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2026 Archer fellows head to the Hill

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students head to the heart of public health policy each summer under the Graduate Archer Fellowship Program.
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UTHealth Houston partners with city of Houston to establish new academic health department

UTHealth Houston announced today a partnership with the city of Houston to establish a new academic health department that will strengthen the region’s public health workforce, expand hands-on training opportunities, and deepen collaboration between academic experts and city health leaders.
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Sharma named fellow of the American Heart Association

Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD, vice chair and professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has been named a 2026 fellow of the American Heart Association.
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Testa collaborates with authorities in Bexar County to bring attention to gun thefts from vehicles through new dashboard

Alexander Testa, PhD, associate professor in San Antonio, has been studying gun safety for years, and this year, in collaboration with Bexar County’s Bexar Responsibly Campaign Testa helped provide the data and structure for a brand new gun theft dashboard that the county is hoping will help residents understand the scope of the problem.
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Centering Youth Voices in Mental Health Research: The Work of Emily Lemon, PhD, MPH

Emily Lemon, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences in Brownsville and faculty member at the Center for Healthy Communities, is dedicated to advancing youth mental health through community-engaged research that centers young people as partners in the research process.
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Advancing dementia research through the caregiver lens: Jiaming Liang

For Jiaming Liang, PhD, the path into dementia research did not begin in a lab, but in a deeply personal place. Witnessing a family member live with the devastating effects of dementia left a lasting impression, one that would ultimately shape his career and drive his commitment to improving care for others facing the same reality.
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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Selected for Statewide Rural Hospital Leadership Initiative

Houston, TX — UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has been selected to represent The University of Texas (UT) System in a new statewide initiative, the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, designed to strengthen financial leadership and long-term stability of rural hospitals across Texas.
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Texas maternal health initiative launches first in-person learning sessions for hospital teams

LASSO-TX (Lactation and Safe Sleep Opportunities in Texas) is a hospital-based quality improvement initiative of the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB), in collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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From Pre-Med to Public Health

This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
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Xiao named 2026 US Fulbright Scholar

Qian Xiao, PhD, associate professor in Epidemiology, has been named a 2026-2027 U.S. Fulbright Program Scholar, a prestigious honor that supports international collaboration in research and education.
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2026 Archer fellows head to the Hill

UTHealth Houston partners with city of Houston to establish new academic health department

Sharma named fellow of the American Heart Association

Testa collaborates with authorities in Bexar County to bring attention to gun thefts from vehicles through new dashboard

Centering Youth Voices in Mental Health Research: The Work of Emily Lemon, PhD, MPH

Advancing dementia research through the caregiver lens: Jiaming Liang

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Selected for Statewide Rural Hospital Leadership Initiative

Texas maternal health initiative launches first in-person learning sessions for hospital teams

From Pre-Med to Public Health

Xiao named 2026 US Fulbright Scholar

Dissertation Defense by Amrita Sidhu PhD c, MDS, MPH, BDS (DDS equiv.)

Dissertation Defense by Timothy Clark, MA: Rest-Activity Phenotypes and Parkinson's Disease in the All of Us Research Program

Dissertation Defense by Valerie Simpson: Factors associated with cigarette smoking abstinence

Dissertation Defense by Alvin Estacio, MS: Characterizing Workplace Health Program Participation Among Cleaning Workers in the US

Dissertation Defense by Jenny Niedenfuehr: Examining Vulvar Pain Disorders and Symptoms in hEDS/HSD Patients

Building Better Brains: The Role of Sleep in Child Development

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Bo Zhang, Master: Novel Statistical Methods for Adaptive Platform Trials with Order-Restriction