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Jennifer Deal, PhD '13, MHS '07, leads research dedicated to improving the health and well-being of older adults, with a focus on brain aging, sensory health, and disability across the course of life. 

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.

Kari Debbink’s, PhD, MEd, scientific interests include viral evolution and how the structure of viral proteins impacts interactions with host cells and antibodies.

Michele Decker, ScD, leads research at the cutting edge of gender equity, and gender-based violence prevention and response, in close partnership with practitioners and communities most affected.

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.

Tyler Derreth, PhD, researches critical pedagogy, equitable teaching and learning practices, and university-community partnerships to advance justice in education and communities.

Jennifer DeSanto, MS, RN, works with cancer survivors to assess patient-reported needs following cancer treatment and the effectiveness of different follow-up care plans.

Michael R. Desjardins, PhD, MA, is a spatial epidemiologist and medical geographer who works on pushing the frontier of understanding the nexus between health and place.

Aisha S. Dickerson, PhD, MSPH, studies environmental exposures and their disproportionate impact on autism and dementia risk in underserved communities across the lifespan.

Conan Dickson, PhD ’04, MPH, leverages his experience in health system management to enhance education in health care strategy, finance, and quantitative tools.

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.

George Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, studies vector-borne diseases and how mosquitoes can be rendered incapable of transmitting human pathogens.

Hua Ding, PhD, manages the Johns Hopkins Germ-free Mouse Core Facility, which supplies germ-free mice for investigators to study microbiome impact in a variety of fields. 

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