Faculty Directory
Our faculty are world-renowned experts, and trusted advisers to our students, public health leaders, and the public.
Name | Title Sort descending | Department | Overview |
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Abdulgafoor Bachani | Associate Professor | International Health |
Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, PhD '11, MHS '08, studies how to address burden of and preventing injury and disabilities, and to expand access to rehabilitation services. |
Terrinieka Powell | Associate Professor | Population, Family and Reproductive Health |
Terrinieka Powell, PhD, MA uses community-engaged research and health equity principles to ensure that youth, especially those affected by adversity, have multiple pathways to achieve optimal health. |
Christopher Heaney | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva. |
Vadim Zipunnikov | Associate Professor | Biostatistics |
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Julie Denison | Associate Professor | International Health |
Julie Denison, PhD '06, MHS '99, develops interventions for youth living with HIV, with a focus on the role of family and environmental and structural determinants of health. |
Kasper Hansen | Associate Professor | Biostatistics |
Kasper D. Hansen, PhD is an applied statistician who developed methods and software for high-throughput genomics and genetics. |
Kristen Hurley | Associate Professor | International Health |
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Michelle Kaufman | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Michelle Kaufman, PhD, MA, designs, implements, and evaluates technology-driven interventions to reduce health disparities and promote wellness among vulnerable populations. |
Ryan Kennedy | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Ryan Kennedy, PhD, is a behavioral scientist who works to advance tobacco control policies in the U.S. and around the world. |
Elizabeth Ogburn | Associate Professor | Biostatistics |
Betsy Ogburn, PhD, MS, develops methods for causal inference with complex data, including social network data and data with unmeasured confounding or interference. |
Jill Owczarzak | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Jill Owczarzak, PhD, MA, is a medical anthropologist who explores how cultural, social, and political forces shape health disparities. |
Alden Gross | Associate Professor | Epidemiology |
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Rashelle Musci | Associate Professor | Mental Health |
Rashelle Musci, PhD, MS, is a methodologist and child mental health expert studying latent variable methods, intergenerational transmission, and impact of prevention programs. |
Meghan Davis | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD '12, MPH '08, studies the interface of bacteria and hosts to reduce microbe-mediated diseases in people and animals. |
Meghan Moran | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Meghan Moran, PhD, MA, studies how communications from advertising to misinformation shape public health issues such as vaccine promotion, cancer screening, and tobacco control. |
Mark Kohr | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Mark Kohr, PhD, researches how male and female hearts differ in response to injury and environmental factors. |
Lorraine Dean | Associate Professor | Epidemiology |
Lorraine T. Dean, ScD, is a social epidemiologist who examines how privilege and disadvantage influence chronic disease, and teaches an award-winning course on the topic. |
Heather Volk | Associate Professor | Mental Health |
Heather Volk, PhD, MPH, seeks to identify factors that relate to the risk and progression of neurodevelopment disorders. |
Melissa Walls | Associate Professor | International Health |
Melissa Walls, PhD, MA, is an Indigenous researcher who works with American Indian and First Nations communities to promote health equity through culturally centered projects. |
Becky Genberg | Associate Professor | Epidemiology |
Becky Genberg, PhD '10, MPH '02, uses research to understand and intervene on the social determinants of health behaviors and outcomes related to infectious disease and substance use. |