UTHealth Expert List
Public Health
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Herbert DuPont, M.D.
- Director, Center for Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
- Professor of Infectious Diseases, UT School of Public Health
- Mary W. Kelsey Chair of Medical Sciences, UTHealth Medical School
- Chief, Internal Medicine Service, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Herbert L. DuPont, M.D., specializes in epidemiology, treatment and prevention of acute diarrhea; travel medicine, vaccinations and tropical climate diseases.
Previous Interview: http://bit.ly/bQEorA
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Susan Fisher-Hoch, M.D.
- Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus, a part of UTHealth
Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, M.D., is one of the world's leading virologists. Fisher-Hoch is able to discuss the influenza virus, viral outbreaks, tropical medicine, diabetes, health disparities, medical virology and infectious diseases such as hepatitis C, typhoid and hemorrhagic fever.
Previous Interview: http://bit.ly/IvMlWu
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Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D., RD
- John P. McGovern Professorship in Health Promotion, The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UTHealth
- Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
Deanna M. Hoelscher, Ph.D., RD, specializes in nutrition and physical activity programs for children; school-based obesity prevention programs; nutrition and physical activity related health policy; and measurement tools related to child nutrition and physical activity.
Previous Interview: http://abcn.ws/ofmuX5
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Steven Kelder, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Co-Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
- Beth Toby Grossman Professor in Spirituality and Healing, UTHealth
- Professor, Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UTHealth
Kelder has more than 15 years experience in design and evaluation of child and adolescent research. He is available to discuss interventions designed for promotion of physical activity and healthy eating, obesity prevention and substance use prevention. He is one of the lead investigators of the CATCH project, a research-based program that guides elementary schools, families and children in being healthy, reaching more than a million Texas children and others in the United States and other countries.
Previous Interview: http://go.uth.edu/nwgjrjbf
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Harold Kohl, III, Ph.D.
- Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UTHealth
- Faculty Member, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
Harold W. Kohl, III, Ph.D., is available to discuss the benefits of physical activity for adults and children, as well as community approaches for increasing physical activity. He is on the President’s Council of Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Science Board. Kohl also led development of the 2008 U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines and was lead epidemiologist and team leader in the physical activity and health branch of the division of nutrition and physical activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Roberta Ness, M.D., M.P.H.
- Dean, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
- M. David Low Chair in Public Health, UTHealth
- Vice President for Innovation, UTHealth
Roberta B. Ness, M.D., M.P.H., specializes in public health, innovation in teaching and women’s health issues such as reproductive organ health, maternal and fetal health, sexually transmitted diseases, ovarian cancer, pregnancy and nutrition.
Previous Interviews: http://bit.ly/pRPCrO and http://abcn.ws/nOARdr
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Cheryl Perry, Ph.D.
- Regional Dean, The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UTHealth
- Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UTHealth
Perry's research interests include the developing, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs for children and adolescents. In particular, smoking and alcohol use prevention, healthy eating and physical activity; school-based, peer, family, and community programs. Dr. Perry was one of the lead investigators of the original CATCH main trial and can discuss the development of successful childhood obesity prevention programs. Perry served as the senior scientific editor and lead author of the report of the Surgeon General’s 2012 Tobacco Report.
Previous Interview: http://go.uth.edu/a5ugbwtk
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Pauline Rosenau, Ph.D.
- Professor of Management, Policy & Community Health, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
Pauline Rosenau, Ph.D., specializes in health care reform, public health policy, health care systems and health insurance. Rosenau can also discuss comparative health policy, health system performance, private/public partnerships for health services, long-term care and the social determinants of health.
Previous Interview: http://bit.ly/ItcXv
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Shreela Sharma, Ph.D., R.D.
- Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
- Assistant Director of the Dietetic Internship Program at the UT School of Public Health
- Faculty Member, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
Shreela Sharma, R.D., Ph.D., is a registered dietitian and can discuss risk factors of obesity among children, nutrition and physical activity.
Previous Interview: http://abcn.ws/Jfa2kC
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Susan Tortolero, Ph.D.
- Director, Prevention Research Center, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
- Director, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, UT School of Public Health
- Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Promotion, and Epidemiology, UT School of Public Health
Susan Tortolero, Ph.D., specializes in research of teen pregnancy interventions, adolescent health issues, sexually transmitted diseases and infection prevention. Tortolero led the development of “It’s Your Game: Keep It Real,” an evidence-based sex education program used to educate teens on risky sexual behavior and teach healthy decision making. She can also discuss teen dating violence.
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Catherine Troisi, Ph.D.
- Associate professor, The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of UTHealth
Catherine Troisi, Ph.D. is an infectious disease epidemiologist with expertise in influenza, hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, human papillomavirus (HPV) and syphilis. She can also discuss immunizations, viral outbreaks and issues of public health practice in the community.
