Faculty

Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva.

Ciaran, an associate professor of landscape hydrology and Russell Croft Faculty Scholar, studies how the structure of landscapes controls the movement of water from rainfall to streams, and how that structure evolves over time.

Clint Haines, MS, primarily focuses on developing and advocating for policy objectives designed to enhance biosafety, biosecurity, and pandemic preparedness in the U.S. and abroad.

Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH '01, studies emergency preparedness, response, and recovery to identify approaches for optimizing population health in emergencies and disasters.

Darriel Harris, PhD ‘21, MA, is interested in faith-based health communications, neighborhood related health factors, social determinants of health, and community-based participatory research.

David Love, PhD, MSPH, is an expert in food systems and sustainability. His work focuses on the environmental, social, health, and food system issues related to aquaculture and fisheries.

Fenna Sillé, PhD, studies how environmental exposures change the immune system and increase the risk of respiratory infections and lung cancer.

Genee Smith, MSPH, PhD, is passionate about using her training in environmental epidemiology exposure assessment and spatial analysis to promote environmental justice and alleviate placed-based health disparities.

Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD '00, is an immunologist by training, who has written extensively about synthetic biology, preparations for bioterrorism, and the contested origin of SARS-CoV-2.

Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, MS, conducts research focused on developing effective and accurate methods to assess health-related human exposure in occupational and non-occupational settings.

Harihar uses mathematical models to shed light on complex environmental and earth systems and to predict future trends within those systems.