Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Center for Environmental
Health Research

Current Members

Investigating environmental health at Texas A&M University

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Administrative Core (AC)

Dr. Weston Porter
Professor
Director,
AC PI
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Dr. Natalie Johnson
Associate Professor
Deputy Director,
AC Co-I,
TRSC PI
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Dr. Arnold Vedlitz
Professor
Environmental Justice
& Policy Theme Leader,
AC Co-I,
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Renyi Zhang
Distinguished Professor
Climate Change & Health
Theme Leader,
AC Co-I
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Arlean Rohde, MPH
Program Manager
Center Manager
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Executive Committee (EC)

Dr. Weston Porter
Professor
Director,
AC PI
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Dr. Natalie Johnson
Associate Professor
Deputy Director,
AC Co-I,
TRSC PI
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Dr. Sakhila Banu
Professor
PP PI
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Dr. Weihsueh Chiu
Professor
DSFC PI
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Dr. Chendil Damodaran
Professor
Stressor to Responses
Theme Leader
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Dr. Galen Newman
Professor & Dept. Head
CEC PI
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Dr. Stephen Safe
Distringuished Professor
IAB Chair,
PP Co-I,
CDC Member
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Dr. Raquel Sitcheran
Associate Professor
Environment & Metabolism
Theme Leader
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Dr. Arnold Vedlitz
Professor
Environmental Justice
& Policy Theme Leader,
AC Co-I,
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Renyi Zhang
Distinguished Professor
Climate Change & Health
Theme Leader,
AC Co-I
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Internal Advisory Board (IAB)

Dr. Stephen Safe
Distringuished Professor
IAB Chair,
PP Co-I,
CDC Member
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Dr. David Threadgill
Distinguished Professor & Dept. Head
TRSC Co-I,
IAB Member,
CDC Member
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Dr. Kenneth Ramos
Professor
IAB Member
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Career Development Council (CDC)

Dr. Stephen Safe
Distringuished Professor
IAB Chair,
PP Co-PI,
CDC Member
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Dr. David Threadgill
Distinguished Professor
& Dept. Head
TRSC Co-I,
IAB Member,
CDC Member
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Dr. Yuxiang Sun
Professor
CDC Member
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Pilot Projects Leadership (PP)

Dr. Sakhila Banu
Professor
PP PI
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Dr. Stephen Safe
Distringuished Professor
IAB Chair,
PP Co-PI,
CDC Member
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Thematic Areas Leadership

Dr. Renyi Zhang
Distinguished Professor
Climate Change & Health
Theme Leader,
AC Co-I
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Dr. Arnold Vedlitz
Professor
Environmental Justice
& Policy Theme Leader,
AC Co-I,
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Chendil Damodaran
Professor
Stressor to Responses
Theme Leader
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Dr. Raquel Sitcheran
Associate Professor
Environment & Metabolism
Theme Leader
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Community Engagement Core (CEC)

Dr. Galen Newman
Professor & Dept. Head
CEC PI
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Dr. Carolyn Cannon
Associate Professor
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Ivis Garcia
Associate Professor
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Nasir Gharaibeh
Professor
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Sungmin Lee
Assistant Professor
CEC Co-I
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Dr. Arnold Vedlitz
Professor
Environmental Justice
& Policy Theme Leader,
AC Co-I,
CEC Co-I
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Data Sciences Facility Core (DSFC)

Dr. Weihsueh Chiu
Professor
DSFC PI
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Dr. John Blazier
Core Director
DSFC Research Scientist
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Dr. James Cai
Professor
DSFC Co-I
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Dr. Raymond Carroll
Distinguished Professor
DSFC Co-I
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Dr. Gang Han
Professor
DSFC Co-I
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Dr. Ivan Ivanov
Clinical Professor
DSFC Co-I
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Dr. Moumita Karmakar
Instructional Assistant Professor
DSFC Research Scientist
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Dr. Donging Li
Associate Professor
DSFC Co-I
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Translational Research Support Core (TRSC)

Dr. Natalie Johnson
Associate Professor
Deputy Director,
AC Co-I,
TRSC PI
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Dr. Jonathan Ballard
TIGM Director
TRSC Co-I
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Dr. Robert Burghardt
Professor
TRSC Co-I
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Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo
Regents Professor
& TIGSS Director
TRSC Co-I
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Dr. Ivan Rusyn
Professor
TRSC Co-I
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Dr. David Threadgill
Distinguished Professor
& Dept. Head
TRSC Co-I,
IAB Member,
CDC Member
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TiCER Members

Dr. Joseph Arosh
Professor
Member
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Dr. Vytas Bankaitis
Professor
Member
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Dr. Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Genny Carrillo
Professor
Member
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Dr. Robert Chapkin
Regents &
Distinguished Professor
Member
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Dr. Shankar Chellam
Professor
Member
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Dr. Mahua Choudhury
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Kung-Hui Chu
Professor
Member
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Dr. Benika Dixon
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Rotem Dvir
Assistant Research
Scientist
Member
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Dr. Jun Fan
Core Director
Member
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Dr. Vishal Gohil
Professor
Member
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Dr. Michael Golding
Professor
Member
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Dr. Carol Goldsmith
Associate Director
Member
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Dr. Shaodong Guo
Professor
Member
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Dr. Arum Han
Professor
Member
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Dr. Arul Jayaraman
Professor
Member
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Dr. Sunja Kim
Core Director
Member
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Dr. Yuexin Liu
Instructional Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Xiaohua Liu
Adjunct Professor
Member
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Dr. Ping Ma
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Itza Mendoza-Sanchez
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Hongmin Qin
Professor
Member
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Dr. Taehyun Roh
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Tapasree Roy Sarkar
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Garett Samson
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Shogo Sato
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Irtisha Singh
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Irtisha Singh
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Sargurunathan Subaschandrabose
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Larry Suva
Professor & Dept. Head
Member
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Dr. Yanan Tian
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Rosemary Walzem
Professor
Member
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Dr. Chaodong Wu
Professor
Member
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Dr. Linglin Xie
Associate Professor
Member
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Dr. Siyu Yu
Assistant Professor
Member
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Dr. Yue Zhang
Assistant Professor
Member
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