UTSA 2021-22 New Faculty
Alvarez College of Business
![Jonathan Moreno-Medina](img/2021/Medina_JonathanMoreno_0151.jpg)
Jonathan Moreno-Medina
Assistant Professor, Economics
Ph.D., Duke University
![Xiaohong (Violet) Xu](img/2021/Xu_Xiaohong_0127.jpg)
Xiaohong (Violet) Xu
Assistant Professor, Management
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
![Peng Zhao](img/2021/Zhao_Peng_0123.jpg)
Peng Zhao
Assistant Professor, Management
Ph.D., Indiana University
College of Education and Human Development
![Matias de Paula](img/2021/DePaula_Matias_0166.jpg)
Matias de Paula
Lecturer, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
M.A., West Virginia University
![John Harrichand](img/2021/Harrichand_John_0208.jpg)
John Harrichand
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Ph.D., Liberty University
![Marie Kirkpatrick](img/2021/Kirkpatrick_Marie_0231.jpg)
Marie Kirkpatrick
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
Ph.D., Baylor University
![Yi-Fan Li](img/2021/YiFan_Li_0224.jpg)
Yi-Fan Li
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
![Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia](img/2021/Mejia_Alex_0163.jpg)
Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia
Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Biomedical Engineering (with focus on Engineering Education)
Ph.D., Utah State University
Jasmine Harris
Associate Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
College of Engineering and Integrated Design
![Gabriela Ciocarlie](img/2021/Ciocarlie_Gabriela_0200.jpg)
Gabriela Ciocarlie
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D., Columbia University
![Alifer Crom](img/2021/Crom_Alifer_0195.jpg)
Alifer Crom
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio
![Esteban López Ochoa](img/2021/Ochoa_EstebanLopez_0156.jpg)
Esteban López Ochoa
Assistant Professor, Architecture
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
![Araceli Martinez Ortiz](img/2021/Ortiz_Araceli_0204.jpg)
Araceli Martinez Ortiz
Microsoft President’s Endowed Professor in Engineering Education, Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering
Ph.D., Tufts University
![Shrihari Sankarasubramanian](img/2021/Sankarasubramanian_ Shri_0214.jpg)
Shrihari Sankarasubramanian
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
College for Health, Community and Policy
![Marina Armendariz](img/2021/Armendariz_Marina_0258.jpg)
Marina Armendariz
Post Doctoral Fellow, Public Health
Ph.D., Penn State
![Ganesh Baniya](img/2021/Baniya_ Ganesh_.jpg)
Ganesh Baniya
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Public Health
Ph.D., University of North Texas
![Mike Davis](img/2021/Davis_Mike_0184.jpg)
Mike Davis
Assistant Professor of Practice, Criminology & Criminal Justice
M.S., Texas State University
![Sandor Dorgo](img/2021/Dorgo_ Sandor_0281.jpg)
Sandor Dorgo
Professor & Department Chair, Kinesiology
Ph.D., University of Georgia
![Ryan Hill](img/2021/Hill_Ryan_0255.jpg)
Ryan Hill
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Florida International University
![Jusung Lee](img/2021/Lee_Jusung_0180.jpg)
Jusung Lee
Assistant Professor, Public Health
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
![Alan Meca](img/2021/Meca_Alan_0272.jpg)
Alan Meca
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Florida International University
![Coralia Vázquez-Otero](img/2021/Otero_Coralia_0263.jpg)
Coralia Vázquez-Otero
Assistant Professor, Public Health
Ph.D., University of South Florida
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
![Jessica Eise](img/2021/Eise_Jessica_0227.jpg)
Jessica Eise
Assistant Professor, Communication
Ph.D., Purdue University
![Abraham Gibson](img/2021/Gibson_Abraham_0169.jpg)
Abraham Gibson
Assistant Professor, History
Ph.D., Florida State University
Valeria Meiller
Assistant Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
Ph.D., Georgetown University
College of Sciences
![Richard Anantua](img/2021/Anantua_Richard_0269.jpg)
Richard Anantua
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy (begins spring 2022)
Ph.D., Stanford University
![Brian Brigham](img/2021/Brigham_Brian_0244.jpg)
Brian Brigham
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Ph.D., CUNY Graduate School and University Center
![Gerardo Elguézabal](img/2021/Elguezabal_Gerardo_0240.jpg)
Gerardo Elguézabal
Senior Lecturer, Chemistry
Ph.D., Baylor University
![Linda Rutherford](img/2021/Rutherford_ Linda_0138.jpg)
Linda Rutherford
Assistant Professor of Practice, Computer Science
M.S., University of Texas at San Antonio
![Juan Valadez](img/2021/Valadez_Juan_0131.jpg)
Juan Valadez
Assistant Professor of Practice, Computer Science
M.S., St. Mary's University
Aanuoluwa Adelani
Lecturer, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Matta Akanksha
Senior Lecturer, Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Delhi, India
Byron Long
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Computer Science
Ph.D., Indiana University
University College
![LTC Tim Ball](img/2021/Ball_Tim_0172.jpg)
LTC Tim Ball
Professor of Military Science, Army ROTC
M.S., Naval Postgraduate School
![Karen Engates](img/2021/Engates_Karen_0193.jpg)
Karen Engates
Associate Professor of Instruction, Academic Inquiry & Scholarship/Honors College
Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio
![Alberto Vasquez](img/2021/Vasquez_Alberto_0145.jpg)
Alberto Vasquez
Associate Professor of Practice, Academic Inquiry & Scholarship
M.S., University of Texas at San Antonio