RISE 5 Year 2
Doctoral Students

RISE 5 Year 1

Doctoral Students

• Raymond Berry III, Biology, Mentor: Alvaro Romero
• Michael Canton, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Mentor: Dr. F. Omar Holguin
• Randy Coryell, Biology, Mentor: Dr. Michele Nishiguchi
• Amanda Erlandson, Molecular Biology, Mentor: Dr. Paola Mera
• Jeremy Jones, Chemistry, Mentor: Dr. Antonio Lara
• Thomas Cisneros, Engineering, Mentor: Dr. Igor Sevostianov
• Alex Moon, Biology, Mentor: Dr. Jiannong Xu
• Florencia Visconti, Biology, Mentor: Dr. Charles Shuster

FORMER RISE4 STUDENTS 

Doctoral Students (Degree Complete)

• Daniel Ramirez-Gordillo (PhD 2015) Biology. mentor: Dr. Elba Serrano
• Gizelle Hurtado, (PhD 2017)  Biology, mentor: Dr. Karen Mabry
• Amy Nava (UTEP PhD transfer) Biology, mentor: Dr. Michele Nishiguchi
• Sibella Salazar (PhD 2018) Counseling and Educational Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Andres Perez-Rojas
• Kristina Gonzales (PhD 2018) Biology, Mentor: Dr. Immo Hansen
• Jamey Rislin (PhD 2018) Counseling and Educational Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Ivelisse Torres Fernandez
• Jessica Jackson (PhD 2018) Counseling and Educational Psychology, Mentor: Dr. Anna Lopez
• Jesus “Jesse” Sambrano Jr., Chemical Engineering, mentor: Dr. Jessica Houston
• Erika Monroy (PhD 2018) Chemistry, Mentor: Dr. William Maio

Doctoral Students (Degree in progress, transition to other support)

• Amy Nava (transfer to PhD UTEP, 2016) Biology, mentor: Dr. Michele Nishiguchi
• Margie Vela, Water & Science Management, Mentor: Dr. Paul Gutierrez

Master’s Students (Degree complete, PhD in progress)

• Kelly Laje, MS (2016) Plant and Environmental Sciences, mentor: Dr. Omar Holguin
• Current PhD Student, NMSU
• Megan Stamey McAlvain MS (2016), Anthropology, mentor: Dr. Mary Alice Scott
• Current PhD Student, University of Connecticut

Master’s Students (Terminal degree)

• Laura Salguero (MS 2015) Mechanical Engineering, mentor Dr. Igor Sevastianov
• Victor Abravanel, Biology, mentor: Dr. Graciela Unguez