PATHS-UP Faculty

Mark Benden, PhD
- Workforce Development
Department Head
Associate 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

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

Sherecce Fields, PhD
- Thrust 4
Associate Department Head
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University - Sherecce Fields, PhD Profile

Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD
- Pre-College Director
Professor
Texas A&M University - Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD Profile

Sonia Garcia
- Work Force Development
Senior Director of Access and Inclusion
Texas A&M University - Sonia Garcia Profile

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

Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna, PhD
Thrust 4 Co-Lead
Professor
Texas A&M University

Xia “Ben” Hu, PhD
- Thrust 4
Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering
Director of DATA (Data Analytics at Texas A&M) lab
Texas A&M University - Xia “Ben” Hu, PhD Profile

Josh Hutcheson, PhD
Thrust 1
Assistant Professor
Florida International University

Hye-Chung Kum, PhD
- Thrust 4
Assistant 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
Assistant 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

Kristen Maitland, PhD
- Thrust 2 Co-Lead
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University - Kristen Maitland, 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
Assistant 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

Andrea M. Ogilvie, PhD
- Workforce Development Director
- Assistant Dean for Student Success
- Assistant Professor of Instruction
- Texas A&M University

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

Sung II Park, PhD
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- Thrust 3
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - Sung II Park, PhD Profile
- Thrust 3

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

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD
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- Thrust 1 & 2
Malcolm Gillis University Professor
Professor of Bioengineering
Director, Rice 360° Institute for Global Health
Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging Laboratory
Rice University - Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD Profile
- Thrust 1 & 2
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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 - Ashutosh Sabharwal, PhD Profile
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Farzan Sasangohar, PhD
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- Thrust 4
Assistant Professor
Center for Outcomes Research. Houston Methodis Hospital
Department of Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine (IAM), Houston Methodist Hospital
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (Courtesy Appointment)
Facility Fellow, Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems
Facility Fellow, Center for Health Systems & Design
Facility Fellow, NSF Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT)
Texas A&M University - Farzan Sasangohar, PhD Profile
- Thrust 4

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

Andres Tremante, PhD
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- Workforce Development
Senior Instructor for Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the College of Engineering and Computing.
Florida International University - Andres Tremante, PhD Profile
- Workforce Development

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

Peggy Wang, PhD
- Thrust 3
Professor
Florida International University - Peggy Wang, 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



Julieta Vallejos
- Diversity and Inclusion Mentor
Florida International University