ur final strategic hiring town hall will focus on Aging and Dementia and Artificial Intelligence at the Round Rock Campus.
We hope that Texas State community members whose work addresses any aspect of aging and dementia or artificial intelligence in any field using any methods will join us for this conversation.
Topic: Aging and Dementia and Artificial Intelligence
Date: April 24, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM –12 PM
Location: Avery 413
Vice President Mandayam and Provost Aswath will begin with an introduction to our strategic hiring and research efforts. Our panelists will share a brief introduction to their research to help us think about research strengths and areas to grow at Texas State around aging and dementia and AI. The second half of the town hall is focused on group conversations on areas for investment to improve research on aging and dementia and AI and the most impactful specializations for new hires related to these topics.
For this town hall, all panelists are from the Round Rock campus:
Aging and Dementia:
Dr. Arzu Ari, Regents’ Professor, Respiratory Care
Dr. Shailen Singh, Associate Professor, OWLS
Artificial Intelligence:
Dr. Diane Dolezel, Associate Professor, Health Informatics and Information Management
Dr. Omar López, Professor, OWLS
As recipients of a full share of the Texas University Fund (TUF), the legislature expects our university to enhance research expenditures from federal and private sources and increase the number of research doctorates. Strategic recruiting of nationally accomplished faculty members allows universities to quickly increase their impact in specific areas, attract additional faculty members to promote internal scale and collaboration, and initiate and sustain stronger external research partnerships.