Faculty research interests

Our faculty’s research interests include air pollution, environmental and occupational health, cancer prevention, vaccine hesitancy, HIV/AIDS prevention, natural disasters, epigenetics, social determinants of health, health equity, sexual and reproductive health, healthcare quality, tobacco control, disease ecology, Bayesian inference, statistical methods for observational studies in population health and more.


Clinical Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Infectious diseases with special interests in vaccine acceptance, graphic medicine, infectious disease modeling, maternal and child health, and health disparity.
Obianuju Genevieve Aguolu
Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Understanding psychosocial influences on children's growth and development with a particular focus on childhood obesity prevention
Sarah E. Anderson
Associate Professor
Dr. Tom Mack Endowed Chair in Global One Health
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Applied One Health, Zoonotic disease epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Human-Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Environmental Health, Community-Based Participatory Research, Education and Training, Emergency and Pandemic Preparedness, Global Health
Amanda M. Berrian
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Behavioral Oncology, Cancer Prevention, Implementation Science, Community-Engaged Research, Community-Based Prevention Marketing, Community-Based System Dynamics, Social Technology, Health Disparities, Minority Health, Social Determinants of Health, Social Justice
Aldenise Ewing
Adjunct Associate Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Cancer epidemiology; women’s health; racial disparities; molecular epidemiology; screening and early detection
Ashley Felix
Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: tobacco control: smoking cessation, tobacco use surveillance, tobacco policy, and tobacco regulatory science
Amy Ferketich
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Maternal & Child health; Exposome; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Bloodborne infections; Sexually transmitted infections; Omics; Big data; Community engaged research
Robert Hood
Clinical Associate Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Recovery strategies of minoritized populations affected by natural disasters; risk factors associated with adverse physical, mental and cognitive health in aging minoritized populations; costs and disparities associated with drowning and submersion injuries.
Amie Hufton
Chair and Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: sexual and reproductive health with a goal of preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and improving reproductive outcomes for women and men
Alison Norris
Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Understanding the burden of surgical disease and capacity building in LMICs
Benedict Nwomeh
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