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College of Arts & Humanities

Department of Art Dr. Michael Weaver mwc67f@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3480
  Master of Fine Arts in Art Dr. Rey Santiago reynaldo@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2842
Department of Communication Dr. Timothy Mottet mottettp@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3584
  Master of Arts in Communication Dr. Jeffery McQuillen mcquillen@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2376
  Master of Arts in Theatre Dr. Eric Wiley

wileye@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3585
Department of English Dr. Pamela Anderson-Mejias pla66f5@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3422
  Master of Arts in English Dr. Gary Schneider garysch@utpa.edu
(956) 318-5271
  Master of Arts in English as a Second Language Dr. Edward E. Heckler heckler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3426
  Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Dr. Jose K. Skinner jskinner@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3428
  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in English Dr. Gary Schneider garysch@utpa.edu
(956) 318-5271
Department of History & Philosophy Dr. Michael Faubion mfc83b@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3561
  Master of Arts in History Dr. Sonia Hernandez shernandez11@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3561
  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in History Dr. Sonia Hernandez shernandez11@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3561
Department of Modern Languages & Literature Dr. Glenn Martinez martinezg@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3441
  Master of Arts in Spanish Dr. Guadalupe Cortina gcortina@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3446
  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Spanish Dr. Guadalupe Cortina gcortina@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3446
Department of Music Dr. Pedro Martinez martinezp@utpa.edu
(956) 381-7914
  Master of Arts in Music Dr. Cynthia Cripps ccripps@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3471
  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Music  Dr. Cynthia Cripps ccripps@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3471

College of Business Administration

  Ph.D. in Business Administration
 Dr. Andre Mollick amollick@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3354
  Master of Business Administration Dr. Angelica Cortes cortesa@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3313
  Master of Business Administration (ONLINE) Dr. Angelica Cortes cortesa@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3313
Department of Accounting & Business Law Dr. John Darcy johndarcy@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3384
  Master of Accountancy Dr. Jan Smolarski jmsmolarski@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2406
  Master of Science in Accounting Dr. Jan Smolarski jmsmolarski@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2406

College of Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Irma Guadarrama guadarramain@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3401
  Master of Education in Bilingual Education Dr. Leo Gomez lgomez@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3629
  Master of Education in Early Childhood Dr. Hilda Medrano medrano@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2002
  Master of Education in Elementary Education Dr. Martha Tevis mtevis@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3434
  Master of Education in Reading Dr. Janine Schall jschall@utpa.edu
(956) 318-5360
  Master of Education in Secondary Education Dr. Martha Tevis mtevis@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3434
Department of Educational Psychology Dr. Stephanie Brickman sjbrickman@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3466
  Master of Education in Counseling & Guidance Dr. Stephanie Brickman sjbrickman@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3466
  Master of Education in Educational Diagnostician Dr. Diana Ruiz ruizdd@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3466
  Master of Education in Gifted Education Dr. Gregory Poelzer hpoelzer@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3470
  Master of Arts Degree in School Psychology Dr. Olga Rodriguez-Escobar orodriguez9@utpa.edu
(956) 388-8091
  Master of Education in Special Education Dr. Laura Saenz saenzl@utpa.edu
(956) 292-7398
Department of Health & Kinesiology Dr. Paul Villas (Interim) pvillas@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3505
  Master of Science in Kinesiology Dr. Layne Jorgensen lj85f0@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3506
  Master of Science in Kinesiology (ONLINE prgm.) Dr. Deborah Myers deblmyers@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3501
Department of Educational Leadership Dr. Velma Menchaca menchaca@utpa.edu
(956) 292-2943
  Ed.D. in Education Leadership Dr. Marie Simonsson msimonsson@utpa.edu
(956) 292-7173/7417
  Master of Education in Educational Administration Dr. Velma Menchaca menchaca@utpa.edu
(956) 292-2943

 

College of Health Sciences & Human Services

Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Dr. Teri Mata-Pistokache tmpistok@utpa.edu
(956) 381-5369
  Master of Science in Communication Sciences &
  Disorders		 Dr. Teri Mata-Pistokache tmpistok@utpa.edu
(956) 381-5369
Department of Nursing Dr. Carolina Huerta chuerta@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3496
  Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration
  in Adult Health Nursing		 Dr. Janice Maville jmaville@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3456
  Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration
  in Family Nurse Practitioner		 Dr. Janice Maville jmaville@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3456
  Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration
  in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner		 Dr. Janice Maville jmaville@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3456
Department of Occupational Therapy Ms. Shirley Wells (interim) wellssa@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2264
  Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Ms. Shirley Wells wellssa@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2264
Department of Rehabilitation Dr. Jerome Fischer jmfischer@utpa.edu
(956) 316-2295
  Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling Dr. Eva Miller evamiller@utpa.edu
(956) 318-5270
Department of Social Work Dr. Hector Diaz hdiaz@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3575
 

Master of Science in Social Work

 Dr. Alonzo Cavazos alonso@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2487
 

Clinical Lab Science, Program Coordinator

 Karen Chandler akchandler@panam.edu
(956) 381-2296
 

Dietetics, Program Coordinator

 Dr. Bahram "Bob" Faraji bfaraji@utpa.edu
(956) 381-7083
 

Physician Assistant Studies

 Dr. Frank Ambriz frankambriz@panam.edu
(956) 381-7049
 

Co-operative Pharmacy Program, Assistant Dean

 Dr. Amy Schwartz aschwartz@panam.edu
(956) 381-5221

 

College of Science & Engineering

Department of Biology Dr. Mohammed Farooqui farooqui@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3537
  Master of Science in Biology Dr. Zen Faulkes zfaulkes@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2614
Department of Chemistry Dr. Narayan Bhat nbhat@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3371
  Master of Science in Chemistry
 Dr. Elamin Ibrahim amin@utpa.edu
(956) 384-5003
  Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Science with a concentration in Chemical Education (under construction) Dr. Elamin Ibrahim amin@utpa.edu
(956) 384-5003
Department of Computer Science Dr. Zhixiang Chen zchen@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2320
  Master of Science in Computer Science Dr. Richard Fowler fowler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3453
  Master of Science in Information Technology Dr. Richard Fowler fowler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3453
Department of Electrical Engineering Dr. Heinrich Foltz fowler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2609
  Master of Science in Engineering: Electrical Engineering Dr. Junfei Li fei@utpa.edu
(956) 316-7148
Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Robert Freeman rafree@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2394
  Master of Science in Engineering: Mechanical Engineering Dr. Constantine Tarawneh tarawneh@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2607
Department of Manufacturing Engineering Dr. Douglas Timmer timmer@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2606
  Master of Science in Engineering Management Dr. Alley Butler acbutler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2534
  Master of Science in Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering Dr. Alley Butler acbutler@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2534
Department of Mathematics Dr. Lokenath Debnath debnathl@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3459
  Master of Science in Mathematics Teaching Dr. Paul Bracken bracken@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3457
  Master of Science in Mathematical Science Dr. Paul Bracken bracken@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3457
Department of Physics & Geology Dr. Steven Tidrow sctidrow@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3531
  Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Science with a concentration in Physics Dr. Muhammad I. Bhatti bhatti@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3521

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Department of Criminal Justice Dr. George Vincentnathan gvincent@utpa.edu
(956) 316-3566
  Master of Science in Criminal Justice Dr. Joseph Gyamfi appiahen@panam.edu
(956) 316-7061
Department of Psychology & Anthropology Dr. Wendy James Aldridge wjames@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3329
  Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Dr. Philip Gasquoine pgasquoine@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2155
  Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology Dr. Philip Gasquoine pgasquoine@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2155
  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Anthropology Dr. Thomas Pozorski tpozorski@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2865
Department of Public Administration Dr. Bill Turk, Interim turk@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2545
  Master of Public Administration Dr. Bill Turk, Interim turk@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2545
Department of Sociology Dr. Chad Richardson cr33d5@utpa.edu
(956) 381-3321
  Master of Science in Sociology Dr. Dejun Su dsu@utpa.edu
(956) 381-8798
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