Mission
An academically oriented policy and research collaborative focused on facilitating research and scholarship to promote new and innovative public policy solutions to the challenges faced by children.
Angelo P. Giardino, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of the Institute
Medical Director, Texas Children’s Health Plan
Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Ira Colby D.S.W., LCSW-ACP
Dean
University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work
Frances Deviney, Ph.D.
Texas KIDS COUNT Director
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Catherine Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S.
Dean
University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
Glenn Flores, M.D.
Judith and Charles Ginsburg Chair in Pediatrics
Department of Clinical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
J. Greg Getz, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Sciences
University of Houston-Downtown
Christopher Greeley, M.D., FAAP
Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
Rick Halperin, Ph.D.
Director
Embrey Human Rights Program, Southern Methodist University
Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D.
Director
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, Professor at UT School of Public Health
W. Robert Houston, Ed.D.
Moores Professor & Executive Director
University of Houston, College of Education
Stephen L. Klineberg, Ph.D.
Professor
Rice University
Duncan Klussmann, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Spring Branch ISD
Susan Landry, Ph.D.
Director and Founder, Children’s Learning Institute
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jane Lehman, J.D.
Attorney
Linda Lloyd, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.W.
University of Texas, School of Public Health
Jason A. Mendoza, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Assistant Professor
USDA/ARS Children’s Nutritional Research Center and Academic General Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Beth Pelz, Ph.D.
Dean
University of Houston-Downtown, College of Public Service
M. Douglas Ris, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Professor and Head, Section of Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine;
Chief, Psychology Service, Texas Children’s Hospital
Carroll G. Robinson, Esq.
Associate Dean of External Affairs
Texas Southern University, School of Public Affairs
Adolfo Santos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair
University of Houston-Downtown
Steve Schnee, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County
Keely Smith, M.D.
Pediatric Residency Program Director
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H.
Chief Science Editor
Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffrey Starke, M.D., FAAP
Director, Infection Control, Texas Children’s Hospital
Professor and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Susan Tortolero, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research at UT School of Public Health
Ruth N. López Turley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Rice University
