Department of Management
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Reggie Hall, PHR
Department Chair and Assistant Professor
Email: rhall@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 143
Phone: 254-968-9654
- Ed.D. - Tarleton State University - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- MS - Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management
- BBA - Tarleton State University, Marketing
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Management, Staffing, Business Ethics, Introduction to Business, Training and Development
Dr. Sue Joiner
Assistant Dean, and Assistant Professor
Email: sjoiner@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 171
Phone: 254-968-9712
- 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
Ms. Carolyn Smith
Administrative Assistant III
Email: casmith@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 130
Phone: 254-968-9098
Dr. Triss Ashton
Assistant Professor
Email: ashton@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 143
Phone: 254-968-1705
- Ph.D. – The University of North Texas - Management Science and Logistics
- MBA – The University of North Texas – Decision Sciences concentration
- BS – Angelo State University – Applied Physics and Math
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence (CMQ/OE)
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
Associate Professor
Email: baeza@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Campus, Room 315
Phone: 817-484-4401
- 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.
Dr. Thomas Bradley
Professor
Email: tbradley@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 133
Phone: 254-968-9785
- Ph.D. - University of North Texas, Applied Technology, Training and Development
MS - University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Organizational Leadership
BSEE - University of Central Florida, Engineering Technology
Teaching Interests: Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Operations Management, Statistics
Research Interests: Leadership, Management Applications of Technology
Dr. John A. De Leon
Assistant Professor
Email: jdeleon@tarleton.edu
Office: Midlothian Campus, Bldg 2, Room 115
Phone: 254-968-1616
Fax: 469-461-0639
- Ph. D. -Business Administration, University of Texas in Arlington, 2015, Arlington, Texas
- MBA - Finance, Dallas Baptist University, 2009, Dallas, Texas
- BBA - Management, University of Texas at Arlington, 2007, Arlington, Texas
- BA - Biblical Studies, Dallas Baptist University, 2006, Dallas, Texas
Teaching Interests: Strategic Management, Business Statistics, Principles of Management
Dr. David Deviney
Professor
Email: deviney@tarleton.edu
Office: Midlothian
Phone: 972-775-1612
- DBA - Nova Southeastern University, Human Resource Management
- MBA - Tarleton State University, Management
- BA - Tarleton State University, Business Administration
Teaching Interests: Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development and Change, Management, Strategy, Leadership
Research Interests: Longitudinal Research of predictor attributes of success
Dr. Ed Dittfurth
Assistant Professor
Email: dittfurth@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 146
Phone: 254-968-1874
- 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
Ms. Christi Foster
Assistant Professor
Email: cfoster@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 138
Phone: 254-968-9917
- MBA - Tarleton State University, Business Administration
- BBA - Tarleton State University, Accounting
Dr. Rusty Freed, PHR
Professor
Email: freed@tarleton.edu
Office: Advising Services Center, Thompson Student Center Room 013
Phone: 254-968-9746
- Ed.D. - University of North Texas, Applied Technology and Performance Improvement
- MBA - Tarleton State University, Business Administration
- BBA - Tarleton State University, General Business
- PHR Certification - Human Resource Certification Institute
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management (Training and Development, Recruitment and Selection of Employees), Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Research Interests: Generational/Workplace Diversity, Adult Degree Programs
Mr. Steven Gerhardt
Assistant Professor
Email: gerhardt@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 141
Phone: 254-968-9275
- MS - University of Texas Austin, Industrial Engineering
- MS - Troy State University, Management
- BS - U.S. Military Academy, General Engineering
Teaching Interests: Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Quantitative Applications
Research Interests: Small Business
Dr. Jake Heller
Assistant Professor
Email: jheller@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 135
Phone: 254-968-9852
- Ph.D. - Arizona State University
- MS - Arizona State University
- BA - University of Texas at San Antonio
Dr. Nathan Heller
Professor of Management & Marketing, Director of Graduate Studies / MBA Program Director
Email: heller@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 134
Phone: 254-968-9512
- 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
Mr. Paul Jones
Instructor
Email: pmjones@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 128
Phone: 254-968-9277
- MBA – International Management, American Graduate School of International Management, 1982
- BS – Business Administrations, San Jose State University, 1981
- AA - General Studies, University of Maryland, 1978
Dr. Dianna Krueger
Assistant Professor
Email: krueger@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 132
Phone: 254-968-1706
- 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: Selection and Recruitment, Human Resource Management, and Statistics
Research foci: Diversity and weight-based bias pertaining to employee selection
Research honors include the Psi Chi Research Award (2005), South Western Psychological Association Research Award (2004), Ethics Bowl National Award (2002), and Ethics Bowl Regional Champion Award (2001)
Dr. John LeCounte
Assistant Professor
Email: lecounte@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 144
Phone: 254-968-9053
- Ph.D., Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
- M.A., Human Resource Management, Webster University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
- M.A., Management and Leadership, Webster University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
- B.A., Justice Administration, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Organization Management, and Strategic Management
Research Interests: Succession Planning Best Practices, Benefits and Challenges of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Dr. Brian Martinson, SPHR, EA
Assistant Department Head and Assistant Professor
Email: martinson@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 129
Phone: 254-968-1959
- 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
Dr. Randy McCamey, SPHR
Professor & MSHRM Program Director
Email: mccamey@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 139
Phone: 254-968-9311
- Ph.D. - University of North Texas, Applied Technology Training & Development
- M.Ed. - Tarleton State University, Guidance and Counseling
- MBA - Tarleton State University, Business Administration
- BS - Tarleton State University, Chemistry
Teaching Interests: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development
Research Interests: Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Work Ethic, Motivation
Dr. Drake Mullens
Assistant Professor
Email: mullens@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Campus
Phone: 817-484-9715
- 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. David Notgrass
Associate Professor - Waco
Email: notgrass@tarleton.edu
Office: Waco
Phone: 254-299-8528
- Ph.D. - Dallas Baptist University - Leadership Studies with Finance
- MBA - Dallas Baptist University - Management
- BAAS - Dallas Baptist University - Business
Teaching Interests: Management (Organizational Behavior, Managing Organizational Change, Operations Management, Strategic Management); Corporate Finance
Research Interests: Leadership studies from the perspective of the follower
Dr. Joanna Shaw
Associate Professor
Email: jshaw@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 142
Phone: 254-968-9087
- Ph.D. in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement from the University of North Texas
- MBA - Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Tarleton State University
- 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