Faculty

Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD '12, MPH, uses epidemiology and health services research to advance equity in transplantation and related conditions, including kidney diseases, hypertension, and diabetes.

Amrita Rao, PhD ’22, ScM '16, works to understand and address the HIV prevention and treatment needs of historically marginalized populations, including sexual and gender minorities and female sex workers.

Debashree Ray, PhD, MStat, develops statistical methods to analyze human genetics data such as determinants of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and orofacial clefts.

Mary Rooney, PhD, MPH, is working to improve approaches to diabetes risk stratification through the use of clinical and novel biomarkers.

Jennifer Schrack, PhD '11, MS, uses data from wearable technology to elucidate novel, modifiable mechanisms of physical and cognitive decline with aging.

Sheree Schwartz, PhD '11, MPH '07, uses implementation science frameworks and methods to optimize HIV prevention and treatment for women and marginalized populations in the U.S and globally.

Elizabeth Selvin, PhD '04, MPH, leads research at the nexus of epidemiology and clinical practice, focusing on diagnosing and screening for diabetes and prediabetes.