Faculty
Our faculty are dedicated to research and training that advance scientific understanding of behaviors related to health and how to influence them and improve health outcomes.
The Department of Health, Behavior and Society is also fortunate to have distinguished part-time faculty, including leaders in behavioral and social sciences and public health. These faculty teach courses, serve as preceptors, and guide students seeking career counseling.
Name Sort ascending | Title | Overview |
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Jeffrey Drope | Research Professor | |
Janice Bowie | Professor - Emeritus | Janice Bowie, PhD '97, MPH, is Chair of the Doctor of Public Health program and an expert in health disparities and community-based research methods. |
Harry Barbee | Assistant Professor | Harry Barbee, PhD ’20, is an interdisciplinary social scientist who aims to identify, understand, and improve health and aging outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer populations. |
Enid Roemer | Senior Scientist | Enid Chung Roemer, PhD, studies workplace health promotion programs, examining their impact on health and well-being, healthcare utilization and costs, and productivity. |
Eileen McDonald | Practice Professor | Eileen McDonald, MS, uses education, communication, product design, policy, and professional development to create a healthier and safer world, especially for children. |
Dominick Shattuck | Associate Scientist | Dominick Shattuck, PhD, MS, is a community psychologist who works on global public health topics including reproductive health, COVID-19, and masculinities and men’s health. |
Debra Roter | Professor - Emeritus | Debra Roter, DrPH '77, MPH '75, is an expert on patient-provider communication and author of the widely used Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). |
Danielle Nestadt | Assistant Scientist | |
Danielle German | Associate Professor | Danielle German, PhD '09, MPH, conducts research to understand and address the social context of health behavior and well-being among marginalized populations. |
Danetta Sloan | Associate Research Professor | Danetta Hendricks Sloan, PhD, MSW, MA, uses community-based approaches to inform interventions to reduce inequities in palliative and end of life care with partnerships with the Black Church. |
Catherine Tomko | Assistant Scientist | |
Carol Underwood | Associate Professor | Carol Underwood, PhD '93, MA, MA, studies the role of gender, social class, and marginalization in global health outcomes to contribute to the wellbeing of populations. |
Carmen Cronin | Assistant Scientist | |
Carl Latkin | Professor | Carl Latkin, PhD, conducts biobehavioral interventions for disadvantaged communities, with a focus on social networks, substance use, infectious diseases, and mental health. |
Brian Weir | Associate Research Professor | Brian Weir, PhD ’13, MHS 12, MPH, is an HIV prevention researcher with expertise in study design, analytic methods, and economic evaluation. |
Anne Palmer | Associate Scientist | 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. |
Andrea Gielen | Professor - Emeritus | Andrea Gielen, ScD, applies behavior change methods to help create injury-free lives for women and children. |
Amy Knowlton | Professor | Amy Knowlton, ScD ’97, MPH '92, researches how marginalized African Americans’ relationships and support networks affect their community’s health and well-being. |