MEET THE TEAM
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ezemenari M. Obasi, PhD, RCMI PI
Director
Professor of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences; Director, HEALTH Research Institute,
University of Houston
Lorraine R. Reitzel, PhD, FAAHB, FSRNT
Director
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
Director
Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics,
University of Houston
LeChauncy D. Woodard, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health Science,
University of Houston
Michael J. Zvolensky, PhD
Behavioral Science Research Project
Director
Professor of Psychology; Director, Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory and Substance Use Treatment Clinic,
University of Houston
Michael Businelle, PhD
Behavioral Science Research Project
Director
Associate Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine; Leader of the OTRC mHealth Core,
University of Oklahoma
Ericka Cauthon
Program Director
Dr. Ann Chen
Senior Biostatistician & Program Evaluator
Shante Fossie
Program Manager
Safiya Friday
Program Manager
OUR SUPPORT TEAM
Jennifer Hennesy
Senior Graphics Designer
Dr. Damien Kelly
Community Education & Outreach Coordinator
Dr. Isabel Martinez Leal
Qualitative Scientist
Jayda Martinez
Program Manager
Alison Medley
Digital Storyteller & Technical Writer
Pablo Panta
Community Education & Outreach Coordinator
Hinal Patel
Program Manager
Shalalan Washington
Community Health Worker