Staff

Crystal Carpenter
Program Coordinator, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Phillip Gonzalez
Senior Administrative Assistant

Meghan Nelson
Program Manager

Amy Quinn
Communications Director

Rania Abdelkhaleq, MPH in Biostatistics
Research Assistant II

Melika Abrahams, RN, BSN, CPN
Cerebrovascular Nurse, UTHealth Pediatric Stroke Program
Department of Pediatrics | Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology

Alexander Alvara
Research Coordinator II

Jhonny Aquilera
Research Coordinator II

Ariana Aquino
Research Coordinator I

Seth Boren
Research Assistant II

Patti Bratini
Staff Nurse III

Kristen Clemons
Research Coordinator I

Gabretta Cooksey
Research Coordinator I

Caroline Cox
Research Coordinator I

Catherine Gonzales
Programmer Analyst I

Assol Kavtorina
Research Coordinator II

Ruchika Mahala, MPH
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health
Research Assistant | Department of Research | Cizik School of Nursing <

Rene Malazart
Research Assistant II

Mariano Montemayor
Research Coordinator II

Francis Nkansah
Data Control Analyst

Stephanie Parker
Senior Nurse Manager

Denise Rios
Research Nurse

Kerry Schneider, RN
Senior Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Faris Shaker
Research Assistant I

Christin Silos, MS
Biostatistician,
PhD Student in Biostatistics and Data Science

Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Speech-Language Pathologist | Research Coordinator
Stroke Recovery Research

Aylen Sosa
Research Assistant I

Emily Stevens, OTR
Occupational Therapist |Research Coordinator

Chad Tremont
Program Manager, StrokeNet

Ruth Yanes Bengoa
Research Assistant II
MPH Student in Healthcare Administration