Selina Stasi, DrPH, MPH

Education and Training

• Texas A&M University, School of Public Health , DrPH, Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, 2018
• University of Miami, MPH, Public Health Studies, 2014
• University of California, BA, Sociology & BA, Asian American Studies, 2012

Research Interests

• Building healthy outdoor communities as a mechanism to reduce health disparities
• Access to physical activity within underserved communities, communities of color, and youth
• Community based research, engagement, and development
• Physician-based physical activity counseling, prescription and referral
• Linkages between community, clinic, and church, and the role public health practitioners play to leverage resources between them all

Awards, Recognition and Service

• Dr. Stasi is a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Health and Nature, on the Executive Program Committee for the Active Living Conference, and serves on the SPH Health and Wellness Committee as a Faculty Representative
• In 2019, she was granted article of the year with the American Journal of Health Promotion for her work surrounding access to physical activity
• She teaches in the undergraduate program through Public Health Studies and within the SOPH Core for school wide MPH students
• She has over 10 years of experience advocating for and with community-based organizations within Los Angeles, Miami, Honolulu, Pasadena (TX), Bryan-College Station, and currently within the Houston area.
• In addition to her work within academia and community outreach, she is a personal trainer, health, fitness, and CrossFit coach.