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Faculty Diversity-Related Research Interests

Stephanie Black, Ph.D. Management and Marketing	Ethnic entrepreneurship, culture, and diversity
Brain Brantley, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Racial representation in mass media
Karen L. Burgard, Ph.D Curriculum and Instruction	Racialized historical understanding; Historical erasure of underrepresented groups in museums, monuments, and public heritage sites;  Preparing teachers for diverse educational settings
Mariya Davis, Ph.D Educator and Leadership Preparation	Assessment in special education, inclusive practices for students with disabilities, transition of students with disabilities to post-school environments, supporting students with disabilities in post-secondary education, and students with autism and developmental disabilities.
Daniel J. Delgado, Ph.D. Social Sciences	Latinx Sociology; Cultural Race Theory; Whiteness Studies; Intersectionality
Sandra DeGrassi, Ph.D. Management and Marketing	Diversity and teams
Sarah Dwyer, M.A. Language, Literature, and Arts	LGBTQIAP+ education and outreach
Dennis Elam, Ph.D. Accounting & Finance	Social Mood- how that shapes social action-socioeconomic
Vicky L. Elias, Ph.D. Social Sciences	How consumption patterns influence the choice to marry or divorce; Messages about sex, gender, race, age, and sexual orientation in classic Disney Princess movies; Links between female empowerment and environmental quality; Shifts in power dynamics in Baby Boomer couples as he retires and she reaches her apex job; Age, period, cohort analysis of attitudinal changes toward premarital sex; Food Insecurity in the A&M-SA student population; consulting work for Children’s Alliance of South Texas; effects of school structures on teen sexual debut and pregnancy.
Amir Fekrazad, Ph.D. Accounting and Finance	Present bias and resilience
Scott Gage, Ph.D.  Language, Literature, and Arts	Rhetoric violence; white supremacy; exclusive pedagogy in first-year pedagogy
Francis Galan, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Tejanos, slavery in Texas
Theresa Garfield, Ed.D. Educator and Leadership Preparation	Equity in education, urban education, advocacy, and multicultural special education
Daniel Glaser, Ph.D. Management and Marketing	Culture and its effect on organizational processes
Philis Barragan Goetz, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Mexican American education & identity, history of childhood & education, borderlands
Myriam Jimena Guerra, Ph.D. Educator & Leadership Preparation	Biliteracy practices among LatinX and immigrants
Lisa Jennings, Ph.D. Language, Literature, and Arts	Race, Sex, Gender, Sexuality and How these intersect, define, and disrupt each other
Melissa Jozwiak, Ph.D. Educator & Leadership Preparation	Cultural continuity and anti-bias education
W. Sean Kearney, Ed.D. Educator & Leadership Preparation	High performing, high minority, high poverty K-12 schools
William Kiser, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Slavery in the West
Amy C. Lewis, Ph.D. Management and Marketing	Identity, stigma, intragroup bias
Akhtar Lodgher, Ph.D. Computing and Cyber Security	Underrepresented groups, including women in STEM and computing
Bryant Moore University Library	Lack of African American males in the library profession
Elizabeth Murakami, Ph.D. , Special Assistant to the President in Equity and Inclusive Excellence	LatinX school improvement and the academic success of underserved populations –equity, race, gender, and social justice in P-20 to advanced leadership professions in education
April Najjaj, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Postcolonial feminism
Caroline O'Quinn, Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction	Using illustrated biographies and primary sources to fill curriculum
Marcus Palmer, Ph.D. Language, Literature, and Arts	Arab immigration in Latin American literacy history of immigrant writing
Rebekah E. Piper, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction	Racial Identity Development and Multicultural Education
Ramona T. Pittman, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction	Literacy Outcomes for African American Students
Amy Porter, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Women, Spanish borderlands
Adriana M. Santos, Ph.D. Language, Literature, and Arts	Latinx literature & culture; performance; intersectionality
Lawrence Scott, Ph.D. Educator and Leadership Preparation	Equity Practices in Instruction and Educational Leadership in Diverse Settings
Dawn Weatherford, Ph.D.  Life Sciences	How race and social orientation affect facial recognition
Edward Westermann, Ph.D. Communication, History, and Philosophy	Holocaust & genocide; Nazi racialism, masculinity, sexual violence, military history
Christine Wong, Ph.D. Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology	Spirituality in Counseling; First Generation College Students
Tamara Hinojosa, Ph.D. Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology	Identity expression of women and minoritized groups; mental health resources for older adults