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Program Leadership

The STEM Communities LA Program brings together the expertise of our program team, participating faculty, and undergraduate students serving as LAs. Each of these three groups is represented through formal leadership roles.

For general questions about the STEM Communities LA Program, please email stemcommunities@txstate.edu.

Program Personnel

Dr. Alice Olmstead

Director

Associate Professor, Physics
alice.olmstead@txstate.edu 512.408.0274

Research homepage

Faculty profile

Dr. Heather Galloway

Program Advisor

Professor, Physics
galloway@txstate.edu

Facutly Profile

Dr. Eleanor Close

Associate Director

Professor, Physics
eclose@txstate.edu 512.245.8664

Research Homepage

Faculty Profile

Dr. Cynthia Luxford

Consultant

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
cluxford@txstate.edu

Research Homepage

Faculty Profile

Program Staff

Laura Ramirez-Mann

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (Part-time)

ksy26@txstate.edu

Student Researchers

Saige Toedtman
Undergraduate Researcher

Keegan Collums
Undergraduate Researcher

Emily Robinovitz
Undergraduate Researcher

Liv Saunders
Graduate Researcher

Faculty Team Leaders

Biology

BIO 1330 - Functional Biology

Dr. Manish Kumar
Professor of Instruction
mk135@txstate.edu

Dr. Sunethra (Suni) Dharmasiri
Professor of Instruction
sd20@txstate.edu

BIO 1331 - Organismal Biology

Dr. David Johnson
Associate Professor of Instruction
d_j182@txstate.edu

Chemistry & Biochemistry

CHEM Coordinator

Mr. Duke Willoughby
Associate Professor of Instruction
tvp20@txstate.edu

CHEM 1341- General Chemistry I

Gbemisola Olanrewaju
Asst Professor of Instruction
loe17@txstate.edu

CHEM 1342 - General Chemistry II

Dr. Omneya Nassar
Asst Professor of Instruction
omneya.nassar@txstate.edu

Physics

PHYS 1335 - General Physics I for Life Sciences Majors

Dr. Brandon Lunk
Professor of Instruction
brlunk@txstate.edu

PHYS 1345 - General Physics II for Life Sciences Majors

Dr. Dip N Mahato
Associate Professor of Instruction
d_m809@txstate.edu

Physics

PHYS 2325 - Mechanics

Dr. David Donnelly
Professor
dd14@txstate.edu

PHYS 2326- Electricity and Magnetism

Dr. Chris Bruner
Asst Professor of Instruction
c_b573@txstate.edu

PHYS 2335 Waves and Heat

Dr. Elizabeth Czajka
Asst Professor of Instruction
eac85@txstate.edu

Additional support for the STEM Communities Learning Assistant Program is provided by College of Science and Engineering and Department of Physics.