MEET THE TEAM
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ezemenari M. Obasi, PhD, RCMI PI
Administrative Core
Director
Professor of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences; Director, HEALTH Research Institute,
University of Houston
Lorraine R. Reitzel, PhD, FAAHB, FSRNT
Investigator Development Core
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
Research Infrastructure Core
Director
Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics,
University of Houston
LeChauncy D. Woodard, M.D., M.P.H.
Community Engagement Core
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
Dr. Ann Chen
Senior Biostatistician & Program Evaluator
Dr. Isabel Martinez Leal
Qualitative Scientist
Ericka Cauthon
Program Director
Mirna Centeno
Digital Media Program Manager
Safiya Friday
Business Administrator
OUR SUPPORT TEAM
Brian Carter
Program Coordinator (part-time)
Hector Sanchez
Community Education and Outreach Coordinator
Melisa Meza
Community Education and Outreach Coordinator
Angela Herrell
Research Administrator 3