A Top–Tier University
starts with a Top–Tier Faculty.
The University of Texas at San Antonio welcomes its newest faculty members.
![Sandeep Langar](img/2017/Sandeep-Langar.jpg)
Sandeep Langar
College of Architecture, Construction & Planning
Assistant Professor, Construction Science
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
![Tulio Sulbaran](img/2017/Tulio-Sulbaran.jpg)
Tulio Sulbaran
College of Architecture, Construction & Planning
Professor & Chair, Construction Science
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
![David Dampier](img/2017/David-Dampier.jpg)
David Dampier
College of Business
Professor & Chair, Information Systems and Cyber Security
Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
![Paul Rad](img/2017/Paul-Rad.jpg)
Paul Rad
College of Business
Associate Professor, Information Systems & Cyber Security
Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
“
I want to be part of UTSA's exciting and bright future... history in the making.
”
-Juan Manuel Sanchez
![Juan Manuel Sanchez](img/2017/Juan-Manuel-Sanchez.jpg)
Juan Manuel Sanchez
College of Business
Professor, Accounting
Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
![Daniela Sanchez](img/2017/Daniela-Sanchez.jpg)
Daniela Sanchez
College of Business
Assistant Professor, Accounting
ABD, Texas Tech University
![Sofia Bahena](img/2017/Sofia-Bahena.jpg)
Sofia Bahena
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education
![Claudia Garcia-Louis](img/2017/Claudia-Garcia-Louis.jpg)
Claudia Garcia-Louis
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
![Van T. Lac](img/2017/Van-Lac.jpg)
Van T. Lac
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
![Marissa Munoz](img/2017/Marissa-Munoz.jpg)
Marissa Munoz
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
ABD, The University of British Columbia
![David Nguyen](img/2017/David-Nguyen.jpg)
David Nguyen
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
![Rica Ramirez](img/2017/Rica-Ramirez.jpg)
Rica Ramirez
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
ABD, University of South Florida
![Vanessa Sansone](img/2017/Vanessa-Sansone.jpg)
Vanessa Sansone
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Ed.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
![Bryant Silbaugh](img/2017/Bryant-Silbaugh.jpg)
Bryant Silbaugh
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
ABD, The University of Texas at Austin
![Mahmoud Abdelwahed](img/2017/Mahmoud-Abdelwahed.jpg)
Mahmoud Abdelwahed
College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Zagazig University & Cairo University (Egypt)
“
I have chosen to come to UTSA for the diversity of the campus and community and the national reputation of the university and program.
”
-David Nguyen
![Eric Brey](img/2017/Eric-Brey.jpg)
Eric Brey
College of Engineering
Professor & Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Rice University
![Guenevere Qian Chen](img/2017/Qian-Chen.jpg)
Guenevere Qian Chen
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
![Gary Jacobs](img/2017/Gary-Jacobs.jpg)
Gary Jacobs
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
![Zhan Qin](img/2017/Zhan-Qin.jpg)
Zhan Qin
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
ABD, University at Buffalo, SUNY
![Gabriela Romero Uribe](img/2017/Gabriela-Romero-Uribe.jpg)
Gabriela Romero Uribe
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Basque Country (Spain)
“
Perfect opportunity to lead a strong department and to relocate to one of the nation's great cities.
”
-Michael Smith
![James Bray](img/2017/James-Bray.jpg)
James Bray
College of Liberal & Fine Arts
Professor & Chair, Psychology
Ph.D., University of Houston
![Bradley Thayer](img/2017/Bradley-Thayer.jpg)
Bradley Thayer
College of Liberal & Fine Arts
Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., University of Chicago
![Maria Veronica Elias](img/2017/Maria-Veronica-Elias.jpg)
Maria Veronica Elias
College of Public Policy
Assistant Professor, Public Administration
Ph.D., The University of Akron
![Michael Smith](img/2017/Michael-Smith.jpg)
Michael Smith
College of Public Policy
Professor & Chair, Criminal Justice
Ph.D., Arizona State University
![Elizabeth Sooby Wood](img/2017/Elizabeth-Sooby.jpg)
Elizabeth Sooby Wood
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
![Chiung-Yu Hung](img/2017/Chiung-Yu-Hung.jpg)
Chiung-Yu Hung
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
![Brian Laub](img/2017/Brian-Laub.jpg)
Brian Laub
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science & Ecology
Ph.D., University of Maryland
![Lindsey Macpherson](img/2017/Lindsay-Macpherson.jpg)
Lindsey Macpherson
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
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Murtuza Jadliwala
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Jenny Hsieh
College of Sciences
Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Asif Mirza Maroof
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Cornell University
Mostafa Fazly
College of Sciences
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Willie Hale
College of Liberal & Fine Arts
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio
Aleta Baldwin
College of Education & Human Development
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition
Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington