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Dr. Sandra Woodley
President
Topics: access to higher education, expertise as president
Dr. Becky Spurlock
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Topics: direct admissions, Falcon Free, higher education, student experience
Dr. Raj Dakshinamurthy
Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Topics: research, biomedical sciences
Dr. Brian Shedd
Executive Director for Innovation & Commercialization
Topics: innovation in the Permian Basin
Tatum Hubbard
Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Topics: Falcon Free, general University information
Bradley Shook
Vice President of Information Technology Services
Topics: virtual student experience, gamification of courses, augmented reality, artificial intelligence
Dr. Miles Henderson
Assistant Professor of Sedimentology and Interim Chair
Topics: seismic activity, geosciences
Dr. Scott Lapinski
Financial Aid Director
Topics: FAFSA, financial aid
Clark Moreland
Lecturer of English, Director Heimmermann Center for Engaged Teaching
Topics: student experience, faculty professional development
Megan Baeza
Director of Internships and Employer Relations
Topics: career readiness, employer relations
Dr. Robert Trentham
Senior Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Geosciences
Topics: oil and gas production
Dr. Jake Lee
Geophysicist, Department of Geosciences
Topics: geophysics, seismology, oil and gas, and carbon capture storage
Katharine Harrell
Energy Land Management Coordinator, MS Energy Business Coordinator, and Senior Lecturer in Business Law
Topics: energy land management
Dr. Behzad Behnia
Director for the Office of Student Research, Associate Professor, and Department Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Topics: civil engineering
Stuart MacDonald
Adjunct Professor, College of Business
Topics: economics
David Carlston
Psychology
Topics: Clinical Psychology
Eric Baker
Program Coordinator - Music, Director of Community Engagement in Music and Visual Arts
Topics: music & fine arts
Dr. Jennifer Seybert
Dean, College of Education
Topics: K12 education
Dr. Omar Beg
Associate Professor - Department Chair
Topics: computer science and electrical engineering
Samantha Perales
BSW Field Director, Assistant Professor of Social Work, and Lecturer
Topics: behavioral health programs
Gurdeep Raina
Assistant Professor, Department of Management
Topics: entrepreneurship and human resource management