Faculty
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nichols, Donna, MSEd Community Health Specialist Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 220H Email: donna.c.nichols@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 482-6181 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Warner, David C., PhD Professor Research interests: Health finances; health economics; health policy; diabetes policy; border health; cross border utilization; mental health finance; health planning; national health insurance Campus: Austin — Office:Email: david.c.warner@uth.tmc.edu |  Phone: (512) 471-4962 |