Dissertation Defense: Maryam R. Hussain (PhD Candidate)
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) announces the final examination of Maryam Rafaqat Hussain for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Dissertation title
Sarcopenic Obesity, Cardiometabolic Diseases, and Physical Function Among American Older Adults
Date and time
Monday, March 2, 2026
4:00 p.m. (CT)
Location
Meeting ID: 160 247 9053
Passcode: 395742
Supervisory committee
- Chair: Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, UTMB School of Public and Population Health
- Monique R. Pappadis, MEd, PhD, FACRM, Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, UTMB School of Public and Population Health
- Xiaoying Yu, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science & Director of the Office of Biostatistics, UTMB School of Public and Population Health
- Chih-Ying (Cynthia) Li, PhD, OTR, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, UTMB School of Health Professions
- Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA, Director, Center for Interventional Gastroenterology at UTHealth; Atilla Ertan MD Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology; Professor, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston
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