Staff
Office of Rural & Community Health
The F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health serves remote rural communities with the help of a multidisciplinary group of professionals.
Dr. Billy U. Philips
Executive Vice President & Director
Dr. Billy U. Philips, Jr. is the Executive Vice President for Rural and Community
Health. Dr. Philips holds an M.P.H. and a Ph.D. in Human Ecology (Epidemiology) from
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center . He is recognized nationally for
his expertise in cancer control education.
Sarah Looten
Director of Staff Relations
Dolores Parrish
Assistant Staff Relations
Denise Lopez
Director of Finance
Michelle Crump
Administrative Assistant
Research, Reporting, and Data Management (R2DM)
R2DM is the Institute clearinghouse for research administration and performs collection, analysis and management of data and information needed for grant proposal preparation and other special projects. Other academic and community-based activities performed by R2DM include geomapping and analysis, community health needs assessments and information dissemination.
Cathy Hudson
Director of R2DM
Candice Clark
Senior Writer
Debra Curti
Research Associate
Michael Penuliar
Lead Analyst
Miguel Carrasco
Chief Analyst
Rhonda Isome
Administrative Assistant
Scott Phillips
Editor in Chief, Rural Health Quarterly
TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION (T-CORE)
T-CORE was created two years ago to more accurately describe the programs that have evolved within the West Texas AHEC division of the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health. In addition to West Texas AHEC, programs under T-CORE include Community Health Worker Development-Bridge to Excellence, Scrubs Club, Double T Health Service Corp and the Youth Empowerment Training Initiative (YETI).
Celeste Hoffman
Health Career Promotions Coordinator
Estela Salazar
Senior Community Health Worker
Wendy Florence
TCORE Project Manager
INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY (InHT)
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Telemedicine Program continues to bridge access barriers in the 108‐county service area of West Texas. The TTUHSC Telemedicine Program provides patient services including rural health clinic‐based specialty care, school‐based clinic primary care, correctional telemedicine, and mental health services, including a school‐based triage and referral project and an HIV+ clinic for uninsured and underserved patients.
Cameron Onks
Director of InHT
Becky Jones
Program Manager, TexLa (Telehealth Resource Center)
Frances Quintero
Program Manager Frontiers in Telemedicine
Kelly Muñoz
InHIT Project Manager
Laura Lappe
Associate Director
Lisa Wynn
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Rose
EMS Telemedicine Program Manager
CAMPUS ALLIANCE FOR TELEHEALTH RESOURCES (CATR)
Campus Alliance for Telehealth Resources (“CATR”) is a model to provide mental health services to rural school districts with limited resources. CATR uses Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and telemedicine technology to screen students exhibiting at-risk behaviors and link those students in need of additional screening and/or treatment to a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who provides physician oversight.
Dr. Judy Jarratt
Director of CATR
Amy McWhorter
CATR Mental Health Specialist
Anthony Brister
CATR Mental Health Specialist
Bonnie Cantu
CATR Mental Health Specialist
Jeff Carr
CATR Project Manager
Kevin Lonn Baker
CATR Mental Health Specialist
Maxine Westmoreland
CATR Mental Health Specialist