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Dr. Marla Perez-Lugo

Co-Director of Gulf Scholars Program, Professor of Sociology, Program Coordinator of Food and Environmental Studies, and Co-Director of UTRGV Center for Community Resilience Research Innovation and Advocacy (CCRRIA)

marla.perezlugo@utrgv.edu

ELABN 3.344

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Maria leonard
Maria Leonard

Co-Director of Gulf Scholars Program, Assistant Professor of Practice, and Director of Social Impact and Sustainability at Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

maria.leonard@utrgv.edu

956-665-3351

ECOBE 120I

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Steering Committee

Jonikka Charlton
Jonikka Charlton

Senior Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean of the University College at UTRGV

jonikka.charlton@utrgv.edu

956-665-3181

ESSBL 2.101C

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Katherine Christoffersen
Katherine Christoffersen

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the B3 Scholarship and Student Connection for the Office of Billingual Integration

katherine.christoffersen@utrgv.edu

956-665-8102

ELABS 266

 

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Erin E. Easton
Erin E. Easton

Assistant Professor of Marine Science in the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (SEEMS)

erin.easton@utrgv.edu

PPOB2 1.400A

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Reto Felix
Reto Felix

Associate Professor of Marketing

reto.felix@utrgv.edu

956-665-2579

ECOBE 211A

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Jungseok Ho
Jungseok Ho

Professor and Department Chair of Civil Engineering

jungseok.ho@utrgv.edu

956-665-3104

EACSB 1.202A

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Cecilio Ortiz-Garcia
Cecilio Ortiz-Garcia

Professor of Public Administration in the School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement and Co-Director of UTRGV Center for Community Resilience Research Innovation and Advocacy (CCRRIA)

cecilio.ortizgarcia@utrgv.edu

ELABN 229A

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Patricia Ramirez-Biondolillo
Patricia Ramirez-Biondolillo

Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Teaching and Learning

patricia.ramirez01@utrgv.edu

956-665-3401

EEDUC 3.202

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Ian Werkheiser
Ian Werkheiser

Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy

ian.werkheiser@utrgv.edu

956-665-7487

ELABS 362

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DM Witman
DM Witman

Assistant Professor of Photography in the School of Art and Design

dm.witman@utrgv.edu

EVABL 1.201

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Ian Seavey
Ian Seavey

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Mexican American Studies at the School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement (SIPCE)

ian.seavey@utrgv.edu

ELABN 229

Learn more about Ian Seavey.

Administrative Staff

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Fernanda Sosa

Program Assistant at Gulf Scholars Program

fernanda.sosa01@utrgv.edu

ELABN 1.108

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