Contact Us

Department of Special Education

Main Office
George I. Sánchez Building, Suite 3.708

Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday

Mailing Address
Department of Special Education 1912 Speedway Sánchez Building Suite 3.708
Austin, TX 78712

Phone: (512) 471-4161

Administration

Nathan Clemens, Department Chair
Office Hours: by appointment
(512) 475-6552

Saury Ramos-Torres, Undergraduate Adviser Cohort Coordinator
(512) 475-6566

Terry Falcomata, Graduate Advisor and Research Coordinator 
Zoom Office Hours:  TH 1 – 2 p.m.
(512) 475-6543

Area Coordinators

Autism & Developmental Disabilities

Equity and Diversity in Special Education

Early Childhood Special Education

Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders

Sharon Vaughn, (512) 232-2357

Staff

Rosie Garza, Senior Business Services Coordinator(512) 475-6576
Faculty travel, faculty awards, faculty recruitment at the department level, promotion and tenure, procurement of goods and services, reimbursements, research study payments and student awards. Garza also coordinates conferences, manages course instructor surveys, final exams, course inventory, syllabus and CV maintenance and room reservation requests for course scheduling and meetings.

Martha Gonzalez, Administrative Manager(512) 232-7919
Special Education Financial Administration, HR, employment, and personnel questions, inventory, faculty affairs, faculty annual and merit reviews, financial administration including budgets, student recruitment endowment and fellowship management, course scheduling and any Workday-related matters, faculty recruiting at the departmental and college level.

Patricia Nenno, Senior Financial Analyst
Phone: (512) 471-5838