Faculty and Staff Listing

Faculty

Name	Job Title	Branch
Dr. Janet Adamski	Professor	History and Political Science Department
Andru Anderson	Assistant Professor & Coordinator for Cru Films	Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Aaron R. Baggett	Assistant Professor & Director of Undergraduate Research	Psychology Department
Dr. Stephen Barnes	Professor	English Department
Dr. Laura K. Bedwell	Associate Professor	English Department
Dr. Joshua P. Bias	Assistant Professor	Psychology Department
Dr. Brett Bishop	Assistant Professor	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Dr. Peter H. Chen	Professor	Mathematics Department
Dr. Heejun Choi	Assistant Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Dr. David Chrisman	Professor	History and Political Science Department
Dr. Toby Coley	Assistant Professor	English Department
Dr. Heidi DiFrancesca	Associate Dean, School of Natural Sciences (Associate Professor)	School of Natural Sciences - Associate Dean's Office
Dr. Jacky Dumas	Associate Dean, School of Humanities (Professor)	School of Humanities - Associate Dean's Office
Dr. Cathleen Early	Professor	Biology Department
Dr. Amy Eichler	Associate Professor	Psychology Department
Dr. Cecilia Wharton Erlund	Professor	Psychology Department
Dr. Todd W. Ferguson	Assistant Professor	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Linda Gao	Professor	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Dr. Brent Gibson	Professor	English Department
Dr. Chao Gong	Associate Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Dr. Karla González	Assistant Professor	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Curtis Graham	Assistant Professor	Mathematics Department
Dr. Karen Grant	Professor	Biology Department
Mrs. Avery Green	Assistant Professor	Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Paul Griesemer	Associate Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Dr. Isaac V. Gusukuma	Professor	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Nathaniel L. Hansen	Associate Professor	English Department
Dr. J. David Holcomb	Professor & Director of Honors Program and London Studies Program Coordinator	History and Political Science Department
Dr. Meri Hughes	Associate Professor	Mathematics Department
Dr. Parker Kennedy	Associate Professor	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Janene Lewis	Professor	English Department
Dr. Haedy Liu	Associate Professor & Director of English for Speakers of Other Languages Program (ESOL)	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Carrie Lynn Mattei	Instructor	Psychology Department
Dr. Jamie Mattison	Associate Professor	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Rebecca Scoggin McEntee	Assistant Professor & The Bells Campus Publication Coordinator	Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Steven Mielke	Visiting Assistant Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Dr. Amy Millsap	Assistant Professor	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Ruth Ann Murphy, Ph.D.	Professor	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
David Myers	Assistant Professor and Director, Field Education	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Christine Nix	Associate Professor	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Kerry Owens	Professor	Communication and Media Studies Department
Ms. Kathy Owens	Assistant Professor	Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Rebecca Peterson	Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences (Professor)	Dean's Office
Ms. Candace Petty	Instructor	Biology Department
Dr. Claire Phelan	Associate Professor	History and Political Science Department
Gary Smith	Instructor	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Dr. John Snow	Professor	Mathematics Department
Mrs. Heather L. Soto	Instructor	English Department
Dr. Joey Tabarlet	Professor	Communication and Media Studies Department
Dr. Bill Tanner	Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Dr. Trent Terrell	Associate Professor	Psychology Department
Dr. Rubí Ugofsky-Méndez	Associate Professor	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Dr. Chengli Wei	Assistant Professor	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Jevon Westmoreland	Visiting Instructor	English Department
Dr. Kathleen Wood	Professor	Biology Department
Mrs. Glenda Wood	Assistant Professor	Mathematics Department
Dr. Andrew W. Woodward	Associate Professor	Biology Department
Dr. Joni H. Ylostalo	Assistant Professor	Biology Department

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Job Title	Branch
Ms. Tracy Beck	Adjunct Faculty	Mathematics Department
Dr. Bill Booth	Adjunct Faculty	Mathematics Department
Dr. Jeff Browning	Adjunct Faculty	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Ms. Jennifer Cabaniss	Adjunct Faculty	Mathematics Department
Ms. Aimee Castillo-Griffin	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Carla Hahn Clardy	Adjunct Faculty	English Department
Carla Hahn Clardy	Adjunct Faculty	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Ms. Alyssa Craven	Adjunct Faculty	History and Political Science Department
Dr. Randy Dale	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Mr. Vitalis Dubininkas	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Veronique Dupont	Adjunct Faculty	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Mr. Earl Fletcher	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Abby Ford	Adjunct Faculty	English Department
Dr. Billy Ray Hall, J.D., Ph.D.	Adjunct Faculty	History and Political Science Department
Ms Laura Hargrove	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
William Hitch	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Michelle Holmes	Adjunct Faculty	Mathematics Department
Michael Jones	Adjunct Faculty	History and Political Science Department
Pete Kleff	Adjunct Faculty	History and Political Science Department
Mr. Patrick Leech	Adjunct Faculty	History and Political Science Department
Ms. Maria Martin	Adjunct Faculty	English Department
John Mayfield	Adjunct Faculty	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Dr. Kelly McDaniel	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Dr. Paul Mochmer	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Carol Nelson	Adjunct Faculty	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Ms. Natalee Oliver	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Jim Pauff	Adjunct Faculty	English Department
Dr. Jim Pauff	Adjunct Faculty	Communication and Media Studies Department
Ms. Kerri Pearson	Adjunct Faculty	Psychology Department
Mr. Steve Phelps	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Randy Pittenger	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Regina Polk	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Ms. Amber Quaranta-Leech	Adjunct Faculty	Psychology Department
John Reilly	Adjunct Faculty	Biology Department
Jennifer Reppond	Adjunct Faculty	Modern Foreign Languages Department
Debra Rodriguez	Adjunct Faculty	Psychology Department
Dr. Joanna Scott	Adjunct Faculty	Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
Mr. Jordan Smith	Adjunct Faculty	Communication and Media Studies Department
Mr. Warren Swader	Adjunct Faculty	Computer Science, Engineering and Physics Department
Gwen Wilkinson	Adjunct Faculty	English Department

Staff

Name	Job Title	Branch
Chuck Ables	Chemistry Supplies Coordinator	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Luanne Aydelotte	Secretary	Biology Department
Susan Bush	Secretary	School of Natural Sciences - Associate Dean's Office
Larry Carothers	Chemistry Lab Coordinator	Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology Department
Kimberly Hunter	Biology Lab Coordinator	Biology Department
Tami McDowell	Secretary to the Dean	Dean's Office
Karen Oliver	Secretary	School of Social Sciences - Associate Dean's Office
Sandra Rodriguez	Secretary	School of Humanities - Associate Dean's Office

Contact Information

Dr. Rebecca Peterson, Interim Dean
rebecca.peterson@umhb.edu • (254) 295-4143
900 College Street, Box 8374 • Belton, TX 76513

Page last updated September 28, 2018

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