Advisory Council
Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars Advisory Council members are committed to promoting our shared goal of building a diverse and culturally responsive behavioral health workforce in the State of Texas. The Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars Advisory Council meets regularly to:
- Review program progress toward defined objectives.
- Advise program efforts to expand the number of integrated clinical field training sites.
- Offer campus and community-wide perspectives to identified challenges and obstacles.
- Offer guidance on program publication and dissemination efforts.
- Continuously and constructively challenge program assumptions and promote growth.
Advisory Council Members
- Didi Burnsed, LCSW (Lone Star Circle of Care)
- Kathleen Casey, Ph.D. (Integral Care)
- Fiona Conway, Ph.D. (UT School of Social Work)
- Roxanne Dudley, PMHNP (Integral Care)
- Michelle Gallas, M.D. (CommUnityCare)
- Dawn Handley, LPC (Integral Care)
- Heather Hart Gause, LCSW-S (CommUnityCare)
- Brittany Houston, Ph.D. (CommUnityCare)
- Sommer Howser, DSW, LMSW, BSW, RYT (Ascension Texas)
- Pamela Lopez, M.D. (Dell Medical School)
- Rebecca Montgomery, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC (Bluebonnet Trails)
- Puja Patel, Ph.D. (Dell Medical School; Dell Children’s Medical Center)
- Melissa Rivera, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC (Suvida Healthcare)
- Heather Van Diest, MPH, LMSW (Dell Medical School; UT School of Social Work)
- Mary Velasquez, Ph.D. (UT School of Social Work)