Dr. Tanya Coakley is a Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. In 2004, she earned a Ph.D. in Social Work and a Minor in Statistics from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Her research expertise is in quality foster care, effective transcultural parenting, father involvement, parent-child health communication, minority health disparities, risky sexual behavior in youth, quantitative assessment, and mentoring underrepresented faculty in research and leadership. She has received a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R15 grant to investigate fathers and sons’ communication to prevent sexual health risks in boys.
The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations
To improve the health of underserved people through applied research
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