Faculty & Staff
All TCU faculty, staff and students are eligible to affiliate with CRES. Faculty and staff may do so as core, associated or supporting members by completing this brief survey. Students may do so by enrolling in a CRES program of study.
Emily Farris, Political Science, Interim Chair of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Orlando Lara, Associate Director of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Sylvia Mendoza, Lecturer for Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Ryan Sharp, Lecturer for Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Cecilia Hill, History, Graduate Assistant
Executive Committee
David Colón, English
Emily Farris, Political Science (elected; 2020)
Timeka Gordon, Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services (appointed; 2018)
Lynn Hampton, Honors (elected; 2019)
Santiago Piñón, Religion, Director of Latina/o Studies
Ebony Rose, Student Development Services (appointed; 2018), Co-Chair of Programming, Publicity, and Outreach Committee
Claire Sanders, History, Director of African-American and Africana Studies
Ashley Edwards, Center for Academic Services
Mona Narain, English, Chair of Graduate Committee
Rima Abunasser, English, Chair of Curriculum Committee
Sarah Robbins, English, Co-Chair of Research, Creativity, and Community Engagement
Melita Garza, Journalism
Core faculty and staff are full voting members of the program. A core member is a TCU faculty or staff member who serves on a CRES standing committee; attends Core faculty and staff meetings and other event and programs sponsored by CRES; and either regularly teaches courses for CRES credit or makes diversity and inclusion regarding race/ethnicity part of his/her/their regular on-the-clock work duties.
Curriculum Committee
Rima Abunasser, English, Chair of Curriculum Committee
Rebecca Cannon, School of Classical and Contemporary Dance
Joseph Darda, English
M. Francyne Huckaby, College of Education
Margaret Lowry, Curriculum Studies
Joddy Murray, English
Janie Robinson, Nursing
Andrew Ryder, Honors College
Daniel Terry, Provost’s Office, Academy of Tomorrow
Eric Yorkston, Marketing
Graduate Committee
Dalton Goodier, Office of Admissions
Gabriel Huddleston, College of Education
Mona Narain, English, Chair of Graduate Committee
Suki John, Dance
Publicity, Programming, and Outreach Committee
Roxana Aguirre, Inclusion
Jean Marie Brown, Journalism
Jessica Hazard, Athletics
Victoria Herrera, Office of Admissions
Gail Jahzara, Office of Admissions
Scott Langston, Religion
Adam McKinney, School for Classical and Contemporary Dance, Co-Chair of PPO Committee
Trung Nguyen, Student Development Services
Ebony Rose, Student Development Services, Co-Chair of PPO Committee
Nino Testa, Women and Gender Studies
Richard Thomas, Athletic Academic Services Organization
Imani Wimberly, Housing & Residence Life
Amina Zarrugh, Sociology
Research, Creativity, and Community Engagement Committee
Erin Atwood, College of Education – Educational Leadership
Rosangela Boyd, Community Engagement, Co-Chair of RCCE Committee
Sean Crotty, Geography
Glenda Daniels, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Zoranna Jones, Harris Academic Resource Center
Jacqueline Lambiase, Strategic Communication
Alex Lemon, English
Nina Martin, Dance
Jennifer Martin, Social Work
Stacie McCormick, English
Jacinto Ramos, CRES
Sarah Robbins, English
Associated faculty and staff are not voting members of the program but may attend any CRES meeting. They are not required to serve on committees. An associated member is a TCU faculty or staff member who attends events and other programs sponsored by CRES when possible and regularly teaches courses for CRES credit or commits off-the-clock volunteer time to the program.
Dave Aftandilian, Sociology & Anthropology
Komla Aggor, Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Mikio Akagi, Honors College
Ariane Balizet, English
Bonnie Blackwell, English
Jesus Castro-Balbi, School of Music
Lindsey Cowdin, College of Fine Arts
Eric Cox, Political Science
Carrie Currier, Political Science
Lori Diel, Art History
Amanda Duvall, Harris Academic Resource Center
Holly Ellman, Marketing & Communication
Ariel Feldman, Religion and Brite Divinity
Jessica Fripp, School of Art
Joanne Green, Political Science
Jill Havens, English
Diane Hawley, Nursing
Jason Helms, English
Jamie Hurst DeLuna, Psychology/Institute of Child Development
Debi Iba, Communication Studies
Benjamin Ireland, Modern Language Studies
Donald Jackson, Political Science
Gail Jahzara, Office of Admission
Suki John, School for Classical & Contemporary Dance
Aesha John, Social Work
Todd, Kerstetter, History
Linda LaCoste, EMBA/Neeley
Miguel Leatham, Anthropology Program/Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
Endia Lindo, College of Education
Cameron Navarro, Honors College
Nathanael O’Reilly, English
Elva Orozco Mendoza, Political Science
Katherine Polzer, Criminal Justice
Steve Przymus, College of Education
Jacinto Ramos, Jr., Criminal Justice
Robyn Reid, Library
David Sandell, Sociology and Anthropology
Ryan Schmitz, Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Rebecca Sharpless, History
Eric Simanek, Chemistry & Biochemistry
John Singleton, Internataional Services
Karen Steele, English
Daxton Stewart, Journalism
Michael Strausz, Political Science
John Tisdale, Journalism
Sarah Tonemah, School of Fine Arts
Lisa Vanderlinden, Sociology and Anthropology
Laura Vasquez, Office for Community Engagement
Walter (Bill) West, Office of Community Engagement
David Whillock, Film, Television, and Digital Media
Wendy Williams, Honors College
Paul Witt, Communication Studies
Shawn Worthen, Athletic Academic Services
A supporting member is a TCU faculty or staff member who does not regularly teach courses for CRES credit nor work on race/ethnicity on a daily basis, and does not wish to vote or serve on committees, but is supportive of the goals of CRES and wishes to be allied with the program. Supporting members are expected to attend at least one CRES event or program per semester and are encouraged to donate financially to CRES during the Annual Faculty/Staff Campaign.
Sean Atkinson, School of Music
Adam Baggs, University Advancement
Kate Bailey, Nutritional Services
Mica Bibb, Human Resources
Joshua Blaylock, Modern Language Studies
Babette Bohn, School of Art
Victor Boschini, College of Education
Vanessa Bouche, Political Science
Laura Bright, Strategic Communication
Ellen Broom, Psychology
Chip Burns, Criminal Justice
Casey Call, Psychology – Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development
Jodi Campbell, History
April Cano, Office of Admission
José Carrión, Mathematics
Aaron Chimbel, Journalism
Maria Ciriza Lope, Spanish and Hispanic Position
Mark Dennis, Religion
Brie Diamond, Criminal Justice
Melondy Doddy, College of Education
Chuck Dunning, Student Development Services
Neil Easterbrook, English
Heath Einstein, Office of Admission
Eric Ekwueme, Student Development Services
Nada Elias-Lambert, Social Work
Dawn Elliott, Economics
Elizabeth Flowers, Religion
Alan Gallay, History
Rob Garnett, Honors College
Kurk Gayle, Intensive English Program
Dennis Gibbons, Library
Yvonne Giovanis, Campus Recreation – Wellness Center
Stacy Grau, Marketing/Neeley School
David Grebel, Extended Education
Christina Gutierrez, Medical School
Kylo-Patrick Hart, Film, Television and Digital Media
Anne Helmreich, College of Fine Arts
Jack Hill, Religion
Charlotte Hogg, English
Linda Hughes English
Shelley Hulme, Office of Strategic Communications Management
Lynn Jackson, Social Work
Hope Jackson, Nursing
Beata Jones, Neely School of Business
Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Student Affairs
Jongkeyong Kim, English
June Koelker, Library
Nadia Lahutsky, Religion
Michelle Little, Art
Francisco Lozada, Brite Divinity School
Brad Lucas, English
Mariam MacGregor, Neely Professional Development Center
Shelly Matthews, Brite Divinity School
Joan McGettigan, Film, Television and Digital Media
William Meier, History
Bonnie Melhart, Academic Affairs — Research, Graduate Studies, and University Programs
Darren Middleton, Religion
Linda Moore, Social Work
Johnny Nhan, Criminal Justice
Kimberly Owczarski, Film, Television and Digital Media
Allison Owen, Mathematics
Sara-Jayne Parsons, Art Galleries at TCU / School of Art
Mary Patton, College of Education
James Petrovich, Social Work
Anna Petursdottir, Psychology
Ray Pfeiffer, Neeley School/Accounting
Ron Pitcock, Honors College
Matthew Pitt, English
Jan Quesada, Religion
Susan Ramirez, History
Anne Rooney, Neely School of Business
Andrew Ryder, Honors College
Timothy Sandoval, Brite Divinity School
Marie Schein, Modern Language Studies
Donna Schonerstedt, Honors College
Karen Scott, Admissions
Catherine Serrano, Nursing
Laura Shaw, Student Development Services
Cecilia Silva, Education
Steven Sloan, Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Donna Smolik, College of Fine Arts
Sara Sorenson, Admissions
Australia Tarver, English
Angela Thompson, Sociology
Jason Titus, Housing and Residence Life
Kara Vuic, History
Danielle Walker, Nursing
Kyle Walker, Geography
Patricia Walters, Accounting/Neeley School of Business
Catherine Wehlburg, Institutional Effectiveness
Tracy Williams, Center for International Studies
Morrison Wong, Sociology and Anthropology
Peter Worthing, AddRan Dean’s Office
Wilton Wright, English and Women and Gender Studies
Cathy Young, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Nursing)
Jessica Zeller, School for Classical and Contemporary Dance