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Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute

Core Faculty & Endowed Chairs

Just as we partner with organizations across our service communities, Humana Institute collaborates with partners across the colleges of the University of Houston. We run a variety of programs at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Andy & Barabra Gessner College of Nursing, the Graduate College of Social Work, College of Pharmacy and the College of Optometry. View our Endowed Chairs and Faculty Contributors listed below.

Core Faculty

Endowed Chairs

  • Sheara Jennings, Ph.D., M.S.W.

    Humana Endowed Chair in Social Determinants of Health

    Associate Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

  • F. Lamar Pritchard, Ph.D., R.Ph.

    F. Lamar Pritchard, Ph.D., R.Ph.

    Dean and Professor, UH College of Pharmacy

    Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Pharmacy

  • Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA

    Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA

    Founding Dean, UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine & Vice President for Medical Affairs

    Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Medicine

    Clinical Professor, Family Medicine

  • Kathryn Tart, Ed.D., MSN, RN

    Kathryn Tart, Ed.D., MSN, RN

    Founding Dean and Professor, UH Gessner College of Nursing

    Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Nursing

  • Michael D. Twa, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO

    Michael D. Twa, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO

    Dean, UH College of Optometry

    Humana Endowed Dean's Chair of Optometry