Faculty, Staff and Advisory Committees
Our Leadership
Shine Chang, Ph.D.
Ashbel Smith Professor & University of Texas System Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Health Disparities Research
Director, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences
Robert Chamberlain, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus
Professor, Epidemiology
Founder, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
Our Staff
Hwa Young Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Health Disparities Research
Kava Lewis, M.A.
Program Manager
Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
Office of the Vice President of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Britney Porter, B.S.
Program Coordinator
Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
Office of the Vice President of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Marilyn Rosales, M.B.A.
Grant Program Manager
Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
Office of the Vice President of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Executive Advisory Committee
Shine Chang, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Health Disparities Research
Director, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program
Principal Investigator
Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President and Division Head, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair for Early Prevention of Cancer
Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
Sanjay Shete, Ph.D.
Betty B. Marcus Chair in Cancer Prevention
Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Deputy Division Head, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Co-Chair of Advisory Committee, Member
Susan Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair Ad Interim, Behavioral Science
Mariana Chavez Mac Gregor, M.D., MSC
Professor and Chair Ad Interim, Health Services Research
Lorna Haughton McNeill, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Health Disparities Research
Paul Scheet, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Epidemiology
Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Tenured Associate Professor and Chair Ad Interim, Clinical Cancer Prevention
General Advisory Committee
Manal Hassan, Ph.D.
Professor, Epidemiology
Qian Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Health Disparities Research
Kathrin Milbury, M.A., Ph.D.
Professor, Behavioral Science
Patricia Dolan Mullen, Dr.P.H.
Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Hui Zhao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health Services Research