Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Lorna H. McNeill, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cullen Trust Health Care Chair in Health Disparities Research
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Disparities Research
Associate Director, Cancer Health Disparities and Community Outreach
Director, Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research
Executive Assistant: Maryam Ali
713-792-7305
Faculty
Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H
Professor
Health Disparities Research
Maggie Britton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Dalnim Cho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Qian Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Health Disparities Research
Scherezade K. Mama, Dr.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Isabel Martinez-Leal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Margaret Raber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Lorraine Reitzel, Ph.D.
Professor/Deputy Chair
Health Disparities Research
Surendranath S. Shastri, M.D., D.Ph.
Professor
Health Disparities Research
Larkin L. Strong, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Health Disparities Research
Administrative Staff
Tricia White - Rhemtulla
Department Administrator
Administrative Assistant: Dominique Pitre
Office: 713-792-2305
Rick Valdez
Associate Director
Office: 713-745-6778
Michael Enriquez
Office Manager
Office: 713-745-7322
Lacey Casarez
Grant Program Manager
Office: 713-745-7307
Maryam Ali
Executive Assistant
Office: 713-792-7305
Michelle Cisneroz
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Office: 713-745-8573
Dominique Pitre
Administrative Assistant
Office: 713-792-0203