DOCTORAL COMMITTEE
The doctoral committee is the governing body that considers and makes policy decisions for the program. The committee holds monthly meetings that are open to everyone and discusses topics related to recruitment, student admissions, program requirements, and new proposals.
The committee consists of ten members: 1 Program Director, 2 faculty representatives from Literacy/Biliteracy, 2 faculty representatives from STEM, 2 faculty representatives from Sociocultural Foundations, the 2 Teacher Ed. Department Co-chairs (ex-officio non-voting) and 1 faculty advisor to the
For general inquiries about the Ph.D. in TLC, please contact tedtlc@utep.edu.
William H. Robertson, Ph.D.
TLC Doctoral Program Director
Effective September 2025 - July 2027
STEM
robertson@utep.edu
Golding Diane, ED.D.
Effective August 2025 - July 2028
Literacy/Biliteracy
degolding@utep.edu
Elena Izquierdo, Ph.D.
Effective August 2025 - July 2028
Literacy/Biliteracy
ielena@utep.edu
Christina Convertino, Ph.D.
Effective August 2025 - July 2028
Sociocultural Foundations of Education
cconvertino@utep.edu
Char Ullman, Ph.D.
Effective August 2023 - July 2026
Sociocultural Foundations of Education
cullman@utep.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Alyse Hachey, Ph.D.
ahachey@utep.edu
Song An, Ph.D.
STEM Division Director
saan@utep.edu
Katherine Mortimer, Ph.D.
UTEDS Advisor
ksmortimer@utep.edu
Lynette Contreras
TLC Program Coordinator
lmcontrerasval@utep.edu