UC Faculty
Jacob Greenberg
Lecturer III
Email: jgreenbe@unm.edu
Dr. Jacob "Jake" Greenberg was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jake earned 2 Bachelor's degrees from the University of New Mexico in Chemistry and Biology, and Jake went on to earn his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Colorado: Boulder. Jake began his teaching career in the California State system teaching undergraduate chemistry courses. Jake has since moved back to Albuquerque to teach at UNM. Jake's research interests include mosquito feeding patterns, the implications for disease transmission, and new methods of mosquito control. Jake's personal interests include jigsaw puzzles and gardening. https://firstyear.unm.edu/programs-course-schedules/greenbergresearchgroup/about.html
Kenneth Oravetz
Lecturer III
Email: koravetz@unm.edu
Kenneth Oravetz received his PhD in Literature from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2023, and his BA in English from UC Santa Barbara in 2016. As the full-time Lecturer and Coordinator of Critical Text Analysis, Kenneth seeks to use his background in undergraduate writing pedagogy, multimodal rhetoric, literary studies, and English tutoring to help students from all walks of life thrive. Kenneth’s PhD research focused on investigating contemporary media culture, materiality, and reading practices through the study of graphic novels and hands-on printmaking. Kenneth continues his investment in those areas through bringing multimodal reading and media studies into the Critical Text Analysis classroom, through involvement with the Albuquerque small press and comics communities, and through continued research. In his free time, Kenneth enjoys hiking, attending concerts, and cooking new recipes. https://firstyear.unm.edu/people/academic-foundations1/kenneth-oravetz.html
Erika K. Nielson, Ph.D
Lecturer III
Email: enielson@unm.edu
Dr. Erika K. Nielson earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Postsecondary Student Success (focus in literacy) from Texas State University, a Master of Arts in Reading Education from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Texas A&M University. Previous to her time at UNM, she taught at Texas State University in San Marcos for 12 years. She teaches courses in the Liberal Arts & Integrative Studies Program and First Year Experience courses at UNM. She has been an educator for over 33 years, whose focus and knowledge in educational research through qualitative and quantitative analysis of data provides practical application to benefit students, employees, and industry leaders. She designs and delivers customized and specialized programs, tailored to specific needs and audiences, using traditional and non-traditional methods.
Skills: Creation of instructional materials, Editing/Revising, Educational Writing, Team Collaboration, External and internal communications, Copywriting, Strategic Planning, Yoga Instruction, Aquatics Instruction
Research Interests: Common Experience and Reading, Yoga, Mindfulness, and Self-compassion practices for students, educators, and other professionals, LGBTQIA+ training for professionals, Critical Reading, use of pop culture for increased reading comprehension.
