Steering Committee

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Steering Committee

Steering committee

The CHC welcomes the partnership and guidance of an interdisciplinary group of steering committee members. Our steering committee consists of faculty and students from Moody College of Communication and Dell Medical School, as well as leadership from the Vice President for Research Office.

For inquiries, please email healthcomm@austin.utexas.edu.

Meet our steering committee

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Alison Cahill, M.D., MSCI

Professor
Dept. of Women's Health
Dell Medical School

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René Dailey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Dept. of Communication Studies
Moody College of Communication

Erin Donovan

Erin Donovan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Dept. of Communication Studies
Moody College of Communication

Maya Henry

Maya Henry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor
Dept. of Neurology
Dell Medical School

Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor
Dept. of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Moody College of Communication

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Maninder "Mini" Kahlon, Ph.D.

Vice Dean for Health Ecosystem
Associate Professor
Dept. of Population Health
Dell Medical School

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Brad Love, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
Moody College of Communication

Jennifer Lyon Gardner

Jennifer Lyon Gardner, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Research
Dept. of Research Development
The University of Texas at Austin

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Kate Pounders, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
Moody College of Communication

David Ring

David Ring, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care
Dept. of Surgery and Perioperative Care
Dell Medical School

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Navkiran "Kiran" Shokar, M.D., MPH

Associate Dean for Community Affairs
Chair & Professor
Dept. of Population Health
Dell Medical School

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Anita Vangelisti, Ph.D.

Interim Dean & Professor
Dept. of Communication Studies
Moody College of Communication