Human Trafficking & Social Justice Collaborative
Collaborating Across Schools and Communities to Stop Human Trafficking
The mission of the Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC) Human Trafficking & Social Justice Collaborative (HTSJC) is to combat human trafficking in Texas communities and help those directly impacted by human trafficking through education, research, and advocacy by collaborative involvement of partners with diverse expertise. Members & Background
The United States reported 11,500 cases of human trafficking in 2019, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline. Texas made up 1,080 of those cases, but not all cases get reported.
Collaborative Vision
End human trafficking in Texas and help those coming out of human trafficking recover and thrive through centralizing efforts with community partners.
Advisory HT/Social Justice Team
Julie St. John, DrPH, MPH, MA, CHWI
HTC Chair
Associate Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor, Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health
Abilene Campus, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Office 1102, 1650 Pine Street, Abilene, TX 79601-3044
- Office: 325.696.0473
- Cell: 325.513.4943
- Fax: 325.696.0459
Pearl Merritt, EdD, MS, MSN, RN, FAAN
Regional Dean
Texas Tech University
Health Science Center
University Distinguished Professor
- 1674 Pine Street
- Abilene, Texas 79601
- Office: 325.696.0503
- Fax: 325.696.3891
Heather Guest PhD, RN
Regional Dean
TTHUSC School of Nursing, Traditional Undergraduate Program
- 1674 Pine Street, Abilene TX 79601
- Office: 325.696.0551
Kelli White, RNFA, MSN, FNP-BC
Local Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery Associates of West Texas
Founder of Beyond Trafficking
Researcher - West Texas Human Trafficking Research Collaborative as appointed by Governor
Greg Abbott
- Cell: 325.428.6833