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Dr. Durant Frantzen

Dr. Durant Frantzen

Department Chair, Criminology and Political Science

Crime, criminal justice, crime rates, domestic violence, road rage, and violent crime.
Dr. Dolph Briscoe

Dr. Dolph Briscoe

Lecturer of History

Political history, the civil rights movement, and the history of Texas.
Dr. Davida Smyth

Dr. Davida Smyth

Interim Director for Research Development and Administration & Biology Program Coordinator

Epidemiology, ecology, genomics, urban ecosystems, STEM.
Dr. Melissa M. Jozwiak

Dr. Melissa M. Jozwiak

Professor of Early Childhood

Early childhood education and early childhood systems, childcare.
Dr. Albert Alvarado

Dr. Albert Alvarado

Senior Lecturer of Mathematics

Mostly lower-level mathematics and statistics.
Dr. Elizabeth Leyva

Dr. Elizabeth Leyva

Director, Entry-Level Mathematics

Entry-level mathematics, or college readiness in math.
Dr. Kun Gou

Dr. Kun Gou

Associate Professor

Numerical analysis, scientific computation, and mathematical analysis.
Dr. William Kiser

Dr. William Kiser

Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, and Geography

U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Civil War era, Texas/New Mexico/Southwest, and American Indian history.
Dr. William Bush

Dr. William Bush

Professor of History & Honors Director

Modern U.S. history, juvenile justice, and death penalty.
Dr. Stephanie Black

Dr. Stephanie Black

Associate Professor

Entrepreneurship, leadership, strategic management, international business, organizational behavior.
Dr. Dennis Elam

Dr. Dennis Elam

Associate Professor

Energy (oil) markets, market analysis, continuing education.