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
Anka Vujanovic, PhD
Director
Professor of Psychology; Director, Trauma and Stress Studies Center (TaSSC); Director, First Responder Program; Director of Graduate Education in Psychology
Fatima A. Merchant, PhD
Director
Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering Technology and Computational Health Informatics,
University of Houston
LeChauncy D. Woodard, MD, MPH
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
Ashika Brinkley, PhD, MPH
Health Initiative
Research Director
Ann Chen, PhD
Senior Biostatistician & Program Evaluator
Evan Coleman
Research Staff
Shante Fossie
Program Manager
OUR SUPPORT TEAM
Safiya Friday
Program Manager
Damien Kelly, EdD
Community Education & Outreach Coordinator
Jayda Martinez
Program Manager
Alison Medley
Digital Storyteller & Technical Writer
Pablo Panta
Community Education & Outreach Coordinator
Hinal Patel
Program Manager
Angela Stoneham
Research Administrator
Shalalan Washington
Community Health Worker