Emmanuel Akwar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Phone: (210) 458-7899
Email: Emmanuel.Akwar@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Biochemistry
- General Physiology
Gabriel Alaniz, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Phone: (210) 458-2592
Email: Gabriel.Alaniz@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Anatomy and Physiology
Ursula Alvarado-Miller, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 4.03.18
Email: Ursula.Alvarado-Miller@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Law
- Plant Ecology
Natalie Avshman, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.06
Email: Natalie.Avshman@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Anatomy and Physiology
Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5481
Email: Edwin.Barea@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Learning and Memory
- Neuroscience
- Science Education
Jessica Beckham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 1.01.02C
Email: Jessica.Beckham@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Entomology
- Environmental Systems
- Environmental Zoology
Brian Brigham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Email: Brian.Brigham@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Statistics
- Introduction to Soils
Janis Bush, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Office: FLN 4.02.28
Phone: (210) 458-5660
Email: Janis.Bush@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Statistics
J. Aaron Cassill, Ph.D.
Professor
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5491
Email: Aaron.Cassill@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Student Success in STEM
Susan Dalterio, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction
Phone: (210) 458-5924
Email: Susan.Dalterio@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Drugs and Society
- Introductory Biology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Kevin Eddy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 1.01.02B
Email: Kevin.Eddy@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Climate Change Ecology
- Environmental Statistics
- Environmental Systems
- Plant Ecology
Jurgen Engelberth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (210) 458-7831
Email: Jurgen.Engelberth@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Metabolic Analysis of Signaling Compounds
- Regulation Pathway Leading to Jasmonic Acid Production
Andrew Foster, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 3.01.36
Email: Andrew.Foster@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Botany
- Soils
Jason Gagliardi, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: FLN 4.03.34
Phone: (210) 458-5426
Email: Jason.Gagliardi@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
- Environmental Ecology
- Environmental Remediation
- Environmental Statistics
- Environmental Systems
Jesus Garza-Decanini, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Phone: (210) 458-7496
Email: Jesus.Garza-Decanini@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Human Anatomy
- Physiology
- Respiratory Therapy
Stephanie Gdovin, M.S.
Teaching Lab Supervisor
Office: FLN 4.02.34
Email: Stephanie.Gdovin@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Desert Biology
- Environmental Ecology
- Flowering Plants
- Woody Plants
Matthew Grunstra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 1.01.02C
Email: Matthew.Grunstra@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Geology
- Environmental Systems
- Geographic Information Systems
Jennifer Guerrero, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Email: Jennifer.Guerrero@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Plant Virology
- Teaching Biology Labs
Chandra Hamilton, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.06
Email: Chandra.Hamilton@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Systems
Luis S. Haro, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5484
Email: Luis.Haro@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology
- Molecular Biology
Tanoya Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Phone: (210) 458-5923
Email: Tanoya.Harris@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity
- Hormone Cardioprotection against Heart Failure and Ischemic Myocardial Injury
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
Eddie Hernandez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Phone: (210) 458-5661
Email: Hector.Hernandez@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Diabetes Mellitus and Renal Disease
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
Mariah Hopkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction and Assistant Department Chair
Phone: (210) 458-6569
Email: Mariah.Hopkins@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
- Spatial Data Analysis and GIS
- Wildlife Epidemiology and Public Health
Jeffrey Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.56
Email: Jeffrey.Hutchinson@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Freshwater Ecology
- Natural Resource Policy and Administration
Amy Jones, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: SEB 2.166
Email: Amy.Jones@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Genetics
Monica Juarez, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 4.03.18
Email: Monica.Juarez@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- General Environmental Science
Amelia King-Kostelac
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: FLN 4.02.28
Phone: (210) 458-6020
Email: Amelia.King-Kostelac@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Mentoring and Validation
- Science Identity and Student Belonging
- Social Science Research Methods
- STEM Student Success
Diqui LaPenta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 3.02.38D
Email: Diqui.LaPenta@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell Biology
- Microbiology
Brian Laub, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.36
Email: Brian.Laub@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Fisheries
- Freshwater Ecology
- River Restoration
- Watershed Processes
Chin-Hsing Annie Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (210) 458-8534
Email: Annie.Lin@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Functional Genomics
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology
Fernando Martinez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 4.02.28
Email: Fernando.Martinez@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Assessment
- Environmental Botany
- Environmental System
- Herpetology
- Wildlife Biology
Terri Matiella, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction and Assistant Department Chair
Office: FLN 4.02.32
Email: Terri.Matiella@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Systems
- Survey Topics
Kareem Mattis
Lecturer
Office: FLN 4.03.18
Email: Kareem.Mattis@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Intro to Environmental Science I Lab
- Principles of Ecology Lab
Nicolas Medrano
Lecturer
Email: Nicolas.Medrano@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Geographic Information Systems
Richard Nuckels, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Phone: (210) 458-7206
Email: Richard.Nuckels@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Genetics
- Molecular Evolution
Ferhat Ozturk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: FLN 3.02.27
Phone: (210) 458-5922
Email: Ferhat.Ozturk@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Bioinformatics
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
- Gene Therapy
- Medicinal Properties of Honey
- Wound Healing
Clyde F. Phelix, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5495
Email: Clyde.Phelix@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
- Computational Biology
- Intellectual Property, Biotechnology, Commercialization
- Predictive Biosimulations
- Translational Sciences
Andrew Rodriguez
Senior Lecturer
Email: Andrew.Rodriguez@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Mycology
- Plant Pathology
James Allen Rogers
Assistant Professor of Practice
Phone: (210) 458-3990
Email: James.Rogers3@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Biosciences II Labs
David M. Senseman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5485
Email: David.Senseman@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Visualization and Modeling of Cortical Network Activity
Stephani Slowik, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 3.01.36
Email: Stephani.Slowik@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Watersheds
Jennifer Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: FLN 4.03.32
Phone: (210) 458-7037
Email: Jennifer.Smith@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Conservation Biology
- Field Ecology
- Ornithology
- Wildlife Biology
Valerie Sponsel, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5929
Email: Valerie.Sponsel@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Medicinal Plants
- Plant Growth and Development
- Plant Hormones
Matthew Spottswood, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Phone: (210) 458-5156
Email: Matthew.Spottswood@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Genetics Labs
Eugene Sprague, M.D.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.06
Email: Eugene.Sprague@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Medical Terminology
Kelly J. Suter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (210) 458-7243
Email: Kelly.Suter@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Neural Oscillator Control of Sexual Reproduction
Matthew Troia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.38
Email: Matthew.Troia@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Ichthyology
Allison Veach, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.30
Email: Allison.Veach@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Plant-Microbe Interactions
- Stream and Soil Ecology
Adam Wiejaczka
Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.06
Email: Adam.Wiejaczka@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Epidemiology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Vector Biology
Thomas Willmott, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.02B
Email: Thomas.Willmott@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Botany
- Environmental Ecology
- Environmentl Geology
- Environmental Systems
- Soil Biogeochemistry
Gwen Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 1.01.02A
Email: Gwen.Young@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Rhetoric
- Environmental Systems
- Restoration Ecology
- Student Success
- Study Abroad, Urbino Italy
- Technical Communication
Nicholas Young, M.S.
Lecturer
Office: FLN 1.01.06
Email: Nicholas.Young@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Anatomy and Physiology
Emeritus
Oscar Van Auken, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Office: FLN 3.01.08
Email: Oscar.Vanauken@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Physiological Plant Ecology
- Woody Plants
