Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo

Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo

Mentor since: 2016

Mentees: Ramya Kunta, Isaiah Jaramillo, Alexa Escobedo, Elizabeth Estrada, Gisel Garza, Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo. Sophia Alvarado

Field of expertise: Global Ecology, Cactus Moth Survey, Climate Change and Variability, vector-borne diseases. 

Short Biography:

Dr. Teresa Patricia (Paty) Feria is a full Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). She is Associate Dean for Faculty Success at the College of Sciences (COS). She has mentored high school, undergraduate, and graduate students and new faculty at UTRGV. To create a supportive community, she created a program at UTRGV called “¡Juntos al Éxito!” - together, we succeeded – where a panel of faculty/administrators and students share their successful testimonials. Topics included a sense of belonging, family culture, education, student mentoring, and more. Dr. Feria received the Provost’s International Studies Award (2011) and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Science and Mathematics (2012). She obtained a USDA Kika de la Garza Science Fellowship and is a member of Mexico’s National Researchers System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores). In 2018, Dr. Feria received the Outstanding International Faculty Female at UTRGV Excellence Award in Community Engagement at the College and University levels and the Fred W. and Frances H. Rusteberg Fellowship. She was Chair of the Women’s Faculty Network at UTRGV from 2018-2019. In 2022, Dr. Feria co-founded the Women in Science Network at COS. She received the prestigious UT System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020 and was inducted as a UTRGV and UT System Distinguished Teacher Fellow in 2023. 

Website:https://www.utrgv.edu/ferialab/index.htm 

Associate Dean for Faculty Success
School of Integrated Bio and Chem Sciences
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