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Membership Directory

Fellows and Senior Fellows represent all four schools and three institutes at UTMB. Membership in the center is by appointment, based on faculty’s research interest and scholarly work on aging.

Directors

Administrative Leadership

Jay Torres
Administrator, Medicine Services, Departments of Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
E-mail: johtorre@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

Kelley Sitgreaves
Research Project Manager
Phone: 409-747-1987 E-mail: kaprevou@utmb.edu

Alice Williams, MS, LBSW
Manager, Communications & Community Relations
Phone: (409) 266-9647 E-mail: alwillia@utmb.edu

 

Program Directors

Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD - Director of Biostatistics
Don W. and Frances Powell Professorship in Aging Research
Director of Biostatistics
Phone: 409-266-9665 Fax: 409-772-8931
E-mail: yokuo@utmb.edu |  Web Biography at PMPH

Gulshan Sharma, MD - Director of Implementation Research
Director of Implementation Research
Phone: 409-772-2436 Fax: 409-772-9532
Email: gusharma@utmb.edu | Web Biography at Internal Med

Ritchie Adoue - Director of RSVP of Galveston County
Director of RSVP of Galveston County
Sealy Center on Aging Learning Center
Phone: 409-266-9660 Fax: 409-772-8931
E-mail: raadoue@utmb.edu

Shuang Li, PhD
Director of Data Management
Senior Biostatistician
Sealy Center on Aging
Phone: 409-266-9676
E-mail: shli@utmb.edu

Staff

Doaa Abdelrahman, MS
Senior Research Associate
Phone: 409-747-2115 E-mail: doredaab@utmb.edu

La Kesha Golliday
Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: 409-747-5839 E-mail: lagollid@utmb.edu

Shawn Goodlett
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: 409-266-7590 E-mail: smgoodle@utmb.edu

Eloisa Martinez, CCRP
Research Project Manager
Phone: 409-266-9643 E-mail: esmartin@utmb.edu

Priscilla Mascorro
Research Coordinator E-mail: pmmascor@utmb.edu

Amber McIlwain, MS
Science Writer/Editor
E-mail: asmcilwa@utmb.edu

Alejandra Michaels-Obregon, MSc, MBA
Lead Research Project Manager
Phone: 409-266-9469 E-mail: almichae@utmb.edu

Alejandra Mera
Clinical Research Coordinator
E-mail: almera@utmb.edu 

Isamar Ortiz
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: 409-266-9699 E-mail: iiortiz@utmb.edu

Paula Skinkis, MEd, CCRP
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: 409-772-1907 E-mail: pskinkis@utmb.edu

Oscar Townsel
Coordinator I
Phone: 409-266-9679 E-mail: omtownse@utmb.edu

Grants Management

Roberto Hernandez
Grants Administrator
Phone: 409-266-9724 E-mail: robherna@utmb.edu

Candy Loveless
Program Manager
Phone: 409-266-9687 E-mail: clquinta@utmb.edu

Maria Renovato
Management Analyst
Phone: 409-266-7372 E-mail: mdrenova@utmb.edu

Roland Christopher Rojas
Grants Administrator
Phone: (409) 266-9411 E-mail: rcrojas@utmb.edu

 

Biostatisticians

Matthew R. Miller, MS
Biostatistician, Sealy Center on Aging
Phone: 409-747-1309 E-mail: mrmiller@utmb.edu

Brandon O'Grady, MS
Biostatistician I
E-mail:  bbogrady@utmb.edu

Yong Shan, PhD
Department of Surgery
Phone: 409-266-9693 E-mail: yoshan@utmb.edu

Octavio Bramajo, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: onbramaj@utmb.edu

Eduardo Cabrero Castro, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow I
E-mail: jecabrer@utmb.edu

Chengming Han, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: chehan@utmb.edu

Karen Schlag, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: keschlag@utmb.edu 

** denotes Core Investigators
First Name
Last NameTitleWeb BioResearch Expert Bio
** SohamAl Snih, MD, PhDProfessor and Assistant Dean for Doctorate Foundational Curriculum, Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Jacqueline L.Angel, PhDWilbur J. Cohen Professor of Health and Social Policy and Professor of Sociology, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at AustinWeb Bio 
AbbeyBerenson, MD MMS, PhDThe Ruth Hartgraves MD Chair in Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
AnishBhardwaj, MD, MBA, CPE, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA
Vice Provost, designated Institutional Officer, John Sealy Chair of Neurology
Web Bio
Research Expert Profile
 
** SureshBhavnani, PhDProfessor, Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational SciencesWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
PeterCram MD, MBAChair, Department of Internal Medicine; Edward Randall and Edward Randall Jr., Professor of Internal MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
** David A.Brown, PT, PhD, FAPTASenior Vice President and Dean, School of Health ProfessionsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Jin MoChung, PhDCecil H & Ida M Green Distinguished Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Cell BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
KathrynCunningham, PhDChauncey Leake Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology; Director, Center on Addiction ResearchWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
KellyDineley, PhDProfessor, NeurologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
KenFujise, MDProfessor, Internal Medicine, L. Locke Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, University of WashingtonWeb Bio 
** James S.Goodwin, MDGeorge and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Division of GeriatricsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
MarkHayward, PhDProfessor of Sociology & Centennial Commission Professor in the Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at AustinWeb Bio 
MarkHellmich, PhDProfessor Emeritus, Department of SurgeryWeb Bio 
VivianHo, PhDJames A Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityWeb Bio 
RobertHummer, PhDHoward W Odum Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology University of North CarolinaWeb Bio 
DeborahJones, PhD, RNSenior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing, Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial ChairWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
RakezKayed, PhDProfessor, John Sealy Chair for Parkinson's Research, Neurology Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative DisordersWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** Yong-FangKuo, PhDDon W & Frances Powell Professorship in Aging Research; Director, Office of BiostatisticsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
MichaelLaposata, MD, PhDProfessor & Chair, Department of PathologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
MichaelMalone, MDProfessor of Medicine & Section Head of Geriatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthWeb Bio 
 ** KyriakosMarkides, PhDAnnie & John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies; Director, Division of Social & Behavioral SciencesWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Melissa (Missy)Morrow, PhDA. Russell Shearn Moody Distinguished Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation and Professor, Department of Nutrition, Metabolism & Rehabilitation ScienceWeb Bio
 
           		Research Expert Profile
Charles P.Mouton, MDExecutive Vice President, Provost and Dean,
John Sealy School of Medicine
Professor, Family Medicine Physician		Web BioResearch Expert Profile
AndresOberhauser, PhDProfessor, Neuroscience, Cell Biology & AnatomyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** KennethOttenbacher, PhD, OTRRussell Shearn Moody Distinguished Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation Professor EmeritusWeb Bio 
JosePagan, PhDDirector, Center for Health Innovation New York Academy of MedicineWeb Bio 
JohnPapaconstantinou, PhDBertha and Robert Bucksch Distinguished Professor of Aging, Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
** KristenPeek, PhDProfessor, Dean ad interim,
School of Public and Population Health; Chair ad interim, Department of Population Health and Health Disparities		Web Bio 
ReginoPerez-Polo, PhDAdjunct Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb Bio 
 ** MukailaRaji, MDEdgar Gnitzinger Distinguished Professorship in Aging Director, Division of GeriatricsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
LindaRounds, PhD, RNBetty Lee Evans Distinguished Professor in Nursing, School of NursingWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** GulshanSharma, MD, MPHSenior Vice President, Chief Medical & Clinical Innovation Officer; Sealy and Smith Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine; Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
 		Web BioResearch Expert Profile
MichaelSheetz, PhDProfessor, Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry Department of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
VictorSierpina, MDWD and Laura Nell Nicholson Family Professor in Integrative Medicine Department of Family MedicineWeb Bio 
LawrenceSowers, PhDChair, Department Pharmacology and Toxicology; Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
 		Web BioResearch Expert Profile
MariaSuarez-Almazor, MD, PhDBarnts Family Distinguished Professor Division of Internal Medicine MD Anderson Cancer CenterWeb Bio 
OscarSuman, PhDLeon Hess Professor for Burn Injuries Research Professor, Surgery Research Expert Profile
KarenSzauter, MDProfessor, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology & HepatologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
GiulioTaglialatela, PhDLawrence J. Del Papa Distinguished Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurology Director, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Department: NeurologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
BarbaraThompson, MDSealy Hutchings and Lucille Wright Hutchings Chair, Department of Family MedicineWeb Bio 
AlfredoTorres, MDHerman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology Microbiology and ImmunologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Carole A.Tucker, PhD, PTAssociate Dean for Research; Director, Center for Health Promotion, Performance, and Rehabilitation Research (CHPPRR); Fannie Kempner Adoue Distinguished Professor in Cognitive Rehabilitation; Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Professor, Department of Nutrition, Metabolism and Rehabilitation SciencesWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
DouglasTyler, MDJohn Woods Harris Distinguished Chair in SurgeryWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Huey-MingTzeng, PhD, RN, FAANProfessor School of NursingWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** RandallUrban, MDVice President and Chief Research OfficerVice Dean, Clinical Research in the School of Medicine Chair, Internal MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
** StanleyWatowich, PhDProfessor Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** SusanWeller, PhDDirector, Family Medicine Research Program Department of Preventive Medicine & Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
 ** RebecaWong, PhDSheridan Lorenz Distinguished Professor in Aging and Health, Vice-Chair for Research, School of Public and Population Health Director, WHO/ PAHO Collaborating Center on Aging and Health Associate Director, Claude Pepper Older American Independence Center Web BioResearch Expert Profile
WenboZhang, PhDProfessor OphthalmologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
** denotes Core Investigators
First Name
Last NameTitleWeb BioResearch Expert Bio
AmberArmstead, OTR/L, DrPHAssistant Professor Occupational TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**Jacques G.Baillargeon, PhDProfessor and
Chair, ad interim,
Department of Epidemiology		Web BioResearch Expert Profile
JoseBarral, MD, PhDChair of Biomedical Science; Professor of Biomedical Science Kaiser PermanenteWeb Bio 
MariaBelalcazar, MDAssociate Professor EndocrinologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
LudwikBranski, MDAssociate Professor SurgeryWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**PhillipCantu, PhDAssistant Professor Internal Medicine - Geriatrics Research Expert Profile
YunfengChen, PhDAssistant Professor Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
DianeCollins, PhD, OTAssociate Professor Occupational TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
EileenCurl, PhD, RNDirector of Research Nursing, Lamar UniversityWeb Bio 
**BrianDowner, PhDAssociate Professor School of Public and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
XianglinDu, MD, PhDProfessor of Epidemiology, UT Health Science Center at HoustonWeb Bio 
EllaEnglander, PhDProfessor Emeritus Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb Bio 
**SteveFisher, PhD, PTProfessor Physical TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**RebeccaGalloway, PhD, PTAssociate Professor Physical TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
SyedGilani, MDAssociate Professor CardiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
SharonGiordano, MD, MPHProfessor & Department Chair Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer CenterWeb Bio
 		 
JamesGraham, PhD, DCDirector, Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) Colorado State UniversityWeb Bio 
LetitiaGraves, PhD, MSN, RNAssistant Professor School of NursingWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
GabrielaHalder, MD, MPHAssistant Professor Department of Obstetrics & GynecologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
HelenHellmich, PhDAssistant Professor AnesthesiologyWeb Bio 
ClaudiaHilton, PhD, MBA, OTR, FAOTAAssociate Professor Occupational TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**ErinHommel, MDAssociate Professor Internal Medicine - GeriatricWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**KimberlyHreha, EdD, OTR/LDuke UniversityWeb Bio 
VinodKaushik, MDAssociate Professor Program Director, Geriatric Medicine FellowshipWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
WissamKhalife, MDAssociate Professor CardiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
MichaelKinsky, MDAssociate Professor Anesthesiology; Director, Clinical Research CenterWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
BalajiKrishnan, PhDAssociate Professor NeurologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Chih-Ying "Cynthia"Li, PhD, OTRAssociate Professor Occupational TherapyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
ElizabethLorenzo, PhD, RNAssistant Professor School of NursingWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**ElizabethLyons, PhD, MPHGrace Bucksch Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor in Aging, Chair and Associate Professor, Nutrition, Metabolism, and Rehabilitation SciencesWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**MeredithMasel, PhD, MPHAssistant Professor Program Manager - Oliver Center; Rehabilitation SciencesWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**NeilMehta, PhD, MSc, MAAssociate Professor School of Public and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**VineetMenachery, PhDAssistant Professor Microbiology & ImmunologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
AnitaMercado, MDAssociate Professor Internal Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**SadafMilani, PhDAssistant Professor Internal Medicine - GeriatricsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**Andrew J.Murton, PhDAssistant Professor Department of SurgeryWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
GuyNir, PhDAssistant Professor Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
ShawnNishi, MDAssociate Professor & Program Director, PCCM Fellowship Program Internal Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
HoangNguyen, PhDAssociate Professor School of NursingWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
IkennaOkereke, MDVice Chairman, Department of Surgery Henry Ford Health SystemWeb Bio 
** Monique R.Pappadis, MEd, PhDAssociate Professor School of Public and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**NormaPerez, MD, DrPHAssociate Professor, Internal Medicine-Geriatrics Director, Hispanic Center for Excellence Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, John Sealy School of MedicineWeb Bio 
**JohnProchaska, DrPHAssistant Professor Preventive Medicine and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
AnaRodriguez MD, PhDAssociate Professor OB/GYNWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
AnnaRotkiewicz-Piorun, MDAssistant Professor Internal Medicine - GeriatricsWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
** RafaelSamper Ternent, MD, PhDUT Health HoustonWeb Bio 
SandraSanchez-Reilly, MDClinical Associate Professor Geriatric & Palliative Care, UT Health Science Center at San AntonioWeb Bio
 
ParthaSarkar, PhDAssociate Professor NeurologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
Myrna KatalinaSerna, MD, MPHAssistant Professor Internal Medicine - General MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**HeidiSpratt, PhDAssociate Professor Preventive Medicine and Population HealthWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
BartoszSzczesny, PhDAssociate Professor AnesthesiologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
ElizabethVaughan, DO, MPH, RDAssociate Professor Internal Medicine - General MedicineWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**StephenWilliams, MDChief, Division of Urology Associate Professor, Urology and Radiology Robert Earl Cone ProfessorshipWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
YumeiYe, PhDAssociate Professor Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyWeb Bio 
Yuhui (Whitney)Yin, PhDAssociate Professor PharmacologyWeb BioResearch Expert Profile
**XiaoyingYu, PhDAssistant Professor Biostatistics & Data ScienceWeb BioResearch Expert Profile

Last updated: March 5, 2024 RMG