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Center Staff
Veronica Young, PharmD, MPH, FNAP
Director
Veronica Young was named Director of the Center for Health IPE in September 2017. Read more>
Lauren El-Assad, LCSW
Assistant Director
Lauren El-Assad co-develops and implements the Center for Health IPE's strategic plan and oversees its daily operations. Read more>
Executive Steering Committee
Barbara Jones, PhD, MSW, FNAP
Associate Dean for Health Affairs and Co-Director for Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice; Steve Hicks School of Social Work; Chair, Department of Health Social Work at Dell Medical School
Veronica Young, PharmD, MPH
Director, Center for Health IPE; Director of Interprofessional Education and Community Engagement, College of Pharmacy
Executive Leadership
Health IPE Fellows
Renee' Acosta, RPh, MS
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Clinical Professor, College of Pharmacy
Joan Asseff, LCSW-S
Clinical Assistant Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Elizabeth Blankenship, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Dell Medical School
Patricia Hamilton-Solum, PhD, RN, IBCLC
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Kristie Loescher, MPH, DBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Dean for Instructional Innovation; Director, Healthcare Innovation Initiative; and Associate Director, Business Foundation Program, McCombs School of Business
Stephanie Morgan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Director of Practice Innovation; Professor of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing
Jesus Ortega, LMSW
Director, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Assistant Professor of Practice, Dept of Health Social Work, Dell Medical School
Farya Phillips, PhD, CCLS
Assistant Research Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Dede Sparks, LMSW
Assistant Dean for Health Affairs; Clinical Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Ana Todd, PhD, RN
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Heather Van Diest, LCSW, MPH
Senior Social Worker & Assistant Professor of Practice, Dept of Health Social Work, Dell Medical School
Affiliates
Alyssa Aguirre, LCSW
Manager, Cognitive Disorders Center, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, UT Health Austin, Dell Medical School
Jess Ambiee, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Cognitive Disorders Center, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, UT Health Austin
Ed Anderson, PhD
Director, McCombs Healthcare Innovation Initiative, McCombs School of Business
Virginia Brown, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School, Department of Population Health; Assistant Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology
Julia Campbell, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
Ashley Castleberry, PharmD
Division Head, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy
Brittany Christiansen, DNP, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, FNP-C, AE-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Allen Hardin, ATC, PT, MS, SCS, LAT, CSCS
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Performance, Health, & Wellness, Texas Athletics
Keli Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD
Director of Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics
Maya Henry, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
Jennifer Hensley, EdD, CNM, WHNP-BC, LCCE
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Robin Hilsabeck, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology; Director, Cognitive Disorders Integrated Practice Unit, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences
Michelle Hsieh Pho, PhD, AuD, CCC-A
Lecturer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
LaTashia Kiel, MSN, RN, CEN
Clinical Instructor
Rosemary Lester-Smith, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
Mirza J. Lugo-Neris, PhD, CCC-SLP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
Deirdre Mendez, PhD
Associate Director for Cultural Programs, Center for Global Business, McCombs School of Business
Leticia Moczygemba, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, Health Outcomes Division and Associate Director of Health System/Community Engagement, Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research & Education, College of Pharmacy
Becky Morales, LCSW-S
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work; Clinical Therapist, Colors of Austin Counseling
Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Denton & Louise Cooley and Family Centennial Professor in Nursing; Director, PhD Program, School of Nursing
Robin Richardson, MA
Assistant Director of Care Delivery Transformation & Community Engagement, LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School; Cofounder, Imagination Lab for Clinical Innovation
Andy Ruiz, PharmD
President/Partner, Stonegate Pharmacy
Jessica Ruiz, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Director of Strategic Projects, Stonegate Pharmacy
Jeffrey Shahidullah, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Pediatric Psychologist, Dell Children's Medical Center
LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Evaluation and Faculty Development, Dell Medical School
Lindsey Wineholt, MA
Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, UT Health Austin
Amanda Zappler, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Assistant Professor and Audiology Clinical Coordinator, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Moody College of Communication
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