Faculty Research Interests
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty
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Name / Title |
Research Interest |
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Aguilar, Kaysey |
Workplace training, digital humans, emerging technology |
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Benden, Mark |
Worker sedentary behavior and obesity, AI and digital human workers, the built environment, classroom ergonomics and childhood obesity, medical device development and testing, machine learning for health and furniture design |
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Brinkmeyer-Langford, Candice |
Gene × environment interactions in neurological diseases, genetic diversity, environmental exposures contributing to diseases of the central nervous system, viral-induced neurological conditions, neurodegenerative diseases |
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Carrillo, Genny |
Vaping and water insecurity |
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Cizmas, Leslie |
Water reuse and sustainability, occurrence and toxicity of drinking water contaminants, health effects of complex mixtures |
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Douphrate, David |
Occupational ergonomics, occupational safety, agricultural health, safety leadership and management |
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Gibbs, Shawn |
Disrupting the transmission of highly infectious diseases (e.g., Ebola Virus Disease and COVID-19), aeromedical evacuation and isolation, worker training programs in infectious diseases and disaster preparedness, industrial hygiene and exposure assessment, personal protective equipment, healthcare-associated infections, agricultural-associated transmission of infectious diseases, global public health education |
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Golla, Vijay Director, Public Health-San Antonio Campus |
Occupational exposure assessment, total worker health, agricultural health and safety, Hazardous material management |
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Johnson, Natalie |
Maternal and child health, air pollution, environmental justice, inhalation and respiratory toxicology, asthma |
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Kim, Jeong Ho (Jay) |
Occupational ergonomics, biomechanics, musculoskeletal disorders, non-invasive assessment tool development, human vibration |
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Lee, Jungjoo (Jay) |
Digital health & data science, sleep quality management, innovation in aging, applied behavioral health research, preventive health services |
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Maddock, Jay |
Human behavior and psychological interactions with the natural and built environment; health & nature |
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McDonald, Thomas |
Environmental chemistry, petroleum geochemistry, general organic chemistry |
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Ory, Marcia |
Aging and public health, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, doctor–older patient interactions, COVID-19 impacts, evidence-based prevention research, health equity, health technology and patient empowerment, injury prevention and control, opioid use disorder prevention and recovery, translational and sustainability research, women's health and aging |
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Pickens, Adam |
Occupational biomechanics, occupational safety, mobile application development, manual materials handling |
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Rhee, Joohyun |
Neurophysiological aspects of movement, aging and obesity related movement disorders, effects of physical activity and sleep on cognitive motor performance (motor learning, memory consolidation) |
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Rodriguez, Anabel |
Agricultural working populations, immigrant workers and health, migrant populations, occupational safety and health, program evaluation, infectious and emerging diseases, vaccine access and equity, hesitancy and barriers, health disparities, access barriers in rural regions |
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Sansom, Garett |
Health and sustainability, community health assessment, environmental justice, urban planning, environmental contaminants, community resilience |
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Sansom, Lindsay |
Socio-ecological systems, health and nature, community cohesion and resilience, water security, transboundary cooperation |
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty
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Name / Title |
Research Interest |
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Ahenda, Petronella |
Global Health, Child Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Interventions, Community based research, engagement and development |
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Allgood, Kristi L. |
Social Epidemiology, Effect of Policy on Health, Legal Epidemiology, Disparities in Health Outcomes |
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Chen, Yiqing |
Stochastic modeling, Bayesian inference, mediation analysis, clinical trial endpoint projection, computational algorithm development, genetic data analyses |
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Clendenin, Angela |
Risk communication, decision analysis, emergency management and communications, cultural and social influences on communication and decision making, communications measurement and assessment |
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Dixon, Benika |
Environmental Exposure, Disaster Epidemiology, Environmental Justice, Health Disparities, Rapid Needs Assessment |
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Erickson, Timothy |
Parasitic Diseases, Rickettsial Diseases, Neuroinvasive Diseases, Neuroinflammatory Conditions, Biomarker Identification, Infectious Diseases Ecology, Clinical Application Tool Development |
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Fischer, Rebecca |
Epidemiology of tropical disease, Epidemic Investigations, Global Health, Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Diseases Characterization in Emerging Tropical Diseases, Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Surveillance in Resource-Limited settings, Utilizing Trained Students for Epidemiologic Surge capacity Needs |
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Gorman, Dennis |
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Violence, Application of Scientific Method to Public Health Issues |
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Han, Daikwon |
Spatial Epidemiology, GIS & Spatial Analysis methods, Environmental Health/Exposure Science, Environmental Justice & Health Disparities, Healthcare Access, Population Studies/Spatial Demography |
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Han, Gang |
Statistical methods in the development of personalized medicine, design and analysis of Phase l/ll clinical trials and translational studies, survival analysis in cancer research, HIV viral load modeling, Bayesian analysis, statistical computing |
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Howell, Kristen |
Health care transition in sickle cell disease, cancer survivorship, mobile health technology |
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Kalbasi, Shaida |
Health disparities, women's health, quality of care for immigrants, and racial minorities |
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Roh, Taehyun |
Environmental epidemiology, water quality, cancer, chronic disease, toxicology, biomarker, public health interventions |
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Shaltout, Mahmoud |
Health inequalities, socio-environmental determinants of health, obesity, health awareness, minority and urban health issues |
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Tarwater, Patrick |
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Sleep, Biostatistical Methods in Comparative Pathobiology, Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes |
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Taylor, Loni |
Epidemiology of emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, molecular epidemiology, global health, translational animal models in public health |
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Xu, Xiaohui |
Air pollution epidemiological studies, Studying susceptible population to environmental exposures modified by genetics, pre-existing health conditions, and co-exposure to other factors etc; |
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Zhang, Bangning |
Environmental epidemiology, maternal and child health epidemiology, childhood cancer epidemiology |
Health Behavior Faculty
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Name / Title |
Research Interest |
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Barry, Adam |
Social, behavioral, and legal issues associated with intoxication from alcohol, Assessing and measuring alcohol-related behaviors, Impaired driving, Alcohol-related policies and practices associated with the sale, distribution, and marketing of alcoholic beverages |
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Baetge, Claire |
Lifestyle medicine, Physical activity, Nutrition, Chronic disease |
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Blake, Jamilia |
Peer-directed aggression, bullying and victimization of socially marginalized youth, exclusionary school discipline, mental health disparities, school health interventions |
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Bolick, Barbara |
Development outcomes of low-income, Spanish speaking adolescent girls, living in Central America and in the United States, Ways to support social-emotional learning in the face of persistent adversity |
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Chen, Lei-Shih |
Public health genomics, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Disability and health, Cancer prevention and control, Health disparities |
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Chiang, Shawn |
Culturally tailored health communication, Communication technology, Cancer prevention, particularly HPV-related cancers, Population of focus: Asian Americans/sexual and gender minorities |
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Clark, Heather |
Program evaluation, Healthy communities, Community collaboration/partnerships, Public health workforce development, Network analysis |
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Cobb, Corey |
Prevention science, mental and behavioral health of Hispanic populations, culturally sensitive digital mental health interventions, refining cultural and psychological science |
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DeLeon, Joy |
College health, Women’s health, Sexual Health, Substance use behaviors |
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Fehr, Sara |
Women’s health, Human sexuality, Sexual Assault Prevention, Intimate partner violence prevention, Trauma-informed care |
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Flores, Krystal |
Maternal and child health, Reproductive health, Border Health (Rio Grande Valley, TX) |
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Garney, Whitney |
Systems approaches to public health prevention and evaluation, Social Ecology, Healthcare access, Telehealth, Health across the lifespan |
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Gilreath, Tamika |
Substance use epidemiology, Mental health: prevention, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and depressive symptoms, Risk factor: adolescent behavioral health and behavioral health risk comorbidities, Disparities/vulnerable populations: racial/ethnic minorities, military-connected youth and families, and sexual minorities |
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Hanik, Bruce |
eHealth literacy, Leadership and positive youth development |
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Ji, Qian |
Stress management, Women’s health, College health, Worksite health promotion, Public health interventions |
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Kim, (Paul) Junhyoung |
Technology interventions, healthy aging and disease prevention, dementia prevention, health equity, social psychology and behavior change, disability studies |
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Le, Aurora |
Occupational health disparities, occupational justice, psychosocial factors of work, health behavior in workplace settings, highly infectious disease mitigation and management, worker training and education |
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Ma, Ping |
Health disparities, Social determinants of health, Maternal and child health/women’s health, Health behavior prevention (e.g., smoking cessation), Mental health and mental healthcare service access research in vulnerable populations (e.g., adolescents, immigrants, racial minorities, and seniors), Community-based participated research |
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McNeill, Elisa (Beth) |
Adolescent health, pedagogy, health education in schools |
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Montemayor, Benjamin |
Prevention and intervention of alcohol and other drug use among young adult at-risk minority populations and underrepresented sub-groups, Investigating perceptions of alcohol-related cancer risk, Utilizing theory to explain and predict future use of alcohol and other drugs and help-seeking behavior, Applying implementation science to ensure the adoption and sustainability of tailored interventions in real-world settings |
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Owens, Christopher |
Rural LGBTQ sexual, mental, and behavioral health, HIV/STI prevention, testing, and treatment, Healthcare provider and healthcare professionals delivering HIV/STI evidence-based practices, Sexual health and HIV implementation science, Applied health behavior theory research, Mixed-methods |
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Patino, Isabella |
Maternal and child health, Mental health, Health disparities, Healthcare access, Community capacity building |
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Patterson, Meg |
Social network analysis, social connectedness, community health, behavioral health |
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Prochnow, Tyler |
Social network analysis, Physical activity, Mental health, Adolescent health, Systems science/health coalition dynamics, Community health |
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Rahn, Rhonda |
College student health, Professional training for future health educators, Sexuality education, Peer health education |
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Sherman, Ledric |
Type 2 diabetes self-management among ethnic minority men, Utilization of technology for chronic illness management among men, Health education and wellness promotion |
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Stasi, Selina |
Community engaged, based, and developed research, Physical activity asset mapping, Strength based approaches to community capacity building and mobilization, Promotion and utilization of healthy outdoor communities to reduce health disparities, Access to physical activity within underserved populations, Physician-based physical activity counseling, prescription, referral, and feedback loops. ACSM's Exercise is Medicine, Exercise Rx, Linkage between community, clinic, and church to promote health, Public health practitioners role in identifying, uniting, and leveraging community resources |
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Williams, Megan |
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health, sexual healthcare utilization, college health, sexual education, pedagogy |
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Yudkin, Joshua |
Chronic and cardiometabolic diseases, global health, pediatrics, eHealth, implementation science |
Health Policy and Management Faculty
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Name / Title |
Research Interest |
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Alexander, Adam |
Systems and processes improvement, risk management in clinical practice, educational methodologies, advanced imaging in orthodontics |
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Blackburn, Christine |
Rural health, health access and quality, border health, public health emergency preparedness and response, epidemics and pandemic |
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Boyce, Matthew |
Health equity and disparities, health financing, health security, health systems strengthening, urban and rural health |
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Côté, Murray |
Operational analysis, health services delivery methods (tele/drone) project management in rural hospitals, information asymmetry in doctor/patient encounters |
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Ferdinand, Alva |
Effectiveness of laws aimed at improving public health, State and federal regulation of health care delivery, Health law and ethics, Research integrity, Disparities in health outcomes |
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Griffith, Jennifer |
Foundations and application of public health practice, competency based education, assessment and evaluation, public health preparedness and emergency response |
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Kirkland, Stephanie |
How politicians speak about public health, how health policies are made, effects of opioid use on population and individual health, mortality of health and illness |
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Kum, Hye-Chung |
Using Abundance of Existing Digital Data (e.g. government administrative data, electronic health records) to Support Accurate Evidence Based Decisions for Policy, Management, Legislation, Evaluation, and Research, Data Science of Using Massive Secondary Datasets, Building Efficient and Effective Human Computer Hybrid Systems to Clean, Integrate, and Extract Valuable Information from Raw Chaotic Data |
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Lin, Sherry |
Preventive care services, disabilities research, vulnerable populations |
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Linde, Sebastian |
Healthcare pricing and costs, social determinants of health and disparities, provider networks and provider behavior |
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Lockman, Alee |
Health politics and public opinion, health communications, rural health access and quality, mental health and substance use policy, public trust in healthcare, science, and public health |
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Marthey, Daniel |
State health policy, Medicaid, healthcare cost and quality, access to care, healthcare delivery, public programs, health disparities |
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Moats, Jason |
Disaster management, training and development, technology acceptance in public safety and public health |
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Ohsfeldt, Robert |
Comparative treatment effectiveness using real-world evidence, cost impact and cost-effectiveness analysis, economics of health sector regulation |
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Pena, Maria |
Insurance coverage & eligibility (Medicare and Medicaid), delivery and payment systems reforms, telehealth & mental health policy |
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Radcliff, Tiffany |
Health economics, health policy, and health services research; improving quality of care in long-term care, access for rural and other underserved populations, improving care processes and outcomes, industrial organization of healthcare, economic evaluation |
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Rochford, Hannah |
Intimate partner and gender-based violence prevention, child maltreatment prevention, lethal violence prevention, firearm violence prevention |
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Schmit, Cason D. |
Artificial intelligence and health, law as a social determinant of health, health information technology policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information, public health reporting and surveillance |
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Stebbins, Carla |
Empathy, management and leadership, assessment of learning, accreditation |
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Validova, Asiya |
Child and maternal health disparities, underinsurance among children in the U.S., state policy environment and immigrant health, parental leave policies and health outcomes, public policy and fertility behavior |
