UTEP ORSP Millionaire's Club Award - UTEP ORSP (07/01/2023-07/31/2023)
UTEP ORSP Millionaire's Club Award - UTEP ORSP (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
Lone Star Award - Texas Association of Substance Abuse Providers (11/15/2021)
Appointed to Texas Evaluation Network Board of Directors - TEN (04/01/2021-04/30/2021)
Peter de Wetter Distinguished Professor in Health Sciences (09/01/2020-09/30/2020)
Global clinical Scholar Research Training (GCSRT) - Scholar, Harvard Medical School - Harvard Medical School (HMS) (07/01/2020-07/31/2020)
CHS Leavell Faculty Fellow in Global Engagement - UTEP College of Health Sciences (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)
Appointed to Texas Evaluation Network Board of Directors - TEN (04/01/2020-04/30/2020)
Andrew Carnegie Fellow 2020 Finalist - Andrew Carnegie Foundation 2020 Fellows Program (01/01/2020-01/31/2020)
Education
Ph D in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
MPH in Public Health Sciences, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, School of Public Health (2001)
Publications
Characterization and expression of the microtubule associated protein tau gene isoforms and their impact on clinical outcomes in glioma patients Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports 1 (2024),
Axel M. Hidalgo, Vipin Singh, Thenral D. Mangadu, Deblina Guha, Enrique I. Ramos, Chandrima Das, Shrikanth S. Gadad.
Characterization and expression of the microtubule associated protein tau gene isoforms and their impact on clinical outcomes in glioma patients Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports 1 (2024),
Axel M. Hidalgo, Vipin Singh, Thenral D. Mangadu, Deblina Guha, Enrique I. Ramos, Chandrima Das, Shrikanth S. Gadad.
Rethinking the roles of the Social Determinants of Health in bystander intervention for partner violence among college students. Societies 14 1 (2024),
Yok-Fong Paat, Thenral D. Mangadu, Shawna Payan, Stephanie Flores.
Perspectives of Early Intervention Program Directors on Provider Retention Efforts. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (2023),
Kristopher H. Yeager, Beverley Argus-Calvo, Thenral Mangadu, Roberta Thimbriel, Eduardo Chaib.
Risky sexual behavior among Mexican-origin emerging adults in Los Angeles. Social Work in Public Health 37 8 (2022),
Yok-Fong Paat, Christine Markham, Thenral D. Mangadu.
Risky Sexual Behaviors among Emerging Adults in Los Angeles. Social Work in Public Health. (2022),
Yok-Fong Paat, C Markham, Thenral D. Mangadu.
A national study to assess validity and psychometrics of the Short Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (2021),
Emre Umucu, K Fortuna, Hyejin Jung, Anita Bialunska, Yun-Pai Lee, Thenral D. Mangadu, M Storm, G Ergun, D Mozer, J Brooks.
Psychometric Validation of a Measure Assessing Functional Limitations of Students With Disabilities: An Adaptation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0. Journal of Rehabilitation 87 1 (2021),
Beatrice Lee, Phillip Rumrill, Thenral Mangadu, Veronica .
Presentations
Integrated primary care and behavioral health workforce development in 10 rural and frontier West Texas counties (2026), Volume Chicago. IL,
Thenral Mangadu, Adrian Billings, Geneva Nieto, Jessica Schauman, Barbara Tucker, Chuling Lo, Emre Umucu, Veronica Estala, Johana Rocha.
Outcomes and sustainability of a muti-level program implementation to address Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Mental Health among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in US-MX border communities. (2025), Volume National Harbor, MD,
Thenral Mangadu, Joao Ferrriera-Pinto, Stephanie Flores, Ricki Estrada, Mayra Facio.
Advancing Interdisciplinary Discovery in Hispanic Health Disparities through Cohort-Based Faculty Mentorin (2025), Volume Washington DC,
Thenral Mangadu, Laura E. O'Dell, John S. Wiebe, Michael Kenney, Deana D. Pennington, Guadalupe Corral, Tami L. Keating, Melissa Diaz.
Interprofessional Mental Health Awareness Training in US-MX Border Rural Communities (2025), Volume Brownsville, TX, United States,
Thenral Mangadu, Vivian Daher, Miriam De La Torre, Emre Umucu.
Increasing access to behavioral health in West Texas. (2024), Volume Austin, TX,
Adrian Billings, Thenral Mangadu, Johana Rocha, Emre Umucu, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Chu-Ling Lo.
Addressing Substance Use Disorder related health disparities in rural Hispanic US-MX Border Communities through Promotores’ Workforce Capacity Building. (2024), Volume Arlington, VA,
Thenral Mangadu.
Addressing Opioid Use in Rural Texas-MX Border Counties (2023), Volume San Diego, CA,
Thenral Mangadu, Perla Alarcon, Adrian Warling, Ivonne Tapia, Julie Priego, E Garcia, J Corrales, B Marta, Adrian Billings, Emre Umucu, , E Gonzalez, , A Rascon, L Rivera Alva.
Community Perspectives on Rural Border Communities’ Cancer Disparities. (2023), Volume San Diego, CA,
Thenral Mangadu, Adrian Billings, Shrikanth Gadad, Stephanie Flores, Yok-Fong Paat, , .
Leveraging Program Implementation for Enhancing Rural Families’ Health (2023), Volume San Diego, CA,
Thenral Mangadu, Joao B. Ferreira-Pinto, Ricki Estrada, Carolina Gonzalez, Anaysa Arce, Renee Zapien, J Corrales, B Marta, Adrian Billings, Emre Umucu, , E Gonzalez, , A Rascon, L Rivera Alva.
Workforce Development: Innovative Partnerships for Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Building (2023), Volume San Diego, CA,
, Thenral D. Mangadu, , Renee Zapien, J Corrales, Chuling Lo, Emre Umucu, Johana Rocha, , E Gonzalez, , A Rascon, L Rivera Alva.
Workforce Development: Innovative Partnerships for Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Building (2023), Volume San Diego, CA,
, Thenral D. Mangadu, , Renee Zapien, J Corrales, Chuling Lo, Emre Umucu, Johana Rocha, , E Gonzalez, , A Rascon, L Rivera Alva.
Engaging in Interdisciplinarity Panel Discussion with Q&A (2022), Volume El Paso, TX,
Guillermina Solis, Thenral Mangadu, Taslim Al-Hilal, Michael Pokojovy, Ivonne Santiago.
Equity and sustainability in access, availability and uptake of healthcare innovations for underserved communities. (2022), Volume San Antonio, TX,
Thenral Mangadu.
Substance Use Disorder in the Perinatal Period: Engaging and Retaining Women from Underserved Minority Communities in Care. (2022), Volume Dallas, TX,
Thenral Mangadu.
Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Prevention in Texas Region 10 Communities. (2022), Volume Albuquerque, NM,
Thenral Mangadu, Vivian Daher, E Gonzalez, Yok-Fong Paat, A Rascon, L Rivera Alva.
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation Consortium. (2022), Volume Virtual,
Thenral Mangadu, Perla Alarcon, Julie Priego, Rosa Escalante, Adren Warling, Emre Umucu, Roberta Thimbriel, Ivonne Tapia.
Meaningful Real-World Engagement in Preparing Current and Future Health Professionals to address evolving Public Health Threats (2021), Volume Virtual,
Thenral D. Mangadu, Natalie Arredondo, Jaclyn B. , Vivian Daher, Rebecca Gallegos, Geneva Nieto, Ricardo Silvera.
Grants
Juntos en la comunidad: Community-driven Rural and Underserved Minority US-MX border communities’ Inter-professional BHWT to increase access for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families (07/01/2025 - 07/31/2029) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Cuidando a Mamá: A Pregnancy and Postpartum Program for Minority Women on the US-Mexico Border Region (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2028) - US DHHS SAMHSA
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Hispanic Servingness Program for Equity in Student Health and Success. (10/01/2024 - 09/30/2026) - Department of Education
MHAT: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTHY US-MX BORDER MINORITY COMMUNITIES: EXPANSION TO RURAL TX PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 10 (09/30/21- 09/29/2 (09/30/2021 - 09/29/2026) - DHHS - SUBST ABUSE & MNTL HLTH SRVC ADM (FED)
Targeting Early Intervention Personnel Turnover through Proven Retention Strategies (11/01/2021 - 11/01/2025) - US Department of Education
NRT: Design for Equity in Policies, Products, Processes, Places and Pedagogy for People: A transdisciplinary approach to graduate research training (09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025) - NSF
UTEP FIRST: United Toward Equity and Progress: Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (08/01/2023 - 08/31/2025) - : NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54
Comprehensive Substance-Abuse Prevention, Treatment And Support Services For Pregnant And Post-Partum Women (Latina And Native American), Children And (09/30/2018 - 03/29/2024) - DHHS - SUBST ABUSE & MNTL HLTH SRVC ADM (FED)
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2022 - 08/31/2023) - US DHHS
Healthcare Providers’ and Community Feedback on Intersecting Cancer-related Health Disparities: A Pilot Study to Inform Public Health Intervention Design (03/01/2022 - 02/28/2023) - NIMHD through BBRC, UTEP
CONTINUATION APPLICATION: UTEP COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE (CCR) INITIATIVE FOR REDUCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE AND (10/01/2022 - 09/30/2022) - OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (FED)
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2018 - 09/30/2022) - US DHHS
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2022 - 09/30/2022) - US DHHS
Rural Communities Violence Prevention Program (10/01/2019 - 09/30/2021) - US Department of Justice
Current/Future Courses
Term
Course
Section
Syllabus
Spring 2026
CHSC 6390 - Directed Study
22084
Spring 2026
CHSC 6398 - Dissertation
22094
Spring 2026
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
22102
Spring 2026
PUBH 5395 - Graduate Project I
22886
Spring 2026
PUBH 5396 - Graduate Project II
22891
Spring 2026
PUBH 5397 - Graduate Research Project
22403
Spring 2026
HON 4396 - Honors Senior Thesis
20851
Spring 2026
CHSC 6385 - Independent Study
22067
Spring 2026
PUBH 5358 - Independent Study
22402
Spring 2026
HSCI 4308 - Independent Study in Health
20305
Spring 2026
CHSC 6388 - Research Applications
22076
Spring 2026
PUBH 5398 - Thesis I
24794
Spring 2026
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
22404
Past Courses
Term
Course
Section
Syllabus
Fall 2025
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
11843
Spring 2025
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
22299
Fall 2024
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
12037
Summer 2024
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
33127
Spring 2024
CHSC 6398 - Dissertation
22548
Spring 2024
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
22934
Fall 2023
CHSC 6390 - Directed Study
15944
Fall 2023
CHSC 6385 - Independent Study
15896
Fall 2023
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
12740
Spring 2023
PUBH 5398 - Thesis I
23130
Spring 2023
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
23242
Fall 2022
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
14715
Fall 2022
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
15329
Spring 2022
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
24149
Spring 2022
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
24698
Fall 2021
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
14694
Fall 2021
CHSC 6385 - Independent Study
14691
Fall 2021
PUBH 5398 - Thesis I
15289
Summer 2021
CHSC 6399 - Dissertation
33083
Summer 2021
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
32746
Spring 2021
CHSC 6398 - Dissertation
24470
Spring 2021
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
24362
Fall 2020
CHSC 6388 - Research Applications
14896
Fall 2020
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
14115
Summer 2020
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
32903
Spring 2020
CHSC 6385 - Independent Study
24924
Spring 2020
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
24876
Fall 2019
CHSC 6385 - Independent Study
15246
Fall 2019
HSCI 4308 - Independent Study in Health
16730
Fall 2019
RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research
14412
Spring 2019
HSCI 4308 - Independent Study in Health
20799
Spring 2019
PUBH 5398 - Thesis I
25918
Spring 2019
PUBH 5399 - Thesis II
26199
Course Evaluations
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Awards and Honors
UTEP ORSP Millionaire's Club Award - UTEP ORSP (07/01/2023-07/31/2023)
UTEP ORSP Millionaire's Club Award - UTEP ORSP (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
Lone Star Award - Texas Association of Substance Abuse Providers (11/15/2021)
Appointed to Texas Evaluation Network Board of Directors - TEN (04/01/2021-04/30/2021)
Peter de Wetter Distinguished Professor in Health Sciences (09/01/2020-09/30/2020)
Global clinical Scholar Research Training (GCSRT) - Scholar, Harvard Medical School - Harvard Medical School (HMS) (07/01/2020-07/31/2020)
CHS Leavell Faculty Fellow in Global Engagement - UTEP College of Health Sciences (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)
Appointed to Texas Evaluation Network Board of Directors - TEN (04/01/2020-04/30/2020)
Andrew Carnegie Fellow 2020 Finalist - Andrew Carnegie Foundation 2020 Fellows Program (01/01/2020-01/31/2020)
Ph D in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
MPH in Public Health Sciences, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, School of Public Health (2001)
Publications
Characterization and expression of the microtubule associated protein tau gene isoforms and their impact on clinical outcomes in glioma patients Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports 1 (2024),
Axel M. Hidalgo, Vipin Singh, Thenral D. Mangadu, Deblina Guha, Enrique I. Ramos, Chandrima Das, Shrikanth S. Gadad.
Characterization and expression of the microtubule associated protein tau gene isoforms and their impact on clinical outcomes in glioma patients Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports 1 (2024),
Axel M. Hidalgo, Vipin Singh, Thenral D. Mangadu, Deblina Guha, Enrique I. Ramos, Chandrima Das, Shrikanth S. Gadad.
Rethinking the roles of the Social Determinants of Health in bystander intervention for partner violence among college students. Societies 14 1 (2024),
Yok-Fong Paat, Thenral D. Mangadu, Shawna Payan, Stephanie Flores.
Perspectives of Early Intervention Program Directors on Provider Retention Efforts. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (2023),
Kristopher H. Yeager, Beverley Argus-Calvo, Thenral Mangadu, Roberta Thimbriel, Eduardo Chaib.
Risky sexual behavior among Mexican-origin emerging adults in Los Angeles. Social Work in Public Health 37 8 (2022),
Yok-Fong Paat, Christine Markham, Thenral D. Mangadu.
Presentations
Integrated primary care and behavioral health workforce development in 10 rural and frontier West Texas counties (2026), Volume Chicago. IL,
Thenral Mangadu, Adrian Billings, Geneva Nieto, Jessica Schauman, Barbara Tucker, Chuling Lo, Emre Umucu, Veronica Estala, Johana Rocha.
Outcomes and sustainability of a muti-level program implementation to address Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Mental Health among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in US-MX border communities. (2025), Volume National Harbor, MD,
Thenral Mangadu, Joao Ferrriera-Pinto, Stephanie Flores, Ricki Estrada, Mayra Facio.
Advancing Interdisciplinary Discovery in Hispanic Health Disparities through Cohort-Based Faculty Mentorin (2025), Volume Washington DC,
Thenral Mangadu, Laura E. O'Dell, John S. Wiebe, Michael Kenney, Deana D. Pennington, Guadalupe Corral, Tami L. Keating, Melissa Diaz.
Interprofessional Mental Health Awareness Training in US-MX Border Rural Communities (2025), Volume Brownsville, TX, United States,
Thenral Mangadu, Vivian Daher, Miriam De La Torre, Emre Umucu.
Increasing access to behavioral health in West Texas. (2024), Volume Austin, TX,
Adrian Billings, Thenral Mangadu, Johana Rocha, Emre Umucu, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Chu-Ling Lo.
Juntos en la comunidad: Community-driven Rural and Underserved Minority US-MX border communities’ Inter-professional BHWT to increase access for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families (07/01/2025 - 07/31/2029) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Cuidando a Mamá: A Pregnancy and Postpartum Program for Minority Women on the US-Mexico Border Region (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2028) US DHHS SAMHSA
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Hispanic Servingness Program for Equity in Student Health and Success. (10/01/2024 - 09/30/2026) Department of Education
MHAT: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTHY US-MX BORDER MINORITY COMMUNITIES: EXPANSION TO RURAL TX PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 10 (09/30/21- 09/29/2 (09/30/2021 - 09/29/2026) DHHS - SUBST ABUSE & MNTL HLTH SRVC ADM (FED)
Targeting Early Intervention Personnel Turnover through Proven Retention Strategies (11/01/2021 - 11/01/2025) US Department of Education
NRT: Design for Equity in Policies, Products, Processes, Places and Pedagogy for People: A transdisciplinary approach to graduate research training (09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025) NSF
UTEP FIRST: United Toward Equity and Progress: Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (08/01/2023 - 08/31/2025) : NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54
Comprehensive Substance-Abuse Prevention, Treatment And Support Services For Pregnant And Post-Partum Women (Latina And Native American), Children And (09/30/2018 - 03/29/2024) DHHS - SUBST ABUSE & MNTL HLTH SRVC ADM (FED)
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2022 - 08/31/2023) US DHHS
Healthcare Providers’ and Community Feedback on Intersecting Cancer-related Health Disparities: A Pilot Study to Inform Public Health Intervention Design (03/01/2022 - 02/28/2023) NIMHD through BBRC, UTEP
CONTINUATION APPLICATION: UTEP COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE (CCR) INITIATIVE FOR REDUCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE AND (10/01/2022 - 09/30/2022) OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (FED)
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2018 - 09/30/2022) US DHHS
• Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration (MAI-SI) (09/01/2022 - 09/30/2022) US DHHS
Rural Communities Violence Prevention Program (10/01/2019 - 09/30/2021) US Department of Justice