Glasscock Center Staff
Troy Bickham, Director
310C Glasscock Building
(979) 845-8328
tbickham@tamu.edu
Troy Bickham is a Professor of History. Having joined Texas A&M in 2003, he served in various roles at the university’s campus in Qatar from 2009-19, before returning to the Department of History. He teaches broadly in the histories of Britain and its empire, the Atlantic world, and British colonial North America during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and early-nineteenth centuries. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
He is the author of four monographs: Savages within the Empire (2005), which explores how encounters with Native Americans affected British culture in the eighteenth century; Making Headlines (2008), which examines British engagement with the American Revolution via the British newspaper press; and The Weight of Vengeance (2012), which is a transatlantic study of the Anglo-American War of 1812. His most recent book, Eating the Empire (2020), investigates how food from around the world shaped British culture in the eighteenth century. He is currently working on a project that maps the movement of news in early modern Britain and its empire.
Jessica Ray, Associate Director
310D Glasscock Building
(979) 845-8328
jessicaray@tamu.edu
Jessica Ray, an Instructional Associate Professor of History, joined Texas A&M University in 2020. She teaches about and researches US cultural history, specifically popular culture and dance. Drawing on her experience performing, choreographing, and teaching dance, she explores how dance simultaneously reveals long-established cultural traditions and holds the potential for immediate change. Her recently published article, “Voice from the Wings: Ann Barzel and Twentieth-Century Dance Writing,” appears in one of two special issues on dance for Feminist Modernist Studies, which she also co-edited and co-authored their introductions. Forthcoming publications include an essay on dance at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago for the compilation Dancing on the Third Coast: Chicago Dance Histories (University of Illinois Press) and a chapter in Dance in US Popular Culture (Routledge).
Ray also pursues interests in curriculum innovation. Following work as the course designer on an Enhancing the Design of Gateway Experiences (EDGE) grant from the Office of Student Success, she served as the faculty lead for the US history survey on the Digital Design for Student Success (D2S2) project, a collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Beyond Texas A&M, Ray acts as an artistic advisor to Houston-based Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theater and writes for Dance Source Houston’s the dance dish.
Amanda N. Dusek, Assistant Director
305C Glasscock Building
(979) 845-8328
amanda.dusek@tamu.edu
Amanda Dusek joined the Glasscock Center in 2015, having graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M earlier that year with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunication Media Studies. As the Assistant Director, Amanda coordinates the various programming, events, and grant opportunities presented by the Glasscock Center, as well as our communication and design efforts.
Leigh Stanislaw, Program Coordinator
305 Glasscock Building
979-845-8328
leighstanislaw@tamu.edu
Leigh graduated from Texas State University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She has since worked in various office settings and spent a number of years homeschooling her 4 children.
Caitlin Geller, Administrative Coordinator
305A Glasscock Building
chgeller@tamu.edu
Caitlin Geller (she/her) graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She joined the Glasscock Center as an Administrative Coordinator in 2024.
Angela C. Mayorga, Business Administrator
438 Academic Building
(979) 862-1540
amayorga@tamu.edu
Angela Mayorga earned a Master of Business Administration from Western Governors University in 2021 and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Texas A&M University in 2013. Angie has a tortoise, lovingly named Voldetort.
She has provided business support to the university since her graduation in May 2013. Since November 2014, she has provided business support for the legacy College of Liberal Arts and continues that work under the College of Arts & Sciences.
As the Center’s Business Administrator, Angie manages a wide range of business activities including the Center’s budget, expense tracking, and providing guidance with financial matters.