Membership in the Sealy Center on Aging is by appointment, based on faculty’s research interest and scholarly work on aging. The Sealy Center on Aging recognizes a distinguished group of nationally and internationally recognized research scholars who have achieved distinction and peer recognition for outstanding research accomplishments in their respective fields of expertise and who have also made a significant contribution in the area of aging research. The following associated researchers (core investigators, fellows, and senior fellows) have rendered extraordinary service by adding significant new knowledge to the field of aging.
Leadership
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Alan Landay, PhD
Vice President, Team Science, Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology; Interim Director, Sealy Center on Aging -
James S. Goodwin, MD
Senior Associate Director, Sealy Center on Aging; Co-Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics -
Melissa (Missy) Morrow, PhD
Co-Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Associate Research Director, Sealy Center on Aging; Associate Director, Center for Health Promotion, Performance, and Rehabilitation Research; A. Russell Shearn Moody Distinguished Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation; Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences -
Alexis King, MS
Program Manager, Sealy Center on Aging, Phone: 409-772-9683, E-mail: alnking@utmb.edu
Associated Programs & Leaders
Program Name | Program Leader(s) |
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Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (Pepper OAIC) | James Goodwin, MD & Melissa (Missy) Morrow, PhD |
Center of Excellence for Professional Advancement and Research (COEPAR) | Norma A Pérez Raifaisen, MD, DrPH |
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH) | Abbey B. Berenson, MD, PhD |
Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC) for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT) | Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD |
Health of Older Minorities Pre and Postdoctoral Training (T32) | Brian Downer, PhD & Neil Mehta, PhD, MSc, MA |
Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE) | Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD |
Medical Student in Aging Research Program (MSTAR) | Erin Hommel, MD |
Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) | Norma A Pérez Raifaisen, MD, DrPH |
Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) | Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD |
AmeriCorps Seniors formerly RSVP of Galveston County
Postdoctoral Trainees
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Octavio Bramajo, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, E-mail: onbramaj@utmb.edu -
Eduardo Cabrero Castro, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, E-mail: jecabrer@utmb.edu -
Chengming Han, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, E-mail: chehan@utmb.edu -
Joseph Saavedra, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, E-mail: jmsaaved@utmb.edu -
Karen Schlag, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, E-mail: keschlag@utmb.edu
Support
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Doaa Abdelrahman, MS
Senior Research Associate, Phone: 409-747-2115, E-mail: doredaab@utmb.edu -
LaKesha Golliday
Clinical Research Coordinator, Phone: 409-266-9630, E-mail: lagollid@utmb.edu -
Shawn Goodlett
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Phone: 409-266-7590, E-mail: smgoodle@utmb.edu -
Roxann Grover, MA
Web Communications & Operations Manager, Phone: 409-772-3075, E-mail: rmgrover@utmb.edu -
Roxana Hirst, MS, CCRP
Lead Research Project Manager, Phone: 409-266-9641, E-mail: rmhirst@utmb.edu -
Shuang Li, PhD
Director of Data Management, Senior Biostatistician, Sealy Center on Aging, Phone: 409-266-9676, E-mail: shli@utmb.edu -
Eloisa Martinez, CCRP
Research Project Manager, Phone: 409-266-9643, E-mail: esmartin@utmb.edu -
Amber McIlwain, MS
Science Writer/Editor, E-mail: asmcilwa@utmb.edu -
Alejandra Mera
Clinical Research Coordinator, E-mail: almera@utmb.edu -
Susan Lynn Minello, RN, MSN, ANP-BC
Research Nurse Manager, Phone: 409-266-9782, E-mail: slminell@utmb.edu -
Isamar Ortiz
Research Project Manager, Phone: 409-266-9699, E-mail: iiortiz@utmb.edu -
Kelley Sitgreaves
Research Project Manager, Phone: 409-747-1987, E-mail: kaprevou@utmb.edu -
Paula Skinkis, MEd, CCRP
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Phone: 409-772-1907, E-mail: pskinkis@utmb.edu -
Oscar Townsel
Senior Business Coordinator, Phone: 409-266-9679, E-mail: omtownse@utmb.edu -
Emmy Alexandra Vazquez
Clinical Research Coordinator, Phone: , E-mail: eavazque@utmb.edu -
Alice Williams, MS, LBSW
Manager, Communications & Community Initiatives, Phone: 409-266-9647, E-mail: alwillia@utmb.edu -
Alexis King, MS
Program Manager, Sealy Center on Aging, Phone: 409-772-9683, E-mail: alnking@utmb.edu