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Marlyn Allicock Assistant Professor Dallas Campus Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
Research focus: Cancer prevention and control, Evaluating evidence-based interventions, Peer support interventions, Health disparities, Health communications, Tailoring and technology for health promotion, and Dissemination and implementation research
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Kim Baker Assistant Professor Houston Campus DrPH, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2013
Research focus: Intervention development and dissemination, Community based participatory research design, Sexual and reproductive health, Social Determinants and Racism
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Louis D. Brown Assistant Professor El Paso Campus Ph.D., Wichita State University, 2005
Research focus: Community coalitions, Self-help and mutual support, Substance abuse prevention, Delinquency prevention, Parenting, Mental health, Implementation science, Program engagement
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Courtney Byrd-Williams Assistant Professor Austin Campus Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2009
Faculty Spotlight
Research focus: Individual, social, and environmental determinants of eating and physical activity behaviors of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children, adolescents, and their families. Effects of nutrition and physical activity interventions on behavioral constructs, body composition, and metabolic profiles in youth.
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Enmanuel A. Chavarria Assistant Professor Brownsville Campus Ph.D., University of Florida, 2014
Research Focus: Cancer Control, Prevention, and Education, eHealth/mHealth Interventions, Health Literacy Research, eHealth Literacy Research, Cancer Health Disparities, Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Latino/Hispanic Health
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Michiko O. Clutter Assistant Professor Dallas Campus Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2005
Research Focus: Pediatric asthma self-management, addressing social determinants of health to improve pediatric health outcomes, adolescent health risk behaviors, school-based telehealth, mindful parenting
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Paula M. Cuccaro Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Houston, 1996
Research focus: Maternal & Child Health child & adolescent development, Poverty, Mental Health, Adolescent sexual health, HPV vaccine, Violence
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Casey Durand Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2012
Research focus: Physical activity and diet, Obesity prevention, Built environment and policy, Ecological models of health behavior, Active transportation, Health Disparities
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Maria E. Fernandez Professor, Chair of Diversity Programs, & Director WHO Training Center, Director, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1995
Research focus: Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Screening (Breast/Cervical/colorectal), HPV and HPV vaccination, Cancer Epidemiology, Dissemination and Implementation Research, Evaluation, Health Disparities, Hispanics Health, Global Health, Health Communication, Use of Tailoring and Technology in Health Education, Community-based participatory research
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Maria (Maru) Fernandez-Esquer Associate Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1989
Research focus: Immigrant health, Marginal Latino groups, Alcohol use, HIV/AIDS, Cervical Cancer and HPV, Domestic Violence, Health Disparities, Culture & Gender Norms, Injury prevention at work
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Kayo Fujimoto Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Research focus: Social Network Analysis, Adolescent health, Categorical data analysis, Network interventions, Actor-oriented simulation methodology
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Belinda Hernandez Assistant Professor San Antonio Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2012
Research focus: Adolescent health, HIV, STD, pregnancy prevention, Sexual harassment and assault prevention, Dissemination research, Evaluation
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Deanna Hoelscher Professor, Director of Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Austin Campus Ph.D., University of Texas, 1991
Faculty Spotlight
Research focus: Child nutrition focusing on underserved populations, Child and adolescent obesity, School-based health promotion, Dietary assessment and surveillance, Prevention of chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes & cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis), Gene diet interactions, Food and physical activity policy interventions and evaluation
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Christine Markham Associate Professor, Associate Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Assistant Admissions Coordinator Houston Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2002
Research focus: Child /adolescent health, HIV, STD & pregnancy prevention, Qualitative & quantitative methods, School health promotion, Self-management skills for HIV+ youth, Dissemination research
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Alfred McAlister Professor Austin Campus Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976
Research focus: Media and Community Organization, Cross-Cultural and International Health, Reducing Health Disparities, Tobacco, Finnish-Russian public health collaborations, Afghan health promotion capacity development, Promoting nutrition in Tanzania
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Sheryl McCurdy Associate Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., Columbia University, 2000
Research focus: Substance use, harm reduction and recovery, drug policy, medication assisted treatment for persons with an opioid use disorder, chronic pain management, health and human rights, wellbeing in vulnerable populations, HIV/AIDS, community health, global health, social support and mental health, and disaster recovery
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Patricia Dolan Mullen Professor, Chair Faculty Council Houston Campus DrPH, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
Research focus: Systematic review & meta-analysis, Program evaluation, Informed decision making for cancer screening and treatment, Increasing the accessibility of evidence-based interventions for practitioners, Motivational approaches, Multiple behavior change, Incarcerated populations prisons
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Cheryl Perry Professor Austin Campus Ph.D., Stanford University, 1980
Research focus: Child and adolescent health Promotion, Dietary, physical activity behavior, Behavior change methods with youth, Tobacco use behavior with youth, Tobacco regulatory Science, Multi-component community interventions
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Melissa Peskin Assistant Professor, Departmental Curriculum Coordinator Houston Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2004
Research focus: Dating Violence Prevention, Bullying and cyberbullying, Adolescent sexual health, Adolescent mental health
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Nalini Ranjit Associate Professor Austin Campus Ph.D., Cornell University, 1999
Faculty Spotlight
Research focus: Design and evaluation of community- based obesity interventions, Health disparities, Social and behavioral epidemiology of chronic disease, Quantitative methods
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Belinda Reininger Professor, Regional Dean of the Brownsville campus Brownsville Campus DrPH, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1994
Research focus: Community-based participatory research, Program evaluation, Health Disparities, Intervention research, Obesity prevention, Adolescent Health
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Lara Savas Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2006
Research focus: Cancer epidemiology, prevention and control, Cancer screening (Breast/Cervical/Colorectal), HPV vaccination, Intervention Research to increase cancer prevention in vulnerable populations, Lay Health Worker & Navigation models, Reducing health disparities, Community-based research
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Aubree Shay Assistant Professor San Antonio Campus Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013
Research focus: Patient-provider communication and medical decision making, cancer screening decisions, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, HPV vaccination, mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) design
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Ross Shegog Associate Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1997
Research focus: Communication technology applications for health education and health promotion, HIV, STD & pregnancy prevention, Chronic disease management (epilepsy, asthma, HIV), Smoking prevention/ cessation in adolescents, Diet and physical activity
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Andrew Springer Assistant Professor Austin Campus DrPH, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2000
Faculty Spotlight
Research focus: Child and adolescent health promotion, Physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in underserved populations, Adolescent risk behavior in Latin America
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Kymberle Landrum Sterling Associate Professor Dallas Campus DrPH, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2005
Research focus: adolescent and young adult tobacco and marijuana use, adolescent health risk behaviors, intervention development, psychometrics, qualitative research
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Wendell C. Taylor Associate Professor, Admissions Coordinator Houston Campus Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1984
Research focus: Physical activity, Worksite Health Promotion, Underserved populations, Health Disparities
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Susan Tortolero Emery Professor, Senior Associate Dean Academic and Research Affairs Houston Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1994
Research focus: Adolescent Health, Adolescent Sexual Health, HIV, STDs, pregnancy prevention, Substance use, Violence, Cross-cultural research, Hispanics, Mental health, Gender Equity
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Melissa A. Valerio Associate Professor, Regional Dean of the San Antonio campus San Antonio Campus Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2006
Research focus: Chronic Disease Management and Control, Complex Intervention Design and Evaluation, Community Engagement and Health Literacy
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Alexandra (Sandra) van den Berg Associate Professor Austin Campus Ph.D., University of Texas, 1997
Faculty Spotlight
Research focus: Sustainable food systems, Health disparities, Child obesity prevention through environmental and policy interventions, Program evaluation
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Sally Vernon Professor, Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences and Blair Justice, PhD Professorship in Mind-Body Medicine and Public Health Houston Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1980
Research focus: Cancer screening (breast, cervical & colorectal), HPV vaccination, Informed decision making for prostate cancer screening, Developing & validating measures of psychosocial constructs & self-report behaviors, Dissemination & implementation, Systematic reviews of cancer control interventions, Social epidemiology
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Tim Walker Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2016
Research focus: Physical activity, cancer prevention, implementation science, health disparities
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J. Michael Wilkerson Assistant Professor Houston Campus Ph.D., Texas State University, 2007
Research focus: Substance use harm reduction and recovery, medication assisted treatment for persons with an opioid use disorder, co-morbid mental health and substance use treatment, HIV/STI prevention, health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority persons, and program evaluation
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