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Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health --> Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health - Centers - UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health NIOSH Education and Research Center NIEHS Prevention, Preparedness and Research Consortium NIOSH Total Worker Health® Affiliate Explore degree programs > Explore Career Opportunities Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Occupational Epidemiology Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health The mission of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) is to protect and promote the health, safety, and well-being of the workforce and the community through innovative research, inspiring education, and engaging outreach.
The SWCOEH supports a transdisciplinary and holistic approach to research, education, and outreach in occupational and environmental health. Our faculty are engaged in research to better understand occupational and environmental exposures and hazards, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
The Center is home to a NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC) training grant, continuously funded since 1977, and a NIEHS Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Consortium (P2R Consortium) funded since 2010. In 2019, the SWCOEH was officially recognized as a NIOSH Total Worker Health ® Affiliate advancing workers safety, health, and well-being. The SWCOEH is under the leadership of Sarah Felknor, MS, DrPH, Center Director.
Explore Career Opportunities Explore Internship Opportunities Perkison Joins the ACOEM Board of Directors SWCOEH Celebrates Research Excellence and Future-Focused Leadership at Two Signature September Events SWCOEH Connects with OEHS Community at AIHA Connect 2026 Occupational Health Journal Club - Risk Assessment on Benzene Exposure among Gasoline Station Workers October 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Research Seminar Series - Extreme events, Occupational Health, and AI-Enabled Resilience: Shaping the Future of Workforce Protection in the 21st Century October 16, 2026 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CT Environmental Health & Safety Academy for Colleges and Universities UC Berkeley Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene NIOSH ERC Webinar Series Current Training Schedule..
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health is part of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Links 5 things to keep in mind when comparing Dallas and Denton’s COVID vaccine efforts - Nic Garcia and Charles Scudder February 4 2021 UTHealth School of Public Health alumni and Parkland doctor reunites with first patient who survived COVID-19 - Teresa Woodard February 1 2021 Pivoting in the Pandemic: Making Culinary Medicine Accessible and Engaging - John “Wesley” McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RDN, LD, CSCS December 8 2020 Eat Your Water: 12 Hydrating Healthy Fruits and Vegetables - Elemental July 16 2020 UTHealth Houston Celebrates Grand Opening of New Starr County Border Health Research Facility UTHealth Houston Celebrates Grand Opening of New Starr County Border Health Research Facility Celebrating 25 years of serving the Rio Grande Valley UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville celebrated 25 years of serving the Rio Grande Valley with an anniversary gathering October 1st at the historic Alonso Building, a restored 19th-century city landmark and event venue.
Firefighter cancer study marks first anniversary Behind every research finding is the potential to change a life. For firefighters, that could mean detecting cancer earlier, better understanding occupational risks, and gaining more time with the families and squads they call home.
Research finds young adult cancer survivors face gaps in long-term care Researchers from the AYA National Standards for Cancer Survivorship Care Consortium, led by Andrea Betts, PhD, reviewed studies across seven states and nine healthcare systems to better understand how survivorship care is delivered and experienced.
UTHealth Houston, city advance health partnership More than 200 students, faculty, and staff from across UTHealth Houston gathered at the new UTHealth Houston School of Public Health building to attend the Houston Health Department open house on Oct. 8, bringing university community members together with public health practitioners to explore programs, build connections, and discover opportunities for collaboration.
HOMES with HEART: Work begins for UTHealth Houston recovery housing project expansion The UTHealth Houston addiction recovery science researchers behind Project HOMES have recently received $25 million to continue to grow recovery housing in Texas.
This funding will enable the creation of the HOMES with HEART Initiative, which combines the existing foundational expertise of Project HOMES with the momentum and resources of HEART (Housing Expansion for Access to Recovery for Texans) — all with the goal of continuing to enhance recovery housing throughout Texas. $3. 9M study expands implementation of classroom physical activity A new $3.
9 million NIH-funded study will expand testing of MAGIC (Movement for Academic Growth In Classrooms), an innovative implementation strategy to help elementary schools integrate more movement into the school day.
$4M NIH grant funds research on weight regain after GLP-1 use A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify genetic markers that may contribute to weight gain after stopping GLP-1 medications. Childhood obesity: How can it be avoided?
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston news series where our leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address child obesity to support Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
UTHealth Houston database fills gap in long COVID surveillance UTHealth Houston researchers have found that long COVID diagnoses varied significantly across populations and variant periods over a two-year period, revealing patterns that could help public health agencies and health systems better target follow-up and care, monitor long-term impacts, and allocate healthcare resources where they’re needed most. UTHealth Houston GoPA!
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11:00:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM Virtual - Microsoft Teams Dissertation Proposal Defense by Catherine Vaziri PhD(c), MPH: Molecular Ecology of Hard Tick Species in Texas 10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM Dissertation Proposal Defense by Anjolaoluwa Olunaike MPH: Biculturalism & Vaping among Mexican-American College Students in Texas 11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM Dissertation Defense by Qianzi Zhang, MPH: From index hospitalization to readmission: mortality, costs, and thirty-day readmission Dissertation Proposal Defense by May Hashish, MD, MSc: Work-related risk factors for cardiometabolic and chronic kidney diseases Dissertation Proposal Defense by Chidera Emeto, MA: Perinatal Social Support Among Black Families in Texas 10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM Thesis Presentation by Ian Huh, BS: Association Between Physical Activity and Sleep Among 8th- and 11th-Grade Students 10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM Practicum Learning Contracts Information Session Dissertation Proposal Defense by Bonifacio Vega II, MPA, BSHS: Culturally Tailored Responses to Food Insecurity in Maverick County Dissertation Proposal Defense by Oladipo Kunle Afolayan, MS: Hybrid Statistical and Multimodal Deep Learning for Suicide Risk 11:00:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM Dissertation Defense by Lorena Macias-Navarro, MSc: Conversational Agents in Nutrition: Synthesis, Methods, and Evaluation 10:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM Dissertation Defense by Weixin Lu, MS: Ultra-Processed Food Intake, Sociodemographic Differences, and Early Cardiometabolic Risk Dissertation Defense by Jinze Li: Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Viruses UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, 1930 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77054, Room PHB 856; and via Microsoft Teams Dissertation Proposal Defense by Michelle Pennington, MPH: Firearm-Related Suicide Among Professional Firefighters 2026 Texas Food Is Medicine Movement: From Plate to Policy Summit UTHealth Houston PHB Building
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Postdoctoral fellows and early-stage faculty in Public Health Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $15,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Research Accelerator are due November 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Research Accelerator is funded by Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health - UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Check the official notice for exact location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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