HEAL Committee

Dr. Ashley Butler is a fellowship trained Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Psychology at Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children’s Hospital. She is a behavioral scientist with expertise in community-engaged research methods, health disparities research methods, and the development and evaluation of behavioral interventions to improve health and psychosocial outcomes in pediatric diabetes. Her research has been funded by the NIH National Institute on Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and several foundations.

Selorm Dei-Tutu, MD, MPH is an assistant professor at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. On of her main goals is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to children with diabetes on a personal and population scale by leveraging quality improvement and clinical skills. She is excited to be part of, and co-chair of the HEAL committee, and excited to see ways in which we can work together to reduce inequities in diabetes care.