Tondra Moore - Cumberland School of Law

Texas State University-San Marcos Tondra L. Moore,
Assistant Professor Receives $75,000 Grant from
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Grant will support Tondra Moore, MPH, PhD, JD
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s leading philanthropy
on health and health care, has awarded Texas State University-San Marcos Dr.
Tondra Moore, Assistant Professor a 24-month grant through the New
Connections and Public Health Law Research national programs to Dr. Moore.
Dr. Moore is among a select group of Junior Investigators to receive one of the
24-month grants from Public Health Law Research and New Connections. The
grant will allow Dr. Moore to determine whether the savings associated with
banning the use of hand-held cell phones in Texas school zones reduces
mortality and morbidity while outweighing the costs in actual dollars of becoming
compliant with the unfunded mandate.
New Connections is a national program designed to introduce new scholars to
RWJF and expand the diversity of perspectives that inform the foundation’s
programming. New Connections seeks early- to mid-career scholars who are
historically underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities, first-generation college
graduates, and individuals from low-income communities. Public Health Law
Research is a national program that aims to build the evidence for and increase
the use of effective regulatory, legal and policy solutions—whether statutes,
regulations, case law or other policies—to protect and improve population health
and the public health system.
“We are thrilled to welcome Tondra Moore to a program that reflects the
Foundation’s commitment to increasing the diversity in our grant making and in
the broader fields of health research.” says Debra Pérez, Ph.D., M.P.A., M.A.,
the RWJF Senior Program Officer for the New Connections program.
“More than a grant opportunity, New Connections serves as a lifelong
professional network for diverse researchers and evaluators,” says Pérez.
[“I am extremely proud to be among the junior investigators honored with this
prestigious grant," says Tondra Moore, MPH, PhD, JD. "This award will connect
me to a network of established experts in research and evaluation related to
health and health care, while providing me with an opportunity to evaluate a
program that has far-reaching implications for Texas municipalities and cell
phone related policies."]
More information about New Connections is available at http://www.rwjfnewconnections.org.

About the Texas State University-San Marcos
Texas State University-San Marcos is a doctoral granting university located in the
Austin-San Antonio corridor on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. With an
enrollment of more than 32,000 it is the largest campus in the Texas State
University System, one of the 75 largest universities in the country and has been
named one of America’s Best Value Colleges by the Princeton Review. Texas
State is a diverse campus community with minority students comprising more
than 28 percent of total enrollment. It is one of the top 13 producers of Hispanic
baccalaureate graduates in the nation.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and
health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy
devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans,
RWJF works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify
solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more
than 35 years, the Foundation has brought experience, commitment and a
rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health
care of those we serve. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives
and get the care they need, RWJF expects to make a difference in your lifetime.
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