SWIHDR Advisory Committee

The SWIHDR Advisory Committee (SAC) is an interdisciplinary team of NMSU faculty, staff, and Las Cruces community members who provide insight, guidance, and direction to SWIHDR staff regarding SWIHDR activities, conferences, and overall objectives.

Freida Adams, RN
Director (Retired), Office of Border Health
New Mexico Department of Health

Kari Bachman, MA
Director, Doña Ana Communities United

Miriam S. Chaiken, Ph.D.
Dean, Honors College (Retired)
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU

Phillip Deleon, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research, NMSU

Esther Devall, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science, NMSU

Yvonne Rojas
Program Director, Family Services
La Clinica de Familia

Patricia Heffelfinger

Charlotte Gard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business
College of Business, NMSU

William Gould, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business
College of Business, NMSU

Mary Alice Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences, NMSU

Joseph Tomaka, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Public Health Sciences
College of Health and Social Sciences, NMSU

Luis Vazquez, Ph.D.
Regents Professor (Endowed Chair)
Office of the Vice President for Research, NMSU

Luis Cifuentes, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Dean of the Graduate School
Professor of Geology
Office of the Vice President for Research, NMSU