Faculty
| Barroso, Cristina S., DrPH Assistant Professor Research interests: Physical activity; nutrition; genetic epidemiology of chronic diseases (gene-environment interactions; design and analysis of school-based health promotion interventions; use of mass media to promote health promotion interventions; health disparities Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC N1.202DEmail: cristina.s.barroso@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (956) 882-5180 |
| Brown III, Henry S, PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: Effects of and demand for health insurance; immigrants and minority groups; economic evaluation of public health interventions; productivity costs of chronic illnesses Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 215Email: henry.s.brown@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6174 |
| Day, R. Sue , PhD Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research Research interests: Epidemiology; nutrition; dietary assessment methodology; obesity, cardiovascular disease; cancer; chronic disease; dietary interventions and health promotion; physical activity; Hispanic populations; children Campus: Houston — Office: RAS W916Email: rena.s.day@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9317 |
| Evans, Alexandra, PhD Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Research interests: Child and adolescent health promotion through interventions with parents and schools; obesity prevention Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 208Email: alexandra.e.evans@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6172 |
| Harrist, Ronald B., PhD Associate Professor of Biostatistics Research interests: Statistical design and data analysis for longitudinal studies; multilevel statistical methods Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220FEmail: ronald.b.harrist@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6179 |
| Hedberg, Ann-Marie , DrPH Visiting Assistant Professor Campus: Houston — Office: RAS W908 Email: ann-marie.hedberg@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9347 |
| Hoelscher, Deanna M., PhD Professor & Director, Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living Research interests: Design, implementation and evaluation of nutrition and physical activity programs for children, school foodservice personnel, and minority populations, prevention of chronic diseases; evaluation of legislative policies; development and evaluation of dietary and physical activity assessment methods; epidemiologic studies of child nutrition, physical activity and behavioral risk factors; diet-gene interactions Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 211Email: deanna.m.hoelscher@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6168 |
| Kelder, Steven H., PhD Beth Toby Grossman Professor Research interests: Epidemiology of child and adolescent health, design and evaluation of school health promotion programs, particular emphasis on obesity, diet, physical activity, and substance use Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 212Email: steven.h.kelder@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6169 |
| Kohl III, Harold, PhD Professor Research interests: Epidemiology of physical activity, development of physical activity national guidelines; physical activity for chronic disease prevention Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 209Email: harold.w.kohl@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6167 |
| McAlister, Alfred L., PhD Professor Research interests: Tobacco policy, violence prevention, peace and conflict, health disparities, advocacy and mass communication, international health Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 206Email: alfred.l.mcalister@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6163 |
| Murray, Nancy, DrPH Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Research interests: Child and adolescent health promotion through interventions with parents and schools; adolescent smoking cessation; physical activity Campus: Houston — Office: RAS W920Email: nancy.g.murray@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9333 |
| Nichols, Donna, MSEd Community Health Specialist Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220H Email: donna.c.nichols@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6181 |
| Parcel, Guy S., PhD Dean & John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion & M. David Low Chair in Public Health Research interests: School health promotion; child and adolescent health; health behaviors Campus: Houston — Office: RAS W114AEmail: guy.s.parcel@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9052 |
| Perry, Cheryl, PhD Professor and Regional Dean, Austin Regional Campus and Rockwell Chair in Society and Health Research interests: Design, development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs for children and adolescents. In particular, smoking and alcohol use prevention, healthy eating and physical activity; school-based, peer, family, and community programs Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 210Email: cheryl.l.perry@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6166 |
| Roberts, Robert E., PhD Professor Research interests: Cross-cultural research; psychiatric epidemiology; adolescent mental health; affective disorders; suicide, sleep disorders, obesity and mental health Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E1017Email: robert.e.roberts@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9291 |
| Sanchez, Eduardo, MD Professor & Director, Institute for Health Policy Research interests: Access to health care, mental health, diabetes, health disparities Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 207Email: eduardo.j.sanchez@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6164 |
| Sharma, Shreela V., PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: Health promotion and health education focused towards primary prevention of chronic diseases; Nutritional and physical activity epidemiology; Design and evaluation of measurement and psychometric tools such as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to accurately measure dietary intake and physical activity behavior as well as their psychosocial correlates; Development of statistical analysis techniques for analysis of group-randomized trials. Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E603Email: shreela.v.sharma@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (713) 500-9344 |
| Springer, Andrew E., DrPH Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Research interests: Adolescent health promotion, physical activity, childhood obesity prevention, socio-ecological influences of health behavior, epidemiology of child and adolescent health behaviors in Latin America Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 213Email: andrew.e.springer@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6165 |
| Stigler, Melissa, PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: Child and adolescent health, global/international health, with special emphasis on India; tobacco prevention and cessation; obesity prevention; behavioral epidemiology Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 214Email: melissa.h.stigler@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6173 |