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Dr. Janine M. Schall
Department Chair
Bilingual and Literacy Studies
Edinburg: EDUC 1.514, Brownsville: MAIN 2.306
Email: bls@utrgv.edu
Phone: Edinburg: (956) 665-5106, Brownsville: (956) 882-7421

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Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies: Directory

Staff

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Staff
Name Phone (956) Email Campus
Alberto Kernz
Administrative Assistant II
665-2034 alberto.kernz@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 1.514
Brenda Luevanos
Office Assistant I
882-5724 brenda.luevanos01@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.200N

Faculty

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty
Name Phone (956) Email Campus
Isela Almaguer, Ed.D.
Professor, Houston Endowed Chair in Education
665-3630 isela.almaguer@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.632
Kimberly Banda, M.Ed.
Lecturer I
665-2447 kimberly.banda01@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 1.522
Zulmaris Diaz, Ph.D.
Professor
665-5362 zulmaris.diaz@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.610
Joy Esquierdo, Ph.D.
Professor
665-3605 joy.esquierdo@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.220
Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
882-7423 miryam.espinosadulanto@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.314
Michael Guerrero, Ph.D.
Professor
665-7004 michael.guerrero@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.624
Kip Austin Hinton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
882-8847 kipaustin.hinton@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.118
Tabitha Hornby, M.Ed.
Lecturer I
665-3410 tabitha.hornby@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EDUC 2.628
Hitomi Kambara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
665-2808 hitomi.kambara@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.642
Jacqueline Koonce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
882-6516 jacqueline.koonce@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.110
Jaime Lopez, Ed.D.
Lecturer I
665-3409 jaime.lopez02@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.616
David Martínez-Prieto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
882-7673 david.martinezprieto@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.128
Sandra Musanti, Ph.D.
Professor
882-5738 sandra.musanti@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.130
Lileanna Rios-Ledezma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Practice
665-2447 lileana.riosledezma@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 1.522
Sarahi Pacheco, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor in Practice
sarahi.pacheco01@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.120
Patricia Robles, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor in Practice
665-2645 patricia.robles01@utrgv.edu  Edinburg
EEDUC 2.612
Janine M. Schall, Ph.D.
Professor/
Department Chair
665-5227 janine.schall@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 1.514A
Elena Venegas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
665-3196 elena.venegas@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.622
Michael Whitacre, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
665-8767 michael.whitacre@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.614
Erika Zavala, Ph.D.
Lecturer I
665-3745 erika.zavala@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.610
Xiaodi Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
882-5842 xiaodi.zhou@utrgv.edu Brownsville
BMAIN 2.122
Christian Zuniga, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
665-2023 christian.zuniga@utrgv.edu Edinburg
EEDUC 2.630
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