Leadership
Executive Staff
Jennifer S. Holmes
Dean
Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
jholmes@utdallas.edu
GR 3.104D | 972-883-6852
Dohyeong Kim
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Professor of Public Policy, GIS and Social Data Analytics and Research
dohyeong.kim@utdallas.edu
GR 3.104A | 972-883-3512
Denise Boots
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy
deniseboots@utdallas.edu
GR 3.104F | 972-883-6468
Carol Cirulli Lanham
Assistant Dean, Outreach and Engagement
Senior Lecturer of Sociology
cclanham@utdallas.edu
GR 3.120 | 972-883-2867
Richard K. Scotch
Program Head of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Professor
ph.soc@utdallas.edu
GR 3.510 | 972-883-2922
Daniel G. Arce
Program Head of Economics
Ashbel Smith Professor
ph.econ@utdallas.edu
GR 2.534 | 972-883-6857
Yongwan Chun
Program Head of Geospatial Information Sciences
Professor
ph.gis@utdallas.edu
GR 3.208 | 972-883-4719
Thomas Brunell
Program Head of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
Professor of Political Science
ph.psci@utdallas.edu ; ph.pppe@utdallas.edu
GR 2.246 | 972-883-4963
James Harrington
Program Head of Public and Nonprofit Management
Associate Professor
ph.pnm@utdallas.edu
GR 2.212 | 972-883-3513
Richard K. Scotch
Program Head of Sociology
Professor
ph.soc@utdallas.edu
GR 3.510 | 972-883-2922
For more, see the EPPS org chart (pdf).
Dean’s Advisory Council Members
Michelle Adams
Founder and President
Marketing Brainology
Arik Garner
Executive Director
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Wayne Gearey
Senior Managing Director/ Chief Labor Economist
Savills
Bill Holston
Chief Operations Officer
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
Dan Johnson
Civic Leader, Retired City Manager
City of Richardson
William Keffler
Chief Operating Officer
Catholic Diocese of Dallas
Mary Poss
Sales
Ebby Halliday Realtors
Venise Stuart
Civic Leader
Gloria Snead
Civic Leader
Maurine Dickey
Chairman
The Dickey Foundation
Barjis Ghadially
Chief Executive Officer
WorldLink
Harold Gross
Principal,
Market Research Answers
Mabrie Jackson
Director of Public Affairs
HEB/Central Market
Brenda Kihl
Vice Provost Curricular Innovation & Academic Partnerships, UNT
Bart McCollum
Integrator
Lime Media, Managing Partner Adlerian Capital
Amanda Rockow
Vice President for Public Affairs
UT Dallas
Jessica Shepard Watts
Vice President, External Affairs
Axxess
De’Edra Williams
Senior Vice President of Customer Success
CompTIA, Council Chair
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