Dr. Linder is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in management, policy and community health and Director of the Institute for Health Policy at the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Houston School of Public Health.  Dr. Linder also serves as the Associate Director of the Health Policy Institute at Texas Medical Center.  His research interests include projects in health disparities, needs assessment, cumulative health risks and the interface between health risks and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Linder earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Iowa.