Dr. Jamie Collins
Pack Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship
Management Department Head
Phone: 254-595-7223
Email: JCOLLINS@tarleton.edu
Ms. Stacy Gossett
Administrative Associate V
Email: sgossett@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 130
Phone: 254-968-9098
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- BA – Elementary Education – Western Governer’s University, TBD
- RBT – Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2015 (Expired)
Dr. Triss Ashton
Associate Professor
Email: ashton@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 130A
Phone: 254-968-1705
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- Ph.D. – The University of North Texas – Management Science and Logistics, 2013
- MBA – The University of North Texas – Decision Sciences concentration, 2009
- BS – Angelo State University – Applied Physics and Math, 2005
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence (CMQ/OE), Since 2008
Teaching Interests: Applied Statistics, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Management Science,
Research Interests: Machine based text mining in any business domain; statistical analysis for fraud detection and money laundering
Dr. Miguel A. Baeza
Professor
Email: baeza@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Campus, Room 315
Phone: 817-484-4401
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Program Coordinator for the BBA-International Business
- Ph.D. – The University of Texas-Pan American, Business Administration/Management
- MBA – The University of Texas-Pan American, Business Administration
- BBA – The University of Texas-Pan American, Computer Info Systems
Teaching Interests: International Business, International Management, General Management, and Organizational Behavior
Research Interests: Cross-cultural management topics within a Latin American context.
Ms. Angela Brown
Instructor
Email: abrown@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 185B
Phone: 254-968-9332
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- MJ, Tulane University Law School, Labor and Employment Law, 2019
- MS, Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management, 2004
- BBA, Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management, 1993
Dr. Bryn Brown
Associate Professor
ACUE Certified: Effective Teaching Practices
Email: brynbrown@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 141
Phone: 254-968-9275
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- Ph.D. – Human Resource Development with a Strategic Management Perspective in Organization Development and Change, The University of Texas at Tyler, 2018
- Dissertation: “Testing the Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences of Data from the Employee Perceptions of Supervisor/Line Manager Coaching Behavior Measure Between Virtual and Traditional Employees from Generation X and Y”
- MS – Human Resource Management, Tarleton State University, 2011
- MBA – Business Administration, Tarleton State University, 2003
- BBA – Finance, Texas State University, 1999
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Development; Organizational Development and Change; Human Resource Management; Organizational Behavior
Research Interests: Managerial coaching; virtual managerial coaching; generational cohorts; quantitative methods
Dr. David Cavazos
Professor
Email: dcavazos@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 128
Phone: 254-459-5496
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- PhD, Texas Tech University, Business Administration, 2006
- Primary field: Strategic Management
- Secondary field: Organization Theory
- Minor: Statistics
- MPA, Texas Tech University, 2001
- Primary Field: Public Financial Management
- Secondary Field: Public Policy Implementation
- BA, Texas Tech University, Economics, 1996
- Minor: Mathematics
Teaching Interests: Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory
Research Interests: Corporate reputation management, industry regulation, firm self-regulation
Dr. Catalin C. Dinulescu
Associate Professor
ACUE Certified: Effective Teaching Practices
Email: dinulescu@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 129
Phone: 254-968-1959
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- Ph.D. – University of North Texas, Management Science; minor in Computer Science, 2019
- Dissertation: “Relationship Quality in Social Commerce Decision-Making”
- MBA – University of Texas at Dallas, Business Administration, 2002
- MS – Telecom Bretagne, Mobile Radio Communications, 1996
- BS/MS – Politehnica University of Bucharest, Electronics & Telecommunications, 1994
- Project Management Institute (PMI) – Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Teaching Interests: Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Business Strategy, Decision Making, Operations, Supply Chain and Project Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems
Research Interests: Management and Decision Sciences, Business Analytics, Applied Data Science to Business, Operations and Supply Chain, Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Ed Dittfurth
Associate Professor
Email: dittfurth@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 146
Phone: 254-968-1874
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- Ed.D. – Tarleton State University, 2015, Stephenville, Texas
- MS – Management and Leadership Tarleton State University, 2011
- BS – Hydrology Tarleton State University, 1990
Ordination – Ministerial Studies, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary/Global University, 2001
Teaching Interests: Business Ethics, Business Statistics
Research Interests: Student Retention, Cohorts in Education
Mr. Joe Dummar
Instructor
Email: jdummar@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 185A
Phone: 254-968-9046
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- Master of Science, Naval Postgraduate School, Operations Research, 2011
- Bachelor of Science, Hawaii Pacific University, Business Administration, 2005
Professional certifications and licenses: ABCTeach Alternate Certification Course
Mrs. Christi Foster
Assistant Professor
Email: cfoster@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 138
Phone: 254-968-9917
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- MBA – Tarleton State University, Business Administration
- BBA – Tarleton State University, Accounting
Dr. Rusty Freed
Professor
Dean, University College
Email: freed@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 134 (Stephenville Campus)
Phone: 254-968-1914
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- Ed.D. – University of North Texas, Applied Technology and Performance Improvement (Human Resource Development)
- MBA – Tarleton State University (Management and Marketing Concentrations)
- BBA – Tarleton State University, General Business
Teaching Interests: Small Business Management, Trends in Entrepreneurship, Applied Program Capstone
Research Interests: Prior Learning Assessment, Generational/Workplace, Adult Degree Completion Programs
Dr. Reginald Hall
Professor
Email: rhall@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 135
Phone: 254-968-9654
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- EdD: Educational Leadership – Tarleton State University
- MS: Human Resource Management – Tarleton State University
- BBA: Marketing – Tarleton State University
Dr. Jake Heller
Professor
Email: jheller@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 135
Phone: 254-968-9852
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- Ph.D. – Arizona State University
- MS – Arizona State University
- BA – University of Texas at San Antonio
Dr. Nathan Heller
Professor
Email: heller@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 134
Phone: 254-968-9512
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- Ph.D. – Arizona State University
- MBA – Brigham Young University
- BA – University of Texas at San Antonio
Teaching Interests: Management & Marketing
Research Interests: Brand Alliances, Nonprofit Marketing, Trust, Ethics
Ms. Joni Holdridge, PHR
Instructor
Email: holdridge@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 109
Phone: 254-968-1948
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- MS, Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management, 2019
- BS, Lubbock Christian University, Organizational Management, 2002
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR), 2019
Teaching Interests: Foundational Business Concepts, Human Resources, Management
Dr. Sue Joiner
Professor
Email: sjoiner@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 171
Phone: 254-968-9712
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- EdD, Tarleton State University, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- MEd, Tarleton State University, Secondary Education
- BBA, Tarleton State University, Business Administration
Teaching Interests: Administrative Systems, General Business, Marketing
Research Interests: Vocational Business Education
Dr. Dianna Krueger
Associate Professor
Email: krueger@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 132
Phone: 254-968-1706
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Program Coordinator for the MS-Human Resource Management
- Ph.D., Business Administration – Organizational and Management Studies, Human Resource Management Focus, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, 2011, San Antonio, Texas
- M. A., Psychology, Industrial Organizational Focus, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2005, Nacogdoches, Texas
- B.A., Psychology, Minor in Philosophy, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 2001, Corpus Christi, Texas
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Staffing, Training and Development
Research foci: staffing, and weight-based bias pertaining to employee selection
Mr. Bill Leaverton
Faculty Catalyst Fellow – Entrepreneurship & Community Impact, Instructor
Email: leaverton@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 204A
Phone: 254-968-9098
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- MBA – University of North Texas, 2006
- BBA Marketing – Texas Tech University, 1995
Teaching Interests: Small Business, entrepreneurship, Strategy
Dr. Brian Martinson, SPHR, EA
Professor
Email: martinson@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Building, Room 338
Phone: 817-717-3327
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Program Coordinator for the BBA-Human Resource Management
- Ph.D. – University of Texas at Arlington
- MBA – American University in Cairo
- BA – University of Minnesota Duluth
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Strategy, Business Ethics, International Business
Research Interests: Strategic Human Resource Management, Human Capital, Leader/Member Exchange, Employee Attitudes and Behaviors, Group Processes
Mr. David Mosby
Instructor
Email: dmosby@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Building, Room 344
Phone:
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- M.B.A. – Texas Christian University, Business Administration, 1989
- B.B.A. – The University of Texas at Arlington, Finance, 1980
Teaching Interests: entrepreneurship, international business, and business communications
Dr. Drake Mullens
Associate Professor
Email: mullens@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Campus
Phone: 817-484-9715
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Program Coordinator for the BBA-Management
- Ph.D. – University of Texas at Arlington, Strategic Management
- MBA – University of Nebraska at Omaha
- BSBA – University of Nebraska at Omaha, Marketing
Teaching Interests: Organizational Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Theory
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship in the Family Business Context, Social Capital, Outcomes of Organizational Sustainability Initiatives
Dr. Rishahb Rana
Assistant Professor
Email: Rrana@tarleton.edu
Phone: 254-968-9311
Dr. Joanna Shaw
Associate Professor
Email: jshaw@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 142
Phone: 254-968-9087
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- Ph.D. in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement from the University of North Texas
- MS – Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management
- BS in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from Tarleton State University
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Business Communication, Management
Research Interests: Blended learning, generational cohorts within the workplace