Department of Educational Leadership

This is an archived copy of the 2016-2017 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit catalog.shsu.edu.

About

Chair: 

Judy Nelson

Contact Information

Phone: (936) 294-1147

Website: www.shsu.edu/academics/educational-leadership

Mission

The Department of Educational Leadership prepares culturally responsive educational leaders and professional counselors who promote meaningful societal change.

Belief Statements:

  • We believe that faculty members lead by example.
  • We believe that faculty members should develop and promote best practices in teaching, research, and service.
  • We believe that the quality and competitiveness of the department’s programs are a primary responsibility of all faculty members.
  • We believe that faculty members should display culturally responsive and respectful behavior.
  • We believe in preparing educational leaders to be consumers and producers of research in order to function effectively in a dynamic and ever-changing world.
  • We believe in collaboration among disciplines and between our department and the communities we serve.
  • We believe excellent teaching is guided by quality scholarship.
  • We believe the integrity and efficacy of faculty are developed and enhanced through academic freedom and shared governance.
  • We believe that high quality programs are achieved through faculty expectations that instill academic rigor, specific measurable outcomes, student accountability, and deliberate evaluation and feedback

Academic Programs

The Department of Educational Leadership currently offers only graduate degree and certificate programs. See the current graduate catalog for more details.

Chair: Anthony J. Harris

Rebecca M. Bustamante, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., University of San Diego; M.A., San Jose State University; B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Julie P. Combs, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Texas AM University-Commerce; M.Ed., Texas AM University-Commerce; B.S., Texas AM University-College Station

Paul W. Eaton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Louisiana State University; M.ED., Louisiana State University; M.ED., University of Maryland, College Park; B.A., University of Minnesota

Stacey Edmonson, Ed.D., Professor of Education and Dean, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Texas AM University-Commerce; M.Ed., Texas AM University-Commerce; B.A., Texas AM University

Matthew B. Fuller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Assistant Dean of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Illinois State University; M.S., Texas AM University, College Station; B.A., Texas AM University, College Station

Pamela L. Gray, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., The University of Texas at El Paso; M.Ed., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., St. Edward's University; B.S., Texas Tech University

Anthony J. Harris, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., East Texas State University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi

Mack T. Hines, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., South Carolina State University; Ed.S., Winthrop University; M.A.T., South Carolina State University; B.A., Morris College

Peggy P. Holzweiss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Texas AM University; M.S., Texas AM University; B.S., Texas AM University

Forrest C. Lane, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., University of North Texas; M.S., University of North Texas; B.S., Texas AM University

Frederick C. Lunenburg, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada); M.A.Ed., Seton Hall University; B.S., Wagner College

Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Texas AM University-Kingsville; M.S., Texas AM University-Corpus Christi; B.S., Texas AM University-Corpus Christi

Nara Martirosyan, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Grambling State University; M.S., Grambling State University; B.A., Tatev Pedagogical University (Goris, Armenia)

Ricardo Montelongo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Indiana University; M.S., Texas AM University; B.S., Texas AM University

George W. Moore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; M.S.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; B.S.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma

Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, M.Ed., Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, M.Ed., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; M.S., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; B.A., University of Kent, U.K.

Barbara E. Polnick, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Texas AM University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.S.Ed., University of Houston

David P. Saxon, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Grambling State University; M.B.A., Appalachian State University; B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University

Susana T. Skidmore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Texas AM University; M.Ed., Texas AM University; B.A., Texas AM University

John R. Slate, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.A., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., Eastern Illinois University

Interim Faculty

Robert S. Allen, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.F.A., Texas State University San Marcos

Susan K. Borg, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.S., Central Michigan University

Mary M. Cullen, Ph.D., Lecturer of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., University of St. Thomas; B.S., The University of Oklahoma

Christina L. Ellis, Ed.D., Adjunct Faculty, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.A., Sam Houston State University

Darol W. Hail, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.A., The University of Wyoming

Janene W. Hemmen, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.A., Iowa State University

Susan L. Hersperger, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Kutztown University; B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Daisy S. Horne, Ed.D., Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., McNeese State University; M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University; B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University

Brandolyn E. Jones, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Tarleton State University; B.A., Sam Houston State University

Sheila A. Joyner, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; M.S., Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS; B.A., Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Melinda K. Perzan-Wooderson, Ed.D., Lecturer of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Sam Houston State University; B.S., Sam Houston State University

Sribhagyam Srinivasan, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Texas Tech University; M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney; M.S., Meerut University (India); B.S., Bhopal University (India)

Veronica Vijil, Ed.D., Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, Ed.D., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University; B.S., The University of Texas at El Paso