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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Bhusal | Ashok | ENGL | Business | Instructor I | 2026 | a.bhusal@tcu.edu | |
Boakye | Stephen | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2026 | s.j.boakye@tcu.edu | |
Rana Bhat | Shua Raj | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor | 2026 | s.ranabhat@tcu.edu | |
Galvin | Richard | PHIL | AddRan (Hum) | Professor | 2025 | r.galvin@tcu.edu | |
Havens | Jill | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | ex-officio Past Chair | j.havens@tcu.edu | |
Pinon | Santiago | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2026 | s.pinon@tcu.edu | |
Lemon | Alex | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Professor | 2026 | a.r.lemon@tcu.edu | |
Manning | Brandon | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Assistant Professor | 2025 | brandon.manning@tcu.edu | |
McCormick | Kelly | PHIL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2026 | k.mccormick@tcu.edu | |
Quesada | Jan | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | 2025 | j.quesada@tcu.edu | |
Todd | Jeff | MOLA | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2024 | j.todd@tcu.edu | |
Wenzel | Mat | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor | 2026 | m.wenzel@tcu.edu | |
Yu | Ying-Wen | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2026 | ying-wen.yu@tcu.edu | |
Young | Brae | CRJU | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2026 | BRAE.Young@tcu.edu | |
Hosainy | Hadi | HIST | AddRan (SS) | Instructor I | 2025 | hadi.hosainy@tcu.edu | |
Zhou | Xiaolu | GEOG | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2026 | XIAOLU.ZHOU@tcu.edu | |
Sandell | David | ANTH | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2024 | d.sandell@tcu.edu | |
Sharpless | Rebecca | HIST | AddRan (SS) | Professor | 2024 | r.sharpless@tcu.edu | |
Ackall | Danyelle | MANA | Business | Instructor | 2026 | d.ackall@tcu.edu | |
Bradley | Layne | INSC | Business | Instructor | 2025 | l.bradley@tcu.edu | |
Banos | Antonio | ENTR | Business | 2026 | ANONIO.BANOS@tcu.edu | ||
Jordan | Patricia | INSC | Business | 2026 | P.JORDAN@tcu.edu | ||
Mihov | Vassil | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2024 | v.mihov@tcu.edu | |
Moeller | Thomas | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2025 | t.moeller@tcu.edu | |
Neri | Marc | ACCT | Business | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2026 | marc.neri@tcu.edu | |
Thirumalai | Sriram | INSC | Business | Associate Professor | 2024 | s.thirumalai@tcu.edu | |
Trager | Kelly | ENTR | Business | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2025 | kelly.k.trager@tcu.edu | |
Wood | Laurie | ACCT | Business | Instructor | 2026 | l.wood2@tcu.edu | |
Wood | Barbara | FINA | Business | Professor of Professional Practice | 2024 | b.wood@tcu.edu | |
Angle | Sarah | STCO | Communication | Instructor | 2025 | s.l.angle@tcu.edu | |
Golan | Guy | STCO | Communication | Associate Professor | 2026 | guy.golan@tcu.edu | |
Owczarski | Kimberly | FTDM | Communication | Associate Professor | 2024 | k.owczarski@tcu.edu | |
Sawyer | Chris | COMM | Communication | Professor | 2024 | c.sawyer@tcu.edu | |
Yang | Qinghua | COMM | Communication | Assistant Professor | 2025 | q.yang@tcu.edu | |
Iba | Debi | COMM | Communication | Senior Instructor | 2026 | d.iba@tcu.edu | |
Hokayem | Hayat | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2025 | h.hokayem@tcu.edu | |
Allen | Taryn | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2026 | T.O.ALLEN@tcu.edu | |
Faggella-Luby | Michael | EDUC | Education | Professor | 2026 | m.faggella-luby@tcu.edu | |
Switzer | Matt | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2024 | j.switzer@tcu.edu | |
Bukhman | Michael | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | m.bukhman@tcu.edu | |
Browning-Samoni | Leslie | FAME | Fine Arts | Instructor | 2025 | l.samoni@tcu.edu | |
Clinnin | Brian | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2024 | b.clinnin@tcu.edu | |
Humphrey | Jessica | THEA | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | j.m.humphrey@tcu.edu | |
Kim | San-ky | MUSI | Fine Arts | Professor | 2025 | s.kim4@tcu.edu | |
Loveall | Ian | THEA | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | ian.loveall@tcu.edu | |
Scott | Krista | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2026 | krista.scott@tcu.edu | |
Decker | Tristan | THEA | Fine Arts | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2024 | t.decker@tcu.edu | |
Rodriguez | James | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2026 | james.rodriguez@tcu.edu | |
Skinner | Michael | THEA | Fine Arts | Professor | 2025 | m.skinner@tcu.edu | |
Trahan | Corey | MUSI | Fine Arts | Instructor I | 2024 | COREY.TRAHAN@tcu.edu | |
Zeller | Jessica | DANC | Fine Arts | Associate Professor | 2024 | j.zeller@tcu.edu | |
Williams | Daniel | HOCO | Honors College | Professor | 2025 | d.e.williams@tcu.edu | |
Esposito | Phil | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate PPP | 2026 | p.esposito@tcu.edu | |
Posey | Kim | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2026 | k.posey@tcu.edu | |
Jevas | Stephanie | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | PPP | 2026 | p.esposito@tcu.edu | |
Frable | Pamela | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | p.frable@tcu.edu | |
Jackson | Lynn | SOWO | Nursing & Health Sciences | PPP | 2026 | lynn.jackson@tcu.edu | |
Jackson-Cenales | Oteka | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2025 | oteka.jacksoncenales@tcu.edu | |
King | Adam | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | a.king@tcu.edu | |
Lynch | Laurel | COSD | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2024 | l.lynch@tcu.edu | |
Robinson | Janie | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2024 | janie.r.robinson@tcu.edu | |
Walker | Danielle | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2025 | d.k.walker@tcu.edu | |
Ward | Robyn | NRAN | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2025 | r.ward@tcu.edu | |
Gonzales | Eric | Medical Education | School of Medicine | Associate Professor | 2025 | eric.b.gonzales@tcu.edu | |
Broom | Ellen | PSYC | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2024 | e.w.broom@tcu.edu | |
Crenshaw | Molli | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2025 | molli.crenshaw@tcu.edu | |
Friedman | Greg | MATH | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2026 | g.friedman@tcu.edu | |
Barger | Kat | PSYC | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2026 | k.barger@tcu.edu | |
Frinchaboy | Peter | PHYS | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2025 | p.frinchaboy@tcu.edu | |
Fry | Julie | CHEM | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2026 | j.fry@tcu.edu | |
Garcia | Sophia | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2025 | sophia.garcia@tcu.edu | |
Harvey | Omar | GEOL | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2025 | omar.harvey@tcu.edu | |
Herzig | Emily | MATH | Science & Engineering | Instructor I | 2026 | e.herzig@tcu.edu | |
Jones | Clark | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Senior Instructor | 2025 | c.jones2@tcu.edu | |
Sawey | Michael | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2023 | m.sawey@tcu.edu | |
Spice | Loren | MATH | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2026 | l.spice@tcu.edu | |
Tomlin | Derek | MATH | Science & Engineering | Instructor I | 2024 | d.c.tomlin@tcu.edu | |
Wei | Bingyang | COSC | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2026 | b.wei@tcu.edu | |
Craig | Layne | ENGL | SIS | Instructor II | 2023 | a.layne.craig@tcu.edu |
AEC: | Academic Excellence Committee |
CUC: | Committee on University Committees |
EEC: | Educational 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 |