Department of Research

Associate Professor Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAHB, is the primary investigator on a Feeding America grant that is studying food pantry usage in Houston, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia.

A second round of seed grant funding will soon be awarded for collaborative interprofessional projects researching aging-in-place technologies in the Smart Apartment at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

Cizik School of Nursing Assistant Professor Emily Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, will use a seed grant from the Texas Development Center for AIDS Research to study whether and how telehealth can support young adults living with HIV as they transition from pediatric to adult care.

The UT System Health Biobank (UTSHB) Consortium Common Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is now available for use by investigators at UTHSC Houston and UTMB. 

Assistant Professor Doncy Eapen, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is principal investigator on a pilot study titled “Positive Parenting: Empowering Young Mothers Experiencing Homelessness with a History of Interpersonal Violence to Improve Parenting Strategies.”