Department of Educational Leadership
About
Chair:
Contact Information
Phone: (936) 294-1147
Website: Department of 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.
Meredith S Billings, PHD, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of Michigan; MA, University of Maryland; BS, William & Mary College
Julie P Combs, EDD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Texas A&M - Commerce; MED, Texas A&M - Commerce; BS, Texas A&M University
Paul William Eaton, PHD, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, LSU & A&M College; MED, LSU & A&M College; MED, Univ of Maryland-College Park; BA, Univ of Minesota-Twin Cities
Matthew Bryan Fuller, PHD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Illinois State University; MS, Texas A&M University; BA, Texas A&M University
Anthony J Harris, EDD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Texas A&M - Commerce; MS, Univ of Southern Mississippi; BA, Univ of Southern Mississippi
Peggy Philpot Holzweiss, PHD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Texas A&M University; MS, Texas A&M University; BS, Texas A&M University
Forrest Christopher Lane, PHD, Associate Professor of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of North Texas; MS, Univ of North Texas; BS, Texas A&M University
Frederick C. Lunenburg, PHD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, University of Ottawa; MAED, Seton Hall University; BS, Wagner College
Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, EDD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Texas A&M-Kingsville; MS, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; BS, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Nara Martirosyan, EDD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Grambling State Univ; MS, Grambling State Univ; BA, Tatev Pedagogical University
Ricardo Montelongo, PHD, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Indiana University; MS, Texas A&M University; BS, Texas A&M University
George W Moore, PHD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of Oklahoma-Norman; MSED, Univ of Central Oklahoma; BSED, Univ of Central Oklahoma
Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, PHD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of S Carolina-Columbia; MED, Univ of S Carolina-Columbia; MS, Univ of S Carolina-Columbia; BA, Univ of Kent At Canterbury; BA, Univ of Kent At Canterbury
David Patrick Saxon, EDD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Grambling State Univ; MBA, Appalachian State University; BSBA, Appalachian State University
Susana Troncoso Skidmore, PHD, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Texas A&M University; MED, Texas A&M University; BA, Texas A&M University
John R Slate, PHD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of Tennessee-Knoxville; MA, Univ of Tennessee-Knoxville; BA, Eastern Illinois University
Interim Faculty
Robert S Allen, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BFA, Texas State Univ-San Marcos
Susan Kay Borg, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BS, Central Michigan Univ
Rebecca M Bustamante, PHD, Professor of Educational Leadership, Associate Dean, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Univ of San Diego; MA, San Jose State University; BA, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Christine Marie Butler, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MA, Northwestern St Un of Louisana; BA, Northwestern St Un of Louisana
Stacey L. Edmonson, EDD, Professor of Education and Dean, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Texas A&M - Commerce; MED, Texas A&M - Commerce; BA, Texas A&M University
Christina Leeann Ellis, EDD, Dir Accred & Acntablty Svc, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BA, Sam Houston State University
Carolyn F Fiaschetti, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BS, Miami University-Ohio
Patricia Lynn Gregg, PHD, Lecturer of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, Penn State Un-Univ Park; MBA, Univ of South Florida; BS, Boston University
La Tracy Verchell Harris, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Prairie View A&M University; BBA, Univ of Houston-Downtown
Janene Withers Hemmen, EDD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BA, Iowa State University
Ronny Dean Knox, EDD, Superintendent of Schools 12Mo, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Stephen F Austin University; MED, Univ of Houston-Victoria; BA, Univ of Houston-Victoria
Mary Laura Lariviere, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BA, Sam Houston State University
Betsy Janet Mijares, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Stephen F Austin University; MED, Stephen F Austin University; BA, Sam Houston State University
Melinda Kay Perzan-Wooderson, EDD, Lecturer of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BS, Sam Houston State University
Gabriela Judith Silvestre, PHD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, PHD, University of Pittsburgh; MED, University of Pittsburgh; CERN, Universidad Nacional Del Lit
Shannon M Taylor, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, California Luthrn Un; MED, Baylor University; BS, Baylor University
Veronica Vijil, EDD, Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, EDD, Sam Houston State University; MED, Indiana Wesleyan Univesity; BS, Univ of Texas-El Paso
