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Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences College of Health Professions

Faculty

**Biomedical Science - BMED**
Name	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Saraswathy Nair Professor Chair Dr. Nair's CV Dr. Nair's faculty profile	Saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu	956-882-5108 BBRHB 1.103
Dr. Maria Castañeda Lecturer III Dr. Castañeda's CV Dr. Castañeda's faculty profile	Maria.castaneda@utrgv.edu	956-882-4191 BBRHB 1.124
Dr. Sue Anne Chew Associate Professor Dr. Chew's CV Dr. Chew's faculty profile	Sueanne.chew@utrgv.edu	956-882-6518 BBRHB 2.112
Dr. Herminio Guajardo Lecturer I Dr. Guajardo's faculty profile	herminio.guajardo01@utrgv.edu	956-882-7383 BBHRB 1.101
Dr. Assraa Jassim Lecturer I Dr. Assraa Jassim's faculty profile	assraa.jassim@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.150
Dr. Alexander Kazansky Associate Professor Dr. Kazansky's CV Dr. Kazansky's faculty profile	Alexander.kazansky@utrgv.edu	956-882-5780 BBRHB 1.122
Dr. Michael Lehker Professor (Dean) Dr. Lehker's faculty profile	Michael.lehker@utrgv.edu	956-665-2626 956-882-7960 EHABW 2.230A BBRHB 2.104
Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Juarez Assistant Professor Dr. Lopez-Juarez's faculty profile	alejandro.lopezjuarez1@utrgv.edu	956-882-7667 BBRHB 1.123
Dr. Lorena Lopez Lecturer II Dr. Lopez's CV Dr. Lopez's faculty profile	Lorena.lopez@utrgv.edu	956-882-4191 BBRHB 1.124
Dr. Hongxing Lu Lecturer II Dr. Lu's CV Dr. Lu's faculty profile	Hongxing.lu@utrgv.edu	956-882-8828 BBRHB 1.113
Dr. María Alejandra Quiñones Lecturer I Dr. Quiñones' CV Dr. Quiñones' faculty profile	maria.quinones@utrgv.edu	956-882-7383 956-665-5905 BLHSB 1.410 ESWKH 2.202
Dr. Hugo Rodriguez Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Rodriguez's CV Dr. Rodriguez's faculty profile	Hugo.rodriguez@utrgv.edu	956-882-5046 BLHSB 1.412
Dr. Upal Roy Associate Professor Dr. Roy's Research Interests Dr. Roy's faculty profile	upal.roy@utrgv.edu	956-882-5731 BBRHB 2.115
Dr. Andrea Schwarzbach Associate Professor Dr. Schwarzbach's faculty profile	Andrea.schwarzbach@utrgv.edu	956-882-5057 BBRHB 1.121
Dr. Chun Xu Associate Professor Dr. Xu's CV Independent Research IV as the keystone for BMED students at UTRGV Dr. Xu's faculty profile	chun.xu@utrgv.edu	956-882-4193 BBRHB 1.120
Dr. Masoud Zarei Associate Professor Dr. Zarei's CV Dr. Zarei's faculty profile	Masoud.zarei@utrgv.edu	956-882-5027 BBRHB 2.116

**Bachelor of Applied Technology - Health Services Technology**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Elizabeth Adamson Part-time Lecturer Dr. Adamson's faculty profile	elizabeth.adamson@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Luzolo Dienda Part-time Lecturer Mr. Dienda's CV Mr. Dienda's faculty profile	luzolo.dienda@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Kim Garcia Associate Chair Senior Lecturer Program Director Mrs. Garcia's CV Mrs. Garcia's faculty profile	kim.garcia@utrgv.edu	956-665-4781 956-882-7183 EHABW 2.226A BBRHB 2.744
Ms. Melissa Gonzalez Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Gonzalez's CV Ms. Gonzalez's faculty profile	melissa.gonzalez10@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Judith Guetzow Lecturer II Mrs. Guetzow's faculty profile	judith.guetzow@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Dr. Benito Moya Part-Time Lecturer Dr. Moya's CV Dr. Moya's faculty profile	benito.moya@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mr. Gabriel Pena Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Pena's CV Mr. Pena's faculty profile	gabriel.pena@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
LuBeth Perez Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Perez's faculty profile	lubeth.perez@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Esmeralda Rivera Lecturer I Ms. Rivera's faculty profile	esmeralda.rivera@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Abigail Rodriguez Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Rodriguez's CV Ms. Rodriguez's faculty profile	abigail.rodriguez1@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Dr. Maria Rosas-Castro Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Rosas-Castro's CV Ms. Rosas-Castro's faculty profile	maria.rosascastro@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Laura Singleterry Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Singleterry-Castro's faculty profile	laura.singleterry01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Dr. Shad Smith Lecturer I Dr. Smith's CV Dr. Smith's faculty profile	shad.smith@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Cherity Ysquierdo Lecturer III Ms. Ysquierdo's faculty profile	cherity.ysquierdo@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 BLHSB 2.744

**Medical Laboratory Sciences**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Maria Teresa (Terry) Aguirre, MS, MT (ASCP) Clinical Associate Professor Ms. Aguirre's CV Ms. Aguirre's faculty profile	maria.aguirre@utrgv.edu	956-882-7183 BLHSB 2.744
Beverly Briones-Garcia, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Briones's faculty profile	beverly.briones01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2641 EHABW 2.306
Dr. Rob Gilkerson, PhD, MB(ASCP)cm Associate Professor Dr. Gilkerson's faculty profile	robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu	956-665-7037 ESCNE 2.352
Dr. Daniela Gill, DCLS, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm Clinical Assistant Professor Program Director Dr. Gill's faculty profile	daniela.gill01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2296 EHABW 2.206A
Patricia Longoria, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Longoria's faculty profile	patricia.longoria@utrgv.edu	956-665-2289 EHABW 2.310
Santhosh Mathew, MS, MLS(ASCP)cm Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Mathew's faculty profile	santhosh.mathew@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Virginia Miller, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm Clinical Assistant Professor Mr. Miller's faculty profile	virginia.miller01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2289 EHABW 2.310
Cristal Villarreal, MBA, MLS(ASCP)cm, SH(ASCP)cm Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Cristal Villarreal's faculty profile	cristal.villarreal01@utrgv.edu	956-665-7319 EHABW 2.312
Karina Camano Villegas, RN BSN, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Karina Camano Villegas's CV Ms. Karina Camano Villegas's faculty profile	karina.camano01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206

**BS in Nutritional Sciences**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Jameela Banu Associate Professor Dr. Banu's CV Dr. Banu's faculty profile	jameela.banu @utrgv.edu	956-665-3222 EHABW 2.102C
Ms. Norma Beardwood Clinical Associate Professor Ms. Beardwood's CV Ms. Beardwood's faculty profile	norma.beardwoodroper @utrgv.edu	956-665-352 EHABW 2.226
Laura Garza Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Garza's faculty profile Ms. Garza's CV	laura.garza17@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Elizabeth Palacios Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Palacios' faculty profile Ms. Palacios' CV	elizabeth.palacios01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Cordelia Rasa Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Rasa's faculty profile	cordelia.rasa@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EREBL 1.400.02
Robert Salazar Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Salazar's CV Mr. Salazar's faculty profile	robert.salazar01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Lisa Salinas, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Salinas's CV Dr. Salinas's faculty profile	lisa.salinas@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.102B
Laura Villarreal Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Villarreal's CV Ms. Villareal's faculty profile	laurazelda.villarreal@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206

**MS in Dietetics**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Chelsea Alamilla Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Chelsea Alamilla's CV Ms. Alamilla's faculty profile	chelsea.alamilla@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.102B
Esperanza Garza Clinical Assistant Professor Esperanza Garza's CV Esperanza Garza's faculty profile	esperanza.garza@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.102A
Mrs. Rachel Villarreal Clinical Associate Professor Program Director for MS in Dietetics Program Coordinator for BS in Nutritional Science Ms. Rachel Villarreal's CV Ms. Rachel Villarreal's faculty profile	rachel.villarreal@utrgv.edu	956-665-3221 EHABW 2.102

**MS in Health Science**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
William Adams Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Adams' CV Mr. Adams' faculty profile	william.adams1@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Dr. Tracia Forman Assistant Professor Dr. Forman's faculty profile Dr. Forman's CV	tracia.forman@utrgv.edu	956-882-7162 BLHSB 2.724
Dr. Suad Ghaddar Assistant Professor Dr. Ghaddar's CV Dr. Ghaddar's faculty profile	suad.ghaddar@utrgv.edu	956-665-7937 EHABW 2.150
Corey Hawes Clinical Assistant Professor Mr. Hawes' faculty profile	corey.hawes@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Dr. Ava Miller Lecturer II Dr. Miller's CV Dr. Miller's faculty profile	ava.miller@utrgv.edu	956-882-5086 BLHSB 2.722