Lawrence Cohen

Retired HSC pharmacy professor named Distinguished Professor

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently named Lawrence J. Cohen, PharmD, a Distinguished Professor at the university. He is only the second HSC professor to receive this designation. As a retired professor of pharmacotherapy in the HSC College of Pharmacy, Dr. Cohen was recognized for his significant contributions to…
Sally Crocker

Sally Crocker wins international award for story about opioid crisis

Sally Crocker knew immediately when she heard her “ah-ha” moment. While the associate director of academic communications for the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was interviewing Dr. Scott Walters — steering committee chair of a National Institutes of Health opioid crisis initiative — about…
TCOM’s Dr. Damon Schranz honored with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award from ACOFP

TCOM’s Dr. Damon Schranz honored with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award from ACOFP

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) recently honored The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) Damon A. Schranz, DO, FACOFP, with its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the ACOFP 59th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. Dr. Schranz, a 1998 TCOM…
Three female HSC Health doctors

HSC physicians named among Fort Worth’s Top Docs

Earlier this month, doctors at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth continued a long tradition of campus excellence with 26 of them named among the best doctors in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Magazine recognized the doctors in the outlet’s April issue.  Each year, the magazine invites area physicians to nominate…
HSC School of Public Health's Dr. Kesha Baptiste-Roberts

Meet Dr. Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, esteemed adjunct faculty epidemiologist

By Sally Crocker Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH, has taught as an adjunct faculty member for the HSC School of Public Health (SPH) since 2014, and last fall she was presented with an outstanding national honor that adds to her considerable portfolio of academic and career achievements. Dr. Baptiste-Roberts, who teaches courses in Epidemiology for the…
Rangel Fc

Jessica Rangel named Executive Vice President of Health Systems

Jessica Rangel recently was promoted to Executive Vice President of Health Systems at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) after serving for five years as the university’s Senior Vice President of Clinical Innovation. “Jessica has been a tremendous asset to HSC, and I look forward to seeing her expand…
Kendel Rogers, HSC Innovates

Increasing innovation through storytelling

By Libby Maness Kendel Rogers is a storyteller. She brings people’s ideas and inventions to life. As the Outreach Specialist for HSC Next, she regularly engages with an impressive roster of innovators – students, scientists, clinicians, educators and entrepreneurs – from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the Fort…
Dr. Erika Thompson

Dr. Erika Thompson named Fellow in the American Academy of Health Behavior

By Sally Crocker Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, has achieved a level of professional recognition considered rare and outstanding for early career scientists in their field. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health (SPH) and Program Director for the…
Dr. Nolan Kline, School of Public Health

Public health researcher translates science into action

By Sally Crocker HSC faculty researcher Nolan Kline, PhD, is the kind of person who can’t sit by when action is needed. A defining moment early in his college experience led Dr. Kline to a career in public health education, research and service, and today he brings his experience and passions to HSC and the…
Dr. Sylvia Trent Adams Svp And Chief Strategy Officer

A holistic approach to patient health

Growing up, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams’ grandfather used to always say, “When you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” That phrase has been true for the former Deputy Surgeon General since the first day she began working as a nurse in the Army. She believes her purpose in life is…