Administration & Staff
Department
Dr. Wyman H. Herendeen
Professor and Chair of Department
713-743-2935
whh@uh.edu
Ms. Carol B. Barr
Department Business Administrator
Phone: 713-743-5005
cbbarr@uh.edu
Mr. Tom Clare
Office Supervisor
Phone: 713-743-1188
tclare@uh.edu
Ms. Judy Calvez
Secretary II
Phone: 713-743-2935
jcalvez@uh.edu
Ms. Nancy Palomo
Financial Assistant II
713-743-2931
nepalomo@uh.edu
Ms. Jessica Torres
Office Assistant I
713-743-3004
jtorres6@uh.edu
Mr. George Barr
User Services Specialist II
713-743-2692
gbarr@uh.edu
Graduate Studies
Dr. James Zebroski
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
713-743-2940
jzebroski@central.uh.edu
Upper Division Studies
D.r Maria Gonzalez
Director of Upper Division Studies
713-743-2938
mgonzalez@uh.edu
Lower Division Studies
Dr. Elizabeth Kessler
Lower Division Administrator
713-743-2943
eakessler@uh.edu
Advising Staff
Ms. Julie Kofford
Academic Advisor II – Graduate Studies
713-743-2939
jkofford@uh.edu
Ms. Kimberly Williams
Academic Advisor II
713-743-2932
Kwilliams16@uh.edu
Mr. L. Wayne Ashley
Academic Advisor I
713-743-2936
lwashley@uh.edu
Ms. Kimberly Cooks
Program Coordinator
kcooks@uh.edu
713-743-2941
Creative Writing Program
Dr. James Kastely
Director
713-743-2952
James.kastely@mail.uh.edu
Kathy Smathers
Assistant Director
713-743-3014
ksmathers@uh.edu
Ms. Shatera Anderson
Office Coordinator
713-743-3013
sjdixon@uh.edu
Language and Culture Center
Joy Tesh
Director
713-743-3019
jtesh@uh.edu
Sandy Hartmann
Associate Director
713-743-3019
Shartmann2@uh.edu
Dave L. Burns
Associate Director
713-743-3030
dburns@uh.edu
Linda Mead
Associate Director
713-743-3025
lmead@uh.edu
Thao T. Le (Tiffany)
Financial Coordinator
713-743-3011
ttle20@central.uh.edu
Kevin Dang
User Service Specialist I
713-743-0404
kdang@central.uh.edu
Lois Benavides
Office Supervisor
713-743-3021
ebenavides@uh.edu
