Meet the IHA team
World class researchers and scientific leaders of The Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture work in three synergistic areas of focus, precision nutrition, responsive agriculture and healthy living. Meet our team members below.
IHA Leadership
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G. Cliff Lamb
Ph.D.
Interim Director of the IHA
G. Cliff Lamb, Ph.D., is the interim director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA. The IHA is the world’s first research institute to bring together precision nutrition, responsive agriculture, and behavioral research to reduce…
IHA Members
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Beth Racine
Dr.P.H., R.D.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso Center Director and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Associate Department Head for Nutrition Extension
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Jeff Tomberlin
Ph.D.
Professor, AgriLife Research Fellow, Presidential Impact Fellow and Director, National Science Foundation Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming
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Robert Chapkin
Ph.D.
Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention, Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, University Faculty Fellow, and NCI R35 Outstanding Investigator
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Srividhya “Sri” Iyer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
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William L. Rooney
Ph.D.
Regents Professor, Borlaug-Monsanto Chair in International Crop Improvement, AgriLife Faculty Fellow, Sorghum Breeding & Genetics
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Yuxiang Sun
Ph.D., M.D.
Professor Department of Nutrition, Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs, AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow
Affiliate Members
- Srinivasulu Ale
- Giri Athrey
- Gurjinder Baath
- Muthukumar Bagavathiannan
- Fuller Bazer
- Salvatore Calabrese
- Oral Capps
- Rodolfo Cardoso
- John Cason
- Joydeep Chakraborty
- Jaehyun Cho
- Luis Cisneros-Zevallos
- Yuri Clements Daglia
- Susie Dai
- Jorge DaSilva
- Paul DeLaune
- Youjun Deng
- Senarath Dharmasena
- Xuejun Dong
- Kim Dooley
- Fugen Dou
- Steven E. Riechman
- Paul Feldman
- Sandun Fernando
- Delbert Gatlin
- Vishal Gohil
- Nuria Gomez-Casanovas
- Andy Herring
- Chris Hollenbeck
- Amir Ibrahim
- Tazim Jamal
- Jaehak Jeong
- Russell Jessup
- Vijay Joshi
- Eunsung Kan
- Mikhailo Kolomiets
- Holli Leggette
- Pingwei Li
- Zong Liu
- Shuyu Liu
- Xingmao Ma
- Kranthi Mandadi
- Grace Melo
- Jake Mowrer
- Genhua Niu
- Wesley Osburn
- Reza Ovissipour
- Devendra Pandeya
- Vlad Panin
- Sushil Paudyal
- Jean-Philippe Pellois
- George Perry
- James Petrick
- Ky Pohler
- Michael Polymenis
- Kiran R Gadhave
- Nithya Rajan
- Juliana Rangel
- Xudong Rao
- Keerti Rathore
- Waltram Ravelombola
- Jackie Rudd
- Stanley Samonte
- Michael Satterfield
- Endang Septiningsih
- Stephen Smith
- Gerald Smith
- Shyamal Talukder
- Lee Tarpley
- Luis Tedeschi
- Michael Thomson
- Gary Voelker
- Rosemary Walzem
- Xingguo Wang
- Aruna Weerasooriya
- Tryon Wickersham
- Jenny Wu
- Ximing Wu
- Guoyao Wu
- Chaodong Wu
- Linglin Xie
- Wenwei Xu
- Qingwu Xue
- Yvette Yu Zhang
- Azlan Zahid
- Lanying Zeng
- Ke Zhang
- Xiuren Zhang
- Shuyang Zhen
USDA Scientists
Faculty Scientists
Research Staff
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Alexandra Cowan
Ph.D.
Research Scientist
alexandra.cowan@ag.tamu.edu
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Alisha George
Research Associate
alisha.george@ag.tamu.edu
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Allyson Schaefers
Senior Research Associate
allyson.shaefers@ag.tamu.edu
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Andrew McNeely
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
andrew.mcneely@ag.tamu.edu
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Angel Christou
Program Aide
angel.christou@ag.tamu.edu
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Ankita Mishra
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
ankita.mishra@ag.tamu.edu
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Byunggul “BG” Lim
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
bg.lim@ag.tamu.edu
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Cristina Arenaz
M.S.
Research Specialist II
cristina.arenaz@ag.tamu.edu
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Deven Pandeya
Ph.D.
Research Specialist III, IHA Core Lab
devendra.pandeya@ag.tamu.edu
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Deyaun Jafari
Ph.D.
Research Specialist
deyaun.villarreal@ag.tamu.edu
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Diane Mitchell
M.S., R.D.
Individualized Diet Exposure Assessment (IDEA) Center
diane.mitchell@ag.tamu.edu
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Emily Holbrook
Research Assistant
emily.holbrook@ag.tamu.edu
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Emma Lewis
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
emma.lewis@ag.tamu.edu
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Erica Bender
M.S.N., C.N.M., NP.-Ob./Gyn.
Maternal/Child Cohort Study Clinical Program Director
erica.bender@ag.tamu.edu
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Erika Largacha Cevallos
Senior Research Associate
erika.l@ag.tamu.edu
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Farid Islam
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
asmfaridul.islam@ag.tamu.edu
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Gabi De Mello
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
gabi.demello@ag.tamu.edu
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Galen Eldridge
Research Specialist
galen.eldridge@ag.tamu.edu
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Kelly Fisher
D.C.N., R.D., L.D., F.N.A.P.
Scientific Chief of Staff
kelly.fisher@ag.tamu.edu
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Kendra Marstall
Research Associate
kendra.marstall@ag.tamu.edu
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Lily Benner
Research Specialist
lily.benner@ag.tamu.edu
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Margaret Demment
Ph.D.
Lead Data Analyst
margaret.demment@ag.tamu.edu
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Meghan Kershaw
Research Specialist
meghan.kershaw@ag.tamu.edu
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Meredith Graham
Research and Evaluation Specialist
meredith.graham@ag.tamu.edu
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Natalie Halverson
Nutrition Research Assistant
natalie.halverson@ag.tamu.edu
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Sandra Perez
P.M.P., M.I.P.P., M.S.
Senior Research Specialist
sandra.perez@ag.tamu.edu
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Sanhita Chakraborty
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
sanhita.chakraborty@ag.tamu.edu
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Vi Luong
Program and Operations Manager/Senior Research Specialist
vi.luong@ag.tamu.edu
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Victoria Trevino
Research Associate
victoria.trevino@ag.tamu.edu
Operations Staff
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Arin Reeder
Assistant Director for Operations
Arin Reeder joined the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA, in 2022 as Assistant Director for Operations. She manages the implementation and coordination of all projects and activities within the IHA, overseeing strategic initiatives from development through…
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Ashlee Woolard
Grants Administration
ashlee.woolard@ag.tamu.edu
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Courtney Charanza
Administrator I
courtney.charanza@ag.tamu.edu
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Jamie Garcia
Business Coordinator II
jamie.garcia@ag.tamu.edu
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Jennifer Ormond
Events and Conferences
jennifer.ormond@ag.tamu.edu
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Kristy Baty
Business Coordinator
kristy.baty@ag.tamu.edu
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Lindsay Hess
Program Manager
lindsay.hess@ag.tamu.edu
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Patrick Schilling
Building Operations Manager
patrick.schilling@ag.tamu.edu