Announcements

Upcoming Front Porch Club Meeting

Mark your calendars! The next Front Porch Club Meeting is February 21st at 4:30 pm. Join us in person or connect by Zoom. We hope to see you there!

Become a Member of the ReACH Center

Do you have an interest in the health of San Antonio and the South Texas region? Become a member of the ReACH Cenrer! Membership is free provides the opportunity to get involved with shaping the future of population health, clinical and translational research in South Texas! For more information and to sign up click here!

ReACH Scholar Bertha "Penny" Flores, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC Selected for the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) PCORI Hispanic Patient-Centered Health Research Mentorship Program

ReACH Scholar Bertha "Penny" Flores, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC was recently selected for the the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) PCORI Hispanic Patient-Centered Health Research Mentorship Program. This unique mentorship and training program provides individualized mentoring by Hispanic senior faculty researchers, networking with PCOR experts and other researchers in Hispanic health equity, skills building for career development, a two day in-person PCOR training with a special session to present your research. Congratulations Dr. Flores!

ReACH Scholars

Anthony Scott, MA, PhD

Anthony Scott, MA, PhD Professor/Clinical has worked at UTHSCSA Department of Pediatrics for 20 years.

Maureen Simmonds, PhD., PT

Maureen Simmonds, PhD., PT, Dr. Simmonds is currently Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Research Professor at the AT Still Research Institute. Dr. Simmonds trained as a physiotherapist at Wolverhampton School of Physiotherapy in the UK.

Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN

Kathleen R. Stevens RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN is Founding Director of the Center for Excellence, the Academic Center for Evidence-based Practice (ACE); since 2000, she has garnered $12 million to support efforts that advance evidence-based quality improvement through research, education, and practice.

Barbara S. Taylor, MD, MS

Dr. Barbara Taylor is an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Assistant Dean for the MD/MPH Program at UT Health San Antonio with co-appointments at the UTHealth School of Public Health and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Alfredo Tirado-Ramos, PhD

Alfredo Tirado-Ramos, PhD, is the founder and Chief of the Clinical Informatics Research Division of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA).

Melissa Valerio, PhD,MPH

Melissa Valerio, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at the UT School of Public Health, San Antonio Regional Campus.

Paula Winkler, MEd

Paula Winkler, MEd received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University and her Masters of Education degree from Southern Methodist University. She has over 30 years of experience developing linkages between academic programs to community based health promotion/disease prevention initiatives.

Zenong Yin, PhD

Dr. Zenong Yin is the Loretta J. Lowak Clarke Distinguished Professor in Health and Kinesiology in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio.