Awards

School of Public Health David Gallahue Champion Alumni Award - 2017

About E. Lisako Jones McKyer

Dr. Lisako Jones McKyer is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Education at Texas A&M University and Associate Dean for Climate and Diversity. She is also the founder and director of the Child and Adolescent Health Research Lab (CAHRL) at Texas A&M, and the Director of the Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research (TCHER).

She earned her B.A. in Psychology at California State University, Northridge. While there, she also earned numerous awards for her academics and service activity, including the Richard Coleman Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Departmental Service. From there she spent many years at Indiana University Bloomington, where she completed Doctoral Studies in Clinical Science in regards to Child/Pediatric Clinical Psychology, her M.P.H. in Community Health, and her Ph.D. in Health Behavior.

While at Indiana University, she received the Ruth Engs Graduate Research award, an award given out annually to a female doctoral student conducting research in health history or addictive behaviors. She also earned the Indiana University Commission on Multicultural Understanding Award for her contributions to creating a climate on the Bloomington campus that welcomes and celebrates differences.

She has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses at both Indiana University and Texas A&M University, has been invited to give presentations all over the country, and has also refereed journal publications and published abstracts.