Results for "health"

Projects

Religion, Race, and Place Project

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A multimethod project that examines the role of religious beliefs and institutions in shaping health guidance among marginalized populations. This project seeks to illuminate the multidimensional role of religion in…

Travel Related Physical Activity in Neighborhoods (TRAIN) Study

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The Houston TRAIN (Transportation Related Activity in Neighborhoods) Study is a collaborative effort of The University of Texas School of Public Health and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. This study will…

SOGI ~ LGBTQ Health and Rights - seeking research assistants

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The SOGI: Health and Rights laboratory focuses on the role of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in human health, development, and rights. Our projects focus on the links between SOGI and health/well-being…

Faculty

Kamran Ali

Affiliated Departments:
Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, Comparative Literature, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies, South Asia Institute
Research Interests:

Gender, Sexuality, Health, Development, Labor History, Political Economy; Post-Colonialism; 

Urban Social Histories, Popular Culture, Historiography, Memory, Liberalism, Middle 

East; South…

Jacqueline Angel

Affiliated Departments:
Center for Women's and Gender Studies, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Interests:

Social policy and programs on aging; health care policy; demographic methods; gender roles.
Aging and health among Mexican American women; health care policy and older women; poverty; demographic change

John Bartholomew

Affiliated Departments:
Kinesiology & Health Education
Research Interests:

Sport psychology; exercise and mental health; stress reactivity; resistance exercise; obesity intervention

Heather A Becker

Affiliated Departments:
School of Nursing
Research Interests:

health; disability services; the health of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions; cancer survivorship; program accreditation; program evaluation.

Adela Ben-Yakar

Affiliated Departments:
Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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  • Ultra-high speed nonlinear microscopy for brain imaging
  • 3D imaging flow cytometry at million frames per second
  • Two-photon fluorescence endoscopy for cancer diagnosis
  • Ultrafast…

Chandra Bhat

Affiliated Departments:
Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Statistics and Scientific Computation
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Transportation Engineering Travel demand modeling; activity and travel behavior analysis; application of econometric; discrete choice and market research techniques in transportation planning; traffic flow theory and…

Patrick L Brockett

Affiliated Departments:
Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science, Finance, Information, Risk and Operations Management
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Research includes risk management, insurance, actuarial science, statistical models in finance and insurance, business management, information systems

Jennifer Brodbelt

Affiliated Departments:
Chemistry and Biochemistry
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The Brodbelt group focuses on the development of quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry for a variety of interdisciplinary applications related to bioanalytical, organic, and inorganic areas. Research efforts involve…