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Research Experts


Colorado School of Public Health research focuses on all aspects of our population’s health.  Our faculty are experienced and interested in sharing their research to better inform the public, respond to emergencies, and provide counsel on emerging health issues facing our local, national and international communities.

If you would like to interview a faculty expert listed below, please contact the school's communications team to connect with a campus media represenative.

To review all faculty research expertise, please visit our faculty department directories:

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Speciality Name Expertise Area
American Indian/Alaska Native Health Angela Brega Cardiovascular health, improve health outcomes, measurements
American Indian/Alaska Native Health  Spero Manson Assessment, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of physical, alcohol, drug abuse. Mental health  
American Indian/Alaska Native Health Kelly Moore health and healthcare disparities , adult and childhood type 2 diabetes, and childhood obesity.
American Indian/Alaska Native Health Michelle Christensen-Sarche Mental health
American/Indian/Alaska Native Health  Carol Kaufman HIV/AIDS
Autism Carolyn DiGuiseppi Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities
Breast Cancer Tim Byers screenings, prevention
Bioterrorism Risks Franklyn Judson  
Cardiovascular Disease Lucinda Bryant heart disease, stroke
Cardiovascular Disease  Janet Snell-Bergeon cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular imaging, gender differences in cardiovascular risk, and the role of sex hormones in cardiovascular disease
Clinical Trials John Kittleson Survival analysis; longitudinal data; trial design; methods for monitoring clinical trials.
Clinical Trials  Joseph Coll Non-Linear Longitudinal Models, Statistical Consulting
Colon Cancer Tim Byers screenings, prevention
Colon Cancer  Jan Lowery prevention, screening, survivorship
Communication Donna Rouner Adolescent health in media, Media and controlled substances, Media and sexual health
Communication  Craig Trumbo Risk Communication
Communication  Donald Zimmerman Risk Communication, presenting health information on websites
Communication  Robert Dellavalle how the internet is changing health care and scientific communication
Community Development/Urban Planning Debbi Main Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart, Impact of built and social environments on health and health disparities, Models of community engagement
Community Development/Urban Planning  Holly Wolf Community Mobilization
Community Development/Urban Planning  Jill Litt Community Gardens, active living research, urban environment and health, food systems
Community Development/Urban Planning Lucinda Bryant Active Community Environments
Cystic Fibrosis  Nichole Carlson Neighborhood influences on physical activity and health of adults
Cystic Fibrosis Marci Sontag newborn screening
Dental Terrence Batliner Early Childhood tooth decay (caries)
Diabetes Dana Dabelea Pediatric diabetes, Pediatric Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Obesity; Life-course epidemiology; Developmental Origins of Chronic Diseases
Diabetes  Elaine Morrato  
Diabetes  Janet Snell-Bergeon Type I
Diabetes  Jill Norris Type I and II
Diabetes  Judy Baxter Type I and II, Adults
Diabetes  Julie Marshall Type II
Diabetes  Kelly Moore Type II in Native American/Alaska Native adults and children
Diabetes  Richard Hamman Pediatric diabetes
Environmental Health Franklyn Judson Urban Air Pollution
Environmental Health  Jennifer Peel outdoor air pollution and health effects of biomass cooking stoves in developing countries
Environmental Health  Kenneth Blemn Classroom size and impact on education, industrial hygiene, hazardous waste, environmental health: indoor air pollution, heat stress, noise control
Environmental Health  Lee Newman Health effects of beryllium and other metals, environmental and occupational etiology, immunology, and immunogenetics of granulomatous diseases, especially chronic beryllium disease and sarcoidosis
Environmental Health  Lloyd Burton water resource allocation, land use planning
Genetic Epidemiology Jill Norris diabetes, autoimmunity
Gentic Epidemiology  John Hokanson common complex diseases, cardiovascular
Genetic Epidemiology  Marci Sontag genetic modifiers, cystic fibrosis
Global Health David Tracer Maternal and child health in developing countries (many aspects including breastfeeding, weaning and childrearing practices; factors influencing child growth and development) -Adaptation of human populations to local environments 
Global Health  Jennifer Peel Biomass cooking stoves in the third world
Global Health  Loren Cobb world population trends, public health problems in the Third World
Health Education Elaine Belansky Youth targeted health promotion
Health Education  Jennifer Anderson Social Marketing nutrition to youth, alternative education strategies
Health Education  Sheana Bull Technology based health promotion: using the Internet, mobile phones and social networking sites to promote health--both infectious and chronic illnesses
Healthcare Policy Adam Atherly health insurance, uninsured, managed care, health care financing and cost, Medicare/Medicaid, health reform
Healthcare Policy  David Olds Nurse-Family Partnership
Healthcare Policy  Elaine Morrato Drug safety policy
Healthcare Policy  Jessica Bondy Research
Healthcare Policy  Mark Yarborough Biomedical ethics
Health Disparities Ernest Chavez High school dropouts, at risk youth
HIV/AIDS, STDs Carol Kaufman American Indian/Alaska Native
HIV/AIDS, STDs  Franklyn Judson both HIV/AIDs and STDs
HIV/AIDS, STDs  Jennifer Harman Risk behaviors and prevention, substance use, intimate relationships and health, medication adherence, attitude change
HIV/AIDS, STDs  Sheana Bull HIV prevention for adolescents, gay men and men who have sex with men, drug and substance using groups and international populations 
Infectious diseases (equine) Josie Traub-Dargatz West Nile Virus, MRSA, Salmonella, and rabies
Informatics Jessica Bondy Cancer and Healthcare
Informatics  Dennis Lezotte Medical, public health, design support
Injury Ernest Chavez Psychological Assessment of Diverse clients including brain injury evaluation and intellective assessment
Injury  Lorann Stallones  Preventing traumatic brain injuries and school playground related injuries.
Injury  Carolyn DiGuiseppi Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Lung Cancer Holly Wolf  
Lung Cancer  Tim Byers screenings, prevention
Maternal/Child Health Anne Lynch Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal/Child Health  David Olds Family and child health prevention research
Maternal/Child Health  David Tracer Maternal and child health in developing countries, breastfeeding practices
Maternal/Child Health  Deborah Givray motivating factors in health, body mass index
Maternal/Child Health  Franklyn Judson Immunization programs
Maternal/Child Health  Jenn Leiferman Parenting practices, child outcomes, perinatal outcomes, maternal physical activity
Maternal/Child Health  Nancy Whitesell positive youth development and identifying ways to help children succeed, developmental psychologist focused on identity and emotional development in adolescence
Mental Health Douglas Novins Expert in the “telemental health”, the use of videoconferencing and other technologies to improve access to mental health services in remote, rural communities
Mental Health  Elaine Belansky At-risk youth
Mental Health  Elaine Morrato Mental disorders
Mental Health  Jenn Leiferman Parental
Mental Health  Loren Cobb Effects of PTSD on society and social institutions
Mental Health  Spero Manson American Indian/Alaska Native
Mining & Gas Developments Lloyd Burton oil and gas field developments
Mining & Gas Developments  Tom Johnson Laser-tissue interaction, acute effects of ionizing radiation, uranium mining and milling
Occupational Health David Gilkey translation and dissemination of agricultural safety and health information through community partnerships, occupational safety and health, ergonomics, back injury prevention. Construction and agriculture sectors.
Occupational Health  Lisa Maier Chronic beryllium disease, beryllium health effects, sarcoidosis, occupational lung disease, genetic susceptibility and gene by environment interactions in granulomatous lung disease
Occupational Health  Lorann Stallones Relationship btwn pesticides and mental health, pesticides and safety practices on farms, adolescent farm work, fatigue and injuries, and pesticide exposures and traumatic injuries among migrant and seasonal farm workers.   Farm related injuries among women and men, farm work injuries among children, and suicide among farmers.
Obesity/Nutrition Dana Dabelea Insulin resistance and obesity, origin of chronic diseases
Obesity/Nutrition  Elaine Belansky Obesity in Schools
Obesity/Nutrition Jennifer Anderson Nutrition education with at-risk youths, Improving Nutrition
Obesity/Nutrition  Jill Norris nutrition
Obesity/Nutrition  Julie Marshall prevention in schools, family, community settings
Obesity/Nutrition  Kelly Moore American Indian/Alaska Native
Obesity/Nutrition  Leslie Cunningham-Sabo Childhood, work with schools, parents to promote nutrition
Pandemic Influenza  Lorri Ogden Research, Mediation models; Model selection strategies;
Pandemic Influenza Franklyn Judson  
Skin Cancer Lori Crane prevention and control
Skin Cancer  Robert Dellavalle prevention, sunscreen, tanning
Statistical Methods Katerina Kechris-Mays  
Thyroid  Nichole Carlson Dysfunction
Tobacco Arnold Levinson Prevention, cessation in adults, youth access
Tobacco  Franklyn Judson Prevention and control
Tobacco  Emily Burns Prevention and treatment, quit lines
Tuberculosis  Terrence Batliner Smokeless Tobacco
Tuberculosis Franklyn Judson  
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