Shreela Sharma
Professor, Vice-Chair, Epidemiology, and Director, Center for Health Equity Research
713/500-9344
Reuel Stallones Building
1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
About
Dr Shreela Sharma is Professor & Vice Chair of Epidemiology and Director, Center for Health Equity at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, TX. Dr. Sharma is a behavioral epidemiologist with specific interest in food insecurity, nutritional epidemiology, health equity, health disparities, and diet-related chronic diseases in children, families and vulnerable populations and has a robust, federally-funded research program in this area. Dr. Sharma is committed to serving the community; on behalf of UTHealth, Dr. Sharma co-leading the Health Equity Collective, a collective impact systems effort focused on mitigating food insecurity and other social determinants of health among Greater Houston residents. Dr. Sharma is also co-founder of Brighter Bites, a nationwide non-profit dedicated to providing fresh produce and nutrition education to low-income children and their families. Finally, Dr. Sharma is committed to our students and building a strong public health workforce; she is a Distinguished Teaching Professor, a honorific title bestowed by The University of Texas System to faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to the enhancement of health science education.
Center Affiliation
Research Interests
- Adolescent Health
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Clinical Trials
- Community Health Practice
- Epidemiology
- Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
- Health Equity
- Maternal and Child Health
- Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Program Evaluation
- Social Determinants of Health