HDO Faculty
Learn from UT Austin’s Best and Brightest
HDO courses and programs are developed and led by esteemed faculty at The University of Texas at Austin.
The quality of our faculty is a key distinguishing factor of the HDO program. With expertise in a wide variety of human-centered disciplines, our faculty bring exceptional teaching methods, research, and dedication to the classroom.
As intellectually curious scholars, HDO’s faculty members are also eager to learn from the experiences our students and training participants bring to the table.
Below are profiles of faculty who are involved with HDO. This list includes faculty currently teaching in our Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, and Professional Training programs.
Laura Hernández-Ehrisman
Lecturer
HDO Bachelor’s Program
Matt Kammer-Kerwick
Lecturer
HDO Bachelor’s Program
Eric Tang
Associate Professor; Director of the Center for Asian American Studies
HDO Master’s Program
Becca North
Professor, Researcher, Author
HDO Master’s Program
S. Craig Watkins
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
HDO Professional Training
Elizabeth Keating
Professor, Department of Anthropology
HDO Master’s Program
Mary R. Rose
Director, HDO
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
HDO Master’s Program
Davida Charney
Professor, Department of Rhetoric and Writing
HDO Professional Training
Jeremi Suri
Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
HDO Master’s Program
HDO Professional Training
Zachary Elkins
Associate Professor, Department of Government
HDO Master’s Program
HDO Professional Training
Caryn L. Carlson
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
HDO Professional Training
Michael Starbird
University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
HDO Professional Training
Pauline Turner Strong
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and the Center for Women and Gender Studies
Director, Humanities Institute
HDO Master’s Program
David I. Beaver
Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Philosophy
Director, Cognitive Science Program
Dan Bonevac
Professor, Department of Philosophy
HDO Master’s Program
Elizabeth Richmond-Garza
Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, Department of English
Director, Program in Comparative Literature
HDO Master’s Program
HDO Professional Training
Art Markman
Founding Director, HDO
Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor
HDO Master’s Program
HDO Professional Training
Clay Spinuzzi
Professor, Department of Rhetoric and Writing
Graduate Advisor, HDO
HDO Master’s Program
HDO Professional Training
Tracy Wuster
Assistant Professor of Instruction, HDO Bachelor’s Program
Amy Nathan Wright
Assistant Professor of Instruction, HDO Bachelor’s Program