MEET THE TEAM

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Ezemenari M. Obasi, PhD, RCMI PI

Administrative Core

Director

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Professor of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences; Director, HEALTH Research Institute, 

University of Houston

Lorraine R. Reitzel, PhD, FAAHB, FSRNT

Community Engagement Core

Director

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Professor of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences; 
Co-Founder and Fellow, HEALTH Research Institute; Chair, Institutional Review Board 1,
University of Houston

Fatima A. Merchant, PhD

Research Infrastructure Core

Director

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Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics,

 University of Houston

Olivera Nesic-Taylor, PhD

Investigator Development Core

Director

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Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences,

University of Houston

Michael J. Zvolensky, PhD

Behavioral Science Research Project

Director

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Professor of Psychology; Director, Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory and Substance Use Treatment Clinic,

University of Houston

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Michael Businelle, PhD

Behavioral Science Research Project

Director

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Associate Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine; Leader of the OTRC mHealth Core,

University of Oklahoma

Dr. Ann Chen

Senior Biostatistician & Program Evaluator

Mirna Centeno

Senior Graphics Designer

Ericka Cauthon

Program Director

Safiya Friday

Business Administrator

Brian Carter

Program Coordinator (part-time)

OUR SUPPORT TEAM

Hector Sanchez

Community Education and Outreach Coordinator

Melisa Meza

Community Education and Outreach Coordinator