TAMIU Welcomes 20 New Faculty Members
While Texas A&M International University hopes to welcome a record number of students to campus this Fall, it’s already setting a record with 20 new faculty members joining TAMIU this semester.
New faculty members and their respective colleges and background are as follows.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Melissa Beattie
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Buffalo; M.Phil, Cardiff University
M.A., University of Bristol
Jack C. Byham
Assistant Professional of Political Science
B.A., Hiram College
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Julien F. Carriere
Instructor of French
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Keith D. Combrink
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Texas Christian University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Stuart H. Davis
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Guillermo Domínguez
Professor of Practice and Director of the School of Engineering
B. S., M.S., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Deepak Ganta
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., University of Madras, Chennai, India
M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Ediza G. García
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio
Psy.D., M.A., Regent University
Richard O. Jacobson
Visiting Instructor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin
MA.T., University of Wisconsin
M.S., New Mexico State University
Andrew J. Hazelton
Assistant Professor of History
BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
M.A.,Ph.D., Georgetown
Flor M. Hernández
Visiting Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S.C.J, M.S.C.J, Texas A&M International University
Andrew H. Hilburn
Assistant Professor of Geography
B.S., University of South Alabama
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Catalina Pislariu
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Bucharest
M.S., Ghant University
Ph.D., University of North Texas
Kent J. Quaney
Assistant Professional of English
B.A., Weber State; MA, MLTRS, University of Sydney
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Sebastian Schmidl
Assistant Professor of Micro Biology
M.Sc., Ph.D., Georg-August University
Heriberto Urby Jr.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Administration
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; J.D., Texas Southern University
M.Ed., M.B.A., Sul Ross State University
Ph.D., University of North Texas
Oswaldo A. Zapata
Instructor of Music
B.M, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
M.M., University of South Carolina
A. R. SANCHEZ, JR. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Wu-Lung Li
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Soochow University; M.B.A., National Taiwan University
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas
Anwen Yin
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.B.A., Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
M.A., University of Windsor
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Seongkwan Cho
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S., Yonsei University; M.Ed., Sungkyunkwan University
M.A., San Jose State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Hanna L. Lainas
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Selina V. Mireles
Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Dean
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed., Texas State University
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Mónica Alleman
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, MSN, and DNP, Loyola University New Orleans
Sarah Bassett
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Texas A&M International University
MSN, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Heidi Landry
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, Nicholls State University; MN Louisiana State University
DNS, Louisiana State University
Fall classes started Wednesday, Aug. 19. Late registration continues through Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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For registration information, contact the Office of the University Registrar at registrar@tamiu.edu, call 326.2250 or visit offices in the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, suite 121.
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