About P2R

Janelle Rios, PhD, MPH
Faculty Associate, UTHealth Houston
Director, Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (P2R) Consortium

As principal investigator (PI), Dr. Rios provides leadership and direction to the P2R Consortium, is responsible for the management of its resources, and collaborates with external stakeholders to create and implement innovative strategies. View Profile →

Matthew Hughes, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Associate Professor, University of Utah
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health

As an occupational medicine physician, Dr. Hughes’ interests include evidence-based analysis and development of management practices for the advancement of occupational health and safety of workers, toxicology, opioids, and musculoskeletal medicine. He is a leader at the university and serves the P2R Consortium as a subaward principal investigator

Aurora Le, PhD, MPH, CIH, CSP, CPH
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU) School of Public Health
Department of Health Behavior

An associate professor, Dr. Le’s practice-based work includes worker training and education, adult curriculum development, and infectious disease mitigation and management from an industrial hygiene perspective. Her research explores worker safety, health and well-being, psychosocial factors of work, and organizational behavior.

Joseph A. Allen, PhD
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
University of Utah

Dr. Allen is a professor at the University of Utah. His research focuses on three major areas of inquiry including the study of workplace meetings, occupational safety and health, and organizational community engagement and outreach.

Rachel Brown, PhD, MS
Environmental Scientist and Project Director
University of Utah

Dr. Brown has decades of experience in environmental management specializing in environmental policy, environmental permitting and compliance, renewable energy, environmental health and safety, emergency planning and response, disaster preparedness, and community outreach. She serves the consortium as a project director and leads the Community Emergency Response Team training.

Sadie H. Conway, PhD
Occupational Epidemiologist and Principal Scientist
Smith Scientific, LLC

Dr. Conway is a trained epidemiologist and anthropologist with expertise in occupational health and safety. She leads initiatives for the consortium and provides project management, course development, data analysis, manuscript authorship, and subject matter expertise to P2R projects and programs.

Robert “Bob” Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Vice President, Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk Management
UTHealth Houston

As Vice President for the office of Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk Management, Dr. Emery has 7 national board certifications and has published more than 100 scientific journal articles. In addition to his VP appointment, he is a professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

Dana Farrar
Continuing Education Program Manager and Training Specialist
UTHealth Houston

Ms. Farrar is a training specialist and continuing education program manager. She manages all aspects of the consortium’s continuing education program. She also supports disaster preparedness and response training via presentation preparation and evaluation activities, and she uses her creative skills to promote our programs widely.

Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH
Dean and Professor, Texas A&M University School of Public Health

Dr. Gibbs is dean of TAMU SPH and a certified industrial hygienist with expertise in the disruption of highly infectious diseases. With over one hundred peer-reviewed articles, his research helped determine national policies, procedures, and best practices for responders and healthcare workers to safely treat patients with highly infectious diseases.

John Guglielmo, CFI 1 (NFPA), Fire Inspector 1 (TX CFS)
Trainer and Subject Matter Expert
Owner, ESI 2001

Mr. Guglielmo uses his 25 years of experience as a former firefighter, paramedic, and hazmat responder to support the consortium’s training activities. A winner of the Unsung Heroes award, he cleverly uses practical hands-on exercises, real-world experiences, and self-deprecating humor to inspire trainees.

Janet Gutierrez, DrPH, CHP, CSP, LMP
Radiation Safety Program Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
UTHealth Houston

With over 25 years of experience in radiation safety and numerous peer-reviewed journal publications, Dr. Gutierrez expertly manages the radiation safety team at UTHealth Houston. She also coordinates radiation safety training activities for the consortium including the annual 40-hour radiation safety officer course.

Kristin King, DrPH, MPH, CPH, CBSP, CHSP, CIC
Biological Safety manager
UTHealth Houston

Dr. King manages the biological safety team at UTHealth Houston. She is an environmental and occupational health safety professional with more than 15 years of experience in healthcare and research laboratory settings. She supports the consortium’s courses in biological safety officer training and laboratory safety.

Soyoung Kwon, PhD, MBA
Certified E-learning Specialist
Principal, Scientific Innovation and Business Performance (SIBP), LLC

With over 16 years of experience and a doctorate in education, Dr. Kwon supports the consortium in all things technical. She is our instructional developer, course creator, webmaster, learning management system (LMS) administrator, and liaison with internal and external technical entities.

BethAnne Moskov, PhD(c), MPH
Faculty Associate, UTHealth Houston
Deputy Director, Global Partnerships, University of Texas Medical Branch

Uniquely positioned with a dual appointment at UTHealth Houston and UTMB, Dr. Moskov leads global academic partnerships and pandemic preparedness training, including statewide workforce development initiatives through the consortium. She is a retired USAID Senior Foreign Service Health Officer with extensive global health and emergency response experience.

Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CSP, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
Assistant Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety
UTHealth Houston

Dr. Patlovich is assistant vice president for Environmental Health and Safety – and has a practical boots-on-the-ground approach to training. He has responded to many severe weather events in Texas, beginning with Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, and has authored or co-authored 28 safety-related manuscripts in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

Pamela Phillips
Program Manager, P2R Consortium
UTHealth Houston

Ms. Phillips ensures project success by providing comprehensive operational and logistical support to the consortium. Activities include course delivery management, data collection, report preparation, and internal and external communications.

Rocio Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager, P2R Consortium
UTHealth Houston

Ms. Rodriguez plays a key role in program implementation by conducting outreach activities, providing on-site support during training events, and assisting with the collection and management of evaluation data.

Kayla E. Ruch, PhD, MPH, CPH, HACP, CIC
Infection Prevention Practitioner, Researcher, and Epidemiologist

Dr. Ruch draws from her education and considerable experience in healthcare facilities to develop and implement robust infection prevention strategies and training programs. Her research interests include reducing healthcare-associated infections and enhancing training for infection preventionists. She serves the consortium as a subject matter expert and trainer.

Henry Ryng
CEO, inXsol

Henry Ryng is the developer behind P2R Consortium's learning platform, keeping the systems that power our courses and certifications running smoothly.