Faculty Directory
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Name | Title | Department | Overview |
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Jon Vernick | Professor | Health Policy and Management |
Jon Vernick, JD, MPH '94, promotes and evaluates the ways the law can be used as a tool to promote public health, particularly in the areas of injury and violence prevention. |
Catherine Villanueva | Research Associate II | International Health |
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Kala Visvanathan | Professor | Epidemiology |
Kala Visvanathan, MD, MHS, is a physician-scientist who conducts translational research focused on breast and gynecologic cancer risk and prevention to improve health outcomes and address disparities. |
Heather Volk | Associate Professor | Mental Health |
Heather Volk, PhD, MPH, seeks to identify factors that relate to the risk and progression of neurodevelopment disorders. |
Steffany Vucetich Valdivia | Research Associate | International Health |
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Shirin Wadhwaniya | Research Associate II | International Health |
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Astha Wahi | Research Associate | International Health |
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Brian Wahl | Associate Research Professor | International Health |
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Allyn Walker | Research Associate | Mental Health |
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Polly Walker | Research Associate | Environmental Health and Engineering |
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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. |
Louise Walshe | Senior Research Associate | International Health |
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Judd Walson | Professor | International Health |
Judd L. Walson, MD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who works to improve child survival, growth, and development in low- and middle-income settings. |
Karoline Walter | Research Associate | International Health |
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Shelley Walton | Research Associate II | International Health |
Shelley Walton, MPH, RD, is a nutritionist and maternal and child health specialist focusing on improved nutrition and food security implementation in vulnerable populations. |
Fengyi Wan | Professor | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Fengyi Wan, PhD, dissects the interactions between host cells, the microbiota, and pathogens to understand health and diseases in the colon. |
Guoying Wang | Associate Scientist | Population, Family and Reproductive Health |
Guoying Wang, MD, PhD, studies pediatrics and chronic diseases, bridging the gap between early life origin of obesity and insulin resistance and diabetes. |
Jiangxia Wang | Associate Scientist | Biostatistics |
Jiangxia Wang, MA, MS, teaches and provides statistical consulting to advance research in public health and medicine with a focus on studies in neurology and ophthalmology. |
Jiou Wang | Professor | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Jiou Wang, MD, PhD, seeks to understand what controls the birth and death of a protein and how the shape and function of DNA and RNA are connected in health and diseases. |
Mei-Cheng Wang | Professor | Biostatistics |
Mei-Cheng Wang, PhD, develops analytical methods for time-to-event data, recurrent events, and recurrent marker processes, with applications for follow-up and longitudinal studies. |