People
LSAMP STAFF (Lead Institution)
Ariana Arciero, MPH
Associate Director
avarcier@utep.edu
Mariana Cueto
Undergraduate Assistant II
mcueto2@miners.utep.edu
Benjamin Flores, Ph.D.
Director and PI
bflores@utep.edu
Pilar Gonzalez, M.A.
LSAMP Research Associate
pgonzalez@miners.utep.edu
Dessaray C. Gorbett, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
dcgorbett@utep.edu
Helmut Knaust, Ph.D.
Co-PI
hknaust@utep.edu
William Robertson, Ph.D.
Co-PI
robertson@utep.edu
Sara E. Rodriguez, MA
Coordinator
saraer@utep.edu
Jessica Shenberger-Trujillo, Ph.D.
Co-PI and Director of Evaluation
jmshenberger@utep.edu
Karime H. Smith, M.A.
LSAMP Research Associate
khsmith@miners.utep.edu
Cristina Villalobos, Ph.D.
LSAMP STAFF (UT INSTITUTIONS)
UT Arlington
Kayunta Johnson-Winters, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
kayunta@uta.edu
UT Austin
Tepera Holman
Director, Assistant Dean
Community and Student Engagement
holmantr@austin.utexas.edu
UT Austin
Courtney McElroy, Ed.D.
Co-Director
cjmcelroy@austin.utexas.edu
UT Austin
Timothy A. Myers, M.A
Co-Director
tmyers@austin.utexas.edu
UT Dallas
Michael Burton, Ph.D.
Co-Director
michael.burton@utdallas.edu
UT Dallas
Juan Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Dean of Graduate Education
Biology Department
juan.gonzalez@utdallas.edu
UT Permian Basin
Milka Montes, Ph.D.
Chair,
Chemistry Department
montes_m@utpb.edu
UT Rio Grande Valley
Cristina Villalobos, Ph.D.
Director, Center of Excellence in STEM Education
cristina.villalobos@utrgv.edu
UT Rio Grande Valley
Josef Sifuentes, Ph.D.
Co-Director
josef.sifuentes@utrgv.edu
UT San Antonio
Darrell Balderrama, M.Ed.
Director, Office of Undergraduate Studies
darrell.balderrama@utsa.edu
UT Tyler
Brent Bill, Ph.D.
Director
bbill@uttyler.edu
LSAMP STAFF (Community Colleges)
El Paso Community College
Karina Castillo, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
kcastil8@epcc.edu
Howard College
Steven Hobbs, D.C.
Chair, Math and Science
shobbs@howardcollege.edu
Odessa College
Timothy Contreras, M.A
Chair, Mathematics and Engineering
tcontreras@odessa.edu
Midland College
Thomas Ready, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
tready@midland.edu
Tarrant County College
Jean Maines, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
jean.maines@tccd.edu
Tyler Junior College
Gigi Delk, M.S.
Professor, CIS/Gaming and Simulation Development
gdel@tjc.edu
The UT System LSAMP program is funded by the National Science Foundation grant number HRD-1826745. Funding for the Bridge to the Doctorate projects was provided by NSF grant numbers HRD-0832951 (BD 2008-2010), HRD-0929727 (BD 2009-2011), HRD-1139929 (BD 2011-2013), HRD-1301858 (BD 2013-2015), HRD-1810898 (BD 2018-2020), and EES-2204750 (BD 2022-2024).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
