Faculty

Katherine Parris Frey, PhD, MPH '00, RN, conducts multi-center interdisciplinary research studies focused on addressing critical issues for orthopedic trauma patients.

Darrell Gaskin, PhD '95, MS, is a health economist who advances community, neighborhood, and market-level policies and programs that reduce health disparities.

Attia Goheer, PhD '17, MHS ’09, supports doctoral students in health and non-health fields who are using their research to inform policy and address health inequities.

Samantha J. Harris, PhD, MPA, researches health policies and programs to improve the lives of people affected by substance use and mental health conditions.

Shelley Hearne, DrPH, strengthens public health’s ability to effectively engage in policymaking and advocacy for the healthiest, safest, most equitable living environments.

Josh Horwitz, JD, works to reduce gun violence by utilizing public health research and health equity analysis to build advocacy campaigns that meet critical opportunities in the policy development process.

Tara Taylor, MPH ‘12, designs multicenter clinical trials to study functional, psychological and surgical outcomes to improve orthopedic injury and trauma patients’ care.

Nancy Kass, ScD '89, studies the ethics' implications of alternative public health policies and public health research designs in the US and globally.

Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD '15, conducts policy and services research focused on the health and well-being of people with substance use and mental health conditions.

Hadi Kharrazi, MD, PhD, MHI, studies the role of data science, informatics, and predictive models in managing healthcare utilization while improving health outcomes.