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Dr. Lynn Ledbetter Professor - School of Music

Recruiting tour as First Violin. January 26, 2004 - February 23, 2004.

Richard D Hall Professor of Instruction - School of Music

Lady Bird Suite. 2020.

Richard D Hall Professor of Instruction - School of Music

composer, performer, Texas State University Faculty Artist Concert Series "Composition Faculty Recital". November 19, 2020.

Dr. Lynn Ledbetter Professor - School of Music

Solo Performance – Faculty Recital, Texas State Faculty Solo Recital: Brahms, Leclair & Stravinsky. March 6, 2016.

Dr. Vanguel Tangarov Associate Professor - School of Music

Solo Clarinet Recital, Faculty Artist Solo Recital - "Clarinet Bel Canto". March 14, 2019.

• Reviewed by: Vanguel Tangarov.

Dr. Vanguel Tangarov Associate Professor - School of Music

Performer, Franz Schubert's - "Shepherd on the Rock"- Faculty Recital Series. March 20, 2018.

• Reviewed by: Vanguel G Tangarov.
• Reviewed by: Myra Vassian.
• Reviewed by: Ekaterina Tangarova.

Dr. Suzanne Danielle Ramo-Gechter Associate Professor - School of Music

Solo recital, The Blind Eternal Night - Solo Faculty Recital. April 19, 2021.

Dr. Suzanne Danielle Ramo-Gechter Associate Professor - School of Music

Soloist, Due per Tre - Paula Bird and Friends, Faculty Recital. October 21, 2019.

Dr. Vanguel Tangarov Associate Professor - School of Music

Performer, Chamber Music Faculty Recital - Charles Ditto's "Pas de Deux" - TXST University. April 18, 2024.

Dr. Suzanne Danielle Ramo-Gechter Associate Professor - School of Music

Soloist, Faculty Showcase Recital. April 2007.

Ryan Glenn McPherson Lecturer - Department of Communication Studies

Research: Performances

McPherson, R. G. (2017) Mean John. George West, Texas: George West Storyfest Association.

McPherson, R. G. (2017) The Graveyard Ghost. New Braunfels, Texas: Bluebonnet Storytellers Association and San Antonio Storytellers Association

McPherson, R. G. (2016) Telesik. San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Storytellers Association.

McPherson, R. G. (2014) Sweet Roland. Denton, Texas: Tejas Storytelling Association.

McPherson, R. G. (2013) Meat of The Tongue. San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Storytellers Association.

McPherson, R. G. (2013) The Lion Makers: A Tale From Panchatantra in India. San Antonio, Texas, United States: Institute of Texan Cultures / Luminaria San Antonio.

McPherson, R. G. (2012) Truth, Falsehood, Fire and Water: A Traditional Ethiopian Tale. San Antonio, Texas, United States: Institute of Texas Cultures / Luminaria San Antonio


Guest Lectures and Invited Workshop Scholarly Presentations

2021 Student Success Through Campus-Wide Use of Creative Cloud - S286 Abobe Max 2021

https://www.adobe.com/max/2021/sessions/student-success-through-campuswide-use-of-creative-s286.html


2021 Rubrics in Bold Beginnings, Academic Innovation Academy, UTSA Academic Innovation and Faculty Success Teams

2021 Summer Facilitation of Cohort C, Academic Innovation Academy, UTSA Academic Innovation

2021 4 Recorded Module Presentations, Effective Practices in Digital Instruction, UTSA Academic Innovation Academy. UTSA Academic Innovation

2021 Spring Presentation, UTSA Instructional Librarians: Working With Faculty Online

2020 Workshop and Online Module, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab, Value Propositions: Initiating Professional Relationships Online Module

2020 Presentation, Creating Connections and Campus-Like Experiences in The Digital Classroom, UTSA Academic Innovation

2020 Workshop and Online Module, Research Poster Presentations, UTSA Graduate School Career Badge Program

2020 Presentation, UTSA QM Invited Presentation: Instructional Materials

2020 Presentation, UTSA Spring 2020 OER Webinar for Faculty, UTSA Libraries

2020 Co-Facilitated Series, Small Teaching Online, UTSA Academic Innovations

2019 Workshop, 2019 UTSA Provost Academy, Principles of Storytelling

2018 Workshop, Tejas Storytelling Conference, Practicing Audience Engagement Strategies for Co-Creative Storytelling or Kindred Reunions

2018 Workshop, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab, Persuasive Adaptive Communication Practices

2017 Workshop, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab, Quick Pitch Assignment: Next Steps and Presentation

2017 Workshop, UTSA Storytelling Festival, UTSA Department of Education, Audience Participation Storytelling Methods

2016 Workshop, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab, Active Persuasive Writing

2016 Workshop, UTSA Storytelling Festival, UTSA Department of Education, Telling Your Story In An Employment Interview

2015 Workshop, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab, Persuasive Writing

2014 Workshop, Voto Latino, Y tú quién eres? Sharing the Story of Self

2014 Workshop, Faculty Center, Presentation Skills: Emphasizing Storytelling and Active Learning

2014 Workshop, UTSA Early Childhood Institute, Using Strategies from the Rice Storytelling Project

2014 Invited Panelist, Texas State University, Invited Panelist: Special Panel Honoring Dr. Lee Williams as a part of Texas State University Communication Week

2013 Special Course Development, Developed Professional Development Course: Writing For Mass Media as an Open Educational Resource (OER).

2013 Workshop, UTSA Faculty Center / Teaching and Learning Center, Facilitating Productive Debates as A Method of Deeper Learning: Building Better Student Oral Communication, Critical Thinking, and Teamwork Skills

2013 Workshop, UTSA Faculty Center / Teaching and Learning Center, Presentation Skills: Emphasizing Active Learning and Visual Aids For UTSA TA Orientation

2013 Workshop, Innovations in Online Learning Conference, Saylor University: Bringing Order to Chaos in Open Educational Resources
Innovations in Online Learning Conference
San Antonio, Texas

2013 Workshops, Toastmasters Regional Conference, Advice for Anyone New To Storytelling and Applying Burke’s Pentad To Improve Storytelling
Toastmasters Regional Conference, San Antonio, Texas

2013 Workshop, UTSA Teaching and Learning Center, Conflict Management Strategies For Instructors and Students, UTSA Teaching and Learning Center

2013 Workshop, UTSA Teaching and Learning Center, Communication Strategies, UTSA Teaching and Learning Center

2010 Interpersonal Communication, Come to Class Day, UTSA

2007 Panel, Communication Careers In Higher Education, 19th Annual Communication Week, Texas State University-San Marcos

2005 An Introduction to Rhetoric, Dr. Villigran’s Foundations 3023 Class, UTSA

2004 Workshop, Communicating in Teams, District IV ASAP (Association of Student Advancement Programs) Conference, Texas State University-San Marcos

2004 Panel, The Impact of Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggression on Adolescent Dating Relationships, Eastern Communication Association, Boston, MA

2003 Workshop, Leadership Training, Southwest Leadership Conference, Texas State University-San Marcos
Teaching: Teaching Positions:

2021-Present The University of Texas at San Antonio
Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Communication

2004-Present Texas State University-San Marcos
Adjunct Faculty (Each Fall), Department of Communication

2015-2021 The University of Texas at San Antonio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Communication

2012-2015 The University of Texas at San Antonio
Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication

2005-2012 The University of Texas at San Antonio
Lecturer, Department of Communication

2005-2010 The University of Phoenix
Faculty Member

2003 Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication

Dr. Nancy Jeanne Sirianni Associate Professor - Department of Marketing

Research: Dr. Sirianni's current research projects focus on: retail & service marketing, frontline marketing (employee-customer interactions), sensory marketing, consumer emotions & feeling states, and sales psychology.

She was honored for her early career research contributions with the 2018 American Marketing Association Services Special Interest Group Emerging Service Scholar Award, and she was named to the elite group of Marketing Science Institute Young Scholars in 2015.

Dr. Sirianni regularly reviews for top marketing journals and conferences, and serves as an Editorial Review Board member for the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, which is included on the Financial Times top 50 business journals list (FT50).

Her work appears in premier journals including: Journal of Marketing (FT50), Journal of Consumer Research (FT50), Journal of Marketing Research (FT50), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (FT50), Journal of International Business Studies (FT50), Journal of Retailing, Journal of Service Research, and Journal of Business Research, among others.

Dr. Sirianni's research has won grants from the Marketing Science Institute, the Office of Research and Economic Development at the University of Alabama, and the Texas State University McCoy College of Business Faculty Development Fund. Her research findings have been featured in Forbes, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Harvard Business Review, The Financial Express, Science Daily, NPR, and The Washington Post Magazine.

She enjoys collaborating with retail and service firms, and has conducted field experiments with IKEA-Sweden, Virgin Pulse, A&W Canada, and Carpe Vino.
Teaching: Dr. Sirianni has taught Introduction to Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Research/Information & Analysis, Service Marketing Strategy, Managing Service Excellence, and Consumer Behavior, and enjoys bringing marketing concepts to life in her undergraduate, masters, and doctoral courses.

Her work in the classroom has garnered a number of teaching awards and honors, including winning the 2024 McCoy College of Business Achievement Award for Teaching, recognition on the McCombs BBA Faculty Honor Roll at the University of Texas at Austin for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, winning the 2018 Outstanding Marketing Faculty Educator Award at the University of Alabama, and she was a finalist for UA’s prestigious “Last Lecture” teaching honor in 2017. In addition, Dr. Sirianni was twice honored with the Neeley School of Business "Favorite Professor" award at Texas Christian University (as selected by the MBA Class of 2012 and the MBA Class of 2013).

Dr. Henry Cabra Assoc Professor of Instruction - Ingram School of Engineering

Research: I am primarily interested in the emerging trend of autonomous energy supply using clean energy technology, as well as microelectronic and semiconductor technologies to recover lost energy from small to industrial systems. Providing electricity to sensor networks, embedded systems, micro and nano portable devices, autonomous vehicle systems, as well as smart reconfigurable manufacturing machines and Internet of Things devices are the focus of my research ideas. Besides energy, I seek to study new materials and semiconductors to improve solar panels and permanent magnets and to create greener devices that are less invasive and environmentally friendly. The best result of my research was a miniaturized system capable of producing electrical energy using a novel notched blade turbine. The system transforms rotational motion into electricity using innovative subsystems that interact to transform kinetic energy into electricity. The results have been patented (patent number: 9618002, ‘Mini Notched Turbine Generator,’ Henry Cabra and Sylvia W. Thomas, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. Department of Commerce, April 11, 2017). My future research will require durable and resistant materials, a micro-AC to DC efficient converter, and a novel design and implementation of a levitation system to minimize rotor fictions, lower pressure through the turbines, and increase spin and efficiency. As we work towards our goals, our focus will be on materials development, which will lead to innovations in sensors, autonomous vehicles, biomedical devices, and energy generation systems, such as turbines and batteries.
Teaching: I am qualified to teach undergraduate and graduate courses (lecture and lab) in analog circuits, digital electronics, microprocessors, PLCs, and the design of low and medium-power systems. Also, as a faculty member, I could design new courses with a high level of simulation and a focus on real-world applications of digital electronics, microprocessors, and analog circuits that can be supported by new learning methodologies such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and tools such as virtual electronics lab software in traditional classrooms, in-lab classes, and/or virtual classes. A student-centered learning approach also guides my development of curriculum and instructional materials. In addition to technicalities, my goal is to offer students a multifunctional, multicultural training process that allows them to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. My teaching philosophy is based on the belief that learning needs to be student-centered and that students are co-creators in their learning process. As part of the learning process, I want to assist students in discovering their talents and awakening their creative abilities, developing their ideas while also solving pressing problems, whatever those may be. I envision a collaborative learning environment where students and faculty alike contribute to the learning process valuing everyone’s input as well as understanding our differences. I contend these differences bring new knowledge to the table, providing us with a rich set of tools to better serve our communities.

Dr. Ray Fisk Professor - Department of Marketing

Research: Dr. Fisk's service research has focused on three major themes: service history, service design, and serving humanity.

In Google Scholar, his current citation count places him 4th among all faculty at Texas State – https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_org&hl=en&org=7854988690913388420&before_author=JaD5_0IjAAAJ&astart=0. The most successful years of his academic research career have happened at Texas State. For example, nine of his twenty most cited articles were published after he joined Texas State in 2007.

Given that Dr Fisk was also a Department Chair for 23 years of his academic career, this is a significant accomplishment. He has published in all of the service research journals as well as many highly ranked marketing journals. Notably, he has coauthored with more than 140 service researchers from around the world.

Dr. Fisk has given more than 120 international research presentations in 21 different countries, which include numerous plenary presentations. One of his most notable research presentations was on February 15th, 2020. He gave a TEDx Talk for TEDxTexasStateUniversity titled “How Serving Each Other Can Save Humanity.” That talk was a culmination of his more than 40 years of service research.

His research has been externally recognized with the Career Contributions to the Services Discipline Award from the AMA Services Marketing Special Interest Group (SERVSIG) in 2005. He has also been one of 13 Distinguished Faculty members for the Center for Services Leadership at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University from 2009-Present. In addition, he received the Grönroos Service Research Award from the CERS Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management at the Department of Marketing, Hanken School of Economics, Finland in 2012. He was the second recipient and first American to receive this award.
Teaching: Dr. Fisk strives to teach his students the innovative new topics that they might need after college. This includes being the first person to teach Services Marketing at Oklahoma State University (OSU), the University of Central Florida (UCF), the University of New Orleans (UNO), and Texas State. Other topics he pioneered across more than 40 years at four universities include Technology and Marketing, Health Care Marketing, Services Marketing Research, and Engineering Management.

In 1987, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to Austria to teach services marketing. He has also taught in Chile, Finland, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, and Portugal.

At Texas State, he pioneered the Honors Edition of Principles of Marketing, which he taught for five years. In Spring 2020 and Spring 2021, he taught Service Design. The Service Design class is the first of its kind in American business schools.

During 2021, he pioneered a new approach to teaching the Marketing Management course. Business schools, for most of their history, have narrowly focused on monetary economic systems. The prevailing logic that separated monetary economic systems from human social systems is partially responsible for many flaws in corporate America today. Unfortunately, far too many modern corporations have put the pursuit of profits before people.

Fortunately, a new corporate form called benefit corporations (or B Corps) emerged in 2007. B Corps balance purpose and profit. They seek to be a “global movement of people using business as a force for good.” B Corps take a stakeholder approach and are legally required to serve the needs of customers, workers, community, and the environment.

Dr. Fisk's Marketing Management students begin by each proposing a hypothetical B Corp that they wish to start. Then teams are formed around the most popular B Corp proposals. The B Corp teams analyze the needs of customers, workers, community, and the environment and then write and present their marketing plans to serve the needs of these four stakeholders.

At Texas State, Dr. Fisk has supervised six Honors Theses and was Second Reader on three Honors Theses. While Texas State does not have a marketing doctoral program, he has co-supervised three external PhD student dissertations (one in Australia and two in Portugal). While at OSU, he supervised three PhD dissertations. Also, he has mentored many doctoral students and early career scholars internationally through his involvement and leadership in the American Marketing Association (AMA).

In 1995, he received the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Business at UCF.

Naomi Medina Asst Professor of Instruction - Psychology

Research: Naomi's research interests for her dissertation pertained to how inclusion of the natural world within the counseling session is associated with wellness. Her future research interests will focus on walk talk therapy as a nature-based intervention.
Teaching: At Texas State University, Naomi Coleman Medina teaches Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, Health Psychology, and Psychopathology. Prior to her position as lecturer for Texas State University, Naomi taught Introduction to Psychology, Biopsychology, and Human Growth and Development over the span of 9 years as an adjunct faculty member at Austin Community College. She has also taught Counseling Theories and Counseling Practicum to graduate students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling program at St. Mary's University and taught Crisis Intervention in the Department of Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology graduate program at Texas A&M University - San Antonio. At TAMUSA she serves as a member of the adjunct faculty and teaches Assessment, Counseling Internship, and Counseling Theories in the graduate program. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology at Texas State University where she teaches Professional Counselor Orientation, Basic Skills, Counseling Diverse Populations, and Dynamics and Processes in Group Counseling.

Megan Boulette Lecturer - Biology

Research: Dissertation
Shigella flexneri ArcA and FNR regulate iron acquisition and contribute to plaque formation under anaerobic conditions. ML Boulette. 2007. University of Texas. Dissertation
Book Chapter
Oral Microbial Communities: Genomic Inquiry and Interspecies Communication. PE Kolenbrander, ed. 2011; ASm Press; Chapter 20: Metabolite Sensing in a Model Polymicrobial Community. MR Ramsey, ML Boulette, PJ Jorth, and M Whiteley. pdf
Peer-reviewed Journals
Schertzer, JW, Boulette, ML, and M Whiteley. More than a signal: non-signaling properties of quorum sensing molecules. Trends in Microbiology, 2009. Vol 17, Issue 5, 189-195. pdf
Boulette, ML, Baynham, PJ, Jorth, PJ, Kukavica-Ibrulj I, Longoria, A, Barrera, K, Levesque, RC, and M Whiteley. Characterization of Alanine Catabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Its Importance in Proliferation In Vivo. Journal of Bacteriology, 2009. Vol 191, Number 20, 6329-6334. pdf
Wyckoff, EE, Boulette ML, and Sm Payne. Genetics and environmental regulation of Shigella iron transport systems. Biometals, 2009. Vol 22, Issue 1, 43-51. pdf
Boulette, ML and SM Payne. Anaerobic Regulation of Shigella flexneri Virulence: ArcA Regulates fur and Iron Acquisition Genes. Journal of Bacteriology, 2007. Vol 189, Number 19, 6957-6967. pdf
Payne, Sm, Wyckoff, EE, Murphy, ER, Oglesby, AG, Boulette ML, and NML Davies. Iron and Pathogenesis of Shigella: Iron Acquisition in the Intracellular Environment. Biometals, 2006. Vol 19, Issue 2, 173-180. pdf
Teaching: Lecturer, Texas State University — 2024-present
I teach sections of the general education course Functional Biology at both Round Rock and San Marcos.
Adjunct Faculty in Microbiology, Concordia University — 2021-present
I created and taught Microbiology in Health Sciences course for pre-nursing students and General Microbiology course for upper division undergraduate majors, including class & lab curriculum development, instruction, office hours, and evaluation.
Substitute Teacher, Austin ISD — 2019-present Daily flexibility and preparation help me teach subjects to and connect with students of all ages while overseeing family needs and remote education during the pandemic.
Science Fair Chair and Volunteer, Highland Park Elementary — 2013-present
Science Fair Chair (education, setup, communications, etc) ; PTA, Archery and Yearbook committee member
BioSciences Lecturer/Lab Coordinator, St. Edward’s Univ. — 2010-2011
Freshman Biology Laboratory coordinator and lecturer including curriculum development and assessment, preparation of materials, hiring and training laboratory Teaching Assistants (T Voong, J Rozacky, G Kroh, T La, J Svoboda, Y Ashrawi, K Vaziri, T Henegar, A Lewis, E Kaweesa, J McCann, J Emerick JT Gabriel), leading weekly meetings for faculty and TAsBiological Sciences lab and safety coordinator including ordering and stocking supplies and overseeing waste disposalAdditional duties including teaching majors and non-majors courses as needed and service in departmental activities
Adjunct faculty, Microbiology Lab, St. Edward’s Univ. — 2010
Microbiology Laboratory instructor for upper division undergraduate majors including curriculum instruction and assessment, preparation of materials, hiring and training laboratory Teaching Assistants (K Sullaway, A Cox), and leading weekly meetings
Post-doctoral Research Associate, UT Austin — 2007-2010
Research in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PQS virulence expression in response to nutrients and communities (PI: M Whiteley). Techniques used: BIOLOG Multiplex analyses by LMS, biofilm and bacterial plate assays, B-gal fusion assays, plasmid construction, bacterial transformation, sequencing analysis, bacterial culture techniques, phenol isolation of bacterial signals and thin-layer chromatographic analysis. bacterial mutagenesis, DNA isolation; Grant, manuscript, and chapter writing and editing; Presentations at international science meetings and participation in weekly lab meetings; Laboratory mentorship of undergraduates from St. Edwards (NSF Minority Research program and McNairs Scholars C Corkill, James McCann, S Wells); Collaboration and consultation with graduate and undergraduate colleagues
Graduate Research Associate, UT Austin — 2001-2007
Research in HPV E6 ubiquitination and p53 degradation in cancer cells (PI: J Huibregtse), understanding mobile genetic elements for mutagenesis (PI:A Lambowitz), and Shigella flexneri iron regulation in response to oxygen availability (PI: SM Payne). Techniques learned: PCR, rtPCR, rtRT-PCR, chemostat culture, cell culture, mutant library creation using introns, plasmid construction, bacterial transformation, sequencing analysis, aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture techniques, bacterial mutagenesis, large-scale and column prep DNA isolation, novel anaerobic bacterial plaque studies, microarrays, BSL-2 safety training, Western blotting, gel electrophoresis, radioactive labeling, microphage P1 transduction; Grant, manuscript, and chapter writing and editing; Presentations at national science meetings and participation in weekly lab meetings; Laboratory mentorship of undergraduate students from UT (IJ Whitney) and St. Edwards (NSF Minority Research program and McNairs Scholar D Izaguirre) and UT graduate student (H Graham)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, UT Austin, 2000-2001
Laboratory training of undergraduates in Immunology Lab courses (under the direction of D Broussard; Tissue culture, pipetting, dilutions, blood cells, T cell rosettes, mouse work (splenic extraction), ConA culture, fluorescent staining, ELISA, IgG purification, SDS prep and dialysis, Ion exchange chromatography, protein quantitation, immunoelectrophoresis, Immunodiffusion, Immunoblotting, grading, preparation and presentation of lectures, and preparation of materials)
Graduate Research Associate and teaching assistant, UTHSCSA, 1998-1999
Research in mapping disease phenotypes with chromosome loss in human chromosome 18q disorders (PI: RJ Leach); Immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization studies (PI: DA Troyer); Human chromosomal gene mapping (PI: SL Naylor); Teaching assistant assignment in Medical Didactics Course - Human Genetics
Undergraduate Research Associate and Grader, UT Austin, 1997-1998
Research experiences in quantification of nutritional therapeutics for breast cancer (with BG Sanders); Presentation at lab meeting; Laboratory training of undergraduate and graduate scientists; Grader assignments for Cancer Immunogenetics (for BG Sanders) and Immunology courses (for E Weiss-Kuziel)
Visitor Services and Camp Counselor, Austin Nature Center — 1993-1995
Duties including office assistant, program scheduling, greeting patrons, processing payments, and instructing volunteersLeading science-based summer camp groups through science and nature activities

Sylvia Benitez Asst Professor of Instruction - Dept of Health Informatics and Info Mgmt

Teaching: My teaching interest is in the field of healthcare and adult education. I am excited to be in the role of educating our future healthcare providers, leaders and researchers.

I have spent my entire private sector career in medicine/healthcare, the majority of the time in senior management, executive management, as well as HR management. I have been with TXST (adjunct faculty) since 2013 and am thrilled to have become full time faculty in Fall 2023. In of May in 2024, I left the private sector to focus on academia.

Dr. Barbara A Hewitt Associate Professor - Dept of Health Informatics and Info Mgmt

Research: My areas of research are socio technical systems theory and healthcare. The socio technical systems research evolves around adoption of computers and security to identify what motivates individuals to adopt and use different protective measures while using personal computer either for personal use or to work in a hybrid work environment. I explore how security and privacy impact an individual's decision to use healthcare systems including telehealth and patient portals. I have studied knowledge sharing, ethics, and healthy behaviors including using wearable devices, considering genetic testing, and those with diabetes. In a recent qualitative study, we examined how a collaboration between HIM and PT faculty allowed PT faculty to explore the use of health informatics in classes within a DPT program. In a new study, a colleague and I are examining how digitalization in the form of digital tools and digital maturity impacts the collaborative knowledge environment of supply chain workers in a hybrid environment.
Teaching: Computer Security
Project Management
Risk Assessment
Computers in healthcare

Dr. Alice R Olmstead Associate Professor - Physics

Research: instructional change; institutional change; faculty development
Teaching: astronomy; physics; pedagogy; science and society

Ken Murdock Professor of Instruction - Department of Marketing

Research: As a non-tenured faculty member, I am not involved research and/or publishing.
Teaching: Principles of Marketing, Sales, Consumer Behavior, International Marketing

Bethany Jo Johnson Associate Professor - School of Art and Design

Johnson, Bethany J (Principal). What's Next? Charting Your Path: A Program for Mid-Career Faculty, Faculty Development, Texas State University, $2000. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.

Dr. Nancy A Wilson Associate Professor - English

Wilson, Nancy A. Texas Faculty Association Fellowship Grant, Texas Faculty Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $500. (Submitted: September 2020, Funded: September 2020 - September 2021). Grant.

Dr. Maria D Resendiz Associate Professor - Communication Disorders

Resendiz, Maria D. Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program, Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: July 17, 2023). Grant.

Dr. Amanda Graham Associate Professor - School of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Graham, Amanda Kay (Principal). Faculty Development Award, Faculty Development Committee, Georgia Southern University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1692.4. (Funded: 2021). Grant.

Dr. Kristy Lynn Daniel Professor - Biology

Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Other). Alkek University Library Faculty Startup Funds to Support New Faculty Research by Enhancing the Library’s Collections in the New Faculty Areas of Specialization, Texas State University, $1404.61. (Funded: September 2015). Grant.

Dr. Christopher Jay Johnson Clinical Professor - Sociology

Johnson, Christopher (Principal). Round Rock Faculty Speaker Series Grant, Round Rock Faculty Speaker Series Grants, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Submitted: April 1, 2014, Funded: April 14, 2014 - Present). Grant.

Dr. Joellen E Coryell Professor - College of Education

Coryell, Joellen E (Principal). The College of Education Faculty Pilot Research Grant, Title: Faculty Development Processes in Teaching International Graduate Students: An International Comparative Study of Faculty Narratives in a Global Era., Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.

Dr. Jose Alberto Betancourt Associate Professor - School of Health Administration

Betancourt, Jose Alberto (Co-Principal), Stigler Granados, Paula Elaine (Co-Principal). Chagas Disease Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among Texas State University Students, Staff and Faculty, Texas State University Research Enhancement Committee and Faculty Senate, Texas State University, $15966.00. (Funded: February 1, 2019 - Present). Grant.

Dr. Yangmei Wang Assistant Professor - Department of Accounting

Wang, Yangmei. 2024 Faculty Development Grant, McCoy Business of College. (Funded: 2023 - 2024). Grant.

Dr. Masoud Moradi Associate Professor - Department of Marketing

Moradi, Masoud. New Faculty Startup Grant, Texas State University Libraries, $1000. (Funded: 2019). Grant.

Dr. Kim Lee Associate Professor of Practice - School of Health Administration

Award / Honor Nominee: Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty Senate. March 3, 2022 - Present

Dr. Cristian H Lieneck School Director-Assoc Professor - School of Health Administration

Award / Honor Recipient: First Place - Faculty Research Category, Texas State University College of Health Professions Faculty and Student Research Forum. 2022

Lindy M Kosmitis Professor of Instruction - English

Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Senate Nontenure Faculty Workload Release Award, Faculty Senate. January 2017 - May 2017

Lindy M Kosmitis Professor of Instruction - English

Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Senate Nontenure Faculty Workload Release Award, Faculty Senate. August 2023 - December 2023

Dr. Theresa J Garcia Chair - Associate Professor - St. David's School of Nursing

Award / Honor : Center for Faculty Excellence New Faculty Series Completion, Center for Faculty Excellence. May 7, 2014

Dr. Shannon E Duffy Professor of Instruction - History

Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Faculty Workload Release for Fall 2016, Nontenure Line Faculty/Faculty Senate. December 7, 2016

Dr. Peter D Siegenthaler Lecturer - History

Award / Honor Recipient: Part-time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Nontenure Line Faculty Committee of the Faculty Senate. April 26, 2021 - April 25, 2022

Dr. Tracy Kay Chiles Professor of Instruction - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych

Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Workload Release Program, Faculty Senate and the Nontenure Line Faculty Committee. December 5, 2020 - July 1, 2022

Hank Hehmsoth Associate Professor of Practice - School of Music

Award / Honor Recipient: Award: Faculty Workload Release - 1 year, Texas State University Faculty Senate. December 3, 2019 - 2020

Dr. Jen Porterfield Associate Professor - College of Education

Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Work Release 2024-2025, Faculty Senate and Non-tenure Line Faculty Committee. February 2024

Dr. Luis A Intersimone Professor - Dept of World Languages & Literatures

Faculty Liaison, Faculty Senate. September 2017 - August 2024.

Dr. Danette L Myers Assistant Professor - Dept of Health Informatics and Info Mgmt

Faculty Senate_HIM Department Faculty Liason, Faculty Senate_HIM Department Faculty Liason. September 2022 - Present.

Dr. Danette L Myers Assistant Professor - Dept of Health Informatics and Info Mgmt

Faculty Senate_HIM Department Faculty Liason, Faculty Senate_HIM Department Faculty Liason. September 2019 - June 2021.

Dr. Farzan Irani Chair - Professor - Communication Disorders

Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate. May 4, 2022 - 2025.

Dr. Roque V Mendez Professor - Psychology

Member, Faculty Senate. June 17, 2020 - May 2023.

Dr. John Fleming Dean, Fine Arts & Communication - College of Fine Arts & Communication

Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor in the Preparing Future Faculty Program. 2001.

Dr. Moira M DiMauro-Jackson Professor of Instruction - Dept of World Languages & Literatures

Participant, Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee. October 2022 - Present.

Dr. Moira M DiMauro-Jackson Professor of Instruction - Dept of World Languages & Literatures

Participant, Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee. January 2023 - Present.

Kevin Jetton Professor of Instruction - Dept of Information Systems & Analytics

Faculty Senator for the McCoy College of Business, Faculty Senate. May 2024 - Present.

Dr. Paul R DeHart Professor - Political Science

Faculty Supervisor, Faculty Supervisor of Graduate Assistant Writing Tutors. 2013 - Present.