UTHealth SPH San Antonio

Jiaming Liang, PhD, has been named a 2026 IMPACT Faculty Scholar by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). 👏

The program is a one-year enrichment opportunity for investigators to develop expertise in designing and conducting clinical trials for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias through integration into IMPACT Collaboratory activities.

Speaking about the opportunity, Liang said:
“This is an important step in my career, moving from community-based dementia caregiving research and intervention development toward health system-embedded pragmatic trials.

“I see a clear need for caregiving perspectives to be more fully integrated into the design of real-world care models.

“I hope to use this opportunity to refine my work in dementia care by connecting caregiver support, care quality, and routine clinical workflows, with the broader goal of developing approaches that better support people living with dementia and their families.”

Alexander Testa, PhD, will join colleagues from McGovern Medical School this Friday, June 5, in leading community conversations on a public health approach to gun violence prevention.

🟠 Friday, June 5
🟠 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
🟠 TMC Helix Park, 1885 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, 77030
🟠 Free and open to the public!
🔗 Join virtually: https://bit.ly/4o3ohVF

This event is made possible through funding from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.

If you haven’t seen the photos from the commencement ceremony, you have to check out all these wonderful photos of our San Antonio grads walking the stage! 👏 🎓

We can’t wait to see where all of you go next and we’re always going to be cheering you on as you become public health change makers! 🫶🙌

🎉🎓 They did it!

Our San Antonio class of 2026 officially graduated today, capping off years of hard work and impressive achievements! 🙌🌟

We are so proud of each and every one of these graduates, who we know are heading off into their futures with a quality education and a dedication to improving the world of public health! ✨

Congratulations to all UTHealth Houston students across the state who graduated today! We’re celebrating you and rooting for you as start your next chapter! 🫶

📍➡️📍Hey why let a few hundred miles get in the way of an excellent practicum collaboration opportunity? 🌟

🏜️ El Paso MPH student Sofia Chavez completed her spring practicum project working with San Antonio faculty member Daisy Morales-Campos, PhD.

📊 Chavez used data from Morales-Campos’ study on HPV intervention programs to create and present a poster at the Texas Tech Health Science University Center Research Symposium in April.

💉Chavez’ poster focused on evaluating HPV vaccination initiation and completion rates between adolescent females and males across three clinics from the Project Vida Health Care Center, a federally qualified health center in El Paso.

Just one week until graduation! 🎓

We can’t wait to celebrate our San Antonio students and all School of Public Health graduates from all across Texas! 👏

🌟 A preemptive, big congratulations to our hard-working graduates!

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Commencement
Tuesday, May 12, 2 p.m.
NRG Arena | NRG Parkway | Houston, Texas

Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean for the San Antonio campus, was awarded a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to study the impact of Bexar County’s community court on homelessness.

According to data from Close to Home San Antonio, the number of people experiencing homelessness in San Antonio increased by 7.5% from 2024 to 2025.

Bexar County’s homeless court is a 6-9 month program serving individuals with Class A and B misdemeanors, and connecting them with services and resources to help resolve their charges.

This study will be the first of its kind, measuring whether local homeless courts are able to change outcomes for residents experiencing homelessness.

“This grant allows us to evaluate a homeless court program for the first time, to examine how well they help people with minor infractions resolve their homelessness and go on to live productive lives.”
- Jack Tsai, PhD, principal investigator.

🎊 We loved kicking off FIESTA 2026 with all of you lovely people at Oyster Bake last weekend! 🫶 That was so much fun that we kinda wish we could go back and do it all over again! 🤩 👋🏼 Hi and welcome to all of our new followers! Thanks for coming out and we hope you loved the Fiesta Medals! 🙌 @stmarysu @oysterbake @fiestasa #fiesta #vivafiesta #fiestamedals #publichealth