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Dr. Robert Dearth
Chair
Department of Biology
ESCNE 2.360
Email: robert.dearth@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-5223
Fax: (956) 665-3657

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Who to contact?

Who are the people in the Biology department who can answer my questions?

For all Biology related questions email: biology@utrgv.edu

When you email include your full name and student ID number. This mailbox is monitored, and inquiries will be addressed or forwarded to the most appropriate person.

Administrative Associates

Julie Perez – Administrative Assistant I, ESCNE 2.368, 956-665-5223. Julie.perez@utrgv.edu, Second Administrative Assistant to the Department Chair and the Biology Department.

  • Julie is the point person for Biology students to address questions about overrides, course availability, questions about advising, degree plans, or course substitutions.

Daisy Garcia – Administrative Assistant I, Biology & Chemistry, Brownsville Campus, BLHSB 1.808, 956-882-5749, daisy.garcia@utrgv.edu.

  • Daisy works with student concerns and administrative duties for those primarily on the Brownsville Campus.

Diana Ocañas – Administrative Assistant II, ESCNE 2.352, 956-665-3537, diana.ocanas@utrgv.edu, First Administrative Assistant to the Department Chair and the Biology Department.

  • Diana also helps with handling student concerns such as overrides, etc., but she primarily deals with faculty budgets, accounting, etc.

Faculty

Interim Chair of the Biology Department, Dr. Robert K. Dearth, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator, Biology, ESCNE 4.633,  biology@utrgv.edu

  • Dr. Dearth’s PhD is from Texas A&M University, he studies hormonal regulation of breast cancer development. The role of Graduate Program Coordinator is to assist the Chair in developing policies, curriculum, and helping students enter and succeed in the biology graduate program.

  • The Department Chair is the administrative position that oversees all faculty and students in the biology department. They work with students who are struggling to improve their GPA and are the final decision-maker on most overrides, course substitutions, etc.

Dr. Kathryn E. Perez - Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Biology, ESCNE 1.316, Kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu

  • Dr. Perez’s PhD is from the University of Alabama, she studies snails and student learning of evolution. The role of Undergraduate Program Coordinator is to assist the Chair in developing curriculum and other activities that help students succeed in the biology program.

  • Dr. Frank Dirrigl’s PhD is in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut and is a traditional naturalist with research interest in vertebrate osteology/taphonomy and environmental biology. He is a  Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, Biology, ESCNE 2.344, (956) 665-8732.

For future reference, current contact info can always be found here:

https://www.utrgv.edu/biology/faculty/edinburg/index.htm

https://www.utrgv.edu/biology/faculty/brownsville/index.htm

Biology faculty’s research: https://www.utrgv.edu/biology/research/research-fields/index.htm

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