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Dr. Mary Boggiano
Associate Professor
 
Dr. Kimberley McClure
Associate Professor
 
Dr. Jorge Ramírez
Assistant Professor

Dr. Isabel Sumaya
Associate Professor

























Dr. Robert Hitlan
Associate Professor

















 
Dr. Dawn McQuiston
Assistant Professor






Dr. Azenett Garza
Assistant Professor
 
Dr. James Billings
Visiting Assistant Professor
 
Dr. Scott Culhane
Assistant Professor



Dr. Monica Skewes
Postdoctoral Research Associate








   
Employment of Ph.D. Alumni    

Ph.D. Year*

Name / E-mail

Position/Affiliation

1996

James W. Schutte

schutte@htg.net

Legal Psychologist (1996-present)

Guido A. Barrientos, Ph.D. & Associates

El Paso, TX

James W. Schutte, Ph. D.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

1998

Mary M. Boggiano

(formerly Mary M. Hagan)

boggiano@uab.edu


Associate Professor (2005-present)

Assistant Professor (2000-2005)

Behavioral Neuroscience Program

Department of Psychology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Postdoctoral Scholar (1998-2000)

Department of Psychiatry

School of Medicine

University of Cincinnati 

1998

Kimberley A. McClure KA-Mcclure@wiu.edu

Associate Professor (present)

Assistant Professor (1998-)

Department of Psychology

Western Illinois University

1999

James D. Sanders jsanders@sandburg.edu

Associate Professor (present)

Assistant Professor (1998-)

Department of Psychology

Carl Sandburg College

2000

Dora I. Lozano

dlozano@uacj.mx

Assistant Professor (present)

Department of Psychology
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Postdoctoral Scholar (2000-)

Department of Psychology

University of Southern California

2000

Jorge I. Ramirez

jramirez@uiuc.edu

Assistant Professor (2001-present)

Department of Psychology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Scholar (2000-2001)

Department of Psychology

University of California, Los Angeles

2000

Mary Herrald

mherrald@utep.edu

Program Evaluator (2000-present)

Ysleta Central School District

2000

Debra L. Corey
dlcorey@ollusa.edu

Assistant Professor (2009-present)
Department of Psychology

Our Lady of the Lake University

Senior Researcher (2002-2009)

Evaluation, Assessment & Measurement

University of Oklahoma

Coordinator, Challenge Grant (2000-2002)

College of Education
University of Texas at El Paso

2001

Isabel C. Sumaya

isumaya@csub.edu

Associate Professor (2008-present)

Assistant Professor (2002-2008)

Department of Psychology

California State University, Bakersfield

Postdoctoral Scholar (2001-2002)

Department of Molecular Biological Chemistry

Northwestern University Medical School

2001

V. Anne Tubb

vatubb@bop.gov

Chief Psychologist (2005-present)

Drug Abuse Program Coordinator (2003-2005)

Staff Psychologist (2002-2003)

Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring, TX

Federal Bureau of Prisons

2001

Julie A. Penley

japenley@utep.edu

Associate Professor (2007-present)

Special Assistant to the Dean (2007-present)

Assistant Professor (2002-2007)

Department of Psychology

El Paso Community College

Evaluation Coordinator (2001-2002) 

TQE Grant   

College of Education  

University of Texas at El Paso

2002

Gabriela Guerrero

GabyGH@aol.com

Statistician/Data Analyst (2002-present)

Educational Data Services

Morgan Hill, CA

2002

Robert T. Hitlan

rob.hitlan@uni.edu

Associate Professor (2008-present)

Assistant Professor (2002-2008)

Department of Psychology

University of Northern Iowa

2003

Armando X. Estrada axestrada@hotmail.com

estrada@vancouver.wsu.edu

Assistant Professor (present)

Department of Psychology
Washington State University, Vancouver

Assistant Research Professor (2002-)

Graduate School of Business and Public Policy

U.S. Naval Postgraduate School

2003

Shelley N. Aikman

saikman@gsc.edu

Associate Professor (2007-present)

Department of Psychology
Gainesville State College

Visiting Assistant Professor (2003-2007)

Department of Psychology

Syracuse University

2003

Dawn E. McQuiston dawn.mcquiston@asu.edu

Associate Professor (2009-present)

Assistant Professor (2003-2009)

Department of Psychology

Arizona State University-West

2003

Imelda G. Alcala

ialcala@uach.mx

Profesor Titular (1996-present)

Secretaria de Investigación y Posgrado

Facultad de Educación Física y Ciencias del Deporte

Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Full Professor (rank held since 1996)     

Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies     
College of Physical Education and Sports Science

Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Note: Before entering the Ph.D. program, Dr. Alcala had achieved tenure and the rank of associate professor, first at the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), and then at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua.

2003

Azenett A. Garza

agarza@weber.edu

Associate Professor (2009-present)

Assistant Professor (2002-2009)

Department of Psychology

Weber State University

2003

Candace D. Rutt

crutt@cdc.gov

ORISE Fellow (2003-present)

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, GA

2004

F. James Billings

fjbillings@smcm.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor (2004-present)

Department of Psychology

The Honors College

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

2005

Scott E. Culhane

sculhane@uwyo.edu

Phone: 307-766-2945

Fax: 307-766-3913

Assistant Professor

Department of Criminal Justice

University of Wyoming

P.O.Box 3197

Laramie, WY 82071

2006 Tanya S. Taylor
ttaylor@air.org
Phone: 202-403-5951
Research Analyst (2007-present)
American Institute of Research
Washington, DC

Trial Consultant
(2006-2007)
Wilmington Institute Network
Dallas, TX
2006 Laura Zimmerman
Research Psychologist
Klein Associates
Applied Research Associates
Ohio
2006 Keli S. Allen
(formerly Keli S. Holloway)
Senior Business Analyst
LivePerson, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
2006 Monica C. Skewes
mcskewes@alaska.edu
Assistant Professor (2009-present)
Department of Psychology and
Center for Native Alaska Health Research
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2006-2009)
Research Institute on Addictions
State University of New York, Buffalo
2006 Christopher J. Johnson
christopher.johnson@usu.edu
Assistant Professor (2008-present)
Department of Psychology
Utah State University

Postdoctoral Scholar (2006-2008)
Department of Psychology
Ohio University
2006 Cathe Lester
clester@utep.edu
Assistant Director
Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning
University of Texas at El Paso
2006 Rebecca L. Palacios
rpalacio@nmsu.edu
Assistant Professor (2008-present)
Department of Health Science
New Mexico State University
Researcher
Border Research Solutions (2006-2008)
El Paso, TX
2007 Colby J. Stoever
Colby.Stoever@thecb.state.tx.us
Senior Research Specialist (2009-present)
Research Specialist (2007-2009)
Planning and Accountability
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Austin, TX
2008 Oscar Armando Esparza
oesparza@uacj.mx
Assistant Professor (2008-present)
[Investigador-Profesor de Tiempo Completo]
Department of Psychology
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Chihuahua, Mexico
2008 Eugenia González
ecgonzalez3@utep.edu
Assistant Professor (2009-present)
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Texas at El Paso
2008 Julia Lechuga
jlechuga@mcw.edu
Postdoctoral Scholar (2008-present)
Center for AIDS Intervention Research
Medical College of Wisconsin

2008 Stephen Ross
Visiting Assistant Professor (2008-present)
Department of Psychology
Florida International University

2008 Lisa Topp
toppl@sfasu.edu

Assistant Professor (2008-present)
Department of Psychology
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches, TX

2008 Jessica Wildermuth
Researcher (2008-present)
Federal Sentencing Commission
Washington, DC
2008 Kendra Witt
kwitt@bcidaho.com
Health Program Manager (2007-present)
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health
Meridian, ID
2008 Brenda S. Hanson
bshanson@miners.utep.edu
Engineering Psychologist (2009-present)
US Army TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC)
White Sands Missile Range, NM
2008 Nicole Pruss

2009 Jessica L. Marcon
marco1j@cmich.edu
Assistant Professor (2009-present)
Department of Psychology
Central Michigan University
2009 Hendrik de Heer
dirk.deheer@nih.gov
Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-present)
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

2009
Clarissa Arms-Chavez
cchavez@aum.edu


Assistant Professor (2009-present)
Department of Psychology
Auburn University-Montgomery
Mongomery, Alabama
2009
Guadalupe Corral
gcorral@utep.edu


Assistant Director (2009-present)
Institute for Policy and Economic Development
University of Texas at El Paso

2009
Gabriela Durán
gduran@uacj.mx
Assistant Professor (2006-present)
[Investigador-Profesor de Tiempo Completo]
Department of Visual Arts
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

Note: Dr. Durán began her faculty position at UACJ in the same semester that she entered the Ph.D. program.

 

*Ph.D. program began in 1993.


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Dr. Candace Rutt
Research Fellow, CDC













Dr. Laura Zimmerman
Applied Research Psychologist






Dr. Colby Stoever
Research Specialist