Dale Mantey began his work at UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin as a postdoctoral fellow and is now an assistant professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at the School of Public Health Austin Campus. His work centers around the health of adolescents, more specifically, the prevention of youth substance (tobacco and cannabis) use and abuse.

Since completing his doctoral degree and post-doctoral fellowship training at UTHealth, Mantey has applied his knowledge and experience to assist in many campaigns to improve the lives of young people. Such work includes a project titled CATCH My Breath which involves giving parents the tools to address vaping and other health crises with their children. He also contributed support as a graduate assistant to the 2016 Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of e-cigarettes. As part of his future research endeavors, he hopes to expand his research to include cyberbullying and the impact of income inequality on adolescent health.

Mantey earned his doctorate in health promotion/behavioral science from the UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus. He completed his bachelor’s degrees in history and psychology at Angelo State University and his Master’s in Public Administration at Texas State University.