Stephen Linder
Professor and Co-Chair and Director of the Institute for Health Policy
Management, Policy & Community Health
713/500-9494
Reuel Stallones Building
1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
About
Dr. Stephen Linder is a Professor in the Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, and Director of the Institute for Health Policy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health; he is an Associate Faculty Member at the Center for Humanities and Ethics at the McGovern School of Medicine, and formerly, the Associate Director of the Health Policy Institute at the Texas Medical Center. He holds a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Iowa and held faculty appointments at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Tulane University before joining UTHealth School of Public Health. Dr. Linder has been recognized for teaching excellence as a Minnie Stevens Piper Professor and holds the titles of Distinguished Teaching Professor and Fellow of the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education for the University of Texas System. Dr. Linder’s research focuses on community-based needs and health risks, specializing in cumulative risk characterization, needs assessment and measurement. His research leadership includes Principal Investigator for The Health of Houston 2018 Survey, a 5,700-household survey, and the Healthy Cities Research Hub, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative. He is Academic Lead for the US of Global Cities Changing Diabetes, sponsored by Novo Nordisk; Co-Director for Community Engagement, Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health; and formerly directed the TMC|72 program, providing data for elected officials, and the Policy Impact Grant Program, awarding almost $2M to Texas Medical Center researchers. Active in the non-profit community, his service has included Chair of the Governing Board of Mental Health America of Greater Houston (MHA), and memberships on the Texas Environmental Research Consortium’s Board (TERC), the Advisory Board for BridgeUp at Menninger Clinic, the Steering Committee of the National Network of State and Local Surveys,
Center Affiliation
Center for Health Systems Research, Policy, and Practice
Research Interests
- Behavioral/Mental Health
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Equity
- Management and Health Policy
- Social Determinants of Health