Meet the Team

Institute for Health Disparities

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Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha, Ph.D.

Vice President for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Institute for Health Disparities
Founding Director, Texas Center for Health Disparities (U54 – Specialized Center of Excellence)
Regents Professor
Principal Investigator, National Research Mentoring Network
Principal Investigator, Texas CEAL Consortium
Principal Investigator, AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center – Administration/Leadership Core
jamboor.vishwanatha@unthsc.edu


Harlan Jones

Dr. Harlan P. Jones, Ph.D.

Director, Institute for Health Disparities
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
harlan.jones@unthsc.edu


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Dr. Riyaz M. Basha, Ph.D.

Professor – Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Partner Faculty, Co-Investigator to Institute for Health Disparities & TCHD (U54)
riyaz.basha@unthsc.edu


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Pat Baker

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
pat.baker@unthsc.edu


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Laura Gonzalez

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Specialized Center of Excellence – Texas Center for Health Disparities (U54)
laura.gonzalez@unthsc.edu


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Coleen Franckowiak

Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
coleen.franckowiak@unthsc.edu


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Damaris Javier, M.A.

Associate Director for Research Training Programs
Institute for Health Disparities
Co-Investigator
National Research Mentoring Network- Resource Center
damaris.javier@unthsc.edu


Laura Rivera

Laura Rivera

Financial Analyst
Institute for Health Disparities
laura.river@unthsc.edu


 

Texas CEAL Team

 

 

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Palak Desai, MPH, CPH

Project Coordinator
Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
palak.desai@unthsc.edu


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Nitasha Siddique

Project Coordinator
Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
nitasha.siddique@unthsc.edu


National Research Mentoring Network Team

Luz Henriquez

Luz Henriquez

Senior Administrative Coordinator
National Research Mentoring Network
luz.henriquez@unthsc.edu


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Alexis Short

Communications Manager
National Research Mentoring Network
alexis.short@unthsc.edu


AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center Team

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Dr. Usha Sambamoorthi, Associate Dean, Professor

MPI
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
usha.sambamoorthi@unthsc.edu


Lavanya Vishwanatha

Lavanya Vishwanatha

Director, Research Enterprises Solutions / PMO Officer
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
lavanya.vishwanatha@unthsc.edu

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Monica Castillo

Program Manager, Grants & Contracts
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
monica.castillo2@unthsc.edu


Rosa Summers

Rosa Summers, MPH

Senior Project Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
rosa.summers@unthsc.edu


Lindsay Lindeman

Lindsay Lindeman

Project Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
lindsay.lindeman@unthsc.edu


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Daniel Kapuku, BSPH, MHA

Project Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
daniel.kapuku@unthsc.edu


 

Erica Diego

Erica Diego

Administrative Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
erica.diego@unthsc.edu


Jennifer Gadnai

Jennifer Gadnai

Administrative Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
jennifer.gadnai@unthsc.edu

 

Institute for Health Disparities

3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, EAD 205
Fort Worth, Texas  76107

Phone:  817-735-0642