Leaders and Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Lynn Miranda, PhD, Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago and Director, CEHI
  • Katherine B. Ensor, PhD, Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics; Founding Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform, Rice University
  • Loren Hopkins, PhD, Professor in the Practice of Statistics, Rice University; Chief Environmental Science Officer and Bureau Chief, Data Science Division, Houston Health Department
  • Elena Craft, PhD, President and CEO, Health Effects Institute

Leaders and Collaborators

Children’s Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI)

  • Marie Lynn Miranda, PhD, Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago and Director, CEHI
  • Rashida Callender, MPH, Research Associate
  • Joally Canales
  • Carolina Avendano, PhD
  • Max Grossman, PhD
  • Jocelyn Johnston, MPH
  • Joshua Tootoo, MS, Environ Planning, GISP

Rice University

  • Loren Hopkins, PhD, Professor in the Practice of Statistics, Rice University; Chief Environmental Science Officer and Bureau Chief, Data Science Division, Houston Health Department
  • Rashida Callender, MPH, Research Associate
  • Ualas Barreto Rohrer, MBA, GIS Specialist; Cloud Solutions Architect, Spatial Studies Lab
  • William Fulton, Director (2014-2022), Kinder Institute of Urban Research
  • Hien Le, Director of Data Operations, Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Houston Health Department

  • Stephen L. Williams, MEd, MPA, Director
  • Loren Hopkins, PhD, Professor in the Practice of Statistics, Rice University; Chief Environmental Science Officer and Bureau Chief, Data Science Division, Houston Health Department

Harris County Public Health

  • Umair Shah, MD, MPH

Chambers County Health Department

  • Mary Beth Bess, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Fort Bend County Health & Human Services

  • Mary DesVignes-Kendrick, MD
  • Jacquelyn Johnson-Minter, MD, MBA, MPH

Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District

  • Moriam Ojelade, PhD

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

  • Luis Sosa, Major, Region 8, Corpus Christi

Victoria Office of Emergency Management

  • Richard McBrayer, Emergency Management Coordinator
  • Jena West, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator

Montgomery County Public Health District

  • Alicia Williams, MPH, BSN, RN