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With a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1, St. Mary's faculty work closely with students to help them develop a plan for success not only in academics but in their lives. Browse faculty profiles below to learn more about their educational background and personal interests, or see the employee directory to find individual offices and campus mailboxes.

St. Mary's University Faculty

The profiles below include faculty in the Greehey School of Business, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

School of Law faculty profiles are maintained on the separate School of Law website.

Armando Abney, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Pius Adelani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

Ozgur Aktunc, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Software Engineering

Mark Alexander, D.M.A.

Adjunct Professor of Piano

Mehran Aminian, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering

George Anquandah, Ph.D.

Instructor of Chemistry

Janet Armitage, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Sociology

James Ball, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology

Ayad Barsoum, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Richard J. Bauer, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance

Brother Dennis R. Bautista, S.M., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies

Sean Berg, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Visiting Lecturer of English and Communication Studies

Daniel W. Bjork, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Terri Boggess, Ph.D.

Chair of the Exercise and Sport Science Department

Lori Boies, Ph.D.

Instructor of Biology

Tafesse Borena, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Andrew T. Brei, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Alex Briseño

Professor of Public Service in Residence

Eva Bueno, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

William Buhrman, Ph.D.

Director, Core Curriculum

Jaime Caballero Spencer

Military Science Instructor

Stephen Calogero, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Richard Cardenas, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Physics and Environmental Sciences

Eric Chelstrom, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Xinghai Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Alan Cirlin, Ph.D.

Professor of English and Communication Studies

Edward G. Cole

Deirdre Harkins Richards Professor of Free Enterprise

Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Dana M.Comstock, Ph.D.

Professor of Counseling

Veronica Contreras-Shannon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Suzanne N. Cory, Ph.D.

Professor of Accounting

Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D.

President Emeritus

Cody Cox, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Industrial Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

James F. Creagan, Ph.D.

Eugene Scassa Visiting Professor of International Diplomacy

Barry Crist, Ed.D.

Certification Officer and Director of Student Teaching

Bonita Dattner-Garza, Ph.D.

Visiting Lecturer of English and Communication Studies

S. Colette Daubner, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences

Dion Denevan

Technical Director and Designer

Jason Denton, DPT

Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science

Gwendolyn Diaz, Ph.D.

Professor of English and Communication Studies

Violeta Diaz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance

Janet Dizinno, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Claudia Donoso, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Graduate International Relations

Diane Dowdell

Senior Lecturer

John Drabier

Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance

Ryan Dunning, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Gopalakrishnan Easwaran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Chris Edelen

Director of the Meadows Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Vahid Emamian, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Winston Erevelles, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor of Industrial Engineering

Klavdia Ballard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Strategic Management

Pamela Fink, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science

Henry Flores, Ph.D.

Director of the Master of Public Administration Program

Samantha Franklin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Physics

Christopher Frost, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Ahmad Galaleldeen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Kathleen M. Gallagher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Graduate International Relations

Sonia Garcia, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Jeff Garza

Adjunct Professor of Music

Andrew Getz, Ph.D.

Program Director of Theology

K. Matthew Gilley, Ph.D.

Greehey Chair in Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Holgen Gjoni

Adjunct Professor of Cello

Irwin S. Goldberg, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Jeremy Grace

Director, Master of Business Administration Programs

Morgan L. Grace

Adjunct Professor of Management

Christine E. Gray, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Allison L. Gray, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Theology

James Greenaway, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Philosophy

Bernadette Hamilton-Brady, M.F.A.

Chair of the Drama Department

Katherine Hampsten, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Arthur Hanna, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science

Todd R. Hanneken, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology

Melanie Harper, Ph.D.

Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education and Supervision Programs

Kristin Delia Hayes, D.M.

Adjunct Professor of Flute

Oscar Hernandez

Instructor of Engineering

Daniel J. Higgins, Ph.D.

Program Director of the Graduate Education Programs

Heather Hill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill, Ph.D.

Professor of English and Communication Studies

Larry Hufford, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of International Relations

Glenn Hughes, Ph.D.

Chair in Catholic Philosophy

Djaffer Ibaroudene, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Engineering

Bill Israel, Ph.D.

Program Director of Communication Studies

Celine A. Jacquemin, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Political Science

James Joffe, M.F.A.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Jeffrey E. Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of International Business

Mathew Joseph, Ph.D.

Emil C.E. Jurica Distinguished Professor of Marketing

Gail Kaciuba, Ph.D.

Emil C. E. Jurica Distinguished Professor of Accounting

Jim Kalson

Adjunct Professor of Bass

Daniel Njoroge Karanja, Ph.D., D.Min.

Adjunct Professor

Melissa Karlin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science

Amanda Kennedy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

Alice Kersnowski, Ph.D.

Professor of English and Communication Studies

Grace Keyes, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology

Dmitriy Khon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry

Margaret R. Langford, Ph.D.

Professor of Management

Camille Langston, Ph.D.

Chair of the English and Communication Studies Department

John W. Lankford

Chair of the Military Science Department

Mike Lecocke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Bernard J. Lee, S.M., Th.D.

Professor of Theology

Kathryn Lemons

Instructor of Mathematics

Seongbae Lim, Ph.D.

Chair of Department of Finance and Quantitative Management

Mark Lokensgard, Ph.D.

Professor of Portuguese and Spanish

Richard Lombardini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics

Daniel Long, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Music

Michael D. Losiewicz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Wenbin Luo, Ph.D

Professor of Computer Engineering

Anna Lurie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Leslie Lyon

Adjunct Professor of Guitar

Thomas (Ted) E. Macrini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Thomas Madison, Ph.D., CPA

Associate Dean

Michael Malone, J.D.

Adjunct Professor of Graduate International Relations

Kathleen Maloney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies

Lucien C. Manchester, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences

Ian P. Martines, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics

Guillermo Martinez, J.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing

Charles F. McAleer III

Adjunct Professor of Marketing

Amber McClung, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Marshall McCue, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

J. Colin McQuillan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Matthew Mireles, D.M.A.

Assistant Professor of Music

Evelynn Mitchell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science

Rev. George T. Montague, S.M., S.Th.D.

Professor of Theology

R. Esteban Montilla, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Counseling

Rafael Moras, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Aaron Moreno, Ph.D.

International and Global Studies Program Director

Eileen Wall Mullen, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing

Sandra Nannini

Adjunct Professor

Jalal Nejad, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Graduate International Relations

Steve Nivin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics

Robert B. O’Connor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology

Moonyeen “Molly” P. O’Phelan, Ph.D.

Clinical Administrator for the Family Life Center

Juan D. Ocampo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Gary B. Ogden, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences

Suzanne Oliva, J.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting

Patricia R. Owen, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Susan P. Oxley, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry

Prasad Padmanabhan, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance

Sergio Palacios, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies

Leona Pallansch, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Monica J. Parzinger, Ph.D.

Professor of Information Systems

Meghann Peace, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Languages and Assistant Professor of Spanish

Mark B. Persellin, Ph.D.

Professor of Accounting

Timothy Pieprzyca, S.M.

Instructor of Chemistry

Jillian Pierucci, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Peter Platteborze, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Fornesic Science

Gregory Pool, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Gerald Poyo, Ph.D.

Chair of the History Department

H. Richard Priesmeyer, Ph.D.

Jurica Professor of Management

Timothy Raabe, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences

John M. Rankin, D.M.A.

Visiting Associate Professor of Music

Dan A. Ratliff, Ph.D.

Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Carol Luckhardt Redfield, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science

Bahman Rezaie, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Roy E. Robbins, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Economics

Refugio “Ito” Romo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies

Sara Ronis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

Bradley W. Root, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History

Kent W. Royalty, LL.M.

Chair of Accounting Department

Javier Rubio-Herrero, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Julian Ronald Sanchez

Adjunct Professor

S. Sam Sedki, Ph.D.

Professor of Accounting

Jason Shaw, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Tanuja Singh, D.B.A.

Professor and Dean of the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary’s University

Robert Boyd Skipper, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Betsy Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

David W. Sommer, Ph.D.

Charles E. Cheever Chair of Risk Management

Rick Sperling, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Brian St. John, M.F.A.

Chair of the Art Department

Kimberly Stephenson

Adjunct Professor of Voice

Hugh Stevens

Director of Harvey Najim Center for Business Innovation and Social Responsibility

Brother Michael Sullivan, S.M., D.M.A.

Chair of the Department of Music

Michael J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Graduate International Relations

Ajaya K. Swain, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Quantitative Management

Jose Tormos Melendez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Carolyn Y. Tubbs, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

David Turner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science

Michael Twomey, DMA

Adjunct Professor of Music

Aaron Tyler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of International Relations

Paul X. Uhlig, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

Teresa Van Hoy, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Arturo Vega, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

Rev. Rudy Vela, S.M., D.Min.

Assistant Professor of Theology

Mary Wagner-Krankel, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

Rosemarie Wahl, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences

Larissa Walker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Stephanie G. Ward, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Management

Orion J. Welch, Ph.D.

Professor of Information Systems

Nicholas Wilkens, Ph.D.

Pro Rata Senior Lecturer of Marriage and Family Therapy

Angeli Willson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education

Necia Wolff, MLIS

Professor

Christine D. Wong, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

H. Ray Wooten, Ph.D.

Chair of the Counseling and Human Services Department

Steven Zaveloff

Adjunct Professor of Graduate International Relations

Jialin (Jolene) Zhao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Quantitative Management

Patricia Britton, J.D.

Joseph Caploe

Francesca Mallory Coley, Ph.D.

Frank J. Garza, J.D.

Josiah Johnson

Conrad Kaczkowski, S.M., Ph.D.

Ray Leal, Ph.D.

Marcella C. Lesher

Pedro Lopez, Ph.D.

Ryan McMahon, Ph.D.

John Ortega

Jeff R. Schoonover, Ph.D.

Melissa Scully

Ian Smith

Emmett Vokes

Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, Ph.D.