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CHAPS
Roseann Bacha-Garza
College of Liberal Arts
LAMR 1.103
Email: roseann.bachagarza@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3231

Quick Links

  • Ancient Landscapes of South Texas
  • Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail
  • Native American Peoples of South Texas
  • Projectile Points Artifacts
  • National Park Service
  • Museum of South Texas History
  • United States Fish and Wildlife
  • Zapata County Museum of History

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Russell Skowronek 
Founding Director of the CHAPS Program and Professor Anthropology & History; 
ELABN 329 
Phone: (956) 665-3321 
Email: russell.skowronek@utrgv.edu 

Dr. Walter Díaz 
Dean of College of Liberal Arts; 
ELABN 234 
Phone: (956) 665-3553 
Email: walter.diaz@utrgv.edu 

Dr. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant 
Associate  Director of the CHAPS Program and Assistant Professor Anthropology; 
ELABN 349 
Phone: (956) 665-8727
Email: edward.gonzaleztennant@utrgv.edu

Dr. Christopher L. Miller 
Associate  Director of the CHAPS Program and Professor History; 
ELABS 346D 
Phone: (956) 665-3561 
Email: christopher.miller@utrgv.edu 

Dr. Juan Gonzalez 
Co-Director of the CHAPS Program and Professor of Geology; 
ESCNE 2.62 
Office. (956) 665-3523 
Email: juan.l.gonzalez@utrgv.edu 

Ms. Roseann Bacha-Garza 
CHAPS Program Director and Lecturer II Anthropology; 
ELAMR 1.103 
(956) 665-3231 
Email: roseann.bachagarza@utrgv.edu 

Ms. Dina Vera 
Lecturer I Communication  
ELABS 171A 
Office: (956) 665-7544 
Email: dina.vera01@utrgv.edu 

Rolando Avila, Ed.D 
Lecturer II, History 
ELABS 344A 
Phone: (956) 665-8783 
Email: rolando.avila@utrgv.edu 

José Dàvila-Montes, Ph.D. 
Program Manager-Translation and Interpreting Programs; 
MAIN 1.526
Office: (956) 882-8215 
Email: jose.davila@utrgv.edu 

Dra. Elena Vega-Sampayo
Professor - Translation and Interpreting Programs;

BMAIN 1.522
Phone: 956-882-7216
Email: elena.vega@utrgv.edu

Dr. Sarah M. Rowe 
Associate Professor Anthropology; 
ELABN 318 
Office: (956) 665-3567 
Email: sarah.rowe@utrgv.edu 

  

CHAPS Affiliates 

Dr. Guy Duke 
Associate Professor Anthropology
ELABN 320 
Phone: (956) 665-2865 
Email: guy.duke@utrgv.edu 

Ms. Shannon Pensa 
Special Collections/Access Services Librarian  
ELIR 3.121 
Email: shannon.pensa@utrgv.edu 

Mr. John Milford 
Co-Principal Investigator of the CHAPS program; 
ELABN 342 
Phone: (956) 665-2545 
Email: john.milford@utrgv.edu 

 

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