Health Education CenterStaff Directory

HEC Administration
HEC 3.908

Katie Branch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNAP, CHSE

Vice President for Interprofessional Education and the Health Education Center                                                                  Peter K. Thompson, MD Distinguished Professorship
(409) 266-0001

kcbranch@utmb.edu

Vacancy

Director of Simulation
(409) 266-0010

 
Nakisha Paul, MPPA, MBA

Assoc Director of Business Ops
(409) 266-0002

nspaul@utmb.edu
Kelly Grace, PhD

Education Assessment Specialist
(409) 266-5397

krgrace@utmb.edu
Briley, Richard
Richard Briley, M.Ed., CHSE

Instructional Technologist
(409) 266-0049

rlbriley@utmb.edu
Linda Martell

Executive Assistant
(409) 266-0003

lnmartel@utmb.edu
Bailey Mercado

Administrative Coordinator
(409) 266-0119

bamercad@utmb.edu

Interprofessional Education and Practice
HEC 3.208

Ashley Parikh, Ed.D., MSHS, PTA

IPE & QEP Director
(409) 266-0004

asparikh@utmb.edu

 
Armalita Dosseh, BS

Program Manager
(409) 266-1688

aadosseh@utmb.edu
Julie A. Quiroga

Administrative Coordinator
(409) 266-0007

jaquirog@utmb.edu
Zoeieann Smart Townsend, BS, LCDC, ADS

Coordinator II
(409) 266-1690

zotownse@UTMB.EDU

Interprofessional Simulation Center Support Staff
HEC 4.412

Kathryn Gwinn

Administrative Manager
(409) 266-2809

kagwinn@utmb.edu
Victoria Garcia

Coordinator II
(409) 266-0018

viagarci@utmb.edu
Alyssa Scott

Coordinator II
(409) 266-0107

alyscott@utmb.edu

Human Simulation
HEC 4.412

Darlene Self, M.Ed., MT (ASCP)

Assistant Director of Simulation
(409) 266-0011

pdself@utmb.edu
Cindy Crookston, M.Ed.

Health Educator Specialist
(409) 266-0071

ccrooks@utmb.edu
Elizabeth Fullen, BS Ed.

Health Educator Specialist
(409) 266-0016

elfullen@utmb.edu
Finley Jacob, MD

Clinical Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0036

fijacob@utmb.edu
Keelan Greene, M.Ed.

Health Educator Specialist
(409) 266-6196

kegreene@utmb.edu
Jennifer Robinson, MSN-Ed, RN

Clinical Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0061

jelrobin@utmb.edu

Non-human Simulation
HEC 2.410, HEC 5.248, HEC 2.914

Kahrig, Kristen
Kristen Kahrig, BS

Assistant Director of Simulation
(409) 266-0005

kmkahrig@utmb.edu
Dewitt, Tracey
Tracey Dewitt

Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0022

tldewitt@utmb.edu
Marcus Finney, LP

Clinical Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-5813

mdfinney@utmb.edu
Jessica Gutierrez, MSN, RN

Clinical Simulation Specialist
(409) 772-2809

jnvann@utmb.edu

 
Sydney Johnson, MSc.

Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0017

sydjohns@utmb.edu

 
Caroline Jordan, BSN, RN

Clinical Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0039

cejordan@utmb.edu
Ennert Manyeza, BS, RRT, CHSOS

Simulation Specialist
(409) 266-0025

ermanyez@utmb.edu
Julie Berry-Lister, BSN, RN

Education Resource Specialist

jrberryl@utmb.edu

Office of Life Support Education and Training
HEC 3.410, HEC 5.210

Annette Smith, BAS-HCM, RRT

Director
(409) 266-5810

annesmit@utmb.edu
David Bivens, Paramedic

Training Specialist III
(409) 266-5814

debivens@utmb.edu
Jason Farrar, LP

Training Specialist III
(409) 266-0015

jwfarrar@utmb.edu
Jaclyn Jones, RRT, RCP

Training Specialist III
(409) 266-0020

jjones@utmb.edu
George Laiacona, NRP

Training Specialist III
(409) 266-5812

galaiaco@utmb.edu
Julie Parrish

Program Manager
(409) 266-5811

Jparrish@utmb.edu
Paul Varesic, Paramedic

Training Specialist III

pvvaresi@utmb.edu
Patrick Schexnaider

Training Specialist III
(409) 266-0074

prschexn@utmb.edu

Software Systems
HEC 5.428/4.412C

Niara Newman, MS, BS, CPHIMS, CAP, CSSLP, CPRE (IREB)

Software Systems Specialist III
(409) 266-0015

nsnewman@utmb.edu
Santillana, Emmanuel
Manny Santillana, MS

Software Systems Specialist III
(409) 266-0048

easantil@utmb.edu
Carcamo, Miguel
Miguel Carcamo

Software Systems Specialist II
(409) 266-0021

micaram@utmb.edu
Evan Madison

Software Systems Specialist II
(409) 266-

evmadiso@utmb.edu

Classroom Services
William C. Levin Hall 4.452

Alexander Leslie

Senior Audio-Visual Technician
(409) 772-8980

alleslie@utmb.edu
Shandra Shumate

Media Specialist
(409) 772-8980

sshumate@utmb.edu
Michael (AJ) Simmons

Senior Audio-Visual Technician
(409) 772-8980

micsimmo@utmb.edu
Sebastion Reily

Media Specialist
(409) 772-8980

ssreily@utmb.edu

HEC Faculty Liaisons

Bruce Adcock, Associate Professor of Instruction, Respiratory Care

Amy Boyd, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Occupational Therapy

Emmanuel Maati Nyangau,  Assistant Professor of Instruction, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Sara Dann-Grice, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Holly Goode, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Physician Assistant Studies

Shinu Joy, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Nursing

Janna McGaugh, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences

Christopher Messenger, Assistant Professor, Nutrition Science and Health Behavior

Jacob Moses, Assistant Professor, Bioethics and Health Humanities

Jose Rojas, Associate Professor and Chair, Respiratory Care

Judith Rowen, Clinical Professor, John Sealy School of Medicine

Josie Tombrella, Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing

Vera Gibb, Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing