Faculty In Residence

Meet Our Faculty in Residence

Dr. McQueston

Dr. Jessica McQueston (Dr. McQueston, Dr. M, or Jessica) is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the School of Teaching and Learning (College of Education) and the Director of Disability Studies at the Garrett Center. As a disabled scholar, she draws from her personal experiences with disability to inform her work in teaching, research, and service.

  • As a first-generation student, Jessica earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • She received her Master’s in Special Education – Severe Disabilities.
  • She holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis.
  • Jessica obtained her bachelor's degree in Special and Elementary Education from The University of New Mexico.
  • She is certified as a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) and LBA (Licensed Behavior Analyst).
  • Previously, she spent six years as a K-6 special educator, general educator, and reading interventionist in New Mexico.

Her research focuses on:

  • Identifying and addressing barriers to inclusive education for students with disabilities, particularly those with extensive support needs.
  • Developing training and support strategies to promote inclusion.
  • Incorporating disability-inclusive curriculum into the education system.

In her free time, Jessica enjoys exploring the Huntsville area, crafting, spending time with friends, and watching reality TV. You can often find her and her dog, Bucky, at Piney Woods Hall.

Dr. Philip Mulvey

Dr. Philip Mulvey (Phil) is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Victim Studies in the College of Criminal Justice at 腦瞳憫. He is a first-generation college student who grew up in rural central Illinois in a farming community before earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Afterward, Phil moved to Boston, where he earned a master’s degree in counseling (clinical) psychology at Boston College. While living in Boston, he gained professional experience as a counselor in hospital, school, and community settings.

In 2003, he returned to Illinois and earned a certification in psychology and law at Northwestern University in Chicago, while working as the program coordinator for the Public Policy and Health Disparities program at Northwestern. In 2008, Phil began his Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University, completing it in 2013 with a dissertation on women with pervasive mental illness involved in the justice system.

Before moving to Texas and joining Sam Houston in 2022, Phil was a professor at Illinois State University in the Criminal Justice Sciences program for nine years.

Phil’s research focuses on the experiences of marginalized communities involved with the justice system. His projects include work with:

  • Individuals with significant mental illness
  • Veterans
  • Youth and children involved with the justice system

He is also a research methodologist, with an interest in unique qualitative and large-scale field research designs. At 腦瞳憫, he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including:

  • Counseling Methods
  • Trauma
  • Research Methods
  • Program Evaluation
  • Mental Illness
  • Victimization

In his free time, Phil enjoys spending time with his golden retriever, hiking, camping, collecting vinyl records, creative writing, watching prestige (and junk) television, cooking, and following college sports. You can often find Dr. Mulvey and his dog, Bryce, at San Jacinto Hall.