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, MLSAssistant 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