UNT College of Health & Public Service Faculty & Staff

Meet Our Dean's Office Faculty & Staff

Nicole C. Dash Ph.D.
Nicole Dash, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health & Public Service
Jody Sundt
Jody Sundt
Associate Dean for Academics
Tristan Wu, Ph.D.4
Tristan Wu, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
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Stacey Garcia
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Sarah Garza
Sarah Garza
Director of Development
Shelly Lane
Shelly Lane
Executive Director of Development
Ellen Martin
Ellen Martin
Senior Director, Division Budget & Operations
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Kendall Martin
Assistant Director, College Grant Support
Courtney Taylor
Courtney Taylor
HPS Program Director
Jackie Thames
Jackie Thames
Director, Compliance & Infrastructure
Jasmin Vissage
Jasmin Vissage
Budget Officer
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Maati Wise-Ka'awa
Senior Graduate Academic Advisor

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Meet Our Advisors & Career Coaches

Richard Mabry
Richard Mabry, M.S.
Assistant Dean, Student Success
Ja'Tiara Armstrong
Ja'Tiara Armstrong
Academic Advisor for:
Cris Buxton
Cris Buxton
Senior Academic Counselor for:
Amanda DeVaney
Amanda DeVaney
Academic Counselor
Brisa Finegan
Brisa Finegan
Academic Counselor for:
Katie Hebert
Katie Hebert
Office Support Associate
Elizabeth Perez
Elizabeth Perez
Academic Advisor for:
Rachel Rachel
Rachel Rachel
Academic Advisor for:
Rod Streng
Rod Streng, Ph.D.
Academic Advisor for:
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Clarence Sutton
Career Development Specialist
Paige Tamboury
Paige Tamboury, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor for:

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Meet Our Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Faculty & Staff

Erin C. Schafer, Ph.D., CCC-A
Erin Schafer, Ph.D., CCC
Department Chair
Katherine Alsop
Katherine Alsop, AuD, CCC, AIB, VRC
Audiologist
Katsura Aoyama
Katsura Aoyama, Ph.D.
Professor
Kamakshi Gopal
Kamakshi Gopal, Ph.D., CCC
Professor
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Hedieh Hosseinabad, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Amanda Labue
Amanda Labue, AuD, CCC
Principal Lecturer, Associate Chair & Clinical Educator
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Boji Lam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Donguk Lee
Assistant Professor
Lauren Mathews
Lauren Mathews, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinical Professor
Sharon Miller
Sharon Miller, Ph.D., CCC
Associate Professor
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Angela Mitchell, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Stacy Nunnelee
Stacy Nunnelee, M.S., CCC-SLP
Principal Lecturer
Gloria Olness
Gloria Olness, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Shannon Presley
Shannon Presley, M.S., CCC-SLP
Principal Lecturer
Megan Scott
Megan Scott
Clinic Support Associate
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Shelby Simmons
Clinic Support Associate
Cassie Thomas
Cassie Thomas. Au.D., FAAA
Principal Lecturer and Clinic Director
AnnMarie Weston
AnnMarie Weston, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Raedeen Wingate
Raedeen Wingate, M.S., CCC-SLP
Senior Lecturer
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Amy Zahn, AuD, CCC
Clinical Educator

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Meet Our Behavior Analysis Faculty & Staff

Karen Touissant
Karen Touissant, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Department Chair
Shahla Ala
Shahla Alai-Rosales, Ph.D. BCBA-D, LBA, CPBA-AP
Professor
April Becker
April Becker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Samantha Bergmann
Samantha Bergmann, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Professor
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Aecio Borba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Joseph Dracobly
Joseph Dracobly, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Assistant Professor
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J. Stephanie Gonzalez, Ph.D., BCBA
Assistant Professor
Yvette Hazlett
Yvette Hazlett
Senior Administrative Specialist
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Matthew Laske, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Bryan S. Lovelace, M.S., BCBA
Bryan Lovelace, M.S., BCBA
Adjunct Professor
Kenda Morrison
Kenda Morrison, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Principal Lecturer
Daniele Ortu
Daniele Ortu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Jesús Rosales-Ruiz
Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Richard Smith
Richard Smith, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Associate Professor Emeritus
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Chris Varnon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

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Meet Our Criminal Justice Faculty & Staff

Adam Trahan
Adam Trahan, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Jody Sundt
Jody Sundt
Associate Dean for Academics
Jessica Craig, Ph.D.
Jessica Craig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Andrekus Dixon
Andrekus Dixon, M.S.
Principal Lecturer
Eric Fritsch
Eric Fritsch, Ph.D.
Professor
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Alessa S. Juárez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Madison McDowell, M.S.
Visiting Lecturer
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Rachael Rief, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jessica Roberts, M.A.
Senior Administrative Specialist
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Samuel Simon, M.A. FBI-ret
Lecturer
Chad Trulson
Chad Trulson, Ph.D.
Professor
Alexander Updegrove
Alexander Updegrove, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Robert Wall
Robert Wall, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
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Beatriz Wronski, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Haley Zettler
Haley Zettler
Associate Professor & UNT Inside-Out Program & Think Tank Coordinator

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Meet Our Emergency Management & Disaster Science Faculty & Staff

Laura Siebeneck
Laura Siebeneck, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Nicole C. Dash Ph.D.
Nicole Dash, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health & Public Service
Tristan Wu, Ph.D.4
Tristan Wu, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Mary Nelan
Mary Nelan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kimberly Roy
Kimberly Roy
Administrative Coordinator
Ronald Schumann
Ronald Schumann III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ronald Timmons
Ronald Timmons, Ph.D.
Principal Lecturer
Gary Webb
Gary Webb, Ph.D.
Professor
Elyse Zavar, Ph.D.
Elyse Zavar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

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Meet Our Public Administration Faculty & Staff

Simon Andrew
Simon Andrew, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor
Bob Bland
Bob Bland, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor Emeritus
Brian Collins, Ph.D.
Brian Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lisa Dicke
Lisa Dicke, Ph.D.
Professor
Linlang He
Linlang He, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Hee Soun Jang, Ph.D.
Hee Soun Jang, Ph.D.
Professor
Laura Keyes
Laura Keyes
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Ja Young Kim, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Skip Krueger, Ph.D.
Skip Krueger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Annie S. Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kelly Shi
Kelly Yu Shi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Renee Smith
Renee Smith
Senior Administrative Specialist
Jessica Woods
Jessica Woods, CVA
Internship

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Meet Our Rehabilitation & Health Services Faculty & Staff

Rachita Sharma
Rachita Sharma, Ph.D., LPC-S
Chair of Rehabilitation & Health Services
Azzama Alia
Azzama Alia
Graduate Services Coordinator
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Brenda Barrio, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Research and Innovation, Associate Professor
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Daren Carter, III
Senior Administrative Specialist
Dalia Chowdhury, Ph.D., CRC, CADC, LPC
Dalia Chowdhury, Ph.D., CRC, CADC, LPC
Associate Professor
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Jill Denniston, M.S.
RHS Internship Coordinator
Paula Heller Garland, M.S., LCDC
Paula Heller Garland, M.S., LCDC
Senior Lecturer
Crystal George
Crystal George, MS, LPC, CRC, CVE
Employment Development Coordinator for ELEVAR
Julia Heck, PhD, MPH
Julia Heck, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Chisom Iwundu
Chisom Iwundu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Benedict Jikong
Benedict Jikong (DHA)
Lecturer
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Katelyn Matkin, PhD, CRC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bradley McDaniels
Bradley McDaniels, PhD, CRC
Assistant Professor
Naomi Meier
Naomi Meier, Dr.PH, M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ami Moore
Ami Moore, Ph.D., MPH, CPH
Professor
Elias Mpofu
Elias Mpofu, Ph.D., CRC
Professor
Liam O'Neill Ph.D.
Liam O'Neill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Gayle Prybutok
Gayle Prybutok, BSN, MBA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Constance Richard headshot
Constance Richard, Ph.D., MFA, CRC
Assistant Professor
Shyamkumar Sriram headshot
Shyamkumar Sriram MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, MS, MHS, PE Fellow (CDC)
Assistant Professor
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Pam Trocki-Ables
ELEVAR Program Director
Justin Watts
Justin Watts, Ph.D., NCC
Associate Professor
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Kathleen Wiggins, Ph.D.
Lecturer
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Kaiqi Zhou, Ph.D., CRC, LPC-IT
Assistant Professor

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Meet Our UNT WISE Faculty & Staff

Ryan Appleton
Ryan Appleton, MS, CRC
Associate Director of Transition Programs
Justin Boulay
Justin Boulay, M.S.
UNT WISE Instructional Designer & Program Manager
Amber Brasher
Amber Brasher
CRP Sr. Program Project Coordinator
Becky Cagle
Becky Cagle, M.S., ATHS
Associate Director of CRP Project, UNT WISE
Ticcara Cassell
Ticcara Cassell
SWTCIE Senior Program Project Coordinator
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Kaya Church
Senior Administrative Specialist
Ryan Cole
Ryan Cole, M.S., CRC
SWTCIE Program Director
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Au'Jonae Counts
UNT WISE Administrative Coordinator
Paula Fuller
Paula Fuller
CRP Sr. Program Project Coordinator
Aracely Fuentes
Aracely (Ellie) Fuentes
Transition Program Sr. Program Project Coordinator
Lucy Gafford
Lucy Gafford, M.S., CRC
Director, UNT WISE
Shay Gregory
Shay Gregory
Transition Program Program Project Coordinator
Christa Lim
Christa Lim
UNT WISE Sr. Administrative Coordinator
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Jade Marth
UNT ENGAGE Senior Program Coordinator
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Sonia Martinez
SWTCIE Senior Program Project Coordinator, UNT WISE
Kellie Nix
Kellie Nix
Associate Director of ENGAGE
Karina Saucedo
Karina Saucedo
SWTCIE Sr Program Project Coordinator
Eralda Shyle
Eralda Shyle
UNT WISE Program Project Coordinator
Lauren Taylor
Lauren Taylor, MS, CRC, LPC-A
ENGAGE Sr. Program Project Coordinator

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Meet Our Social Work Faculty & Staff

Cassidy Baker, LCSW-S, ACSW
Cassidy Baker, Ph.D., LCSW-S, ACSW
Chair of Social Work
Rosalind Evans
Rosalind Evans, Ph.D., LMSW
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Paige Falco, LMSW
Program Project Coordinator
Joseph Frey
Joseph Frey, Ph.D., MSSW
Assistant Professor
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Jessica Grace, PhD, LMSW
Assistant Professor
Sarah Herrera headshot
Sarah Herrera, Ph.D., LCSW-S
Clinical Assistant Professor
Karla Horton
Karla Horton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Amanda Manchack, LCSW-S
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jennifer Middleton
Jennifer Middleton, LMSW
Field Education Coordinator
Sarah Moore
Sarah Moore, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
Dhrubodhi Mukherjee
Dhrubodhi Mukherjee, Ph.D., LCSW-S
Associate Professor
Meloney Paty
Meloney Paty
Senior Administrative Specialist
Huei-Wern Shen, Ph.D.
Huei-Wern Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brenda Sweeten, LCSW
Brenda Sweeten, LCSW
Clinical Professor
Kayla Whitworth, LCSW-S
Kayla Whitworth, LCSW-S
Lecturer
Sukyung Yoon headshot
Sukyung Yoon, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor

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Meet Our HPS IT Services Staff

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vasilis angelogiannos
Senior System Administrator
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Chu Chuah
Senior System Administrator
Trey Hawkins
Trey Hawkins
Tech Support Assistant

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