Faculty

Andrea Gielen, ScD, applies behavior change methods to help create injury-free lives for women and children.

Ron Goetzel, PhD, MA, studies the relationship between employee health and well-being, medical costs, and workplace productivity.

Susan Hannum, PhD, MA, is a gerontologist conducting research in cancer survivorship across the life course and chronic illnesses in later life.

Jeffrey J. Hardesty, MPH '15, researches e-cigarettes and tobacco products, with the goal of maximizing policy benefits and minimizing unintended consequences.

Vanya Jones, PhD '06, MPH, a health education researcher, employs social and behavioral science methods to create, implement, and evaluate behavior change programs.

Tahilin Sanchez Karver, PhD ‘21, MPH, employs social and behavioral theory and mixed-methods to research stigma, HIV prevention and treatment, and sexual and reproductive health to inform equitable, community-driven interventions.

Michelle Kaufman, PhD, MA, designs, implements, and evaluates technology-driven interventions to reduce health disparities and promote wellness among vulnerable populations.

Ryan Kennedy, PhD, is a behavioral scientist who works to advance tobacco control policies in the U.S. and around the world.

Amy Knowlton, ScD ’97, MPH '92, researches how marginalized African Americans’ relationships and support networks affect their community’s health and well-being.

Carl Latkin, PhD, conducts biobehavioral interventions for disadvantaged communities, with a focus on social networks, substance use, infectious diseases, and mental health.

Krystal Lee, EdD, MPA, supports educators in building safe, equitable, and just learning communities so that all students can experience the joys and rigors of learning.

Mindi Levin, MS, cultivates academic-community partnerships and uses service-learning pedagogy to promote health and social justice, with a special commitment to Baltimore.

Vidhi Maniar, MS ’11, MPH ’19 strives to promote equity and wellness through program development and research focusing on gender equity, non- communicable diseases, digital health and nutrition.

Eileen McDonald, MS, uses education, communication, product design, policy, and professional development to create a healthier and safer world, especially for children.

Meghan Moran, PhD, MA, studies how communications from advertising to misinformation shape public health issues such as vaccine promotion, cancer screening, and tobacco control.

Liesl Nydegger, PhD, MPH, uses multi-level intervention methods to prevent HIV among communities of color, particularly cisgender women, transgender men and women, and non-binary individuals.

Jill Owczarzak, PhD, MA, is a medical anthropologist who explores how cultural, social, and political forces shape health disparities.

Anne Palmer, MAIA, builds the capacity of food policy councils to work on issues such as hunger, food environments, and racial equity to create healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems.