The Team
Leadership Team
Manuel Reyes, D.E.D.Director and Senior Research Analyst
Areas of Expertise: Economic Development, Health Economics, Regional Economics.
Cecilia Cuellar, Ph.D.Research Analyst
Areas of Expertise: Quantiative Economics, Labor Economics, Economic Development.
Faculty Research Fellows
Marilyn Young, Ph.D. Professor
Department: Management & Marketing
Areas of Expertise: Marketing, Entreprenurship, and Economic Development
Sina Jangjoo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department: Social Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Kyung-Ah Byun, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Department: Management & Marketing
Areas of Expertise: Survey Design, Scale Development, and Respondent Behavior.
Student Research Fellows
Pedro Gallardo
Senior Student
Major: Accounting & Economics
Luisa Moraes
Senior Student
Major: Economics & Finance
Paula Castellanos
Junior Student
Major: Economics & Finance
Research Fellow Alumni
Advisory Board
Billy Hibbs, Jr.
Tyler, TX
Chairman/Owner, Heartland Security Insurance Group, Inc.
Krist Swimberghe, Ph.D.
Tyler, TX
Dean of the Soules College of Business, UT Tyler
Tom Mullins
Tyler, TX
President/CEO, T.G. Mullins Consulting L.L.C.
Scott Martinez
Tyler, TX
President/CEO, Tyler Economic Development Corp., and the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
Rod Mabry, Ph.D.
Tyler, TX
Principal, Mabry Economics, LLC.
Ray Perryman, Ph.D.
Waco, TX
President/CEO, Ray Perryman Group, Inc. (economic research center)
Wayne Mansfield
Longview, TX
President/CEO, Longview Economic Development Corporation
Rob Carpenter, Ph.D.
Tyler, TX
Advanta Toxicology, LLC.