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Current and Former Positions
Current: Texas A&M University-Commerce (2017-present)
Department of Higher Education and Learning Technologies College of Education and Human Services
- Professor and Department Head responsible for one of the largest doctoral programs in the field of higher education; 4 master’s degree programs; and 2 undergraduate programs (one is competency-based)
Former: University of Oklahoma (1989-2016)
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Professor Emeritus (2017-present)
- Department Chair and Graduate College Liaison (2009-2016)
- Tenured Full Professor of Adult and Higher Education (2009-2016)
- Assistant & Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education (1989-2008)
- Program Area Coordinator (Director), Adult and Higher Education Program (1997-2004)
- Adjunct Professor of Human Relations, College of Arts and Sciences (1993-present)
- Responsible for doctoral and master’s degree programs in three distinct areas: Adult and Higher Education; Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision; and Educational Studies.
- Three programs are nationally known, and one regarded as national destination program.
Research Interest Areas
Institutional research; college student affairs; diversity and inclusion; regional accreditation; quality assessment; intercollegiate athletics; organizational theory; leadership; research methodology.
Education
1985 Ph.D. Higher Education Administration
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1982 M.Ed. Higher Education Administration
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona