PATHS-UP Faculty

Mark Benden, PhD
- Workforce Development
Department Head
Professor
Director of the Ergonomics Center
Texas A&M University - Mark Benden, PhD Profile

Saurabh Biswas, PhD
- Innovation Ecosystem
Associate Professor of Practice
Head Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, TEES Division of Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
Texas A&M University - Saurabh Biswas, PhD Profile

Monica E. Cardella, PhD
- Workforce Development
Director of the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (Succeed), - Professor of Engineering and Computing Education, SUCCEED and STEM Transformation Institute Secondary Appointment,
- Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Graduate Program Director
- Florida International University
- Monica E. Cardella, PhD Profile

Theodora Chaspari
- Thrust 4
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Theodora Chaspari Profile

Theresa Chatman
- Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Rice University - Theresa Chatman Profile

Gerard L. Coté, PhD
- Director, PATHS-UP
Executive Committee
Director, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems
Holder of the James J. Cain Professorship I
Texas A&M University - Gerard L. Coté, PhD Profile

Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD
- Thrust 4
Professor and Chair, Kinesiology
Texas A&M University - Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD Profile

Dino Di Carlo, PhD
- Deputy Director, PATHS-UP, and Thrust 1 Co-Lead
Executive Committee
Professor of Bioengineering
University of California, Los Angeles - Dino Di Carlo, PhD Profile

Sam Emaminejad, PhD
- Thrust 3
Associate Professor
Primary Area: Physical and Wave Electronics
University of California, Los Angeles - Sam Emaminejad, PhD Profile

Sherecce Fields, PhD
Thrust 4 Co-lead
Professor
Director of Clinical Training,
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Texas A&M University

Omai Garner, PhD
- Workforce Development & Thrust 1
UCLA Path and Lab Med
University of California, Los Angeles - Omai Garner, PhD Profile

Melissa A. Grunlan, PhD
- Thrust 1
Holder of the Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professorship in Engineering
Presidential Impact Fellow
Texas A&M University - Melissa A. Grunlan, PhD Profile

Josh Hutcheson, PhD
Thrust 1
Assistant Professor
Florida International University

Hatice Ceylan Koydemir, PhD
- Thrust 2 Co-Lead
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Hatice Koydemir, PhD Profile

Hye-Chung Kum, PhD
- Thrust 4
Professor
Texas A&M University - Hye-Chung Kum, PhD Profile

Mark Lawley, PhD
- Thrust 4
TEES Research Professor
Deputy Director of the Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems
Department of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy Appointment)
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Courtesy Appointment)
Texas A&M University - Mark Lawley, PhD Profile

Pao Tai Lin, PhD
- Thrust 2
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University - Pao Tai Lin, PhD Profile

Samuel Mabbott, PhD
- Thrust 1
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Samuel Mabbott, PhD Profile

Mike McShane, PhD
- Thrust 1 Co-Lead
Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Director of Graduate Programs
Texas A&M University - Mike McShane, PhD Profile

Bobak Mortazavi, PhD
- Thrust 4
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Bobak Mortazavi, PhD Profile

Carolyn Nichol, PhD
- Workforce Development
Associate Research Professor
Director of the Rice Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM)
Education Director for the NSF NanoEnabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Engineering Research Center
Rice University - Carolyn Nichol, PhD Profile

Aydogan Ozcan, PhD
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- Thrust 2 Co-Lead
Executive Committee
Chancellor’s Professor and HHMI Professor
University of California, Los Angeles - Aydogan Ozcan, PhD Profile
- Thrust 2 Co-Lead

Nezih Pala, PhD
- Thrust 3
Professor
PhD Graduate Program Director
Florida International University - Nezih Pala, PhD Profile

Jessica Ramella-Roman, PhD
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- Thrust 3 Co-Lead
Executive Committee
Associate Professor
Florida International University - Jessica Ramella-Roman, PhD Profile
- Thrust 3 Co-Lead

Ashutosh Sabharwal, PhD
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Thrust 4 Co-Lead
Executive Committee
Department Chair,
Earnest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering,
Director, Scalable Health Labs
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rice University
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Farzan Sasangohar, PhD
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- Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Center for Outcomes Research, Houston Methodist Hospital
- Department of Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine (IAM), Houston Methodist Hospital
- Affiliated Faculty, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems & Design
- Faculty Fellow, NSF Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT)
- Texas A&M University
- Farzan Sasangohar, PhD Profile
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Limei Tian, PhD
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- Thrust 3
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Limei Tian, PhD Profile
- Thrust 3

Tomasz Tkaczyk, PhD
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- Thrust 2
Professor of Bioengineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Modern Optical Instrumentation and Bio-imaging Laboratory
Rice University - Tomasz Tkaczyk, PhD Profile
- Thrust 2

Ashok Veeraraghavan, PhD
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- Thrust 3 Co-Lead
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor, Computer Science
Rice University - Ashok Veeraraghavan, PhD Profile
- Thrust 3 Co-Lead

Karan Watson, PhD
- Workforce Development Director
- Regents Professor
- Texas A&M University
- Karan Watson, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Staff


Andrew Green
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- Vice Chair Year 1
Florida International University - Andrew Green Profile
- Vice Chair Year 1

