First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
ArCasia,James-Gallaway,Assistant Professor,"ArCasia D. James-Gallaway, Ph.D., is a proud first-generation college graduate and Waco public schools (WISD) alumnae, whose family born and bred her in Waco, Texas. She is an interdisciplinary historian of education and teacher educator in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture Department at Texas A&M University, where she works as an Assistant Professor, ACES Fellow, and ADVANCE Scholar. Her scholarly aim is to bridge past and present perspectives on African American struggles for educational justice. She earned her PhD in History of Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, her master's degree in Education, Culture, and Society from the University of Pennsylvania, and her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas, Austin, where she pursued a dual major in Sociology and History while earning her secondary social studies teacher certification.
Dr. James-Gallaway's research agenda follows three overlapping strands of inquiry: the history of African American education, Black history education, and gendered (anti)Blackness in education. Her work engages critical perspectives and approaches such as critical race theory, Black feminist theory, oral history methodology, and Black Southern epistemology to address questions of systemic domination, oppression, agency, and self-determination relative to African American education.
Dr. James-Gallaway's dissertation, More than Race: Differentiating Black Students' Everyday Experiences in Texas School Desegregation, 1968-1978, was supported in part by a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and won her the Honorable Mention designation for the 2021 Claude A. Eggertsen Dissertation Prize, awarded by the History of Education Society. As a former social studies teacher and current teacher educator, Dr. James-Gallaway's emphasis on social justice broadly and racial justice specifically was recognized by the National Council for Social Studies' College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA), which awarded her the 2021 Kipchoge Neftali Kirkland Social Justice Award for her paper, ""I Stay Mad: A Black Woman Social Studies Educator's Fight to be Seen, Heard, and Heeded."" Some of her other notable awards include Emerging Gender Researcher by the academic journal Gender, Work, and Organization and an Illinois Distinguished Fellowship. Additionally, she was designated as a member of the University of Michigan's Diversity Scholars Network, which is part of its National Center for Institutional Diversity; a University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Barbara L. Jackson Scholar; and a Dean's Centennial Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.",Assistant Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0620cabb
Jose,Hernandez,Assistant Professor,Licensed pharmacist and a health services research investigator. Specialization in the field of drug information and administrative claims data.,Assistant Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n093c7c57
Chabum,Lee,Assistant Professor,"We are pursuing the research to understand fundamental principles in multidisciplinary discipline subjects and create next-generation manufacturing methods and processes by using our core knowledge in manufacturing, precision engineering, metrology, mechatronics, and optics and academia and industry experiences. Our primary academic interests are developing precision engineering-inspired approaches to manufacturing and metrology and, reciprocally, to use these approaches to better understand learning and create new knowledge in precision machine systems. We will try any possible approaches to solving the current manufacturing problems and characterizing those limits such as accuracy, precision, long-term reliability and fatigue properties, and then, we will create new manufacturing methods and processes and push its limits at the end.",Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1e2354c2
David,Gutman,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n303cc0a8
Dzmitry,Kurouski,Assistant Professor,"My laboratory is broadly interested in elucidation of structural organization of amyloid oligomers using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS).
The ultimate objective of our studies is to unravel structural elements on surfaces of amyloid oligomers that are responsible for their toxicity and propensity to propagate into amyloid fibrils. These findings will help to guide pharmaceutical drug screening efforts towards finding selective blockaders of amyloid fibrillation at the stage where their aggregates are minimally toxic. Finally, resolving the structure of amyloid oligomers will give an inside how to cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and dementia.",Assistant Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n43453d43
Shixuan,Zhang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ac7fe95
Chaddrick,James-Gallaway,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Administration and Human Resource Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n77d61e8f
Sanjay,Antony Babu,Assistant Professor,"Plants are in constant interactions with a large diversity of microorganisms, that belong to various biological kingdoms including archaea, bacteria, fungi and protista. In nature, these inter-kingdom interactions can be both cooperative and detrimental to the host-plants. My major research focus is to understand the dynamics of inter-kingdom microbiome-interactions and how it affects the crop production. We use cutting-edge culture-independent (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metabolomics) and culture-dependent (culturomics) methods combined with computational biology. We especially employ a systematics-based approach, so that we can identify individual organisms involved in these interactions, their biological functions, impacts on neighboring niches, and metabolic activity.
Current research projects
The research has several direct biotechnological applications, and the research in our lab focuses on the following:
1. Develop bioferlitizers/biopesticides: By disentangling the microbial functions that are essential for different growth stages of crop plants, we intend to develop ""soil probiotics"" to improve crop health. In order to achieve this, we study natural ecosystems and wild plants related to crops. The technology developed will be sustainable and environmentally friendly. Our current research focuses on developing microbial inoculum assemblages from teosinte (ancestor of modern maize) and transferring the microbiota to maize to improve pest and pathogen resistance.
2. Pathobiomes of plants: The concept of pathobiome is an emerging field in pathogen biology. In recent times, it has been noted that pathogens do not act alone in natural ecosystems, but along with a mob of other microorganisms. Deciphering the interaction between a plant pathogen and its associated microbiomes is necessary to understand pathogensis and also to design control measures. Research in my lab specifically focusses on mycosphere bacterial microbiota of pathogenic fungi. Our recent research focusses on pathobiomes associated with Fusarium wilt of cotton.
3. Indicators of microbial dysbiosis: Dysbiosis is a microbial imbalance caused by perturbation in an ecosystem or a niche. Plant microbiomes experience dysbiosis during biotic (disease) and abiotic (drought, flooding, heat etc) stress. We study dysbiosis to understand shift in microbial processes, detect stress indicators and design stress alleviation measures including developing microbial inoculum (biofertilizers).",Assistant Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n809679df
Shivam,Mehta,Assistant Professor,"Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a high level of proficiency in clinical teaching to dental students and residents. I have excelled in research fields of Mini-Screw Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE), Orthodontic Tooth Movement, 3D Imaging, and Randomized Clinical Trials with more than 69 publications and abstracts (42 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 27 published abstracts), 5 grants, and 28 scientific presentations in collaborations with world-renowned researchers. Having served as a member of the board of directors at reputable institutions and a core member of the President's race and diversity council, and currently serving as the secretary of the ADEA postdoctoral application support service advisory council and NESO planning committee has afforded me with practical administration and mentoring skills and I have mentored multiple dental students, fellows, and orthodontic residents in research development and clinical orthodontics. I am currently serving as the ADA standards committee voting member and representing the interest of United States at the International Standards Organization for influencing the role of U.S. technologies and products in the global marketplace.",Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n82445f5a
Joseph,Edwards,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nacd52463
Joseph,Veldman,Associate Professor,"In the Veldman Lab at Texas A&M University, we study relationships among plant species, ecosystem functions, and human-induced environmental change. Fire - both as an ancient ecological force and as a management tool - is central to our research on the conservation and restoration of tropical and subtropical savannas and forests. Through interdisciplinary collaborations and outreach to environmental organizations, we work to improve public policies that impact fire-dependent ecosystems and human livelihoods.",Assistant Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc6131af
Anjel,Helms,Assistant Professor,"My current research is focused on understanding how chemical compounds mediate interactions among plants, insect herbivores, and herbivore natural enemies. More specifically, my lab is investigating how plants and insect herbivores use chemical information from their environment to assess their risk of attack.",Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6106e75
Matthias,Koch,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncb08e15a
Mahul,Chakraborty,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd1041b0d
Xiaofeng,Qian,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on: Materials Theory, Discovery, and Design for Energy Applications and Device Design Aided by HighThroughput Computing; Two-Dimensional Materials and Their Coupled Multi-Physical Properties and Novel Device Concepts; Electronic, Thermal, Ionic, and Excitonic Transport in Nanostructured Materials; First-Principles Methodology Development towards Efficient and Accurate Prediction of Ground-state and Excited-state Properties of Materials; and Multiscale Materials Modeling of Complex Physical and Chemical Processes.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor||Assistant Professor,Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd67bf9a1
Christopher,Owens,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Owens (he/him/his) is a health behavior scientist with specific training and expertise in rural HIV prevention and care, rural LGBTQ adolescent and adult health, and LGBTQ adolescent HIV prevention. His research takes a socioecological perspective where he examines how intrapersonal (e.g., attitudes, skills), interpersonal (e.g., parents, primary care providers, mental health providers), organizational (e.g., health care organizations and systems), and communal (e.g., culture, policies) factors influence the health promotion and health disparities of rural HIV outcomes and rural LGBTQ health outcomes. He is particularly interested in HIV prevention, HIV care, depression and anxiety, and loneliness and social connection outcomes among LGBTQ adolescent and adult populations living in rural areas. In addition to taking a socioecological perspective, Dr. Owens has training and is interested in implementation science, where he investigates how health care organizations and providers can better adopt, implement, and sustain HIV preventive and care evidence-based practices. Dr. Owens has training in mixed method and qualitative study designs.",Assistant Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf591ac3c
Matthew,Powell-Palm,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfb96e566