Whole Communities–Whole Health

Theme Organizing Committee

 

Whole Communities–Whole Health brings researchers and advisors together from wide-ranging backgrounds across UT and Central Texas in partnership with community advocates and experts. The theme organizing committee below represents the Moody College of Communication, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, School of Nursing, the Cockrell School of Engineering, and Dell Medical School. 

  • awad

    Gigi Awad

    Professor
    Educational Psychology
  • Laura Quiñones Camacho

    Laura Quiñones Camacho

    Assistant Professor
    Educational Psychology
  • Castelli

    Darla Castelli

    Professor
    Kinesiology and Health Education
  • champagne

    Frances Champagne

    Professor
    Psychology
  • Kaya de Barbaro

    Kaya de Barbaro

    Assistant Professor
    Psychology
  • Kerry Kinney

    Kerry Kinney

    Professor
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Lawson

    Karla Lawson

    Associate Professor
    Surgery and Perioperative Care / Population Health
  • mackert

    Michael Mackert

    Professor
    Advertising & Public Relations / Population Health
  • schnyer

    David Schnyer

    Professor
    Psychology / Psychiatry
  • Edison Thomaz

    Edison Thomaz

    Assistant Professor
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • upshaw

    Sean Upshaw

    Assistant Professor
    Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations
  • Yan

    Yan Zhang

    Associate Professor
    School of Information

Community Liaisons

 
  • Aguas

    Maggie Aguas

    Home Educator Lead
    AVANCE
  • alvarez

    Raul Álvarez

    Executive Director
    Community Advancement Network
  • lilly

    Carol Lilly

    Founder & Chair
    Boomers Collaborative Foundation
  • moody

    Charles Moody

    Founder & CEO
    Community Coalition for Health
  • Soriano

    Barbara Soriano

    Parent Volunteer
    Ojeda Middle School

Community Strategy Team

 
  • Riojas

    Linda Billela-Riojas

    Parent Volunteer
    Ojeda Middle School
  • Hernandez

    Valerie Chávez-Hernández

    Instructional Aide
    Del Valle Early College High School
  • Everette

    Phyllis Everette

    Executive Director
    Saffron Trust
  • Gomez

    Rebecca Gomez

    Parent Community Liaison
    Ojeda Middle School
  • Gonzalez

    Ellena Gonzalez

    Reproductive Justice Birth Worker
  • Greer

    Mia Greer

    Chief Operating Officer
    Community Coalition for Health
  • guerrero

    Zobeida Guerrero

    Program Manager
    Avance
  • Hunter

    Carl Hunter

    Executive Director
    Building Promise, USA
  • mcbeth

    Araceli McBeth

    Parent Community Liaison
    Newton Collins Elementary School
  • moody III

    Charles Moody, III

    Project Coordinator
    Community Coalition for Health
  • zavala

    Ricardo Zavala

    President
    Dove Springs Proud

Support Team

 
  • Benjamin Baird
    Research Assistant Professor
    Department of Psychology
  • Nicole Chuecas
    Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I
    Department of Psychology
  • Shirene Garcia
    Senior Outreach Program Coordinator
    School of Social Work
  • Clinton Leysath
    Program Director
    Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
  • Joseph Midura
    Data Manager / Social Science/Humanities Research Associate V 
    Department of Psychology
  • Sarah Smith
    Research Study Coordinator
    Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors