Regents Grant Tenure and Promotions

TTU System Board of Regents Grants Tenure and Promotions to Texas Tech Health El Paso Faculty

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents has approved promotions, effective Sept. 1, 2024, or the granting of tenure, effective Feb. 29, 2024, for the Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty members listed below.

We’re proud of our faculty members who earned academic promotion through their hard work, commitment to excellence in their fields, and dedication to the mission of the university.

Their service as teachers, scholars, and clinicians is inspiring not only to the students, residents, and fellows they work with every day, but also to the entire El Paso community.

Jude Abadie, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology
Foster School of Medicine

Russell Baker, D.O.
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Foster School of Medicine

Alok Dwivedi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine
Foster School of Medicine

Lisa Aimee Hechanova, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Foster School of Medicine

Thwe Htay, M.D.
Tenure
Department of Medical Education
Foster School of Medicine

Gloria Loera, D.N.P., APRN
Associate Professor
Hunt School of Nursing

Tracy Lopez, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor
Hunt School of Nursing

Alberto Maud, M.D.
Tenure
Department of Neurology
Foster School of Medicine

Jennifer Molokwu, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Foster School of Medicine

Rajiv Rajani, M.D.
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Foster School of Medicine

Clarissa Silva Waletzko, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor
Hunt School of Nursing

Maria Theresa Villanos, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Foster School of Medicine