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IFC Executive Leadership

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Ross Shegog, PhD

UTHealth Houston | SPH 
(2026) (IFC Chair FY 2025)
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F. Kurt Kasper, PhD

UTHealth Houston | SOD
(2027) (IFC Chair-Elect FY 2025)
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Bethany R. Williams, PhD

UTHealth Houston | SOD
(2025) (Ex Officio – IFC Past Chair for FY 2024)

School of Biomedical Informatics / School of Dentistry / Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Medical School / School of Nursing / School of Public Health / Ex-Officio


McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics

Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD
(2025)
(at large member)
MSBMI | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE
(2025)
(at large member)
MSBMI | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Yejin Kim, PhD
(2025)(at large member)
MSBMI | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Luca Giancardo, PhD
(2027)
(fac gov member)
MSBMI | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

School of Dentistry

Yonca Korkmaz-Ceyhan, DDS, PhD
(2027) (fac gov member)
UTHealth Houston | SOD
[email protected]

F. Kurt Kasper, PhD
(2026)
(at large member)
UTHealth Houston | SOD
[email protected]

Ryan Vahdani, DDS, MHA, MAGD
(2027)
(at large member)
UTHealth Houston | SOD
[email protected]

Esther O. Kuyinu, DDS, MS
(2025) (fac gov member)
UTHealth Houston | SOD
[email protected]

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Shane R. Cunha, PhD
(2025)
(at large member)
GSBS | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Zheng (Jake) Chen, PhD
(2027)
(at large member)
GSBS | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

McGovern Medical School

Matthew (Matt) L. Baker, PhD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD, FACC, FASE
(2027)
(at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Carrie A. Bakunas, MD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Zi Yang Jiang, MD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Rehal A. Bhojani, MD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Barbara Orlando, MD
(2026) (fac gov member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Linh P. Bui, MD
(2026) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Gazala Siddiqui, MD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Erin E. Fox, PhD
(2025) (fac gov member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Andrea N. Taylor, PhD
(2026) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Julie Gutierrez, MD
(2027)
(at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Harnoor Singh, MD
(2027)
(at large member)
UTHealth Houston | MMS
[email protected]

Cizik School of Nursing

Deborah (Debbie) Cline, DNP, RN, CNL, OCN-NEA-BC
(2026) (at large member)
CSON | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Vuong Trung-Tran Prieto, PhD, RN, CHSE
(2025) (at large member)
CSON | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Robert Coghlan, PhD, RN, MA, MSN, CNS, FNP
(2027) (fav gov member)
CSON | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Francine K. Snow, DrPH, MSN, RN, CNE, MPD-BC
(2025) (fac gov member)
CSON | UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

School of Public Health

Yun-Xin Fu, PhD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston| SPH
[email protected]

Eric C. Jones, PhD
(2025) (fac gov member)
UTHealth Houston | SPH - El Paso
[email protected]

Yun Hang, PhD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | SPH
[email protected]

Paul J. Rowan, PhD
(2025) (at large member)
UTHealth Houston | SPH
[email protected]

University Classified Staff Council & Student InterCouncil Members

Tia Benson
UCSC Representative

FY25
[email protected]

Meghna Lama
SIC Representative
FY25
[email protected]

Ex-Officio Members

Kevin A. Morano, PhD
Senior VP of Academic and Faculty Affairs
UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Lisa D. Cain, PhD
Associate VP of Faculty Affairs and Development
UTHealth Houston
[email protected]

Lauren Moran
(IFC Secretary)
Faculty Affairs and Development
UTHealth Houston
[email protected] 

Yasmin Chebaro, PhD
(IFC Support)
Faculty Affairs and Development
UTHealth Houston
[email protected]