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Leadership and Staff


Leadership

Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD
Director, Center for Community Health

 

Rachael Jackson, MPH
Associate Director
817-735-0537

Thomas Yorio, PhD
Provost
UNT Health Science Center

 

Richard Kurz, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health

UNT Health Science Center

 

 


 

Senior Scholars 

 

Martha Felini, DC, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology

UNT Health Science Center

 

Raquel Hampton, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
UNT Health Science Center

 

Danielle Lavin-Loucks, PhD

Director of Strategic Planning and Evaluation

Education is Freedom

dloucks @ educationisfreedom.org

 

Marcus Martin, PhD, MPH, MA

President/CEO

Education is Freedom
mmartin @ educationisfreedom.org

 

Timothy M. Bray, PhD
Director, Institute  for Urban Policy Research


Staff

  

Mieshia Beamon, MS
Aintie Tia Study Coordinator

mbeamon @ hsc.unt.edu
817-735-0593

 

Kim Linnear

Dallas Cancer Disparities Community Research Coalition Study Coordinator

klinnear @ hsc.unt.edu

817-735-0547

 

Erin Carlson, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant

ecarlson @ hsc.unt.edu

817-735-0367

 

Camille Lafayette

Student Assistant

clafayet @ hsc.unt.edu

 

Patricia Rohrbeck

DrPh Student Assistant

817-735-0264

 

Gail Clark

Administrative Assistant

Editorial Consultant/Website Coordinator

817-735-0248

 

 

 


 

 

Research Affiliates

At UNT Health Science Center:

Ralph Anderson, MD, FACOG, FRCS (C)
Chairman/Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Areas of Expertise: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology

Research Interests: Infant Mortality; Depression
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=583

 

Peggy Smith-Barbaro, PhD

Director, Division of Strategic Research Initiatives
TCOM, Office of the Dean

Areas of Expertise: Research and Research Funding

Research Interests: Women’s Health

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=98

 

Elena Bastida, PhD
Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Interim Chair Social and
Behavioral Sciences
School of Public Health

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=693

 

Jim Caffrey, PhD
Professor, Integrative Physiology
Areas of Expertise: Cardiovascular Metabolic Interaction
Research Interest: Cardiovascular Issues
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=329

Erin Carlson, MPH
Department of Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise: Access to Care; Access to Health Insurance; Latino Health
Research Interests: Access to Care; Access to Health Insurance; Latino Health

Olive Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Area of Expertise: Research Methodology
Research Interests: Teaching Effectiveness; Women's Health Issues
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=399

 

Claudia Coggin, PhD, CHES
Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Public Health
Director, Center for Public Health Practice

Areas of Expertise: Community Relations; Health Education

Research Interests: Cancer; Infant Mortality; Health Literacy
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=350 

Anna Espinoza, MD

Project Coordinator, Primary Care Research Institute
Area of Expertise: Research Coordination

Research Interests: Teenage Obesity

 

Martha Felini, DC, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Area of Expertise: Epidemiology

Research Interests: Gene-Hormone Interactions Related to Cancer Risk;  Neurodegenerative Diseases and Musculoskeletal Pain

https://profile.hsc.unt.edu/profilesystem/editprofile.php?onlyview=1&pid=10571436

 
Jerry Friedman, DO
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Area of Expertise: Physician Assistant Studies
Research Interests: Health Education; Health Care Delivery to Community
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=684
 
Mary Luna Hollen, PhD, RD, LD
Research Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Areas of Expertise: Obesity; Nutrition; Community Health Workers
Research Interests: Social Factors Influencing Health Outcomes
 
Rick Kurz, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health
Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise: Community Interventions; Asthma; Evaluation
Research Interests: Asthma Disparities; Access to Care
 
Nuha Lackan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise: Health Disparities; End of Life Care
Research Interests: Health Disparities; End of Life Care; Chronic Disease; Health Communication


Henry Lemke, MMS, PA-C
Assistant Professor/Director of Physician Assistant Studies

Area of Expertise: Physician Assistants

Research Interests: Health Care Delivery and Policy

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=26

 

Sue Lurie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise: Community Mental Health; Ethnicity and Health

Research Interests: Health Disparities; TB; Mental Health

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=62

 

 

Roy S. Martin, D.Min.

Assistant Professor, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Area of Expertise: Clinical Ethics

Research Interests: Health Care Delivery and Policy

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=421

 

Raquel Qualls-Hampton, PhD

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise: Epidemiological Methods; Survey Research

Research Interests: Chronic Diseases; Health Disparities
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=685

 

Carlos Reyes-Ortiz, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Area of Expertise:  Family Medicine; Geriatric Medicine
Research Interests:  
Geriatric Syndromes; Geriatrics Education; Latino Aging; Cancer Among Hispanics; International Data on Cancer; Cancer Screening; Aging; Nutrition and Cancer; Melanoma, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Health Disparities; Relationship between Religiosity and Geriatric Syndromes
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=691 

 

Dana Russell

Director of Marketing and Communications

Areas of Expertise: Media Relations; Marketing; Communications

Research Interests: Health Disparities; Children

 

Karan P. Singh, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics

School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise: Biostatistics, Statistical Methods for Data Analysis, Clinical Trials, Survival Analysis

Research Interests: Mathematical Modeling, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Statistical Computing, Survival Methodology, and Health Services Research
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=204

 

Lisa Smith, MLS
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Library, School of Health Professions
Areas of Expertise: Health Information; Patient Education Information; Instruction
Research Interests: Health Literacy
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=419
 

David Sterling, PhD, CIH, ROH
Professor/Chair, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=697#ed

Monte Troutman, DO, FACOI
Associate Professor of Medicine/Chair, Division of Gastroenterology
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Areas of Expertise: ColonCancer Screening & Education; Chronic Hepatitis Education, Screening, Evaluation, & Treatment
Research Interests: ColonCancer; Chronic Hepatitis
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=345 

Kelly Zarwell

UNT Health Science Center
Office of Professional Continuing Education

Area of Expertise: Physician Education

 

Fang Fang Zhang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Area of Expertise; Cancer Epidemiology

Research Interests: Cancer Health Disparities

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=645

 

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