Primary Faculty
Paula Amina Alio, Ph.D.Research Interest: Racial/ethnic health disparities and global health; impact of behavioral, psychosocial and environmental factors on pregnancy outcomes, particularly among African Americans
Robert Block, M.D., M.P.H.Research Interest: Cardiovascular Epidemiology: Role of biomarkers, such as fatty acids, in the pathophysiology and prevention of heart disease. Determining effective ways to help patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia avoid cardiovascular disease events and measure blood pressure in novel ways.
Shubing Cai, Ph.D.Research Interest: Quality of care received by the elderly, statistical modeling and causal inference
Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, M.D.Research Interest: Development and implementation of mobile health interventions for smoking cessation among underserved populations (e.g., Latinos, people living with HIV, people living in low- and middle-income countries).
Ann M. Dozier, RN, Ph.D., FAANResearch Interest: Program evaluation methods including integration of qualitative and quantitative research methods and on maternal child related health outcomes.
Theresa Green, Ph.D., M.B.A.Research Interest: Community engaged education for health professionals, health systems especially the interaction of health care delivery and public health, hospital community benefits and community health improvement planning
Wyatte Hall, PhDResearch Interest: Community engagement and overall reduction of health disparities in deaf populations with a particular focus on the relationship between early childhood language experiences and subsequent health, cognitive, education, and overall quality of life outcomes across the lifespan and the phenomenon of language deprivation
Elaine Hill, Ph.D.Research Interest: Early origins research, linking in utero environment to later life health and educational attainment
Todd A. Jusko, Ph.D.Research Interest: Environmental and Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: Defining the impact of environmental chemicals on immunity and immune-mediated diseases and as a mechanism for susceptibility to other disease outcomes, such as neurobehavioral disorders.
Yue Li, Ph.D.Research Interest: Outcomes assessment and quality report cards; nursing home policies and impacts on quality; and the quality of healthcare for persons with mental illness
Yu Liu, Ph.D., M.P.H.Research Interest: HIV and Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Social behavioral science and epidemiological methods to understand and reduce HIV vulnerabilities among sexual and gender minority populations (e.g. men who have sex with men).
Camille Martina, Ph.D.Research Interest: Environmental Medicine and Medical Ecology; Public Health implications of endocrine disrupting compounds, social determinants of academic success, and program evaluation
Scott McIntosh, Ph.D.Research Interest: Smoking Cessation in special populations, Technology/Web Assisted Risk Behavior Intervention and Dissemination of effective interventions to physician practices
Reza Yousefi Nooraie, M.Sc., Ph.D.Research Interest: Reza's main line of interest includes the application of a social network analysis lens to inform and promote the process of knowledge translation and program implementation. He is especially interested in designing network-informed and network-rewiring interventions, and studying networks as the outcome of the implementation. He has applied network analysis in various contexts including co-authorship, information seeking and influential discussions in health care settings, and partnerships among health organizations.
Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D.Research Interest: Behavioral medicine and outcomes management include tobacco use and smoking interventions, obesity prevention and exercise
Jose G Perez-Ramos, Ph.D.Research Interest: Designing and implementing technological, community-oriented research initiatives to reduce health inequities and address sociostructural determinants of health among minoritized groups globally.
Zahira A. Quiñones Tavárez, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.Research Interest: Combining population-based research and alternative animal models to study early health effects of flavors in electronic cigarettes. Leveraging social media data through artificial intelligence-based analysis to design vaping prevention strategies targeting youth and young adults. Integrating artificial intelligence methods and community participatory based approach to improve science communication among Spanish-speaking populations. Generating translational models to optimize the communication of basic and clinical research to community members, healthcare providers, and advocates.
David Rich, Sc.D., M.P.H.Research Interest: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and perinatal/reproductive health effects of exposure to environmental agents, including ambient air pollution
Christopher Seplaki, Ph.D.Research Interest: Epidemiology of Aging: Physical and mental health in later life, mechanisms of vulnerability and resilience, population health determinants, issues in measurement and estimation, complex systems analysis
Kelly N. Thevenet-Morrison, M.S.
Peter J. Veazie, Ph.D.Research Interest: The decision behavior of health care providers and patients, the consequent health outcomes, and the influence of social and organizational systems on such behavior and outcomes.
Edith Williams, Ph.D.Research Interest: Behavioral interventions to improve the quality of life and associated disease outcomes in primarily African American women with lupus
Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D., M.Sc.Research Interest: Environmental and Neurologic Epidemiology: Defining influences of environmental exposures, in particular toxic metals, on cognitive outcomes in children and adults.