Arthur Hernandez
Dean,
College of Education
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Faculty Center 205
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5818
(361) 825-2661
art.hernandez@tamucc.edu
Arthur Hernandez, Ph.D., NCSP, NCC has broad and diverse training in clinical psychology, educational psychology, and curriculum and instruction and has taught courses at a variety of levels in psychological and educational disciplines. He is a nationally-certified school psychologist, a nationally-certified counselor, a diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialities, a licensed psychologist, and a licensed specialist in school psychology in Texas. He has served as a member and also chair of the Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists and has served as evaluator or evaluator consultant on projects of local, state and national scope.
Over the course of his career, his writing and research has focused on measurement and evaluation, psycho-educational interventions and teaching effectiveness. His most recent research focuses on identifying, describing and intervening in health disparities focusing on school and community-based efforts to reduce risk factors associated with Type 2 diabetes and decision-making at the end of life. Dr. Hernandez' writings can be found in publications including the Handbook of Special Education, Children at Risk: Poverty, Minority Status and Other Issues in Educational Equity, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Contemporary Education, College Student Journal, the Journal of School Health, Diabetes, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, the Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Health Promotion Practice, Traumatology, the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and the Journal of Excellence in College Teaching. In addition, he is a co-author of an elementary social studies series published by Houghton Mifflin Company called We the People and is a past co-editor of Forum, the journal of the Texas Teacher Educators.
Dr. Hernandez has been principal investigator, co-investigator, or consultant on a number of research and teaching grants from entities including the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Dental Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, the Baptist Health Foundation, and most recently, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Dr. Hernandez has chaired and/or participated as a Texas School Improvement Initiative (TSII) team member (Texas Education Agency), Educator Preparation Improvement Initiative team leader, and Educator Preparation Entity Reviewer (State Board of Educator Certification). Among other areas of focus, he remains committed to studying and supporting effective educator preparation and practice.