Mandy J. Hill, DrPH, MPH, HIVPCP
Professor & Chair

Department of Population Health and Health Disparities

Centennial Chair in Preventive Medicine and Community Health

Office:
UHC Office 4.442

Mailing address:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77555

Phone: (409) 266-9691
Email: majhill@utmb.edu

  • Dr. Mandy Hill is a dedicated public health practitioner who serves as Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Population Health and Health Disparities at the School of Public and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). She earned her DrPH in Disease Control, with minor concentrations in Health Promotion and Health Management and Policy, at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in 2007.

    Dr. Hill brings over 20 years of research experience in both clinical and community environments to the population and public health fields. While her research has continually improved the health of populations, her role as Chair affords the opportunity to amplify the magnitude of impact to a broader cross-section of the population through the collective work of her faculty.

    Dr. Hill continues to lead research aimed at extending sexual health to all people. She continues to develop behavioral interventions with innovation and cultural relevance that aim to motivate the adoption and maintenance of healthy sexual behaviors that include the use of practical prevention tools like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), person-centered decision making, and prioritization of psychosocial constructs that consider non-medical drivers of health.

    Dr. Hills' academic portfolio is evidence of her commitment to investing in future population and public health leaders through research, scholarship, education, and service in population health in Texas with a national and global reach.

    Curriculum Vitae - CV

    • Doctor of Public Health in Disease Control (2007), UT Health Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX
    • Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (2004), Tulane University School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
    • Bachelor of Science in Biology (2002), Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
    • Public Health, Sexual Health
    • Health Communication
    • Substance Misuse
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Implementation Science
    • Intervention Development

  • Current Peer-Reviewed Grants

    5K12AR084228-21 (PI: Abbey Berenson, MD)
    Sponsor: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
    Title: UTMB Women’s Health Research Scholars Program - Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
    Period: 05/01/2025 – 04/30/2026
    Role: Mentor

    1R34MH136826-01( PI: Mandy J. Hill, DrPH)
    Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
    Title: Leveraging video logs as a bridge to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tailored messaging to Black women and their healthcare providers in Texas
    Period: 09/01/2024-07/31/2027
    Role: PI

    1H79TI085212-01 (PI: Angela Heads, PhD)
    Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’ Minority AIDS Initiative 
    Title: HIV Education, Awareness, Referral, and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (HEARTS) at UTHealth
    Period: 09/30/2022-09/29/2027 
    Role: Consultant  

    PO21002638 (Protocol Chairs: LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN; Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH)
    Sponsor: Family Health International (FHI 360)
    Title: HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 096: Getting to Zero among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the American South: An Implementation Science Effectiveness Study.
    Period: 09/2021-11/2025 (ON PAUSE)
    Role: Site PI, Health Equity Research Co-Lead, Protocol Team Member

    1R34MH128054-01 (PI: Liesl Nydegger, PhD)
    Sponsor: National Institute of Health, NIMH 
    Title: Increasing HIV/STI Home Testing, Linkage to Care, and Linkage to PrEP via a Digital Intervention among Black Women in a Geographic Hotspot 
    Period: 07/01/2021-6/30/2025 
    Role: Co-Investigator

    1 U01PS005209-01-00 (PI: Angela Heads, PhD)
    Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
    Title: Development and Pilot Testing of an Addiction Clinic-Based PrEP Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders 
    Period: 04/01/2021-5/31/2025 
    Role: Co-Investigator

    1 R34DA055496-01 (Angela Heads, PhD)
    Sponsor: National Institutes of Health, NIDA 
    Title: Development and Pilot Testing of a Mental Health Clinic-Based PrEP Uptake and Adherence Intervention for Women in Treatment for Trauma-Related Conditions 
    Period: 07/01/2021-06/30/2025 
    Role: Co-Investigator

  • Research

    Affiliations

    • Academic and Professional Societies
      • American Public Health Association
      • American Psychological Association
      • College on Problems of Drug Dependence
      • HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)
      • International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC)
      • Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS)
      • National Minority AIDS Council
      • National Network of Public Health Institutes
      • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Network
      • Sisters of the Academy Institute
      • Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
      • Society of Health Communication
    • Research Networks and Centers
      • Center for AIDS Research
      • Inter-CFAR Women in HIV Working Group
      • Inter-CFAR URM HIV Investigators
      • Texas Development Center for AIDS Research
      • Women’s HIV Research Collaborative (HANC)
      • Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)
      • South Central AIDS Training Center
    • Community and Advocacy Coalitions
      • Achieving Texas Together
      • Black Women’s Affinity Group
      • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
      • End HIV Houston Coalition
      • Health Equity Collective – Maternal Health
      • H.E.R. Task Force
      • HIV Houston Access to Care Work Group
      • Houston Health Department's End the HIV Epidemic Initiative
      • Texas Black Women’s Health Initiative
    • Academic Institutions and Advisory Boards
      • Chamberlain University, School of Health Professions
      • Prairie View A&M University, School of Public Health
      • UTMB School of Public and Population Health (SPPH)
      • UTMB Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities
      • UTMB Building Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health Program
      • UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science
    • Other Organizational and Leadership Roles
      • CCM Foundation
      • Menninger Clinic Board of Directors
      • The Choice Agenda