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Kamran Ali
Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
asdar@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3550, +1 512 471 7531
Expertise: Gender; health; development; labor history; political movements (including Islamic groups); Political Economy; post-colonialism; urban social histories, popular culture; historiography; memory; liberalism; Middle East; South Asia

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.

Andree H Bober
Director, Landmarks Public Art Program, College of Fine Arts
abober@landmarksut.org
+1 512 415 7392, +1 512 495 4315
Expertise: art museums, museum administration, arts administration, museum directorship, museum studies, contemporary art, public art, art in public spaces, collections, collections management, UT special collections

Elisa V Borah
Research Associate Professor, Office of the Associate Dean for Research
elisa.borah@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Military social work, mental health, treatment for PTSD, behavioral health, evidence-based interventions.

Christopher P Brown
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
cpbrown@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2288
Expertise: Researches how early childhood stakeholders respond to and conceptualize policies affecting the the complex educational, cultural, and individual goals and aspirations of teachers, children, and their families.

Pamela S Buchanan
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
buchanan@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9390
Expertise: Specializes in adapted physical education and working with children with disabilities by providing sensory and motor integration training.

Esther Calzada
Associate Dean, School of Social Work
esther.calzada@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Latino children, parenting, academic achievement, mental health, immigration, acculturation

Shannon E Cavanagh
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
scavanagh@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8319
Expertise: Family Demography, Life Course & Human Development, Gender, Interpersonal Relationships, Adolescents, Family relationships

Richard J Chuchla
Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program Director, JSG Energy and Earth Resources
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.

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.

Rene M Dailey
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
rdailey@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4867, +1 512 471 5251
Expertise: family communication; dating relationships

Erin E Donovan
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
erindonovan@utexas.edu
Expertise: How people reveal and conceal illness, such as cancer or HIV/AIDS, among friends and family, the ways people manage information about their illness, topic avoidance as a cancer coping mechanism, health communication and psychology. Interpersonal health communication; how people communicatively cope with illness, stress, and uncertainty

Monica Faulkner
Research Associate Professor, School of Social Work
mfaulkner@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Child welfare, child and family policy, foster care, teen pregnancy prevention, Latino families

Christina Fragale
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Special Education, College of Education
tinafragale@utexas.edu
Expertise: Works with culturally diverse individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to assess and treat challenging behavior.

Cynthia G Franklin
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Social Work
cfranklin@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0533
Expertise: School mental health, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, dropout prevention, at-risk youth, research on how to design schools that promote achievement and a safe, respectful and violent free culture.

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

Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
gloria@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6343
Expertise: Sociology of Gender and Sexuality; Migration Studies; Sexual Violence; Masculinities; Sociology of Family Life; Qualitative Methodologies; Gender issues, Family relationships

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.

Dean Hendrickson
Curator, Ichthyology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
deanhend@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9774
Expertise: Hendrickson focuses on the ecology and evolutionary history of fishes, primarily in the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Aletha C Huston
Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
achuston@utexas.edu
Expertise: Child Development; poverty and child policy; child care; television influences on children

Syed A Hyder
Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
akbarhyder@utexas.edu
Expertise: Islam in South Asia, Urdu language and literature, Aesthetics in South Asian and the Middle East

Huriya Jabbar
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
jabbar@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Examines the social and political dimensions of market-based reforms and privatization in education, including school choice and decision-making in K-12 and higher education contexts.

Barbara L Jones
Associate Dean for Health Affairs, Dell Medical School
barbarajones@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9367
Expertise: Palliative care, pediatric oncology, cancer survivors, adolescent and young adult oncology, interprofessional education, medical social work, integrated behavioral health, medical ethics

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.

Karrol A Kitt
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
kkitt@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Personal Finance (Insurance, cash management, spending plans, financial spreadsheets, credit, financial behavior); Family Resource Management (values, standards, & goals; mananging change; decision making; organization; work at home & at the workplace)

Leigh L Linden
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts
leigh.linden@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8556
Expertise: Economic development; poor countries; economics of education

Naomi E Lindstrom
Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
lindstrom@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4936
Expertise: Gender and the Study of Latin American Literature, Latin American Jewish Studies, On-Line Scholarly Resources, and Sociology of the Arts, Comparative study of Jewish life in the Americas (Latin America, United States, Canada)

Sandy Magana
Professor, Texas Center for Disability Studies
smagana@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, health disparities, evidence-based interventions, culturally relevant interventions, Hispanic families

Ruth G McRoy
SW-Professor, School of Social Work
r.mcroy@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 426 5828, +1 916 444 6020
Expertise: Open adoptions, outcomes for birthmothers, adoptive parents and adopted children, trans-racial adoptions, family preservation, special needs adoptions, post adoption services, female sexual abuse perpetrators, racial identity issues, adolescent pregnancy, effectiveness of residential treatment services, adoption, same-sex couples

Gail Minault
Professor Emeritus, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
gminault@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: 19th and 20th century history of India, including religion and politics, intellectual and social history, and women''s movements.

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

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.

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

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

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

Mark Regnerus
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
regnerus@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6307
Expertise: Sexual behavior, religion, and family

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

Pedro Reyes
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
preyes@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8569
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: I study student success for children experiencing poverty. I analyze how school leadership and state policy facilitate student success across the education pipeline.

Aaron B Rochlen
Clinical Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
arochlen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0361, +1 512 471 4409
Expertise: Research focuses on men and traditional masculinity, with a particular emphasis on men's mental health, depression, help-seeking patterns, and their underutilization of counseling services.
<em>Note: Dr. Rochlen will not be taking new students for the 2023 academic year.</em>

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

Justin T Samuel
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy
jsamuel@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9756
Expertise: Focuses research on South Asian American college students, diversity training efficacy for student leaders, and work/life integration for student affairs administrators.

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.

Andrew B Shea
Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
andrew.shea@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5303
Expertise: director; screenwriter; producer; documentary filmmaker

David W Springer
Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
dwspringer@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0512
Expertise: Juvenile justice system reform, community-based services with youth, criminal justice, community-based participatory research

Sharon L Strover
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
sharon.strover@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6652
Expertise: The Information Society; telecommunications policy, including telephone cable and satellite systems; international cultural policy with respect to film and television; and the digital divide.

Luis Urrieta
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
urrieta@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4129
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Follows trends around cultural and racial identities, agency, migration, and social movements in education.

Anita L Vangelisti
Associate Dean, Moody College of Communication
vangelisti@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251
Expertise: communication and emotion in context of close, personal relationships; family communication; communication in romantic relationships; secrecy; hurt feelings; social pain

Paul Von hippel
Associate Dean, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
paulvonhippel@utexas.edu
+1 512 537 8112
Expertise: Demographic Analysis, Education Policy, Healthcare, Statistics

Jake Wegmann
Associate Professor, School of Architecture
jagw@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0169
Expertise: Housing affordability, Housing development, Land use regulation, Informal housing, Urban form

Kari L White
Principal Investigator, Texas Policy Evaluation Project
klwhite@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1791
Expertise: Dr. White studies reproductive health and policy, with a specialty on family planning and abortion policy in Texas and the southeastern region of the United States. Much of her research is conducted as part of The Texas Policy Evaluation Project, a collaborative group of researchers who evaluate the impact of legislation in Texas related to womens reproductive health. She has been interviewed as an expert for news outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio and has been featured as an op-ed contributor in the Washington Post, The Hill, the Austin-American-Statesman, and more.
Expertise: womens health policy; reproductive health, family planning legislation; contraception; abortion; Texas state policy on womens health; Title X; vasectomy; abortion and family planning policy in the southeastern United States

Patrick P Wong
Associate Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
patwong@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8962
Expertise: social policy, family and child welfare, children services, mental health, poverty issues, housing, community development