
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