Our Team

Who we are

The HEAT Lab is a multidisciplinary team with extensive experience conceptualizing, designing, and conducting community-engaged, mixed-methods research and disseminating results as evidence for action.

Current Team Members

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Kevin Lanza, PhD
Assistant Professor in Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Epidemiology
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Baojiang Chen

Léa Feuerbacher

Julia Gohlke

Kevin Lanza

Anna Mandalakas

Tyson Murray

Fikile Nxumalo

Vincent Onywera

Deborah Salvo

Perry Sheffield

Past Team Members

Brian Call
MPH Student, Customized
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Sierra Ehlers
AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)
City of Austin

Jessica Jones
Master of Public Affairs Student
The University of Texas at Austin

Tara Hazarika
MPH Student, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Elena Luna
PhD Student, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Kimberley Morgan
MPH Student, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Alexis Phelps
MPH Student, Customized
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health