Meet the Team at The Institute for Health Disparities
Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha, Ph.D.
Vice President for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Institute for Health Disparities
Dr. Harlan P. Jones, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Health Disparities Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
Dr. Riyaz M. Basha, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Research Institute for Health Disparities & TCHD
Linda Perna, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Statistician Institute for Health Disparities
Damaris Javier, M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research Training Programs Institute for Health Disparities Co-Investigator National Research Mentoring Network- Resource Center
Laura Gonzalez
Program Manager Institute for Health Disparities Specialized Center of Excellence – Texas Center for Health Disparities (U54)
Andrea Ortiz
Administrative Coordinator Institute for Health Disparities AIM-AHEAD Collaborative Programs
Palak Desai, MPH, CPH
Senior Project Coordinator Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
Amber Pritchett
Senior Administrative Coordinator Institute for Health Disparities
Luz Henriquez
Senior Administrative Coordinator Institute for Health Disparities
Meghan Brown
Senior Program Manager Finance, Grants, Contracts Institute for Health Disparities
Dr. Usha Sambamoorthi, Associate Dean, Professor
MPI AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Nafisa Esha, MS, AEPA, MSS
Research Assistant III Institute for Health Disparities
Daniel Kapuku, BSPH, MHA
Project Coordinator AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Rinoj Gautam, MS, PhD
Business Data Analyst Institute for Health Disparities