Name: Dr. R. Curtis Sparling
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 918-343-7722
Title: Department Head and Assistant Professor
Department: Technology & Justice Studies
Office: Herrington Hall, Room 108
Education
Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK
M.B.A.
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies
Naval War College, Newport RI
B.S., Social Sciences
State University of New York at Albany
Professional Experience
2022-Present, Department Head
2019-Present, Assistant Professor
2017-2019, O.D. Mayor Endowed Chair
2012-2019, Instructor
Department of Technology and Justice Studies
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
2010-2012, Commanding Officer, USS SENTRY
United States Navy San Diego, CA
2009-2010, Executive Officer, USS GLADIATOR
United States Navy United Kingdom of Bahrain
2007-2009, Chief Operations Officer, USS FORT McHENRY
United States Navy, Little Creek, VA
Presentations and Panels
- UCI Esports Conference (2021) Presenter – The Structuring and Approval of Esports Curricula at a Four-Year Regional Public University; A Two-Year Reflection of Lessons Learned
- UAS TECH Forum (2019) Presenter – UAS Curriculum Integration
- Drone Fly In (2018) Academic Panel
- DroneCON (2018) Keynote Speaker
- STEM Learning Ecosystem Community of Practice (2017) Presenter – STEM Outreach
- UAS TECH Forum (2017) Presenter – PART 107 Fundamentals