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School of Urban and Public Affairs

Faculty and Staff

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FACULTY

Ardeshir Anjonami
Ardeshir Anjomani

Professor and
UPPP Ph.D Advisor
anjomani@uta.edu
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Dr. Enid Arvidson
Enid Arvidson
Associate Professor
enid@uta.edu
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Cindy Atha-Weldon
Cindy Atha-Weldon
Lecturer
catha@uta.edu


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Ivonne Audirac
Director, City and
Regional Planning
and Associate Professor
audirac@uta.edu
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Barbara Becker

Barbara Becker
Dean and Professor
bbecker@uta.edu
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Karabi Bezboruah
Assistant Professor
bezborua@uta.edu
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Dr. Colleen Casey
Colleen Casey
Assistant Professor
colleenc@uta.edu
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Richard Cole
Richard L. Cole
Professor
cole@uta.edu
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Michan Connor
Michan Connor
Assistant Professor
michan@uta.edu
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Jim Cornehls
Jim Cornehls
Professor Emeritus
cornehls@uta.edu
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David Coursey
David Coursey

Director, Public Administration
and Associate Professor
dcoursey@uta.edu
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Paul Geisel

Paul N. Geisel
Professor Emeritus
geisel@uta.edu
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Richard Greene
Richard Greene
Adjunct Associate Professor
rgreene@uta.edu

Carl Grodach
Carl Grodach
Assistant Professor
grodach@uta.edu
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Rod Hissong
Rod Hissong
Associate Dean and
Associate Professor
hissong@uta.edu
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Member, Academy of
Distinguished Teachers
Jianling Li
Jianling Li
Professor
jjli@uta.edu
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Maria Martinez-Cosio
Maria Martinez-Cosio
Associate Professor
and PUAD Ph.D Advisor
mcosio@uta.edu
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Darla Paulson
Darla Paulson
Assistant Professor
dpaulson@uta.edu
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez

Associate Professor
aro@uta.edu
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James Spaniolo
James D. Spaniolo

President, The University
of Texas at Arlington
Professor
jds@uta.edu
Del Taebel
Del Taebel

Professor Emeritus
taebel@uta.edu
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James Welch

James Welch
Assistant Professor
welchj4@uta.edu
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Dr. Andrew Whittemore
Andrew Whittemore
Assistant Professor
andrew.whittemore@uta.edu
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Sherman M. Wyman
Sherman M. Wyman

Professor 
wyman@uta.edu
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ADVISORS

Tangie Fields
Tangie Fields
Graduate Advisor
nfields@uta.edu

Yolanda Thomas

Yolanda Thomas
Undergraduate Advisor
ycthomas@uta.edu

Erin Townsend

Erin Townsend
Undergraduate Advisor
erinetownsend@uta.edu


PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Director of Operations
nelsonjm@uta.edu


bob wilkins
Bob Wilkins

Director, Training and Outreach
wilkins@uta.edu

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Matt Havlik

Communications Assistant
havlik@uta.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Marjorie Dick
Marjorie Dick

Administrative Assistant
Dean's Office
marjorie@uta.edu
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Athena Seaton

Administrative Assistant
Institute of Urban Studies
seaton@uta.edu

 

 

 

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