Satellite Staff

Malena Cramer

Research Coordinator
Malena joined the Houston TRACTS team in January 2022 after earning her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her research interests focus on better understanding and addressing the unique experiences and needs of...
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Hanin Elsafrani

Research Assistant
Hanin joined the TRACTS team in June 2025 after earning her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Public Health from the University of Houston. She is involved in collecting research data and administering neuropsychological assessments to support studies...
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Alex Pigott

Research Health Scientist
Alex joined TRACTS Houston in September of 2023 following her M.S. in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health. Her role encompasses data collection and processing...
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Ricardo Jorge, M.D.

Director of the Houston TRACTS Satellite Site, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Assistant Director of the Brain Injury Program of the Beth K. and Stuart C. Division of Neuropsychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Doctor Jorge has committed his professional career to understanding some of the emotional challenges that can occur following traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke. This includes complications such as changes in mood and anxiety, and in expressing and...
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Lilian Dindo

Assistant Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
Lilian Dindo, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. She has received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa in 2008. Prior to completing her doctoral degree...