University Academic Council

The University's Academic Council is responsible for addressing academic issues that affect the six UTHealth Houston schools.

2023-2024 Members

Chair

Dr. Susan Tortolero Emery, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Representatives

SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS

Dr. Susan Fenton, Vice Dean for Education (voting member)

Jaime Hargrave, Executive Director, Student Affairs and Admissions (voting designee)

• Elvis Parada, Assistant Director, Admissions and Student Affairs (alternate member)

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

Dr. Robert D. Spears, Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs (voting member)

Tala Hasbini, Director, Education and Assessment (voting designee)

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Dr. William Mattox, Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Education (voting member)

Dr. Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, Assistant Director, Academic Affairs

Dr. Jeffrey Frost, Assistant Dean of Graduate Education

McGOVERN MEDICAL SCHOOL

Dr. Mark Hormann, Vice Dean of Educational Programs (voting member)

Dr. Allison Ownby, Associate Dean for Educational Programs

Dr. Sam Neher, Director of Accreditation & Continuous Quality Improvement

• Elizabeth Green, Manager, Curriculum Support (alternate member)

CIZIK SCHOOL OF NURSING

Dr. Cathy Rozmus, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (voting member)

Dr. Susan Ruppert, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

Dr. Teng-Yuan (Erica) Yu, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Dr. Constance Johnson, Associate Dean for Research

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Dr. Susan Tortolero-Emery, Sr. Associate Dean for Academic and Research Affairs (voting member)

Sarah Donahue, Director of Academic Affairs, Accreditation & Assessment (voting designee)

Kathryn (Kate) McMillan, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs

Student InterCouncil Representative (non-voting member)

Jordan A. Swan, SIC Vice-President and MMS Representative

UTHealth Houston Ex-Officio and Ad-Hoc Members (non-voting members): 
Dr. LaTanya Love, Executive Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity (ex-officio)
Dr. Kevin Morano, Senior Vice President for Academic and Faculty Affairs (ex-officio)
Deanne M. Hernandez, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research, Assessment and Accreditation (ex-officio)
Dr. Diana Keosayian, Associate Director, Institutional Effectiveness (ex-officio)
Kathy Rodgers, Associate Director, Academic Administration (ex-officio)
Nesh Aqrawi, Associate Director, Academic Administration (ex-officio)
Leslie Beckman, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Fellows (ad-hoc)
Dr. Sandra McKay, Co-Director, Quality Enhancement Plan (ad-hoc)
Dr. Angela Gomez, Co-Director, Quality Enhancement Plan (ad-hoc)