Affiliates

Faculty and research scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and from other universities or health care organizations in the State of Texas whose research fits the mission of St. David’s CHPR can become Affiliates of the Center. St. David’s CHPR affiliates will receive communications about the Center’s activities, including invitations to meetings and events. The Affiliates list is a way to find potential collaborators who are focused on health promotion and underserved populations. If the affiliate is a member of The University of Texas at Austin, they are eligible to apply for a St. David’s CHPR pilot grant.

Individuals who are interested in becoming a St. David’s CHPR Affiliate are asked to submit:

1. A current CV or resume.
2. Complete and submit the affiliate application form (PDF).

List of Affiliates with Area & Research Interest

Name & Title	Area	Research Interest
Angel, Jacqueline Professor	LBJ School of Public Affairs & Sociology	Research methods, gender roles, culturally sensitive research methods & instruments
Angel, Ronald Professor Emeritus	Sociology	Health issues of Hispanic populations, particularly elderly
Bartholomew, John Associate Dean for Academic Affairs	Kinesiology & Health Education	Exercise in older Mexican-American women
Becker, Heather Research Scientist	School of Nursing	Research methodology, program evaluations, & health promotion for people with disabilities.
Brown, Richard A. Research Professor	School of Nursing	Treatment of tobacco dependence and substance use disorders in adults and adolescents, comorbid psychiatric disorders, technology and social media interventions, exercise interventions, distress tolerance, motivational interviewing
Brown, Carolyn Professor & St. David’s CHPR Advisory Committee member	Pharmacy	Religiosity, time orientation, decision-making & their relationship to medication adherence in ethnically diverse samples. Hypertension & African Americans
Brown, Sharon Professor Emerita	School of Nursing	Health promotion / disease prevention in diabetic Mexican Americans
Busch-Armendariz, Noel Professor	School of Social Work	Violence against women & children; social & public policy; social justice; international social work education, training & practice; & adoption & child welfare issues
Choi, Namkee Professor	School of Social Work	Social Policy for older persons (Social Security & Supplemental Security Income); social gerontology (long-term care; service utilization; minority aging); program evaluation
Clark, Angela Emeritus Professor	School of Nursing	Health promotion/interventions for persons with heart failure
Coyle, Edward Professor	Kinesiology & Health Education	Exercise physiology. Metabolism. Nutrition.
Cubbin, Catherine Professor & Associate Dean for Research, & St. David’s CHPR Advisory Committee member	School of Social Work	Uses epidemiological methods to better understand socioeconomic and racial/ethnic inequalities in health for the purpose of informing policy
Freeland-Graves, Jeanne Professor	Nutritional Sciences	Nutritional needs of women from a biochemical perspective
García, Alexandra Professor	School of Nursing	Diabetes symptoms of Mexican Americans
Gordon, Edmund T. Associate Professor	Anthropology	African-American anthropology, economic anthropology, maritime anthropology, ethnicity & social stratification
Haley, Andreana Associate Professor	Psychology	Aging, cognition, cognitive impairment, metabolic syndrome, neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging (MRI, fMRI, MRS)
Hawkins II, Ray Clinical Assistant Professor	Psychology	General area of psychotherapy treatment, outcome effectiveness evaluation, specifically the interactions between personality dimensions & cognitive-behavioral interventions; also the study of addictive behaviors & their relationship to family of origin & psychological variables
Haynes, Mike Recovery Coordinator, Seton Brain & Spine Institute, Executive Director, Lone Star Paralysis Association	Lone Star Paralysis Association	Adaptive fitness expert
Heinzelman, Susan Associate Professor & Director, Center for Women’s & Gender Studies	English	18th century women’s novels; feminism, law, & literature
Henneghan, Ashley M. Assistant Professor	School of Nursing	Dr. Henneghan’s research integrates multiple levels of scientific investigation including biobehavioral methods, cognitive science, and patient reported outcomes. Her research focuses on both understanding the underlying mechanisms of cancer-related cognitive impairment and evaluating targeted interventions to improve cognition following cancer treatment. This area of research is understudied, and there are currently no treatment guidelines for this late effect of cancer.
Holahan, Carole K. Professor Emerita	Department of Kinesiology and Health Education	Adult development and aging; psychosocial predictors of health behavior; successful aging; and women’s health
Holahan, Charles J. Professor	Psychology	Stress & coping process. Recent research has examined adaptive strategies for coping with cardiovascular illness (with Carole K. Holahan), & adaptive coping strategies among caregivers of medically ill children
Holleran, Lori Professor & Associate Dean	School of Social Work	Substance abuse prevention. Culturally grounded social work practice (especially ethnic identity of Mexican American youth). Social work with groups.
Horner, Sharon Professor, Associate Dean for Research & St. David’s Advisory Committee member	School of Nursing	Self-management of chronic conditions in childhood
Ivy, John Professor Emeritus	Kinesiology & Health Education	Interested in the regulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle & the mechanisms by which exercise training prevents & alleviates insulin resistance & type II diabetes. Acute & chronic effects of exercise on muscle metabolism
Jensen, Jody Professor Emeritus	Kinesiology & Health Education, Psychology	Biomechanical & neurophysiological factors that influence skill acquisition in infants & children & motor performance declines in older adults. Current projects include the development of muscle force regulation abilities in children as an underlying mechanism supporting the development of motor skills, & age-related changes in the postural control of aging adults
Johnson, Karen Associate Professor & Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar	School of Nursing	Adolescent health and social disparities, public health surveillance in alternative schools, promoting resilience and positive youth development (particularly through sport and physical activity) among vulnerable adolescents
Jones, Barbara L. Professor & Associate Dean for Health Affairs	School of Social Work	Pediatric palliative & end of life care, grief & loss, childhood cancer survivors, hope & resiliency, spirituality & international social work
Jones, Joni L. Professor Emerita	College of Fine Arts	Performance scholarship that focuses on identity, ethnography, Yoruba-based performance aesthetics, Black Feminisms & Theatre for Social Change
Kim, Miyong Professor & Associate VP for Community Engagement	School of Nursing	Community partnered health intervention, minority health – instrumentation, comparative epidemiology, and program evaluation
Kim, Su Yeong Professor	Development & Family Science	Health disparities in Chinese & Mexican immigrant families, with a focus on acculturation & parenting
Kwak, Jung Associate Professor	School of Nursing	Long-term care policy, dementia care, end-of-life decision-making, surrogate decision-making among dementia caregivers in both urban and rural areas, decision-aid and coaching interventions for family caregivers, and non-pharmacological interventions for persons with dementia in nursing homes.
Lewis, Carol Associate Director, Center for Social Work Research	School of Social Work	Women’s Health, services to victims of violence, program evaluation, & cultural diversity
Loukas, Alexandra Professor & Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies	Kinesiology & Health Education	Socioemotional development of children & adolescents, particularly the development of aggression & substance use/abuse
Mackert,  Michael Professor & Director, Center for Health Communication, & St. David’s CHPR Advisory Committee member	Advertising	Telemedicine, telecommunication technology, health communication, health literacy & online communities
Meston, Cynthia Professor	Psychology	Sexual psychophysiology, sexual dysfunction, relation between sexual abuse & sexual function, & the influence of acculturation on sexuality
Nosek, Margaret Professor, Executive Director, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities	Baylor College of Medicine	Women with disabilities
Nydegger, Liesl Assistant Professor	Kinesiology & Health Education	Reducing risk behaviors among underserved populations who experience health disparities. Specifically, focused on HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention, substance use, and violence (e.g., structural violence, community violence, intimate partner violence, and childhood sexual abuse) known as the SAVA syndemic. Using behavioral change theories with an understanding of structural causes (i.e., housing instability and poverty) of HIV/STDs, use of new biomedical interventions such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help prevent HIV and STDs among underserved populations such as high-risk, minority women.
Osier, Nico Clinical Assistant Professor	School of Nursing, School of Medicine	Identifying biomarkers that can be used for diagnosis and prognosis in pediatric TBI, a very understudied condition. Consideration of racial/ethnic differences in TBI recovery is also a focus.
Padilla, Yolanda Professor	Social Work	Social inequality; Latin American & gay & lesbian populations
Pounders, Kathrynn (Kate) Associate Professor	Moody College of Communication	Consumer psychology, specifically focusing on how facets of motivation - identity, emotions, and the goal-striving process - interact to influence consumer responses to health communication.
Radhakrishnan, Kavita Associate Professor	School of Nursing	Dr. Radhakrishnan's research applies current and emerging technologies such as telemonitoring, connected sensors, and digital gaming to facilitate chronic disease self-management. The long-term goal of Dr. Radhakrishnan's research is to develop affordable and scalable health interventions that enable ‘aging in place’. Her research addresses self-management of cardiovascular conditions in underserved populations.
Professor & St. David’s CHPR Advisory Committee member	School of Nursing	Vulnerability & help seeking behaviors of homeless Hispanic adolescents
Spirduso, Waneen Professor Emeritus	Kinesiology & Health Education	Relationship of physical activity to cognitive ability & aging
Staiger, Janet Professor Emeritus	Radio, Television & Film	Poststructural & postfeminist approaches to authorial studies, historiographical practices in media studies, slasher films, & emotions & genres, as well as continuing interests in reception studies, gender & sexuality studies
Steinhardt, Mary A. Ombudsperson (Faculty), Distinguished Teaching Professor	Kinesiology & Health Education	Mind-body health reflecting a person-centered approach to wellness & resiliency; & the relationship of individual behavioral dispositions to job-related characteristics & work-related outcomes.
Stout, Patricia John P. McGovern Regents Professor in Health & Medical Science Communication	Advertising	Research focuses on viewer response to persuasive messages & advertising, with particular attention to individuals' emotional response to advertising & health-promotion messages; the role of social marketing & the effectiveness of health communication; media & mental illness stigma; trust & credibility relevant to direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription medicines & the role of media in ameliorating mental illness stigma
Stuifbergen, Alexa Dean, Professor & Ex-Officio member of St. David’s CHPR Advisory Committee	School of Nursing	Health promotion & quality of life in chronic illness & in women with multiple sclerosis
Tanaka, Hirofumi Professor	Kinesiology & Health Education	Influence of age & lifestyle modifications (particularly physical activity) on cardiovascular function & disease risk, masters athletes & athletic performance, physiology of swimming
Timmerman, Gayle Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs	School of Nursing	Dieting & binge eating in women & research methodology
Umberson, Debra Professor	Sociology	Sociology of mental health, social relationships, medical sociology, gender, aging & the life course, & death & dying
Velasquez, Mary Professor	School of Social Work	Development & implementation of interventions using the Transtheoretical Model of Change & Motivational Interviewing, health behavior interventions including HIV prevention, prenatal health, alcohol & other substance abuse, smoking cessation, & prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Walker, Lorraine Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professor in Nursing, St. David’s CHPR & Advisory Committee member	School of Nursing	Health promotion of childbearing-aged women, psychosocial dimensions of parenting & health in the childbearing years
Wilcox, Richard Professor Emeritus	Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology	Structure-activity relationships for drugs to treat psychiatric & neurological disease & the craving to psychostimulants & ethanol. Cellular & molecular consequences of short-term agonist treatment. Develop improved models for testing pharmacological theory & to provide translation of neurobiological research to public.
Wright, Michelle Assistant Professor	School of Nursing	Focus on maternal health during pregnancy, with primary interest on the vaginal microbiome and downstream effects on birth outcomes; evaluating -omic measures related to: preterm birth, preeclampsia, vitamin D status, GBS colonization, developmental programming in offspring, cardiovascular disease, and health disparities in underserved populations, to develop new approaches to prevent disparities.
Xie, Bo Professor & St. David’s CHPR Pilot Principal Investigator	School of Nursing	Health informatics; e-health literacy; lifelong learning
Zuñiga, Julie Associate Professor	School of Nursing	Self-management of multi-morbidities with a focus on persons with a dual diagnosis of HIV and diabetes, interdisciplinary approaches to improve the health of underserved people.