Faculty
At University of Houston-Clear Lake, your degree program in the College of Human Sciences and Humanities means you'll be guided, instructed and supported by a group of dedicated faculty who are committed to helping you apply your talents and begin a journey toward a career path focused on understanding and improving lives. We are proud to be part of a student-centered, community-minded, partnership-oriented university that gives students like you a solid, liberal arts foundation — one that promotes intellectual and personal growth and prepares you for both lifelong learning and employment. You'll be able to cultivate close relationships and maximize your instructional time in our small classes featuring world-class faculty, including several Fulbright scholars.
Meet the Deans
Dr. Glenn Sanford has served as the dean of the College of Human Sciences and Humanities since June 2021. His expertise focuses on philosophy of biology, philosophy of science, environmental and natural resources law, and public policy.
Dr. Shreerekha Pillai was appointed associate dean of the College of Human Sciences and Humanities in January 2023. As a professor of humanities, her teaching ranges across disciplines, from literature and women's studies to cross-cultural studies. Her areas of expertise lie in post-colonial, feminist, film, and carceral studies.
Glenn M. Sanford
Dean,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3301
Email: sanford@uhcl.edu
Shreerekha Pillai
Associate Dean and Professor of Humanities,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3401
Email: pillai@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1529.06
Meet the Department Chairs
Chloé Diepenbrock
Department Chair of Communication and Studio Arts and Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3356
Email: Diepenbrock@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building 2109.04
Heather Kanenberg
Department Chair of Health, Human, and Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Social
Work,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3458
Email: kanenbergh@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617
Sarah Costello
Department Chair of Liberal Arts and Professor of Art History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3342
Email: costello@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.10
Mary B. Short
Department Chair of Psychological and Behavioral Health Sciences and Professor of
Clinical Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3324
Email: ShortMB@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.26
Christopher P. Ward
Department Chair of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3303
Email: wardchris@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.05
Amy Lucas
Associate Professor of Sociology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3413
Email: Lucas@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.04
Meet the Faculty
Karen Alexander
Director of Nursing and Associate Professor,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-212-1627
Email: alexanderk@uhcl.edu
Office: HSB 226
William E. Amonette
Program Director of Kinesiology and Professor in Exercise and Health Sciences,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3381
Email: amonette@uhcl.edu
Office: Recreation & Wellness, Suite 249
Comeka Anderson Diaz
Clinical Associate Professor in Public Service Leadership,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3354
Email: AndersonDiaz@UHCL.edu
Office: Bayou 2121
Jennifer Arney Cuevas
Professor of Sociology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3441
Email: Arney@UHCL.edu
Office: Bayou 2121
Lori Arnold
Lecturer of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3320
Email: arnold@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building 1508.10
Andrea Baldwin
Senior Lecturer,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3479
Email: baldwin@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.14
Robert A. Bartsch
Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3294
Email: bartsch@uhcl.edu
Office: B2617-12
Zachary Bell
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Health Science,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: bellz@uhcl.edu
Jason Bentley
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3461
Email: bentley@uhcl.edu
Office: RWC 249.11
Janice Bethany
Lecturer,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3372
Email: bethany@uhcl.edu
Office: B1508.17
Ira K. Blake
Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3329
Email: blake@uhcl.edu
Office: B1508.12
Michael Brims
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3391
Email: brims@uhcl.edu
Office: SSB 2109.16
Lauren R. Cannady
Assistant Professor of Humanities,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3315
Email: cannady@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB2109.17
Christina Cedillo
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3483
Email: cedilloc@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.12
Tak Shing (Leo) Chan
Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3323
Email: ChanTa@UHCL.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.18
Davida L. Chatman
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-212-1626
Email: chatmand@uhcl.edu
Office: UHCL at Pearland, Health Sciences and Classroom Building, Suite 222
Stephen Cherry
Professor of Sociology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3434
Email: cherry@uhcl.edu
Office: B2233
Debra E. Clark
Associate Professor of Communication,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3399
Email: clarked@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508-24
Michael Clody
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3390
Email: clodymc@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.16
Sarah Costello
Department Chair of Liberal Arts and Professor of Art History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3342
Email: costello@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.10
Maria Curtis
Professor in Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3429
Email: Curtis@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.09
Thaís R. S. de Sant'Ana
Assistant Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: santana@uhcl.edu
Chloé Diepenbrock
Department Chair of Communication and Studio Arts and Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3356
Email: Diepenbrock@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building 2109.04
Hannah Dietrich
Lecturer of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3338
Email: dietrich@UHCL.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.07
Dragana Djordjevic
Senior Lecturer of Writing and Linguistics,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3382
Email: djordjevic@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.08
Kimberly Dodson
Professor, Criminology Program Director,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3492
Email: dodsonk@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617.02
Neal Dugre
Associate Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3358
Email: Dugre@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.04
Giazú Enciso Domínguez
Assistant Professor of Critical Social Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: giazuenciso@uhcl.edu
Office: B2329.13
Leticia French
Senior Lecturer of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3462
Email: french@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor 1507
Jennifer Fritz
Professor of Behavior Analysis,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3427
Email: Fritzj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.20
Anne Gessler
Director of First-Year Seminar Program; Coordinator of UHCL Common Reader Program;
Clinical Associate Professor of First-Year Seminar, Humanities, and Women’s and Gender
Studies,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3471
Email: gessler@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.02
Sofia Georgiadou
Assistant Professor of Family Therapy,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3313
Email: georgiadou@uhcl.edu
Office: Rec 249-05
Sarah Griffin
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology & Clinical Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3355
Email: griffins@uhcl.edu
Office: B2617.08
Barbara Hales
Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3411
Email: hales@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1508
Beth Hentges
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3308
Email: hentges@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617.05
Adam Hodges
Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3395
Email: hodgesaj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508-25
Henda Hsu
Program Director of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Associate Professor of Criminology
and Criminal Justice,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3475
Email: hsuh@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.10
Lorie Jacobs
Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3460
Email: jacobsl@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.14
Kelsey James
Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3428
Email: jamesk@uhcl.edu
Office: A1307-17
Hae Rim (Helen) Jin
Associate Professor of Criminology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3459
Email: jin@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.19
Amanda Johnston
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3393
Email: johnston@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.06
Heather Kanenberg
Department Chair of Health, Human, and Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Social
Work,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3458
Email: kanenbergh@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617
Alper Kayaalp
Assistant Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology ,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-1754
Email: kayaalp@uhcl.edu
Office: HSB233 (Pearland)
Angela Kelling
Associate Professor of Psychology and Program Director of Behavioral Science,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3488
Email: KellingA@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617-141
Nicholas Kelling
Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3443
Email: kelling@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.08
Brent Kice
Associate Professor of Communication,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3482
Email: kice@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2233.03
Elizabeth Klett
Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3445
Email: Klette@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.09
Anna Klyueva
Professor of Communication/Public Relations,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3442
Email: klyueva@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.12
Christine Kovic
Professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3365
Email: kovic@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617.04
Daniel Kraus
Assistant Professor of Art & Design,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: kraus@uhcl.edu
Lauren Kussro
Associate Professor of Art and Design,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3373
Email: kussro@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor 1307.18
Isabelle Kusters
Associate Professor, Exercise and Health Sciences,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3378
Email: kusters@uhcl.edu
Office: Recreation & Wellness Building 249
Stuart Larson
Associate Professor of Graphic Design,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3362
Email: larsons@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.10
Jeff Lash
Professor of Geography,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3417
Email: Lash@uhcl.edu
Office: SSB2109.02
Sean Lauderdale
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology & Clinical Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3305
Email: lauderdale@uhcl.edu
Office: HSB 1508.15
Roberta Leal
Assistant Professor of Social Work,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3495
Email: LealR@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617
Sarah Lechago
Associate Professor of Behavior Analysis,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3331
Email: Lechago@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.07
Clay Leonard
Associate Professor of Art and Design,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3477
Email: leonard@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.12
Dorothea Lerman
Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3437
Email: lerman@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.23
Amy Lucas
Associate Professor of Sociology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3413
Email: Lucas@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.04
Samantha Luna
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3487
Email: lunas@uhcl.edu
Office: B2121
Ashley MacPherson
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology & Clinical Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: macpherson@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.03
Jason Makepeace
Associate Professor of Art,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3422
Email: Makepeace@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.08
Nisha Mathews
Assistant Professor of Nursing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-212-1625
Email: mathewsn@uhcl.edu
Office: HSB 227
David H. Malin
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3339
Email: malin@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617.12
Anne Marcoline
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3448
Email: Marcoline@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.03
Michael McMullen
Professor of Sociology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3435
Email: McMullen@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2617.13
Alex Milam
Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-212-1752
Email: MilamA@uhcl.edu
Office: Pearland HSB 231
Georgina Moreno
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3384
Email: morenog@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2121.10
Valerie Morgan
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3375
Email: morganva@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.03
Everette B. Penn
Professor of Criminology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3383
Email: PennEv@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.21
Jeremy Piercy
Assistant Professor of Early European History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3466
Email: piercy@uhcl.edu
Office: B2233.04
Shreerekha Pillai
Associate Dean and Professor of Humanities,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3401
Email: pillai@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1529.06
Anthony Roberson
Assistant Professor of School & Health Service Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: robersona@uhcl.edu
Wanalee Romero
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of First-Year Seminar Program, Director of
Women's and Gender Studies,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3423
Email: romero@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.10
Glenn M. Sanford
Dean,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3301
Email: sanford@uhcl.edu
Christal R. Seahorn
Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3444
Email: seahorn@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.27
Mary B. Short
Department Chair of Psychological and Behavioral Health Sciences and Professor of
Clinical Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3324
Email: ShortMB@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.26
Daniel Silvermintz
Professor of Humanities,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3326
Email: Silvermintz@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 2529.02
Cengiz Sisman
Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3472
Email: sisman@uhcl.edu
Office: B2233.04
Hunter W. Stephenson
Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3403
Email: stephenson@uhcl.edu
Office: SSB 2109.11
Gill Strait
Associate Professor of School Psychology and Health Service Psychology, School Psychology
Program Director,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3494
Email: strait@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.04
Lisa Sublett
Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3493 (UHCL Campus) and 281-212-1756 (UHCL at Pearland)
Email: sublett@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2233 (UHCL Campus) and HSB 235 (UHCL at Pearland)
Steven Sutherland
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3474
Email: sutherland@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2233.08
Mike Van Wie
Assistant Professor of School & Health Service Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: vanwie@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.16
Christine Walther
Professor of Psychology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3463
Email: walther@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2233.10
Christopher P. Ward
Department Chair of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3303
Email: wardchris@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.05
Maria Wilson
Assistant Professor,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3379
Email: wilsonm@uhcl.edu
Office: B2617
Isabel Woelfel
Lecturer in Kinesiology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3387
Email: woelfel@uhcl.edu
Office: R249.9
Dawit Woldu
Associate Professor of Anthropology,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3364
Email: woldu@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.12
Lauren Yandell
Senior Lecturer of Art and Design,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3478
Email: yandell@uhcl.edu
Office: Arbor Central 1307.13
Se Hyoung Yi
Associate Professor of Political Science,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3476
Email: yi@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.09
Pearl Young
Assistant Professor of History,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3317
Email: youngp@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2233.09