
Founder and Chief Strategist
Dr. Charles A. Moody Jr.
A strategist who connects satellite data, public health research, and church pews to solve real problems in real neighborhoods.
Dr. Moody co-founded C2H in 2014 after seeing how obesity-related illnesses like diabetes were harming minority communities across Central Texas. He wanted C2H to become a hub that links local, regional, and national health groups so families get better care.
Today he leads C2H's research work on climate and health. His current projects include Austin CARES (Climate Adaptation Resilient Communities), supported by NASA Earth Observations, and a heatwave resilience project that builds digital climate tools. Both mix climate data, health data, and what residents know firsthand to help leaders protect at-risk neighbors. That work connects to the University of Texas initiatives Planet Texas and Whole Communities, Whole Health, and shapes our Heat Simulation Experience.
Outside C2H, he founded Alpha Preparatory Academy and Moody Housing, serves as Senior Pastor of The ROCK ATX, and has served as a police chaplain in Austin and Round Rock and as an adjunct professor at Austin Community College.
Education
- Doctor of Strategic Leadership, Regent University
- Master of Public Service, Community and Economic Development, Penn State University
- Master of Arts, Adult and Developmental Education, Texas State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
- Member, USC's inaugural Distinguished Leadership cohort
Focus areas
- Health disparities research
- Diabetes prevention
- Climate and heat resilience
- Faith-based partnerships
- Policy advocacy
Talk to him about
Research partnerships, speaking invitations, and community-based climate projects.


