Michael & Susan Dell Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Overview
The Michael & Susan Dell Post-Doctoral Fellowship was established in 2011 to serve as a research traineeship for post-doctoral fellows interested in nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and/or tobacco prevention research. The program provided funding for one full-time post-doctoral fellow to study in residence at the Center for one year, with the option of additional years of funding based on performance and fund availability. The goal of the post-doctoral fellowship program was to train future experts in nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and/or tobacco prevention research so the fellow is prepared to successfully become an independent investigator. The Center Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program was previously led by Drs. Deanna Hoelscher, Steve Kelder, and Harold Kohl.
The post-doctoral fellowship was administered in 2011-2022 through funding from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health Austin Campus.
Current Funded Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunities:
- Post-doctoral opportunities are currently available through the National Cancer Institute, please visit The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health website.
- Project-funded post-doctoral fellowship positions may be available through Center projects listed here. Please contact the project PI for possible opportunities.
Past Michael & Susan Dell Post-Doctoral Fellows
2020-2023: Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, MBBS, MPH
2021-2022: Ethan Hunt, PhD, MPH
2019-2021: Kevin Lanza, PhD, MCRP
2017-2018: Katie Elder, PhD
2015-2016: Deborah Salvo Dominguez, PhD
2011-2014: Abiodun (Abi) Oluyomi, PhD
Additional Post-Doctoral Fellows
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is host to multiple post-doctoral fellows throughout the year through project-funded post-doctoral fellowship positions. These post-docs come from a variety of funding agencies to work on projects housed at the Center. Post-docs work with their project PIs and are also mentored by Dr. Kelder and Dr. Kohl as well as other Center and Austin Campus mentors.
Current Post-Doctoral Fellows
Stephanie Clendennen, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Project Director
UTHealth School of Public Health
Current Project: Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance Study (TATAMS)
Yuzi Zhang, PhD, MA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UTHealth School of Public Health
Current Projects: Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration (TX RPC) Project; Safe TRavel Environment Evaluation in Texas Schools (STREETS)
Bara Bataineh, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UTHealth School of Public Health
Current Projects: Social Media, Acculturation, and E-cigarette Use Among Mexican-American College Students in Texas (Project VAMOS)
Previous Post-Doctoral Fellows
Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, MBBS, MPH
Current Position: Project Manager of CATCH My Breath and Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies
Dale Mantey, PhD, MPH
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science at UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus
Katie Janda, PhD, MPH
Leigh Ann Ganzar, DrPH, MPH
Christine Jovanovic, PhD, MPH
Allison Winters Massie, DrPH
Allison Marshall, PhD, MPH, MSSW
Jacob Szeszulski, PhD
Blanche Greene-Cramer, DrPH, MPH
Maria Romo-Palafox, PhD, RD
Casey Durand, PhD, MPH
Courtney Byrd-Williams, PhD
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus
