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PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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PATHS-UP Faculty

PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Mark Benden, PhD

  • Workforce Development
    Department Head
    Associate Professor
    Director of the Ergonomics Center
    Texas A&M University
  • Mark Benden, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Theodora Chaspari

  • Thrust 4
    Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Theodora Chaspari Profile
Theresa Chatman

Theresa Chatman

  • Director, Diversity and Inclusion
    Rice University
  • Theresa Chatman Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD

  • Thrust 4
    Professor and Chair, Kinesiology
    Texas A&M University
  • Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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
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Sam Emaminejad, PhD

  • Thrust 3
    Assistant Professor
    Primary Area: Physical and Wave Electronics
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • Sam Emaminejad, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Sherecce Fields, PhD

  • Thrust 4
    Associate Department Head
    Associate Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Sherecce Fields, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD

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

  • Work Force Development
    Senior Director of Access and Inclusion
    Texas A&M University
  • Sonia Garcia Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Omai Garner, PhD

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

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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna, PhD

Thrust 4 Co-Lead
Professor
Texas A&M University

Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna, PhD Profile

PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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

Josh Hutcheson, PhD

Thrust 1
Assistant Professor
Florida International University

  • Josh Hutcheson, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Hye-Chung Kum, PhD

  • Thrust 4
    Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Hye-Chung Kum, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Pao Tai Lin, PhD

  • Thrust 2
    Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Pao Tai Lin, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Samuel Mabbott, PhD

  • Thrust 1
    Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Samuel Mabbott, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Kristen Maitland, PhD

  • Thrust 2 Co-Lead
    Associate Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Kristen Maitland, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Mike McShane, PhD

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

Bobak Mortazavi, PhD

  • Thrust 4
    Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University
  • Bobak Mortazavi, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

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
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Andrea M. Ogilvie, PhD

  • Workforce Development Director
  • Assistant Dean for Student Success
  • Assistant Professor of Instruction
  • Texas A&M University

Andrea M. Ogilvie, PhD Profile

PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Aydogan Ozcan, PhD

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

  • Thrust 3
    Associate Professor
    PhD Graduate Program Director
    Florida International University
  • Nezih Pala, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Sung II Park, PhD

    • Thrust 3
      Assistant Professor
      Texas A&M University
    • Sung II Park, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Jessica Ramella-Roman, PhD

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

      • 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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Ashutosh Sabharwal, PhD

      • 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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Farzan Sasangohar, PhD

    • 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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Limei Tian, PhD

    • Thrust 3
      Assistant Professor
      Texas A&M University
    • Limei Tian, PhD Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Tomasz Tkaczyk, PhD

    • 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
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Andres Tremante, PhD

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

Ashok Veeraraghavan, PhD

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

  • Thrust 3
    Professor
    Florida International University
  • Peggy Wang, PhD Profile

PATHS-UP Staff

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Chris Finberg 

  • Innovation Director
    Texas A&M University

Chris Finberg Profile

Andrew Green

Andrew Green

    • Vice Chair Year 1
      Florida International University 
    • Andrew Green Profile
PATHS-UP Faculty & Staff

Jim Jackson

  • Finance Director
  • Texas A&M University

Jim Jackson Profile

Kerry Key

Kerry Key

  • Administrative Director
  • Texas A&M University

Kerry Key Profile

Julieta Vallejos

Julieta Vallejos

  • Diversity and Inclusion Mentor
    Florida International University

Julieta Vallejos Profile

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