{"id":2,"date":"2013-12-02T05:50:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T05:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp-faculty\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-18T22:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:15:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;749&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;img-responsive&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Biography<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]I am the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Senator Don Henderson Endowed Chair <\/span>Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Executive Director of the Population Health Collaborative at UH Population Health.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=&#8221;#fcfcfc&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic Positions<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2025<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Political Science<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Executive Director Population Health Collaborative<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"https:\/\/uh.edu\/population-health\/\">UH Population Health<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2025<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Associate Professor<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Political Science<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2022<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Associate Director<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/cmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Mexican American Studies<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President <\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/fs.uh.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty Senate<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Professor<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Political Science<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Resident Scholar<\/h4><p>University of Houston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/cmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Mexican American Studies<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Education &amp; Training<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Ph.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Ph.D. in Political Science<\/p><p class=\"where\">Columbia University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M.Phil<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">M. Phil. in Political Science<\/p><p class=\"where\">Columbia University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M.A. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">M.A. in Public Administration<\/p><p class=\"where\">Columbia University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">B.A.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1997<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration<\/p><p class=\"where\">Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico Aut\u00f3nomo de M\u00e9xico (ITAM), Mexico City<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Diploma in Government and Public Policy<\/p><p class=\"where\">Universidad Iberoamericana, M\u00e9xico City<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1995<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Diploma in Religions of the World<\/p><p class=\"where\">Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico Aut\u00f3nomo de M\u00e9xico (ITAM), M\u00e9xico City<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Fellowships &amp; Grants<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">NIH AIM-AHEAD Grant - Public-Private Partnership to Improve Population Health Using AI\/ML (PI)<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Houston Endowment Grant Turnout in Houston (CO-I)<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006-2014<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2011<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Americas Society, New York, NY<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2010<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">New Faculty Research Grant, University of Houston<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006-2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">ISERP Graduate Fellow, Columbia University<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2005-2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Schiff Fellow, Columbia University<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">Summer 2005<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">GIS Fellow, Columbia University<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2005<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Beca Complemento Secretaria de Educacion Publica<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2003-2005<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Faculty Fellow, Columbia University<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;749&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;img-responsive&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]I am the Senator Don Henderson Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Political Science [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":779,"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeronimocortina.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}