The College of Education and P-16 Integration (CEP) Assessment Committee is composed of faculty representing every department within CEP. The committee is organized into faculty-led sub-committees.
The assessment committee focuses on ensuring continuous program improvement by the following:
- Facilitating and monitoring evidence-based decision making at the program and unit levels.
- Reviewing unit assessments and making recommendations for the development and revision of unit assessments.
- Overseeing systematic data collection at the program and unit levels. The goal of the assessment committee is to ensure a culture of inquiry guides decision-making in the CEP.
The CEP Assessment Committee meets regularly and is governed by the following policies effective Fall 2015:
- The CEP Assessment Committee shall be composed of 12 members:
- Ten members shall be full-time, tenured, or tenure-track faculty representing each of the 5 departments of the CEP and the Brownsville and Edinburg locations.
- Each department chair shall appoint two full-time, tenured, or tenure-track faculty members (one from the Brownsville location and one from the Edinburg location) to serve on the CEP Assessment Committee.
- The CEP data analyst and the College of Education Assessment Coordinator shall be ex-officio members of the assessment committee and attend all meetings.The CEP Assessment Committee shall be composed of 12 members:
- The Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation of the CEP and the Director of the Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability shall be members of the assessment committee.
- A faculty member with expertise in research, statistics, psychometrics, and assessment instrument development and validation shall serve as the assessment committee research consultant.
- Ten members shall be full-time, tenured, or tenure-track faculty representing each of the 5 departments of the CEP and the Brownsville and Edinburg locations.
- Each of the 10 full-time faculty members of the assessment committee shall serve a minimum of one 2-year term.
- Faculty members may serve as many consecutive terms as agreed on by the individual faculty member and the respective department chair.
- Members of the assessment committee from the same department shall complete their terms on alternate years.
- The Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation and one faculty member of the assessment committee shall serve as co-chairs of the committee.
- The co-chair of the assessment committee shall be selected by the members of the committee following a process of nomination and voting.
- The co-chair of the assessment committee shall serve for the duration of his/her term unless otherwise decided by the individual faculty member.
- Serving in the CEP Assessment Committee shall constitute service at the college level.
Assessment Committee Members 2023-2024
For more information on the assessment committee members, please refer to the appropriate academic year below.
Department |
Name |
Role |
Term |
---|---|---|---|
Bilingual and Literacy Studies |
Dr. Xiaodi Zhou |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Bilingual and Literacy Studies |
Dr. David Martinez-Prieto |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Counseling |
Dr. Jean Shen |
Member |
2022 - 2024 |
Counseling |
Dr. Veronica Castro |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Human Development and School Services |
Dr. Steve Chamberlain |
Member |
2022 - 2024 |
Human Development and School Services |
Dr. Ralph Carlson |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Organization and School Leadership |
Dr. Chuey Abrego |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Organization and School Leadership |
Dr. Marie Simonsson |
Member |
2022 - 2024 |
Teaching and Learning |
Dr. Ming Tsan-Lu |
Member |
2022 - 2024 |
Teaching and Learning |
Dr. Zhidong Zhang |
Member |
2022 - 2024 |
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability |
Vacant |
Member |
2023 - 2025 |
Dean's Office |
Luis Machuca |
Ex-officio - Data Analyst |
N/A |
Dean's Office |
Luis Azpeitia |
Ex-officio - Assessment Coordinator |
N/A |
Dean's Office |
Dr. Veronica Estrada |
Co-Chair - Associate Dean for Assessment & Accreditation |
N/A |
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor and Committee Co-Chair
Department of Organization and School Leadership
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Steve Chamberlain
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
BMAIN 2.216 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7675
steve.chamberlain@utrgv.edu
Dr. Zulmaris Diaz
Professor and Director of Field Experiences
Office of Field Experiences
EEDUC 2.610 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-5362
zulmaris.diaz@utrgv.edu
Dr. Veronica Estrada
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment
CEP Dean's Office & Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 3.102C (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2431
BMAIN 2.122 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7421
veronica.estrada@utrgv.edu
Dr. Michael Guerrero
Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
EEDUC 2.624 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-4242
michael.guerrero@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Professor
Department of Counseling
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership
EEDUC 1.602 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Ms. Erica Villarreal
OEPA Director
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability (OEPA)
EEDUC 2.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3504
erica.villareal@utrgv.edu
Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
BMAIN 2.301 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5723
zhidong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Dr. Xiaodi Zhou
Assistant Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
BMAIN 2.122 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5842
xiaodi.zhou@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor and Committee Co-Chair
Department of Organization and School Leadership
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Emily Curiel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.618 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3466
emily.curiel@utrgv.edu
Dr. Zulmaris Diaz
Professor and Director of Field Experiences
Office of Field Experiences
EEDUC 2.610 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-5362
zulmaris.diaz@utrgv.edu
Dr. Veronica Estrada
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment
CEP Dean's Office & Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 3.102C (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2431
BMAIN 2.122 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7421
veronica.estrada@utrgv.edu
Dr. Michael Guerrero
Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
EEDUC 2.624 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-4242
michael.guerrero@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Professor
Department of Counseling
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership
EEDUC 1.602 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Ms. Erica Villarreal
OEPA Director
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability (OEPA)
EEDUC 2.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3504
erica.villareal@utrgv.edu
Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
BMAIN 2.301 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5723
zhidong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor and Committee Co-Chair
Department of Organization and School Leadership
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Javier Cavazos
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
CEP Dean's Office
EEDUC 3.102H (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2873
(956) 882-7675
javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Emily Curiel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.618 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3466
emily.curiel@utrgv.edu
Dr. Veronica Estrada
Interim Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment
CEP Dean's Office & Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 2.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2431
veronica.estrada@utrgv.edu
Dr. Kip Hinton
Associate Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
BMAIN 2.118 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-8847
kipaustin.hinton@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jaime Lopez
Lecturer I
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
BMAIN 2.122 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7421
jaime.lopez02@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability
BMAIN 2.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Professor
Department of Counseling
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership
EEDUC 1.602 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Dr. James Telese
Associate Dean for Assessment & Accreditation and Committee Co-Chair
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 1.326 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7669
james.telese@utrgv.edu
Ms. Erica Villarreal
OEPA Director
EEDUC 2.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3504
erica.villareal@utrgv.edu
Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
BMAIN 2.301 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5723
zhidong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor and Committee Co-Chair
Department of Organization and School Leadership
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Javier Cavazos
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
CEP Dean's Office
EEDUC 3.102H (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3627
javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Emily Curiel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.618 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3466
emily.curiel@utrgv.edu
Dr. Veronica Estrada
Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 2.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2431
veronica.estrada@utrgv.edu
Dr. Kip Hinton
Associate Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
BMAIN 2.118(Brownsville)
(956) 882-8847
kipaustin.hinton@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jaime Lopez
Lecturer I
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
BMAIN 2.122 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7421
jaime.lopez02@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability
BMAIN 2.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Bobbette Morgan
Interim Associate Dean for Assessment & Accreditation and Committee Co-Chair
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 1.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7965
bobbette.morgan@utrgv.edu
Dr. Noushin Nouri
Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 2.658 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8768
noushin.nouri@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Professor
Department of Counseling
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership
EEDUC 1.602 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Ms. Erica Villarreal
OEPA Director
EEDUC 2.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3504
erica.villareal@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor and Committee Co-Chair
Department of Organization and School Leadership
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-55768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Javier Cavazos
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
CEP Dean's Office
EEDUC 3.103 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3627
javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Emily Curiel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
EEDUC 1.618 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3466
emily.curiel@utrgv.edu
Dr. Veronica Estrada
Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 2.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-2431
veronica.estrada@utrgv.edu
Dr. John Jauregui
OEPA Director
EEDUC 2.510 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7952
john.jauregui@utrgv.edu
Dr. Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
Office of Educator Preparation and Accountability
BMAIN 2.200A (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Bobbette Morgan
Interim Associate Dean for Assessment & Accreditation and Committee Co-Chair
CEP Dean's Office
BMAIN 1.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7965
bobbette.morgan@utrgv.edu
Dr. Noushin Nouri
Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 2.658 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8768
noushin.nouri@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Professor
Department of Counseling
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership
EEDUC 1.602 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Associate Professor
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
EEDUC 2.614 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8767
michael.whitacre@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor
BMAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
EEDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Javier Cavazos
Assistant Professor
BMAIN 2200D (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5709
javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Roman Garcia De Alba
Assistant Professor
EEDUC 1.618 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3466
roman.garciadealba@utrgv.edu
Dr. John Jauregui
OEPA Director
EEDUC 2.510 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7952
john.jauregui@utrgv.edu
Dr. Bobbette Morgan
Professor, co-chair
BMAIN 1.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7965
bobbette.morgan@utrgv.edu
Dr. Noushin Nouri
Associate Professor
EEDUC 2.658 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8768
noushin.nouri@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Associate Professor
EEDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
EEDUC 1.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Hsuying Ward
Assistant Professor
BMAIN 2.200I (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5707
hsuyng.ward@utrgv.edu
Dr. Michael Whitacre
Associate Professor
EEDUC 2.614 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8767
michael.whitacre@utrgv.edu
Luis Azpeitia
Assessment Coordinator
BMAIN 2.312 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5768
luis.azpeitia@utrgv.edu
Luis Machuca
Systems Analyst III
BMAIN 2200A (Brownsville)
(956) 882-4242
luis.machuca@utrgv.edu
Dr. Chuey Abrego
Associate Professor
MAIN 2.224 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7655
jesus.abrego@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ralph Carlson
Professor
EDUC 1.506A (Edinburg)
(956) 665-3487
ralph.carlson@utrgv.edu
Dr. John Jauregui
OEPA Director
EDUC 2.510 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7952
john.jauregui@utrgv.edu
Dr. James Ikonomopoulos
Assistant Professor
MAIN 2.200G (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7880
james.ikonomopoulos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Bobbette Morgan
Professor
MAIN 1.302 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7965
bobbette.morgan@utrgv.edu
Dr. Sandra Musanti
Associate Professor
MAIN 2.130 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5738
sandra.musanti@utrgv.edu
Dr. Alma D. Rodríguez
Associate Professor, co-chair
MAIN 2.306 (Brownsville)
(956) 882-7657
alma.rodriguez@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jean Shen
Associate Professor
EDUC 1.650 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7086
jean.shen@utrgv.edu
Dr. Marie Simonsson
Associate Professor
EDUC 1.510B (Edinburg)
(956) 665-7388
marie.simonsson@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ashwini Tiwari
Assistant Professor
EDUC 2.642 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8769
ashwini.tiwari@utrgv.edu
Dr. Hsuying Ward
Assistant Professor
MAIN 2.200I (Brownsville)
(956) 882-5707
hsuyng.ward@utrgv.edu
Dr. Michael Whitacre
Associate Professor
EDUC 2.614 (Edinburg)
(956) 665-8767
michael.whitacre@utrgv.edu