Senior Research Experts
Name
Title
Department / Location
Research Area(s)
James S. Goodwin, MD
Senior Associate Director, Sealy Center on Aging; Co-Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Professor
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine
Comparative effectiveness, functional recovery
Alan Landay, PhD
Vice President, Team Science, Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology; Interim Director, Sealy Center on Aging
VP for Research
Immunity and immunology
Kyriakos Markides, PhD
Annie & John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies; Director, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Hispanic health and aging
Kristen Peek
Senior Vice President and Dean; Professor and Chair ad interim
Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Social epidemiology, health disparities, psychological stress and stress-related biomarkers, climate impacts on human health
Mentors
Name
Title
Department / Location
Research Area(s)
Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean for Doctorate Foundational Curriculum
Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Obesity, frailty, disability, mortality
Alberto Aparicio, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities, School of Public and Population Health
Governance of emerging biotechnology, bioscience, technoscience
Phil Cantu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine
Hispanic aging, cognitive decline, health disparities
Brian Downer, PhD
Associate Professor; Director, Rehab Science Graduate Program
Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Social and cultural context on life course pathways for dementia and cognitive decline in diverse older adult populations; healthcare utilization, quality and outcomes
Erin Hommel, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine
Quality improvement, COVID-19
Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public and Population Health
Comparative effectiveness research, health services, cancer outcomes, health policy, Pharmacoepidemiology, developing and refining algorithms and prediction models
Neil Mehta, PhD, MSc, MA
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public and Population Health
Demography, chronic disease, mortality
Sadaf Milani, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine
Health disparities, gender differences, pain, cognitive impairment
Monique R. Pappadis, MEd, PhD
Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Continuity of care, elder mistreatment, health equity and disparities, health literacy, minority aging, rehabilitation outcomes
John Prochaska, DrPH
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor
Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Social and environmental epidemiology, social and behavioral health principles, and health disparities
Cesar Ugarte, MD, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public and Population Health
Epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, tuberculosis, systematics reviews, tropical medicine, global health, implementation science
Susan Weller, PhD
Professor
Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Research methods, behavioral health
Contact Us
UTMB Sealy Center on Aging World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Aging and Health
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
Directions and Maps
Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: pahowho.aging@utmb.edu
