Center for Healthy Living Faculty

Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion and Austin Regional Dean, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Dennis Andrulis, PhD
Associate Professor, Management, Policy & Community Health
Courtney Byrd-Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Ru-Jye (Lindi) Chuang, DrPH, MS
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Melissa Blythe Harrell, PhD
Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Ethan Hunt, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH
Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Beth Toby Grossman Distinguished Professorship in Spirituality and Healing
Kevin Lanza, PhD, MCRP
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics, & Environmental Sciences
Dorothy Mandell, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Michael Mrazek, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Christopher Pfledderer, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Nalini Ranjit, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Shreela V. Sharma, PhD, RD, LD
Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Irene Tami-Maury, DrPH, MSc, DMD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Leah Whigham, PhD, FTOS
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center for Community Health Impact

Alexandra (Sandra) van den Berg, MPH, PhD
Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Henry (Shelton) Brown, III, PhD
Associate Professor, Management, Policy & Community Health
Baojiang Chen, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Augusto César F. De Moraes, PhD, MSc, BS
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Natalia I. Heredia, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Emily T. Hébert, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Harold W. (Bill) Kohl, III, PhD
Professor and Associate Regional Dean for Academic Affairs and International Health Affairs, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Rupa Mahadevan, MD
Assistant Professor, Community and General Pediatrics
Culinary Medicine Instructor, School of Public Health
Dale Mantey, PhD, MPA
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Divya Patel, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Adriana Pérez, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
Belinda Reininger, DrPH
Professor and Brownsville Regional Dean, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Andrew Springer, DrPH
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Timothy Walker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Anna Wilkinson, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

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Meet Aubree Shay, PhD, a faculty member in San Antonio and co-founder of the AYA STAR lab

Tsai study measures the emerging idea of antifragility in low-income veterans

Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents, according to new study by UTHealth Houston researchers

Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents, according to new study

$2.93 million Grant Aims to Increase Adoption and Implementation of Sexual Health EBPs in Texas Schools through Web-based Implementation Strategy

Lanza Selected as Author on Sixth National Climate Assessment

Change of ownership in home health agencies may lead to increased Medicare spending and reduced staffing levels, according to UTHealth Houston research

Researchers Awarded a Five-Year, $2.5M Grant to Create a Multi-Dimensional Surveillance System for Congenital Heart Defects

Student Spotlight: Esther Nnali pursuing dual degrees with support from Baptist Health Foundation Scholarship

Healthy relationships help prevent dating violence

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kingsley C. Iheanacho, MBA, M.Sc.: Exploring the influence of foreign ownership of tertiary hosp

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kempson Onadeko, MBA, MPH: A Comprehensive Analysis of School and Out-of-School Programs

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Jennifer Thompson, MPH: Peer Support Use and Mental Health Risk Factors Among Police Employees

Dissertation Defense by Jinni Tang, MPH, CHES: Evaluating Continuity of Care for Congenital Syphilis Prevention in Houston, TX

SWCOEH Occupational Health Journal Club

Thesis Presentation by Leah Nadel Leibow, JD: Identifying Critical Maternal Health Zones of Need: Addressing Postpartum Depression Following the Expansion of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage in Texas

Development of system based digital support app (Pocket Ark) for construction workers deployed natural disasters

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Rakima D. Parson, MS : University Faculty Mental Well-Being and Attitudes Toward Mental Health

Thesis Presentation by Anahi Puebla: Social Characteristics Associated with the Discontinuation of LARCs Among Women in Harris Co

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Tia Thomas, BS: Rank-based Information Borrowing from Subgroups and Surrogate Outcomes in Surviv

The Implementation and Sustainability of Substance Use Recovery Homes for People Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Thesis Presentation by Kaylan Hill, BS: Exploring the Relationship Among Retirement, Financial Well-Being, and Health Outcomes

Dissertation Defense by Matthew Roth, MPH: Laboratory Testing Delays Association with Emergency Department Length of Stay

Drs. Faiyaz Ali & Mariam Maribel Bhojani Visiting Scholars Endowment Lecture Series

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kai Jiang, MS: Bayesian Methods for Microbiome-Metabolome data Integration

Dissertation Defense by Jesse Gavin, MA: Association Between Distress and Corporate Wellness Program Utilization: A Cross-Sectiona

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Qian Wang, MPH: Enhancing Recurrent Event Risk Prediction Using Boosting and Transfer Learning

Fuel Up For Finals - Coffee Truck

2024 Annual Texas NMDOH Consortium Conference: Advancing Research, Policy and Practice

ACTion Lab Film Series

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Priya B. Thomas: MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING AND TREATMENT UTILIZATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Yue Gu: Double-CRISPR Knockout Simulation Scheme to Compare Genetic Interactions Detection Method