
Core Faculty & Endowed Chairs
Just as we partner with organizations across our service communities, Humana Institute collaborates with partners across the colleges of the University of Houston. We run a variety of programs at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Andy & Barabra Gessner College of Nursing, the Graduate College of Social Work, College of Pharmacy and the College of Optometry. View our Endowed Chairs and Faculty Contributors listed below.
Endowed Chairs
Quenette L. Walton, Ph.D., LCSW
F. Lamar Pritchard, Ph.D., R.Ph.
Jonathan A. McCullers, M.D.
Kathryn Tart, Ed.D., MSN, RN
Michael D. Twa, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO
Affiliated Faculty
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Maria Paula Perez Arguelles, Ph.D., M.S.
Research Associate,
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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David Curtis, Ph.D.
Chief Behavioral Health Officer & Clinical Associate Professor
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Susie Gronseth, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Learning, Design, and Technology Specialization Area
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
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Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair and Clinical Professor,
Health Systems & Population Health Sciences
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Osaro Mgbere, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., FRSPH
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Translation Research,
UH College of Pharmacy Epidemiologist, Houston Health Department
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Elham Morshedzadeh, Ph.D., IDSA
Presidential Frontier Assistant Professor for Healthcare,
Industrial Design,
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
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Hanadi Rifai, Ph.D., PE, Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers
Moores Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Hurricane Resilience Research Institute
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Tyler J. Varisco, PharmD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Quality
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
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Gail Buttorff, Ph.D., M.A.
Instructional Assistant Professor,
Associate Director, Center for Public Policy
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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Jamila Davidson, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Ken Janda, J.D.
Professor of Practice
Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Jessica Mantel, J.D., M.P.P.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Professorship,
Professor and Co-Director Health Law & Policy Institute
University of Houston Law Center |
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Sara G. McNeil, Ed. D., M.S.
Associate Professor, LDT Doctoral Program Coordinator
College of Education
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Joyce Ogunrinde, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Shainy Varghese, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC, CGNC
Professor, Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing
Director, UH College of Nursing Health Clinic
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Man Chiu (Sunny) Wong, Ph.D., M.S.
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies,
Hobby School of Public Affairs
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