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 |
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Fisher-Hoch, Susan P., MD
Professor of Epidemiology
Research interests: Virology; Lassa and Ebola hemorrhagic fevers; tuberculosis; human Papilloma virus; biocontainment; microbiology; molecular epidemiology
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC S2.330C
Email: susan.p.fisher-hoch@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5167 |
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Gay, Jennifer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Physical activity in adolescents and adults; motivation theories; environmental and contextual influences on health behaviors; latent variable modeling; growth and maturation issues in physical activity.
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC N1.102C
Email: jennifer.l.gay@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-6754 |
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McCormick, Joseph B., MD
James H. Steele Professor and Regional Dean, Brownsville Regional Campus
Research interests: Infectious Diseases (particularly viral such as Ebola; Lassa fever: HIV/AIDS), Health issues in international settings; vaccines; epidemiology and bioterrorism.
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC S1.334
Email: joseph.b.mccormick@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5166 |
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Mirza, Shaper, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Molecular and cellular immunology and bacterial pathogenesis. Emphasis and expertise is with host pathogen interaction with particular emphasis on pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy individuals and individuals with co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC S2.330D
Email: shaper.mirza@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5160 |
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Reininger, Belinda M., DrPH
Associate Professor
Research interests: Evaluation research; community based health promotion; health disparities
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC N1.102E
Email: belinda.m.reininger@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5161 |
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Restrepo, Blanca I., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Tuberculosis; pathogenesis, early disease detection, host immune response, dynamics of transmission in the Texas-Mexico border. Neurocysticercosis: host-parasite interactions, immune response, granuloma formation.
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC S2.330B
Email: blanca.i.restrepo@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5172 |
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Salinas, Jennifer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Social context of chronic disease; social epidemiology and health disparities; Mexican American health; Mexico to US immigration and health; demography; aging
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC S2.330B
Email: jennifer.j.salinas@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5165 |
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Tazi, Loubna, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Tuberculosis; Transmission dynamics; Drug resistant tuberculosis; Population genetics; Human susceptibility to tuberculosis; Evolution of infectious diseases (HIV, Malaria, Gonorrhea).
Campus: Brownsville — Office: RAC N2.202F
Email: loubna.tazi@uth.tmc.edu | 
Phone: (956) 882-5163 |
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