
Core Faculty & Endowed Chairs
Just as we partner with organizations across our service communities, Humana Institute collaborates with partners across the colleges of the University of Houston. We run a variety of programs at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Andy & Barabra Gessner College of Nursing, the Graduate College of Social Work, College of Pharmacy and the College of Optometry. View our Endowed Chairs and Faculty Contributors listed below.
Endowed Chairs
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Quenette L. Walton, Ph.D., LCSW
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F. Lamar Pritchard, Ph.D., R.Ph.
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Jonathan A. McCullers, M.D.
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Kathryn Tart, Ed.D., MSN, RN
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Michael D. Twa, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO
Affiliated Faculty
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Maria Paula Perez Arguelles, Ph.D., M.S.
Research Associate,
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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David Curtis, Ph.D.
Chief Behavioral Health Officer & Clinical Associate Professor
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Susie Gronseth, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Learning, Design, and Technology Specialization Area
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
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Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair and Clinical Professor,
Health Systems & Population Health Sciences
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Osaro Mgbere, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., FRSPH
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Translation Research,
UH College of Pharmacy Epidemiologist, Houston Health Department
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Elham Morshedzadeh, Ph.D., IDSA
Presidential Frontier Assistant Professor for Healthcare,
Industrial Design,
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
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Hanadi Rifai, Ph.D., PE, Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers
Moores Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Hurricane Resilience Research Institute
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Tyler J. Varisco, PharmD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Quality
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
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Gail Buttorff, Ph.D., M.A.
Instructional Assistant Professor,
Associate Director, Center for Public Policy
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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Jamila Davidson, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Ken Janda, J.D.
Professor of Practice
Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Jessica Mantel, J.D., M.P.P.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Professorship,
Professor and Co-Director Health Law & Policy Institute
University of Houston Law Center |
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Sara G. McNeil, Ed. D., M.S.
Associate Professor, LDT Doctoral Program Coordinator
College of Education
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Joyce Ogunrinde, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Shainy Varghese, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC, CGNC
Professor, Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing
Director, UH College of Nursing Health Clinic
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Man Chiu (Sunny) Wong, Ph.D., M.S.
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies,
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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