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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.

972-883-2173 | AD 2.108 | heather.burge@utdallas.edu

Jill Cohn

Assistant to the Provost

BBA, University of Texas at Arlington, 1987

972-883-2272 | AD 2.108 | jill.cohn@utdallas.edu

Karra Shepherd

Administrative Assistant II

AA, A.L. Christian College, 1992

972-883-2162 | AD 2.108 | karra.shepherd@utdallas.edu

Rick Vacek

Communications Manager

BS, University of Illinois, 1976

I can help with: Provost website support, speeches and other communications from the Office of the Provost.

972-883-2179 | AD 2.108 | rick.vacek@utdallas.edu

Facilities

Arnold Duenes

Project Manager/Construction

BSEET, DeVry University, 1991

I can help with: Academic Affairs space assignment and planning, Facilities Management engagement.

972-883-4598 | AD 2.228 | arnoldd@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-6032 | AD 2.104 | stephen.spiro@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-2273 | AD 2.234 | kaylon.emeary@utdallas.edu

Kelly Barnes

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

ABA, Miller-Motte College, 2013

I can help with: Faculty hiring.

972-883-4888 | AD 2.104 | kelly.barnes@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-6894 | AD 2.228 | tandiwe.maithya@utdallas.edu

Faculty Mentoring

Francesca M. Filbey

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.

972-883-3311 | AD 2.234 | francesca.filbey@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-6473 | AD 2.234 | meghna.sabharwal@utdallas.edu

Vanessa Aguillon

Administrative Assistant II

B.S., Texas State University, 1997

I can help with: Faculty orientation and onboarding; Faculty Mentoring Program.

972-883-4014 | AD 2.234 | vanessa.aguillon@utdallas.edu

Faculty Review and Academic Administrator Review

Mehrdad Nourani

Associate Provost for Academic Administrator and Faculty Reviews

PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1994

Preferred pronouns: he/him/his

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.

972-883-4391 | AD 2.234 | nourani@utdallas.edu

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.

AD 2.104 | sean.cotter@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-4021 | AD 2.234 | devante.lampkin@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-2053 | AD 2.108

nicole.harrington@utdallas.edu

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.

972-883-3819 | AD 2.230

alejandro.lazos@utdallas.edu

Michelle Armstrong

Business Administrator for Academic Employment and Student Support

BA, Southern Methodist University, 2007

I can help with: Staff and student hiring, time and labor, RA/TA scholarship processing and reporting.

972-883-4009 | AD 2.234

michelle.armstrong@utdallas.edu

Erica Robinson

Business Administrator for Academic Budget and Finance

BFA, University of Georgia, 2012

I can help with: Account reconciliation, procurement support/tracking, journal/budget support.

972-883-2042 | AD 2.230

erica.robinson@utdallas.edu