UTRGV STRONG Team
Michael Lehker, PhD, PI Dean, College of Health Professions |
Dr. Lehker serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the STRONG award. Dr. Lehker has 30 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at majority Hispanic-Serving institutions, with 15 years of consecutive leadership experience in academic and research administration. He has led and implemented new and innovative educational and research programs (e.g., NIH-funded programs such as RIMI, RISE, and Bridge to the Doctorate; institutional programs such as the Freshman Research Initiative and Health Disparities Scholar program, dedicated to training and placing minority students in research environments). |
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Tamara Al Rawwad, PhD, MPH, Co-I
School of Social WorkRead More
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Sue Anne Chew, PhD, Co-I
Health and Biomedical SciencesRead More
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Lilia Fuentes, PhD, Co-I
School of NursingRead More
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Tracia Forman, PhD, Co-I
Health and Biomedical SciencesRead More
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Suad Ghaddar, PhD, Co-I
Health and Biomedical SciencesRead More
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Joseph Hovey, PhD, Co-I
Psychological ScienceRead More
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Murat Karabulut, PhD, Co-I
Health and Human PerformanceRead More
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Thomas Spencer, PhD, Co-I
Division of ResearchRead More
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Kristina Vatcheva, PhD, Co-I
Mathematical and Statistical SciencesRead More