Elisabeth Martinez de la Rosa, MS, CHW
Research Operations Manager – Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Elisabeth develops and implements programs that foster and sustain community-academic research partnerships for health research. She has experience coordinating research studies and programs, and has worked closely with diverse partners to develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives addressing critical health issues such as diabetes, environmental health, teen pregnancy, and suicide prevention. She has organized successful IIMS Community Engagement Symposia for over a decade, emphasizing how collaborations can build trust and drive impactful health research. She is the administrator for the Community Engagement Small Projects Grants Program and co-leads the annual Public Health Camp, aimed at expanding public health workforce capacity by engaging high school students. Elisabeth serves on several boards and committees including the UT Health SA Office of Outreach and Health Access Advisory Council, the National Community Engagement Enterprise Committee for CTSAs, the Northwest Vista College CHW Advisory Board, and EISD Families for Community Safety. She is a sociologist by training and a Texas state-certified Community Health Worker. In addition, Elisabeth is a Translational Science PhD student studying how to embed user-centered approaches to enhance community-engaged research.