texas A&m university-kingsville faculty
texas A&m university-kingsville faculty
Dr. Diane Friend
Dr. Diane Friend is the primary instructor and head of the Agribusiness department at RELLIS campus for Texas A&M University–Kingsville. She earned her PhD from Texas A&M University-College Station, and continues her research in agricultural leadership and cooperative development. She is a member of the board of directors for the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council, where her focus is education and internships. Friend teaches core classes for the Agribusiness degree program here at RELLIS, which include farm management, ag marketing, sales & consulting, ag leadership, price analysis, ag policy, international marketing, and other special topics.
Prospective students are encouraged to contact Dr. Friend to further discuss opportunities in the Agribusiness program.
Dr. Celeste Riley
Dr. Riley completed her doctorate in health psychology/behavioral medicine at the University of North Texas in 2005. Clinical training involved a predoctoral internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Riley joined the TAMUK/RELLIS faculty as an assistant professor of practice in 2020, after 14 years of private practice specializing in health psychology, and serves as the coordinator for the Health Psychology program at RELLIS. Her teaching interests include psychopharmacology, human sexuality, and abnormal psychology.