College and School Data Collection
The Center for Community Engagement gathered data from all UTEP Colleges and Schools to use and report on the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Re-classification Application.
Each tab below provides data collected for each UTEP College, School, and Divisions. If you wish to review a listing of basic definitions of community engagement models, please click on the link provided HERE.
Data collection time frame: Academic Year 2022-2023 (September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023) </p style="font-size: 18px;">
If you have any questions, please contact the CCE at cce@utep.edu or 915-747-7969.
College of Education
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Centers
- Center for Education Research and Policy Studies
- College of Education MAKERSPACE
- Ethnography of Languages, Literacies, and Learning Lab
- Hopper-Dean Center of Excellence for K-12 CS Education
- Project LEAP UP
- The Paso del Norte Partnership for Education Research
- The Wiltshire Lab for Teachers and Children
- Center for Counselor Training and Research:
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The mission of the Center for Counselor Training and Research (CCTR) is to provide a laboratory-based setting in which graduate-level counseling students are provided an opportunity to develop and practice the use of skills necessary to provide counseling services to children and adults.
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Center for Research on Employment, Work-Integrated Learning and Study (CREWS):
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CREWS collaborates closely with the UTEP Career Center as well as with the departments of Education Leadership and Foundations, Teacher Education, and the College of Engineering and its CREATE lab. The Center conducts research on issues of student employment and work-integrated learning, such as industry experiences and research experiences, in higher education and its impact on students and workforce development.
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Collaborative Hub for the Elevation of Education Research in STEM:
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Established to provide a collaborative working space for researchers on the intersection of education research and STEM disciplines including engineering, geosciences, chemistry, biology, medical and mathematics education. We conduct fundamental research, DBER (discipline-based education research) and support SOTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning).
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Scholarships & Awards
Awards
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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Council Members
Engaged Faculty
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Adjunct Faculty |
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Assistant Professor |
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, Ph.D. Professor |
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, Ph.D. Lecturer |
, Ph.D. Associate Dean and Professor |
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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
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Professor |
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Lidia Herrera Rocha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty |
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, Ph.D. Director and Professor |
Adjunct Faculty |
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Lecturer |
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Adjunct Faculty |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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College of Engineering
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Programs
Research Centers
- Aerospace Center
- Center for Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREaTE)
- Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR)
- Center for Environmental Resource Management (CERM)
Scholarships and Awards
Scholarships
Awards
Projects
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St. Patrick’s School Hands-on STEAM Night
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IMSE Family Cafe
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IMSE Workshop
Community Partners
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Council Members
Gabby Gandara
Assistant Dean for Engineering Student Success
gabby@utep.edu
Dr. Amit Lopes
Department Chair
Professor
ajlopes@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
, Ph.D.
Professor
, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director
, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
College of Health Science
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Research Centers
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Laboratory
- Bioergonomics Lab
- Center for Health and Human Performance
- CHS Research, Evaluation, and Academic Center on Health Disparities (CHS REACHED)
- Metabolism, Nutrition, & Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory
- Minority Aids Research Center (MARC)
- Motor Control and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory
- Muscle Molecular Physiology Laboratory
- NeuroEXCEL Laboratory
- Pain Research in Mechanism-Based Physical Therapy Laboratory (PRIME PT)
- Projection of Identity (PRIDE) Laboratory
- Speech and Hearing Clinic (SHC)
- Stanley E. Fulton Gait Research & Movement Analysis Lab
- Voice, Brain and Language Lab
- Community and Academic Partnerships for Health Research
- Clinical Applied Physiology (CAPh) Lab:
- The CAPh Lab studies the effects of common lifestyle interventions (e.g. exercise and nutritional supplements) in the cardiovascular system, more specifically in the pathophysiological interactions with atherosclerosis. The CAPh Lab uses a “reverse translational’ model, where results observed in clinical populations in vivo are transferred to in vitro systems to study the molecular adaptations.
- Experimental Foods Laboratory:
- The laboratory is used for teaching and research activities including healthy eating demonstration for students and community partners. Research activities include the preparation of test diets for various studies related to metabolic disease, prepared by student research assistants working under the direction of CHS faculty.
- Experimental Pain Research Laboratory:
- Dedicated to the investigation, understanding, and effects of the pain modulatory system and biopsychosocial factors in the development of musculoskeletal chronic pain. The lab utilizes the most current knowledge in the area of pain to educate future scientists and health professionals, and collaborates with scientists from several disciplines (Physical Therapy, Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Pharmacy, and Neuroscience) to connect their expertise and increase understanding of the pain puzzle.
- Human Immunology and Nutrition Research Laboratory (HINRL):
- The Human Immunology and Nutrition Research Laboratory (HINRL) is located in a 3,000 square-foot space in the College of Health Sciences main building. The bench laboratory is equipped for the collection, handling and processing of blood samples and is equipped to perform both clinical chemistry and immunochemistry.
- Nutrient Analysis Laboratory:
- The Nutrient Analysis Laboratory is located in a 392-square-foot space in the Health Sciences and Nursing Building and is equipped for the analysis of macro- and micro-nutrient composition of food and biological samples.
Scholarships & Awards
Awards
Golden Impact Community Partner Award 2023: Centro San Vicente
Community Partners
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Council Members
Leticia Paez
Executive Associate Dean
lpaez@utep.edu
Elizabeth Camacho
Clinical Instructor
ecamacho@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
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Clinical Instructor |
Erica Valderrama Clinical Instructor |
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Adjunct Faculty |
, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor, Department Chair, and Director |
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Marina Gallardo, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair |
, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor and Department Chair |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
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, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Department Chair |
College of Liberal Arts
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Programs
Centers
- Center for Arts Entrepreneurship (CAE)
- Center for Interamerican and Border Studies (CIBS)
- Center for Law and Human Behavior (CLHB)
- National Security Studies Institute (NSSI)
- Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law (LSPI)
- Sam Donalsdon Center
- Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
Scholarships & Awards
Scholarships
Awards
Golden Impact Award 2023 - El Paso Opera
Community Partners
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Council Members
DR. Caitlyn Muñiz
Interim Associate Dean
cnmuniz@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
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, Ph.D. Director and Professor |
, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor |
Adjunct Faculty |
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Adjunct Faculty |
Brad Jacobsen , Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Distinguished Senior Lecturer |
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Lecturer |
Senior Lecturer |
Adjunct Faculty |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Associate Dean |
Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director |
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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Coordinator and Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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Distinguished Senior Lecturer |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Marissa Diaz, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor |
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, EDD Associate Professor |
Yolanda Leyva , Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
Administrative Service Coordinator |
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, Ph.D. Director and Professor |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director |
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, Ph.D. Professor |
Assistant Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Department Chair |
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Assistant Professor |
Cynthia Marentes, Ph.D. (TBD) |
Assistant Professor |
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Elisa Fraser Wilson , Ph.D. Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Lecturer |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
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Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Program Coordinator and Associate Professor |
, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus |
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Victor Garcia, Ph.D. Academic Advisor (TBD) |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
Associate Professor |
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Assistant Director and Lecturer |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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David Griffith, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair |
Lecturer |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
Adjunct Faculty |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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, Ph.D. Visiting Professor |
Denisse Olivas (TBD) |
, Ph.D. Professor |
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, Ph.D. Director and Professor |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor |
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College of Science
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Programs
Centers
Scholarships & AWARDS
Awards
Golden Impact Award 2023 - ADP
Community Partners
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Council Members
Dr. Son-Young yi
Associate Professor; Mathematical Sciences and Computational Science
syi@utep.edu
Dr. Bibiana Mancera
Director of Community Engagement for the BBRC
barias@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
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, Ph.D. Professor, Earth Environmental and Resource Sciences |
Professor, Earth Environmental and Resource Sciences |
, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
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, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Physics |
, Ph.D. Director and Professor |
, Ph.D. Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
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, Ph.D. Professor, Chemistry |
, Ph.D. Professor, Physics |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
, Ph.D. Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
, Ph.D. Professor, Earth Environmental and Resource Sciences |
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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physics |
, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences |
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
College of Nursing
Programs & Centers
Programs
Centers
Scholarships & Awards
Awards
Golden Impact Award 2023 - Del Sol & Las Palmas Hospitals
Projects
- CASFV Collaboration
- The HOPE Fair
- TNSA Community Farmer’s Market
Council Members
DR. Karim Singh
Clinical Assistant Professor
kcsingh2@utep.edu
DR. Shalla Copeland
Clinical Assistant Professor
smcopeland@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
Carla Ellis, MSN, RN
Instructor in Clinical Nursing
School of Pharmacy
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Programs
Centers
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Family and Community Medicine
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El Paso Children's Hospital; Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Pediatrics
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Department of Internal Medicine & Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Residency UTEP and the El Paso Community
Scholarships & Awards
Scholarships
Awards
UMC Department of Pharmacy (Golden Impact Award 2023)
Publications
Frietze, G. A., Mancera, B. M., & Kenney, M. J. (2023). COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Perceptions, and Trust among Hispanics Residing in an Underserved Community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 20 (6), 5076.
Grants
National Institutes of Health- $690,902.00
Implementing Community-based Approaches to Increase SARS-CoV-2 Testing among an Underserved and Vulnerable Hispanic Population.
Community Partners
- UMC Department of Pharmacy
Council Members
Dr. Jeri Sias
Clinical Professor
jjsias@utep.edu
College of Health Science
(915) 747-8599
Woody L. Hunt College of Business
Community Engagement Programs & Centers
Centers
Center for Free EnterpriseBorder Region Modeling Project
Center for Multicultural and Management Ethics
Hunt Institute
The Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce
Scholarships & Awards
Awards
Golden Impact Award 2023 - PwC
projects
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
- Isabella’s Foods
- JackRabbit Wireless
- El Perro Grande
- Economic Costs of Mass Violence Events
- Regional Economic Gains from Educational Attainment
- Currency Market and Business Cycle Effects on Air Travel
- Border Region Modeling Project
Council Members
DR. Claudia Gomez
Associate Professor of Marketing, Management, and Supply Chain
cgomez45@utep.edu
Student Affairs
AWARDS
Golden Impact Award 2023- Compadres Therapy
Community Partners
- CASFE
- Compadres Therapy
- El Paso Community Foundation
- Region 19
Council Members
DR. Jaime Mendez
Assistant Dean of Students
jlmendez@utep.edu
Engaged Faculty
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Student Engagement |
Director, Military Services |
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Manager, Center for Accommodations and Support Services |
Manager, Dean of Students |
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Assistant Vice President, Registration and Records |
Jennifer Miller Director, Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships |
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Stacy Huhn Coordinator, New Student Orientation |
Manager, Admissions and Recruitment |