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Dr. Twyla D Hough

  • Lecturer - Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies
Portrait of Dr. Twyla D Hough

Biography and expertise

Dr. Twyla Hough has a PhD in Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in Student Affairs and Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University. Her professional experience includes working in career services at Trinity University for 15 years, including six years as the director. Her research includes examining work-based learning in secondary schools, the career and education planning experiences of young Black women, and the influence of community cultural wealth among Black and Hispanic women in computing. Dr. Hough teaches courses, e.g., Introduction to Leadership, as a part-time lecturer in the OWLS department.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Family and Consumer Sciences

Texas Tech University, 2022

Master's Degree

MA in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education

Ball State University, 2004

Bachelor's Degree

BGS in General Studies

Ball State University, 2003

Research Interests

  • Hough, T. D., & Rogers, C. (2025). [Review of Career and education planning among young Black women: Implications for FCS educators, by C. L. Miller & K. L. Alexander]. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 53(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/fcsr.70004
  • Ashford-Hanserd, S. N., Carrera, L. S. F., Hough, T. D., Moreno, T. D., Mouton, A. J., & Wallace, I. (2024). Influence of community cultural wealth on undergraduate Hispanic and Black women’s persistence in the STEM+C workforce pipeline. Career and Technical Education Research, 49(2), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.5328/cter49.2.47
  • Miller, C. L., & Hough, T. D. (2023). Providing quality work-based learning training for secondary family & consumer sciences educators. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 115(1). https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.14307/JFCS115.1.22
  • Hough, T. D., Dotson, A., & Alexander, K. L. (2022). Synergy in career exploration and preparation: The intersection of secondary family & consumer sciences and postsecondary career services. Texas Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 9(1), 96–116. https://doi.org/https://anyflip.com/hxfvx/vdoi
  • Ashford-Hanserd, S. N., Hough, T. D., & Kukde, R. D. (2025). Effects of Cultural Capital on Participation and Persistence in K-16 STEM+C Education Among Undergraduate Women of Color. Retrieved from https://www.acteronline.org/2024-conference
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Roundtable Award, Association of Career and Technical Education Research. November 2023