Lorenah Vasquez, Peyton Swanson and Carmen Haynes presented dissertation research on August 27 at the Gulf Coast Bioethics Symposium at Open Gates in Galveston, on farmworker identity, rural enrollment in clinical research, and epigenetic studies of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has established a new Department of Aerospace and Exploration Medicine within its School of Public and Population Health, expanding the university’s longstanding work in aerospace health and positioning UTMB to help address the health challenges of the next era of human exploration.
Dr. Meredith Masel directs UTMB's Oliver Center and leads two federally funded trials, REPLAY and CHRONICLE, testing whether older adults who record and replay their clinic visits manage chronic conditions better. From tape recorders to smartphones, a social worker's approach to patient safety.
Brian Downer, associate professor of population health and health disparities, was elected by the membership of the Gerontological Society of America to its Board of Directors. He begins January 1, 2027, joining incoming board members from Harvard Medical School and Florida State University.
This pilot award will examine teacher-identified barriers to AI mental health literacy in K-12 classrooms. The project will identify factors that shape perceptions of credibility and trust and co-design educational strategies to help students critically evaluate AI-generated health information. Findings will inform the development of a future teacher-delivered AI health literacy intervention and support subsequent NIH-funded research.
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