Faculty Advisory Council

Membership

Membership 2024 - 2025

The Faculty Advisory Council


Executive Committee 2024-2025

Chair
Jacqueline Fay

Professor
English
Phone: 817-272-2269
jacqueline.fay@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington

Chair-Elect
Bethany Williams

Associate Professor
Neurology/McGovern Medical School
Phone: 713-486-0506
bethany.r.williams@uth.tmc.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Past Chair
Chris Messenger

Professor
Phone: 409-772-3308
cmmessen@utmb.edu
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Secretary
Cynthia Paccacerqua
Associate Professor
Philosophy 
Phone: 956-665-3561
cynthia.paccacerqua@utrgv.edu
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Parliamentarian
Chris Packham

Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
Phone: 210-458-8671
chris.packham@utsa.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Historian
David Coursey

Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Public Affairs
Phone: 817-272-2338
david.coursey@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington

Academic Affairs and Faculty Quality Committee Chair
TBD

Governance Committee Chair
TBD

Health Affairs Committee Chair
TBD

Research Committee Chair
TBD

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS 2024-2025

The University of Texas at Arlington
Rhonda Prisby
Professor
Kinesiology
rhonda.prisby@uta.edu

Andrew Milson
Professor
History
Phone: 817-272-2861
milson@uta.edu 

Alternate
Adam Annaccone
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
adam.annaccone@uta.edu
 
The University of Texas at Austin
Edward Castillo
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Phone: 512-471-4860
edward.castillo@utexas.edu

Stella Flores
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership & Policy, Curriculum and Instruction, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Phone: 512-232-1559
stella.flores@austin.utexas.edu 

Alternate
Jennifer Moon
Associate Professor
Biology Instruction Office, College of Natural Sciences
Phone: 512-232-4011
jen.moon@austin.utexas.edu

The University of Texas at Dallas 
Michael Kesden
Associate Professor
Physics
Phone: 972-883-3598
kesden@utdallas.edu

Syam Menon
Professor
Information Systems
Phone: 972-883-4779
syam@utdallas.edu

Alternate
Amy Walker
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Phone: 972-883-5780
amy.walker@utdallas.edu

The University of Texas at El Paso
Paul Carrola
Associate Professor
Dept. of Educational Psychology and Special Services
Phone: 915-747-7496
pacarrola@utep.edu

Bruce Cushing
Professor
Biological Sciences
Phone: 915-747-5844
bcushing@utep.edu

Alternate
Nigel Ward
Professor
Computer Sciences
Phone: 915-747-6827
nigel@utep.edu

The University of Texas Permian Basin
Derek Catsam
Professor
History
Phone: 432-552-2311
catsam_d@utpb.edu

Kevin Badgett
Professor
Department Chair Counseling, Bilingual Education, and Educational Leadership
Phone: 432-552-2140
badgett_k@utpb.edu

Alternate
Milka Montes
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Physics
Phone: 432-552-2233
montes_m@utpb.edu

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Christopher Gabler
Associate Professor
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
Phone: 956-882-7656
christopher.gabler@utrgv.edu 

Sarah Williams-Blangero
Professor
Human Genetics
sarah.williams-blangero@utrgv.edu

Alternate
Cynthia Paccacerqua
Associate Professor
Philosophy 
Phone: 956-665-3561
cynthia.paccacerqua@utrgv.edu

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Marie Tillyer
Professor
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Phone: 210-458-2862
marie.tillyer@utsa.edu

Alexis Godet
Associate Professor
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Phone: 210-458-4782
alexis.godet@utsa.edu

Alternate
Rene Zenteno
Professor
Demography
Phone: 210-458-3140
rene.zenteno@utsa.edu

Stephen F. Austin State University
Jason Bruck
Assistant Professor
Biology
Phone: 936-468-2267
jason.bruck@sfasu.edu

Aryendra Chakravartty
Associate Professor
History
Phone: 936-468-2149
chakravaa@sfasu.edu

Alternate
CC Conn
Professor of Lighting/Sound Design
School of Theatre and Dance
Phone: 936-468-1031
conncs@sfasu.edu

The University of Texas at Tyler
Joshua Banta
Professor
Biology
Phone: 903-565-5655
jbanta@uttyler.edu 

Amentahru Wahlrab
Associate Professor
Political Science and History
Phone: 903-566-6280
awahlrab@uttyler.edu

Alternate
Glenn Barnes
Associate Professor
Nursing
gbarnes@uttyler.edu

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jo-Ann Nesiama
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
Phone: 214-456-0771
jo-ann.nesiama@utsouthwestern.edu

Staci Shearin
Associate Professor
Physical Therapy
Phone: 214-648-6564
staci.shearin@utsouthwestern.edu

Alternate
Helen King
Associate Professor
Internal Medinine
Phone: 214-648-9208
Helen.King@utsouthwestern.edu

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Shannan Rossi
Associate Professor
Microbiology & Immunology 
Phone: 409-772-9033
slrossi@UTMB.EDU

Jacquelyn Svoboda
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 409-772-8238
jdnegrot@utmb.edu

Alternate
TBD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bethany Williams
Associate Professor
Neurology/McGovern Medical School
Phone: 713-486-0506
bethany.r.williams@uth.tmc.edu

Ross Shegog
Professor
Health Promotion & Behavioral Science/School of Public Health
Phone: 713-500-9677
ross.shegog@uth.tmc.edu 

Alternate
TBD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Alan Salinas
Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Phone: 210-743-6006
SalinasA7@uthscsa.edu

Milos Marinkovic
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
marinkovic@uthscsa.edu

Alternate
Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm
Professor and Director of International Programs
School of Nursing
Phone: 210-567-5790
lapiz@uthscsa.edu

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David Vining
Professor
Abdominal Imaging
Phone: 713-792-3437
dvining@mdanderson.org

George A. Cain
Professor
Translational Molecular Pathology
Phone: 713-792-5461
gcalin@mdanderson.org

Alternate
Eugenie Kleinerman
Professor
Pediatrics
Phone: 713-792-8110
ekleiner@mdanderson.org