Department of Management
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Triss Ashton
Associate Professor & Department Head
Email: ashton@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 130A
Phone: 254-968-1705
Program Coordinator for MBA Program
- 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
Ms. Carolyn Smith
Administrative Associate IV
Email: casmith@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 130
Phone: 254-968-9098
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.
Ms. Angela Brown
Instructor (2021)
Email: abrown@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 185B
Phone: 254-968-9332
- 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
Assistant Professor
ACUE Certified: Effective Teaching Practices
Email: brynbrown@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 141
Phone: 254-968-9275
- 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
Associate Professor (2021)
Email: dcavazos@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 128
Phone: 254-459-5496
Program Coordinator for MS-Management Program
- 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. 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. Catalin C. Dinulescu
Assistant Professor
ACUE Certified: Effective Teaching Practices
Email: dinulescu@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 129
Phone: 254-968-1959
- 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
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
Mr. Joe Dummar
Instructor (2021)
Email: jdummar@tarleton.edu
Office: Business Building, Room 185A
Phone: 254-968-9046
- 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
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
Professor of Management
Email: freed@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 134 (Stephenville Campus)
Phone: 254-968-1914
- 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 Diversity, Adult Degree Completion Programs
Dr. Reggie Hall, PHR
Associate 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
Mr. Phillip Hayes
Visiting Instructor (2021)
Email: phayes@tarleton.edu
Office: BUS 204A
Phone: 254-968-9866
- MBA - Tarleton State University, Business Administration, 2017
- BS - Tarleton State University, Computer Information Systems, 2015
Teaching Interests: Management; General Business; Business Communication
Dr. Jake Heller
Associate 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 Chair
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
Dr. Sue Joiner
Associate 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
Dr. Dianna Krueger
Associate 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: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Staffing, Training and Development, and Diversity
Research foci: Diversity and inclusion, staffing, and weight-based bias pertaining to employee selection
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
Associate Professor
Email: martinson@tarleton.edu
Office: Fort Worth Building, Room 338
Phone: 817-717-3327
Program Coordinator for MS-Human Resource Management Program
- 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
Email: rmccamey@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
Associate 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
Professor
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. Rick Richardson
Associate Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 149
Phone: 254-968-1889
Email: rrichardson@tarleton.edu
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- Ph.D. - Regent University, Organizational Leadership
- MBA - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Management
- J.D. - Baylor University School of Law
- BBA - Baylor University, Marketing
Teaching Interests: Management, Business Law
Professional Certifications & Licenses: Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy – Non Practicing; Attorney & Counselor at Law, State Bar of Texas; Board Certified, Estate Planning & Probate Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization – Emeritus
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
- 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
Ms. Tammy Tull
Instructor (2021)
Email: ttull@tarleton.edu
Office: Waco
Phone: 254-299-8322
- MS, Tarleton State University, Human Resource Management, 2018
- MBA, Tarleton State University, 2017
- BS, Tarleton State University, Applied Science, 2016
- Concentration: Business