Experts for Education
Iliana Alanis, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Dual Language Education; Early Childhood Education; Second Language Acquisition
Bernard Arulanandam, Ph.D.
- Office of the Vice President for Research
- Department of Office of Research Support
general expertise
specific expertise
Chlamydia; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology and Immunology; STEM Education; Tularemia; Vaccine Development and Commercialization
Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, Ph.D.
- College of Sciences
- Department of Biology
general expertise
specific expertise
Christianity; Cognition and the Brain; Learning and Memory; Neurobiology of Aging; Neuroscience; Oxidative Stress; STEM Education
Bruce G. Barnett, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Cohort Development; Leadership Preparation; Mentoring; Moral Dimensions of Leadership; Peer Coaching; Professional Development; Reflective Practice; School-University Partnerships; Team Learning and Development
Theodorea Regina Berry, Ed.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Critical Race Theory / Critical Race Feminism; Curriculum Theory; Experiences of Women of Color as Educators; Urban Teacher Education
Emily P. Bonner, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Action Research; Culturally Responsive Teaching in Mathematics; Multicultural Mathematics; Successful Teaching in Underserved Populations
Amy G. Chanmugam, LCSW, Ph.D.
- College of Public Policy
- Department of Social Work
general expertise
specific expertise
Adoption and Foster Care; Child Maltreatment (e.g.: Child Abuse and Neglect); Children and Adolescent Exposure to Adult Violence; Children, Families and Interpersonal Violence; Family Interventions and Support Services; Family Systems and Psychological Trauma; Parent-Child Relationships; School-based Interventions
Crystal L. Colombini, Ph.D.
- College of Liberal & Fine Arts
- Department of English
general expertise
specific expertise
Linguistics; Rhetoric of Economics and Risk; Rhetorical Theory and Literacies; Writing Assessment
Mari Riojas Cortez, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Children's Play; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Teacher Preparation; Latino Family Involvement
Abraham P. DeLeon, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Critical Pedagogy and Theory; Cultural Studies; Educational Foundations; Historical Research Methods; Human Rights; Social and Cultural Analysis; Social Studies Education
Eugene B. Dowdy, D.M.A.
- College of Liberal & Fine Arts
- Department of Music
general expertise
specific expertise
Music Education; Orchestra and Opera Conducting; Strings
Carmen H. Fies, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Science and Math Curriculum; STEM Education; Technologies for Learning
Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Bilingual Education; Early Childhood Education; Teacher Recruitment, Preparation and Retention
Encarnacion Garza, Jr., Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Minority Student Success; School District-University Partnerships; School Leadership Preparation
Mark S. Giles, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
African American History; African American Spirituality; Critical Race Studies; Educational Leadership and Policy; Ethical Leadership; History of Higher Education
Jianmin Guan, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition
general expertise
specific expertise
Dual Sports; Measurement and Evaluation; Statistics; Teaching Secondary Physical Education; Team Sports
Janis Harmon, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Vocabulary Teaching and Learning
Meizi He, M.D., Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition
general expertise
specific expertise
Food; Health; Nutrition; School and Community-based Obesity Interventions for Minorities
Dean Hendrix, M.A.
- Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Department of UTSA Libraries
general expertise
specific expertise
Information Systems Management
Becky H. Huang, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
English as a Second Language Acquisition and Assessment
Crystal A. Kalinec-Craig, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Education; Math Through Mariachi Curriculum and Te ALaMo Summer Program; Pre-service Teachers' Lived Experiences as they Relate to Recognizing Issues of Status and Participation in the Mathematics Classroom; Strategies to Support Pre-Service and In-service Teachers Adopting Responsive Mathematics Pedagogies for Culturally, Linguistically and Economically Diverse Students
Sonja Lanehart
- College of Liberal & Fine Arts
- Department of English
general expertise
specific expertise
Language Assessment
Margarita Machado-Casas, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Assessment and Evaluation of Linguistically Diverse Students; Bilingual Education; Diversity Training for Schools; Education in the U.S. and Abroad; Global Education; Immigration and Migration; Minorities in Education; Multilingual Education in the U.S. and Abroad; Transnational Multi-nation Education Connections (K-12 and Higher Ed)
Vittorio Marone, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Computer Mediated Communication; Games, Media and Learning; Informal Learning Environments; Interest-driven Learning; New Literacies and Youth Cultures; Technology and Creativity
Nancy Martin, Ph.D.
- University College
general expertise
specific expertise
K-12 Teacher Control and Management Styles; Student Retention in Higher Education
Miriam G. Martinez, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Children's Literature; Integration of Literature into Literacy Programs
Lee L. Mason, BCBA-D, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Applied Behavior Analysis; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Data-based Decision Making in the Classroom; Verbal Behavior
Mary E. McNaughton-Cassill, Ph.D.
- College of Liberal & Fine Arts
- Department of Psychology
general expertise
specific expertise
Clinical Psychology Topics (e.g.: Psychological and Physical Aspects of Stress and Coping in the Context of a Complex, Technological World); Veterans and Higher Education
John D. Merrifield, Ph.D.
- College of Business
- Department of Economics
general expertise
specific expertise
Economics (K-12 Education, Urban-regional, Environmental and International); Natural Resource Management; School Choice
Sharon L. Nichols, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Psychology
general expertise
specific expertise
Educational Policy, Educational Testing, and Student Motivation and Development; Educational Policy, Teachers and Teaching; High-stakes Testing
Amaury Nora, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
College Readiness and Completion; Factors Impacting Higher Education Student Degree Attainment; Higher Education Access and Success; Higher Education Financial Aid / Student Finances; Higher Education Student Persistence and Graduation Rates; Minority Student Enrollment, Academic and Social Experiences, and Degree Attainment; Student Engagement and Retention
Nathern Okilwa, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Comparative Education; Educational Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students (e.g.: Economically Disadvantaged; Students with Disabilities; Racial, Cultural and Linguistic Minorities; and Refugee Students, Particularly Those from Africa); Educational Policy; Social and Cultural Contexts of Education
Maricela Oliva, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Higher Education Policy; International Higher Education Collaboration; Latino Education; P-20; School-University Collaboration
George Perry, Ph.D.
- College of Sciences
- Department of Biology
general expertise
specific expertise
Alzheimer's Disease Development and Consequences; Consequences of Aging on the Brain; Neurobiology; Oxidative Stress; Parkinson's Disease Development and Consequences; STEM Education
Marshall K. Pitman, C.M.A., C.P.A., Ph.D.
- College of Business
- Department of Accounting
general expertise
specific expertise
Accounting and Auditing Education; Auditing, Audit Fees and Auditor Rotation; Governmental and Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting; Professional Ethics for Accountants
Lloyd B. Potter, Ph.D.
- College of Public Policy
- Department of Demography & Organization Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Applied Demography (esp. Health, Education, Energy and Water); Demography (esp. Texas Demography); Epidemiology; Health Disparities; Public Health, Mental Health, Violence and Suicide Patterns; U.S. Census
Linda Prieto, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Chicana Feminism; Development of Teacher Candidates (esp. Bilingual and Latina Candidates); Latina Mothers; Latino Biculturalism; Latino Education Issues
Harriett D. Romo, Ph.D.
- College of Liberal & Fine Arts
- Department of Sociology
general expertise
specific expertise
Early Childhood Education; Educational Experiences of Latino Children; Foster Youth; Mexico; Migration; Race and Ethnic Relations; Sociology of Childhood; Sociology of Education; Transnationalism
Heidi Adams Rueda, Ph.D.
- College of Public Policy
- Department of Social Work
general expertise
specific expertise
Adolescent Relationships, Dating and Sexual Relations; Domestic Abuse and Teen Dating Violence Prevention; Mexican-American Youth; Sexual Health Education
Misty W. Sailors, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
general expertise
specific expertise
Literacy and Social Justice; Professional Development of Classroom Teachers; Reading Instruction in Elementary Classrooms; Reading Research Methodologies
Elaine Sanders, Ph.D.
- College of Business
- Department of Accounting
general expertise
specific expertise
Educational Issues in Teaching and Assessing Learning in Accounting; Judgment and Decision Making Issues Based on Accounting Information
Catherine Somody, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Counseling
general expertise
specific expertise
Community Counseling; Counselor Supervision; Creativity in Counseling; Reminiscence and Life Review with Older Adults; School Counseling
Johnelle Sparks, Ph.D.
- College of Public Policy
- Department of Demography & Organization Studies
general expertise
specific expertise
Disparities or Inequalities in Several Populations (e.g.: Maternal and Child Health, Mortality and Morbidity, Early Childhood and Higher Education); Race, Ethnicity, Income, Place and Residence Disparities
Jeremy Sullivan, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Psychology
general expertise
specific expertise
Ethical Decision-making among School Counselors; Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents; Psychological Testing and Assessment; Training in School Psychology
Stephen A. Temple, M.S.Arch
- College of Architecture, Construction and Planning
- Department of Architecture
general expertise
specific expertise
Architectural Design Theory; Architecture; Beginning Design Education; Furniture Design and Making; Interior Design; Philosophy of Visual Perception; Photography; Psychology of Learning; Studio Education Methodology
Felicia Castro Villarreal, Ph.D.
- College of Education & Human Development
- Department of Educational Psychology
general expertise
specific expertise
Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices in the Schools; Dropout Prevention; Psychological Assessment; Response to Intervention; School Mental Health Programs
Gregory B. White, Ph.D.
- College of Sciences
- Department of Computer Science
general expertise
specific expertise
Cybersecurity Competitions (e.g.: CyberPatriot and the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition)
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