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David M Rabban
Professor and Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, School of Law
drabban@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1308
Expertise: Higher education law, academic freedom, free speech, labor law, legal history, constitutional law

Adam T Rabinowitz
Associate Professor, Department of Classics, College of Liberal Arts
arabinow@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0197

Kavita Radhakrishnan
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
kradhakrishnan@mail.nur.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7936
Expertise: Health technology, heart failure, self-management, telehealth, digital gaming for health

Guy P Raffa
Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts
guyr@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5492, +1 512 471 5531
Expertise: Dante Studies, medieval Italian literature and culture, digital humanities, history and philosophy of science, Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco

Rajagopal Raghunathan
Professor, Department of Marketing, Red McCombs School of Business
raj.raghunathan@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2987
Expertise: Consumer behavior, decision making
Varun Rai
Associate Dean for Research, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
rai@energy.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4697, +1 512 471 5057
Expertise: Dr. Rai's principal research interests are in technological change, innovation and diffusion; economics of climate change/integrated assessment models; and energy and development. His research combines energy systems modeling with the political economy of energy markets to understand how changes in energy technologies, market conditions, policies and regulation, and environment could impact energy generation. The emphasis of his research is on interdisciplinary and integrative research in engineering and policy to ensure that the insights from his policy research are rooted in the underlying technical realties.

Mark G Raizen
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
raizen@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0883, +1 512 471 4753
Expertise: Atomic physics; laser cooling of atoms; trapping atoms; methods for enriching stable isotopes; desalination of water; energy efficient lighting; molecular motion; materials science; quantum optics; laser optics.

Laxminarayan L Raja
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
lraja@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4279
Expertise: Low-temperature Glow Discharge Plasma

Kelly Raley
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
kelly.raley@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6333
Expertise: Demography, Family, Race and Ethnic Relations, Education, Work Occupations and Organizations, Gender

Carlos E Ramos
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
cramos@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2067
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Hydro-geomorphology; terrestrial sediment and carbon budgets; sediment routing; road erosion; infiltration and runoff routing modeling; land use and climate change effects on hydrologic/geomorphic processes and their consequences on water quality, sustainable development, stream habitat, and marine ecosystems; development of GIS-based sediment budget/hydrologic applications; mass wasting processes; spatial scale issues; natural hazards.

Susan W Rather
Department Chair, Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts
rather@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3390
Expertise: American Art

Ellen M Rathje
Professor and Warren S. Bellows Centennial Professorship in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3683, +1 512 471 4929
Expertise: Geotechnical earthquake engineering and engineering seismology; Seismic stability of earth structures and slopes; Earthquake-induced landslides; Seismic site response; Field liquefaction evaluation and soil improvement; Application of remote sensing to earthquake damage assessment;

Ruben Rathnasingham
Assistant Dean for Health Product Innovation, Dell Medical School
rubenr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5045

PJ Raval
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
pj.raval@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4071
Expertise: filmmaker; subcultures and identities

Krishnaswa Ravi-Chandar
Professor and Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 1, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
ravi@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4213
Expertise: Mechanical Behavior of Materials at High Strain Rates; Fracture in Nominally Brittle Materials; Shear Banding in Polymeric Materials; Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys

Wayne A Rebhorn
Professor Emeritus, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
warebhorn@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: English and continental Renaissance literature; Renaissance rhetoric; Shakespeare; Machiavelli; Boccaccio

Richard J Reddick
Associate Dean for Equity, Community Engagement, and Outreach, College of Education
richard.reddick@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7551, +1 512 475 8587
Expertise: Examines the experiences of faculty of color at predominantly White institutions; mentoring relationships between faculty and Black students; and work-life balance in academia.

Madeleine H Redlick
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
mredlick@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: relational communication; romantic relationships; perceptions; stigma; identity; stereotypes; sexual activity; queer relationships; LGBTQ; professional communication

Cory A Reed
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
creed@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4936
Expertise: Cervantes, Spanish Drama, Early Modern Mediterranean World, Transatlantic Studies, Cognitive Studies, and Comparative Literature

Stephen D Reese
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
steve.reese@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1845, +1 512 471 1966
Expertise: Journalism, media framing, press performance; globalization of journalism

Leonard F Register
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
register@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1868
Expertise: Theory of electronic and optoelectronic devices, particularly at the nano-scale; Semi-classical and quantum mechanical device modeling; Alternative materials and geometries for CMOS (?non-classical? CMOS); Alternative state variables and switching methods (?beyond CMOS?)

Mark Regnerus
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
regnerus@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6307
Expertise: Sexual behavior, religion, and family
Sarah J Rehnborg
A&P Hourly Employment, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
rehnborg@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7062, +1 512 475 7616
Expertise: Non-Profit Management, Civil society, Education Policy

Stuart Reifel
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
sr10@utexas.edu
Expertise: Early childhood education; play therapy; early development

Daniella M Rempe
Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
rempe@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5290
Expertise: Hydrology, Geomorphology, Ecohydrology, Catchment Hydrology, Near-surface Geophysics, Hydrogeology

Pengyu Ren
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
pren@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1832
Expertise: Molecular modeling of biological systems; Computational drug discovery

Penne L Restad
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
plr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5236, +1 512 475 7233
Expertise: Late nineteenth and twentieth-century American cultural and social history, history of American holidays and family rituals, history of twentieth-century consumer culture, history and practice of pedagogy of American history, digital humanities relating to American history.
Colleen K Reutebuch
Senior Project Manager, Department of Special Education, College of Education
ckreutebuch@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1218

Donna L Rew
Professor, School of Nursing
ellerew@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7595, +1 512 471 7941
Expertise: Adolescent health, sexual health practices of homeless youth, sexual abuse and long-term sequelae, education for underserved populations, intuition in decision-making

Pedro Reyes
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
preyes@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8569
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Focuses on school conditions that foster high academic success for children of poverty, stratification of learning opportunities for children of color, and on state policy that facilitates student success across the education pipeline.
John M Rich
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

Geoff B Rich
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
geoff@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3948
Expertise: Studies the culture of youth sports through elementary and secondary physical education curricula, and teacher education.

John H Richburg
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Pharmacy
john.richburg@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4736
Expertise: testicular cancer, cell death and influence of environmental chemicals

Brian Richter
Assistant Professor, Department of Business, Government and Society, Red McCombs School of Business
brian.richter@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6751

Timothy E Riedel
Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Natural Sciences
triedel@utexas.edu
Expertise: I am the faculty in charge of a course-based research experience for undergraduates devoted to developing at-home or DIY Diagnostics.
Catherine Riegle-Crumb
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
riegle@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2388, +1 512 475 8642
Expertise: Focuses on gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational experiences and student achievement in STEM fields from a sociological perspective. Methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and analyses of large scale datasets.
Herbert J Rieth
Professor Emeritus, Department of Special Education, College of Education
hrieth@austin.utexas.edu

Peter J Riley
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
riley@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Medium and high-energy nuclear physics

David Ring
Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care, Dell Medical School
david.ring@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5067

Maggie M Rivas-Rodriguez
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
mrivas@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 293 3411, +1 512 471 0405
Expertise: Journalism; the intersection of oral history and journalism; Latinos and the news media, both as producers of news and as consumers; U.S. Latinos & Latinas of the World War II generation; diversity in the news media, National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Daron K Roberts
Founding Director, Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation, Center for Sports of Leadership and Innovation
daronroberts@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2320
Expertise: Roberts leads the effort at UT Austin to help young male and female athletes succeed on and off the field as responsible citizens; Sports, leadership, education

Brian E Roberts
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
roberts@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7243, +1 512 471 6007
Expertise: American Political Institutions, Interest Groups, and Positive Political Economy

Gary T Rochelle
Professor and Carol & Henry Groppe Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rochelle@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7230
Expertise: Dr. Rochelle's research includes a focus on control of air pollution by acid gases, carbon dioxide, and air toxics, CO2 capture, flue gas desulfurization, acid gas treating, CO2 mass transfer with chemical reaction, electrolyte thermodynamics, reaction kinetics in aqueous solutions.

Aaron B Rochlen
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
arochlen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0361, +1 512 471 4409
Expertise: Research focuses on men and traditional masculinity, with a particular emphasis on men's mental health, depression, help-seeking patterns, and their underutilization of counseling services.

Gregory J Rodin
Professor and Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 6, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
gjr@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4230
Expertise: Fast Algorithms for Composite Materials; Mechanics of Ice; Creep Deformation and Fracture

Victoria E Rodriguez
Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
victoria@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8620
Expertise: Politics in Mexico; decentralization in Latin America; women and politics in Mexico and Latin America; gender and public policy; US policy development; theory of public policy.

Haydee M Rodriguez
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
taina@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5750, +1 512 471 5942
Expertise: Prepares students to become educators in bilingual and ESL education and mentors novice bilingual educators.

Erin M Rodriguez
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
erodriguez@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0283
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Dr. Erin Rodríguez studies family, sociocultural, and contextual influences on childrens development and health outcomes, with a focus on understanding and reducing health disparities affecting low-SES Latinx youth.

Joel D Rollins
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
jd.rollins@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1918
Expertise: Dr. Rollins is a senior lecturer in the Moody College of Communication in the Department of Communication Studies. He teaches courses in the undergraduate level which focus on argumentation theory and practice and the way in which rhetorical movements affect social change. His current research projects include investigating the role of rhetoric in pedagogy as well as writing a textbook for high school debaters.

Ehud I Ronn
Professor, Department of Finance, Red McCombs School of Business
eronn@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5853
Expertise: Dr. Ronn's research is primarily in the area of energy risk: modeling, measurement and management. He has published articles on banking, investments, interest rate-sensitive instruments, and energy derivatives in academic and practitioner literature. In the energy-consulting area, Dr. Ronn has addressed the multiple issues of Risk Assessment; Construction of Optimal Hedge Portfolios; VAR and CVAR; Dual-Fuel Options; Valuation of Load-Following Services; Modeling Energy Prices and Pricing Monthly and Daily Options; and the Valuation and Optimal Management of Storage Facility.

Mary Rose
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
mrose@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6336
Expertise: Juries and jury decision making, empirical analysis of the law, lay understanding of law and legal practices; justice perceptions; jury behavior; emotions and law, social psychology

Michael Rose
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
mrose@cm.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4456
Expertise: Creating hydrogen fuel from water and light; Synthetic inorganic chemistry; solar fuels; catalysis.

Nancy L Roser
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
nlroser@utexas.edu
Expertise: Use of children's literature in literacy programs, Classroom discourse; response to literature

Catherine E Ross
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
cross@prc.utexas.edu
Expertise: Aging; health disparities; sense of personal control; gender gap; depression.

Michele A Rountree
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
mrountree@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Health disparities, intimate partner violence and heightened risk for HIV/AIDS, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions, prevention strategies tailored to women and communities of color.

Timothy B Rowe
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
rowe@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5512, +1 512 471 1725
Expertise: Vertebrate paleontology, evolution and development of the vertebrate skeleton, phylogenetic systematics, the early history of mammals and their extinct relatives among Synapsida, the history of birds and their extinct relatives among Dinosauria, the history of other amniotes, high-resolution X-ray computed tomography, CT scanner, DigiMorph, informatics

Loriene Roy
Professor, School of Information
loriene@ischool.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3959
Expertise: Library development in Native American communities; creation of virtual museums of Native American artifacts; literacy efforts in Native American communities; library collection development and evaluation; oral tradition; organizing gatherings of indigenous librarians worldwide

Sharmila Rudrappa
Director of South Asia Institute, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
rudrappa@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6310
Expertise: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Labor, Immigration

Stephen Russell
Department Chair, Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
stephen.russell@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0753, +1 512 471 8391
Expertise: Adolescent sexuality; LGBT youth; parent-adolescent relationships; childhood development

John J Ruszkiewicz
Professor Emeritus, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, College of Liberal Arts
jr@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Rhetoric; argumentation; grammar; writing; style

Michael J Ryan
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
mryan@utexas.edu
+1 512 554 2433
Expertise: behaviour, evoluton, organismal biology, phylogenetic reconstruction and comparisons

Henry G Rylander
Professor and Harry H. Power Professorship in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rylander@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1995
Expertise: Vision research; Biomedical sensors; Laser applications; Neuroprosthesis design

Nichole Rylander
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
mnr@austin.utexas.edu

Christopher G Rylander
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
cgr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6144
Expertise: Healthcare-related manufacturing and engineering design; Biomechanical engineering; Thermal/fluid systems