Biography and education
Dr. Jerry Pacheco is an Assistant Professor at Texas State University in the School of Health Administration. He received his DrPH in Community Health Practice and MPH from the UTHealth School of Public Health. He has an MS from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
For nearly a decade, he has engaged with various stakeholders through the Texas Chagas Taskforce to increase education and access to resources regarding Chagas disease throughout the state.
He has consulted on multiple community health interventions throughout Texas and is primarily interested in applying the principles of community based participatory research (CBPR) to prioritize health issue throughout various communities.
For nearly a decade, he has engaged with various stakeholders through the Texas Chagas Taskforce to increase education and access to resources regarding Chagas disease throughout the state.
He has consulted on multiple community health interventions throughout Texas and is primarily interested in applying the principles of community based participatory research (CBPR) to prioritize health issue throughout various communities.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Stigler Granados, Paula Elaine (Principal), Percent Contribution: %9, Betancourt, Jose Alberto (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %6, Rohde, Rodney E (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %4, Pacheco, Gerardo Jesus (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %3, Fulton, Lawrence V (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %2. Effective Surveillance of Chagas Disease for US Military Readiness along South West US Mexico Border Ports of Entry, DoD Global Health Engagement Research Initiative (GHERI) Award, Federal, $705755.76. (Funded: October 2020 - September 2022). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Kruse, C. S., Pacheco, G. J., Roe, H., Sierra, S., & Krips, R. (2025). Leveraging Telemedicine to Manage Adolescent Obesity. Health Science Reports. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.50341
- Betancourt, J. A., Dolezel, D. M., Shanmugam, R., Pacheco, G. J., Stigler Granados, P. E., & Fulton, L. V. (2023). The Health Status of the US Veterans: A Longitudinal Analysis of Surveillance Data Prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare, 11(14), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142049
- Betancourt, J. A., Stigler-Granados, P. E., Pacheco, G. J., Shanmugam, R., Kruse, C. S., & Fulton, L. V. (2020). Obesity and Morbidity Risk in the U.S. Veteran. MDPI - Healthcare 2020, 8(3), 191–204. https://doi.org/doi:10.3390/healthcare8030191
- Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Osborne, R., Renick, C. O., Sen, K., Pacheco, G. J., Lee, K. A., & Beauvais, B. M. (2025). Assessing the Effectiveness of a Virtual Intergenerational Service-Learning Project on Students’ Ageism Attitude Towards Older Adults and on Older Adults’ Social Competence During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pre-post Study. Sage Open Aging, 11, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/30495334251388569
- Lieneck, C. H., Pacheco, G. J., Cole, M., Hipp, L., Leal, G., Matamoros, K., … Torres, C. (2024). Patient Co-Creation Initiatives in the Ambulatory Care Setting during COVID-19: A Systematic Review. Medicina.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award, 2023, College of Health Professions. August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award, 2023, College of Health Professions. August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement, 2024, College of Health Professions. August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Research Forum Poster, College of Health Professions. April 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Research Forum Poster, College of Health Professions. April 2022
Featured service activities
- Member
Nomination and Election Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
MDPI
- Member
Hays County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee
- Member
Graduate Scholarship Committee
- Graduate Advisor
MHA Faculty Advisor
- Member
Health Administration Section of the APHA