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Steering Committee

Stephen Russell
College of Natural Sciences
Director, School of Human Ecology
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Alexandra A. Garcia
School of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Nursing
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Elizabeth Matsui
Dell Medical School
Associate Dean for Faculty Academic Affairs, Dell Medical School
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Ying Ding
School of Information
Bill and Lewis Suit Professor
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Catherine Cubbin
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Associate Dean for Research, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
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Deanna Hoelscher
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Professor in Health Promotion and Austin Campus Dean, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences Director
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Debra Umberson
College of Liberal Arts
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Aging and Population Sciences (CAPS)
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Jay R. Brown
College of Natural Sciences
Associate Professor of Instruction, School of Human Ecology
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Keryn E. Pasch
College of Education
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
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Melissa Harrell
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
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Melissa Taylor
College of Natural Sciences
Senior Assistant Dean for Strategy and Equity Initiatives
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Michael S. Mackert
Dell Medical School
Director, Center for Health Communication; Professor, Department of Population Health
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Navkiran “Kiran” K. Shokar
Dell Medical School
Associate Dean for Community Affairs, Dell Medical School; Professor, Department of Population Health
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W. Renee' Acosta
College of Pharmacy
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
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Robert Town
Department of Economics | College of Liberal Arts
James L. and Nancy Powell Centennial Professor
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Shelley Payne
Department of Molecular Biosciences | College of Natural Sciences
Professor; Director, LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease
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Indranil Bardhan
McCombs School of Business
Foster Parker Centennial Professor of Management
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Kristie Loescher
McCombs School of Business
Professor of Instruction
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Jessica Hughes Wagner
University Health Services & Counseling and Mental Health Center

Director, Strategic Initiatives

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Staff

Kyle Murphy
School of Human Ecology

Academic Program Coordinator, UT Public Health Coalition; Texas Institute for SGM Health Research

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