About Us

Faculty

Department of Literacy,
Language, & Learning		 Department of Dispute Resolution & Counseling Department of Wellness

For biographical information on a faculty member, click on his/her name in one of the tables below.

School Leadership

Dr. David J. Chard Dean Ph.D., University of Oregon

The Department of Literacy, Language, and Learning

FACULTY MEMBER TITLE Highest Degree
Jill Allor Associate Professor Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Lee Alvoid Senior Lecturer Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Abigail Bartoshesky Lecturer Ed.D., The George Washington University
Deborah Diffily Associate Professor Ph.D., University of North Texas
Kathy Hargrove Associate Dean & Senior Lecturer Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Gail Hartin Lecturer & Director of Undergraduate Programs Ph.D., University of North Texas
Francesca Jones Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of North Texas
Caroline Kethley Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
David P. Koch Lecturer Ph.D., Kent State University
JoAnn Lan Director of Academic Computing & Associate Professor Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Patricia Mathes TI Endowed Chair in Reading Research & Professor Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Barbara Morganfield Senior Lecturer Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Bill Pulte Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Hector Rivera Assistant Professor Ph.D, University of California, Santa Cruz
J. Kyle Roberts Associate Professor Ph.D., Texas A&M University (College Station)
Gale Harold Roid Professor Ph.D., University of Oregon
Jan Sayers Lecturer Ph.D., University of North Texas
Ken Springer Associate Professor Ph.D., Cornell University
Karen Vickery Director of the Learning Therapy Program & Adjunct Lecturer Ed.D., Texas A&M University at Commerce
Paige Ware Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley

The Department of Dispute Resolution & Counseling

FACULTY MEMBER TITLE HIGHEST DEGREE
Hal Barkley Director, Counseling Program Ph.D., University of North Texas
Robert Barner Lecturer, Dispute Resolution & Counseling Ph.D., Fielding Institute
Robert D. Benjamin Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., St. Louis University
Richard Blackburn Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ordained Mennonite Minister
Angela Brenton Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., University of Kansas
David T. Brunson Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution M.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
David W. Byers Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., University of Cincinnati School of Law
Thomas A. Cinti Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., Rutgers School of Law
Don Clardy Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Barry Coakley Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Michael Colatrella Director, Dispute Resolution Program J.D., Rutgers School of Law
Paul Geisel Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
James W. Gibson Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law
Joel Goldman Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., University of Kansas
Michael Z. Green Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Tom Hartsell Associate Director of Clinical Services & Lecturer in Dispute Resolution J.D., Michigan State University
Michael Hemphill Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., University of Iowa
Misty Hook Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., Ball State University
Martha Hughes Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ed.D., University of North Texas
Greg Husczco Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., Michigan State University
Francesca Jones Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution & Counseling Ph.D., University of North Texas
Paul Kelemen Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., University of North Texas
Jeffrey Kreisberg Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution Ph.D., University of Maryland
Byron Law-Yone Instructor, Counseling M.D.,  Institute of Medicine, Rangoon, Burma
Gay McAlister Associate Director of Counseling: Supervision Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Curtis McIntyre Associate Professor Emeritus, Dispute Resolution & Counseling Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Heather McMinn Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Judy Mares-Dixon Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution M.A., University of Colorado
Nina Meierding Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution & Counseling J.D., Ventura College of Law
Janell Myers Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., University of North Texas
Anthony Picchioni Department Chair Ph.D., University of North Texas
Daniel Rainey Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution M.A., Memphis State University
John R. Roach, Jr. Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., St. Mary's School of Law
Misty Solt Adjunct Lecturer, Counseling Ph.D., University of North Texas
Warrren Spencer Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., University of Texas School of Law
John H. Wade Adjunct Lecturer, Dispute Resolution J.D., Bond University, Australia

The Department of Wellness

FACULTY MEMBER TITLE Highest Degree
Peter Gifford Director & Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Illinois
Marilynn Barr Associate Director & Lecturer Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Lynn Romejko Jacobs Associate Professor Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
Bryan Robbins Associate Professor M.Ed., University of Arkansas
Brian Fennig Lecturer M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin University
Christi Carter Lecturer M.Ed., University of South Florida
Anne G. Weil Lecturer M.A., Naropa University
David Bertrand Lecturer M.Ed., Baylor University
Poitr Chelstowski Instructor/Lecturer M.A., Academy of Sport and Physical Education/National Center of Sport, Warsaw, Poland