Dr. Maria Alvarez Amaya

Dr. Maria Alvarez Amaya is Professor of Nursing and holds the Wakefield Professorship in the Health Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Dr. Amaya is also on the faculty of Environmental Science/Engineering and Chicano Studies. She is a certified women’s health care nurse practitioner, teaches in the Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, and continues in clinical practice.
Dr. Amaya has expertise in women’s health care, environmental health, and border health. She has been awarded over 2 million dollars to conduct her research. Dr. Amaya has authored numerous works on environmental and women’s health on the border. The National Institute of Nursing Research and the University of Maryland have recognized her contributions to environmental health nursing on the border. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Delta Kappa Chapter.

Dr. Jorge L. Gardea Torresdey

Chairman
Department of Chemistry
Dudley Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79968-0513
Tel: (915) 747 - 5359

Research Interests:

• Environmental Chemistry.
• Development of electrochemical, chromatographic and spectrometric analytical methods for metals and hazardous organic compounds in the environment.
• Investigation of metal binding to bio-materials for remediation of contaminated waters.
• Phytoremediation.
• Air quality in the El Paso-Juarez area.
• Utilization of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Environmental Chemistry.

Patricia M. Juárez, MPH

Acting Project Coordinator

1100 Stanton St. Suit 410
El Paso, TX, 79902

Phone (915) 747-8306
Fax (915) 541-1137
apps1@infosel.net.mx

 

Ms. Patricia M. Juárez is acting as the Project Coordinator. She is bilingual and has experience in community involvement on research and informal education. Her work is oriented to promote active binational community participation on environmental health issues. Ms. Juárez has participed as a consultant for local universities, binational agencies, local foundations and environmental health taskforces.