Meet the Team

Institute for Health Disparities

Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD

Vice President for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Institute for Health Disparities
Founding Director, Texas Center for Health Disparities (U54 – Specialized Center of Excellence)
Regents Professor
Principal Investigator, National Research Mentoring Network
Principal Investigator, Texas CEAL Consortium
Principal Investigator, AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center – Administration/Leadership Core
jamboor.vishwanatha@unthsc.edu

Dr. Harlan P. Jones, PhD

Director, Institute for Health Disparities
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
harlan.jones@unthsc.edu

Dr. Riyaz M. Basha, Ph D

Associate Professor – Pediatrics
Partner Faculty, Co-Investigator to Institute for Health Disparities & TCHD (U54)
Riyaz.Basha@unthsc.edu

Pat Baker

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Pat.Baker@unthsc.edu

Laura Gonzalez

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Specialized Center of Excellence – Texas Center for Health Disparities (U54)
Laura.Gonzalez@unthsc.edu

Coleen Franckowiak

Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Health Disparities
Coleen.Franckowiak@unthsc.edu

Damaris Javier, M.A.

Associate Director for Research Training Programs
Institute for Health Disparities
Co-Investigator
National Research Mentoring Network- Resource Center
Damaris.Javier@unthsc.edu

Christina Berger

Communications Manager
Institute for Health Disparities
Christina.Berger@unthsc.edu

Texas CEAL Team

Dr. Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, CPH

Researcher & Evaluator
Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
erika.thompson@unthsc.edu

Palak Desai, MPH, CPH

Project Coordinator
Texas CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID – 19)
Palak.Desai@unthsc.edu

National Research Mentoring Network Team

Roda Cotanay

Program Manager
National Research Mentoring Network – Resource Center
roda.cotanay@unthsc.edu

David Kallison

Online Platform Coordinator
National Research Mentoring Network
David.Kallison@unthsc.edu

AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center Team

Dr. Usha Sambamoorthi, Associate Dean, Professor

MPI
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
usha.sambamoorthi@unthsc.edu

Annie Mathew

Associate Director, Program Management
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Annie.Mathew@unthsc.edu

Monica Castillo

Program Manager, Grants & Contracts
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
monica.castillo2@unthsc.edu

Ryan Kober

Associate Director, Program Management
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
ryan.kober@unthsc.edu

Lavanya Vishwanatha

Research Enterprise Solutions Director
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
lavanya.vishwanatha@unthsc.edu

Rosa Summers

Senior Project Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
rosa.summers@unthsc.edu

Luz Henriquez

Administrative Coordinator
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
Luz.Henriquez@unthsc.edu

Jojo Navarro

Social Media Manager
AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center
jocelyne.navarro@unthsc.edu

Institute for Health Disparities

3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, EAD 247, 248, 830, 831 & 833
Fort Worth, Texas  76107

Phone:  817-735-0642