Faculty & Research
![Iliana Alanis, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/IlianaAlanis.png)
Iliana Alanis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: iliana.alanis@utsa.edu
- Instruction with Specializations in Multilingual Studies and Educational Psychology
- Rights of Young Children to Develop Their Native Language and Cultural Identity
- Sociocultural Examination of Pedagogical Practices in Early Childhood Dual Language Contexts
![Adel Alledani, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AdelAlledani.png)
Adel Alledani, Ph.D.
Professor, CAMLS Director, Mechanical Engineering Department, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: adel.alledani@utsa.edu
- Theoretical and applied elements of AI
- Machine learning
- Industry 5.0 advanced manufacturing
- Lean enterprise systems
Advanced Data Engineering Lab (Director)
Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems (Director)
![Alfonso Apicella, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AlfonsoApicella.png)
Alfonso Apicella, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: alfonso.apicella@utsa.edu
- Neural basis for Perception and Behavior
- Cortical Circuits
- Optogenetics
![Maria Arreguin-Anderson, Ed.D.](Headshots2023/MariaArreguinAnderson.png)
Maria Arreguin-Anderson, Ed.D.
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: maria.arreguin@utsa.edu
- Minority Student's Access to Education in Early Childhood and Elementary Bilingual Settings
- Young Children's Translanguaging Practices
- Critical Science Pedagogy
- Intersections of Language and Social Justice
![Lacy Barton, Ph.D.](../images/Merger Headshots/LacyBarton.png)
Lacy Barton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: lacy.barton@utsa.edu
- Cell signaling and migration
- Ovary and testis development
- Primordial germ cell dynamics
- Reproductive developmental biology
![Emily Bonner, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/EmilyBonner.png)
Emily Bonner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: emily.bonner@utsa.edu
- Equity and Access in Mathematics
- Community-Based Mathematics
- Teacher Professional Development in STEM
![Eric Brey, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/EricBrey.png)
Eric Brey, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: eric.brey@utsa.edu
- Tissue regeneration
- Regenerative medicine
- Vascularization
![Denver Brown, Ph.D.](../images/Merger Headshots/DenverBrown23.png)
Denver Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: denver.brown@utsa.edu
- Exercise Psychology & Behavioral Medicine
- Time Use Epidemiology
- Physical Activity Determinants
- Movement Behaviors and Health
![Anthony Burgos-Robles, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/TonyBurgosRobles.png)
Anthony Burgos-Robles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: anthony.burgos-robles@utsa.edu
- Cortical and Amygdala Circuits
- Emotion
- Learning and Memory
- Motivation
- Stress
![Astrid E. Cardona, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AstridCardona.png)
Astrid E. Cardona, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, College of Sciences
Email: astrid.cardona@utsa.edu
- Neuroinflammation and Mechanisms of Tissue Damage in Diabetic Retinopathy and Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroprotective Approaches via Modulation of Innate Immune Function
![Melanie Carless, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MelanieCarless.png)
Melanie Carless, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: melanie.carless@utsa.edu
- Cardiometabolic Risk
- Epigenetics
- Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
- Stem Cells
https://www.utsa.edu/biology/faculty/MelanieCarless.html
![Felicia Castro-Villareal, Ph.D., LSSP](Headshots2023/FeliciaCastroVillareal.png)
Felicia Castro-Villareal, Ph.D., LSSP
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: felicia.castrovillarreal@utsa.edu
- Multicultrual Assesment and Issues
- Teacher Consultation
- Mental Health in Schools
![Kelly Cheever, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/KellyCheever.png)
Kelly Cheever, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: kelly.cheever@utsa.edu
- Long-term health outcomes associated with contact sport participation
- Cervical spine injury following concussion
- Sports-related concussion
- Training load acclimatization and periodization to reduce musculoskeletal injury risk
https://hcap.utsa.edu/kinesiology/research/applied-biomechanics-research-lab.html
![Guenevere (Qian) Chen, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/GuenevereChen.png)
Guenevere (Qian) Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: guenevereqian.chen@utsa.edu
- The Internet of Things Security
- Healthcare Security
- Blockchain Technology
- Autonomic Computing and Self-Protection Systems
![Tracy Cowden, DMA](Headshots2023/TracyCowden.png)
Tracy Cowden, DMA
Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music, Department Chair, Department of Music, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Email: tracy.cowden@utsa.edu
- Music as Therapy
- Cognition and Behavior
- Alzheimer's Disease
- PTSD
- Brain Wellness and Aging
![Thomas Coyle, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ThomasCoyle.png)
Thomas Coyle, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Health, Community and Policy
Email: thomas.coyle@utsa.edu
- Mental Ability, Intelligence, & IQ
- Brain Aging & Cerebral Health Markers
- Academic Aptitude Test (SAT and ACT)
![Samuel DeJulio, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SamuelDeJulio.png)
Samuel DeJulio, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: samuel.dejulio@utsa.edu
- Teacher literacy and education
- Curriculum and instruction development
- Literacy tutoring and mentoring
- Bilingual literacy practices
![Kathy Ewoldt, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/KathyEwoldt.png)
Kathy Ewoldt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: kathy.ewoldt@utsa.edu
- Internventions and Accomodations to Maximize Learning in Inclusive Settings
- Integration and Implementation of Technology in Inclusion Classrooms
- Service Animal Policy
![Chantal Fahmy, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ChantalFahmy.png)
Chantal Fahmy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Health, Community and Policy
Email: chantal.fahmy@utsa.edu
- Health criminology
- Prison reentry
- Incarceration and public health
- Social support
- Institutional corrections
![Amanda Fernandez, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AmandaFernandez.png)
Amanda Fernandez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences
Email: amanda.fernandez@utsa.edu
- Adversarial Learning
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
![Thomas Forsthuber, M.D., Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ThomasForsthuber.png)
Thomas Forsthuber, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department, College of Sciences, Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Chair in Biotechnology
Email: Thomas.Forsthuber@utsa.edu
- Mechanisms Promoting Autoimmune Diseases
- Translational Research That Can Be Directly Applied
![Doug E. Frantz, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/DougFrantz.png)
Doug E. Frantz, Ph.D.
Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Distinguished Professor, Chemistry Department, College of Sciences
Email: doug.frantz@utsa.edu
- Asymmetric Catalysis
- Heterocyclic Synthesis
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Physical Organic Chemistry
- Process Chemistry
![Truman Gamblin, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/TrumanGamblin.png)
Truman Gamblin, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: Truman.Gamblin@utsa.edu
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Electron Microscopy
- Neurodegeneration
- Protein Biochemistry
- Protein Misfolding and Aggregation
![Gary Gaufo, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/GaryGaufo.png)
Gary Gaufo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: gary.gaufo@utsa.edu
- Molecular and Cellular Approaches in Neural Development
- Developmental Patterning in Vertebrate Embryos
- Neural Plasticity
- Regenerative Medicine
http://www.utsa.edu/biology/faculty/GaryGaufo.html
![Ed Golob, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/EdGolob.png)
Ed Golob, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community, and Policy
Email: edward.golob@utsa.edu
- Spatial Cognition
- Attention and Working Memory
- Perception and Action
- Age-related Neurological Disorders
http://www.golobcogneurolab.org/
![Marzieh Hajiaghamemar, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MarziehHajiaghamemar.png)
Marzieh Hajiaghamemar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: marzieh.memar@utsa.edu
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Biomechanics
- Biomarkers
- Translational Knowledge for Preclinical and Clinical Applications
https://engineering.utsa.edu/biomedical/team/marzieh-hajiaghamemar-memar-ph-d-p-e/
![Willie Hale, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/WillieHale.png)
Willie Hale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: willie.hale@utsa.edu
- Interpersonal Perception
- Belongingness & Authenticity
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Personalized Medicine
![Brian P. Hermann, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/BrianHermann.png)
Brian P. Hermann, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: brian.hermann@utsa.edu
- Male Infertility and Fertility Preservation
- Single-Cell Gene Expression
- Spermatogonial Stem Cells
![Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JennyHsieh.png)
Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences, Semmes Foundation Distinguished Chair in Cell Biology, Director, UTSA Brain Health Consortium
Email: jenny.hsieh@utsa.edu
- Epilepsy
- Neurogenesis
- Stem Cells
![Chia (George) Hsu, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ChiaHsu.png)
Chia (George) Hsu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: chia.hsu@utsa.edu
- Molecular mechanisms of immunity and inflammation
- Programmed cell death pathways in neurological diseases and injuries
- Small molecule pharmacology
- Exercise as it relates to 'Immune Fitness' in performance
https://hcap.utsa.edu/kinesiology/research/immune-fitness-lab.html
![David Jaffe, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/DavidJaffe.png)
David Jaffe, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: david.jaffe@utsa.edu
- Epilepsy
- Hippocampal Function and Alzheimer's Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Synaptic and Axonal Signal Integration
![Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/CrystalKalinecCraig.png)
Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
Email: crystal.kalinec-craig@utsa.edu
- Supporting Teacher's to Recognize Children's Mathematical Resources
- Incorporating Group Worthy Tasks that Leverage Children's Funds of Knowledge
![Marie Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., BCBA, LBAh](Headshots2023/MarieKirkpatrick.png)
Marie Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., BCBA, LBAh
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: marie.kirkpatrick@utsa.edu
- Using Applied Behavior Analysis in Schools to Support Children with Autism and Other Develpometnal Disabilities
- Techonolgy to Deliver Behavior Analytic Interventions to Teach New Skills
- Coaching and Training Teachers to Implement Evidence-Based Practices
![Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/DhireeshaKudithipudi.png)
Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Ph.D.
Professor, Robert F McDermott Endowed Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Director of AI Consortium
Email: dhireesha.kudithipudi@utsa.edu
- AI Algorithms
- Emerging Computing Substrates
- Energy Efficient Machine Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Neuromorphic AI Systems and Architectures
- Spiking and Rate Based Models
![Richard LeBaron, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/RichardLeBaron.png)
Richard LeBaron, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: Richard.Lebaron@utsa.edu
- Cell Adhesion; Cell Biology
- Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint
- Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Cancers and in Diabetes Complications
- Regenerative Medicine; Tissue Regeneration
![Hyoung-gon Lee, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/HyoungGonLee.png)
Hyoung-gon Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, John H. Doran, M.D., F.A.C.P., Distinguished Professorship in Peripheral Neuropathy, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: hyoung-gon.lee@utsa.edu
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Neurobiology
- Neurodegeneration
- Impacts of PTSD and TBI on Neuronal health
![Soo Chan Lee, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SooChanLee.png)
Soo Chan Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, College of Sciences
Email: soochan.lee@utsa.edu
- Fungal Morphogenesis
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Medical Mycology
- Mucormycosis
- Mycobiome
![Itamar Lerner, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ItamarLerner.png)
Itamar Lerner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community, and Policy
Email: itamar.lerner@utsa.edu
- Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience of Memory & Learning
- Sleep Effects on Cognition & Emotion
- Brain Mechanisms Behind Creativity and Semantic Memory in Healthy and Schizophrenic Individiuals
![Chin-Hsing (Annie) Lin, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AnnieLin.png)
Chin-Hsing (Annie) Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: annie.lin@utsa.edu
- Functional Genomics
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology
![Aimin Liu, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AiminLiu.png)
Aimin Liu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry
Email: aimin.liu@utsa.edu
- Cofactor Biosynthesis
- Mechanistic Enzymology
- Metabolism
- Oxygen Activation
- Protein Biochemistry
- Redox Regulation
![Stella Lopez, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/StellaLopez.png)
Stella Lopez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Health, Community and Policy
Email: stella.lopez@utsa.edu
- Person Perception
- Dynamics of Online Social Interactions
- Performance Success and Failure
- Research Methodologies
- Self-Efficacy, Need to Belong, and Coping Strategies
![Jose Lopez-Ribot, Pharm.D., Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JoseLopezRibot.png)
Jose Lopez-Ribot, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, College of Sciences and Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences, Margaret Batts Tobin Distinguished Chair in Biotechnology
Email: Jose.LopezRibot@utsa.edu
- Antifungal Drug Development
- High Throughput Screening
- Immunopathogenesis of Fungal Infections
- Medical Mycology
- Microbial Biofilms
![Hannah Macnaul, Ph.D., LSSP](Headshots2023/HannahMacnaul.png)
Hannah Macnaul, Ph.D., LSSP
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: hannah.macnaul@utsa.edu
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior with ASD
- Developing Non-Obtrusive Interventions Based on Applied Behavior Analysis
- Multidisciplinary Training and Collaboration for Higher Education Students
![Lindsey Macpherson, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/LindseyMacpherson.png)
Lindsey Macpherson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: lindsey.macpherson@utsa.edu
- Circuit Mapping
- Functional Imaging Techniques
- Sensory Neuroscience
- Gut-Brain Connections
- Chemosensation of Taste
![Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MarceloMarucho.png)
Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Sciences
Email: marcelo.marucho@utsa.edu
- Computational and Theoretical Biophysics
- Computational and Theoretical Nanomaterials
- Computational and Theoretical Neurophysics
- Scientific Software Developer
- Biophysical Mechanisms of Electrical Signals Along Cytoskeleton Filaments
- Role of Monomer Mutations in Protein Binding, Polymer Stability, and Information Processing
![John R. McCarrey, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JohnMcCarrey.png)
John R. McCarrey, Ph.D.
Professor, Kleberg Distinguished University Chair in Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: john.mccarrey@utsa.edu
- Epigenetic Regulation of Cell Functions
- Mammalian Germ Cells and Stem Cells
- Transcriptome Analysis
- Epigenetic Reprogramming, Epimutations
- Potentials for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
![Stanton McHardy, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/StantonMcHardy.png)
Stanton McHardy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research, Chemistry Department, College of Sciences
Email: stanton.mchardy@utsa.edu
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Small Molecule Drug Discovery in Cancer, Infectious Disease, and Neuroscience
- Synthesis of Natural Products
- Synthetic Methodology
![Alan Meca, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AlanMeca.png)
Alan Meca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: alan.meca@utsa.edu
- Identity development across variety of domains including ethnic/racial identity, parental identity, military identity, etc.
- Cultural Identity Development among ethnic/racial minorities
- Acculturation and cultural stress among immigrant populations
![Sandra Morissette, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SandraMorissette.png)
Sandra Morissette, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Psychology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: sandra.morissette@utsa.edu
- Military Health
- Post-Deployment Functional Recovery
- Trauma, Anxiety and Addictive Behaviors
- Smoking Cessation
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
![Christopher Navara, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ChrisNavara.png)
Christopher Navara, Ph.D.
Director Stem Cell Core, Professor of Research, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: christopher.navara@utsa.edu
- Cell Cycle Regulation in Stem Cells
- Human and Non-Human Primate Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Neuronal Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Non-Human Primate Models of Stem Cell Therapies
![Leslie Neely, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA](Person_Blocks/Neely-headshot-091423.png)
Leslie Neely, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Director of the San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Research Consortium
Email: leslie.neely@utsa.edu
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Autism
- Maladatpive and Pro-Social Behaviors
- Pre-emptive Treatment for At Risk Infants and Toddlers for Autism
- Telehealth
![Jessica Nowlin, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JessicaNowlin.png)
Jessica Nowlin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Classics, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Email: jessica.nowlin@utsa.edu
- Urban Development
- Culture Contact
- Public Archaeolgy and Ethics
- Digital Techniques of 3D Modeling
![Sakiko Oyama, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SakikoOyama.png)
Sakiko Oyama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: sakiko.oyama@utsa.edu
- Prevention and rehabilitation of upper extremity injuries
- Analysis of pitching motion and how it relates to the shoulder and elbow injuries commonly seen in youth and adolescent baseball pitchers
- Identification and modification of movement patterns and physical characteristics (ex. strength, flexibility, core stability) that are associated with injuries
![Se-Woong Park, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SewoongPark.png)
Se-Woong Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, College for Health, Community and Policy
Email: sewoong.park@utsa.edu
- Upper limb motor control
- Movement variability in motor learning
- Sensorimotor behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
![Humberto Pena, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA](Headshots2023/HumbertoPena.png)
Humberto Pena, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
Associate Professor of Research, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: humberto.pena@utsa.edu
- Special Education
- Closing employment gap for young adults with ASD, intellectual disabilites, and other developmental disabilities
- Social skills in integrated employment to promote inclusion
- ABA interventions to decrease maladaptive behaviors
![George Perry, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/GeorgePerry.png)
George Perry, Ph.D.
Professor, Semmes Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology, Department of Biology, College of Sciences
Email: george.perry@utsa.edu
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Neurobiology
- Oxidative Stress
- Mechanism of Amyloid β Directed Protective Response
![Priya V. Prasad, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/PriyaPrasad.png)
Priya V. Prasad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences
Email: priya.prasad@utsa.edu
- Mathematics Education (Elementary to College)
- Nature and Structure of Mathematical Knowledge
- Equitable Outcomes in Math Education
![John Quarles, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JohnQuarles.png)
John Quarles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences
Email: john.quarles@utsa.edu
- Game Design
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Realities
![Amina Qutub, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/AminaQutub.png)
Amina Qutub, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: amina.qutub@utsa.edu
- Systems Biology
- Neurovasculature Regeneration
- Computational Modeling
![Paul Rad, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/PaulRad.png)
Paul Rad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, College of Business
Email: peyman.najafirad@utsa.edu
- Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Decision Making and Autonomy
- Machine Learning Algorithm
- Distributed Real-Time Computing
![Christopher R. Rathbone, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ChrisRathbone.png)
Christopher R. Rathbone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: chris.rathbone@utsa.edu
- Tissue Engineering and Regeneration
- Vascularization
- Regenerative Medicine
- Bioreactor Technology Applications
- Skeletal Muscle Injuries and Disease
![Robert D. Renthal, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/RobertRenthal.png)
Robert D. Renthal, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: robert.renthal@utsa.edu
- Biochemistry and Biophysics of Cell Membranes
- Insect Chemical Communication
- Lanthanide Tags in Live Bacterial Cells
![Derek Robertson, Ph.D. , LPC-S](Headshots2023/DerekRobertson.png)
Derek Robertson, Ph.D. , LPC-S
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, College of Education and Human Development
Email: derek.robertson2@utsa.edu
- Examining Relational Strains and Discrimination Resulting from Exposure to Social Media and Unvetted News Sources
- Promoting Cognitive Complexity and Cultural Humility Through Cultural Immersion Experiences
- Best Practices in Bilingual Counselor Education
![Gabriela Romero Uribe, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/GabrielaRomeroUribe.png)
Gabriela Romero Uribe, Ph.D.
Klesse Endowed Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: gabrielaromero.uribe@utsa.edu
- Macromolecular Bio-Interfaces for cell manipulation
- Biologically inspired drug delivery systems
- Soft biomedical materials
- Stimuli-responsive macromolecules
![Kay Robbins, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/KayRobbins.png)
Kay Robbins, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences
Email: kay.robbins@utsa.edu
- Data Science and Machine Learning
- Data Standards and Reproduciblity
- Visualization
![Fidel Santamaria, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/FidelSantamaria.png)
Fidel Santamaria, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: fidel.santamaria@utsa.edu
- Computational Neuroscience
- Experiments and Modeling of Cerebellar Function
- Learning and Memory
- Modeling Power-Law Behavior from Molecules to Behavior
![Francesco Savelli, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/FrancescoSavelli.png)
Francesco Savelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: francesco.savelli@utsa.edu
- Computational Neuroscience
- Neural Basis of Navigation
- Neural Circuits and Behavior
- Neurophysiology and Function of the Hippocampal Formation
![Morteza Seidi, Ph.D., P.E.](Headshots2023/MortezaSeidi.png)
Morteza Seidi, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: morteza.seidi@utsa.edu
- Brain Biomechanics
- Brain Injury Monitoring Sytems
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Brain Injury Protections Technology
https://ceid.utsa.edu/mechanical/team/morteza-seidi-ph-d/
![Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JanakiramSeshu.png)
Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, College of Sciences
Email: j.seshu@utsa.edu
- Lyme Disease
- Q-fever
- Bacteria-Host Interactions
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Physiological Responses in Wound Healing
![Marina Silveira, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MarinaSilveira.png)
Marina Silveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: Marina.Silveira@utsa.edu
- Auditory neuroscience
- Neuromodulation of auditory computations
- Neuronal circuits
![Alexey Soshnev, Ph.D.](../images/Merger Headshots/AlexeySoshnev.png)
Alexey Soshnev, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: alexey.soshnev@utsa.edu
- Chromatin structure and function
- Gene regulation in development and disease
- Histone biology and biochemistry
![Jeremy Sullivan, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JeremySullivan.png)
Jeremy Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: jeremy.sullivan@utsa.edu
- Informed Decision Making in School Psychology
- Psychological Assessment, Measurement, and Professional Issues
- Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes
![Gongchen Sun, Ph.D.](Person_Blocks/GongchenSun.png)
Gongchen Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: gongchen.sun@utsa.edu
- Electrokinetics
- Micro/Nano-fluidic Systems
- Biomanufacturing
- Systems Neuroscience
![Todd W. Troyer, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/ToddTroyer.png)
Todd W. Troyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: todd.troyer@utsa.edu
- Behavioral and Neural Dynamics
- Computational Neuroscience
- Noise and Synchronization in Neural Circuits
- Songbird Learning
![Syed Muhammad Usama, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/SyedUsama.png)
Syed Muhammad Usama, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, College of Sciences
Email: syedmuhammad.usama@utsa.edu
- Fluorescence Molecular Imaging
- Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging
- Small Organic Fluorophore Development
- Super Resolution Imaging
- Targeted Drug Delivery
- Theranostics
- Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Research
![Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JeffreyVedanayagam.png)
Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: Jeffrey.Vedanayagam@utsa.edu
- Biological data analysis/Bioinformatics
- Evolutionary/Comparative genomics
- Genetic conflicts and meiotic drive
- Selfish genes and evolution of germline development
![Victor Villareal, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/VictorVillareal.png)
Victor Villareal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Email: victor.villarreal@utsa.edu
- Evaluations on How Models of School Service Delivery May Better Benefit Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
- Adapting Typical Practices for Educational and Psychological Interventions
- Identifying Students with the Greatest Need for Behavioral and Emotional Supports and Intervention
![Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/CarolinaVivasValencia.png)
Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering
Email: carolina.vivasvalencia@utsa.edu
- Data Analytics for Precision Population Health
- Semi-Mechanistic Models on Health Risks of Vulnerable Populations
- Impact of Genetic and Social Determinants on Care Access and Health Outcomes
![Matthew Wanat, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MatthewWanat.png)
Matthew Wanat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: matthew.wanat@utsa.edu
- Drug Addiction
- Learning and Memory
- Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior
- Stress
![Wei Wang, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/WeiWang.png)
Wei Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences
Email: wei.wang@utsa.edu
- Programming Languages and Compilers
- Runtime Environments
- Software Reliability and Security
![Nicole Y. Wicha, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/NicoleWicha.png)
Nicole Y. Wicha, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences
Email: nicole.wicha@utsa.edu
- Human Electrophysiology
- Language and Math Cognition
- Neurobiology of Human Language
- Bilingual Brain
![Charles J. Wilson, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/CharlesWilson.png)
Charles J. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology Department, College of Sciences, Ewing Halsell Distinguished Chair in Biology
Email: charles.wilson@utsa.edu
- Brain Stimulation as a Treatment for Neurological Disease
- Computational Function of Neuron
- Ionic Mechanisms of Autonomous Brain Activity
- Structure and Functions of the Basal Ganglia
- Synaptic Integration and Neuronal Information Processing
![Mimi Xie, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/MimiXie.png)
Mimi Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences
Email: mimi.xie@utsa.edu
- Emerging non-volatile memory optimization
- Energy harvesting system
- Tiny AI on IoT
![Jing Yong Ye, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/JingYongYe.png)
Jing Yong Ye, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
Email: jingyong.ye@utsa.edu
- Cancer Diagnosis
- Controlled Drug Delivery
- Drug Toxicity Assays and Pharmaceutical Quality Control
- Neuroengineering
- Optical Biosensing and Imaging
![Timothy Yuen, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/TimYuen.png)
Timothy Yuen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Sciences
Email: timothy.yuen@utsa.edu
- Broadening Diversity and Improving Student Success
- Developing Initiatives to Increase Student Participation
- Collaborative Research
![Guoquan Zhang, DVM, Ph.D.](Headshots2023/GuoquanZhang.png)
Guoquan Zhang, DVM, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, College of Sciences
Email: Guoquan.Zhang@utsa.edu
- Immunology
- Vaccine Development
- Vector-Borne, Emerging, and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
- Bacterial Pathogens