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Shannon Trejo, Ph.D.
Testimonial of the A&M-Commerce Superintendent Certification Program Deciding to start my doctorate later in my career was intentional. It allowed me to bring my professi...
Ashlee Blount
Ashlee is a second year graduate student majoring in English with a focus on YA Literature and Film Adaptation. She has been working with the Writing Center for two years and plans t...
Laritza Tinajero
Laritza Tinajero is an Honors College student pursuing a bachelor’s in Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, and a research technician at the Quail Research Laboratory at...
Grace James
Grace James is working toward her Master of Biological Sciences degree at A&M-Commerce. She also serves as a graduate assistant at the Quail Research Laboratory, where she s...
Brooke Clifton
Brooke Clifton is a graduate research assistant at the Quail Research Laboratory, where she evaluates quail predator avoidance behavior using cameras to study live hawks and bi...
Tina Reichner
Honors College student Tina Reichner is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Conservation Science. She works as a quail research technician at the A&M-Com...
Becky Adams, M.Ed.
Make an Appointment Becky Adams and her husband, Emerson, both grew up in Commerce. They lived most of their lives there because they believe the friendly and supportive communit...
Natalie White
Make an Appointment The advice of an alum changed her life. In a single moment, Natalie White realized that she could make a career out of her passion. She could spend her entire life...
Rebecca Rowe, Ph.D.
Dr. Rowe is a passionate professor of children's literature who has a lifelong love for stories, Disney and world cultures. She often visits Walt Disney World, not only as a fan who...
Gavin P. Johnson, Ph.D.
Dr. Gavin P. Johnson (he/him) investigates the intersections between rhetorical education, surveillance, writing cultures and digital technologies. His research uses theo...
Tammi Vacha-Haase, Ph.D.
Dr. Tammi Vacha-Haase joined the Texas A&M University-Commerce family as the new provost and vice president for Academic Affairs in the summer of 2022. Vacha-Haase comes fr...
Christina Moreland
Christina Moreland is a designer and cartoonist currently based in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky but grew up in a small town called Niederwerrn, Ger...
Chad Smith
h1.page-title { display: none; } Before becoming a professor in photography, Chad Smith was a commercial photographer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He has more than 30 years of e...
Meredith “Grace” Slayter
Looking back, Grace Slayter didn’t put much thought into enrolling at A&M-Commerce as an undergraduate student. Her then-boyfriend (now husband) studied accounti...
Heather Rodriguez
A dedicated historian, engaged citizen and world traveler, Heather Rodriguez offers the purpose and passion that the department looks for. She joined the history program as an u...
Manuel “Manny” Grajales, Ph.D.
A Conversation with Manny What is your current employment/career? I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at Texas A&M University where I study t...
Austin Baxley
A Conversation with Austin What is your current employment/career? “I teach US History, US Government and Economics at Como-Pickton High School and teach Dual Credit US History...
Allison Faber
A Conversation with Allison What is your current employment/career? I am currently the American Historical Association Career Diversity Fellow for the Department of History a...
Nick Sprenger
Nick Sprenger recognized the need for a more fulfilling career. He pursued history. The discipline offered him the space to explore the unknown while deepening his love for acade...
Betty A. Block, Ed.D.
Artist, philosopher and scientist. Betty Block embodies all three with ease. Whether she's performing dance at the Kennedy Center, studying the minutia of human movement or sho...