ELPS Faculty
Please click on the faculty names below to learn more about their professional backgrounds.

Department Chair
Dr. Kristen Hassett
Phone: 713-743-3786
Email: khassett@uh.edu
Special Populations Program
Faculty expertise video
Dr. Kristen Hassett
Phone: 713-743-3786
Email: khassett@uh.edu
Special Populations Program
Faculty expertise video

Associate Chair for Certification & Accreditation
Dr. Keith Butcher
Phone: 713-743-9599
Email: kbutcher3@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video
Dr. Keith Butcher
Phone: 713-743-9599
Email: kbutcher3@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video

Associate Chair for Research & Development
Phone: 713-743-6655
Email: vcarales@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Phone: 713-743-6655
Email: vcarales@uh.edu
Higher Education Program

Associate Chair for Curriculum & Student Success
Phone: 713-743-9117
Email: clcarp@uh.edu
Special Populations Program
Phone: 713-743-9117
Email: clcarp@uh.edu
Special Populations Program

Phone: 713-743-9918
Email: bdavis8@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Email: bdavis8@uh.edu
K-12 Program

Associate Dean for Student Belonging and Success
Phone: 713-743-6662
Email: tdavis9@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Phone: 713-743-6662
Email: tdavis9@uh.edu
Higher Education Program




Dean and Professor
Dr. Catherine Horn
Phone: 713-743-5032
Email: clhorn2@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Faculty expertise video
Dr. Catherine Horn
Phone: 713-743-5032
Email: clhorn2@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Faculty expertise video

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — K-12 Specialization Lead
Phone: 713-743-8209
Email: ddjohnson7@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Phone: 713-743-8209
Email: ddjohnson7@uh.edu
K-12 Program





Dr. April Peters-Hawkins
Phone: 713-743-9542
Email: apeters-hawkins@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video
Phone: 713-743-9542
Email: apeters-hawkins@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video


Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Special Populations Specialization Lead
Phone: 713-743-6141
Email: klsanti@uh.edu
Special Populations Program
Phone: 713-743-6141
Email: klsanti@uh.edu
Special Populations Program


Dr. Virginia Snodgrass Rangel
Phone: 713-743-0343
Email: vrangel3@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video
Phone: 713-743-0343
Email: vrangel3@uh.edu
K-12 Program
Faculty expertise video


Asian American Studies Program Director
Phone: 713-743-4982
Email: yzou@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Faculty expertise video
Phone: 713-743-4982
Email: yzou@uh.edu
Higher Education Program
Faculty expertise video
Faculty Emeriti



Dr. Paula Myrick Short
Professor Emeritus
Senior Vice President Emeritus
Higher Education Program
Professor Emeritus
Senior Vice President Emeritus
Higher Education Program