FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Bernard ArulanandamProfessor of Microbiology & Immunology; Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Biology; Associate Dean of Research for Scientific Innovation, College of Sciences

Research Focus: • Vaccine development with Chlamydia

trachomatis and Francisella tularensis

• 4 Patents for his work have already been

issued with others pending

Dr. Arulanandam

• Funding from the National Institutes of

Health and DoD on regular basis

• Directs the DoD Center of Excellence in

Infection Genomics

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Ravi SandhuProfessor of Computer Science;Executive Director and Chief Scientist Institute for Cyber Security;Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair in Cyber Security

Dr. Ravi Sandhu

• The Executive Director of the Institute for

Cyber Security at UTSA

• Examines basic and applied research in

cyber security

Research Focus: • Cloud Computing Security

• Attribute-Based Access Control

• Data and Application Security and Privacy

• Cyber Security Foundations

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Doug FrantzAssociate Professor;Chemistry Department

Dr. Doug Frantz’s lab is currently working on:

• Growing new heart muscle cells

• Turn cancerous cells benign

• Developing drug-like molecules that target

stem cells to treat heart disease and cancer

Research Focus: • Novel methods of organic chemistry

• Stem cell differentiation

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Misty SailorsProfessor;Interdisciplinary Learning andTeaching Department

Dr. Misty Sailors is currently researching:

• Reading instruction of teachers and reading

achievement of young children in Malawi

• The cost effectiveness and short- and long-

term cost benefit of the Read Malawi

Program

Research Focus: • Literacy tools found in elementary classrooms

• The professional development of reading

teachers and literacy coaches

• International reading program development

• Reading research methodologies

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Lloyd B. PotterProfessor of Demography;Director, Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research;Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Policy

Research Focus: • Population and socioeconomic

characteristics, trends, projections, and

dynamics

• Program assessment and evaluation

• Demography of energy, water, mental

health, injury, health, labor force, mortality,

and education

Dr. Llyod Potter

• Texas State Demographer

• Directs the Texas State Data Center

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Daniel PackProfessor and Department ChairMary L. Clarke Endowed ChairDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Daniel Pack’s research includes:

• An Unmanned Systems Laboratory

• Intelligent and Sensor-Based robotics for

Military and Civilian applications

Research Focus: • Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

• Intelligent and Sensor-Based Control

• Distributed Estimation

• Optimal Sensor Management

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Hazem Rashed-AliAssociate Professor;Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies,College of Architecture

Dr. Rashed-Ali’s current projects include:

• Energy efficiency retrofits of historic homes,

• Use of augmented reality technology in

undergraduate STEM education,

• Post-occupancy evaluations of buildings.

Research Focus: • Energy Efficient Buildings,

• Building Performance Simulation,

• Design Decision Support Systems,

• Sustainability Assessment Frameworks and

Rating Systems.

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Hamid BeladiProfessor of Economics;Associate Dean of Research

Research Focus: • International trade and investment

• Cross-border mergers

• Issues related to multinational corporations

• Foreign investment and designing of

incentive-compatible contracts

Dr. Hamid Beladi

• Editor of the International Review of

Economics and Finance, the North

American Journal of Economics and

Finance and Frontiers of Economics and

Globalization

• Examines fundamental theoretical and

methodological contributions to

international trade and global business

issues

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Rebekah E. SmithAssociate Professor of Psychology;Director, Cognitive Aging Lab,College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Research Focus: • Cognition in young and older adults

• Remembering to perform actions in the

future, called prospective memory.

• False memories and how these memory

errors can be avoided.

Dr. Rebekah Smith is currently investigating

• The effects of a familiar context on how

young and older adults remember to

perform intended actions.

• Differential effects of distinctiveness on true

and false memory in young and older

adults.

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Nicole L. BeebeAssistant Professor;Dept. of Information Systems & Cyber SecurityCenter for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security

Dr. Nicole Beebe’s funded research includes:

• Insider threat detection using digital forensics

• Advanced data type classification

• Digital forensic ranking algorithms

• Intelligent digital forensics search systems

Research Focus: • Digital Forensics

• Information Security

• Data Mining and Analytics

FACULTY SUCCESS

Dr. Yusheng FengProfessor and Center Director;Computational BioengineeringCenter for Simulation, Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)

Dr. Yusheng Feng’s lab is currently working on:

• Tumor growth modeling

• Cancer cell migration simulation

• 3D stereoscopic simulators for medical

training

Research Focus: • Computational Cancer Research

• Cardiothoracic Surgery Simulation

• Immersive Virtual Surgery Training

• Novel Medical Device Design