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Department Faculty

Biography	Location	Email
Dr. John Crompton Marketing & Financing Recreation, Park, and Tourism Services	Francis Hall 314 (979) 845-5320	jcrompton@tamu.edu
Dr. Rudy Dunlap Cultural studies and leisure behavior, community development, qualitative inquiry	Francis Hall 309 (979) 845-2240	rdunlap@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Michael Edwards Youth Development	Francis Hall 209 979-862-4615	mike.edwards@tamu.edu
Dr. Gary Ellis Department Head	Francis Hall 106 (979) 845-7324	gellis@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Jim Gramann Recreation behavior, race & ethnicity, protected area policy and management	Francis Hall 255B (979) 845-4920	jgramann@tamu.edu
Dr. Ulrike Gretzel IT & Tourism, Communications	Francis Hall 303A (979) 862-4043	ugretzel@tamu.edu
Dr. Lou Hodges Leisure history, computer, applications, operations & maintenance,administration	Francis Hall 116 (979) 845-5368	lhodges@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Louise Hose Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Ntnl Park Service Liaison	Francis Hall 210A (979) 845-9787	lhose@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. John S. Jacob Coastal community development & environmental quality	Houston, TX (281) 218-0565	jjacob@tamu.edu
Dr. Tazim Jamal Tourism planning, heritage tourism, community & stakeholder collaborations	Francis Hall 256C (979) 845-6454	tjamal@tamu.edu
Dr. Ronald Kaiser Natural resource law and policy; Water resource management; Recreation, sport & tourism law; Risk management	Francis Hall 156 (979) 845-5303	rkaiser@tamu.edu
Dr. Gerard Kyle Human dimensions of natural resources	Francis Hall 253 (979) 862-3794	gkyle@tamu.edu
Dr. David Matarrita Natural resource sociology, community, community development, and tourism as a development tool	Francis Hall 311 (979) 845-8522	dmatarrita@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Alex McIntosh Human nutrition & agricultural technology transfer	Francis Hall 312 (979) 845-8525	w-mcintosh@tamu.edu
Dr. Sanjay K. Nepal Tourism geography; international conservation (Asia) recreation ecology	Francis Hall 309 (979) 862-4080	sknepal@tamu.edu
Dr. Corliss Outley Youth development, race and ethnicity, and urban parks	Francis Hall 201 (979) 845-5330	coutley@tamu.edu
Dr. James Petrick Tourism marketing, tourist behavior, pricing and value	Francis Hall 205 (979) 845-8806	jpetrick@tamu.edu
Dr. J. Robert Rossman Recreation and Experience Programming; Management of Recreation Enterprises	Francis Hall 256A (979) 862-4373	jrrossman@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. David Ruesink Professor Emeritus	Francis Hall 152C (979) 845-0859	druesink@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Michael A. Schuett Outdoor recreation, wildland urban interface, visitor management	Francis Hall 213 (979) 845-0872	mschuett@tamu.edu
Dr. David Scott Sociology of leisure, community parks and recreation	Francis Hall 106 (979) 845-5334	dscott@tamu.edu
Susan Scott Environmental education & interpretation	Francis Hall 356 (979) 845-5350	susan-g-scott@tamu.edu
Dr. Scott Shafer Environmental planning & design for outdoor recreation	Francis Hall 207 (979) 845-3837	sshafer@tamu.edu
Dr. Robert Stanton Executive Professor	Francis Hall 209	rgstanton@ag.tamu.edu
Dr. Amanda Stronza Community-based conservation, ecotourism, sustainable development	Francis Hall 308 (979) 845-8931	astronza@tamu.edu
Dr. John K. Thomas Natural resources; rural sociology, & agricultural technology transfer	Francis Hall 354 (979) 458-3885	jkthomas@tamu.edu
Dr. Jamie Rae Walker Extension Specialist, Urban Parks RPTS Extension Program Leader	Francis Hall 210B (979) 862-8819	jamie-rae-walker@tamu.edu
Dr. Peter Witt Provision & evaluation of recreation services for children & youth who live in high risk environments	Francis Hall 303C (979) 845-7325	pwitt@tamu.edu
Dr. Kyle M. Woosnam Rural community tourism development; resident-tourist interactions; sociocultural impacts of tourism; residents' feelings toward tourists; research methods	Francis Hall 312 (979) 845-9781	woosnam@tamu.edu

Administration

Biography	Location	Email
Richard Breaux Senior Microcomputer/LAN Administrator	Francis Hall 306 979-845-5340	rbreaux@ag.tamu.edu
Darrell Fannin Systems Analyst	Francis Hall 313D 979-845-8524	dlfannin@ag.tamu.edu
Michelle Johnson Graduate Admissions Supervisor	Francis Hall 113 979-845-5412	majohnson@ag.tamu.edu
Terrell Johnson Assistant to the Department Head	Francis Hall 106 979-845-7324	tljohnson@ag.tamu.edu
Michelle Wiederhold Office Software Assistant	Francis Hall 106 979-862-4127	mwiederhold@ag.tamu.edu
Ann Williams Sr. Academic Advisor II	Francis Hall 111 979-845-0571	awilliams@tamu.edu

Business Office

Biography	Location	Email
Connie Lara Business Associate III	Francis Hall 110B 979-845-5771	clara@ag.tamu.edu
Irina Shatruk Business Assistant II	Francis Hall 110A 979-845-2135	ishatruk@ag.tamu.edu
Tina Vega Business Coordinator II	Francis Hall 110C 979-845-5377	t-vega@tamu.edu

Extension Office

Biography	Location	Email
Heather Biggs Extension Associate	Houston, TX 281-218-0721	biggsh@tamu.edu
Christina LaChance Program Coordinator	Houston, TX 281-218-0721	c-lachance@tamu.edu
Erich R. Lehmann Interim Program Coordinator for the Texas Event and Leadership Program (TELP)	Francis Hall 352 979-845-4673	erichlehmann@tamu.edu
Rhonda Meyer Administrative Coordinator	Houston, TX 281-218-0570	rhondameyer@tamu.edu
Kathryn Nachlinger Program Coordinator	Francis Hall 152A 979-845-5385	k-nachlinger@tamu.edu
Valerie Nite Extension Assistant	Francis Hall 212A 979-845-0869	vnite@ag.tamu.edu
Miles Phillips Extension Specialist	Francis Hall 212DA 979-204-8448	mdphillips@ag.tamu.edu
Marissa Sipocz Extension Assistant	Houston, TX 281-218-6253	m-sipocz@tamu.edu
Charriss York Extension Assistant	Houston, TX 281-218-6253	cyork@tamu.edu

Research

Biography	Location	Email
Diane Breeding Program Coordinator Social Science Program National Park Service	Francis Hall 255B 979-862-1977	d-breeding@tamu.edu
Diann Radke Center for Socioeconomic Research and Education Business Coordinator II	Francis Hall 255A 979-862-4918	dradke@ag.tamu.edu

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