UTSA welcomes our new 2025-26 faculty

UTSA 2025-26 New Faculty

Alvarez College of Business

Katherine Adams, PhD

Katherine Adams, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Operations & Analytics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

William Anding, PhD

William Anding, PhD

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Florida State University

Yuxi (Lance) Cheng, PhD

Yuxi (Lance) Cheng, PhD

Assistant Professor, Management

George Washington University

Daeyoung Ham, PhD

Daeyoung Ham, PhD

Assistant Professor, Management Science & Statistics

University of Minnesota

Jamie Humphries

Jamie Humphries

Associate Professor of Practice, Operations & Analytics

Georgia State University

Qinyou Hu, PhD

Qinyou Hu, PhD

Assistant Professor, Economics

Rice University

Moazzam Khoja, PhD

Moazzam Khoja, PhD

Visiting Professor, Finance

University of Houston

Manisha Vaswani, PhD

Manisha Vaswani, PhD

Assistant Professor of Practice, Management

University of Texas at Arlington

Matthew Flores

Assistant Professor of Practice, Marketing

Teena Philip, PhD

Assistant Professor, Accounting

University of Texas at San Antonio

David Stroud

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Texas A&M University

Curtis L. Wesley II, PhD

Associate Professor, Management

Texas A&M University


College of AI, Cyber and Computing

Ira Parker, JD

Ira Parker, JD

Lecturer, Information Systems & Cybersecurity

Emory University

Kyrie Zhou, PhD

Kyrie Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor, Information Systems & Cybersecurity

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Elmar Bergler

Associate Professor of Instruction, Statistics and Data Science


College of Education and Human Development

Crystal Hahn, PhD

Crystal Hahn, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Counseling

University of Texas at San Antonio

Endia Hayes, PhD

Endia Hayes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies / History

Rutgers University

Russell (Russ) Lang, PhD

Russell (Russ) Lang, PhD

Professor, Educational Pyschology

University of Texas at Austin

José Martínez Hinestroza, PhD

José Martínez Hinestroza, PhD

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Mathematics

Michigan State University

Isabel Martinez, PhD

Isabel Martinez, PhD

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Interdiscipliary School of Engagement

Columbia University

Jordan Morgan, PhD

Jordan Morgan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Practice, Educational Psychology

Texas Tech University

Cameron Ortega, PhD

Cameron Ortega, PhD

Associate Professor of Practice, Counseling

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jessica Rivera, PhD

Jessica Rivera, PhD

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Ohio State University

Katherine (Katie) McCance, PhD

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

North Carolina State University

Humberto Pena Jr., PhD

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

Texas A&M University

Halee Robinson

Assistant Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Princeton University

Gabriella V. Sanchez, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Texas Woman's University

Marcy Wilburn

Assistant Professor of Practice, Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching


Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design

Sara Abu-Aridah, PhD

Sara Abu-Aridah, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Mechanical, Aerospace & Industrial Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Serge Ambrose, MArch

Serge Ambrose, MArch

Assistant Professor, Architecture & Planning

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tianzhi He, PhD

Tianzhi He, PhD

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kunal Kate, PhD

Kunal Kate, PhD

Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace & Industrial Engineering

Oregon State University

Opeyemi Oyeyipo, PhD

Opeyemi Oyeyipo, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management

Covenant University

Thomas Pressly, PhD

Thomas Pressly, PhD

Professor of Instruction, Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Michelangelo Sabatino, PhD

Michelangelo Sabatino, PhD

Professor & Director, Architecture & Planning

University of Toronto, Canada

William Severa, PhD

William Severa, PhD

Associate Professor, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Florida

Qiwei Zhang, PhD

Qiwei Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Tennessee

Jie Zheng, PhD

Jie Zheng, PhD

Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering

University of Washington

Maryam Meshkinkiya, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Architecture & Planning

Politecnico di Milano, Italy


College for Health, Community and Policy

Jesse Barnes, PhD

Jesse Barnes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Public Administration

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Patrick Cereceres, PhD

Patrick Cereceres, PhD

Assistant Professor of Practice, Kinesiology

University of Texas at El Paso

Saralyn Foster, PhD

Saralyn Foster, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Nutrition & Dietetics

University of Texas at Austin

Alyse Freeman, MS

Alyse Freeman, MS

Lecturer, Kinesiology

California State University Long Beach

Lingyue Li

Lingyue Li

Assistant Professor, Psychology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Pranjali Sathe, PhD

Pranjali Sathe, PhD

Assistant Professor, Criminology & Criminal Justice

University of Cincinnati

Andrew Shibata

Andrew Shibata

Assistant Professor of Practice, Kinesiology

A.T. Still University

Casey Straud, PsyD

Casey Straud, PsyD

Associate Professor, Psychology

Nova Southeastern University

Natalie Bradford, PhD

Assistant Professor, Public Health

University of California, Los Angeles

Adolph (AJ) Delgado, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Public Health

University of Texas San Antonio

Randi Saunders

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Sociology & Demography


College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Karlee Bergendorff, PhD

Karlee Bergendorff, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, School of Art

Duke University

Marina Fontolan, PhD

Marina Fontolan, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction, Communication

University of Campinas

Endia Hayes, PhD

Endia Hayes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies / History

Rutgers University

Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt

Assistant Professor of Practice, Music

Indiana University

Asieh Mahyar

Asieh Mahyar

Assistant Professor, Music

Michigan State University

Mary Mathie, PhD

Mary Mathie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Political Science & Geography

Baylor University

Jim Mendiola

Jim Mendiola

Associate Professor of Practice, Interdisciplinary School for Engagement

Emily Moes, PhD

Emily Moes, PhD

Postdoc Fellow, Anthropology

University of New Mexico

Christopher Stephan, PhD

Christopher Stephan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Engagement

University of California, Los Angeles

Anna Stypko, MFA

Anna Stypko, MFA

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Engagement

New York University

Aidee Larios Palomera

Senior Lecturer, Modern Languages & Literatures

Priscilla Martínez, PhD

Assistant Professor, History

University of California, Santa Cruz

Mark Menjivar, PhD

Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Engagement

Portland State University

Natalie Rangel, PhD

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures

University of Texas at Austin

Lida Sarafrazarpataphe, PhD

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Engagement

University of Utah


College of Sciences

Olabayo Ajetunmobi, PhD

Olabayo Ajetunmobi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Biology, Health & the Environment

University of Texas at San Antonio

Alyas Almaawi, PhD

Alyas Almaawi, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction, Computer Science

University of Texas at Austin

Elizabeth Bailey, PhD

Elizabeth Bailey, PhD

Assistant Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences

California Institute of Technology

Megan Kempher, PhD

Megan Kempher, PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Charles Markus, PhD

Charles Markus, PhD

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

José Martínez Hinestroza, PhD

José Martínez Hinestroza, PhD

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Mathematics

Michigan State University

Susana Padilla

Susana Padilla

Lecturer, Biology, Health & the Environment

William Severa, PhD

William Severa, PhD

Associate Professor, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Florida

Kyle Shaney, PhD

Kyle Shaney, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biology, Health, and the Environment

University of Texas at Arlington

Ruxin Wang, PhD

Ruxin Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering

Southern Methodist University

Damayanti Chakraborty, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental & Regenerative Biology

University of Kansas Medical Center

Aritra Chattacharjee, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Developmental & Regenerative Biology

University of Kansas Medical Center

Nahida Seema

Lecturer, Biology, Health & the Environment


University College

Col. Kevin Parsons

Col. Kevin Parsons

Commander, Detachment 842, Air Force ROTC

Debbi Furr

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Academic Introduction & Strategies

Maj. Jose Machuca

Specialist, Air Force ROTC

Aubany Moon

Assistant Professor of Practice, Academic Introduction & Strategies

Carlos Rodriguez

Assistant Professor of Practice, Writing Program