Dale Mantey began his work atUTHealth School of Public Health in Austin as a postdoctoral fellow and is nowan assistant professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in theMichael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at the School of PublicHealth Austin Campus. His work centers around the health of adolescents, morespecifically, the prevention of youth substance (tobacco and cannabis) use andabuse.
Since completing his doctoraldegree and post-doctoral fellowship training at UTHealth, Mantey has appliedhis knowledge and experience to assist in many campaigns to improve the livesof young people. Such work includes a project titled CATCH My Breath whichinvolves giving parents the tools to address vaping and other health criseswith their children. He also contributed support as a graduate assistant to the2016 Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of e-cigarettes. As part of hisfuture research endeavors, he hopes to expand his research to includecyberbullying and the impact of income inequality on adolescent health.
Mantey earned his doctoratein health promotion/behavioral science from the UTHealth School of PublicHealth Austin Campus. He completed his bachelor’s degrees in history andpsychology at Angelo State University and his Master’s in Public Administrationat Texas State University.
