South Central MIRECC Leadership and Key Personnel

Directors and Site Leaders

Name (click to email)	Position	Phone
Mark Kunik, MD, MPH	Acting Director and Associate Co-Director for Research Training	(713) 794-8639
Michael Kauth, PhD	Co-Director and Associate Director for Education	(713) 794-8637
John Fortney, PhD	Associate Director for Research	(501) 257-1726
Patricia Dubbert, PhD	Associate Co-Director for Research Training	(501) 257-1937
Kathy L. Henderson, MD	Associate Director for Improving Clinical Care	(501) 257-1967
Jeffrey Pyne, MD	Site Leader - Little Rock, Arkansas	(501) 257-1083
Melinda Stanley, PhD	Site Leader - Houston, Texas	(713) 794-8841
Joseph Constans, PhD	Site Leader - New Orleans, Louisiana	(504) 566-8528
Thomas Teasdale, DrPH	Site Leader - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	(405) 270-0501 Ext. 1491
Key Personnel
Kristin Ward	Administrative Officer - South Central MIRECC	(501) 257-1236
Brenda Schubert	Administrative Officer - Houston Anchor Site	(713) 794-8612
Dave Hensen	Budget Analyst	(501) 257-1741

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