We cannot begin to express our gratitude for such an amazing @docsideclinic team. From a research manager who balances multiple responsibilities to all our volunteers & students who commit month after month - you are the lifeblood of participatory research. Special shoutout to @galvestoncountyfoodbank, @ccharitiesghtx, @stvincentshouse, @ghirp_texas, @uscgsoutheast, @seafarers.center, & our partners at @uthealthsph SWCOEH & @texasvipr. Thank you from the bottom of our heart!

We’re excited to announce that our Research Manager, Bibiana Toro Figueira, MPH was accepted as a @uthealthsph Environmental Sciences PhD student, beginning fall 2025! We are so proud of everything she’s helped our team accomplish and can’t wait to be part of this next step in her academic journey. “Working at UTHealth under the PEOPLE Centered Research Lab has been a transformative experience for me. Working with the Docside Clinics has made me realize the potential for research to be intertwined with community outreach and inspired me to continue my studies to pursue a PhD in Environmental Science under the Total Worker Health graduate program. Worker health, in our case with fishermen, includes occupational hazards, injuries, housing accessibility, food insecurity, and healthcare access among many other determinants. The Total Woker Health Track provides an opportunity to examine environmental determinants of health from the lens of labor, which I am excited to combine with my community work and research.” - @bibi.toro

Grateful to attend the Port Arthur Fishery Council Meeting where we hosted the @docsideclinic and presented on hearing loss. Thank you to all our partners for helping us purchase first aid kits, first aid manuals, and headphones for our Gulf Coast fishing community, especially @nioshusa and @texasvipr.

Thank you @bakerinstitute for the amazing conference last week! We were honored to moderate the legislative panel with @goodwin4texas and @mollyfortexas & learned so much from our colleagues at @texasvipr.

Thank you @stanford.doerr for inviting us to speak about our @docsideclinic at the “Building Equitable and Collaborative Community Research Partnerships” workshop. We’ve met so many amazing people and look forward to future collaborations.

Congratulations to all our amazing graduates, especially our former intern @nhubear who led our annual Lunar New Year celebrations. Can’t wait to see all the amazing work you do.

Thank you #savir2025 for the memorable week, amazing presentations, & thoughtful discussions! Our lab was represented by Dr. Guillot-Wright (Early Career Excellence Award recipient) & Dr. Daywalker, who both led discussions on building trust with research communities.

Day 2 at #savir2025 with the @texasvipr & @uthealthhouston team, presenting a symposium about community-engaged research. #violenceprevention #injuryprevention #healthforall

Congratulations on your retirement, Dr. Whitehead!

Thank you to the Southeastern Coastal Center for bringing together Gulf Coast & Caribbean researchers & practitioners for the 7th Annual State of the Science meeting in Puerto Rico. Dr. Shannon Guillot-Wright was invited to speak about our @docsideclinic and Bibiana Toro Figueira, MPH presented our work during a poster session.