Scientific Committee
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Marisol McDaniel, Member
Marisol McDaniel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (T32) at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and a Research Affiliate at the Latino Research Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. She has experience in implementing and evaluating family healthy lifestyle interventions and managing eHealth applications. Dr. McDaniel is interested in how neighborhood context and the perception of access to food and physical activity opportunities may lead to health disparities among marginalized communities and ways to implement sustainable interventions through community-based participatory strategies. She received her Dr.P.H. in Community Health Practice from the UT School of Public Health, M.P.H. degree from the UT School of Public Health and B.A. in Health Sciences from Rice University. Marisol enjoys playing Just Dance, going on Pokemon Go walks, and watching anime with her husband, Issa and their son, Ronin. She grew up in East Austin and is eager to empower her community.
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Jonathan Mendoza, Co-chair
Jonathan practices nutritional medicine in Austin, TX. He is the owner of MSW Lounge, a health and wellness clinic that offers vitamin injections, vitamin IVs, hormone replacement therapy, and yoga classes. He believes that food and nutrition along with hormone balancing will allow our bodies to function optimally. If we give our bodies the right nutrients we will function better. Jonathan also believes we need to educate our children on the importance of nutrition. If we can start teaching our children at an early age about how food and health depend on one another, then we can start to make this world healthier for future generations. Jonathan is proud to be part of such a wonderful organization that shares this vision. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys running Austin's beautiful trails with his wife, Merrick, and their son, Omar and can be seen at various Austin music venues. He grew up in south Austin and is proud to call Austin his home. "Everyday you are either building health, or building disease." |
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Vanessa Errisuriz, Member
Vanessa Errisuriz is a Research Associate with the Latino Research Initiative at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Errisuriz’s research focuses on using a socioecological-based approach to identify significant contributors to child obesity, rural health disparities, and program implementation. She has extensive training in the assessment of physical activity and dietary behaviors as well as a broad background in psychology, with knowledge to assess theoretically-related constructs associated with health behaviors and program implementation. She received her Ph.D. in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Texas at Austin, a M.A. in Health Psychology from Texas State University - San Marcos, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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