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NS Faculty & Staff

 

BIOCHEMISTRY FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Jerry Johnson
Professor
Profile
S625 713-221-2720
johnsonj@uhd.edu
Rachna Sadana
Department Chair, Professor
Profile
N813 713-226-5562
sadanar@uhd.edu
J. Akif Uzman
Professor, Dean
Profile 
STB426 713-221-8019
uzmana@uhd.edu

 

CHEMISTRY FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Maria Benavides
Associate Professor, Chemistry Program Coordinator, Assistant Chair
Profile
STB340 713-221-8170
benavidesmar@uhd.edu
Houston Brown
Lecturer
Profile
STB226 713-221-8487
brownhs@uhd.edu
Bhagyashree Dixit
Lecture
Profile
STB-232 713-221-2735
dixitb@uhd.edu

Mian Jiang
Associate Professor
Profile
STB334 713-221-8954
jiangm@uhd.edu
Kenneth Johnson
Associate Professor, Geosciences Coordinator
Profile
N808 713-222-5375
johnsonk@uhd.edu
Robin Jose
Associate Professor, NS Honors Program Coordinator
Profile
STB338 713-221-8115
joser@uhd.edu

Mesias Pedroza
Lecturer
Profile
N614C 713-226 -5237
pedrozam@uhd.edu

Larry Sterna
Lecturer
Profile
N822 713-221-8044
sternal@uhd.edu
Eszter Trufan
Associate Professor
Profile
STB328 713-222-5306
trufane@uhd.edu

Jacob Theruvathu
Assistant Professor

STB332 713-221-5804
theruvathuj@uhd.edu
Elene Bouhoutsos-Brown
Lecturer
N842 713-221-8169
bouhoutsosBrownE@uhd.edu
Burak Esat
Lecturer
N614E 713-222-5309
esatb@uhd.edu



MICROBIOLOGY FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Maria Gabriela Bowden
Associate Professor, Biology Program Coordinator, JAMP Faculty Director, Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC)
Profile
STB224 713-222-5313
bowdenm@uhd.edu
Simon Jakubowski
Lecturer
Profile
STB240 713-221-5844
jakubowskis@uhd.edu
Lisa Morano
Professor, Director of Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Profile
STB109 713-221-2782
moranol@uhd.edu
Poonam (Gulati) Salhorta
Associate Professor
Profile
S417D 713-221-8066
gulatip@uhd.edu

 

GEOLOGY FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Sarah Heinlein
Assistant Professor
Profile
N806 713-221-8110
heinleins@uhd.edu
Ayorinde Idowu
Lecturer
Profile
N820 713-226-5230
idowual@uhd.edu
Kenneth Johnson
Associate Professor, Geosciences Coordinator
Profile
N808 713-222-5375
johnsonk@uhd.edu
Jeffrey W. Martz
Associate Professor
Profile | Website
N807 713-226-5251
martzj@uhd.edu
Penny Morris-Smith
Professor
Profile
N818 713-221-8178
smithp@uhd.edu
Donald Musselwhite
Lecturer
Profile
N821 713-222-5374
musselwhited@uhd.edu



 

PHYSICS FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Maria Benavides
Associate Professor, Chemistry Program Coordinator, Assistant Chair
Profile
STB340 713-221-8170
benavidesmar@uhd.edu

Janusz Grebowicz
Professor
Profile | Website
S812 713-221-2756
grebowiczj@uhd.edu
Penny Morris-Smith
Professor
Profile
N818 713-221-8178
smithp@uhd.edu
Donald Musselwhite
Lecturer
Profile
N821 713-222-5374
musselwhited@uhd.edu
Yuriy Pinelis
Lecturer
N819 713-221-8513
pinelisy@uhd.edu
Larry Sterna
Lecturer
Profile
N822 713-221-8044
sternal@uhd.edu

 

NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Toi Durham
Director of in Nursing
Profile
N811 713-221-2731
dunel@uhd.edu
Song Ge
Assistant Professor
Profile
N810 713-221-5746
ges@uhd.edu
Jaqueline Santiago

Program Coordinator

N725G 713-221-5746
santiagoj@uhd.edu

 

SCIENCE EDUCATION FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Jon Aoki
Associate Professor, Biological & Physical Science
with Emphasis in Teacher Certification Program
Coordinator, AP Summer Institute Director
Profile
N614A 713-221-8687
aokij@uhd.edu
Sam Sen
Lecturer
Profile
N614H 713-226-5218
sens@uhd.edu

 

ADJUNCT FACULTY Office Number Office Telephone/email
Ramil Ahmadov
Profile
N615 713-221-8544
ahmadovr@uhd.edu
Bachlien Thi Dang S615 713-221-8544
dangb@uhd.edu
Nina Das

STB228 713-221-8410
dasn@uhd.edu
Mehdi Esmaeiliyan STB238 713-221-8177
esmaeiliyanm@uhd.edu
Jateen Gandhi

N615 713-221-8169
gandhij@uhd.edu
Kristi Grassi N615 713-221-8140
grassik@uhd.edu
Prashant Harjai N615 713-221-8177
harjaip@uhd.edu
Alia Jasim N615 713-221-8544
jasima@uhd.edu
Amal Khalil STB243 713-221-8140
khalila@uhd.edu
Reyhan Koshkarly N615 713-221-8140
koshkarlyr@uhd.edu
Remya Mohanraj N615 713-221-5804
mohanrajr@uhd.edu
Suzette Mouchaty N615 713-221-8140
nwaoduae@uhd.edu
Emmanuel C. Nwaodua N615 713-221-8140
nwaoduae@uhd.edu
Edwin Obune N615 713-221-8544
obunee@uhd.edu
Xyanthine Parillon N608 713-221-8140
parillonx@uhd.edu
Nicolle Patterson N615 713-221-5804
pattersonN@uhd.edu
L'Tanya Patton N615 713-221-8140
pattonl@uhd.edu
Thelma Quijano N615 713-221-8140
quijanot@uhd.edu
Sudha Rani N615 713-221-5804
ranis@uhd.edu
Monica L. Rasmus N615 713-221-8015
rasmusm@uhd.edu
Jose Rivera N615 713-221-8544
riverajos@uhd.edu
Heather Sartain N615 713-221-5804
sartainh@uhd.edu
Tyrone Sharp N615 713-221-8544
sharpt@uhd.edu
Vishakha R. Shembekar N614B 713-221-8015
shembekarv@uhd.edu
Justin Edward Stapleton N615 713-221-5804
stapletonj@uhd.edu
Eric Stark N615 713-221-8544
starke@uhd.edu
Cotton Starr N615 713-221-8544
starrc@uhd.edu
Lynn Travis N615 713-221-8544
travisl@uhd.edu
Luz Vela N615 713-221-8544
velal@uhd.edu
Rajnish Verma N615 713-221-8544
vermara@uhd.edu
Isabela Vrinceanu N615 713-221-8544
vrinceanui@uhd.edu
James Wooten

N615 713-221-8544
wootenj@uhd.edu
Aimee Bichler

N615 713-221-8544
bichlera@uhd.edu
William Bornmann STB243 713-221-8015
bornmannw@uhd.edu
Felipe Chavez-Ramirez

STB243 713-221-8015
chavezramirezf@uhd.edu
Kam-Hong Chu

N615

713-221-8544
chuk@uhd.edu
Kellie Donoghue

N615 713-221-8544
donoghuek@uhd.edu
David Larry Greene N615

713-221-8140
greenel@uhd.edu
Igor Kosacki

N615 713-221-8140
kosackii@uhd.edu
Hannah Locke STB243 713-221-8015
lockeh@uhd.edu
Adrian Medellin

STB243 731-221-8015
medellina@uhd.edu
Gloria Okome

N615 713-221-8140
okomeg@uhd.edu
Dorcas Omari

STB243 713-221-8015
omarid@uhd.edu
Nawal Sharma STB243 713-221-8015
sharman@uhd.edu
Tera Skeen

N615 713-221-8544
skeent@uhd.edu
Lydia St. Hill

STB243 713-221-8015
sthilll@uhd.edu
Padmaja Vedartham STB243

713-221-8015
vedarthamp@uhd.edu
Antonio Tito STB243 713-221-8015
titoa@uhd.edu
Tracy Webb

STB243 713-221-8015
webbt@uhd.edu
Sheeba Zaidi

STB243 713-221-8015
zaidish@uhd.edu
Ataollah Zamani

N615 713-221-8140
zamania@uhd.edu
     

 

PROFESSOR EMERITUS Office Number Office Telephone/email
Glen Merrill
Emeritus Professor
   
Byron K. Christmas
Emeritus Professor
Profile
   

 

LABORATORY STAFF Office Number Office Telephone/email
Mehdi Esmaeiliyan
Laboratory Coordinator
STB238 713-221-8177
esmaeiliyanm@uhd.edu
Bruce Greer
Instrument Technician
S808 713-221-8988
greerb@uhd.edu
Mohammad Din Islam
Laboratory Coordinator
STB126B 713-226-5561
islamm@uhd.edu
Courtney Cain
Biology Laboratory Technician
STB206 713-226-5273
cainc@uhd.edu
David Frank

Microbiology Technician 

STB206 713-222-5320
frankda@uhd.edu

 

STAFF Office Number Office Telephone/email
Teresa Estrada
Administrative Assistant II
STB426 713-221-8015
estradat@uhd.edu
Andrea Guillory
Department Business Administrative II
STB426 713-222-5346
guillorya@uhd.edu
Juan Martinez
Sustainability Coordinator
STB109 713-221-2712
martinezju@uhd.edu
Jaqueline Santiago
Program Coordinator, RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
N725G 713-221-5732
santiagoj@uhd.edu