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, health care quality, tobacco control, disease ecology, Bayesian inference, statistical methods for observational studies in population health and more.

Associate Professor; Joint Appointment, College of Public Affairs
Health Services Management and Policy
Research Interests: Health care access barriers and financial burdens for vulnerable populations
Professor, Joint Faculty
Kara J. Scott Professor in Health Law
Health Services Management and Policy
Research Interests: Bioethics; Health Care Law; Health Care Regulation; Health Justice; Public Health Law; Structural and Social Determinants of Health
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Research Interests: Statistical methodology, environmental epidemiology, capture-recapture methods for disease surveillance, Bayesian methods, spatial-temporal modeling. Applications: infectious disease, Alzheimer’s disease, pre-term birth
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
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