Current Members
The Faculty Advisory Council
Executive Committee
Chair
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
Chair-Elect
Chris Packham
Associate Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Phone: 210-458-8671
chris.packham@utsa.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Past Chair
Jacqueline Fay
Professor
English
Phone: 817-272-2269
jacqueline.fay@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington
Secretary
Jacquelyn Svoboda
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 409-772-8238
jdnegrot@utmb.edu
Parliamentarian
Derek Catsam
Professor
History
Phone: 432-552-2311
catsam_d@utpb.edu
Historian
David Coursey
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Public Affairs
Phone: 817-272-2338
david.coursey@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
The University of Texas at Arlington
Rhonda Prisby
Professor
Kinesiology
rhonda.prisby@uta.edu
Penelope Ingram
Professor
English
pingram@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Austin
Alexandra Sukalo
Assistant Professor
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Alexandra.sukalo@austin.utexas.edu
Adam Klivans
Professor
Dept of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
klivans@cs.utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Dallas
Michael Kesden
Associate Professor
Physics
Phone: 972-883-3598
kesden@utdallas.edu
Amy Walker
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Phone: 972-883-5780
amy.walker@utdallas.edu
Alternate
Syam Menon
Professor
Information Systems
Phone: 972-883-4779
syam@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
Craig Field
Professor
Dept of Psychology
Phone: 915-747-8539
cfield@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
Athena Oldham
Professor
Biology
Phone: 432-552-2273
oldham_a@utpb.edu
Alternate
Mika 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
Ruth Crutchfield
Professor
Dept of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Phone: 956-665-2387
ruth.crutchfield@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
Mary Dixson
Professor
Communication
mary.dixson@utsa.edu
Stephen F. Austin State University
Jason Bruck
Assistant Professor
Biology
Phone: 936-468-2267
jason.bruck@sfasu.edu
Brian Barngrover
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Phone: 936-468-1568
barngrovbm@sfasu.edu
Alternate
Aryendra Chakravartty
Associate Professor
History
Phone: 936-468-2149
chakravaa@sfasu.edu
The University of Texas at Tyler
Joshua Banta
Professor
Biology
Phone: 903-565-5655
jbanta@uttyler.edu
Yanira Oliveras
Associate Professor
School of Education
Phone: 903-565-5639
yoliveras@uttyler.edu
Alternate
Pierre Neuenschwander
Professor
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Phone: 903-877-7593
pierre.neuenschwander@uttyler.edu
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sasha Alick-Lindstrom
Associate Professor
Neurology
Phone: 214-648-9494
sasha.alick-lindstrom@utsouthwestern.edu
Bau Tran
Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Studies
Phone: 214-648-1717
bau.tran@utsouthwestern.edu
Alternate
Helen King
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Phone: 214-648-9208
Helen.King@utsouthwestern.edu
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Sarah Samreen
Assistant Professor
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Phone: 409-772-1846
sasamree@utmb.edu
Jacquelyn Svoboda
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 409-772-8238
jdnegrot@utmb.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Kurt Kasper
Professor
Orthodontics/School of Dentistry
Phone: 713-486-4174
fred.k.kasper@uth.tmc.edu
Francine Snow
Assistant Professor
Dept of Graduate Studies, SCON
Phone: 713-500-2130
francine.k.snow@uth.tmc.edu
Alternate
Ross Shegog
Professor
Health Promotion & Behavioral Science/School of Public Health
Phone: 713-500-9677
ross.shegog@uth.tmc.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Alicia Salamone Parker
Associate Professor
Neurology
Phone: 210-450-9906
parkera@uthscsa.edu
Cordelia Kudika
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences
Phone: 210-450-8623
kudika@uthscsa.edu
Alternate
Fassil Mesfin
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Phone: 210-567-7463
mesfin@uthscsa.edu
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alda Lui Tam
Professor
Interventional Radiology
Phone: 713-563-7920
alda.tam@mdanderson.org
Sanjay Shete
Professor
Biostatistics
Phone: 713-745-2483
sshete@mdanderson.org
Alternate
Hop Sanderson Tran Cao
Associate Professor
Surgical Oncology
Phone: 713-503-0287
hstran@mdanderson.org
