Tom Faulkenberry
Dean, College Of Graduate Studies
Stephenville, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolTom Faulkenberry is a professor of psychology and current Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at Tarleton State University with a decade-plus career blending experimental psychology, mathematics, and academic leadership. He researches numerical cognition using mathematical modeling and champions Bayesian statistics in both research and pedagogy, translating complex methods into student-friendly instruction. His trajectory from instructor and program director to department head and dean reflects sustained success in curriculum development, graduate education, and research mentorship. With a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology and earlier graduate training in mathematics, he brings genuine quantitative depth to behavioral science and a practical knack for converting theory into teachable tools. Off the clock he describes himself as a “runner of marginal ability” and a dad, hinting at a pragmatic, approachable leadership style.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics & Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics & Chemistry at Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Mathematics, Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematics at Oklahoma State UniversityPh.D., Experimental Psychology, Ph.D., Experimental Psychology at East Texas A&M University
Github Skills (15)
homebrew10
command-line-tool10
macos10
administration10
binaries10
cli10
proofs9
open-access8
statistics8
textbook8
journal8
academia7
creative-commons6
lavaan5
stan1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
tomfaulkenberry/JASPbook
May 2019 - May 2020
Source files for "Learning Statistics with JASP"
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 28 pushes in 1 year
statisticsstatistics-learningtextbookjaspsource-files
tomfaulkenberry/statShinyApps
Jun 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:12 pushes in 4 years 11 months
appletsshiny
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