
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