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School Administration (Phone: 713-500-3900)

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Jiajie Zhang, PhD	Dean	UCT 600	713-500-3922	[email protected]
Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE	Associate Dean for Research	UCT 600	713-500-3927	[email protected]
Ryan Bien, MHA	Associate Dean for Management	UCT 600	713-500-3640	[email protected]
Susan Fenton, PhD	Vice Dean for Education and Professor	UCT E.655	713-500-3591	[email protected]
Amy Franklin, PhD	Associate Dean for Student, Faculty, and Community Affairs	UCT E.640	713-486-3670	[email protected]
Robert Murphy, MD	Associate Dean for Applied Informatics	UCT 600	713-500-3918	[email protected]
Judy Young, MPH, MBA	Director of Special Projects	UCT 600	713-500-3901	[email protected]
Christy Garza	Director of Administrative Services	UCT 600	713-500-3905	[email protected]
Jun Zhang	Director Finance	UCT 600	713-500-3669	[email protected]
Susan Rojas	Senior Administrative Manager	UCT 600	713-500-3654	[email protected]
Tambra Ellison	Senior Financial Analyst	UCT 600	713-500-3628	[email protected]
Mary "Ginny" Nelson	Sr. Administrative Coordinator	UCT 600	713-500-3659	[email protected]
Danielle Martin	Faculty Affairs Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-3909	[email protected]
Yukiko Bryson	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3992	[email protected]
Felicia S. Davis	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3667	[email protected]
Leticia Flores	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3912	[email protected]
Blanca Torres	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713.486.0114	[email protected]
Shay Stewart-Price	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3983	[email protected]
Daphne Sigaran	Sr. Administrative Coordinator	UCT 600	713-486-3521	[email protected]

Student Affairs (Phone: 713-500-3591, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Amy Franklin, PhD	Associate Dean for Student, Faculty, and Community Affairs	UCT E.640	713-486-3670	[email protected]
Jeanette Broshears, PhD	Assistant Director	UT South Texas Region	956-755-0678	[email protected]
Robin Cavalier-Brown	Business Systems Analyst	UCT E.640	713-500-3476	[email protected]
Travis Crook	Academic Advisor	UCT E.640	713-500-3485	[email protected]
Miranda Hedrick	Coordinator, Academic Admissions	UCT E.640	713-500-3914	[email protected]
Erika Cavazos-Juarez	Director, Laredo Regional Campus	UCT E.600	956-452-1271	[email protected]
Jasmine Payton	Coordinator, Admissions and Alumni Affairs	UCT E.640	713-500-3670	[email protected]
Martha Shumaker	Administrative Manager	UCT E.600	713-500-3972	[email protected]
Lisa Salazar	Administrative Assistant	UCT E.600	956-452-1269	[email protected]

Academic & Curricular Affairs (713-500-3591, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Susan Fenton, PhD	Vice Dean for Education and Professor	UCT E.655	713-500-3591	[email protected]
Emin Saglamer	Director, Educational Technology	UCT E.655	713-500-3916	[email protected]
Tingting Lu, PhD	Assistant Director, Informatics Education	UCT E.655	713-500-3475	[email protected]
Camelia Addison	Instructional Developer	UCT E.655	713-500-3413	[email protected]
Darren Keesee	Instructional Developer	UCT E.655	713-500-3414	[email protected]
Madeleine Rodriguez	Instructional Developer	UCT E.600		[email protected]
Keisha Smoke	Academic Achievement Coordinator	UCT E.600	713-500-3658	[email protected]
Chelsea Overstreet	Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Communications	UCT E.640	713-500-3911	[email protected]

Research Affairs (713-500-3900)

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE	Associate Dean for Research	UCT 600	713-500-3927	[email protected]
Lenora Trujillo	Manager, Grants & Contracts Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-3971	[email protected]
Shumaila Altaf	Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-4942	[email protected]

Creative Services (713-500-3589, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Marcos Hernandez	Manager, Marketing & Creative Services	UCT E.650	713-500-3589	[email protected]
Sibel Emekli	Marketing & Generative Artificial Intelligence Assistant	UCT E.650		[email protected]
Jackson Calderon	Video Production Assistant	UCT E.650	713-500-3985	[email protected]
Queen Chambliss	Web Developer III	UCT E.650	713-500-3945	[email protected]
Mistie Smith	Web Developer III	UCT E.650	713-500-3985	[email protected]

Information Technology (Phone: 713-500-3928, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
David Ha	Director IT User Experience and Support Systems and Services	UCT 660	713-500-3919	[email protected]
Michael Phan	Systems & Application Specialist II	UCT 660	713-500-3647	[email protected]
Henry Chen	Systems & Application Specialist I	UCT 660	713-500-3932	[email protected]
Joe Menchaca	Systems & Application Specialist I	UCT 660	713-500-3933	[email protected]

School Administration

School Administration (Phone: 713-500-3900)

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Jiajie Zhang, PhD	Dean	UCT 600	713-500-3922	[email protected]
Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE	Associate Dean for Research	UCT 600	713-500-3927	[email protected]
Ryan Bien, MHA	Associate Dean for Management	UCT 600	713-500-3640	[email protected]
Susan Fenton, PhD	Vice Dean for Education and Professor	UCT E.655	713-500-3591	[email protected]
Amy Franklin, PhD	Associate Dean for Student, Faculty, and Community Affairs	UCT E.640	713-486-3670	[email protected]
Robert Murphy, MD	Associate Dean for Applied Informatics	UCT 600	713-500-3918	[email protected]
Judy Young, MPH, MBA	Director of Special Projects	UCT 600	713-500-3901	[email protected]
Christy Garza	Director of Administrative Services	UCT 600	713-500-3905	[email protected]
Jun Zhang	Director Finance	UCT 600	713-500-3669	[email protected]
Susan Rojas	Senior Administrative Manager	UCT 600	713-500-3654	[email protected]
Tambra Ellison	Senior Financial Analyst	UCT 600	713-500-3628	[email protected]
Mary "Ginny" Nelson	Sr. Administrative Coordinator	UCT 600	713-500-3659	[email protected]
Danielle Martin	Faculty Affairs Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-3909	[email protected]
Yukiko Bryson	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3992	[email protected]
Felicia S. Davis	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3667	[email protected]
Leticia Flores	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3912	[email protected]
Blanca Torres	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713.486.0114	[email protected]
Shay Stewart-Price	Sr. Administrative Assistant	UCT 600	713-500-3983	[email protected]
Daphne Sigaran	Sr. Administrative Coordinator	UCT 600	713-486-3521	[email protected]

Student Affairs

Student Affairs (Phone: 713-500-3591, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Amy Franklin, PhD	Associate Dean for Student, Faculty, and Community Affairs	UCT E.640	713-486-3670	[email protected]
Jeanette Broshears, PhD	Assistant Director	UT South Texas Region	956-755-0678	[email protected]
Robin Cavalier-Brown	Business Systems Analyst	UCT E.640	713-500-3476	[email protected]
Travis Crook	Academic Advisor	UCT E.640	713-500-3485	[email protected]
Miranda Hedrick	Coordinator, Academic Admissions	UCT E.640	713-500-3914	[email protected]
Erika Cavazos-Juarez	Director, Laredo Regional Campus	UCT E.600	956-452-1271	[email protected]
Jasmine Payton	Coordinator, Admissions and Alumni Affairs	UCT E.640	713-500-3670	[email protected]
Martha Shumaker	Administrative Manager	UCT E.600	713-500-3972	[email protected]
Lisa Salazar	Administrative Assistant	UCT E.600	956-452-1269	[email protected]

Academic Affairs

Academic & Curricular Affairs (713-500-3591, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Susan Fenton, PhD	Vice Dean for Education and Professor	UCT E.655	713-500-3591	[email protected]
Emin Saglamer	Director, Educational Technology	UCT E.655	713-500-3916	[email protected]
Tingting Lu, PhD	Assistant Director, Informatics Education	UCT E.655	713-500-3475	[email protected]
Camelia Addison	Instructional Developer	UCT E.655	713-500-3413	[email protected]
Darren Keesee	Instructional Developer	UCT E.655	713-500-3414	[email protected]
Madeleine Rodriguez	Instructional Developer	UCT E.600		[email protected]
Keisha Smoke	Academic Achievement Coordinator	UCT E.600	713-500-3658	[email protected]
Chelsea Overstreet	Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Communications	UCT E.640	713-500-3911	[email protected]

Research Administration

Research Affairs (713-500-3900)

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE	Associate Dean for Research	UCT 600	713-500-3927	[email protected]
Lenora Trujillo	Manager, Grants & Contracts Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-3971	[email protected]
Shumaila Altaf	Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist	UCT 600	713-500-4942	[email protected]

Creative Services

Creative Services (713-500-3589, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
Marcos Hernandez	Manager, Marketing & Creative Services	UCT E.650	713-500-3589	[email protected]
Sibel Emekli	Marketing & Generative Artificial Intelligence Assistant	UCT E.650		[email protected]
Jackson Calderon	Video Production Assistant	UCT E.650	713-500-3985	[email protected]
Queen Chambliss	Web Developer III	UCT E.650	713-500-3945	[email protected]
Mistie Smith	Web Developer III	UCT E.650	713-500-3985	[email protected]

Information Technology

Information Technology (Phone: 713-500-3928, [email protected])

Name	Title	Location	Phone	Email
David Ha	Director IT User Experience and Support Systems and Services	UCT 660	713-500-3919	[email protected]
Michael Phan	Systems & Application Specialist II	UCT 660	713-500-3647	[email protected]
Henry Chen	Systems & Application Specialist I	UCT 660	713-500-3932	[email protected]
Joe Menchaca	Systems & Application Specialist I	UCT 660	713-500-3933	[email protected]

Updated: 6/07/2024