Meet the Team

Institute for Health Disparities

Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD

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

Dr. Harlan P. Jones, PhD

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

Dr. Riyaz M. Basha, Ph D

Associate Professor – Pediatrics
Partner Faculty, Co-Investigator to Institute for Health Disparities & TCHD (U54)
Riyaz.Basha@unthsc.edu

Dr. Amanda S. English, DrPH, MCHES

Associate Director for Community Engagement
Institute for Health Disparities
amanda.english@unthsc.edu

Pat Baker

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Pat.Baker@unthsc.edu

Laura Gonzalez

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

Coleen Franckowiak

Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Coleen.Franckowiak@unthsc.edu

Roda Cotanay

Senior Administrative Coordinator
CPRIT-HSC Scholars in Cancer Research Program
Institute for Health Disparities
roda.cotanay@unthsc.edu

Christina Berger

Communications Manager
Institute for Health Disparities
Christina.Berger@unthsc.edu

Texas CEAL Team

Dr. Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, CPH

Researcher & Evaluator
Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
erika.thompson@unthsc.edu

Palak Desai, MPH, CPH

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

National Research Mentoring Network Team

Damaris Javier, M.A.

Associate Director, Program Management
National Research Mentoring Network
Damaris.Javier@unthsc.edu

David Kallison

Online Platform Coordinator
National Research Mentoring Network
David.Kallison@unthsc.edu

AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center Team

Dr. Usha Sambamoorthi, Associate Dean, Professor

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

Annie Mathew

Associate Director, Program Management
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Annie.Mathew@unthsc.edu

Monica Castillo

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

Ryan Kober

Associate Director, Program Management
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
ryan.kober@unthsc.edu

Lavanya Vishwanatha

Research Enterprise Solutions Director
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
lavanya.vishwanatha@unthsc.edu

Allison Christian, MPH, CPH

Senior Project Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
allison.christian@unthsc.edu

Luz Henriquez

Administrative Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Luz.Henriquez@unthsc.edu

Communications Director
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center

Jojo Navarro

Social Media Manager
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
jocelyne.navarro@unthsc.edu

Institute for Health Disparities

3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, EAD 247, 248, 830, 831 & 833
Fort Worth, Texas  76107

Phone:  817-735-0642