.

Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1975

A graduate of Georgia State University, Brian Toyne, Ph.D., is widely regarded as a leading scholar in international business. He is the author or co-author of ten books, dozens of refereed journal articles and other publications. In addition, he is a consultant to many schools on their internationalization efforts. Prior to joining St. Mary's University, he was director of the doctorate program in international business at the University of South Carolina.

Most recently, he was a past chair of the International Management Division, Academy of Management, a past vice-president of the Academy of International Business, former Fulbright Scholar to Colombia, associate editor of the Journal of International Business Studies and consultant to UNIDO. Toyne is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and active as a teacher, researcher and mentor.

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2000
M.A., Wesleyan University, 1991
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1983

Teresa Van Hoy is Associate Professor of History. She is a native of North Carolina. After finishing her doctoral degree at University of Texas at Austin, Van Hoy accepted a position at University of Houston-Clear Lake where she attained the rank of Associate Professor and served two terms as Chair of Women's Studies. She came to St. Mary's in August 2007 where she teaches courses in modern U.S. history, history of women, and Texas history, among others. Van Hoy is accomplished in the use of technology in her teaching. During Summer 2007 she won a national competition sponsored by Blackboard, Inc. for her on-line course design. Long-committed to activism in the Latino/a community, she founded and directs "San Antonio Students Stand and Deliver," an educational enrichment program now hosted at St. Mary's University. She also works with "Latinas for a Cure" to focus attention on the disparity of breast cancer mortality suffered by women of color. Van Hoy created a website that features two podcasts a lecture at Beijing Women's University on the race politics of breast cancer and another from the Blackboard course.

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1990
M.A., St. Mary's University, 1983
B.A., St. Mary's University, 1981
Courses taught:

• American National Government
• Scope of Political Science
• The Legislative Process

Ph.D., The University of Florida, 1977
M.A., The University of Florida
B.A. , American University (School of International Service), 1963

Alejandro Velez is a professor of economics at St. Mary's and Director of the Latin American Studies Program. He teaches and researches in international economics and international business.

Dr. Velez is active in professional and business organizations concerned with international trade and business, including the San Antonio World Trade Association, the Academy of International Business, and the Latin American Studies Association. He can be heard and seen in TV and radio programs including the Voice of Americas, KTSA, Univision and Catholic Television of San Antonio. He regularly appears both English and Spanish newspapers. He frequently writes for scholarly publications and has published a chapter on NAFTA through MacMillan Press of the United Kingdom.

Dr. Velez was born in Colombia and has lived and worked in Mexico, Venezuela and Austria. He has conducted several seminars abroad, including a program on maquiladoras for the Long Term Credit Bank of Japan in Tokyo.

Emmett Vokes, Master Tutor of Piano, began his piano studies at the age of three. His success as a child prodigy commanded as many as forty recitals a year by the age of nine. He has toured extensively in the USA and Canada, both as soloist and as a member of the Philharmonic Piano Quartet under Columbia Artists Management.

Prof. Vokes has received a number of awards, including two consecutive G. Schirmer Prizes, the Olga Samaroff Award, in recognition of the best performance at the Julliard School of Music, the Frank Damrosch Award for graduating first in his class, both musically and academically, upon receiving his Bachelor's degree, and the Morris Loeb Award, for receiving the highest rank at the Master's level at the school.

Prof. Vokes was recognized by the Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation with a grant to prepare and perform a New York debut recital. More recently, he was winner of the Artists Recording Competition, sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers.

He has taught at Peabody College, Nashville, and at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was Associate Professor and Cooridnator of the Piano Department.

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Courses taught:

• General Psychology
• Organizational Psychology
• Personnel Psychology
• Psychological Testing

Research Interests:

• Bilingualism in the workplace
• Diversity in the workplace
• Organizational citizenship behaviors
• Organizational commitment
• Workplace stress

Select Publications and Distinctions:

• Bergman, M. E., Watrous, K. M., & Chalkley, K. M. (under review). Aqui se habla espanol: The experience of speaking Spanish in the workplace. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.
• Watrous, K. M., Huffman, A. H., & Pritchard, R. D. (2006). When coworkers and managers quit: The effects of turnover and shared values on performance. Journal of Business and Psychology, 21, 103-126.
• Payne, S. C., Youngcourt, S. S., & Watrous, K. M. (2006). Portrayals of F. W. Taylor across textbooks. Journal of Management History, 12, 385-407.
• Huffman, A. H., King, E., Watrous, K. M., Payne, S. C., & Youngcourt, S. S. (2006). It�s not just about sex: Gender-specific roles predict work-family conflict. Poster presented at the 21st annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
• Payne, S. C., Youngcourt, S. S., & Watrous, K. M. (2006). Portrayals of F. W. Taylor across textbooks. Poster presented at the 114th American Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• Huffman, A. H., & Watrous, K. M. (2005). Understanding employee work-life conflict in a diverse workforce. In K. M. Watrous and W. Reichman (Chairs), Workplace diversity: Exploring the work experiences of LGBT employees. Paper presented at the 20th annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
• Watrous, K. M., & Bergman, M. E. (2004). Organizational commitment: An attempt at construct refinement. In M. E. Bergman (Chair), Organizational commitment: Construct refinement and expansion. Paper presented at the 19th annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
• Watrous, K. M., Huffman, A. H., & Pritchard, R. D. (2004). Shared values as a moderator of the turnover-performance relationship. Poster session presented at the 19th annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
• Bergman, M. E., Watrous, K. M., & Chalkley, K. M. (2004). Bilingualism in the workplace. In K. T. Schneider (Chair), Emerging workplace diversity issues: Ethnicity, bilingualism, and workplace exclusion. Paper presented at the 19th annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
• Huffman, A. H., Youngcourt, S. S., Watrous, K. M., Lemon, S. L., & Payne, S. C. (2004). The role of individual difference variables in understanding work-family conflict. In W. J. Casper and M. Streich (Chairs), Work-family conflict and sex differences. Paper presented at the 64th annual conference for the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA.
• Leiva, P. I., Chalkley, K. M., Watrous, K. M., Huffman, A. H., Payne, S. C., & Webber, S. S. (2004). Personality correlates of commitment: An investigation of two foci of commitment. In M. E. Bergman (Chair), Organizational commitment: Construct refinement and expansion. Paper presented at the 19th annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

M.F.A., Northwestern University
B.S., Abilene Christian University

A teacher and administrator in Catholic high schools for more than 20 years, Wosman teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and continues to provide workshops for Catholic school teachers and administrators in San Antonio and around the country. His research focuses on the role of Catholic identity in all aspects of the school setting.

Ph.D., Texas Christian, 1999

Courses taught:

• Cross-Cultural Psychology and Group Dynamics
• Experimental Psychology
• General Psychology
• Introductory Statistics
• Learning
• Psychology Colloquia
• Social Psychology

Research Interests:

• Achievement Motivation
• Conflict in Relationships
• Intrinsic Motivation
• Student-Teacher Boundaries

Select Publications and Distinctions

• Owen, P.R. & Zwahr-Castro, S. (2007). Boundary Issues in Academia; Student Perceptions of Faculty-Student Boundary Crossings. Ethics and Behavior, 17(2), 117-129.
• Zwahr-Castro, J. (2005). Understanding adolescent suicide. Revisto Espaco Academico, 3 (1).
• Zwahr-Castro, J. (2004, November). Improving graduate success through structured preparation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teachers of Psychology, Seguin, TX.
• Zwahr-Castro, J. (2003). Amber: The alert that saves lives. Revisto Espaco Academico, 2 (22).
• Zwahr-Castro, J. (2007, January). Undergraduate research made easy: Engaging students without stressing professors. Talk presented at the 29th annual convention of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
• Zwahr-Castro, Kamilapour, S. & Kidder, G. (2006, May). Perceptions of similarity in power stategies among couples. Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
• Owen, P.R. & Zwahr-Castro, J. (2005, November). Evaluating video-assisted instruction with video-assisted assessment. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teacher of Psychology, Seguin, TX.
• Zwahr-Castro, J. (2004, November). Improving graduate success through stuctured preparation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southwest Teachers of Psychology, Seguin, TX.