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Projects

Good Systems Call for Undergraduate Researchers

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Opportunity Overview: Good Systems is a University of Texas at Austin research grand challenge with the goal of designing AI…

Alzheimer's Disease - Slowing the Progression MEMORIES 2

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This project is an NIH funded multi-site project that aims to test if adherence to CPAP therapy slows the progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment (a precursor to Alzheimer's Disease).

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…

Bilingualism and positive development in Latino youth

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The Pediatric Coping and Language Lab studies family, linguistic, and sociocultural influences on children’s adaptation to stress. Our research focuses on families faced with chronic stressors, such as a child’s…

Faculty

Gayle Acton

Affiliated Departments:
School of Nursing
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The older adult client; caregivers of adults with dementia; interventions and resources that assist caregivers to cope more effectively with caregiving duties; research testing interventions for family caregivers;…

Kamran Ali

Affiliated Departments:
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, Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies
Research Interests:

Gender; Health; Development; Labor History; Political Economy; and Post-Colonialism

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

Heather Becker

Affiliated Departments:
School of Nursing
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Education; health; disability services; the health of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions; cancer survivorship; program evaluation.

Adela Ben-Yakar

Affiliated Departments:
Mechanical Engineering
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Fundamentals of nonlinear interaction of femtosecond lasers with materials for ablation and imaging, fs-laser nanosurgery, nonlinear imaging (microscopy), miniaturized endoscopic probes for in-vivo two-photon imaging…

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 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