Faculty Directory

Val Culotta, PhD, examines the role of free radicals and micronutrients in the battle between host and pathogen during fungal infections.

Frank Curriero, PhD, works to develop and advance the use of spatial science methods (spatial data, GIS, spatial statistics) across the broad spectrum of public health

Janet DiPietro, PhD, studies the interface between individual differences in development and physiology, and the implications of the prenatal period for postnatal life.

Marie Diener-West, PhD ’84, Chair of MPH Program and Professor of Biostatistics, teaches and collaborates in the design, conduct, and analysis of multicenter clinical trials.

Anne Duggan, ScD ’85, seeks to strengthen home visiting services for young families to achieve health equity of children and parents, partnering with public and private agencies.

William Eaton, PhD, MHS, conducts epidemiologic research to discover risk factors for psychiatric disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and cognitive decline.

Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH, utilizes scholarship on structural justice theory to advance equity in global and national health policies and human well-being.

Shannon Frattaroli, PhD ’99, MPH ’94, translates evidence about injury and violence prevention into policies and practices that will create safe places for people to thrive.

Michelle Carlson, PhD, uses wearables and data to measure cognitively enriching activity in daily life and design interventions to buffer the brain and delay dementia.

Joseph Gallo, MD, MPH, works on risk factors and epidemiology of depression in late life, primary care and mental health, and the intersection of physical and mental health.

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

Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS, is a medical anthropologist and public health nutritionist who develops programs to improve food access and reduce risk for chronic diseases.

Alan M. Goldberg, PhD, works in toxicology and food ethics, and also leads EHE’s Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity program.

Diane Griffin, PhD, MD, studies how viruses cause disease and how immunity leads to both recovery and protection from re-infection.

John Groopman, PhD, research involves the development and application of molecular biomarkers of exposure, dose, and effect from environmental carcinogens.