HPS Faculty Research
Shahla Ala'i PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Associate Professor
Behavior Analysis
Areas of Expertise:
Early Intervention, Applied Behavior Analysis, Parent Training, Collaboration, Social Justice
Katsura Aoyama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Speech-Language Pathology
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Phonetics, Language Acquisition, Children, Second Language, Cultural Linguistic Diversity
Cassidy Baker, Ph.D. LCSW-S, ACSW
Interim Chair of Social Work
Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
Child Welfare, Family Violence, Child Abuse
Abraham Benavides, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Public Administration
Areas of Expertise:
Local Government, Aging in Place, Rural Homelessness, Cultural Competency Immigration, Risk Communication
Bob Bland, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor of Local Government
Public Administration
Areas of Expertise:
Property Tax, Local Budgets, City Management, Municipal Bonds, Grants
Chandra Donnell Carey, Ph.D., CRC, FNAMRC
Associate Dean for Academics
Rehabilitation and Health Services
Areas of Expertise:
Mental Illness, Multicultural Competency/Responsiveness, Integrated Care, Supervision, Rehabilitation Outcomes
Traci Cihon, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Associate Professor
Behavior Analysis
Areas of Expertise:
Cultural Selection, Behavior Systems Analysis, Social Responsibility, Fluency-based Instruction, Language Sustainability
Jessica Craig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice
Areas of Expertise:
Trauma, Desistance, Junvenile Justice, Development, Offending
Kamakshi Gopal, Ph.D., CCC-A
Professor and Chair
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Auditory Processing, Recreational Noise Induced Hearing Loss, Auditory Electrophysiology
Julia Heck, PhD, MPH
Associate Dean for Research
Rehabilitation and Health Services
Areas of Expertise:
Theresa Kouri, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Principal Lecturer and Clinical Director for SLP
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Skip Krueger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Public Administration
Areas of Expertise:
Disasters, Government Budgeting, Cities, Local Government, Government Finance
Amanda Labue, Au.D., CCC-A
Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Boji Lam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Bilingualism, Vocabulary, Emotion, Motivation, Language Proficiency
Lauren Mathews, M.S., CCC-SLP
Principal Lecturer
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Autism, Language, Auditory Processing, Engagement, Theory of Mind
Sharon Miller, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Speech Perception, Electrophysiology, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, Phonetic Categorization
Sarah Moore, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
International Social Work, Refugees, Cultural Humility, Immigrants, HIV/AIDS
Mary Nelan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Emergency Management and Disaster Science
Areas of Expertise:
Disaster Volunteers, Disaster Donations, Disaster Response, Disaster Recovery, Therapeutic Communities
Stacy Nunnelee, M.A., CCC-SLP
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Director
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Social Language, Teaching College Students, Keeping Students Engaged, Aphasia, Social Skills
Liam O'Neill Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rehabilitation and Health Services
Areas of Expertise:
Electronic Health Records, Administrative Data, Health Services Research, Health Disparities, Hospital-Acquired infections
Gloria Streit Olness, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Aphasia, Discourse Linguistics, Communitcation Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Rehabilitation
Shannon Presley, M.S., CCC-SLP
Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
TBI, Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysarthria, Adult
Erin C. Schafer, Ph.D., CCC-A
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Audiology
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Auditory, Hearing Loss, Processing, Training, Technology
Brenda Sweeten, LCSW
Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Social Work Field Education & UNT Foster Care Liaison Officer
Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
Foster Care, Postsecondary Readiness, Child Welfare, Nonprofits, Voluntary Management
Cassie Thomas, Au.D., FAAA
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Director for Audiology
Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
Areas of Expertise:
Adam Trahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
Criminal Justice
Areas of Expertise:
Capital Punishment, Diversity, Punitiveness, Theory, Effects of Incarceration
Elyse Zavar Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Emergency Management and Disaster Science
Areas of Expertise:
Buyout , Mitigation, Disaster , Commemoration, Recovery
Haley Zettler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
Areas of Expertise:
Corrections, Mental Health, Substance Use, Trauma, Probation
