Membership 2019 - 2020
The Faculty Advisory Council
The Faculty Advisory Council Executive Committee 2019-2020
Chair
Gurur Biliciler-Denktas
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
713-500-5738
gurur.biliciler-denktas@uth.tmc.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chair-Elect/Parliamentarian
Emily Bonner
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
210-458-5402
emily.bonner@utsa.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Past Chair
Dan Cavanagh
Professor
Music
817-272-3471
cavanagh@uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington
Secretary
David Coursey
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Public Affairs
817-272-2338
The University of Texas at Arlington
Academic Affairs Committee Co-Chairs
Volker Quetschke
Associate Professor
Physics
956-882-6723
volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu
The University of Texas at El Paso
Guillermina Gina Nuñez-Mchiri
Associate Professor
Anthropology
915-747-6132
ggnunez@utep.edu
Governance Committee Co-Chairs
Jessica Garrett
Assistant Professor
Education
432-552-2169
garrett_j@utpb.edu
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Vanessa Casanova
Associate Professor
Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences
903-877-5896
vanessa.casanova@uthct.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center - Tyler
Health Affairs Committee Co-Chairs
Ann Killary
Professor
Translational Molecular Pathology
713-834-6395
akillary@mdanderson.org
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
TBD
The University of Texas at Arlington
David Coursey
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Public Affairs
817-272-2338
Bill Carroll
Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
817-272-3604
Alternate
Tom Ingram
Associate Professor
Communications
817-272-2163
The University of Texas at Austin
Anthony L Brown
Professor
John L. Warfield Center for African American Studies
512-232-3902
alb@austin.utexas.edu
Brian L. Evans
Professor
Department of Electical and Computer Engineering
512-232-1457
Alternate
Charlotte Canning
Professor
Department of Theatre and Dance
512-471-5793
charlottecanning@utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Dallas
Ravi Prakash
Professor
Computer Science
972-883-2289
Richard Scotch
Professor
Economic Political & Policy
972-883-2922
richard.scotch@utdallas.edu
Alternate
William Hefley
Clinical Professor
Management
972-883-2732
william.hefley@utdallas.edu
The University of Texas at El Paso
Sandor Dorgo
Associate Professor
Kinesiology
915-747-7222
sdorgo@utep.edu
Guillermina Gina Nunez-Mchiri
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Anthropology
915-747-6132
ggnunez@utep.edu
Alternate
Fadi Khasawneh
Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences
915-747-8187
fkhasawneh@utep.edu
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Derek Catsam
Professor
History
432-552-2311
catsam_d@utpb.edu
Jessica Garrett
Assistant Professor
Education
432-552-2169
Alternate
James Eldridge
Professor
Kinesiology
432-552-2331
eldridge_j@utpb.edu
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Volker Quetschke
Associate Professor/Faculty Senate President Elect
Physics
956-882-6723
Arden Dingle
Professor Clinical
Psychiatry and Neurology
956-296-1443
Alternate
Ernesto Ramirez
Lecturer III
Interdisciplinary Programs & Community Engagement
956-665-3212
ernesto.ramirez@utrgv.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Chad Mahood
Associate Professor
Communications
210-458-8671
chad.mahood@utsa.edu
Chris Packham
Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
210-458-8671
Alternate
Emily Bonner
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
210-458-5402
emily.bonner@utsa.edu
The University of Texas at Tyler
Colin Snider
Associate Professor
History
903-565-5758
csnider@uttyler.edu
Catherine Ross
Associate Professor
Literature and Languages
903-566-7275
Alternate
Richard Helfers
Associate Professor/Faculty Senate President-Elect
Social Sciences
903-556-7399
rhelfers@uttyler.edu
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John C. Alexander
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology & Pain Management
214-590-9806
john.alexander@utsouthwestern.edu
Karen Brewer-Mixon
Associate Professor
Rehabilitation Counseling
214-648-1740
karen.brewer@utsouthwestern.edu
Alternate
Bradley Lega
Assistant Professor
Neurological Surgery
214-648-7816
bradley.lega@utsouthwestern.edu
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Nikos Vasilakis
Professor
Pathology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of the Biomedical Sciences
409-772-3938
nivasila@utmb.edu
Bruce Leonard
Professor
School of Nursing Ph.D. Program
409-772-6570
brleonar@utmb.edu
Alternate
Lynne Hughes
Associate Professor
Physical Therapy, School of Health Prof.
409-772-9519
lyhughes@utmb.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Syed Hashmi
Associate Professor
Pediatrics - Research Center
713-500-5709
Elda G. Ramirez
Professor
Department of Acute and Continuing Care
713-500-2162
elda.g.ramirez@uth.tmc.edu
Alternate
Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer
Assistant Professor
Health Informatics
713-500-3790
tiffany.champagne@uth.tmc.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ramon F. Cestero, MD, FACS, FCCM
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
210.743.4130
Marisa Earley
Clinical Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
210-450-8356
earleyma@uthscsa.edu
Alternate
TBD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Guillermo Garcia-Manero
Professor/Faculty Senate Chair-Elect
Leukemia
713-745-3428
ggarciam@mdanderson.org
Ann Killary
Professor
Translational Molecular Pathology
713-834-6395
Alternate
Michael Riben
Associate Professor
Pathology
713-563-1841
mriben@mdanderson.org
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Leo Holm
Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
903-834-0201
Vanessa Casanova
Associate Professor
Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences
903-877-5896
Alternate
TBD
