Faculty and Staff Success

A&M-Commerce Mathematics Professor Co-Authors Research Book
Dr. Ye-Lin Ou, professor in the Department of Mathematics at A&M-Commerce, recently published a new book, “Biharmonic Submanifolds and Biharmonic Maps in Riemannian Geometry,” with World Scientific Publishing. Released in April, the book is co-authored by Dr. Bang Yen Chen,…

A&M-Commerce Education Dean Set as Panelist for Anti-Racism Webinar
Dr. Kimberly McLeod, dean of the College of Education and Human Services at A&M-Commerce is slated as a panelist on an upcoming webinar titled, “Race & America's Schools: Creating Anti-racist Schools & Organizations.” The webinar is scheduled for August 27…

College of Education and Human Services Names Assistant Deans
Dr. Juan Araujo, associate professor and assistant head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Dr. DeMarquis Hayes, associate professor and head of the Department of Psychology and Special Education, have been named assistant deans of the College of…

A&M-Commerce Professor Joins Purdue Faculty After 28 Years as a Lion
Dr. Elva A. Resendez, faculty member in the Department of Management and Economics at A&M-Commerce, has accepted a position at Purdue University Fort Wayne (IN). She will assume her new role on August 17.
“There's no question about Elva's contributions…

88.9 KETR’s Jerrod Knight, A&M-Commerce’s Dr. Tony DeMars Elected to Texas Association of Broadcasters Board
Jerrod Knight, general manager of 88.9 KETR based at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and Dr. Tony DeMars, professor of mass media/journalism, were recently named to the 2020-2021 Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Broadcasters. This election marks Knight's seventh…

A&M-C Alum, Professor Featured in D Magazine Article
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum and adjunct professor Awstin Gregg was recently featured in an article in Dallas' “D Magazine” on how to achieve zero percent turnover in business. Gregg is currently a licensed clinical social worker, as well as a…

A&M-Commerce Nursing Faculty Participating in International Virtual Exchange
Two faculty members from the Department of Nursing at Texas A&M University-Commerce are participating in the TIEC and The Stevens Initiative Virtual Exchange Program for Nursing in Egypt, Jordan, and Texas.
Drs. Carole McKenzie and Monica Tenhunen recently began an…

A&M-Commerce Professor Featured on WFAA News Segment
A&M-Commerce associate professor, Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, recently participated in a news segment featured on WFAA.com to address the dire need for quality internet access for students in minority communities. The segment stressed that reliable access to the internet has become…

A&M-Commerce CSIS Professors Awarded Grant from National Science Foundation
A&M-Commerce professors of computer science and information systems, Dr. Omar El Ariss, Dr. Dongeun Lee and Dr. Kaoning Hu have been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for their research project titled, “Multilingual Computational Thinking: Teaching Introductory…

A&M-Commerce Athletic Director Named to NCAA Committee
Texas A&M University-Commerce Director of Athletics Tim McMurray was recently appointed to serve as a member of the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The purpose of the committee is to provide expertise and leadership to…

A&M-Commerce Professor Awarded NSF Grant for COVID-19 Research
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, associate professor of higher education and learning technologies, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her project titled, “RAPID: Graduate Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
The multi-institution, mixed-method study of graduate student…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Named Editor of National Journal
Texas A&M University-Commerce Associate Professor of Linguistics Dr. Christian Hempelmann was recently named Editor-in-Chief of HUMOR, an international journal of humor research. The publication was founded in 1988 and is the official journal of the International Society of Humor Studies.…

A&M-Commerce Professor Publishes New Study on Principal Promotions
Dr. Sarah Guthery, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, and Lauren Bailes from the University of Delaware used data from the Texas Education Agency to assess the probability of and time to promotion for 4,689…

Dr. Rebecca Judd on Good Morning Texas – 6/9/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV's “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce will talk about the university's great successes. Good Morning Texas runs every weekday on WFAA Channel 8 out of Dallas from 9 to…

A&M-Commerce faculty awarded grant for plant studies
Texas A&M University-Commerce Professor of Horticulture Dr. Derald Harp was recently awarded a grant totaling $14,034.07 to complete his research into the use of Nitrate Effluent in plant growth. Harp has been at A&M-Commerce since 2003, when he was brought…

Journal Editor Calls for Papers to be Included in COVID-19 Special Issue
Dr. Brandon Randolph-Seng, associate professor of management at Texas A&M University-Commerce, serves as editor-in-chief for the journal “Management Decision.” In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Randolph-Seng is leading a special issue titled, “Management in Crisis: Viruses, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes, Oh…

Proclamation from the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate
WHEREAS the senseless killing of unarmed Black people is unjust and wrong
WHEREAS these killings are symbols of a much larger, pervasive problem that is not always visually recorded for the world to see
WHEREAS the events of May 25,…

Statement from The Texas A&M University System Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Texas A&M System condemns all racist behaviors, actions, and comments that tear at the moral fabric of our nation. The System is appalled at the deplorable and egregious acts of brutality by some police officers against African Americans. As…

Dr. Villanueva-Russell on Good Morning Texas – 6/2/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV's “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce will talk about the university's great successes. Good Morning Texas runs every weekday on WFAA Channel 8 out of Dallas from 9 to…

Dr. Elizabeth Wachira and Dr. Jennifer Ashcraft on changing COVID-19 landscape
As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject-matter experts at our university are always ready to share their evidence-based practices,…