Agenda Item No.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Office of the President June 11, 2015
Members, Board of Regents The Texas A&M University System
Subject: Approval of Academic Tenure, September 2015, Texas A&M University
I recommend adoption of the following minute order.
“The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, in accordance with System Policy 12.01, Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure, hereby authorizes the granting of tenure to the following faculty members at Texas A&M University as set forth in Exhibit , Tenure List No. 16-01.”
Respectfully submitted,
Michael K. Young President
Approval Recommended: Approved for Legal Sufficiency:
______John Sharp Ray Bonilla Chancellor General Counsel
Billy Hamilton Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
______James R. Hallmark, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
ITEM EXHIBIT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TENURE TENURE LIST NO. 16-01
Present Rank Yrs. Towards Tenure Effective Name Department Univ./ Other Inst. Date/Tenure
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
* Dr. Peregrine Stephen Professor 0 18 Upon Approval Barboza Wildlife and Fisheries by the Board and Sciences Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Michael J. Professor 0 6 Upon Approval Thomson Soil and Crop Sciences by the Board and Faculty Arrival
BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE
* Dr. Raymond Professor 0 18 Upon Approval Robertson International Affairs by the Board and Faculty Arrival
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
* Dr. Yorghos Associate Professor 0 22 Upon Approval Apostolopoulos Health and Kinesiology by the Board and Faculty Arrival DWIGHT LOOK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
* Dr. Nobuo Morita Professor 0 20 Upon Approval Petroleum Engineering by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Prabhakar R. Professor 0 19 Upon Approval Pagilla Mechanical Engineering by the Board and Faculty Arrival COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
* Dr. Sandra Braman Professor 0 28 Upon Approval Communication by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. W. Timothy Professor 0 27 Upon Approval Coombs Communication by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs Professor 0 26 Upon Approval Hoffman History by the Board and Faculty Arrival Page 1 of 19
* Dr. Sherry J. Holladay Professor 0 24 Upon Approval Communication by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Patricia H. Professor 0 22 Upon Approval Thornton Sociology by the Board and Faculty Arrival
MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL
* Dr. Korok Ray Associate Professor 0 11 Upon Approval Accounting by the Board and Faculty Arrival
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
* Dr. Meigan C. Professor 0 25 Upon Approval Aronson Physics and Astronomy by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Steven B. Dierker Professor 0 32 Upon Approval Physics and Astronomy by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Simon Foucart Associate Professor 0 5 Upon Approval Mathematics by the Board and Faculty Arrival
SCHOOL OF LAW
* Professor Irene Professor 0 12 Upon Approval Calboli School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Susan Fortney Professor 0 23 Upon Approval School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Nuno Garoupa Professor 0 18 Upon Approval School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Charlotte Ku Professor 0 31 Upon Approval School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Glynn S. Lunney Professor 0 24 Upon Approval Jr. School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
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* Professor Srividhya Professor 0 12 Upon Approval Ragavan School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
* Professor Peter K. Yu Professor 0 14 Upon Approval School of Law by the Board and Faculty Arrival
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON
* Professor Edward Professor 0 33 Upon Approval Clancy Marine Engineering by the Board and Technology Faculty Arrival
COLLEGE OF NURSING
* Dr. Roberta Jeanne Professor 0 16 Upon Approval Ruiz College of Nursing by the Board and Faculty Arrival
RANGEL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
* Dr. Mansoor A. Khan Professor 0 15 Upon Approval Rangel College of by the Board and Pharmacy Faculty Arrival
* Dr. Jason E. Maddock Professor 0 15 Upon Approval Environmental and by the Board and Occupational Health Faculty Arrival
* Tenure on Arrival Page 3 of 19
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY BACKGROUND OF FACULTY RECOMMENDED FOR ACADEMIC TENURE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Peregrine Stephen Wildlife and Professor Upon Approval Barboza Fisheries Sciences by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1991) University of New England, Australia Fa 1997 - Sp 2002 University of Alaska Assistant Professor Fa 2002 - Sp 2009 University of Alaska Associate Professor (Tenured 2002) Fa 2009 - Sp 2015 University of Alaska Professor Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Peregrine Stephen Barboza specializes in wildlife biology with an emphasis on relationships between food supplies and the survival, growth and reproduction of animals in changing environments. He developed a research program on caribou and moose with collaborators in state and federal governments as well as those in the private sector. Dr. Barboza received 32 research awards for $3.7M in extramural support. He co-authored 72 articles, three book chapters and his textbook Integrative Wildlife Nutrition won the Outstanding Book Award from The Wildlife Society. Dr. Barboza teaches courses in introductory biology, biochemistry, histology, animal physiology, and wildlife nutrition and wildlife management. In the last six years, he taught two courses each year in wildlife management and wildlife nutrition with an average student rating of very good to excellent. Dr. Barboza served as principal advisor for nine master’s and two doctoral theses, and as a member of the advisory committee for a further ten masters and seven doctoral theses.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Michael J. Thomson Soil and Crop Professor Upon Approval Sciences by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (2002) Cornell University 2009 - 2010 International Rice Research Institute Scientist 2011 - 2013 International Rice Research Institute Scientist II 2013 - 2015 International Rice Research Institute Senior Scientist Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Michael J. Thomson’s research focuses on plant molecular genetics with a specialty in rice genetics, translational genomics, molecular breeding, and international agriculture. While working two years in Indonesia and nine years at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, Dr. Thomson characterized rice genetic diversity, developed molecular markers for key traits, and optimized a high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping workflow for rice. He authored 29 refereed journal articles, five book chapters, and 56 conference abstracts. He has been involved in securing over $16 million in research grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Syngenta, National Science Foundation, the Generation Challenge Program,
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES (Continued)
Dr. Michael J. Thomson (continued) and the Federal Ministry of Development in Germany. He is also serving as an associate editor for the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology journal and he is on the editorial board for Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Dr. Thomson teaches courses in molecular breeding and single nucleotide polymorphism data analysis and provided guest lectures in numerous other training courses and workshops across Asia for capacity building in molecular breeding. Although he worked at research institutes for the past 11 years, he had the opportunity to supervise three master’s students and serve on four doctoral committees in collaboration with universities in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and the Philippines.
BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Raymond Robertson International Affairs Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1997) University of Texas at Austin
Fa 1997 - Sp 1999 Maxwell School, Syracuse Assistant Professor Fa 1999 - Sp 2003 Macalester College Assistant Professor Fa 2003 - Sp 2009 Macalester College Associate Professor (Tenured 2003) Fa 2009 - Su 2015 Macalester College Professor Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Raymond Robertson’s research is in development economics, particularly the nexus of international, labor and development economics. He authored or co-authored 38 articles and contributions to edited volumes, and co-edited two volumes published by the World Bank. His work on wage rates and global trade has not only earned him an international scholarly reputation, but has also led to his appointment as the chair of the U.S. Department of Labor National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions in Free Trade Agreements. In his career he has received $92,696 from both the Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Robertson teaches courses on international economics, econometrics and economic policy in Latin America. His teaching evaluations at Macalester were very strong. He supervised two master’s thesis committees.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Yorghos Health and Associate Professor Upon Approval Apostolopoulos Kinesiology by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1994) University of Connecticut
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (Continued)
Dr. Yorghos Apostolopoulos (continued) Fa 1993 - Su 1997 University of Miami Assistant Professor Fa 1997 - Su 2002 Arizona State University Associate Professor Fa 2002 - Sp 2006 Emory University Associate Professor Su 2006 - Su 2007 University of Athens, Greece Adjunct Associate Professor Su 2006 - Su 2007 Hellenic Open University, Adjunct Professor Greece Su 2006 - Su 2007 CII/HSPH, Cypress Visiting Professor Fa 2007 - Fa 2008 Zayed University-Abu Dhabi, Associate Professor Sp 2009 - Su 2009 Emory University Clinical Associate Professor Fa 2009 - Fa 2014 University of North Carolina Associate Professor (Tenured 2009) Sp 2015 Texas A&M University Associate Professor
Dr. Yorghos Apostolopoulos' research focuses on social and occupational epidemiology with emphasis in commercial driver health. He secured $3.5 million from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. His work has been among the most cited in the English-language health literature pertaining to commercial drivers. Dr. Apostolopoulos' work has led to 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and conference presentations as well as his book Population Mobility and Infectious Disease. Most recently, Dr. Apostolopoulos spearheaded the creation of the Complexity in Health Research Group, which aims to support university-wide research and graduate education at Texas A&M.
Dr. Apostolopoulos teaches undergraduate and graduate courses within the framework of social epidemiology, occupational health, and research methodology in different fields, universities, and countries, for which he has received very good evaluations. Dr. Apostolopoulos served as committee member and/or chair of eight master’s theses and 11 doctoral dissertations.
DWIGHT LOOK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Nobuo Morita Petroleum Professor Upon Approval Engineering by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1974) The University of Texas at Austin Sp 1995 - Sp 2015 Waseda University, Tokyo Professor (Tenured 1995) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Nobuo Morita’s research focuses on rock mechanics. Dr. Morita has 31 refereed journal publications and 50 refereed conference papers. Dr. Morita received approximately $100,000 per year from the Japanese government in support of his research efforts. Dr. Morita was presented with the United States National Committee Rock Mechanics Award in 1989; received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Northern Asia Pacific Region in 2013; and the Cedric K. Ferguson Certificate from SPE in 2013. Dr. Morita teaches courses in rock mechanics, geomechanics and mineral resources, and environmental engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He supervised the graduate theses for 135 students who were financially supported by the government research center of Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and the oil industry.
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DWIGHT LOOK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Continued) Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Prabhakar R. Pagilla Mechanical Professor Upon Approval Engineering by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1996) The University of California, Berkeley
Su 1996 - Su 2001 Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor Su 2001 - Su 2006 Oklahoma State University Associate Professor (Tenured 2001) Su 2006 - Su 2015 Oklahoma State University Professor Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Prabhakar R. Pagilla’s research focuses on controls and manufacturing with demonstrated contributions in roll-to-roll manufacturing, large scale and information storage systems, sensors and robotics, mechatronics and nonlinear dynamical systems. Dr. Pagilla has published 49 journal articles, 71 peer-reviewed conference papers, 101 abstracts, and one book chapter. Dr. Pagilla also holds four patents. He has received over $5.18 million (pro-rated $3.4 million) in external grants from federal agencies and industry. Dr. Pagilla has served as the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Systems Theory Panel (Dynamic Systems and Control Division) chair. He serves as technical editor for the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control and is associate editor for the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
Dr. Pagilla teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the systems and controls area. Student evaluation scores identify him as an excellent classroom instructor. He has advised eight Ph.D. students and 26 master’s students. Dr. Pagilla also excels in advising and training graduate students while also promoting their future work by facilitating student internships with practicing engineering firms.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Sandra Braman Communication Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1988) University of Minnesota
Fa 1987 - Sp 1989 Rutgers Assistant Professor Fa 1989 - Sp 1997 University of Illinois-Urbana Research Assistant Professor Fa 1997 - Sp 2002 University of Alabama Associate Professor (Tenured 1997) Fa 2002 - Su 2015 University of Wisconsin Professor (Tenured 2002) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Sandra Braman's research focuses on the macro-level effects of the use of digital technologies and their policy implications. She has earned the highest honor available internationally in the field of communication, a Fellow of the International Communication Association. She has authored two books, eight edited volumes, one encyclopedia, 43 refereed journal articles on communication technology, law, and policy, of which 13 have been republished separately, and 34 book chapters, of which four have been republished separately. Her work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Open
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (Continued)
Dr. Sandra Braman (continued)
Society Institute (Soros Foundation), and First Amendment Fund. Dr. Braman is currently Head of the Law Section of the International Association of Media & Communication Research and former Chair of the Communication Law & Policy Division of the International Communication Association.
Dr. Braman teaches a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, including those pertinent to her specialization on the internet, its effects, and its implications for law. She has strong student evaluations that are consistently above average. She was also named a Soros Foundation Teaching Fellow Mentor from 2004-2006.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. W. Timothy Coombs Communication Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1990) Purdue University
Fa 1988 - Sp 1995 Illinois State University Assistant Professor Fa 1995 - Sp 1999 Illinois State University Associate Professor (Tenured 1995) Fa 1999 - Sp 2000 Clemson University Associate Professor Fa 2000 - Sp 2002 Wayne State University Associate Professor Fa 2002 - Sp 2008 Eastern Illinois University Associate Professor (Tenured 2007) Fa 2008 - Sp 2010 Eastern Illinois University Professor Fa 2010 - Su 2015 University of Central Florida Professor (Tenured 2010) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. W. Timothy Coombs’ primary research focuses on crisis communication with emphasis in establishing crisis communication as an identifiable research field within corporate communication. In 1995, he published the first article that would lead to the articulation of the Situational Crisis Communication Theory. He received the Pathfinder Award from the Institute for Public Relations in 2013. Dr. Coombs has written 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 11 books, and 33 book chapters. He has eight other articles that have been cited over 200 times. His current h-index is 39 according to Google Scholar, which is high for this discipline.
Dr. Coombs teaches courses in crisis management, internet and corporate communication, managerial communication, public relations, and identity management. His teaching evaluations are consistent with department averages and grade distributions demonstrate rigor in the courses. He chaired eight graduate thesis committees and served on 27 others.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs History Professor Upon Approval Hoffman by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1988) Stanford University
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (Continued)
Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (continued)
Fa 1989 - Sp 1992 University of San Diego Assistant Professor Fa 1992 - Sp 1998 University of San Diego Associate Professor (Tenured 1992) Fa 1998 - Su 2015 San Diego State University Professor (Tenured 1998) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman specializes in American foreign relations. She published three single-authored research monographs that explore the field from multiple perspectives in multiple time periods; authored two historical novels; placed numerous scholarly essays and articles; and received several distinguished academic honors, including a Fulbright Award to Ireland and fellowships from the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. She has also performed substantial service to her current institution and the profession.
Dr. Cobbs Hoffman teaches a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in United States, foreign relations, American business history, and twentieth-century Unites States history as well as historiography, research methods, and American and World history surveys. In 2006 and again in 2012, her department at her current institution awarded her the honor, "Most Influential Teacher." Her teaching evaluations show that students consistently rank her at the top of her department. She has chaired over 24 graduate student committees.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Sherry J. Holladay Communication Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1992) Purdue University
Fa 1991 - Sp 1997 Illinois State University Assistant Professor Fa 1997 - Sp 1999 Illinois State University Associate Professor (Tenured 1997) Fa 1999 - Sp 2000 Clemson University Associate Professor Fa 2000 - Sp 2002 Wayne State University Associate Professor Fa 2002 - Sp 2007 Eastern Illinois University Associate Professor (Tenured 2006) Fa 2007 - Sp 2010 Eastern Ilinois University Professor Fa 2010 - Sp 2015 University of Central Florida Professor (Tenured 2010) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Sherry J. Holladay’s research includes crisis communication and corporate social responsibility. Dr. Holladay has written 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, co- authored four books, and co-edited one handbook. Dr. Holladay’s co-authored research has received two annual awards for “outstanding journal article” and two awards for “outstanding textbook.” Her overall h-index is 20 with over 2,600 citations (statistics from Google Scholar). Nine co-authored articles have been cited 100 or more times and one was cited over 400 times.
Dr. Holladay teaches numerous courses including introductory and advanced organizational communication, corporate social responsibility, public relations, communication theory, research methods and public relations. She chaired one dissertation committee, six master’s thesis committees, and an undergraduate honor’s thesis. Her teaching evaluations are consistent with department averages and grade distributions demonstrate rigor in the courses.
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (Continued)
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Patricia H. Thornton Sociology Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1993) Stanford University
Fa 1993 - Sp 2000 Duke University Assistant Professor Fa 2000 - Fa 2002 Duke University Associate Professor of the Practice Sp 2003 - Sp 2015 Stanford University Visiting Associate Professor Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Patricia H. Thornton’s research focuses on the sociology of organizations with emphasis in institutional logics. She published two research monographs at prestigious presses and three books. Additionally, she has published nine high impact journal articles and eight book chapters. She was awarded the 2013 George R. Terry Award for the most outstanding contribution to management knowledge. She has also been awarded a number of outstanding research paper awards at the American Sociological Association and in 2014 she was elected to the Macro-Organization Behavior Society. Dr. Thornton has developed and taught courses on entrepreneurship and organizations at both Duke and Stanford University. She has been on 18 doctoral committees. Her syllabi have been selected for inclusion in the American Sociological Association’s Teaching and Resources Center.
MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Korok Ray Accounting Associate Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (2004) Stanford University Su 2004 - Su 2007 University of Chicago Assistant Professor Su 2007 - Fa 2008 Executive Office of the President, Senior Economist Washington DC Fa 2008 - Sp 2012 Georgetown University Assistant Professor Fa 2012 - Su 2015 George Washington University Assistant Professor Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Associate Professor
Dr. Korok Ray’s research areas are performance measurement, compensation, corporate governance, and financial disclosure with specialization in incentives in managerial and financial accounting. He has five publications in top tier scholarly journals, like The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, and Management Science, and two publications in specialized scholarly journals. He has raised $94,100 in external grants and $18,500 in internal grants for his research. He served as a resident scholar for the George Washington Regulatory Studies Center, and as a faculty liaison for the Georgetown University Office of Mission and Ministry. In August 2015, he will join the editorial board of the Junior Accounting Theory Conference sponsored by the American Accounting Association.
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MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL (Continued)
Dr. Korok Ray (continued)
Dr. Ray has taught financial accounting and managerial accounting to full time, part time, and executive Masters of Business Administration students at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He served on two doctoral committees while at the University of Chicago and George Washington University.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Meigan C. Aronson Physics and Professor Upon Approval Astronomy by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1988) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Fa 1990 - Su 1996 University of Michigan Assistant Professor Fa 1996 - Su 2002 University of Michigan Associate Professor (Tenured 1996) Fa 2002 - Fa 2006 University of Michigan Professor Sp 2007- Sp 2015 Stony Brook University Professor (Tenured 2007) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Meigan C. Aronson’s research focuses on experimental condensed matter physics and centers on the discovery of new magnetic and superconducting systems, especially their stabilization at zero temperature quantum critical points. She has written 140 peer-reviewed articles in top journals as well as three book chapters. Dr. Aronson has been invited to speak at 230 lectures and has received over $12.8 million in external funding. She is the recipient of a National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship, and is Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), as well as a Qiushu Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University.
Dr. Aronson teaches a wide range of physics courses across the entire curriculum from large introductory classes to the graduate level. She introduced a new interactive approach for teaching introductory recitations that increased student retention markedly, becoming the norm at Michigan physics. Her classroom evaluations have been consistently strong. Dr. Aronson chaired three graduate theses committees and served on 26 others.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Steven B. Dierker Physics and Professor Upon Approval Astronomy by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1983) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1983 - 1990 AT&T Bell Laboratories Technical Staff Fa 1990 - Sp1998 University of Michigan Associate Professor (Tenured 1990) Fa 1998 – Sp 2006 University of Michigan Professor 2001 - 2015 Brookhaven National Lab Director Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (Continued)
Dr. Steven B. Dierker (continued)
Dr. Steven B. Dierker’s area is experimental condensed matter physics, with a specialty in light and x-ray scattering studies of collective phenomena and phase transitions in superconductors, magnetic materials, liquid crystals, binary fluids, and polymers. He authored 66 publications, presented 45 invited talks, and organized dozens of national and international scientific workshops and conferences. He led efforts to develop the scientific case and technical specifications, and to secure government support, for a major new scientific user facility, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), which is the brightest synchrotron light source in the world, and was then the Project Director for the $912 million NSLS-II Project. He has been the Principal Investigator on grants totaling $1.2 billion. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Dierker teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, optics laboratory, advanced laboratory, and electricity and magnetism, computers in experimental research laboratory, and a special topics course on photon, electron, and neutron scattering in solids at the graduate level. He received outstanding student evaluations and mentored six graduate students, five undergraduate students, and three post-doctoral fellows. He was the recipient of an Excellence in Education Award and an Instructional Technology Grant to develop "Innovative Applications of Technology in Undergraduate Education", both from the University of Michigan. Dr. Dierker was given 32 years towards tenure for his experience and expertise in his field.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Simon Foucart Mathematics Assistant Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (2006) University of Cambridge
Fa 2010 - Su 2013 Drexel University Assistant Professor Fa 2013 - Su 2015 University of Georgia Assistant Professor Su 2015 Texas A&M University Associate Professor Dr. Simon Foucart’s research focuses on compression sensing and approximation theory. He has published 22 papers, many in leading journals such as Journal of Approximation Theory, Numerische Mathematik, Studia Mathematica, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal on Numerical Analysis. He has given 23 invited conference/workshop presentations, six colloquia, three short courses, and 28 seminars. In addition, he is the author (with H. Rauhut) of a monumental (600 plus pages) treatise on compressed sensing. Dr. Foucart is the Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $666,322. He is the recipient of a 2010 Best Paper Award from the Journal of Complexity, and the 2012 Antelo Devereux Award for Young Faculty at Drexel University. Dr. Foucart teaches graduate courses in compressed sensing, linear algebra, and approximation theory as well as, at the undergraduate level, courses in numerical mathematics, differential equations, calculus, probability and statistics, and linear algebra. His teaching has just been reviewed successfully as part of a tenure review at the University of Georgia. Dr. Foucart has also mentored two post-docs and a Ph.D. student.
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SCHOOL OF LAW
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Professor Irene Calboli School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival
L.L.M. (1999) London School of Economics and Polical Science
Fa 2003 - Sp 2008 Marquette University Assistant Professor Fa 2008 - Sp 2012 Marquette University Associate Professor (Tenured 2008) Fa 2012 - Sp 2015 Marquette University Professor Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Professor Irene Calboli is an expert in intellectual property and international trade law. She is a prolific scholar and her articles and chapters have appeared in leading volumes, student edited law reviews, and peer-reviewed journals. She recently edited two books: Trademark Protection and Territoriality Challenges in a Global Economy (Edward Elgar, 2014, with E. Lee) and Diversity in Intellectual Property: Identities, Interests, and Intersections (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2015, with S. Ragavan) and several important works in progress. Her research addresses hot topics such as the blurring boundaries of intellectual property rights, trademark proliferation and non-traditional trademarks, 3D printing, and the protection of geographical indications of origin in the context of global trade.
Professor Calboli teaches a variety of classes related to intellectual property, international trade law, and European union law. At Marquette University Law School she received outstanding student evaluations (consistently above department average) and excellent peer reviews. She frequently teaches modules for the World Intellectual Property Organization, Master of Laws Program in Torino, The Center for International Intellectual Property/World Intellectual Property Organization Program in Strasburg, the University of Nijmegen, the University of Amsterdam, the University of Essex, the Chinese University of Hong-Kong, the European Institute of Macau, and the University of Queensland.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Susan Fortney School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival J.S.D. (1997) Columbia University
Fa 1992 - Sp 1995 Texas Tech University Assistant Professor Fa 1995 - Sp 1997 Texas Tech University Associate Professor Fa 1997 - Sp 2011 Texas Tech University Professor (Tenured 1997) Fa 2011 - Sp 2015 Hofstra University Professor (Tenured 2011) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Susan Fortney teaches and is an international leader in the field of legal ethics and malpractice. She was awarded the Presidential Academic Achievement Award, a Texas Tech University-wide award for excellence in teaching, research, and service. Outside the university, Texas Lawyer magazine selected her as one of the 30 Extraordinary Women Lawyers in Texas Law and the Texas Bar Foundation selected her as the recipient of the Lola Wright Foundation Award for outstanding public service in advancing legal ethics. In June 2015 she served as Hofstra University's Research Fellow at Manchester College at Oxford University. Page 13 of 19
SCHOOL OF LAW (Continued)
Dr. Susan Fortney (continued)
Dr. Fortney received excellent teaching evaluations, above the averages for comparable classes. Her teaching awards include being voted Outstanding Teacher by Texas Tech Law students, the Texas Tech Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award (university-wide award for the most valuable contribution to creative excellence in teaching). Her international work includes serving as Fulbright Scholar in Slovenia and teaching the Masters of Law Program at La Trobe University, Australia.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Nuno Garoupa School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1998) University of York, United Kingdom Fa 1997 - Sp 2001 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Associate Professor Fa 2001 - Sp 2007 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Professor (Tenured 2001) Fa 2007 - Sp 2015 University of Illinois Professor (Tenured 2007) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Dr. Nuno Garoupa has a long established research interest in the economics of law and legal institutions, with more than eighty articles published in leading journals such as the Journal of Law and Economics and the Journal of Legal Studies. Dr. Garoupa served as Vice-President of the European Association of Law and Economics (2004-2007), Member of the Boards of the International Society for New Institutional Economics (2006-2009) and of the Latin America and Caribbean Law and Economics Association (2009-2011), and co-editor of the Review of Law and Economics (2004-2010) and of the International Review of Law and Economics (since 2012). He was awarded the Spanish Julian Marias Research Prize in 2010. Dr. Garoupa teaches European union law, comparative law, American law for foreign students and law and economics. He received outstanding student evaluations each year. Dr. Garoupa served on several committees at the University of Illinois, including appointments and international programs.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Charlotte Ku School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1984) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Su 1988 – Su 1989 Johns Hopkins University Visiting Professor Sp 1990 – Sp 1992 American Society of International Law Program Director Sp 1992 – Fa 1993 American Society of International Law Deputy Executive Director Sp 1994 – Fa 2006 American Society of International Law Vice President Fa 2006 – Sp 2007 Lauterpacht Centre for International Law Acting Director Sp 2007 – Fa 2007 University of Illinois Director Fa 2007 – Su 2010 University of Illinois Assistant Dean Fa 1984 - Sp 1988 University of Virginia Assistant Professor Fa 2010 - Sp 2015 University of Illinois College of Law Professor (Tenured 2010) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Page 14 of 19
SCHOOL OF LAW (Continued) Dr. Charlotte Ku (continued) Dr. Charlotte Ku’s area is international law with a focus on international institutions and global governance. She is the author of 53 articles and author or editor of four books including a one- volume introduction to international law now in its third edition. Her work examines the interactions of international law with national law; change in international law over time; and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and work between international law and international relations. Dr. Ku has secured more than $2 million to support the educational and outreach mission of the American Society of International Law. Dr. Ku teaches general courses in international law and international organization to undergraduates as well as to law students. She has also taught transnational law to law students. As Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Illinois College of Law, she has helped to design preparation courses for international studies starting in the master’s program. Her teaching evaluations are very good. She served on four master’s thesis committees. Dr. Ku was instrumental in the early development of the interdisciplinary summer workshop on international organization studies co-sponsored and organized by the American Society of International Law and the Academic Council on the United Nations System. Dr. Ku was given 31 years towards tenure for her experience and expertise in her field.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date Dr. Glynn S. Lunney, Jr. School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (2006) Tulane University Fa 1991 - Sp 1994 Tulane University Assistant Professor Fa 1994 - Sp 1997 Tulane University Associate Professor Fa 1997 – Sp 2015 Tulane University Professor (Tenured 1997) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Glynn S. Lunney’s area of expertise is intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on economic analysis of intellectual property issues. He authored more than 25 articles and a leading casebook in the field, has testified before congress on intellectual property issues, and has presented his work to the European Commission. He has served on the Copyright Principles Project, a group of leading scholars examining the issue of copyright reform. He served as the faculty advisor for the Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property and is the co- founder and co-director of the Tulane Center for Intellectual Property, Media, and Culture. Dr. Lunney teaches courses in intellectual property, including the survey course, as well as separate advanced courses in copyright, patent, and trademark law. He also teaches property and contracts in the first-year curriculum. Dr. Lunney has received excellent (above law school average) teaching evaluations.
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Professor Srividhya School of Law Professor Upon Approval Ragavan by the Board and Faculty Arrival
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Professor Srividhya Ragavan (continued)
S.J.D. (2008) George Washington University School of Law Fa 2003 - Fa 2008 University of Oklahoma Associate Professor Sp 2009 - Fa 2015 University of Oklahoma Professor (Tenured 2009) Sp 2016 Texas A&M University Professor Professor Srividhya Tirunelveli Ragavan’s scholarship focuses on the interplay between international trade law and intellectual property issues with a developmental perspective. Her work emphasizes issues that affect developing nations from embracing the trade regime. Her publications have expounded diverse topics such as traditional knowledge, pharmaceutical patenting and agricultural subsidies. Her recent book titled Patent and Trade Disparities in Developing Countries, Oxford University Press, 2012, has been republished in the South Asian market. Professor Ragavan's work is featured in Human Rights and Intellectual Property: Mapping the Global Interface - a book published by Cambridge University Press. This book remains the leading book on the interface of intellectual property law and human rights. Professor Ragavan teaches law of contracts which is a first year law course and upper level intellectual property survey, patent law, trademarks law, international trade and intellectual property rights seminar. Professor Ragavan is a recipient of the Fulbright Core Teacher’s grant and also served as a Fulbright Specialist in India in 2013. Professor Ragavan received outstanding student evaluations. She served as visiting faculty for the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research Pro Diploma Program in Intellectual Property Law. Similarly, Professor Ragavan has also taught at the National Law School of India University. Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Professor Peter K. Yu School of Law Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival J.D. (1999) Yeshiva University
Fa 2001 - Sp 2003 Yeshiva University Assistant Professor Fa 2003 - Sp 2004 Michigan State University Assistant Professor Fa 2004 - Sp 2007 Michigan State University Associate Professor (Tenured 2006) Fa 2007 - Sp 2015 Drake University Professor (Tenured 2007) Su 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Professor Peter K. Yu’s area of expertise is intellectual property. He is the author or editor of five books and more than 100 law review articles and book chapters on intellectual property. He directed three nationally ranked intellectual property law programs and founded two of them. He is currently the general editor of the peer-reviewed World Intellectual Property Organization Journal, published by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization. He delivered lectures and presentations in more than 25 countries, and his publications have appeared in 10 languages. The Social Science Research Network currently ranks him among the Top 40 Law Authors based on all-time downloads. According to a 2014 study on legal citations based on Google Scholar data, he was number 11 among the most cited intellectual property law scholars in the United States, number 2 when data were adjusted based on years of teaching. Professor Yu teaches courses in intellectual property, international law, computer science, and communication art courses. His teaching evaluations are consistently outstanding. In 2007, he received the Michigan State University Law Student Bar Association for the Distinguished Faculty
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Award. He was also given the university-wide Teacher-Scholar Award, at both Drake University and Michigan State University, he has been charged with designing and managing the intellectual property curriculum. At both schools, he also launched certificate and graduate law programs. In addition, he has been a member of a number of doctorial committees.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON
Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Professor Edward Marine Engineering Professor Upon Approval Clancy Technology by the Board and Faculty Arrival
J.D. (2002) Western State University
Fa 1982 - Sp 1984 California Maritime Academy Assistant Professor Fa 1984 - Sp 1987 California Maritime Academy Assosicate Professorr Fa 1987 - Sp 1988 California Maritime Academy Professor (Tenured 1988) Fa 1988 - Fa 2007 California State Polytechnic University Professor (Tenured 1992) Sp 2008 - Fa 2008 US Patent Office Patent Attorney Sp 2009 - Su 2015 ACTA Technology Inc. Chief Technology Officer Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor
Professor Edward Clancy's area is marine engineering with a specialty in heat transfer, thermal systems, diesel engines, rheometry and intellectual property. He combines industrial, United States Navy (Captain) and academic experiences and is a licensed United States Coast Guard marine engineer, professional engineer and patent attorney. He received grants totaling $933,000 from the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, California Energy Commission, World Bank and industry. Professor Clancy served on the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Commission. His work on improving heat transfer fluids was recently recognized at the American Chemical Society meeting (March 2015) and discussed in the Washington Post (May 2015).
Professor Clancy teaches applied engineering courses for undergraduates. He received outstanding student evaluations each year. He has been Department Head at both California Maritime Academy and California State Polytechnic University.
COLLEGE OF NURSING Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Roberta Jeanne Ruiz College of Nursing Professor Upon Approval by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1999) University of Texas Health Science Center
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Dr. Roberta Jeanne Ruiz (continued) Su 1999 - Sp 2005 University of Texas Health Science Assistant Professor Center Su 2005 - Sp 2009 University of Texas Medical Branch Associate Professor Sp 2009 - Su 2012 University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor (Tenured 2009) Su 2012 - Fa 2013 The Ohio State University Associate Professor (Tenured 2012) Fa 2013 - Sp 2015 Texas Tech University Health Professor (Tenured 2013) Science Center Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Roberta Jeanne Ruiz’s research focuses on psychoneuroimmunology regarding inflammatory markers, reproductive hormones and psychosocial/cultural factors predicting preterm birth in Hispanic women. She has had National Institute of Nursing Research and National Institutes of Health grant support for $4.7 million. Dr. Ruiz has generated 34 refereed publications with four papers published in 2014-2015, and 21 abstracts. She serves as a standing member of the National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group at the National Institutes of Health study section which reviews pre and postdoctoral training grants in nursing. Dr. Ruiz teaches undergraduate and graduate nursing courses on evidence-based practice, health assessment, pathophysiology, women’s health and pediatric health promotion for nurse practitioners, and multiple family nurse practitioner courses. She mentored numerous doctoral students and currently is mentoring a postdoctoral student. She is certified as a woman’s health nurse practitioner and has practiced with high risk obstetrical patients since 1999.
RANGEL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Mansoor A. Khan Pharmaceutical Professor Upon Approval Sciences by the Board and Faculty Arrival Ph.D. (1992) St. John's University, College of Pharmacy Fa 1987 – Sp 1992 St. John’s University Teaching Research Fellow Su 1992 – Su 1996 University of Louisiana at Monroe Assistant Professor Su 1996 – Su 1998 University of Louisiana at Monroe Associate Professor (Tenured) Fa 1998 – Fa 2000 Texas Tech Health Science Center Associate Professor Sp 2000 - Sp 2004 Texas Tech Health Science Center Professor (Tenured 2000) Fa 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Mansoor A. Khan is an internationally recognized formulations scientist whose research emphasizes industrial pharmacy and biopharmaceutics. He authored 258 peer reviewed publications, five books, and 23 book chapters. He obtained over $10 million in external research support from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services. His honors include the election as chair of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), founding chair of AAPS Formulations Design and Development Section, AAPS Fellow, recipient of AAPS Research Achievement Award and over 20 USFDA top awards. Currently, Dr. Khan serves as the Director of Product Quality Research in the Federal Drug Administration FDA and occupies a Senior Biomedical Research Service position.
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Dr. Mansoor A. Khan (continued) Dr. Khan teaches courses in advanced pharmaceutics, industrial pharmacy, product formulation, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, drug stability, and pharmaceutical and clinical calculations. Dr. Khan chaired 10 doctoral committees. He served or is serving as on-site advisor for nine graduate students and 16 post-doctoral fellows. His teaching evaluations are consistently above average.
Dr. Khan was given 15 years towards tenure for his experience and expertise in his field.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Name Department Present Rank Effective Date
Dr. Jason E. Maddock Environmental and Professor Upon Approval Occupational Health by the Board and Faculty Arrival
Ph.D. (1999) University of Rhode Island
Sp 2000 - Su 2004 University of Hawaii Manoa Assistant Professor Su 2004 - Su 2009 University of Hawaii at Manoa Associate Professor (Tenured 2009) Fa 2009 - Fa 2015 University of Hawaii at Manoa Professor Sp 2015 Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Jason E. Maddock’s area of specialty is public health. Dr. Maddock has extensive experience in system, environmental and policy research to improve population-level risk factors including physical inactivity, tobacco use and poor nutrition in multiethnic, disparate communities. He authored over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and 150 chapters and abstracts on community- level health promotion. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Dr. Maddock has received over $18 million in extramural funding. He received the Champions Award from the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance, the Gold Award from the National Public Health Information Coalition, and the Award of Excellence from the American Public Health Association among others. Dr. Maddock served as the Inaugural Chair of the Physical Activity Section, American Public Health Association, Vice-President of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Chair of the Hawaii Board of Health, and on the Board of Directors, Hawaii Public Health Association Chair of the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii among other professional service activities. Dr. Maddock teaches several classes in public health including social sciences and public health, public health leadership, systems thinking, current topics and doctoral seminars. His class evaluations are consistently excellent. Dr. Maddock received the Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching at the University of Hawaii. He has also chaired more than 20 master’s committees.
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