Prior to coming to UHV, she received her BBA, MBA, and PhD from the University of Texas-Pan American. Dr. Chapa's teaching interest encompasses a variety of management areas. She has taught courses in Strategic Methods for Business, Business Government and Society, Organizational Theory, and Principles of Management. Her primary research focus is based on aligning job requirements with gender and the social and cultural needs of female college graduates. Dr. Chapa's extensive research on gender roles, social support, and cultural factors influencing human behavior within the organizational context, earned her an Emerald/EFMD Highly Commended Dissertation Award in 2009.