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Overview

The Michael & Susan Dell Health Scholar program is a merit-based pre-doctoral program for students interested in nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and /or tobacco prevention. The Dell Health Scholar program is intended to provide training and research opportunities for doctoral-level students in health research enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston(UTHealth) School of Public Health. The Dell Health Scholar position, under direction of Drs. Deanna Hoelscher and Alexandra van den Berg is a 12-month appointment, eligible for renewal.

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TheMichael & Susan Dell Health Scholar program通过迈克尔和苏珊·戴尔健康生活中心的资金来管理。

Benefits

戴尔健康学者有机会与教职员工以及中心职能和活动紧密合作。beplay苹果手机能用吗戴尔健康学者在数据管理，数据分析和手稿准备方面获得动手实践经验。其他好处包括：

Funds provided to travel to one conference per year, provided the Scholar is presenting at the conference.
Full-time workstation on campus provided.
在博士学位助理工资中以50％的时间支付，包括福利。

Current Dell Health Scholars

Amelia Roebuck

Amelia Roebuck, BS——阿梅利亚目前是doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences. Before joining the UTHealth School of Public Health, Amelia received a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Indiana University and worked as a Research Project Lead at Parkview Health. Her current research interests focus on the evaluation of diet for prevention of non-communicable diseases and promotion of physical and mental well-being. Her drive to inform preventive interventions is based upon her previous work in health informatics and health services research. During her time at Parkview Health, Amelia co-authored publications in the Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management, Pacing and Electrophysiology, Telemedicine & E-health, Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Mental Health, Applied Clinical Informatics, and eGEMS (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes). Additionally, she has presented at national and international cardiology conferences on the impact of tailored technology-based interventions for health behavior change.

Shelby Floresthorpe

Shelby Flores-Thorpe，医学-Shelby is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at the Austin Campus. A native New Mexican, Shelby received her Master of Education in Health Education from Texas State University and her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from St. Edward’s University before starting at UTHealth School of Public Health. Between her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, Shelby worked for a non-profit in New Mexico, her home state, working to implement nutrition and wellness classes into Native American communities across the state. Her current research interests are translational research – how policy and public health can work in tandem – and food security in college students and adults. Shelby has worked on the FRESH Austin project and currently works with the Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration (TX RPC) Project.

布列塔尼Buchanan

布列塔尼·布坎南（Brittany Buchanan），MPH- Brittany目前是奥斯汀校园流行病学，人类遗传学和环境科学系的博士生。她在佐治亚州南部长大，并获得了佐治亚州南大学的流行病学公共卫生硕士和生物学理学学士学位。完成硕士学位后，布列塔尼（Brittany）在亚特兰大的CDC度过了一段时间，然后才搬到德克萨斯州。在加入Uthealth公共卫生学院之前，她曾是COVID-19与德克萨斯州的COVID Contact Tracing努力的一部分。目前，她的研究兴趣是资源访问和beplay苹果手机能用吗预防研究。布列塔尼will support the TX Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project, prepare presentations and reports, participate in data collection and analyses, and support the Texas Legislative Bill Tracker.