Health and Human Services Faculty and Staff Details

Dr. George Ackerman

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Varun Uthappa Allaranda Ganapathy

Title: Assistant Professor of CDIS

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 113
Phone: 575.562.2157
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Janet Atkinson

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Dr. Susan Bassett

Title: Instructor of Nursing

Office Location: College of Business (COB), Room 170
Phone: 575.562.2279
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Lauren Bennett

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Dr. Adrienne Bratcher

Title: Associate Professor of Communicative Disorders, Department Chair

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 131
Phone: 575.562.2823
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Laura Bucknell

Title: Clinical Director

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 205
Phone: 575.562.4232
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Debbie Chavez

Title: Instructor of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 135
Phone: 575.562.2469
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Holly Coglianese

Title: Administrative Assistant

Office Location: College of Business (COB), Room 177
Phone: 575.562.2403
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Staci Compton

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Leslie Costa-Guerra

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Kelly De La Rosa

Title: Instructor of Nursing

Office Location: College of Business (COB), Room 175
Phone: 575.562.2145
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Rebecca Dewbre

Title: Instructor of CDIS

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 108
Phone: 575.562.2700
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Kristina Dunsworth

Title: Data Support Specialist

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Sharon Duran

Title: Practicum Liaison Placement Specialist

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 139
Phone: 575.562.2378
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Sierra Duran

Title: Practicum Liaison Plmt Spec

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 105
Phone: 575.562.2224
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Kiki Gray Gray

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Erika Grussendorf

Title: Instructor of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 133
Phone: 575.562.2504
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Dr. Sheree Hall

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Michelle Hamilton

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Christin Haney

Title: Instructor of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 134
Phone: 575.562.2773
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Malinda Howard

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Alexandra Johnson

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Kristin Kuhlmann

Title: Director of Nursing

Office Location: College of Business (COB), Room 173
Phone: 575.562.2672
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Alayna LaPrade

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Christyn Lee

Title: Administrative Assistant

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Rachel Lingnau

Title: Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 224
Phone: 575.562.2158
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Jay Martin

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Office Hours: 10:00 to 2:00 M -W - F

Education

  • B.S. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • B.S. - Eastern New Mexico University
  • M.S. - Eastern New Mexico University

Dr. Melissa Moyer

Title: Assistant Professor of Social Work/Director of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 140
Phone: 575.562.4211
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Lawrence Nelson

Title: Director, Emergency Management Program

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 145
Phone: 575.562.2831
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Office Hours: 0800-1430, Mon-Thurs.
Vitae: Vitae

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

Lacy Plummer

Title: Instructor of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 113
Phone: 575.562.[Missing data]
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Ellen Saccoia

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Shannon Salley

Title: Lecturer of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2156
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Mindy Sena

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Dr. Priyanka Shailat

Title: Assistant Professor of CDIS

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 110
Phone: 575.562.2379
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Erin Sherman

Title: Asst. Clinical Director, Speech and Hearing Rehabilitaion Outreach Center, Health and Human Service

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 112
Phone: 575.562.2186
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Dr. Suzanne Swift

Title: Professor of Communicative Disorders, Graduate Program Director and Coordinator

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 117
Phone: 575.562.2724
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Dr. Jennifer Thompson

Title: Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 136
Phone: 575.562.2560
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Dr. Carolyn Tollett

Title: Assistant Professor/Field Director

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 143
Phone: 575.562.2466
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Wendy Turner

Title: Communicative Disorders Support Specialist

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 108
Phone: 575.562.2127
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Sherel Whited

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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Nicole Whitehouse

Title: Instructor of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 132
Phone: 575.562.2867
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Dwayne Wilkerson

Title: Instructor of Communicative Disorders, CDIS Undergraduate Program Director

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 115
Phone: 575.562.2159
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Dr. Tracy Worthington

Title: Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 121
Phone: 575.562.2474
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Vitae: Vitae

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.

Ruth Young

Title: Instructor of Nursing

Office Location: College of Business (COB), Room 178
Phone: 575.562.2295
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Elisa Zachary

Title: Lecturer of Social Work

Office Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 142
Phone: 575.562.4226
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