George Ackerman
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Varun Uthappa Allaranda Ganapathy
Title: Assistant Professor of CDIS
Office Location: LH 113
Phone: 575.562.2157
Sarah Allen
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Lauren Allison
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
George Arguello
Title: BSW Program Director
Office Location: LH 143
Phone: 575.562.2053
Susan Bassett
Title: Instructor of Nursing
Office Location: COB 170
Phone: 575.562.2279
Adrienne Bratcher
Title: Professor of Communicative Disorders, Department Chair
Office Location: LH 131
Phone: 575.562.2823
Debbie Chavez
Title: Instructor of Social Work
Office Location: LH 135
Phone: 575.562.2469
Staci Compton
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Kelly De La Rosa
Title: Instructor of Nursing
Office Location: COB 175
Phone: 575.562.2145
Kristina Dunsworth
Title: Data Support Specialist
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Sharon Duran
Title: Practicum Placement Liaison
Office Location: LH 139
Phone: 575.562.2378
Sierra Duran
Title: Practicum Placement Liaison
Office Location: LH 105
Phone: 575.562.2224
Seana Evelyn
Title: Assistant Professor, Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 138
Phone: 575.562.2904
Kiki Gray
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Trisha Griggs
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Erika Grussendorf
Title: BSW Field Director
Office Location: LH 133
Phone: 575.562.2504
Christin Haney
Title: Instructor of Social Work
Office Location: LH 134
Phone: 575.562.2773
Rita Herrera
Title: Administrative Assistant, Nursing
Office Location: COB 177
Phone: 575.562.2403
Malinda Howard
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Jennifer Jayme
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Alexandra Johnson
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Kristin Kuhlmann
Title: Director of Nursing
Office Location: COB 173
Phone: 575.562.2672
Alayna LaPrade
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Christyn Lee
Title: Administrative Assistant
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Rachel Lingnau
Title: Associate Professor of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 224
Phone: 575.562.2158
Melissa Moyer
Title: Assistant Professor of Social Work/MSW Program Director
Office Location: COB 183
Phone: 575.562.4211
Lawrence Nelson
Title: Director, Emergency Management Program
Office Location: COB 171
Phone: 575.562.2831
Education
MS (Emergency Management) - Jacksonville State University, AL
BS (Public Safety Administration) Grand Canyon University, AZ
AAS (Paramedicine Technology) Amarillo College, TX
Paramedic Certificate University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston TX
Bio
Larry Nelson has over 40 years of diverse experience in EMS, Emergency Management and the Fire Service in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. He has deployed on seven Presidential Declared Disasters and numerous state-level disasters in Medical, Staff or Command roles.
In addition to the Bachelor's program he directs, he is an adjunct instructor for the New Mexico Dept. of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, teaching ICS, EOC Management, CERT and WMD courses. He also presents at Regional and State EMS and Emergency Management conferences. He is an active member of the New Mexico Emergency Management Association and International Association of Emergency Managers. He is a member of the ENMU Preparedness Committee, planning and facilitating exercises and emergency plans.
Research Interests
First Responder Resilience, Homeland Security, Community Preparedness and Resilience, Crisis Leadership and Management
Kelly Jo Parkey
Title: Instructor, Social Work
Office Location: LH 140
Phone: 575.562.2613
Lacy Plummer
Title: Instructor of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 112
Phone: 575.562.2231
Charis Powell
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Wendy Pulliam
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Amy Russell
Title: Assistant Professor, Social Work
Office Location: COB 180
Phone: 575.562.4211
Ellen Saccoia
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Shannon Salley
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Priyanka Shailat
Title: Assistant Professor of CDIS
Office Location: LH 110
Phone: 575.562.2379
Erin Sherman
Title: Assistant Clinical Director, Instructor of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 112
Phone: 575.562.2186
Suzanne Swift
Title: Professor of Communicative Disorders, Graduate Program Director and Coordinator
Office Location: LH 117
Phone: 575.562.2724
Carolyn Tollett
Title: Assistant Professor/ MSW Field Director
Office Location: COB 181
Phone: 575.562.2466
Wendy Turner
Title: Communicative Disorders Support Specialist
Office Location: LH 120
Phone: 575.562.2016
Onyinyechi Ukaegbe
Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
Sherel Whited
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
Nicole Whitehouse
Title: CDIS Undergraduate Program Director
Office Location: LH 132
Phone: 575.562.2867
Dwayne Wilkerson
Title: Instructor of Communicative Disorders, CDIS Undergraduate Program Director
Office Location: LH 115
Phone: 575.562.2159
Tracy Worthington
Title: Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders
Office Location: LH 121
Phone: 575.562.2474
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting,
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Bio
Dr. Worthington is an assistant professor in the Communicative Disorders program within the Department of Health and Human Services at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in New Mexico and Texas. Dr. Worthington is also a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and an LSVT LOUD Certified Clinician. Additionally, Dr. Worthington is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas. After working as an accountant for about 10 years, Dr. Worthington returned to school and earned a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Worthington has experience training adult learners in academic and clinical areas related to the field of speech-language pathology. Moreover, Dr. Worthington has provided professional development to speech-language pathologists and audiologists by presenting at national and state conventions.
Research Interests
To determine the impact of task complexity and noise present in one?s learning and working environment on cognitive task performance, especially in the areas of reading, writing, working memory, and spoken communication.
To evaluate the effect of increasing one?s working memory capacity on individual cognitive task performance, especially in the areas of reading, writing, and spoken communication.
To investigate the impact of narrative retell, narrative generation, and vocabulary training on reading comprehension and spoken communication performance.
Elisa Zachary
Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Office Location: LH 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
