Dr. Eduardo Alemán is an associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Houston. He specializes in the comparative analysis of political institutions and Latin American…

Donna De Cesare is an award-winning journalist and photographer who has lived in Central America and an associate professor, University of Texas school of journalism and media. Through her books…

Dr. Billy Cohn is a cardiovascular surgeon best known for his role in the development of a continuous-flow artificial heart pump. An inventor and innovator, Dr. Cohn holds numerous patents…

Dr. M. Cristina Ivan is an adult psychiatrist, trained at Baylor College of Medicine, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Houston, TX.  Before becoming a psychiatrist, she trained in…

A long distance runner, Rebecca Trahan dismissed her heart symptoms until a visit to her doctor revealed she had suffered a spontaneous dissection of her left main coronary artery, necessitating…

One of the self-described "co-hearts" of Women Heart Houston (with Rebecca Trahan,) Lisa Bundick Hulick was a fifty year-old wife and mother when she experienced sudden cardiac death in 2011.…

Nick Davies is a freelance journalist, working regularly as special correspondent for The Guardian. He was centrally involved in the publication of secret US logs and cables obtained by Wikileaks…

Steven Brown is a freelance writer and critic based in Houston, Texas. He was formerly the classical music critic for the Houston Chronicle the Charlotte Observer, and the Orlando Sentinel.…

St. John Flynn is a freelance writer, speaker, podcaster, producer, arts and culture consultant, and voice artist. received his B.A. (with honors) in French from the University of Liverpool. He…

Sarah Newbery is the director of parks and greenspace at the Kinder Foundation. Previously, she was project director for Memorial Park Master Planning. She has earned master’s degrees in both…