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Faculty and Staff

Dean

Dr. Ryan ChabarriaDr. Ryan Chabarria
Email: Ryan.E.Chabarria@lonestar.edu
Phone: 281.312.8433
Office: APA 109H

 

Director

Kristi Dalton, RDH, MS
Dental Hygiene Program Director 
Email: kristi.m.dalton@lonestar.edu                                                                        
Phone: 281.312.1517
Office: HPC 134E

 

Faculty

Amy MurphyAmy Murphy
Email:
Amy.B.Murphy@lonestar.edu
Phone: 281.312.1724
Office: SIB 100S

Amy Murphy has spent many years in clinical dental hygiene and dental hygiene education and is a full-time faculty member for LSC-Kingwood in the Dental Hygiene Program. She completed her dental hygiene education at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dental Hygiene in Houston prior to receiving a
Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Amy has served as an adjunct clinical faculty member at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dental Hygiene and Lone Star College. Amy has been faculty member since 2005. 

Rachel GrosRachel Gros
Email: Rachel.L.Gros@lonestar.edu
Phone: 281.312.1703
Office: SIB 100T

Rachel Gros, RDH, joined Lone Star College-Kingwood in 2005 as an adjunct professor. She became a full-time faculty instructor in Dental Hygiene in 2021.

Gros has worked in clinical practice, predominately in periodontology, since 2000. She has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene from Tyler Junior College. Gros earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health from Texas A&M University in 2005.

Jillian Roos
Email: jillian.e.roos@lonestar.edu
Phone: 281.312.8472
Office: SIB 100T

 

Megan Soaga
Email:Megan.Soaga@lonestar.edu
Phone: 281-312-1785
Office: SIB 100J

Originally from Illinois, Megan Soaga has been a practicing clinical dental hygienist since 2007. She graduated from Parkland College in Champaign, IL and pursued her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI. Megan served as adjunct faculty at Fox College in Chicago, IL for 4 years prior to moving to Texas in 2021.

Megan began her career at Lone Star College in January of 2022 as adjunct faculty and became full time faculty in August of 2023. Currently she is teaching General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist and Dental Hygiene Practice. She is extremely invested and passionate about the dental hygiene field and loves passing this knowledge on to her students.

 

Adjunct Faculty

Name
Joanna Allaire Joanna.L.Allaire@lonestar.edu
Jennifer Arinder Jennifer.Arinder@lonestar.edu
Dr. Andrea Burgess Andrea.L.Burgess@lonestar.edu
Rebecca Ficken Rebecca.D.Ficken@lonestar.edu
Dr. West Ficken E.W.Ficken@lonestar.edu
Shawna Greer Shawna.Greer@lonestar.edu
Dr. Maria Elkins ?Maria.Elkins@lonestar.edu
Andreea Galateanu Octavia.A.Galateanu@lonestar.edu
Kristen Gazzana Kristen.D.Gazzana@lonestar.edu
Steffin John Steffin.John@lonestar.edu
Leanna Nguyen Leanna.M.Nguyen@lonestar.edu
Jamie Pizano Jamie.Pizano@lonestar.edu
Daniela Simon Trajkovska Daniela.Trajkovska-Simon@lonestar.edu
Dr. Ronald Smith Ronald.Smith@lonestar.edu
Brandi Underwood  
Jessica Wright Jessica.Wright@lonestar.edu

Staff

Name Phone Office
Pasua Whitehurst 281.312.1708 pasua.s.whitehurst@lonestar.edu

HPC 134A

Janet Franklin Ables
Specialist III Clinic Operations
281.312.1721 Janet.L.Franklin@lonestar.edu HPC 102A

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