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.
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Environmental disasters, flooding, industrial pollution, odors, hydrogen sulfide, environmental justice, community-based participatory research, oil and gas development, industrial animal operations
Email
quist.24@osu.edu
Phone
614-292-7764
Associate Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Reproductive Justice, social epidemiology, adverse birth and maternal outcomes, Black/African American families and communities
Phone
614-292-9534
Associate Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Cancer prevention, role of nutrition in modifying cancer risk and treatment response
Email
fred.tabung@osumc.edu
Phone
614-293-7398
Associate Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Mathematical BiologyModels of Infectious Disease DynamicsDifferential EquationsParameter EstimationNeuroscience
Phone
614-292-5251
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, stroke and cardiovascular health, health disparities and health Equity, geographic and structural determinants of health, traumatic brain injury, aging and cognitive health
Email
wing.68@osu.edu
Phone
614-688-3793
Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Injury and violence prevention, trauma outcomes, disability and rehabilitation, and acute and chronic pain, causal inference, data science, artificial intelligence, and medical extended reality.
Email
xiang.30@osu.edu
Phone
614-355-5893
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: My research focuses on how physical activity, diet, weight loss, and other modifiable lifestyle behaviors influence cancer risk and survivorship outcomes. I use epidemiologic data and behavioral science approach to develop scalable, evidence-based interventions that improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities, with a particular focus on rural and Appalachian populations.
Email
Xiaochen.zhang@osumc.edu
Phone
614-685-0624
Professor
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Cell phone use while drivingDrug and medication involvement in vehicle crashLicensing policy for older adultsPedestrian safetySeatbelt useSelf-driving carsTeen driving and graduated driver licensing lawsTraffic injuries in children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populationsTraffic safety in Appalachia
Phone
614-355-6687
