Faculty Biography

Andrea Harbison, MS

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Education:

MS, Medical Genetics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

BS, Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Prenatal genetic counseling
2. Tuberous sclerosis research
3. Health literacy
4. Surgeon General's Family History initiative
5. Bilingual genetic counseling
6. Multicultural issues

Andrea Harbison is a genetic counselor and clinical instructor in the Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She received her MS in Medical Genetics from the University of Cincinnati. She does outreach prenatal genetic counseling at City of Houston and Harris County clinics throughout the greater Houston area. She is also the study coordinator for Tuberous Sclerosis research conducted by Dr. Hope Northrup and helps staff the Tuberous Sclerosis clinic. Andrea is also involved with the UT Genetic Counseling Program. She is a clinical supervisor and also helps facilitate coursework. Andrea's main interests are health literacy, the Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, bilingual genetic counseling, multicultural issues, and continuing to learn Spanish.

Publications and Presentations:

• Harbison, A., Cragun, D., Jarrell, J. Warren, N. A cross-sectional study assessing the effectiveness of a 5th grade literacy brochure about family health history. National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, Los Angeles, California; National Society of Genetic Counselors, Chicago, IL, 2005.
• Harbison, A., Northrup, H.: TSC fact sheet: Understanding preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Fact Sheet, 2005.
• Harbison, A., Cragun, D., Jarrell, J. Warren, N. A cross-sectional study assessing the effectiveness of a 5th grade literacy brochure about family health history. Poster Presentation, Annual Education Conference, National Society of Genetic Counselors. Los Angeles, CA: November 2005.
• Harbison, A., Shepherd, U. “Preferred Feeding Habitat for Scarus rivulatus.” Poster Presentation, National Collegiate Honors Council Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT: November 2002.

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Andrea Harbison, MS
  Assistant Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Genetic Counselor and Clinical Instructor
  Division of Genetics
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.518
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5766
  fax: (713) 500-5689
  e-mail: Andrea.Harbison@ uth.tmc.edu