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 N1.102D Email: cristina.s.barroso@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (956) 882-5180
Brown III, Henry S, PhD Associate 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 206 Email: 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 W916 Email: 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 208 Email: alexandra.e.evans@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6172
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 and 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 211 Email: 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 212 Email: 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 209 Email: harold.w.kohl@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6167
Nichols, Donna, Community Health Specialist Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220H Email: donna.c.nichols@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6181
Parcel, Guy S., PhD John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion Research interests: School health promotion; child and adolescent health; health behaviors Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 207 Email: guy.s.parcel@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6164
Perez, Adriana , PhD Associate Professor Research interests: Statistical methods for handling missing data, statistical methods for epidemiological research (including modeling), sampling and sample size issues in health studies and statistical methods to account for the uncertainty due to measurement error. Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220G Email: adriana.perez@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6183
Perry, Cheryl, PhD Prof. and Regional Dean, Austin Regional Campus and Rockwell Distinguished Chair 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 210 Email: cheryl.l.perry@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6166
Ranjit, Nalini, PhD Ast Pr Hlth Promo & Behv Scnc Research interests: Faculty Associate, School of Public Health, University of Texas, Austin Regional Campus (part-time) Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220I Email: nalini.ranjit@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6186
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 E1017 Email: robert.e.roberts@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9291
Sharma, Shreela V., PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: Behavioral epidemiology with a focus on nutrition and physical activity; obesity prevention with an emphasis on early childhood especially in low-income, minority populations; obesity prevention in India. Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E603 Email: 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 213 Email: 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 214 Email: melissa.h.stigler@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6173