Senators
2023–2024 Senators and Committee Assignments
Each TCU Faculty Senator is assigned to one of the Senate Standing Committees. These committees examine particular aspects of the academic affairs and mission themes of the University and normally meet at 3:30 p.m. on the Thursday following the Faculty Senate meeting. Senators may rank their preference for committee assignments. Click on the committee name to find the standing charges, recent recommendations, and senators currently assigned to each.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DEPT | COLLEGE | RANK | TERM | COMMITTEE | |
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Ackall | Danyelle | MANA | Business | Instructor | 2026 | d.ackall@tcu.edu | GC |
Allen | Taryn | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2026 | t.o.allen@tcu.edu | GC |
Angle | Sarah | STCO | Communication | Instructor | 2025 | s.l.angle@tcu.edu | FRC |
Banos | Antonio | ENTR | Business | Instructor | 2026 | antonio.banos@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Barger | Kat | PSYC | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2026 | k.barger@tcu.edu | SRC |
Bhusal | Ashok | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2026 | a.bhusal@tcu.edu | AEC |
Boakye | Stephen | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2026 | s.j.boakye@tcu.edu | GC |
Bonde | Richard | PSYC | Science & Engineering | Instructor | 2026 | r.bonde@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Bradley | Layne | INSC | Business | Instructor | 2025 | l.bradley@tcu.edu | GC |
Broom | Ellen | PSYC | Science & Engineering | Associate PPP | 2024 | e.w.broom@tcu.edu | SRC |
Browning-Samoni | Leslie | FAME | Fine Arts | Instructor | 2025 | l.samoni@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Bukhman | Michael | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | m.bukhman@tcu.edu | SRC |
Clinnin | Brian | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2024 | b.clinnin@tcu.edu | AEC |
Crenshaw | Molli | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2025 | molli.crenshaw@tcu.edu | AEC |
Decker | Tristan | THEA | Fine Arts | Associate PPP | 2024 | t.decker@tcu.edu | CUC |
Esposito | Phil | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate PPP | 2026 | p.esposito@tcu.edu | SRC |
Faggella-Luby | Michael | EDUC | Education | Professor | 2026 | m.faggella-luby@tcu.edu | AEC |
Frable | Pamela | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | p.frable@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Friedman | Greg | MATH | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2026 | g.friedman@tcu.edu | AEC |
Fry | Julie | CHEM | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2026 | j.fry@tcu.edu | AEC |
Galvin | Richard | PHIL | AddRan (Hum) | Professor | 2025 | r.galvin@tcu.edu | GC |
Golan | Guy | STCO | Communication | Associate Professor | 2026 | guy.golan@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Gong | Sue | ENGR | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2026 | c.gong@tcu.edu | FRC |
Gonzales | Eric | MED | School of Medicine | Associate Professor | 2025 | eric.b.gonzales@tcu.edu | FRC |
Harvey | Omar | GEOL | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2025 | omar.harvey@tcu.edu | SRC |
Havens | Jill | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | ex-officio | j.havens@tcu.edu | |
Herzig | Emily | MATH | Science & Engineering | Instructor I | 2026 | e.herzig@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Hokayem | Hayat | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2025 | h.hokayem@tcu.edu | CUC |
Hosainy | Hadi | HIST | AddRan (SS) | Instructor I | 2025 | hadi.hosainy@tcu.edu | FRC |
Humphrey | Jessica | THEA | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | j.m.humphrey@tcu.edu | SRC |
Iba | Debi | COMM | Communication | Senior Instructor | 2026 | d.iba@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Jackson | Lynn | SOWO | Nursing & Health Sciences | PPP | 2026 | l.jackson@tcu.edu | AEC |
Jackson-Cenales | Oteka | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant PPP | 2025 | oteka.jacksoncenales@tcu.edu | CUC |
Jevas | Stephanie | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | PPP | 2026 | s.jevas@tcu.edu | GC |
Jones | Clark | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Senior Instructor | 2025 | c.jones2@tcu.edu | CUC |
Jordan | Patricia | INSC | Business | Associate PPP | 2026 | p.jordan@tcu.edu | AEC |
Kim | San-ky | MUSI | Fine Arts | Professor | 2025 | s.kim4@tcu.edu | CUC |
King | Adam | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | a.king@tcu.edu | FRC |
Lemon | Alex | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Professor | 2026 | a.r.lemon@tcu.edu | SRC |
Loveall | Ian | THEA | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | ian.loveall@tcu.edu | GC |
Lynch | Laurel | COSD | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant PPP | 2024 | l.lynch@tcu.edu | FRC |
Manning | Brandon | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2025 | brandon.manning@tcu.edu | AEC-ex officio |
Marroquín | Elisa | NTDT | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2026 | e.marroquin@tcu.edu | CUC |
McCormick | Kelly | PHIL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2026 | k.mccormick@tcu.edu | FRC |
Mihov | Vassil | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2024 | v.mihov@tcu.edu | FRC |
Moeller | Thomas | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2025 | t.moeller@tcu.edu | FRC |
Neri | Marc | ACCT | Business | Assistant PPP | 2026 | marc.neri@tcu.edu | GC |
Obitade | Peter | INSC | Business | Assistant PPP | 2026 | p.obitade@tcu.edu | SRC |
Owczarski | Kimberly | FTDM | Communication | Associate Professor | 2024 | k.owczarski@tcu.edu | AEC |
Piñón | Santiago | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2026 | s.pinon@tcu.edu | GC |
Posey | Kim | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate PPP | 2026 | k.posey@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Quesada | Jan | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | 2025 | j.quesada@tcu.edu | AEC |
Rana Bhat | Shuv Raj | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor | 2026 | s.ranabhat@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Robinson | Janie | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2024 | janie.r.robinson@tcu.edu | SRC |
Rodriguez | James | MUSI | Fine Arts | Associate Professor | 2026 | j.rodriguez@tcu.edu | FRC |
Sandell | David | ANTH | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2024 | d.sandell@tcu.edu | FRC |
Sawyer | Chris | COMM | Communication | Professor | 2024 | c.sawyer@tcu.edu | SRC |
Scott | Krista | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2026 | krista.scott@tcu.edu | FRC |
Sharpless | Rebecca | HIST | AddRan (SS) | Professor | 2024 | r.sharpless@tcu.edu | GC |
Skinner | Michael | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2025 | m.skinner@tcu.edu | CUC |
Spice | Loren | MATH | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2026 | l.spice@tcu.edu | AEC |
Switzer | Matt | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2024 | j.switzer@tcu.edu | FRC |
Thirumalai | Sriram | INSC | Business | Associate Professor | 2024 | s.thirumalai@tcu.edu | SRC |
Todd | Jeff | MOLA | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2024 | j.todd@tcu.edu | CUC |
Tomlin | Derek | MATH | Science & Engineering | Instructor I | 2024 | d.c.tomlin@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Trager | Kelly | ENTR | Business | Assistant PPP | 2025 | kelly.k.trager@tcu.edu | AEC |
Trahan | Corey | MUSI | Fine Arts | Instructor I | 2024 | corey.trahan@tcu.edu | FRC |
Walker | Danielle | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | d.k.walker@tcu.edu | SRC |
Ward | Robyn | NRAN | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate PPP | 2025 | r.ward@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Wei | Bingyang | COSC | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2026 | b.wei@tcu.edu | SRC |
Williams | Daniel | HOCO | Honors College | Professor | 2025 | d.e.williams@tcu.edu | FRC |
Wood | Laurie | ACCT | Business | Instructor | 2026 | l.wood2@tcu.edu | AEC |
Wood | Barbara | FINA | Business | PPP | 2024 | b.wood@tcu.edu | CUC |
Yang | Qinghua | COMM | Communication | Assistant Professor | 2025 | q.yang@tcu.edu | FRC |
Young | Brae | CRJU | AddRan (SS) | Assistant Professor | 2026 | brae.young@tcu.edu | CUC |
Yu | Ying-Wen | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2026 | ying-wen.yu@tcu.edu | ISEC |
Zhou | Xiaolu | GEOG | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2026 | xiaolu.zhou@tcu.edu | SRC |
AEC: | Academic Excellence Committee |
CUC: | Committee on University Committees |
ISEC: | Instructional Support and Evaluation Committee |
FRC: | Faculty Relations Committee |
FSEC: | Faculty Senate Executive Committee |
GC: | Governance Committee |
HMVV: | Heritage, Mission, Vision & Values (part of the core curriculum) |
IAC: | Intercollegiate Athletic Committee |
SRC: | Student Relations Committee |
Special Committees Horizon Commission Creative Activity, Research & Scholarship (CARS) Faculty Senate Advisory Committee |