Faculty and Staff

Interim Department Chair

Thomas Harvey, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
tharvey@practicaldrilling.com 

Faculty -Educational Leadership

Shelly Allen, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
sallen5@practicaldrilling.com 

Daryl Ann Borel, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
daborel@practicaldrilling.com

Dr. John E. Brown
Assistant Professor
jebrown2@practicaldrilling.com

Kelly Brown, Ed.D. 
Associate Professor
Doctoral Faculty
kelly.brown@practicaldrilling.com

Jimmy Creel, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
jcreel@practicaldrilling.com

Katy Corcoran, J.D., Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
kcorcoran@practicaldrilling.com 

Neil Faulk, Ed.D. 
Assistant Professor
Doctoral Faculty
nfaulk@practicaldrilling.com

Donna Fong, Ed.D.
Director of Accreditation
Clinical Instructor
(409) 880-8215
dfong@practicaldrilling.com

Dwayne Harapnuik, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor
dharapnuik@practicaldrilling.com 

Glen Harrison, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
gaharrison@practicaldrilling.com

Krystal Hinerman, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Doctoral Faculty
khinerman@practicaldrilling.com 

James Laub, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Doctoral Faculty
(409) 880-8699
jlaub@practicaldrilling.com

Dr. Kenyetta Martin
Assistant Professor
Doctoral Faculty
kmartin55@practicaldrilling.com

Clementine Msengi, Ed.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Doctoral Faculty
cmmsengi@practicaldrilling.com 

Johnny O’Connor, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment 
joconnorjr@practicaldrilling.com 

Christina Puente, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
ccpuente@practicaldrilling.com

Dr. Gregory Rodriguez
Assistant Professor
grodriguez49@practicaldrilling.com

Kaye Shelton, Ed.D.
Professor
Doctoral Faculty
kaye.shelton@practicaldrilling.com

Dr. Janice Taylor
Assistant Professor
jtaylor84@practicaldrilling.com

Kathryn Washington, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
kathryn.washington@practicaldrilling.com

J. Kenneth Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Doctoral Program
Doctoral Faculty
jkyoung1@practicaldrilling.com 

Faculty -Teacher Leadership

Julia Yoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(409) 880-2127
julia.yoo@practicaldrilling.com

Faculty -Special Education

Michelle Botos, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
mbotos@practicaldrilling.com

Michele Marjason
Assistant Professor
mmarjason@practicaldrilling.com

Debbie Troxclair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
datroxclair@practicaldrilling.com

Staff

Dawn Battiest
Coordinator (Doctoral Admissions and Advising)
debattiest@practicaldrilling.com

Kim Elizondo
Coordinator of Practicum & Assessment
kdthompson1@practicaldrilling.com

Deborah Grey
Administrative Coordinator
deborah.grey@practicaldrilling.com