Name:  Mr. Ty Chumbley
Title:     Graduate Instructional Assistant
Earning Masters in:    Agriculture Education
Undergrad education:   BS Agriculture Science from Texas A&M University
Department:  Agriculture
Office Location:    Agriculture Building, Rm. #215

Office Hours:     Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00p-4:00p

                                    Phone: 512-245-3275
                                    Email:   tychumbley@txstate.edu

Project Description:  Mr. Chumbley is a recent graduate from Texas A&M University with a BS in Agriculture Science.  He is currently working on his masters at Texas State while working on many projects within the Department of Agriculture. He is the newest addition to the staff as the Texas State Livestock Judging Team Coach. He will be recruiting, developing, and training current and future Texas State students to compete at Collegiate Livestock Judging Events across the nation. In addition to this, he will be teaching the labs for Animal Husbandry course (AG 1445).  He is excited for the challenge and looks forward to future successes at Texas State.

Name:  Ms. Alex Geis
Title:     Graduate Instructional Assistant
Earning Masters in:    Family and Child Studies Child Life (non-thesis track)
Undergrad education:   BA Psychology
Department:      Family and Consumer Sciences
Office Location:    FCS, #120,

Office Hours: Tuesday: 10:00a-11:00p                                                                                                            Wednesday: 2:00p-3:00p, or by appointment                                    

                                  Phone: 512-245-9779
                                  Email:  ag1456@txstate.edu

Name:  Ms. Alice Navarro
Title:     Graduate Instructional Assistant
Earning Masters in:   Family and Child Studies (thesis track)
Undergrad education:   BS in Applied Learning and Development from UT-Austin
Department:  Family and Consumer Sciences
Office Location:    FCS, #120

Office Hours:     Tuesday: 1:00p-3:00p
                        Wednesday: 11:00a-12:00pm, or by appointment

                                    Phone:  512-245-9779
                                    Email:   alicen@txstate.edu

Research/Project Description:  Ms. Navarro is currently working on the University Success Project with Drs. Michelle Toews and Ani Yazedjian, which is a longitudinal study examining individual, familial, and cultural factors as predictors of academic adjustment and achievement. They are currently working on a manuscript based upon some of the data derived from the study, as well presenting a poster at the National Council on Family Relations conference.  She has also worked as a program evaluation intern for Dr. Michelle Toews’ “Strengthening Relationships” project, which provides relationship education to adolescent parents.  In relation to her instructional duties, her primarily focus is on course management (i.e. grading, managing course websites, etc.) and is occasionally called on to substitute teach undergraduate Family and Child Development courses, such as Family Relationships, Problems in Adolescence, and Families and Sexuality.