Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff

  • Dr. David D. Doyle is a white man with brown curly hair and round tortoise shell colored glasses. He wears a brown blazer, a gold bow-tie, and a light blue button up oxford shirt.

    Dr. David D. Doyle, Jr.

    Dean, Honors & Scholars Programs
    Director, University Honors Program
    214-768-2813

    Dr. David D. Doyle was raised in northern New Hampshire and graduated from Plymouth State College in New Hampshire with a degree in History. A Master's Degree in American History followed from New York University. Working with historians Martin Duberman, David Nasaw, and Randolph Trumbach, Dr. Doyle completed the Ph.D. in American History from the City University of New York. His fields of interest within American History are the study of gender and sexuality and he is currently at work on a book examining male sexuality in late nineteenth century New York and New England. He has published reviews and articles in Reviews in American History, The Journal of the History of Sexuality, and the American Historical Association Lesbian Gay History Newsletter
    Dr. Doyle is the recipient of two of the highest awards at SMU: the Rotunda Outstanding Faculty award ('05-'06) and the "M" Award ('06-'07).

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  • Dr. Brandon Gray Miller is a white man, dressed in a navy blue suit jacket, light blue oxford button up, and red & navy blue striped tie. The background is a path towards Dallas Hall.

    Dr. Brandon Gray Miller

    Assistant Dean for University Honors Program and Fellowships
    214-768-4543

    Dr. Miller, Assistant Dean of the University Honors Program and Fellowships, grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in History and Journalism. He then completed a Ph.D. in Russian and East-Central European History at Michigan State University.  Dr. Miller currently is at work on a book exploring gender, material culture, and everyday life in the final Soviet decades.

    Since arriving at SMU in 2013, he has taught a variety of European history courses including “Surviving Fascism & Communism in East-Central Europe,” “WWII in Europe,” and the second half of the Western Civilization survey.

    When away from campus, he enjoys keeping up with contemporary Russian literature and spending time in Far West Texas.

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    Joan Arbery

    Honors WRTR Lecturer
    Assistant Director, University Honors Program
    214-768-4056

    Dr. Joan Arbery was born in Dallas, but grew up in Nashua, NH, for most of her childhood. After college at the University of Dallas, she spent her graduate years at the University of Notre Dame, with a year in Dublin on a graduate fellowship. After a brief stint in free-lance journalism here in town, she started teaching at SMU in 2009, and has taught in Honors since 2016. During that time, she has also worked with the University of Dallas and the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture (now part of SMU). In addition to serving as the historian for SMU's Phi Beta Kappa chapter, she looks forward to joining Faculty Senate this year. She loves teaching the Honors curriculum and Honors students, engaging with their intellectual curiosity and imagination. Meanwhile, she's the mother of an 11-year-old son, Jude Stefano – they love traveling, exploring Dallas, hanging out with their dog Piper, and watching old crime shows like Monk.

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    Dr. Susan Harris

    Honors Academic Advisor
    214-768-2305

    Dr. Susan Harris joined the University Advising Center in August of 2013.  She has been teaching as an Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychology since 2003.  Prior to coming to Dallas, she was an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University, a visiting Professor at Trinity University in San Antonio and a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.  Susan earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Kansas (and remains a faithful Jayhawk to this day!) and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

    During her time at SMU, Dr. Harris has been honored with the Extra Mile Award for excellence in teaching students with learning disabilities, as a HOPE honoree for professors who have made a significant impact to student academic education both inside and outside of the classroom and has received awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching in the Department of Psychology.

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  • Alexandra Thibeaux is a white woman with short curly hair, cut in a pixie style. She is wearing a red short-sleeved polo with a blue mustang embroidered on the left pocket area. The background is the blurred path towards Dallas Hall.

    Alexandra Thibeaux

    Program Specialist, Scholars Den
    214-768-2508

    Alexandra (Alex) Thibeaux returned to the Hilltop in August 2017. She was an undergraduate student at SMU from 2009-2013 and was an active member of the University Honors Program as well as a student athlete on the rowing team. Her closest friends in college were fellow students in the Honors program and residents of the SMU Service House. After graduating from SMU, Alex taught elementary school in Dallas for 4 years and earned her M.Ed in Special Education from the University of North Texas in 2017. She is currently a candidate for a Master's of Science in Data Science at SMU. As Program Specialist, she manages many of the every-day processes of the Hilltop Scholars Program, Mustang Scholars Program, President's Scholars Program, University Honors Program, as well as the Hyer Society.

    When not working or studying, Alex enjoys playing rugby for the Dallas Harlequins Women's Rugby Team, spending time with her family and friends, listening to music, and telling her German Shepherd, Gatsby, what a good boy he is.

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