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
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