Faculty

Nicholas Ialongo, PhD, is a prevention science researcher who conducts large-scale studies on child mental health, developmental psychopathology, violence prevention, and more.

Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH, uses social epidemiology and behavioral science methods to investigate injury/violence, substance use, and overdose prevention.

Jamie Dahm Kaczaniuk, MSEd, is a lead project coordinator on two federally funded research projects examining environmental and genetic risk exposures that may impact child development.

Luther G Kalb, PhD '17, MHS '08, uses data to improve the well-being of children and adolescents, particularly those with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Sheppard G. Kellam, MD, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Mental Health, works with public schools to help students succeed at each stage of school life.

Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD, directs the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, leading efforts to prove that child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable.

Sabriya Linton, PhD ’13, MPH, uses a health equity lens and mixed methodologies to study how local and macro-level factors influence substance use, mental health, related sequelae.

Brion Maher, PhD, MS, is a geneticist who studies the role of genetics and epigenetics in substance use disorders.

Tamar Mendelson, PhD, MA, addresses the development, evaluation & dissemination of prevention strategies to improve adolescence mental health in underserved urban populations.

Kristie Metz, PhD, MA, is a clinical psychologist who studies the effectiveness and dissemination of evidence-based mental health practices within low-resourced settings.

Kyle Moored, PhD '20, studies how activity and the environment contribute to cognitive and mental health across the lifespan to inform targeted interventions.