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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
Executive Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs
UNT Health Science Center

 

 


Senior Scholars 

 

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, J. McDonald Williams Institute


Staff

  

Jesse Porter, MPA

Research Associate

Dallas Cancer Disparities Coalition

jporter @ hsc.unt.edu

817-735-0547

 

Mechell Ward, MA

Research Associate

kward @ hsc.unt.edu

817-735-0264

 

Mieshia Beamon, MSHS
Aintie Tia Study Coordinator

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

 

Erin Carlson, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant

ecarlson @ hsc.unt.edu

817-735-o367

 

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; D epression
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=583

 

Peggy Smith-Barbaro, PhD

Director, Health Related Programs
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

 

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

 

Alberto Coustasse, MD, MBA, MPH, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:  Health Management and Policy
Research Interests:  Geriatrics & Gerontology, Health Disparities, Health Services Research, Pension Systems

 

Anna Espinoza, MD

Project Coordinator, Primary Care Research Institute

Area of Expertise: Research Coordination

Research Interests: Teenage Obesity

 

Jerry Friedman, DO

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Area of Expertise: Physician Assistant Studies

Research Interests: Health Education; Health Care Delivery to Community

 

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

 

Zeida Kon

Graduate Assistant Health Management and Policy

Texas PublicHealthTraining Center

Research Interests: Disparities; Community Benefit; Community Health Workers

 

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

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=652

 

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

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/faculty/biography.cfm?id=449

 

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

 

Marcus Martin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise:  Social Determinants of Health

Research Interests:  Social Determinants of Health 

 

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

 

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

 

Sharon Tobola, OPHS Compliance Coordinator

Office for Protection of Human Subjects

Area of Expertise: Human Subjects Research Compliance

 

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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