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Community Engagement Programs & Centers

Programs

Research Centers

• Aerospace Center
• Center for Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREaTE)
• Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR)
• Center for Environmental Resource Management (CERM)

Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships

Awards

• Microsoft Golden Impact Award 2023

Projects

• St. Patrick’s School Hands-on STEAM Night

• IMSE Family Cafe

• IMSE Workshop

Community Partners

Council Members

 

 

Gabby Gandara

Assistant Dean for Engineering Student Success

gabby@utep.edu

 

 

Amit Lopes

Assistant Professor

ajlopes@utep.edu

 

 

 

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Professor 

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Associate Professor and Director

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Department Chair and Professor

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Community Engagement Programs & Centers 

Research Centers

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication Laboratory
• Bioergonomics Lab
• Center for Health and Human Performance
• CHS Research, Evaluation, and Academic Center on Health Disparities (CHS REACHED)
• Metabolism, Nutrition, & Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory
• Minority Aids Research Center (MARC)
• Motor Control and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory
• Muscle Molecular Physiology Laboratory
• NeuroEXCEL Laboratory
• Pain Research in Mechanism-Based Physical Therapy Laboratory (PRIME PT)
• Projection of Identity (PRIDE) Laboratory
• Speech and Hearing Clinic (SHC)
• Stanley E. Fulton Gait Research & Movement Analysis Lab
• Voice, Brain and Language Lab
•  Community and Academic Partnerships for Health Research
• Clinical Applied Physiology (CAPh) Lab: 
  • The CAPh Lab studies the effects of common lifestyle interventions (e.g. exercise and nutritional supplements) in the cardiovascular system, more specifically in the pathophysiological interactions with atherosclerosis. The CAPh Lab uses a “reverse translational’ model, where results observed in clinical populations in vivo are transferred to in vitro systems to study the molecular adaptations.  
• Experimental Foods Laboratory: 
  • The laboratory is used for teaching and research activities including healthy eating demonstration for students and community partners. Research activities include the preparation of test diets for various studies related to metabolic disease, prepared by student research assistants working under the direction of CHS faculty.
• Experimental Pain Research Laboratory: 
  • Dedicated to the investigation, understanding, and effects of the pain modulatory system and biopsychosocial factors in the development of musculoskeletal chronic pain. The lab utilizes the most current knowledge in the area of pain to educate future scientists and health professionals, and collaborates with scientists from several disciplines (Physical Therapy, Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Pharmacy, and Neuroscience) to connect their expertise and increase understanding of the pain puzzle.
• Human Immunology and Nutrition Research Laboratory (HINRL): 
  • The Human Immunology and Nutrition Research Laboratory (HINRL) is located in a 3,000 square-foot space in the College of Health Sciences main building. The bench laboratory is equipped for the collection, handling and processing of blood samples and is equipped to perform both clinical chemistry and immunochemistry.
• Nutrient Analysis Laboratory: 
  • The Nutrient Analysis Laboratory is located in a 392-square-foot space in the Health Sciences and Nursing Building and is equipped for the analysis of macro- and micro-nutrient composition of food and biological samples. 

Scholarships & Awards

Awards

Golden Impact Community Partner Award 2023: Centro San Vicente

Community Partners

Council Members

 

Leticia Paez

Executive Associate Dean

lpaez@utep.edu

 

 

Elizabeth Camacho

Clinical Instructor 

ecamacho@utep.edu

Engaged Faculty

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Community Engagement Programs & Centers

Programs

• Community Engagement and Service 
• Institute of Oral History

Centers

• Center for Arts Entrepreneurship (CAE)
• Center for Interamerican and Border Studies (CIBS)
• Center for Law and Human Behavior (CLHB)
• National Security Studies Institute (NSSI)
• Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law (LSPI)
• Sam Donalsdon Center
• Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

Scholarships & Awards

Scholarships

Tom Lea Fellowship

Awards

Golden Impact Award 2023 - El Paso Opera

Community Partners

Council Members

 

Dr. Irma Montelongo

Associate Professor

imontelongo@utep.edu

 

 

DR. Caitlyn Muñiz

Interim Associate Dean 

cnmuniz@utep.edu

 

 

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Community Engagement Programs & Centers

Programs

• COURI
• College of Science Research Enhancement Fund

Centers

• Border Biomedical Research Center

Scholarships & AWARDS 

Awards

Golden Impact Award 2023 - ADP

Community Partners

Council Members

 

Dr. Son-Young yi

Associate Professor; Mathematical Sciences and Computational Science

syi@utep.edu

 

 

Dr. Bibiana Mancera

Director of Community Engagement for the BBRC

barias@utep.edu

Engaged Faculty

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Programs & Centers

Programs

• Professional Organizations

Centers

• Simulation Center 

Scholarships & Awards

Awards

Golden Impact Award 2023 - Del Sol & Las Palmas Hospitals

Projects

• CASFV Collaboration
• The HOPE Fair
• TNSA Community Farmer’s Market

Council Members

 

DR. Karim Singh

Clinical Assistant Professor

kcsingh2@utep.edu

 

 

DR. Shalla Copeland

Clinical Assistant Professor

smcopeland@utep.edu

Engaged Faculty

Carla Ellis, MSN, RN
Instructor in Clinical Nursing

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Community Engagement Programs & Centers

Programs

• Pre- Pharmacy Organization

Centers

• Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Family and Community Medicine

• El Paso Children's Hospital; Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Pediatrics

• Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Internal Medicine & Department of Family and Community Medicine
• Residency ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ and the El Paso Community

Scholarships & Awards

Scholarships

• TPF 2023 General Scholarships

• TPF George Webb 2023 Scholarship

• TPF Marvin Shepherd 2023 Scholarship

• TPF Abeldt Family Scholarship

• TPF Ladies Auxiliary 2023 Scholarship

• TPF Robert Clayton 2023 Scholarship

• TPF Luther and Mary Ann Parker 2023 Scholarship

• TPF John and Beverly Carson 2023 Scholarship

Awards 

UMC Department of Pharmacy (Golden Impact Award 2023)

Publications

Frietze, G. A., Mancera, B. M., & Kenney, M. J. (2023). COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Perceptions, and Trust among Hispanics Residing in an Underserved Community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), 5076. 

Grants

National Institutes of Health- $690,902.00

Implementing Community-based Approaches to Increase SARS-CoV-2 Testing among an Underserved and Vulnerable Hispanic Population.

Community Partners

• UMC Department of Pharmacy

Council Members

 

Jeri Sias

Clinical Professor

jjsias@utep.edu
College of Health Science
(915) 747-8599

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Community Engagement Programs & Centers

Centers

Scholarships & Awards

Awards

Golden Impact Award 2023 - PwC

projects

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
• Isabella’s Foods
• JackRabbit Wireless
• El Perro Grande
• Economic Costs of Mass Violence Events
• Regional Economic Gains from Educational Attainment
• Currency Market and Business Cycle Effects on Air Travel
• Border Region Modeling Project 

Council Members

DR. Claudia Gomez

Associate Professor of Marketing, Management, and Supply Chain

cgomez45@utep.edu

Miles Cooper

Student Engagement

Ryan Jackson

Director, Military Services

Hector Flores

Manager, Center for Accommodations and Support Services

Bianca Marquez

Manager, Dean of Students

Nohemi Gallarzo

Assistant Vice President, Registration and Records

Jennifer Miller

Director, Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Stacy Huhn

Coordinator, New Student Orientation

Jocelyn Ochoterena

Manager, Admissions and Recruitment