About Us
CoLab is led by four Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research University of Texas Health faculty with international and domestic substance use and chronic disease research backgrounds. Much of their research is focused on assisting people with a history of substance use, mental health concerns, comorbidities, and sexually transmitted diseases. Overall, CoLab hopes to eliminate inequities and health disparities through training opportunities, health education, and social justice programs while collaborating with diverse, marginalized communities.
Mission Statement
To improve the lives of underserved people with a history of substance use and mental health concerns.
Projects
Project Homes - Housing for Opioid MAT Expanded Services
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Enhanced Integrated Treatment Program with Sexual Health in Recovery (EITP-SHIR)
Behavioral Workforce Education and Training (BHWET)
Using Local Data to Tackle a National Problem: Overdose Data to Action (Coming soon)
Project Reports
Community Health Workers (CHW) Swot Analysis Executive Summary
Texas Substance Use Hospitalization Dashboard
Colab in the News
Faculty
Top Publications
- "Being here is saving my life":Resident experiences of living in recovery residences for people taking medication for an opioid use disorder
- Situational Confidence and Recovery Capital Among Recovery Residents Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Texas
- SWOT Analysis and Recommendations for Community Health Workers and Stakeholders Responding to COVID-19 Health Inequities
- Association between Prescribers' Perceptions of the Utilization of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Dependence Treatability
- Kratom use Categories and Their Associations with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorder Symptoms During the COVID-19 pandemic
- Effect Modification of Illicit Drug Use on Symptoms of a Major Depressive Episode to Better Understand Binge Drinking by Adolescents and Adults in the United States
- Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychological Distress Among Exclusive E-cigarette Use and Other Tobacco Use Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Texas
- Sexual Violence and Chemsex among Substance-Using Sexual and Gender Minorities in Texas
A complete list of publications are coming soon!
Contact the Team
We are always looking for new people to join our team.
Feel free to reach out to our Project Manager, Steve Herrera - colab@uth.tmc.edu
Graduate Research Assistants and Staff
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Get Involved
Students can apply for CoLab opportunities on the Handshake portal
Job Listings for Staff
Apply for opportunities on the UT career website
University of Texas Health Houston Careers
School of Public Health Departments
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Data Science, and Management, Policy and Community Health
Alumni
Name and Credentials |
Title |
Organization |
Contact Information |
David Adzrago, PhD, MPH |
Data Analyst and Research Scientist |
National Institute of Health |
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Amber Armstead, DrPH, OTR, BCPR |
Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy |
University of Texas Medical Branch |
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Sierra Castedo de Martell, PhD, MPH |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Justice-Involved and Emerging Adult Populations (JEAP) |
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Angela di Paola, PhD |
Postdoctoral Associate |
Yale School of Medicine |
Yale Page |
Sylvia M. Lawler, PhD, MA |
Epidemiologist |
Harris County Public Health |
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Elizabeth O. Obekpa, DrPH, MPH |
Suicide Prevention Program Evaluator |
New Mexico Department of Health Epidemiology and Response Division - Office of Injury and Violence Prevention |
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Jayson Rhoton, PhD, MA |
Chief Research Scientist |
Defense Equal Opportunity Institute |
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