Our Team

Faculty

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Misti Zablosky, PhD, LAT, CHWC,Dip ACLM

Chair and Assistant Professor
Program Manager, FitSteps
Diplomate International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
IREB 460L
817-735-2756
misti.zablosky@unthsc.edu

 

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Debbie Gillespie, EdD, MS, RDN/LD, NBC-HWC, ACC, Dip ACLM

Assistant Professor
Diplomate International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
IREB 470D
817-735-7638
deborah.gillespie@unthsc.edu

 

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Teresa Wagner, DrPH, RDN, LD, CPH, CPPS, CHWI, CHWC, DipACLM

Assistant Professor
Clinical Executive for Health Literacy, SaferCare Texas
Director, Community Health Worker Training Program
Diplomate International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
IREB 470C
817-735-2404
teresa.wagner@unthsc.edu

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Cynthia Powell, MA, CHWC, IWLC

Assistant Professor
IREB 480C
817-735-2764

Cynthia.powell@unthsc.edu

 

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Victor Peña-Araujo, BA, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCSI, Dip ACLM 

Medical Director
Adjunct Instructor

Victor.Pena@unthsc.edu

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Noah B. Gentner, PhD, NBC-HWC, CPHWC, ICF-ACC, RHC

Assistant Professor
noah.gentner@unthsc.edu

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Jennifer Singh, MD, DipABLM

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Diplomate International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Jennifer.Singh@unthsc.edu

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Brittany Linde, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor
brittany.linde@unthsc.edu

 

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Frances Villafane, MPH, CHWI

Adjunct Assistant Professor- Community Health Worker Certification
frances.villafane@unthsc.edu

 

Staff

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Alexandra Garcia, MPH,CPH

Academic Program Manager
IREB 460R
817-735-2763
Alexandra.Garcia@unthsc.edu

Dawn C.

Dawn Critchfield

Administrative Coordinator
IREB 470B
817-735-2425
dawn.critchfield@unthsc.edu 

Education Partners

Thriving Teams Institute

Empower Fort Worth

Content Contributors 

Mark Brackett, PhD

Caroline Adams-Miller

Chuck Gillespie, CWP

Jane Ellery, PhD

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM

Joel Bennettt, PhD, MA, CWP

Speakers

Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH

Rani Polak MD, MBA, Chef

Laura Klein, Chef

Mark Hyman, MD

Margaret Moore aka Coach Meg

 

Department Email: Lifestylehealth@unthsc.edu