Dr. Agana serves as the Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement and the Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Dr. Agana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. She earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Florida and then completed a postdoctoral T32 NRSA primary care research fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Agana's teaching philosophy is based on applied learning with a team science approach. Currently, in her education-focused role, she truly enjoys mentoring students inside and outside of the classroom setting, with the aim of helping them attain their long-term goals.
She is a collaborative epidemiologist who, in her research, serves as a bridge between public health and primary care. Her main research interests are in HPV vaccination, modifiable social factors in readmissions, factors associated with career advancement, and improvements in public health education. She is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) as a section representative, Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society, and the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
Affiliations
UTMB Department of Epidemiology
Education
Graduate Certificate, Healthcare Administration, UT-Houston School of Public Health, 2020
Post-doctoral T32 NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine- Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2018-2020
Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Research, University of Florida- Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, 2015-2018
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Florida, 2018
MPH, Epidemiology, University of Florida, 2014
BS, Biology (minor in Spanish), University of Florida, 2011
Research
Areas of Interest
HPV vaccination rates
Ambulatory care sensitive related readmissions that can be prevented
Healthcare service utilization among the primary care patient population
