Sarah Brannon
Areas of Interest: The effects of psychological stress on health and neurocognitive function; the relationship between metabolic, inflammatory, and neurotrophic factors and cognitive health; interventions to promote healthy lifestyle and primary, secondary, and tertiary disease prevention; translation of research into practice.
Emily Chasco
Master's Degree: Anthropology
Areas of Interest: medical anthropology, sexual and reproductive health, women's cancer
Kate Coleman-Minahan
Master's Degree: Nursing
Areas of Interest: maternal-child health, health disparities, adolescent pregnancy, international health
Amy Conroy
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: HIV, gender, Africa
Jessica Cook
Master's Degree: Landscape Architecture
Areas of Interest: built environment & health
Sara Cooper
Areas of Interest: injury epidemiology including suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence, motor vehicle injuries
Ted Diedrich
Master's Degree: Social Sciences
Areas of Interest: substance abuse prevention; social epidemiology of addiction; program evaluation, particularly for SBIRT programs and their implementation; translational theory
Brooke Dorsey
Master's Degree: Forensic Psychology
Areas of Interest: health disparities, the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American women, and socioeconomic trends in illegal drug use
Cristy Geno
Areas of Interest: health disparities, maternal and child health, obesity and chronic disease prevention, health literacy, medical ethics
Ira Gorman
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: injury prevention, childhood obesity, health policy
Debbie Guenther
Master's Degree: Health Education
Areas of Interest: obesity, maternal/child health
Bridget Hulbirt
Areas of Interest: social inequalities, health disparities, community-based health promotion and use of technology in health promotion
Whitney Jones
Master's Degree: Public Policy
Areas of Interest: chronic disease management, cancer, diabetes
Carrie McConnell
Deanna McQuillan
Master's Degree: Sociology
Areas of Interest: worksite wellness
Susan Moore
Master’s Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: health information technology, chronic disease management, medical informatics
Ernesto Moralez
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: colorectal cancer, mental health
Kate Oviatt
Master's Degree: Anthropology
Areas of Interest: food systems & health; local/sustainable food; globalization & health
Stephanie Phibbs
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: community-based participatory research to increase youth physical activity
Mario Ramos
Deborah Rinehart
Master's Degree: Applied Health Psychology
Areas of Interest: community-based illness prevention, HIV & STD prevention, substance abuse prevention and treatment, integration of mental health and primary care and the cost effectiveness of public health and health care services
Stacy Salomonsen-Sautel
Master's Degree: Applied Social Research and Evaluation
Areas of Interest: children's physical activity and active commuting to school, neighborhood influences on health, social ecological models
Charlene Shelton
Master's Degree: Public Administration/Sociology
Areas of Interest: access to services by children with disabilities (especially with learning disabilities); how families cope with stress; health policy
Amy Stone Hammerich
Master's Degree: Physical Therapy
Areas of Interest: low back pain and social support
Christine Tagliaferri
Master's Degree: Medical Anthropology
Areas of Interest: viral hepatitis (B, C), vaccines, developing world
Alisa Velonis
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: Intimate partner violence, specifically focusing on the gendered nature of violence in relationships
Ryan Walters
Master's Degree: Public Health
Areas of Interest: Africa, development, poverty, engineering
Jerry Wulff
Master's Degree: Medical Anthropology
Areas of Interest: breastfeeding decision-making, Taiwan