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Scott J Aaronson
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
aaronson@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: Quantum computers; computational complexity theory; theoretical computer science
Lawrence D Abraham
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
l.abraham@utexas.edu
Expertise: Focuses on biomechanic analysis and instruction, and neurological correlation to fine motor skills.
David E Adelman
Professor and Harry Reasoner Regents Chair in Law, School of Law
dadelman@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 0877
Expertise: David E. Adelman teaches and writes in the areas of environmental law, intellectual property law, and climate change policy. Professor Adelmans research focuses on the many interfaces between law and science. His articles have addressed such topics as the implications of emerging genomic technologies for toxics regulation, the tensions between legal and scientific evidentiary standards in regulatory decision making, and development of effective policies for promoting innovation relevant to addressing climate change.
Ari Adut
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
ariadut@mail.la.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4284
Expertise: Comparative and Historical Sociology; Social Theory; Political Sociology; Media and the Public Sphere
Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Law; Sociology of Emotions; Western Europe; Middle East; Qualitative and Historical Methods; Sociology.
Abigail R Aiken
Associate Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
araa2@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2561
Expertise: public health policy, women's health, reproductive health outcomes
Bethany L Albertson
Associate Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
balberts@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7276
Expertise: Bethany Albertson is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at UT Austin. She received her PhD in political science and a graduate certificate in social psychology from the University of Chicago. She is a political psychologist and her research interests include American public opinion, emotion, and experimental methods. She researches and writes on elections, democratic norms, and campaigns.
David T Allen
Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
allen@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0049, +1 512 475 7842
Expertise: Atmospheric chemistry; Urban air quality and pollution prevention; Environmental and industrial reaction engineering
Mark I Alpert
Professor Emeritus, Department of Marketing, Red McCombs School of Business
malpert310@gmail.com
Expertise: Consumer behavior; marketing research; retailing; pricing; marketing communications; emotion in consumer behavior, business.
Edward G Anderson
Professor, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
edward.anderson@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6394
Expertise: Edward Anderson is a professor of supply chain and operations management for The University of Texas at Austins McCombs School of Business. Within the schools Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, he has taught supply chain and operations management courses, project management, health care, and new venture design and implementation for the BBA, MBA, Ph.D., and Executive Education programs. Anderson has also served as director of the McCombs Healthcare Innovation Center, a research center specializing in innovation in healthcare delivery. Anderson worked as a product design engineer in the automotive industry and currently holds six patents. Numerous national media outlets have featured Anderson for his expertise in supply chain innovation, disruption, outsourcing, and industrial policy.
Victor L Arnold
Professor Emeritus, Department of Management, Red McCombs School of Business
victor.arnold@mccombs.utexas.edu
Expertise: Management; nonprofit management; natural resources management
Lucy Atkinson
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
lucyatkinson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6665
Expertise: communication in the context of sustainability and the environment; focusing on the ways message components (like visual elements, argument frames, source factors) in environmental communication campaigns influence environmental attitudes; beliefs and behaviors; environmental communication; sustainability; advertising; immersive media (virtual reality and augmented reality); AI-generated messaging
Chandrajit L Bajaj
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
bajaj@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5133, +1 512 471 8870
Expertise: Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Data Analysis & Visualization. In one project, he's developing chemical imaging techniques that could enable earlier cancer detection by identifying the chemical make-up of individual cells in a biopsy. In another, he models the 3D structures of HIV and other viruses to search for drugs that might be a good fit.
Brett J Baker
Associate Professor, Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences
brett_baker@utexas.edu
Expertise: He uses DNA sequencing technologies and computational analyses to discover marine microbes that can't be cultured in the lab and reconstruct their evolutionary histories. Keywords: metagenomics, transciptomics, proteomics, marine microbial communities.
Ross Baldick
Professor Emeritus, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
baldick@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Analysis of restructured electricity markets and electric transmission; Electricity system analysis, operations, and planning; Vulnerability of electric grids to terrorist attack; Very large-scale integration circuit analysis
Brendon Bankey
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
brendon.bankey@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: The role of Clint Eastwood and his films in the Nixon administration's re-election efforts and the New Right conservative movement
Jay L Banner
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5016, +1 512 471 6854
Expertise: Isotopic methods, sustainability, groundwater, oceans, ancient oceans, climate change, aquifers, caves, environmental science, geochemistry, paleoclimatology, urbanization, environmental justice, <a href="https://www.esi.utexas.edu/community-engagement/cressle/" target="_blank">community-engaged research</a>
Suzanne Barber
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
sbarber@identity.utexas.edu
+1 512 656 6152
Expertise: Software engineering, design and architectures; Distributed artificial intelligence; Information assurance, trust and security; Multi-agent systems
Thomas G Barnes
Research Affiliate - Research Fellow, McDonald Observatory, College of Natural Sciences
tgb@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 297 0233
Expertise: Astronomy; variable stars; stellar distance scales; Cepheid variable stars; observatory management; National Science Foundation; optical and infrared astronomy; extraterrestrial life
Jay Bartroff
Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
bartroff@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: statistics, statistical computing, data science, sampling, sequential and streaming data, mathematics, probability, forensic statistics, clinical trials, gambling and casino games
James P Barufaldi
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
jamesb@utexas.edu
Expertise: Curriculum design, teacher education, science education
Timothy Beach
Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
beacht@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Geoarchaeology, Soil Geomorphology, and Paleoenvironments of the Maya World and Mediterranean
Joseph J Beaman
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
jbeaman@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3058
Expertise: Freeform fabrication; System dynamics; Control; Manufacturing control; Innovations in manufacturing, machine design, modeling and control of physical systems, control of thermal processes, technical analysis of intellectual property; selective laser sintering (SLS)
David I Beaver
Professor, Department of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts
dib@utexas.edu
Expertise: Political language, Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Language and law, Meaning, Semantics, Pragmatics, Language and society, Philosophy of language. political language. propaganda.
Kimberly A Beckwith
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
kbeckwith@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0995, +1 512 471 4890
Expertise: Teaches courses on sport history and strength and conditioning. Research focuses on physical culture history.
Tasha Beretvas
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
tberetvas@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3007, +1 512 471 4363
Expertise: Interested in statistical models with a focus on deriving and evaluating multilevel model extensions and meta-analysis models for educational, behavioral, social and medical science data.
Tricia S Berry
Executive Director WiSTEM, Undergraduate College
triciaberry@utexas.edu
Expertise: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Education
Gender Issues in STEM
K12 Informal STEM Education
Effective STEM Messaging and Engagement
Strategies to Engage Girls/Women in STEM
STEM Role Model Effective Strategies
Informal STEM Curriculum Development and Facilitation
Engaging Volunteers and Role Models
College STEM Programs
Womens Leadership and Career Development
Amit Bhasin
Director, Center for Transportation Research, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
a-bhasin@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3667
Expertise: Material science aspects and mechanistic modeling of distresses in pavement materials (e.g. fatigue cracking, moisture damage); Self healing properties of bituminous materials; Structure-property relationships in composite materials; Surface properties and interfacial adhesion of materials; Development of test methods to characterize properties and performance of pavement materials
Joydeep Biswas
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
joydeepb@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous service mobile robots, long-term autonomy, machine perception, planning, failure recovery for autonomous mobile robots, human-robot shared autonomy
Richard P Bixler
Assistant Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
rpbixler@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3988
Expertise: Public administration and management, social entrepreneurship, civic affairs, public policy, nonprofit and philanthropy management, sustainability and environmental policy
Joshua M Blank
Director of Research for the Texas Politics Project, College of Liberal Arts
joshmblank@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0371
Expertise: Texas politics; campaigns and elections; public opinion; Texas public opinion
Donald D Blankenship
Research Professor, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
blank@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0489, +1 512 471 6156
Expertise: Antarctic ice sheets, robotic space missions to Europa, airborne and ground-based geophysical techniques (including laser altimetry, radar sounding, seismic reflection and refraction), West Antarctic rift system, West Antarctic Ice Sheet, climate change, global warming, remote sensing, Thwaites glacier, East Antarctica, Europa Clipper
Daniel A Bonevac
Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
bonevac@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4333, +1 512 471 4857
Expertise: Philosophy; Logic; Moral Issues; Ethics; Philosophy in Popular Culture; Christian Philosophy; Religion
Roger T Bonnecaze
Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rtb@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1497
Expertise: We specialize in the rheology of suspensions, emulsions & complex fluids turbidity and debris flows, computational fluid mechanics imprint and immersion lithography, electrical impedance tomography, and the self-assembly of nanoparticles at surfaces.
Maura Borrego
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
maura.borrego@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Studies engineering and STEM higher education, including faculty, graduate students and undergraduates.
Matthew Bowers
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
mattbowers@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2120
Expertise: Examines the management of systems for athlete development, including how different sport settings influence performance and participation over the lifespan. Focuses on re-imagining the youth sport experience, with a specific interest in the developmental role that playing in unstructured sports settings like sandlot/pickup sports or sports video games can have on shaping experiences and outcomes.
Kevin Bozic
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School
kevin.bozic@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5089
Expertise: management of patients with arthritis of the hip and knee, health policy and health care services research, healthcare technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, shared medical decision making, and value-based payment and delivery models
Molly S Bray
Department Chair, Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
mbray@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3958
Expertise: Child and Adolescent Health, Epigenetics, Health & Medicine, Nutritional Sciences
Anthony L Brown
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
alb@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3902
Expertise: Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.
Matthew A Brown
Lecturer, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
matthewbrown@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5515
Expertise: Brown's primary research goal is to develop a more thorough understanding of how past and future treatments affect specimens as sources of data, and the impact these treatments have on the science of paleontology. This approach examines the interplay of historic and current practices in the field, laboratory, and collections, and how the scientific community interprets these results in the literature. He also studies how such events foster an evolution of best practices, policy, and law, and he advocates for fossils on public lands. Brown is an active member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, and is the founder of the Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology.
Chris Brownson
Clinical Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
cbrownson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6990
Expertise: Research interests include mental health public policy, college student mental health and suicide prevention, collaborative care models of behavioral health in primary care, and the intersection of mental health and academic success.
Edward J Buskey
Department Chair, Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences
ed.buskey@utexas.edu
+1 361 749 3102, +1 361 749 3104
Expertise: Biological oceanography; marine ecology; marine plankton; harmful algal blooms (red tides brown tides); behavior and sensory perception of marine organisms; bioluminescence
John C Butler
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Red McCombs School of Business
butlerjc@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6821
Expertise: Dr. Butler's research focuses on the Decision Sciences: decision analysis, operations, information systems, management science and statistics. He serves as Secretary/Treasurer of INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, an organization comprised of over 900 academics and practitioners in the field of decision analysis. For EMIC, Dr. Butler is focused on building energy-specific business curriculum. He teaches MBA-level energy finance classes and supervises student participation in practicums and case competitions.
Michael Butterworth
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
michael.butterworth@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1931
Expertise: sports and politics; sports culture; nationalism and militarism in sports; sports and public memory
Courtney T Byrd
Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
courtney.byrd@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9426
Expertise: Communication disorder; causes and therapies of childhood stuttering; adulthood stuttering; linguistic processing; motor planning; fluency disorders; voice disorders; speech disfluencies; speech-language contributions to childhood stuttering; innovative treatment; bilingualism and multiculturalism in speech-language pathology; accessible clinical training tools
Catherine Calder
Professor, College of Natural Sciences
calder@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8802
Expertise: Spatial statistics, Bayesian modeling and computation, and statistical network analysis. Focused on applications in the environmental, social, and health sciences.
Julia Campbell
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
julia.campbell@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Central auditory and visual processing in children and adults. Cortical plasticity, or the ability of the brain to adapt to incoming information.
Jorge Canizares
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
canizares-esguerra@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 7694
Expertise: Early Modern Atlantic History; History of Science and Colonialism; History of Knowledge; Colonial Spanish and British America.
David Cannatella
Department Chair, Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
catfish@utexas.edu
+1 512 453 1620
Expertise: My team and I investigate the evolution of amphibians. Some areas of interest are the higher-level phylogeny of amphibians, biodiversity of Neotropical frogs, signal evolution in frog mating calls, behavioral ecology of poison frogs, and relationship of bioinformatics and systematics. I am also the Associate Director for Biodiversity Collections in the Department of Integrative Biology.
Debra Cantu
Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
debra.cantu@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6137
Expertise: Leadership Development
*Develops PK-12 school leaders. Designs and coordinates learning objectives, knowledge development, and effective practices for graduate students to apply theory into practice in their internship based on the following learning outcomes:
*Develop Capacity for Teaching and Learning Excellence
*Advocate for and Ensuring Equitable Support Systems for All
*Build Executive Leaders to Promote Ethical Policies and Practices
*Partner Authentically and Equitably with Families and Communities
Curriculum and School Improvement
*Leads and develops curriculum content, scope and sequence, standards alignment and performance assessments for higher education and school district curriculum.
*Diagnose problems and challenges using school data, research and planning, implementation and progress monitoring and reflection.
Improvement Science
*Identify the Problem
*Analyze the Problem and Diagnose Its Causes
*Develop a Theory of Action
*Design the Strategy
*Plan for Implementation
*Implement the Strategy
*Assess Progress
*Adapt and Modify for Continuous Improvement
Certification
*Leads policies, practices and designs systems required by Texas Education Agency for admissions, clinical experiences and certification for the program and department.
School District Partnerships
*Building a Partnership
*Co-designing curriculum
*Collaboration and Planning
*Implementation and Progress Monitoring
Executive Coaching
*Design
*Implementation
*Strategic Planning
*Progress Monitoring
William D Carlson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
wcarlson@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Field, analytical, and experimental studies of metamorphic petrogenesis, with emphasis on the rates and mechanisms of metamorphic reactions.
Geological applications of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography.
Analytical and computational studies of intracrystalline and intergranular diffusion.
Elizabeth J Catlos
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
ejcatlos@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4762
Expertise: Please see https://catloslab.org/
John Cazes
Director Of High Performance Computing, Texas Advanced Computing Center
cazes@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5777
Expertise: Parallel I/O; Advanced computer architectures
Jane D Champion
Professor, School of Nursing
jdchampion@mail.nur.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8208
Expertise: STI/HIV, substance abuse, adolescent and womens health, unintended pregnancy, interpersonal violence
Terrence L Chapman
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
t.chapman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7221
Expertise: International organizations, international conflict, international law, international political economy, formal modeling, peacekeeping,
Swarat Chaudhuri
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
swarat@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: artificial intelligence, AI, formal methods, safe autonomous systems, trustworthy machine learning, automated reasoning, programming languages, compilers, program synthesis
James R Chelikowsky
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
jrc@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9083
Expertise: Quantum models for functionalized nanostructures; simulations of liquids and crystal growth; simulated images from probe microscopies; defects in oxides; materials informatics; high performance algorithms for the electronic structure problem.
Wenhong Chen
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
wenhong.chen@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: digital media; global media; entrepreneurship; social capital; social networks; China; US-China relation
Robert M Chesney
Dean, School of Law, School of Law
rchesney@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1120
Expertise: National security law and policy; terrorism (history, law, policy); law of war; federal criminal law relating to national security; intelligence and the law; constitutional law.
Joshua Childs
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
joshuachilds@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Examines collaborative approaches involving community organizations and stakeholders that improve academic achievement and reduce opportunity gaps for students. Also studies chronic absenteeism, the role of high school athletics in school settings, and computer science education.
Daniel Ching
Associate Professor of Practice, Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts
dching@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2093
Expertise: classical music, chamber music, string quartet, chamber music coaching, violin teacher, string pedagogy
Richard J Chuchla
Other University Affiliate, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
richard.chuchla@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9510
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Graduate studies were focused on igneous processes, magmatism and related formation of ore deposits. Professional career included exploration for base and precious metal ore deposits, coal assessment and development, and research, exploration and development in the upstream sector of the oil and gas business. Managerial positions led to development of skills in commercial analysis, strategic planning and valuation. Concurrently, led numerous teams negotiating new contracts which led to a strong grounding in analysis of fiscal regimes and petroleum contracts. Familiar with many of the world's basins and experienced in both conventional deepwater and unconventional resources.
Remain very interested in the technology of extractive industries and related commercial and policy issues. As Director of the Energy and Earth Resources graduate program, my personal learning objective is to broaden and deepen my understanding of renewable resources.
Have a personal passion regarding the workings of the creative process and how it is impeded. Wrote a widely read internal company newsletter called Creative Contemplations.
Kasey Claborn
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
kasey.claborn@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Kasey Claborn is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at The University of Texas at Austin. She is the Steve Hicks Fellow of Addiction and Recovery Services and Director for the Addictions Research Institute. Claborn is the Principal Investigator for several projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Claborns research focuses on improving the addiction system of care through community based participatory research methods and system science. She has expertise in drug policy, designing and building digital technologies to improve care coordination and community overdose prevention efforts. In 2021, Claborn received an international award from Google for her work in building innovative technologies for social impact. Claborns current work seeks to use innovative methods to combine traditional and non-traditional overdose surveillance methods to inform data-driven community response.
https://ari.socialwork.utexas.edu/dr-kasey-claborn/
Danielle P Clealand
Associate Professor, Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies, College of Liberal Arts
danielle.clealand@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Afro-Latino politics and identity, Black politics in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and the United States, group consciousness, Black and Latino public opinion and racial inequality. Cuba. Puerto Rico.
Anita L Cochran
A&P (Part-Time), McDonald Observatory, College of Natural Sciences
anita@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1471
Expertise: Astronomy, our solar system (particularly comets, asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects); origins of planetary systems; optical spectroscopy; McDonald Observatory
Renita Coleman
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
renita.coleman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1969
Expertise: visual communication; ethics; agenda setting; journalism and public relations; stereotyping in the media; media; photojournalism; photography
North Cooc
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
ncooc@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7923
Expertise: Explores how family background, culture, and school contextual factors influence decisions and trajectories within special education.
Kerry H Cook
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
kc@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7931
Expertise: Climate dynamics, atmospheric dynamics, global climate change, paleoclimate, climate and weather of Africa and South America, climate system modeling, climate change in Texas
Kelley A Crews
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
kelley@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5909, +1 512 415 3701
Expertise: Spatio-temporal Scaling of Landscape Change Dynamics and Dynamism, Resilience and Vulnerability of Socio-Ecological Systems in Developing States, and Ecologies of Global Health
Robert L Crosnoe
Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Liberal Arts
crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8329
Expertise: Life Course & Human Development, Children & Youth, Education, Health, Family, Immigration, Adolescents.
Maytal Dahan
Associate Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center
maytal@tacc.utexas.edu
Expertise: Web & Mobile Applications; Cloud & Interactive Computing
Ian W Dalziel
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
ian@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0431, +1 512 471 6156
Expertise: Tectonics, geodynamics, geography of ancient times, plate reconstructions, structural geology
Donald G Davis
Professor Emeritus, School of Information
Expertise: Texas American World Library History; History of Books Archives and Libraries; Collection Development in Libraries; Church History
Jaimie N Davis
Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
jaimie.davis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0971
Expertise: child and adolescent health, nutritional sciences, obesity, behaviour
Leszek F Demkowicz
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
leszek@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4199
Expertise: Computational Acoustics and Electromagnetics; hp-Adaptive Finite and Boundary Element Methods; Applied Functional Analysis
Henry A Dietz
Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
h.dietz@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Latin American politics: urban poverty and politics, civil-military relations, parties and party systems, Peru
Edwin Dorn
Professor Emeritus, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
eddorn@utexas.edu
Expertise: International affairs; national security/ defense policy; human resources policy (especially military personnel); civil rights/ race relations; policy making (especially the executive branch); federal education policy; African politics, business
Jaquelin P Dudley
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences
jdudley@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8415, +1 512 779 7769
Expertise: Animal viruses; retroviruses; breast cancer; oncogenes; transcription regulation; retroviral vectors; leukemia; communication
Kenneth H Dunton
Professor, Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences
ken.dunton@utexas.edu
+1 361 749 6728, +1 361 749 6744
Expertise: marine science, Arctic, seagrass, climate change, global warming, food webs, marine ecology, ecosystem dynamics
James S Dyer
Professor, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
j.dyer@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3322, +1 512 471 5278
Expertise: His research and teaching interests include risk management, multiple criteria decision making, and capital budgeting. Decision and risk analysis with applications in oil and gas; exploration and production; electric utilities; project managment; environment & earth science.
Justin Dyer
Dean, School of Civic Leadership, School of Civic Leadership
justin.dyer@austin.utexas.edu
John G Ekerdt
Professor and Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
ekerdt@utexas.edu
Expertise: Dr. Ekerdt's research is on the surface, growth and materials chemistry of metal, dielectric, ferroelectric, and polymer thin films. We seek to understand and describe nucleation and growth of films and nanostructures, their structure-property relationships, and site-specific reactions that lead to their formation. The programs are motivated by applications in electronic materials, energy and sensors. The research programs are highly interdisciplinary and involve collaborations with faculty in chemical engineering, physics and electrical engineering, and researchers in industry.
Andrew Ellington
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences
andy.ellington@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3424, +1 512 471 6445
Expertise: Directed evolution; ribozymes; biotechnology; chemical and biological warfare detection
Susan B Empson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
empson@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Elementary children's mathematics thinking; sociocognitive theories of learning, classroom processes; teacher development
Carlton K Erickson
Professor Emeritus, College of Pharmacy
carl.erickson@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Addiction science education, neurobiology of addiction, chemical dependency
Andrew J Esbaugh
Professor, Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences
a.esbaugh@austin.utexas.edu
+1 361 749 6835
Expertise: Marine science; effects of climate change, toxins and ocean acidification on fish; fish physiology; environmental physiology; respiratory gas exchange; acid-base and osmoregulatory balance; the evolution of physiological systems; aquatic toxicology;
Brian K Farr
Director, Athletic Training Program
bfarr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1273, +1 512 471 9885
Expertise: Serves as Director of the Athletic Training Education Program and specializes in sports medicine, training athletes, athletic injuries, strength and conditioning, and sports rehabilitation.
Roger P Farrar
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
rfarrar@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Studies muscle physiology and adaptability across the life span in response to exercise training and injury.
Sherry L Field
Advisor to the Dean for Faculty Development, Education - Office of the Dean
sherry_field@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8327
Expertise: Curriculum history; oral history; social studies curriculum and teaching; childrens thinking and historical thinking; teachers as school leaders; teacher preparation
William L Fisher
Professor and Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial Chair Emeritus in Mineral Resources, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
wfisher@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Basin analysis, sequence stratigraphy, depositional systems, petroleum geology, resource assessment, energy policy
Kenneth Flamm
Professor Emeritus, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
kflamm@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Flamm, an expert on the economics of trade and investment in high technology industries, has published extensively on the economics of the semiconductor, computer, and telecommunications industries. He has worked closely with the semiconductor industry's SEMATECH research consortium in building economic models describing the impact of technological innovation on industrial competition in that industry.
Peter B Flemings
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8738, +1 512 475 9520
Expertise: Stratigraphy, basin analysis, basin-scale fluid flow, pore pressures in seafloor sediments, submarine landslides, oil and gas migration, methane hydrates, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
Carol Fletcher
Director of Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC), Texas Advanced Computing Center
cfletcher@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5690
Expertise: Equity in computer science education; Evaluating large-scale professional development; Collective impact models for social change
Kevin J Folliard
Professor, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
folliard@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3591, +1 512 232 7820
Expertise: Portland cement concrete; Concrete durability; High-performance concrete; Controlled low-strength materials
Marina Fontolan
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
marina.fontolan@utexas.edu
Expertise: Videogame localization, game studies, De- and postcolonial game studies, history of games and gaming, and science and technology studies
Niall Gaffney
Director for Data Intensive Computing, Texas Advanced Computing Center
ngaffney@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9504
Expertise: Design of data workflows in parallel computing systems; Data discovery systems; Data preservation; Astronomical data reduction and analysis
Kelly Gaither
Director Of Health Analytics, Texas Advanced Computing Center
kelly@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8957
Expertise: Scientific visualization; Feature detection; Illumination techniques; Visualization techniques; Visualization applications
Karl Gebhardt
Department Chair, Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
gebhardt@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 590 5206
Expertise: Astronomy, black holes, globular clusters, elliptical galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark energy, HETDEX, Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment
Kenneth W Gentle
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
k.gentle@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7581
Expertise: Plasma physics; fusion energy; environment & earth science.
Omar Ghattas
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
omar@ices.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4304
Expertise: Computational geoscience and engineering, simulation and optimization of complex solid, fluid, and biomechanical systems, inverse problems, optimal design, and optimal control
Lawrence E Gilbert
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
lgilbert@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2825, +1 512 471 4705
Expertise: Community ecology; wing pattern genetics; biological variance; imported fire ants/phorid fly interactions; butterfly/plant interactions
Robert B Gilbert
Professor and Bruswick-Abernathy Regents Professorship in Soil Dynamics & Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
bob_gilbert@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3688
Expertise: Performance reliability and risk management for slopes, dams & levees, foundations, waste containment and site remediation
Denise L Gilman
Clinical Professor, School of Law
dgilman@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7796
Expertise: Denise Gilman teaches and directs the Immigration Clinic after having joined the clinical faculty at the University of Texas Law School in the fall of 2007. Professor Gilman received her undergraduate degree with honors in political science from Northwestern University. She received her law degree from Columbia University School of Law where she served on the Law Review. Professor Gilman also has an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Gilman clerked for Judge Thomas M. Reavley, at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She is fluent in Spanish.
Jennifer Glass
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
jennifer-glass@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8355
Expertise: Work and family issues, telecommuting and new labor practices, STEM labor force retention
John M Golden
Professor, School of Law
jgolden@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1469
Expertise: Patent law, intellectual property, administrative law, contracts, science and technology
F Gonzalez-Lima
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
gonzalezlima@utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8497, +1 512 937 8859
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Neuroscience, neuroanatomy, neurobiology, physiological psychology, psychobiology, learning and memory, brain energy modulation, and neural mechanisms of behavior, transcranial laser stimulation of human cognitive and emotional functions
Stephanie Grasso
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
smgrasso@utexas.edu
Expertise: Speech-language pathology, bilingualism and aphasia, neurologically-based communication disorders
Kristen L Grauman
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
grauman@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9521
Expertise: artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, machine perception, graphics, visualization, visual recognition, image and video search, video summarization, video analysis, first-person vision, embodied and multi-modal perception, interactive machine learning, object and activity recognition, unsupervised visual discovery, deep learning
Terrance L Green
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
tgreen@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Examines principals and school-community engagement/community development and issues of educational equity and opportunity.
Kenneth F Greene
Associate Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
kgreene@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7206
Expertise: Mexican and Latin American politics; political parties and elections in Mexico and the rest of Latin America; authoritarianism and democratization; research method; campaigns
Lisa Griffin
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
l.griffin@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2786
Expertise: Investigates neuromuscular control mechanisms during fatigue, training, rehabilitation and aging with single-motor unit recording, and designs electrical stimulation protocols for individuals with paralysis.
Liberty Hamilton
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
liberty.hamilton@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1929
Z Leah Harris
Department Chair, Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
zena.harris@austin.utexas.edu
+1 240 426 7428, +1 512 324 0595
Michelle Harrison
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
michelle.harrison@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9879
Expertise: Biochemical techniques including ELISA's, multiplexing, automated western blotting, associated data analyses, and standard wet lab skills.
Research involving diabetes, inflammation, and neural control of circulation.
Roderick Hart
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
rod.hart@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1956
Expertise: media and politics; civic participation; political campaigns; presidential rhetoric
Justin W Hart
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
hart@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: artificial intelligence, general purpose service robots, intelligent robotics, autonomous human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, robot self-modeling, semantic mapping
John Hartigan
Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
johnhartigan@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9201
Expertise: Urban cultures; Science, Technology, and Race; Social theory; Ethnography; Ethnicity in North America; Race Relations
Kelsey Hatton
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
kelsey.hatton@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2015
Mark D Hayward
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
mhayward@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8382
Expertise: Population and Life Course and Aging, Morbidity and Mortality, and Biodemography, Social Epidemiology, Quantitative Methods and Dynamic Models, Life Table Techniques, Death and Dying
Mark A Helper
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Emerita, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
helper@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1009
Expertise: Dr. Helper is a field geologist, a generalist whose interests span igneous and metamorphic petrology, structural geology, tectonics, mineralogy and planetary field geology. His current research explores geochemical and isotopic similarities of Proterozoic and Archean crust in East Antarctica and the southwestern U.S., the Precambrian geology of Texas, the origin of epidote blueschists in the Klamath Mountains of northern California and the rheology and tectonic significance of melange and blueschist in the SW Chugach Mountains, Alaska. Senior honors theses under his supervision have examined the mineralogy of Texas topaz, hydration and textural patterns in Balmorhea blue agate, and the distribution and origin of joints in the Hueco Tanks syenite.
Working with NASA colleagues, he is also involved in analog planetary field research that examines the utility and efficacy of robotically gathering field data, both as a prelude to and follow-on to human geologic field work on the Moon and Mars. As co-chair of FEAT (Field Exploration and Analysis Team), he helped develop a new curriculum for the geological field training of astronauts and currently co-leads NASA's astronaut field geology training exercises. He also teaches field mapping techniques to NASA engineers and scientists who are developing capabilities for exploring the surface of asteroids, the Moon and Mars.
Graeme A Henkelman
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
henkelman@utexas.edu
+1 512 769 3180
Expertise: Energy conversion and storage; fuel cells; chemical reactions at surfaces; novel catalysts; battery materials.
Peter H Hennings
Research Professor, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
peter.hennings@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0156
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: My expertise is applied structural geology and geomechanics for which his interests are broad spanning structural systems analysis, subsurface interpretation, fault system characterization, fractured reservoir characterization, reservoir geomechanics, and subsurface fluid flow. Dr. Hennings is known as an integrator which is vital for the study of induced seismicity for which he is now known globally. I am currently not recruiting graduate students for my supervision.
Maya Henry
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
maya.henry@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: nature and treatment of aphasia
David M Hillis
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
dhillis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5792
Expertise: Molecular evolution; vertebrates; systematics; evolution of viruses; endangered species; amphibians; reptiles; fishes; mammals; birds; molecular biology; DNA; genetics
Paul S Ho
Professor and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 5, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
hops@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Thin films and interfaces in microelectronics materials; Reliability of interconnect and packaging structures; Polymer films and metal-polymer interfaces
John M Hoberman
Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, College of Liberal Arts
hoberman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6368
Expertise: European cultural and intellectual history with special interests in Sportwissenschaft and the history of ideas about race; Scandinavian studies; Norwegian language instruction; history of Jewish racial folklore; Olympics; Sports doping; race relations
Carole K Holahan
Professor Emerita, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
c.holahan@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Studies psychosocial factors in health behavior and health and well-being in adulthood and aging.
Brian K Horton
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
horton@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1869
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Tectonics of sedimentary basins, evolution of orogenic systems, sediment provenance and routing systems, nonmarine depositional processes.
Heather Houser
Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
houserh@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8766
Expertise: 20th- and 21st-century Anglophone fiction (US focus); environmental literature and criticism; science, technology, and culture; the medical humanities; affect studies; data in narrative and new media
Susan D Hovorka
Research Professor, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
susan.hovorka@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4863
Expertise: Geologic carbon sequestration in deep sedimentary environments as part of carbon capture and storage. PI of the Gulf Coast Caron Center (www.gulfcoastcarbon.org) focused on research relevant to commercial development of geologic sequestration in regions where it is both needed and possible. Monitoring field projects.
Petrography and sedimentology supporting hydrogeology in karst and contaminated systems.
K-12 and public outreach and education.
Simon M Humphrey
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
smh@cm.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0312
Expertise: Catalysis; materials science; nanoscience and nanotechnology; polymer chemistry; surface chemistry.
Bruce J Hunt
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
bjhunt@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6109
Wendy A Hunter
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
wendyhunter@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Comparative Politics; Social Policy; Latin America Affairs; Brazil; Military in Brazil; Military in the Southern Cone; Latin America politics; education reform
Alexander Huth
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
huth@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: artificial intelligence; AI; decoding words from thoughts; machine learning; natural language processing; large language models; generative AI; understanding how the brain processes language and represents meaning
Gyeong S Hwang
Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
gshwang@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4847
Expertise: Dr. Hwang's research has a well-balanced emphasis on fundamentals and applications. Using first principles-based tomistic modeling my research group focuses on developing a better understanding of (1) surface chemical reactions and dynamics, (2) solid-solid and solid-fluid interfacial interactions, and (3) defect nature and formation as well as their role in controlled chemical doping. By incorporating the fundamental knowledge and understanding into larger scale simulations, my research group also attempts to solve engineering problems encountered in the fabrication of nanoscale electronic, chemical and biological devices.
Brent L Iverson
Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
iversonb@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 750 0519
Expertise: Biotechnology; bioorganic chemistry; organic chemistry; molecular biology; drug and diagnostic development
John L Ivy
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
johnivy@utexas.edu
Expertise: Exercise physiology; carbohydrate metabolism; ergogenic aids; exercise and diabetes; nutrition and exercise
Robert K Jansen
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
jansen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8827
Expertise: Molecular systematics and evolution; evolution and systematics of the asteraceae; chloroplast DNA evolution; origin and evolution of oceanic island floras; role of hybridization on the extinction of rare species
David B Jemison
Professor Emeritus, Department of Management, Red McCombs School of Business
david.jemison@mccombs.utexas.edu
Expertise: Strategic management; managing multibusiness global firms; mergers and acquisitions; strategic alliances; strategy development; strategy implementation
Nathan M Jensen
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
natemjensen@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Relationship between multinational corporations and domestic governments; politics of natural resources; political economy of international institutions; diffusion of policy across borders; business corruption; civil war
Shardha Jogee
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Natural Sciences
sj@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1395
Expertise: Astronomy, galaxy evolution, Hubble Space Telescope, galaxy surveys (GEMS, GOODS, Hubble Ultra Deep Field, STAGES), ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/Sub-millimeter Array)
Keith P Johnston
Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
kpj@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4617
Expertise: We utilize fundamental concepts in colloid and interface science, materials chemistry, nanotechnology, and polymer science to design, synthesize, and characterize materials for advanced performance in energy, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications. We focus on
Advanced Functional Nanomaterials: functionalization of metals and metal oxide/polymer systems
Nanoparticle Interactions with Liquid and Solid Interfaces: engineered interfacial interactions in solids and oil/water and gas/water systems
Nanocluster Self Assembly Platform for Enhanced Properties: protein nanoclusters, photonic NIR gold nanoclusters, metal oxides for subsurface imaging and catalysis
Corinne Jones
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
corinne.jones@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: motor control and motor learning of swallowing behaviors; neuromodulatory approaches to dysphagia; pharyngeal high-resolution manometry; swallowing; swallowing disorders (dysphagia); swallowing evaluation and rehabilitation; Parkinsons disease; Multiple sclerosis
Peniel E Joseph
Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
peniel.joseph@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 7241
Expertise: Africana studies, women's studies, ethnic studies, law, society, political science.
Esbelle M Jowers
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
ejowers@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6027
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Studies school and community-based interventions regarding physical activity, healthy eating, and the prevention of chronic disease.
Cory F Juhl
Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
juhl@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4944
Expertise: Philosophy of science; philosophy of mind; logic, philosophy of religion, formal learning theory
Manuel J Justiz
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
mjustiz@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1695
Expertise: Bringing the experience of 28 years as dean of the College of Education, Justiz shares his expertise in topics of public policy, the politics of education, and providing equal access for minorities in education.
Lee Ann Kahlor
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
kahlor@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 791 5726
Expertise: public relations health and environmental risk communication; science communication; information seeking; cultural and racial norms related to health behaviors' message processing; science communication; environmental communication; health communication
Matt Kammer-Kerwick
Director of BBR (0379), IC2 Institute
mattkk@ic2.utexas.edu
Expertise: operations research; decision science; social justice; well-being economy; sustainability
Deena Kemp
Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
dkemp@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: persuasion; emotion; behavioral economics in decision-making; health communication
Charles Kerans
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
ckerans@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3519, +1 512 471 4282
Expertise: Carbonate sequence stratigraphy, depositional systems, reservoir characterization, basin analysis, seismic interpretation, seismic stratigraphy, paleokarst analysis, carbonate diagenesis
Su Yeong Kim
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
su.yeong.kim@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5524, +1 512 475 6014
Expertise: Development of children of immigrants in the United States, with a focus on children of Chinese and Mexican origin; parenting; parent-child relationships
Adam R Klivans
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
klivans@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9790
Expertise: His research interests lie in machine learning and theoretical computer science, in particular, Learning Theory, Computational Complexity, Pseudorandomness, Limit Theorems, and Gaussian Space. He also serves on the editorial board for the Theory of Computing and Machine Learning Journal.
Kara Kockelman
Professor, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
kkockelm@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0210
Expertise: Travel behavior; traffic safety; urban form and land development; transportation planning and policy-making.
Prabhudev C Konana
Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
prabhudev.konana@mccombs.utexas.edu
Expertise: Global sourcing, supply chain management, electronic commerce, virtual communities
Brian A Korgel
Professor and Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
korgel@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5633
Expertise: Brian A. Korgel is the Director of The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute and the Rashid Engineering Regents Chair Professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. He also directs the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for a Solar Powered Future (SPF2050), the Nanotechnologies area of the UT Austin Portugal Program at UT, and serves as Associate Editor of the journal, Chemistry of Materials. He is a former Fulbright Fellow and has been Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain, the Université Josef Fourier in France and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
Rajinder Koul
Department Chair, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
rajinder.koul@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Understanding the symbol, referent, and instructional variables that influence graphic symbol learning in people with severe communication impairments as a consequence of developmental or acquired disabilities.
Alan J Kuperman
Associate Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
akuperman@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8245
Expertise: Ethnic conflict, U.S. military intervention, nuclear proliferation, humanitarian intervention, America foreign policy
Sheldon Landsberger
Professor and Hayden Head Centennial Professorship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 796 0287
Expertise: Radioactive and solid waste management; Low-level counting of natural radioactivity; Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry; Risk assessment in radioactivity handling
Lara Latimer
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
lara.a.latimer@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7190
Expertise: Teaches from a holistic health perspective with a focus on personal health, including mental health, meditation and other stress management techniques.
Stephen E Laubach
Research Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences
steve.laubach@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1534, +1 512 471 6303
Expertise: Structural diagenesis, structural geology, fracture analysis, fluid inclusion and cathodoluminescence studies, rock mechanics, mechanical and fracture stratigraphy, hydrocarbon exploration and development in deep and/or structurally complex areas, tight gas sandstone, coalbed methane, shale gas; geothermal, geologic aspects of hydraulic fracturing, application of borehole-imaging geophysical logs to stress and fracture evaluation, structural evolution of North American Cordillera, fracture history of NW Scotland, regional fracture studies Argentina.
David A Laude
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
dalaude@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2154
Expertise: As the graduation champion for The University of Texas at Austin, Laude is an expert on using data, academic support and incentives to help ensure that students succeed as undergraduates and graduate on time.
William Lawson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry
william.lawson@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Mental Health, Violence and Mental Illness, Racial and Ethnic Issues in Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Ethnic Disparities in Care, Access to Care, Ethnic Issues in Pharmacotherapy
Matthew A Lease
Professor, School of Information
ml@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9350
Expertise: Lease is a professor in the School of Information. He researches artificial intelligence combined with human-computer interaction techniques in crowdsourcing and human computation, information retrieval, and natural language processing fields. He is also a faculty founder and leader of UT Austin's Good Systems, an eight-year, university-wide "moonshot" Grand Challenge to design responsible AI technologies. As part of Good Systems, Lease leads a six-year, seven-member faculty project that focuses on developing explainable AI techniques to combat disinformation. One of Lease's ongoing projects is content moderation, which involves using automated, human-in-the-loop, and human-safe practices to curb online disinformation, hate speech, and polarization.
Edward G LeBrun
Research Scientist, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
elebrun@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Invasive ant species; tawny crazy ants; fire ants; sustainable biocontrol of invasive ants;
Jihye Lee
Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
jihye.lee@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Computational inequality, AI, government, public benefits, advertising, financial constraints, digital inequality, media psychology
Cristine H Legare
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
legare@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Cognitive development, cultural learning, cognitive evolution, cognitive science, social cognition, childrens learning, social learning, science education, biological education, evolution; ritual, religious cognition, science and religion
Rosemary Lester-Smith
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
rosemary.lester-smith@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2690
Expertise: Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders; vocal tremor; voice therapy, neurological voice disorders
Jessy Li
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts
jessy@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, text analysis, language and society, linguistics, large language models, chatgpt
Min Liu
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
mliu@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6248, +1 512 471 5942
Expertise: Areas of expertise include designing and developing immersive, media-rich environments for learners at all age levels and research the effects of them using mixed-methods; studying the effect of other emerging technologies on learning and motivation; focusing on problem-based learning, project-based learning, and game-based learning pedagogical approaches; learning analytics in serious games and other online environments, and understanding MOOCs as an emerging online learning tool.
Hung-Wen Liu
Professor, College of Pharmacy
h.w.liu@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7811
Expertise: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, bioorganic Chemistry, bacterial cell wall formation, biosynthesis of antibiotics, mechanistic enzymology, post translational modification of nuclear proteins.
Zhanfei Liu
Professor, Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences
zhanfei.liu@utexas.edu
+1 361 749 6772
Expertise: Marine organic compounds are produced in the ocean surface through photosynthesis and are modified by bacteria or zooplankton; some are preserved by interaction with minerals. Dr. Lius research investigates the source, distribution, and changes of organic compounds in marine environments. Knowing geochemical behaviors of organic compounds is critical for a better understanding of global carbon cycle and nutrient dynamics. Dr. Liu is also interested in geochemical behaviors of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine environments. More recently, he's turned his attention to nurdles, small bits of plastic that are increasingly appearing in marine environments, to find out what toxins they may be absorbing and passing along to wildlife.
Beili Liu
Leslie Waggener Professor, College of Fine Arts
beili@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6071
Expertise: Visual art, contemporary art, installation art, sculpture, Arctic art research, art and climate change, art and science collaboration, environmental art, art activism, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, fiber art, performance art, public art, feminist art, craft, indigenous craft, contemporary Asian-American art, contemporary Chinese-American art, Asian diaspora
Chang Liu
Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
changliu@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4128
Expertise: Speech production and processing in native and non-native listeners; non-speech complex sounds
Josephine Lukito
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
jlukito@utexas.edu
Expertise: Intersection of computational sociolinguistics and global political communication; power and the role of systems in societies, especially political and economic systems; AI
Robert C Luskin
Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
rluskin@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Public opinion, voting behavior, political psychology, and statistical methods, democracy, polling, polls, deliberative democracy,
Jonathan E Macclements
Senior Associate Dean and DIO of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
jonathan.macclements@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5104
Raul L Madrid
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
rmadrid@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7246
Expertise: Latin American politics, democracy studies, comparative ethnic politics, and comparative social policy
Jennifer W Maedgen
Associate Vice President and ADA Coordinator, University Risk and Compliance Services
maedgen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2910
Alison Maggart
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts
alison.maggart@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: western art music of the United States, academic music, serialism/formalism, Cold War culture, New Age, sound and meditation
Arumugam Manthiram
Professor and Joe C. Walter, Jr. Chair in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
manth@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1791, +1 512 471 7394
Expertise: Clean energy materials; Electrochemical energy conversion and storage; Lithium ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and solar cells; Nanomaterials
Lance Manuel
Professor, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
lmanuel@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5691
Expertise: Random vibration; Structural dynamics; Structural reliability; Atmospheric inflow turbulence simulation for wind turbine loads analysis; Computational methods for windstorm field generation; Performance of deepwater offshore platforms; Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
Michael P Marder
Executive Director - UTeach, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
marder@chaos.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3612
Expertise: Fracture; deformation of materials; computational materials science; condensed matter physics; nonlinear dynamics; teacher preparation; discovery learning; Uteach.
Arthur B Markman
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Extended Education Ventures
markman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4645
Expertise: Similarity, Analogical Reasoning and Analogical Problem Solving, Decision Making , Consumer Behavior, Motivation and Preference, Category Use and Category Learning, Taxonomic Hierarchies and Conceptual Combination, Symbolic and Connectionist models of Analogy, Similarity and Categorization, Knowledge Representation and Causal Mental Models
Roberto Martin-Martin
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
robertomm@cs.utexas.edu
Expertise: artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision, machine learning, perception
Alberto A Martinez
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
almartinez@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: History of science and math, Einstein, historical myths in science, notions of race, political news media.
Ashley M Matheny
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
ashley.matheny@jsg.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Ecohydrology, Bio- and Micro-meteorology, Vegetation Hydrodynamics, Watershed Hydrology, Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Biogeochemistry, Water and Carbon Cycles, and Modeling
Ronnie D Matthews
Professor Emeritus, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
rdmatt@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Alternative fuels; Emissions; Engine modeling
Richard A Matzner
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
matzner2@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5062
Expertise: Cosmology; general relativity; computational astrophysics; satellite dynamics; large-scale computation
Leigh M McAlister
Professor, Department of Marketing, Red McCombs School of Business
leigh.mcalister@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 470 1145
Expertise: Consumer behavior, marketing models, marketing strategy, brand value, retail marketing
Linda R McCall
Public Information Geologist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
linda.mccall@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0320
Eric L McDaniel
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
emcdaniel@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7268
Expertise: Religion and politics; Black politics; religious nationalism, health behavior
Richard P Meier
Professor, Department of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts
rmeier@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1701, +1 512 471 9031
Expertise: Child language development; sign languages; American Sign Language; acquisition of American Sign language by deaf children
Rachel Davis Mersey
Interim Executive Vice President & Provost
rdm@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: how and why individuals consume or avoid media experiences; craft media products that encourage pro-social behavior
Lauren A Meyers
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
utpandemics@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4950
Expertise: infectious disease epidemiology, evolutionary dynamics, molecular evolution, viruses, bacteria, RNA, mathematical modeling, computer simulation, bioinformatics, flu, Ebola, Zika, malaria
Risto P Miikkulainen
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
risto@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7316, +1 512 471 9571
Expertise: artificial intelligence, neural networks, natural language processing, computer vision, evolutionary intelligence, neuroevolution, bioinformatics, computational biology, machine learning, cognitive science, computational neuroscience
Raymond J Mooney
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
mooney@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7316, +1 512 471 9558
Expertise: artificial intelligence, bioinformatics and computational biology, machine learning, natural language processing
Caroline V Morley
Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
cmorley@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1402
Expertise: atmospheres of exoplanets, the search for extraterrestrial life, brown dwarfs, extrasolar planets, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST
Sharon Mosher
Dean Emeritus, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
smosher@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Structural petrology, field-oriented structural geology, the evolution of complexly deformed terranes, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, the interaction between chemical and physical processes during deformation
Michael W Mosser
Director, Center for European Studies, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
mosserm@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7280
Expertise: International relations; security studies; comparative foreign policy; Western Europe; European security; military art and science; military sociology
Stephennie Mulder
Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts
smulder@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5851
Expertise: Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology, cultural heritage in the Middle East/Southwest Asia.
Chandra L Muller
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
cmuller@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8377
Expertise: The effects of family, community, education policy and health behaviors on education and the transition to adulthood; STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) preparation and careers
Dhiraj Murthy
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
dhiraj.murthy@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Social media; digital research methods; race/ethnicity; qualitative/mixed methods; big data quantitative analysis; virtual organizations
Charles B Nemeroff
The Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair, Dell Medical School
cnemeroff@austin.utexas.edu
Richard R Neptune
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rneptune@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0848
Expertise: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of human movement; Neuromotor control and adaptation; Sports biomechanics and equipment design; Rehabilitation engineering, prosthetic and orthotic design
Dev Niyogi
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Research Group: The University of Texas Extreme weather and Urban Sustainability "TExUS" Lab.
Research seeks to significantly contribute to our understanding of the Earth system, particularly the urban and agricultural landscapes, and the dynamic role of coupled land surface processes on regional hydroclimatic extremes. Translate the scientific work undertaken into decision tools and portals with a particular focus on sustainable climate-ready/resilient coastal, cities, and agricultural systems.
Dr. Niyogi has coauthored over 200 peer-reviewed papers for international journals, 18 book chapters, and over 150 conference proceedings or abstracts for professional conferences such as the AMS and AGU annual meetings. According to Google Scholar, his research has been cited over 19,000 times (h index = 70), and his work has been read over 122,000 times per Research Gate statistics. His work has been highlighted in various media outlets including in the popular press such as Yahoo!, MSNBC, Wired, CNN, LiveScience, National Geographic, Tedx Talk, NASA press releases.
Dr. Niyogi's research is funded through a variety of competitive federal grants- NSF (Atmospheric and Geosciences, Hydrology, Cyberinfrastructure, Computer Sciences, Geoscience Education, International Programs, RAPID, and CAREER), NASA (Hydrology, Interdisciplinary Sciences), Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, DOE, NOAA, and USDA/NIFA. He has developed over 30 successful research projects, which have led to a total award of more than $100 million to Purdue ($ 6 million as an individual share) through grants. At Purdue, Dr. Niyogi received Purdue Seeds for Success award, Million Dollar research award, and the University Faculty Scholar recognition, the NSF CAREER award, the USDA NIFA Partnership Award, and has been part of the 2018 Indiana Governor Award for Environmental Excellence- amongst other.
<strong>At University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Niyogi is also part of the Theme Organizing Committee of the Planet Texas 2050 </strong> <a href="https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/planet-texas-2050/" target="_blank"> </a>
Stella S Offner
Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
soffner@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3853
Expertise: star formation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, numerical simulations, computational methods & hydrodynamics, astrostatistics, astrochemistry
Jeeyun Oh
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
jeeyunoh@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8134
Expertise: User interaction with new media interface and AI (artificial intelligence) technology; the impact of interactive/smart/social media interfaces on health/environmental/advertising message processing and persuasion.
Tolga Ozyurtcu
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
tolga@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6018
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Studies the historical, philosophical, sociocultural, and political dimensions of sport and physical culture.
Jeffrey G Paine
Research Professor, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
jeff.paine@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1260, +1 512 471 1534
Expertise: Near-surface geophysics in hydrogeology and environmental and Quaternary geology; coastal geology; Quaternary geology and geomorphology; computer applications in the geological sciences
Nik Palomares
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
nik@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Mental health; how communication effects psychological wellbeing; cyberbullying; how people respond to fact-checking of information and misinformation online
Lorraine S Pangle
Professor, Co-Director, Thomas Jefferson Center, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
lpangle@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1447
Expertise: Ancient, early modern, and American political philosophy; ethics; the philosophy of education; problems of justice
Keryn E Pasch
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
kpasch@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 8295
Expertise: Examines the relation between marketing influence on youth and young adult risk behavior such as substance use, nutrition, sleep and energy drink consumption.
Donald R Paul
Professor and Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
drp@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Interests include the broad areas of polymer science and engineering and chemical engineering. Current research involves various aspects of polymeric materials including polymer blends; membranes for separations, drug delivery, packaging, etc.; and polymer processing. The blend research deals with the thermodynamics of polymer-polymer interactions (miscibility, phase diagrams, interfaces), reactive compatibilization of multiphase mixtures, rubber toughening, the control of phase morphology during processing by both chemical and physical means, and polymeric nanocomposites. The research on diffusion in polymers involves investigation of structure-property relationships to design better membranes for separation processes and improved barrier materials plus an interest in theories and models for describing sorption and permeation of small molecule penetrants in polymers including the rubbery, glassy, semi-crystalline, and liquid crystalline states of these materials. The research on nanocomposites involves devising chemical and processing strategies for exfoliating layered silicates in polymer matrices for improvement of performance using nanoscale reinforcement. Synthesis, characterization, and performance of polymers are an integral part of the research in all these areas.
Katherina A Payne
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
kapayne@utexas.edu
Expertise: Researches civic education, early childhood/elementary education, and teacher education to examine the role of relationships, community, and justice to make classrooms democratic and equitable spaces.
Korey A Pereira
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
korey.pereira@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7829
Expertise: Film sound; post-production sound; sound mixing; audio for video games
H W Perry Jr
Associate Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
hwperry@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1852, +1 512 232 7228
Expertise: U.S. Supreme Court; constitutional interpretation; the intersection of law and politics; free speech; class actions; public law
Franco Pestilli
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
pestilli@utexas.edu
Suzanne A Pierce
Assistant Professor of Research, Environmental Science Institute, Jackson School of Geosciences
spierce@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 954 1810
Expertise: Integrated Water Resources Management; Decision Support Systems; Sustainability Science; Energy-Water; Groundwater Management; Participatory Modeling
Kathrynn Pounders
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
kate.pounders@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: emotion and identity in communication effectiveness; health communication; emotional appeals; advertising and consumer wellbeing; advertising and gender
Sarah R Powell
Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
srpowell@utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6556
Expertise: Develops and tests interventions for students with mathematics difficulties, emphasizing word-problem solving, mathematics writing, data-based decision making, and the vocabulary within mathematics.
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
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.
Ruben Rathnasingham
Assistant Dean for Health Product Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
rubenr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5045
PJ Raval
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
pjraval@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4071
Expertise: filmmaker; subcultures and identities
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
Mark Regnerus
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
regnerus@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6307
Expertise: Sexual behavior, religion, and family
Erin Reilly
Professor of Practice, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
ebreilly@utexas.edu
Expertise: Audience motivation and emotion, immersive and interactive storytelling, Web3, blockchain, AI, emerging technologies, immersive and interactive storytelling, extended reality technologies (AI, IoT, AR, VR, MR, Virtual Worlds)
Pedro Reyes
Department Chair, Educational Leadership and Policy, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
preyes@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8569
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: I study student success for children experiencing poverty. I analyze how school leadership and state policy facilitate student success across the education pipeline.
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 the social construction of gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational opportunities and experiences in STEM fields from a sociological perspective. Methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and analyses of large scale datasets.
Victoria E Rodriguez
Professor Emeritus, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
victoria@austin.utexas.edu
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.
Mary Rose
Director, HDO Undergraduate Program, 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
Victor Saenz
Associate Dean for Student Success, Community Engagement, and Administration, College of Education
vsaenz@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7519, +1 512 471 7551
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Leads the Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success Initiative focused on Latino males in education; seeks to advance research-informed policy solutions that enhance educational outcomes for students in secondary and post-secondary education.
Victor Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
victor.sampson@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7504
Expertise: Studies the ways culturally and linguistically diverse groups of people use disciplinary the core ideas and practices of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to explain phenomena or to solve problems that are meaningful and consequential to them.
Justin T Samuel
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
jsamuel@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9756
Expertise: Centers research on college student identity development, personal branding for student leaders, and work/life integration for student affairs administrators
Amy K Sanders
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
amy.sanders@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: social media; privacy; internet governance; AI
Julie Schell
Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology and Director of the Office of Academic Technology
julie.schell@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1772
Expertise: Academic technology, technology-enhanced learning, learning technologies, online education, college teaching and learning, course evaluations, design thinking, design pedagogy, learning experience design, and developing expertise in generative AI tools in higher education.
Philip S Schmidt
Professor and Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
pschmidt@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Industrial electrotechnology applications and economics; Industrial energy management and conservation; Project-based engineering instruction
Mary Beth Schmitt Schmitt
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
marybeth.schmitt@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Language and literacy outcomes for children with developmental language disorders, including the effects of behavior regulation, optimal treatment intensity and peers
Lauren Schudde
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
schudde@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1623
Expertise: Studies how to ameliorate social inequities in the United States through higher education policy; focuses on college pathways at broad-access institutions, including community colleges.
Bob E Schutz
Professor and Joe J. King Chair; FSX Professorship in Space Applications and Exploration, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
schutz@csr.utexas.edu
512-471-4267
Expertise: Spaceborne laser altimetry; especially GLAS on ICESat; Airborne laser altimetry; Space Geodesy; including Global Positioning System (GPS) and laser ranging; Spacecraft dynamics; including orbit and attitude determination; Satellite mission design; Applications of satellites to Earth system studies
John R Schwartz
Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
john.schwartz@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Environmental journalism, science journalism, climate change
Jonathan L Sessler
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
sessler@cm.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5009, +1 512 471 6674
Expertise: Organic chemistry; texaphyrins; expanded porphyrins; anion recognition; drug development; anti cancer agents; technical analyses of patents
Timothy M Shanahan
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
tshanahan@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7051
Expertise: climate variability, climate change, paleoclimatology, geochemistry, stable isotopes, organic geochemistry, sedimentology, environmental science
If you are interested in learning more, please visit <a href="https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/paleoclimatology-environmental-geochemistry-lab/" target="_blank">research website.</a>
Harel Shapira
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
hshapira@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 8075
Expertise: Right wing politics, gun owners, notion of self-defense, group identity
John M Sharp
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor Emeritus in Geology, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
jmsharp@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Hyrdogeology; flow in fractured rocks; thermohaline free convection; fracture skin effects; regional flow in carbonate rocks; hydrology of arid and semi-arid zones; subsidence and coastal land loss; effects of urbanization; alluvial aquifers; hydrogeology of sedimentary basins;hydrological processes in ore deposit formation; and hydrogeophysics.
Daron R Shaw
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
dshaw@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7275
Expertise: Daron Shaw is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Chair of State Politics in the College of Liberal Arts. Shaw specializes in American government, campaigns and elections, political parties, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, and Applied Survey Research. He is the author of The Race to 270: The Electoral College and Campaign Strategies of 2000 and 2004, Unconventional Wisdom: Facts and Myths about American Voters, The Turnout Myth, The Appearance of Corruption and Battleground: Electoral College Strategies, Execution, and Impact in the Modern Era. In addition to his academic career, Shaw was a strategist in the 1992, 2000 and 2004 presidential election campaigns. He is currently co-director of the Fox News Poll, director of the Texas Lyceum Poll, and associate Principle Investigator for the 2024 American National Election Study. He is also a member of the decision team for Fox News, the advisory board for the MIT Election Data & Science Lab, and the advisory board for the Annette Strauss Institute. Formerly, he served as President George W. Bushs representative on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and as one of the academic directors for President Barack Obamas Commission for Election Administration.
Michael Sierra-Arévalo
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
msa@utexas.edu
Expertise: Police; policing; gangs; gun violence; violence prevention
Spencer Smith
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
spencer.smith@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Speech perception in noise; neural processes from inner ear to cortex
Krista M Soderlund
Research Associate Professor, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
krista@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0449
Expertise: Astrobiology, Cryosphere, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Planetary Science
Zeynep Somer-Topcu
Associate Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
zsomer@utexas.edu
Expertise: Comparative political parties, elections, representation, voter behavior, European politics
David B Spence
Professor, School of Law
david.spence@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1369
Expertise: David Spence is a professor in the Department of Business, Government and Society at The University of Texas at Austin. Professor Spence's research and teaching focuses on business-government relations and the regulation of business, particularly energy and environmental regulation. Before coming to academia, he was a practicing attorney representing public utilities, energy companies and others in connection with a wide variety of environmental and energy regulatory matters.
James T Sprinkle
Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
echino@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Invertebrate paleontology; evolutionary biology; fossil and living echinoderms; echinoderm systematics; Paleozoic marine communities and ecosystems; paleoecology; crinoids; blastoids; rhombiferans; eocrinoids; parablastoids; blastozoans; edrioasteroids; edrioblastoids; starfish; stylophorans; ctenocystoids; helicoplacoids; Cambrian evolutionary fauna; Paleozoic evolutionary fauna; Ordovician radiation; Cambrian explosion; environment & earth science
S V Sreenivasan
David Allen Cockrell Chair in Engineering, Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #7, Joe C. Walter, Jr. Chair in Engineering, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
sv.sreeni@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6546
Expertise: Nano-resolution lithography; Flexure-based micro- and nano-precision machines; Precision optical systems; Real-time nano-resolution optical sensor architectures
Gabriela L Stein
Department Chair, Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
gabriela.stein@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1883
Keri K Stephens
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
keristephens@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0554
Expertise: disaster communication; flood awareness; emergency communication; infrastructure; humans and AI; using technology in the workplace
Audrey J Stone
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
audrey.stone@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6016, +1 512 471 8589
Expertise: Autonomic control of circulation during exercise in health and disease, specifically in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Mark Strama
Director, Organized Research Unit, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, Moody College of Communication
strama@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Texas politics; Political campaigns; Political polarization; Voting technology and systems; Redistricting; ranked choice voting and alternative voting methodologies; Civic participation and civic engagement; Civics education
Ben Streetman
Dean Emeritus, Cockrell School of Engineering
bstreet@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Engineering education; Engineering workforce issues; Microelectronics; Semiconductor materials and devices; Epitaxy
Robert L Talbert
Professor Emeritus, College of Pharmacy
talbert@uthscsa.edu
Expertise: Cardiovascular therapeutics, stroke prevention and treatment, clinical trial design and evaluation, lipid disorders
Hirofumi Tanaka
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
htanaka@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4801
Expertise: Effects of vascular dysfunction due to aging, and the lifestyle habits that can prevent or reverse dysfunction.
Role of peripheral vascular dysfunction in the pathogenesis of cognitive and cerebrovascular dysfunction
Reduction in physiological functional capacity with advancing age
Community-based studies in minority cardiovascular health
Masters athletes as a model of successful aging
Health benefits of swimming
Byron D Tapley
Professor and Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial Chair in Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
tapley@csr.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5573
Expertise: Orbital Mechanics; Satellite Orbit Determination; Earth Satellite Applications
Mallary Tarpley
Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
mallary.tenore@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1990
Expertise: journalism; writing; eating disorders; nonprofit management; memoir; narrative nonfiction
Michael J Telch
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
telch@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3393, +1 512 475 8488, +1 512 560 4100
Expertise: Agrophobia; Anxiety and phobic disorders; Behavioral medicine; Behavioral therapies; Cognitive processes of behavior change; Therapy outcome evaluation
Edward C Theriot
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
etheriot@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2379, +1 512 471 4997
Expertise: Algae; aquatic biology; paleontology; freshwater ecology; evolution; diatoms; Texas Natural Science Center
Kevin J Thomas
Professor, African and African Diaspora Studies Department, College of Liberal Arts
kjthomas@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Issues related to race-ethnicity, global health, immigration, families, and Africa.
Sheridan Titman
Director, Energy Management and Innovation Center, Department of Finance, Red McCombs School of Business
titman@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2787
Expertise: Corporate finance, energy, finance, real estate and investments, business, economics & labor, environment & earth science
Janice (Jan) S Todd
Department Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
j.todd@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0993, +1 512 471 0995
Expertise: Specializes in the history of strength and conditioning, doping, women and sport, and history of physical culture.
Paul K Toprac
Professor of Instruction, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
topcat@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9574
Expertise: Dr. Toprac's research continues to involve the use of games, simulations, mobile apps, and XR to change emotion, motivation, learning, and behavior in individuals. Current and past projects and software publications can be found at sagalab.utexas.edu.
Keiko Torii
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences
ktorii@utexas.edu
Jessica R Toste
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
jrtoste@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6551
Expertise: Focuses on effective interventions for students with and at-risk for reading disabilities, with a focus on intensifying intervention through data-based instruction and attention to motivational processes
Philip U Treisman
Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Natural Sciences
uri@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2271, +1 512 471 6190
Expertise: Education Policy; mathematics education; economics of education; educational equity; education program design and evaluation volunteerism
Philip L Varghese
Professor and Stanley P. Finch Centennial Professorship in Engineering & Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
varghese@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3110
Expertise: Laser Based Sensors; Flow Diagnostics Using Raman and Rayleigh Scattering; Optimal Modeling of Nonequilibrium Flows
Sharon Vaughn
Executive Director, Meadows and VGC, College of Education
srvaughn@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 423 8207
Expertise: Investigates effective interventions for a diverse group of students with reading difficulties and students who are English language learners.
Wendy E Wagner
Professor, School of Law
wwagner@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1477
Expertise: Professor Wagner is a leading authority on the use of science by environmental policy-makers. Prof. Wagners research focuses on the intersection of law and science, with particular attention to environmental policy.
Jun Wang
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
jun.wang@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: assistive speech technologies; neurogenic motor speech disorders; speech brain-computer interfaces
Craig Watkins
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
craig.watkins@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4071, +1 512 471 6676
Expertise: Race and pop culture; youth culture; digital media and social media; hip-hop culture and music; video games; the history of Black American cinema and the films of Spike Lee; digital media; young people and behaviors with social and online media.
Rachel M Watson
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
r.watson@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0081
Expertise: Directs operations at the Fitness Institute of Texas and manages undergraduate internships.
Michael Webber
John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
webber@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6867
Expertise: Energy policy; Energy & Water; Alternative and renewable energy; Biofuels; Energy in Texas; Smart Grid; Power Sector
Rachel Wellhausen
Associate Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
rwellhausen@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7202
Expertise: International political economy, politics of multinational corporations, international investment and trade treaties, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), sovereign debt, politics of science and technology, Native American economic development
Melissa Wetzel
Department Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
mmwetzel@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Literacy teacher preparation, coaching and mentoring, equity and justice in literacy instruction
Andrew B Whinston
Professor, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
abw@uts.cc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7962, +1 512 471 8879
Expertise: Resource allocation issues; bundle markets in electronic commerce; digital economy; electronic commerce; electronic financial markets; network management, business.
Rachel S White
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
rachel.white@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Examines issue of power and voice in education policy making and implementation processes, with a focus on public school district superintendents and school boards.
Carlton G Willson
Professor and Rashid Engineering Regents Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
willson@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Polymers, materials, and processes for microelectronics; Photoresists; Liquid crystals; Computer simulation; Mass transport studies; Kinetics; Graft polymerization; Biosensor arrays; Novel processes for producing nanometer scale structures
Robert H Wilson
Professor; Mike Hogg Professor in Urban Policy, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
rwilson@utexas.edu
Expertise: Urban and regional economic development; urban policy; technology policy; telecommunications policy; urban governance in developing countries; decentralized policymaking; the impact technological change on urban and regional economies
Kristopher Wilson
Journalism Affiliate, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
drkris5.kw@gmail.com
Expertise: Environmental Journalism, Climate Change, Global Warming, Weather, Broadcast News, Media Convergence
Clark R Wilson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
crwilson@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5008
Expertise: Geophysics, including gravity, space geodesy, and applied seismology
Christopher Wlezien
Professor, Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts
wlezien@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7236
Expertise: Public opinion, public policy, political institutions, elections, research methods, federalism, democracy, voter preferences, polling, polls
Anthony C Woodbury
Professor, Department of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts
woodbury@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1701
Expertise: Chatino linguistics and language preservation, Documentation and preservation of endangered languages, Eskimo-Aleut languages and speech communities, Natural discourse and verbal art, Tone, prosody and intonation, Grammatical analysis and theory
Jacqueline D Woolley
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
woolley@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5196, +1 512 471 6261
Expertise: Conceptual development in preschool and elementary school children--the fantasy-reality distinction, evaluation of evidence, supernatural beliefs and reasoning, child development, developmental psychology, perceptions of reality and possibility, the role of testimony in childrens beliefs, and the development of scientific and supernatural reasoning.
Kelly R Zamudio
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
kelly.zamudio@austin.utexas.edu
Corwin Zigler
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
cory.zigler@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8722
Expertise: Public health, epidemiology, environmental health, statistics, data sciences, biostatistics, computational medicine