Our Team
The STEM-CLEAR team includes personnel from across the university representing our three strategic tiers: Contextualized Curriculum, Student Support and Faculty Training. Click on the icon on each photo to learn more about the role of each team member on this project.
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Dr. Apan QasemQasemApanProfessor, Department of Computer ScienceEmail: apan@txstate.eduCMAL 307D.2(512) 245-0347
Principal Investigator & Project Director
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Dr. Vedaraman SriramanSriramanVedaramanSenior Vice ProvostEmail: vs04@txstate.eduJCK 1060(512) 245-1739
Co-Principal Investigator
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Dr. Chad BoothBoothChadAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Science and EngineeringEmail: cb31@txstate.eduCENT 201(512) 245-2119
Co-Principal Investigator
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Dr. Shetay Ashford-HanserdAshford-HanserdShetayChair and Associate Professor, Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies, STEM-CLEAR IdentityEmail: sashford@txstate.eduPED 101(512) 245-2115
Co-Principal Investigator
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Dr. Cindy RoyalRoyalCindyRegents' Professor, School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationEmail: croyal@txstate.eduOM 106D(512)245-3481
Co-Principal Investigator
Contextualized Curriculum CohortDr. Royal is responsible for establishing the STEM emphasis for the Journalism and Mass Communication programs. She will develop modules on artificial intelligence, data analysis and interactive web development with a communication context.
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Dr. Barbara HewittHewittBarbaraAssociate Professor, Department of Health Information ManagementEmail: bh05@txstate.eduSON 204(512) 716-2843
Co-Principal Investigator
Contextualized Curriculum CohortDr. Hewitt is responsible for establishing the STEM emphasis for the Health Science program. She will develop modules on artificial intelligence, data analytics, and using structured query language (SQL) to create and search databases with a health informatics emphasis.
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Dr. Shelly ForsytheForsytheShellyAssociate Professor, Department of Curriculum & InstructionEmail: mforsythe@txstate.eduED 3055(512) 245-3339
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Dr. Tahir EkinEkinTahirFields Chair in Business Analytics and Professor of Analytics, McCoy College of BusinessEmail: tahirekin@txstate.eduMCOY 404(512) 245-2291
Senior Personnel
Dr. Ekin will help facilitate the STEM-CLEAR project interventions into the university-wide data analytics minor curriculum and help increase the impact of STEM-CLEAR through his role as director of Center for Analytics and Data Science. -
Dr. Aimee RoundtreeRoundtreeAimeeAssistant Vice President for Research & Professor, Technical CommunicationEmail: akr@txstate.eduJCK 420(512) 245-2314
Senior Personnel
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Dr. Diane DolezelDolezelDianeAssociate Professor, Department of Health Informatics and Information ManagementEmail: dd30@txstate.eduSON 204(512) 716-2841
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Dr. Pratheesh Omana SudhakaranOmana SudhakaranPratheeshAssociate Professor, Department of Agricultural SciencesEmail: pratheesh81@txstate.eduAG 206(512) 245-2130
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Dr. Francis MendezMendezFrancisProfessor, Department of Information Systems and AnalyticsEmail: fm16@txstate.eduMCOY 464(512) 245-3303
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Dr. Omar LopezLopezOmarProfessor, Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership StudiesEmail: ol14@txstate.eduAVRY 101(512) 716-4028
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Dr. Jonathan VontsteenVontsteenJonathanStudent Development Specialist, IDEA CenterEmail: jel111@txstate.eduALK 133A(512) 245-1515
Senior Personnel
Student Support CohortDr. Vontsteen is responsible for helping to facilitate professional development for STEM-CLEAR students. He will be creating several learning theory-based, contextualized professional development opportunities for students to enroll in on the topics of self-regulatory behaviors, networking, relationship building, mentor communication, public speaking, cognition based learning strategies, research reading/writing, and more. He will also assist with supporting the STEM-X capstones through his work with the IDEA Center.
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Dr. Rafael CorderoCorderoRafaelExecutive Director, TRIOEmail: rc37@txstate.edu(512) 245-3838
Senior Personnel
Student Support CohortDr. Cordero serves as Executive Director for TRIO programs and will be working with STEM-CLEAR to develop sustainable cohort building activities in collaboration with ongoing TRIO programs including Student Support Services STEM (SSS STEM).
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Dr. Peter GolatoGolatoPeterDirector, IDEA Center & Professor, Deptartment of World Languages & LiteraturesEmail: pgolato@txstate.eduCENT 214(512) 245-2360
Advisory - As director of the IDEA Center, Dr. Golato serves in an advisory role to STEM-CLEAR.