DOCTORAL COMMITTEE
The doctoral committee is the governing body that considers and makes policy decisions for the program. The committee holds monthly meetings that are open to everyone and discusses topics related to recruitment, student admissions, program requirements, and new proposals.
The committee consists of ten members: 1 Program Director, 2 faculty representatives from Literacy/Biliteracy, 2 faculty representatives from STEM, 2 faculty representatives from Sociocultural Foundations, the 2 Teacher Ed. Department Co-chairs (ex-officio non-voting) and 1 faculty advisor to the
For general inquiries about the Ph.D. in TLC, please contact tedtlc@utep.edu.
Maria T. de la Piedra, Ph.D.
TLC Doctoral Program Director
Effective August 2021-July 2024
Literacy/Biliteracy
mdelapiedra@utep.edu
915-747-5527
Sarah Jean Johnson, Ph.D.
Effective August 2019-July 2022
Literacy/Biliteracy
sjjohnson2@utep.edu
Elena Izquierdo, Ph.D.
Effective August 2021-July 2024
Literacy/Biliteracy
ielena@utep.edu
David Carrejo, Ph.D.
Effective August 2020-July 2023
STEM
dcarrejo@utep.edu
Justice Walker, Ph.D.
Effective August 2020-July 2023
STEM
jtwalker@utep.edu
Christina Convertino, Ph.D.
Effective August 2021-July 2024
Sociocultural Foundations of Education
cconvertino@utep.edu
Char Ullman, Ph.D.
Effective August 2020-July 2023
Sociocultural Foundations of Education
cullman@utep.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Alyse Hachey, Ph.D.
ahachey@utep.edu
Olga Kosheleva, Ph.D.
STEM Division Director
olgak@utep.edu
Katherine Mortimer, Ph.D.
UTEDS Advisor
ksmortimer@utep.edu
June Urbina
TLC Program Coordinator
jurbina6@utep.edu
