Graduate Faculty

G. Richard Wetherill, PhD (2005)

Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Director of the Center of Continuing Education & Community Services and Professor, Education
BA, East Central State College, 1971
MS, East Texas State University, 1973
PhD, Texas A&M University, 1977
rwethrll@ecok.edu

Thomas D. Balmer, MA (2004)

Assistant Professor, Human Resources
BA, Howard Payne University, 1979
M Div, Southern Baptist Theology Seminary, 1984
MA, Hardin-Simmons University, 1987
ABD, Austin Presbyterian Seminary
tbalmer@ecok.edu

Scott Barton, PhD (1993)

Professor, History
BA, Marshall University, 1983
MA, Texas A&M University, 1987
PhD, ibid., 1991
Phone: (580) 559-5420
sbarton@ecok.edu

John Bedford, EdD (1997)

Associate Professor, Education
BS, West Texas State 1969
MS, ibid, 1972 EdD, Baylor University, 1995
Phone: (580) 559-5323
jbedford@ecok.edu

Yvonne Bedford, MA (2001)

Instructor, Education
BS, West Texas State University, 1972
MA, University of Texas - Permian Basin, 1982
ybedford@ecok.edu

Laura Bixler, PhD (1998)

Associate Professor, Education
BSEd, Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ, 1980
MEd, University of Central Oklahoma, 1983
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1998
Phone: (580) 559-5351
lbixler@ecok.edu

Carol J. Bridges, PhD (1978)

Professor, Human Resources
BA, Central State College, 1968
MSW, University of Oklahoma, 1975
PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1989
Phone: (580) 559-5405
cbridges@ecok.edu

James W. Burke, Jr., PhD (1978)

Professor, Human Resources
BA, University of Tulsa, 1972
MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1976
PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1989
Phone: (580) 559-5707
jaburke@ecok.edu

John J. Burke, PhD (1980)

Professor, Psychology
BA, Fairfield University, 1967
MA, West Virginia University, 1969
PhD, ibid, 1975
Phone: (580) 559-5340
jburke@ecok.edu

Debbie Claxton, MEd (2004)

Instructor, Education
BSEd, East Central University, 1994
MEd, ibid.
Graduate work in progress, Oklahoma State University
dclaxton@ecok.edu

Rebecca Collins, PhD (2006)

Assistant Professor, Psychology
BS, Univ of Missouri Columbia, 1996
MEd, Drury College, 1991
MA, Texas Woman's University, 1998
PhD, ibid., 2003
rcollins@ecok.edu

Rebecca Compton, EdD (1979)

Professor, Education
BSEd, University of Oklahoma, 1973
MEd, East Central Oklahoma State University, 1980
EdD, University of Oklahoma, 1995
Phone: (580) 559-5543
bcompton@ecok.edu

Paige N. Cummins, MS (1997)

Professor, Human Resources
BA Purdue University, 1988
MS, ibid., 1991 PhD, ibid., 1998
Phone: (580) 559-5403
pcummins@ecok.edu

Dan Denny, EdD (1999)

Assistant Professor, Human Resources
AA, Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1988
BA, East Central University, 1994
MSHR, ibid., 1996
EdD, Oklahoma State University, 2006
ddenny@ecok.edu

Randal R. Elston, EdD (1989)

Professor, Human Resources
BA, East Central University, 1976
MS, Oklahoma State University, 1977
EdD, Oklahoma State University, 1981
Phone: (580) 559-5463
relston@ecok.edu

Anne Fine, PhD (1995)

Associate Professor, Mathematics
BS, University of Central Oklahoma, 1974
MS, Oklahoma State University, 1978
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1995
Phone: (580) 559-5285
afine@ecok.edu

Usha Fountain, PhD (2001)

Assistant Professor, Education
BA, University of the South Pacific, 1981
MEd, University of Queensland, 1990
PhD, ibid., 1995
ufountain@ecok.edu

Timothy M. Green, EdD (1972)

Professor, Education and Athletic Director
BS, Oklahoma State University, 1959
BSEd, Henderson State college, 1966
MSEd, ibid, 1966
EdD, University of Oklahoma, 1970
Phone: (580) 559-5314
tgreen@ecok.edu

Delma L. Hall, PhD (2002)

Professor, Communication
BAEd, East Central State College, 1968
MA, University of Oklahoma, 1983
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 2002
Phone: (580) 559-5600
dhall@ecok.edu

Ben Harper, PhD (1975)

Professor, Education
BAEd, Northeastern State College, 1971
MEd, ibid, 1973
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1975
Phone: (580) 559-5348
bharper@ecok.edu

Joanna Harris, PhD (1990)

Associate Professor, Psychology
BA, University of Oklahoma, 1982
MS, University of Houston, 1986
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1977
Phone: (580) 559-5342
jharris@ecok.edu

Christian Hart, PhD (2003)

Assistant Professor and Chair, Psychology
BA, University of North Texas, 1992
MS, Texas Christian University, 1997
PhD, ibid., 1999
chart@ecok.edu

William Heitland, EdD (1979)

Associate Professor, Education
BS, Ohio State University, 1970
MS, St. Francis College, 1974
EdD, Ball State University, 1977
Phone: (580) 559-5329
bheitlnd@ecok.edu

R. Sterling Lynd, PhD (1977)

Associate Professor, Psychology
BA, University of North Texas, Denton, 1969
MA, ibid, 1971
PhD,ibid, 1076
Phone: (580) 559-5343
slynd@ecok.edu

Bill Osborne, Jr , EdD (1992)

Dean, School of Education and Psychology, and Associate Professor of Education
BAEd, East Central University, 1970
MEd; ibid., 1973
EdD, University of Oklahoma, 1987
Phone: (580) 559-5350
bosborne@ecok.edu

Jack Paschall, EdD, (1970)

Professor of Education
BA, Southeastern State College, 1965
MT, ibid, 1967
EdD, University of Oklahoma, 1970
Phone: (580) 559-5346
jpaschll@ecok.edu

Fredric M. Patrizi, PhD (1978)

Professor and Chair, Psychology
BS, Lamar University, 1971
MA, Stephen F. Austin University, 1975
PhD, Texas Tech University, 1979
Phone: (580) 559-5335
fpatrizi@ecok.edu

Susan Payne , PhD (1989)

Associate Professor and Chair, Kinesiology
BA, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1983
MS, University of Wyoming, 1985
PhD, Texas Woman's University, 1995
Phone: (580) 559-5521
spayne@ecok.edu

Martha Pedersen, EdD (2005)

Assistant Professor, Education
BA, Wayne State College, 1972
MEd, University of Houston-Victoria., 1996
EdD, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2002
mpedersen@ecok.edu

Jason Prather, MHR (2001)

Instructor, Kinesiology, Athletic Training
BS, Western Oregon University, 1997
MHR, University of Oklahoma, 2000
jprather@ecok.edu

Richard Putnam, PhD (1992)

Associate Professor, Education
BS, North Texas State University, 1976
MEd, ibid, 1973
PhD, Texas A&M University, 1985
Phone: (580) 559-5676
rputnam@ecok.edu

Regina Robertson, MS, CRC (1990)

Assistant Professor, Human Resources
BA, East Central State University, 1976
MS, Oklahoma State University, 1979
graduate study, University of Oklahoma, 1993-present
Phone: (580) 559-5647
rrobrtsn@ecok.edu

Ralph Sharp, EdD (1983)

Associate Professor, Education
BA, Lawrence University, 1972
MA, University of Missouri, 1973
EdS, ibid, 1979
EdD, ibid, 1982
Phone: (580) 559-5352
rsharp@ecok.edu

Carolyn Thomas, EdD (2001)

Associate Professor, Education
BS, Oklahoma State University, 1971
MS, ibid., 1992
EdD Oklahoma State University, 2001
Phone: (580) 559-5576
cthomas@ecok.edu

Rahmona Thompson, PhD (1991)

Professor, Biology
BS, University of Oklahoma, 1978
MS, ibid, 1981
PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1988
Phone: (580) 559-5495
rthompsn@ecok.edu

Steve Turner, PhD (1992)

Associate Professor and Chair, Human Resources
BA, East Central University, 1992
MSHR, ibid., 1993
PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1998
Phone: (580) 559-5481
sturner@ecok.edu

Brenda Walling, EdD (1998)

Associate Professor, Education
BSEd, East Central University, 1984
MEd, Oklahoma State University, 1988
EdD, ibid.,1994
Phone: (580) 559-5552
bwallling@ecok.edu

Diana Watson-Maile, EdD (1989)

Associate Professor and Chair, Family and Consumer Sciences
BS, East Central University, 1979
MS, Central State University, 1984
EdD, Oklahoma State University, 1994
Phone: (580) 559-5475
dwatson@ecok.edu

Jeff S. Williams, MHR (1999)

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Director, Athletic Training
BS, University of Oklahoma, 1996
MHR, ibid., 1999
jwillims@ecok.edu