Eric C. Jones

Eric C. Jones, PhD, is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health, El Paso Campus, with a primary affiliation in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences and an adjunct role in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences. His research focuses on social epidemiology and human behavior in extreme circumstances.

Research Interests

• Behavioral/Mental Health
• Social Determinants of Health
• Global Health
• Border Health
• Health Equity
• Cancer
• Epidemiology

His work includes major programs on Comparative Disaster Recovery, Hazards and Cultural Transformations, and Cultural Models of Nature, spanning multiple countries and decades. Contact: eric.c.jones@uth.tmc.edu