Faculty Profile for Dr. Gerardo Jesus Pacheco
Dr. Gerardo Jesus Pacheco
Assistant Professor — School of Health Administration
ENC 250
phone: (512) 245-3515
Biography Section
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.
Teaching Interests
Public Health; Decision Making and Operations Management; LeadershipResearch Interests
Chagas disease; community health practice; qualitative methods; mixed methodsSelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Shanmugam, R., Fulton, L., Kruse, C. S., Beauvais, B. M., Betancourt, J. A., Pacheco, G. J., … Sharma, A. (2024). The effect of COVID-19 on cancer incidences in the U.S. Https://Doi.Org/10.1016/j.Heliyon.2024.E28804., Shanmugam, R., Fulton, L., Kruse, C. S., Beauvais, B., Betancourt, J., Pacheco, G., ... & Sharma, A. (2024). The effect of COVID-19 on cancer incidences in the US. Heliyon, e28804., 1–41.
- 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 2023, 11(14), 2049. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142049
- Betancourt, J. A., Stigler Granados, P. E., Pacheco, G. J., Reagan, J. K., Shanmugam, R., Topinka, J. B., … Fulton, L. V. (2021). Exploring Health Outcomes for U.S. Veterans Compared to Non-Veterans from 2003 to 2019. Healthcare, 9(604). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050604
- 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
- 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.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Research Forum Poster, College of Health Professions. April 2022 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Guest Volleyball Coach, Texas State University Athletics. October 28, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Annual Faculty/ Student Research Forum, College of Health Professions. April 23, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction, College of Health Professions. 2020
Selected Grants
- Stigler Granados, Paula Elaine (Principal), Betancourt, Jose Alberto (Co-Principal), Rohde, Rodney E (Co-Principal), Pacheco, Gerardo Jesus (Co-Principal), Fulton, Lawrence V (Co-Principal). 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.
Selected Service Activities
Reviewer / Referee
MDPI
November 2023-Present
Other
Hays County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee
February 2023-Present
Organizer
SOHA Student Resume Book and Annual Review
July 2022-Present
Student Association Faculty Advisor
Healthcare Leadership Coalition
August 1, 2020-Present
Member
Health Administration Section of the APHA
January 1, 2020-Present