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Mr. Grubb worked in public history and education before joining the WCJC faculty in 2012. He teaches U.S. History 1301 and 1302, Texas History 2301, Western Civilization 2311 and 2312, and Geography 1303.He received his undergraduate degree in socio-cultural anthropology and his M.A. in history from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He has additional graduate hours in education from the University of St. Thomas and geography from Texas State University and the University of Houston-Clear Lake. His primary research interests are political rhetoric and social discourse, mass media and propaganda, 20th-century military history, and the impacts of globalization.
Office: Sugar Land Campus, Brazos Hall 241
Phone: (281) 243-8529
Email: grubbk@wcjc.edu
Mr. Bennett joined the faculty of WCJC in the fall of 2023 and teaches History 1301 and 1302 in face-to-face classes at the Richmond and Sugarland UH campuses as well as online. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Texas at Arlington, his M.A. in History from Louisiana Tech University and has earned several graduate credits towards a PHD from the University of Houston. His research interest includes political, economic, and social history with an emphasis on nation and state building.
Office: Richmond Campus, 240F
Phone: (281) 239-1552
Email: bennettj@wcjc.edu
Ms. Griffith has taught U.S. History 1301 and 1302 courses at WCJC since 1999, including several dual-credit classes to area high schools. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
Office: Richmond Campus, 140G
Phone: (281) 239-1560
Email: lindagr@wcjc.edu
Mr. Guidry joined the faculty of WCJC in the Fall of 2018 and teaches History 1301 and 1302 in face-to-face classes at the Wharton campus as well as online. He received his B.A. in History and English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and his M.A. in History from Louisiana State University where he focused on American cultural history. His research interests include American popular culture, the history of religion, and methods of historical instruction.
Office: Wharton Campus, Peace Building 104A
Phone: (979) 532-6907
Email: guidryj@wcjc.edu
Ms. Shelton joined the WCJC faculty in 2001 and teaches courses in U.S. History 1301 and 1302. She received her B.A. in History from the University of Texas at Austin and her M.A. from Texas State University. She is the former Department Head for the History, Geography, Government, and Economics Department and currently serves as Division Chair for the Social and Behavioral Sciencess Division.
Office: Richmond Campus, 131D
Phone: (281) 239-1581
Email: amandas@wcjc.edu
Mr. Villa joined the WCJC faculty in Fall 2023 and teaches U.S. History 1301 and 1302 at the Wharton campus and online. He earned his M.A. in History from American Military University and his B.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He has additional graduate hours in education from Notre Dame of Maryland University. His research interests are Trade and Maritime Conflicts, World War II, and the Civil War experience and its impact on the development of sports culture in the American South. Mr. Villa is a retired police officer with experience in patrol, street gangs and financial crimes and has been teaching at the collegiate level since 2010.
Office: Wharton Campus, Science Building 206
Phone: (979) 532-6449
Email: villap@wcjc.edu
Mr. Barbee received his Bachelor's and Master’s degrees from Sam Houston State University.
He currently teaches dual credit U.S. History 1301 and 1302 courses at Wharton High
School. Mr. Barbee’s research interests include the early American Republic, westward
expansion, and Texas history.
Email: barbeec@wcjc.edu
Mr. Driver teaches History 1301 and 1302 at Bay City High School. He earned his B.A.
in Classics at Baylor University and his Master’s in Education with an emphasis in
History from Texas State University.
Email: driverj@wcjc.edu
Ms. Jensen received her Bachelor's in History from Texas A&M University, her Master’s
in Educational Leadership from Lamar University and has graduate hours in History
from Sam Houston State University. She currently teaches dual credit U.S. History
1301 and 1302 courses at El Campo High School.
Email: jensens@wcjc.edu
Dr. Spellman teaches U.S. History 1301 and 1302, as well as Texas History. He’s been
a member of the WCJC History faculty since 1998. He received his B.A. from Southwestern
University, his M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Ph.D. from the
University of Houston. Dr. Spellman is the author of ten books on Texas history, a
member of the Texas State Historical Association, and was inducted into the Western
Writers of America in 2009.
Email: pauls@wcjc.edu
Mr. Sullivan received his Bachelor's from Sam Houston State University and his Master's
from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Mr. Sullivan joined WCJC in 2013 and
focuses on distance learning courses. His research interests center around representations
of the Second World War in film across time. He also focuses on political, economic,
and military history.
Email: sullivanb@wcjc.edu
Ms. Taska teaches History 1301 and 1302 at Tidehaven High School. She earned her B.
A. in History and M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University.
She also studied graduate history courses at Sam Houston State University.
Email: taskac@wcjc.edu
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