Black History Month

Meet the Experts

Marino A. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.R.C., M.Div.

Associate Dean
University of Houston College of Medicine
Billy Hawkins, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
Summer Harlow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston
Gerald Horne, Ph.D.

Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies
Department of History

Brian C. Reed, M.D.

Chair, Clinical Sciences
University of Houston College of Medicine
Linda Reed, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, AAS & Associate Professor
Department of African American Studies
Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.

Professor & Associate Dean of Research
Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences
Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
McClain Sampson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Graduate College of Social Work
Kevin B. Thompson, Ph.D.

Program Manager II
Department of African American Studies
Rheeda L. Walker, Ph.D.

Professor
Culture, Risk, and Resilience Lab, Director
Department of Psychology

Mar 27 10:00 am

Houston Refugee Health Research Symposium

Advancing Mental Health and Cancer Research while Promoting Equitable
Health Care Among Refugees. Opening Address: Bettina Beech, PH., MPH, Chief Population Officer, University of Houston. Keynote Speaker: Rana Dajani, Ph.D., Professor, Hashemite University/Research Affiliate, MIT Refugee Action Hub/Visiting Professor, Harvard University
Mar 30 1:00 pm

Houston History Magazine Launch and Panel Discussion

Houston History magazine’s launch and panel discussion features the radio program “Engines of Our Ingenuity,” its creator John Lienhard, history professor and contributor Catherine Patterson, and former producer Paul Pendergraft.