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 | James R. Pierce Dean and Professor Email: jrpierce@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 119C Phone: 254-968-9781 Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1984 Teaching Interests: Microbiology Research Interests: Microbiology |
 | Sheila Hawkins Administrative Assistant V Email: hawkins@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 119 B Phone: 254-968-1935 |
| Jason Jacks Student Recruiter Email: jacks@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 119 A Phone: 254-968-0784 |
 | Jared Ross Technical Support Specialist I for COST Email: jross@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 207 D Phone: 254-968-0790 |
 | John Calahan Professor & Department Head Email: calahan@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 203 C Phone: 254-968-9156 PhD, 1977, Texas A&M Teaching Interests: Plant Physiology, Ecological Plant Physiology |
| Ron Bulman Stores Supervisor Email: bulman@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 229 Phone: 254-968-9155 |
 | Christopher Higgins Assistant Professor Email: higgins@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 I Phone: 254-968-9019 PhD, Texas Tech University Teaching Interests: General Biology, Ecology & Evolution, Icthyology, Research Design & Analysis Research Interests: Ecology, Ichthyology Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~higgins/ |
 | Donald Keith Professor Email: keith@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 G Phone: 254-968-9153 PhD, 1968, University of Southern California Teaching Interests: Marine Ecology,Limnology, Invertebrate Zoology, Introduction to Marine Biology, Environmental Biology Research Interests: Aquatic Ecology; Marine Invertebrate Ecology |
 | James Konvicka Professor; Chair, Health Professionals Advisory Committee Email: konvick@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 314 Phone: 254-968-9161 PhD, 1970, University of Texas Austin Teaching Interests: Microbiology, Immunology, Pathogenic Microbiology |
 | Steve McReynolds Instructor Email: mcreyno@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 K Phone: 254-968-9325 MS, 1988, Tarleton State University Teaching Interests: General Biology, Anatomy & Physiology |
 | Karen Murray Associate Professor; Associate Vice President for Assessment, Curriculum & Outreach Email: kmurray@tarleton.edu Office: ADMIN 237 Phone: 254-968-9103 PhD, 2000, University of North Texas Health Science Center Research Interests: Human Metabolism Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~kmurray/ |
 | Allan Nelson Associate Professor Email: nelson@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 315 Phone: 254-968-9158 PhD, 1994, University of Oklahoma Teaching Interests: Essential Elements of Biology, Plant Taxonomy, Conservation Biology Research Interests: Floristics of the Cross Timbers and Ozark Plateau; Rapid speciation in plants Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~nelson/ |
 | Russell Pfau Associate Professor Email: pfau@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 H Phone: 254-968-9761 PhD, 2000, Oklahoma State University Teaching Interests: Heredity, Parasitology Research Interests: Population and evolutionary genetics Website: http://faculty.tarleton.edu/pfau |
 | Harold Rathburn Associate Professor Email: rathburn@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 313 Phone: 254-968-9147 PhD, 1989, Kansas State University Teaching Interests: General Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Development of Modern Biological Concepts Research Interests: Application of biotechnology to enhance insect and drought resistance in agricultural crops |
 | Max Sanderford Associate Professor Email: sanderford@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 J Phone: 254-968-9162 PhD, 1999, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Teaching Interests: General Biology, Animal Physiology, Anatomy & Physiology Research Interests: Neural control of cardiovascular function Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~sanderford/ |
 | Phil Sudman Professor Email: sudman@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 408 Phone: 254-968-9154 PhD, Texas A & M University, 1989 Teaching Interests: General Biology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Evolution Research Interests: Conservation genetics; Vertebrate biology Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~sudman/ |
 | Darsa Wright Administrative Assistant III Email: dwright@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 203 Phone: 254-968-9159 |
| Carol Thompson Associate Professor & Department Head Email: cthompson@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 117 C Phone: 254-968-9739 Research Interests: Wetland Hydrology, Hydrogeology Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~cthompson/ |
| Peter Bell Assistant Professor Email: bell@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 416 Phone: 254-968-9273 |
| Kate Caballero Administrative Assistant III Email: caballero@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 117 Phone: 254-968-9143 |
| Robert Fain Professor Emeritus Email: fain@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 441 D Phone: 254-968-9704 |
| Stephen Field Professor Email: field@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 139 H Phone: 254-968-9887 |
| Rex Gamble Instructor Email: gamble@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 424 Phone: 254-968-9925 |
| Arthur Low Professor Email: low@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 417 Phone: 254-968-9144 Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~alow/ |
| Stephen Mercer Technical Stockroom Supervisor Email: smercer@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 440 A Phone: 254-968-9151 |
| Phillip Murry Professor Email: murry@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 139 F Phone: 254-968-9889 Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~murry/ |
| Bethany Rinard Associate Professor Email: rinard@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 139 E Phone: 254-968-9894 Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~brinard/ |
| Linda Schultz Professor Email: schultz@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 407 Phone: 254-968-9146 Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~lschultz/ |
| Geetha Sundarrajan Instructor Email: geetha@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 423 Phone: 254-968-9142 Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~gsundar/ |
| Rueben Walter Professor Email: walter@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 441 E Phone: 254-968-1906 |
| Lance Whaley Assistant Professor Email: whaley@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 441 G Phone: 254-968-9145 |
| Sally Lewis Assistant Professor & Department Head Email: slewis@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 106 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 1 From Campus: 7222 |
| Barbara Carroll Clinical Coordinator Email: acarroll@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 212 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 8 From Campus: 7246 |
| Lynda Gunter Assistant Professor & Director, MLT Program Email: gunter@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 113 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 5 From Campus: 7228 |
| Sally Hoger Assistant Professor Email: hoger@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 117 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 4 From Campus: 7227 |
| Glenda Hoye Hood Instructor and Director, Histotechnology Program Email: hoye@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 214 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 6 From Campus: 7234 |
| Virginia Reyes Instructor Email: reyes@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 140 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 2 From Campus: 7223 |
| Vonnie Shallenberger Administrative Assistant III Email: shallenberger@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 01 From Campus: 7221 |
| Sara Taylor Assistant Professor Email: sataylor@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 116 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 3 From Campus: 7226 |
| Dale Telgenhoff Assistant Professor Email: telgenhoff@tarleton.edu Office: MTC/Fort Worth 213 Phone: 817-926-1101 Ext. 7 From Campus: 7235 |
 | Daniel K. Marble Associate Professor & Department Head Email: marble@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 114 A or SCI 213 E Phone: 254-968-9880 or 245-968-9409 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Physics |
 | Mircea Agapie Assistant Professor Email: agapie@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 C Phone: 254-968-0792 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Computer Science, Robotics |
| Falih Ahmad Associate Professor Email: ahmad@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 112 Phone: 254-968-1894 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Engineering Physics |
 | Shaukat Goderya Assistant Professor & Director of the Program for Astronomy Education and Research Email: goderya@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 B Phone: 254-968-9730 Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1995 Teaching Interests: Astronomy, Artificial Intelligence |
 | Michael Hibbs Associate Professor Email: hibbs@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 A Phone: 254-968-9150 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Astronomy |
 | Sudarshan Kurwadkar Assistant Professor Email: kurwadkar@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 107 Phone: 254-968-1910
Ph.D. 2005, Missouri UNiversity of Science and Technology (Formerly University of Missouri - Rolla), Environmental Engineering Professional Engineer (Missouri License #72698) Professional Engineer (Ohio License #2009002092) Certified Hazardous Material Manager (License #13691)
Teaching Interests: Environmental System Modeling - Introduction to Hydrology - Survey of Environmental Engineering - Municipal/Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment - Foundations of Engineering II Research Interests: Kurwadkar’s research interests are in the broadly defined area of physical and chemical processes in environmental engineering. Specific examples are fate and transport of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals in the environment; water quality investigations particularly water quality impacts due to intensive agriculture operations and environmental regulatory issues pertaining to treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. |
 | Denise Martinez Associate Professor Email: dmartinez@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 108 Phone: 254-968-9924 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Engineering |
 | Jimmy McCoy Professor Email: mccoy@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 D Phone: 254-968-9068 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Physics |
| Jeanene Milanak Administrative Assistant III Email: milanak@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 114 Phone: 254-968-9863 |
 | Richard Reese Assistant Professor Email: rreese@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 F Phone: 254-968-9163 Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Computer Science |
 | XiXi Wang Assistant Professor Email: xwang@tarleton.edu Office: HYEG 111 Phone: 254-968-9164 Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2001 Teaching Interests: Environmental Engineering, Hydrology Website: http://www.tarleton.edu/~xwang/ |
| George Mollick Associate Professor & Department Head Email: mollick@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 C Phone: 254-968-9012 |
| Tommy Barker Professor Email: barker@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 B Phone: 254-968-9374 |
| Clint Egger Instructor Email: egger@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 A Phone: 254-968-9011 |
| C.B. Pippin, Jr. Assistant Professor and Technology Education Coordinator Email: pippin@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 D Phone: 254-968-9013 or 254-968-9015 |
| Larry M. Roderick Associate Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Coordinator Email: roderick@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 E Phone: 254-968-9014 |
| James (Tom) T. Smith Sr. Assistant Professor Email: smith@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 F Phone: 254-968-9886 |
| Kimberly Wilson Administrative Assistant III Email: kawilson@tarleton.edu Office: IT 100 Phone: 254-968-9010 |
| Javier Garza Associate Professor & Department Head Email: garza@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 142 Phone: 254-968-9168 |
| Bowen Brawner Associate Professor, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Mathematics, Campus Leader for Texas Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation -TxCEPT Email: brawner@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 235 C Phone: 254-968-9530 B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1993, M.S., Southwest Texas State University 1995, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 Teaching Interests: Mathematics Education |
| Jesse Crawford Assistant Professor Email: jcrawford@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 332 Phone: 254-968-9536 Ph.D Teaching Interests: Undergraduate and Graduate Mathematics and Statistics Courses Research Interests: Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Group Symmetry Models and Graphical Models |
| Keith Emmert Assistant Professor Email: emmert@tarleton.edu Office: 330 Math Phone: 254-968-9302 |
| Soad Emmert Instructor Email: semmert@tarleton.edu Office: Math 327 Phone: 254-968-9172 MS Teaching Interests: Statitics Research Interests: Biomathematics and Simulations |
| Susan Gordon Administrative Assistant III Email: sgordon@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 142 E Phone: 254-968-1879 |
| Rose Ann Jackson Instructor Email: rjackson@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 107 Phone: 254-968-107 |
| James C. Kirby Professor, Tarleton State University Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System Email: kirby@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 207 Phone: 254-968-9529 B.S., Tarleton State University, 1978; M.S., New Mexico State University, 1980; Ph.D., 1983 Teaching Interests: Undergraduate Mathematics (Calculus, Trigonometry, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Porbabilty and Statistics Research Interests: Operations Research and Recreational Mathematics |
| Pam Littleton Professor Email: littleton@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 215 Phone: 254-968-9705 |
| Joseph McMahan Adjunct Faculty Email: mcmahan@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 225 Phone: 254-968-9304 |
| Mary Peters Instructor Email: mkpeters@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 235 F Phone: 254-968-9538 |
| Elizabeth Riggs Associate Professor Email: eriggs@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 235 E Phone: 254-968-9301 |
| Larry Dwayne Snider Professor & Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Email: snider@tarleton.edu Office: ADMIN 239 or MATH 142 F Phone: 254-968-9103 or 254-968-9170 B.S., Tarleton State University, 1971; M.S.,Texas Tech University, 1973; Ph.D., 1977 |
| Kay Teague Instructor & Freshman Math Coordinator Email: teague@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 217 Phone: 254-968-9533 |
| Peter White Associate Professor Email: white@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 331 Phone: 254-968-1982 Ph.D, Mathematics (Numerical Analysis), 1994, Oregon State University, advisor: Andre Weideman, M.S., Mathematics (Applied PDE's), 1990, Oregon State University, B.S., Mathematics (Applied Option), 1987, Cal. State Univ. at Chico (CSUC), B.S., Computer Science (Science Option), 1987, CSUC. Teaching Interests: Numerical Analysis/Nonlinear PDE's, Computational Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling/Analysis of Biological Systems, Computational Biology, Internet Delivery Systems for Mathematics Research Interests: Biomathematics and Simulations |
| Richard Winton Professor Email: winton@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 235 D Phone: 254-968-1978 Teaching Interests: Matrix Algebra, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Number Theory and Topology Research Interests: Group Theory, Ring Theory, Linear Algebra, Number Theory, Cryptology, Topology and Continuum Theory |
| James Wood Instructor Email: jwood@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 326 Phone: 254-968-9531 MS Teaching Interests: Mathematics Education |
| Kayla Wood Insructor & Director of Academic Support Programs Email: kwood@tarleton.edu Office: ADMIN ANNEX 105 Phone: 254-968-9479 |
| Bryant Wyatt Associate Professor Email: wyatt@tarleton.edu Office: MATH 342 Phone: 254-968-1907 |
| Elaine Evans Associate Professor & Department Head Email: eevans@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 118 B Phone: 254-968-9851 |
| Jennifer Donwerth Instructor Email: donwerth@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 111 Phone: 254-968-9135 |
| Marilyn Duran Assistant Professor Email: duran@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 018 Phone: 254-968-9942 |
| Sheryl Fernandez Instructor Email: fernandez@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 113 Phone: 254-968-9718 |
| Alicia Figueroa Instructor Email: figueroa@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 110 Phone: 254-968-9134 |
| Mercy Glidewell Instructor Email: glidewell@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 109 Phone: 254-968-9229 |
| Samantha Headstream-Pehl Instructor Email: pehl@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 005 Phone: 254-968-9848 |
| Diana Kunce Assistant Professor Email: kunce@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 114 Phone: 254-968-9719 |
| Paula Faulk Maness Assistant Professor & Learning Resource Coordinator Email: faulk@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 119 Phone: 254-968-9715 |
| Morgan Miller Teaching Assistant Email: mamiller@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 006 Phone: 254-968-9649 |
| Jean Montgomery Assistant Professor Email: montgomery@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 019 Phone: 254-968-9140 |
| Bill Neff Adjunct Faculty Email: neff@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 116 Phone: 254-968-9722 |
| Carolyn Ramsey Prosise Instructor Email: ramsey@tarleton.edu Office: TCT/Killeen Phone: 254-519-5487 |
| Venetta Skinner Administrative Assistant IV Email: skinner@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 118 A Phone: 254-968-9717 |
| Charles Walker Adjunct Faculty Email: cwalker@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 116 Phone: 254-968-9722 |
| Amy Winslow Instructor Email: winslow@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 007 Phone: 254-968-9648 |
| Mary Winton Instructor Email: mwinton@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 112 Phone: 254-968-9137 |
| Dok Woods Assistant Professor & Coordinator Email: woods@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 117 Phone: 254-968-9721 |
| H. Michael Young Technology Support Specialist I for COST & COAHS Email: hyoung@tarleton.edu Office: TCNT 015 Phone: 254-968-9594 |
| Carolyn Zapata Instructor Email: zapata@tarleton.edu Office: NURCT 115 Phone: 254-968-9136 |
| Shaukat Goderya Director and Assistant Professor Email: goderya@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 213 B Phone: 254-968-9730 |
 | Larry D. Barr, K5WLF Planetarium Manager Email: lbarr@tarleton.edu Office: SCI 139 G Phone: 254-968-0791 Research Interests: Amateur Radio (K5WLF), Renewable Energy, Filmmaking Website: http://www.rebelwolf.com |