Shreela Sharma

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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

• Center for Health Equity
• Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
• Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials

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Research Interests

• Brain and Behavioral Health
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Community Health
• Epidemiology
• Food as Medicine
• Implementation Science
• Maternal and Child Health
• Nutrition
• Population Health
• Prevention and Wellness
• Public Health Leadership
• Social Determinants of Health
• Women’s Health