New Faculty

Spring 2005
The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to the campus. To view additional biographical information on each faculty member listed, click on the college/school link.

College/School	Name, Rank & Degrees	Previous Affiliation
Education
Curriculum & Instruction	Deborah K. Palmer, Assistant Professor PhD 2004 University of California, Berkeley BA 1991 Stanford University	Clark University

Engineering
Chemical Engineering	James R. Chelikowsky, Chair PhD 1975 University of California, Berkeley BS 1970 Kansas State University	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Electrical & Computer Engineering	Derek Chiou, Assistant Professor PhD 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS 1992 Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS 1989 Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Avici Systems
Mechanical Engineering	Robert D. Moser, Professor PhD 1984 Stanford University MS 1981 Stanford University BS 1978 Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mechanical Engineering	Carolyn C. Seepersad, Assistant Professor PhD 2004 Georgia Institute of Technology MS 2001 Georgia Institute of Technology BS 1996 West Virginia University	Georgia Institute of Technology

Fine Arts
Art and Art History	Cherise Smith, Assistant Professor PhD 2005 Stanford University MA 1997 University of Arizona BA 1991 University of Arizona	San Francisco State University

Information
	Jo Lynn Westbrook, Assistant Professor PhD 1995 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MA 1982 University of Chicago BS 1979 Illinois State University	Texas Women’s University

Law
	Adrienne D. Davis, Visiting Professor JD 1997 Yale University BA 1993 Yale University	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
	Victor Ferreres, Visiting Professor JSD 1996 Yale University LLM 1992 Yale University JD 1990 Universidad de Barcelona, SPAIN	Escuela Judicial del Consejo General del Poder Judicial, SPAIN
	Thomas C. Kohler, Visiting Professor LLM 1986 Yale University JD 1977 Wayne State University BA 1974 Michigan State University	Boston College

LBJ School of Public Affairs
	Paulo A. Paiva, Visiting Associate Professor MA 1974 University of Pennsylvania BA 1971 Federal University of Juiz de Fora, BRAZIL	Inter-American Development Bank

Liberal Arts
English	Claude Dorey, Visiting Associate Professor PhD 1997 University of Paris VII, FRANCE MA 1976 University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE BA 1972 University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE	University of Paris X, Nanterre, FRANCE
English	Jacqueline Gueron, Visiting Professor PhD 1977 University of Paris VII, FRANCE PhD 1966 Harvard University MA 1960 Harvard University	University of Paris III, Sorbonne, FRANCE
English	Lisa Sandlin, Visiting Associate Professor MFA 1990 Vermont College BA 1973 Rice University	Wayne State College
History	Henry W. Brands, Professorship PhD 1985 University of Texas at Austin MS 1981 Portland State University MA 1979 Reed College	Texas A&M University
Latin American Studies	Guillermo Giucci Schmidt, Visiting Professor PhD 1987 Stanford University MA 1983 Stanford University BA 1981 Stanford University	Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Latin American Studies	Paulo A. Paiva, Visiting Associate Professor MA 1974 University of Pennsylvania BA 1971 Federal University of Juiz de Fora, BRAZIL	Inter-American Development Bank
Naval Science	Matthew J. Gilbreath, Assistant Professor ROTC BS 1998 United States Naval Academy	US Navy
Naval Science	Karl A. Hilberg, Assistant Professor ROTC BS 1987 Ohio State University	US Navy
Philosophy	Jonathan P. Dancy, Professor MA 1972 Oxford University, ENGLAND B Phil 1971 Corpus Christi College, Oxford, ENGLAND BA 1969 Corpus Christi College, Oxford, ENGLAND	University of Reading
Philosophy	Nils-Eric A. Sahlin, Visiting Professor PhD 1984 Lund University, SWEDEN BA 1977 Lund University, SWEDEN	Lund University, SWEDEN
Spanish and Portuguese	Lee Fontanella, Visiting Professor PhD 1971 Princeton University MA 1968 Princeton University MA 1966 New York University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Spanish and Portuguese	Jossiann Arroyo Martinez, Associate Professor PhD 1998 University of California, Berkeley BA 1989 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Spanish and Portuguese	Guillermo Giucci Schmidt, Visiting Professor PhD 1987 Stanford University MA 1983 Stanford University BA 1981 Stanford University	Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Natural Sciences
Computer Sciences	Adam R. Klivans, Assistant Professor PhD 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS 1997 Carnegie Mellon University BS 1997 Carnegie Mellon University	Harvard University
Computer Sciences	Lili Qiu, Assistant Professor PhD 2001 Cornell University MS 1999 Cornell University BA 1996 University of Bridgeport	Microsoft Research
Computer Sciences	Yin Zhang, Assistant Professor PhD 2001 Cornell University MS 1999 Cornell University BS 1997 Peking University	AT&T Labs
Integrative Biology	Christine V. Hawkes, Assistant Professor PhD 2000 University of Pennsylvania BA 1993 Bucknell University	University of California, Berkeley
Marine Science	Dong-Ha Min, Assistant Professor PhD 1999 University of California, San Diego MS 1989 Seoul National University, KOREA BS 1987 Seoul National University, KOREA	Pennsylvania State University
Neurobiology	Helmut J. Koester, Assistant Professor PhD 1999 Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, GERMANY BS 1995 Heidelberg University, GERMANY	Baylor College of Medicine
Physics	James R. Chelikowsky, Chair PhD 1975 University of California, Berkeley BS 1970 Kansas State University	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Physics	Alexander A. Demkov, Assistant Professor PhD 1995 Arizona State University Diploma 1986 Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys	Motorola, Inc.

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