The Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity
Our Mission 
To lead and implement community-engaged, scientific, operational research and practice using principles and tools of population sciences that promote health equity among marginalized, underserved, and vulnerable populations both nationally and internationally.
FIRST Faculty Mentees
FIRST Faculty |
Tenured Home |
Research Area |
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Dr. Victor Buitron |
Department of Psychology |
Mental HealthSuicide prevention in youth, including youth populations who are underserved |
| Dr. Carli Culjat | College of Nursing |
Chronic Disease PreventionHealth literacy and policy in underserved populations, she has a specialized interest in advancing health literacy through improved communication and application strategies in rural Hispanic/Latino and rural populations. |
| Dr. Rasheda Haughbrook | Department of Psychology |
Chronic Disease PreventionExamining the interplay of the environment and biology on academic and developmental outcomes within African American children and also evaluate developmental differences within historically excluded groups as a consequence of biological and environmental factors. |
| Dr. Artur Luz Nunes Queiroz | College of Nursing |
Chronic Disease PreventionHIV prevention for Men who have sex with men, with a focus on how chemsex (sexualized substance use) affects HIV prevention and sexual health on the LGBTQ+ population. |
Center for Translational Behavioral Science
Our Mission
To promote public health and health justice using a sustainable team science approach for the development and wide spread implementation of behavioral and biobehavioral interventions across the translational spectrum. CTBScience relies on a continuous cycle of interaction between basic behavioral and biomedical scientists, translational researchers, treatment providers, and communities to develop interventions reaching diverse and under-served populations in local communities and beyond.