Provost Staff
Administrative Support
Heather Burge
Associate Provost for Administration
I can help with: Office of the Provost operations, including policies and procedures; compliance; strategic initiatives and projects.
Tara Major
Assistant to the Provost
B.S., Grambling State University, 1992
I can help with: Dr. Inga H. Musselman’s calendar, travel and correspondence as well as events or special projects that require her attention.
Karra Shepherd
Administrative Assistant II
AA, A.L. Christian College, 1992
I can help with: Record retention, Administration Building (AD) building liaison and special projects.
Rick Vacek
Communications Manager
BS, University of Illinois, 1976
I can help with: Provost website, Dr. Inga Musselman’s speeches, Academic Affairs stories and other content from the Office of the Provost.
Global Engagement
Juan González
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991
I can help with: Global initiatives; UTD’s international offices, international agreements, partnerships and policies. Contact the International Center
Facilities
Arnold Duenes
Project Manager/Construction
BSEET, DeVry University, 1991
I can help with: Academic Affairs space assignment and planning, Facilities Management engagement.
Faculty Affairs
Stephen Spiro
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
PhD, The University of Sheffield, 1988
I can help with: Faculty hiring; NSF ASPIRE2 project; research space; TI-BMES building; faculty workload policies.
Kaylon Emeary
Administrative Project Coordinator I
BS, Baylor University, 2013
Preferred pronouns: she/her
I can help with: Logistical matters and communications related to the ASPIRE2 grant.
Kelly Barnes
Faculty Affairs Administrator
ABA, Miller-Motte College, 2013
I can help with: Faculty hiring.
Amy Muniz
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
BS, Angelo State University, 2019
I can help with: Faculty hiring.
Tandiwe “Tandie” Maithya
Administrative Assistant II
BA, Long Island University, 1996
I can help with: Academic Governance, which includes Academic Senate, Academic Council and all committees.
Faculty Mentoring
Francesca M. Filbey
Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Success
PhD, King’s College London, 2002
I can help with: Faculty Mentoring program, NIH FIRST program, post-doctoral fellows mentoring program.
Meghna Sabharwal
Associate Provost for Faculty Success
PhD, Arizona State University, 2008
Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers
I can help with: Faculty orientation and onboarding; Faculty Mentoring Program; faculty exit surveys and interviews; Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring.
Teri Trice
Administrative Project Coordinator I
BS, University of Texas at Arlington, 2024
I can help with: NIH FIRST program and Post-doctoral fellows mentoring program.
Vanessa Aguillon
Administrative Assistant II
BS, Texas State University, 1997
I can help with: Faculty orientation and onboarding; Faculty Mentoring Program.
Faculty Review and Academic Administrator Review
Mehrdad Nourani
Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1994
Preferred pronouns: he/him/his
I can help with: Promotion, reappointment and tenure; periodic performance evaluation of tenured faculty and endowed chairs; evaluation of academic administrators.
Sean Cotter
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
PhD, University of Michigan, 2004
I can help with: Faculty workload, annual reviews and appraisals, non-tenure system promotion, Teaching Relief Program.
Devante Lampkin
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
MS, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2020
I can help with: Annual reviews of faculty; promotion, reappointment and tenure; periodic performance evaluation; review and promotion of nontenure-system faculty; evaluation of academic administrators.
Budget and Finance Team
Nicole Harrington
Assistant Provost for Academic Resources Planning
MPA, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017
I can help with: Oversight for budget, finance, and human resources function for Academic Schools and Academic Affairs Units.
Alejandro “Alex” Lazos
Assistant Director of Academic Data Services
BS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2016
I can help with: Faculty appointment letters, ad-hoc reporting, faculty and budget data analysis.
Michelle Armstrong
Business Manager for Academic Resource Planning
BA, Southern Methodist University, 2007
I can help with: Budget, finance, scholarship processing and human resource functions for academic schools and Academic Affairs units.
Erica Robinson
Business Administrator for Academic Budget and Finance
BFA, University of Georgia, 2012
I can help with: Scholarship processing and human resource functions for academic schools and Academic Affairs units.
Farhana Haque
Finance Operations Coordinator
MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2023
I can help with: Account reconciliation, procurement support/tracking, journal/budget support.
