Population Health & Health Services Researchers

Keywords: Population Health, Health Services

Name Title Info Affiliation Keywords Email Research Interests
Kate Applebaum, ScD, MSPH Assoc Prof Info Environmental & Occupational Health: MISPH Pesticides, Asbestos, Occupational Exposure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Disease, Hispanic Americans, Endotoxins, Brain, Lung Neoplasms, Email Environmental and occupational exposures influencing the risk of chronic diseases and cancer, including cancer of the lung, head and neck, skin, kidney, and brain; exposures such as pesticides, heavy metals including arsenic, lead and cadmium, silica dust, asbestos, endotoxin, and metalworking fluids; chronic kidney disease (CKD) in male sugarcane workers in Nicaragua, in Hispanic/Latino populations in the U.S., and in pesticide applicators and autoworkers in the U.S.
Karla Bartholomew, PhD, JD, MPH, PA Adj Asst Prof Info Clinical Public Health: SMHS Public Health, Curriculum, Education, Medical, Health Occupations, Public Health Policy,  Tobacco Policy , Medical Education , Patient-Centered Research Email Integrating public health and population health principles in medical education and clinical care;  public health policy;  tobacco prevention and control policy.
Barbara Bass, MD Prof Info Surgery: SMHS educational needs in health care for providers, simulation tools, surgical education, quality and outcomes measurement systems, Email Computational surgery, health services research and outcomes sciences, and clinical trials in surgical oncology, following two decades of bench research in gastrointestinal biology.
Debra Bernat, PhD Assoc Prof Info Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH cancer control and health equity, epidemiology, behavioral health, health policy, health disparities, health disparity, population health, smoking, Cancer , Patient-Centered Research Email Smoking in youth in terms of environments and characteristics and policy.
Priti Bhansali, MD, MEd Prof Info Pediatrics: SMHS health literacy, social determinants of health, injury prevention, pediatric fellowship, professional education, medical education, faculty development, Medical Education , Pediatrics Email health literacy, social determinants of health, injury prevention, medical education, faculty development
Marisa Birkmeier, DPT Assoc Prof Info Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS medical education, health function, Clinical education, Assessment, Curriculum design, Pediatric physical therapy education, Muscular dystrophy, Email The scholarship of teaching and learning with a focus on pediatric physical therapy education, assessment, curriculum design, and clinical education; ollaborates on clinical research for individuals with muscular dystrophy related to impact of primary and secondary impairments on overall function and quality of life. 
Lisa Bowleg, PhD Prof Info Psychology: CCAS Transgender Persons, Sexual and Gender Minorities, African Americans, HIV Infections, Cancer control and health equity, Email Individual and social factors and Black men’s HIV risk, intersectionality, and effect of intersectionality on stress and resilience in Black, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Sarah Calabrese, PhD Asst Prof Info Psychology: CCAS Homosexuality, Male, Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Health, Health Promotion, HIV Infections, Cancer control and health equity, Email Sexual stereotypes and discrimination in the context of health; sexual health promotion among Black men who have sex with men and other socially marginalized groups;  barriers to HIV prevention, including inequities in access to new prevention resources.
Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health equity, ELSI of data science, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Genomics and precision medicine, Race and medicine, health disparities, health disparity, Pharmacogenomics law, Life sciences law, International law, Email Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics and data science research; intersection of bioethics, law, and emerging technologies to inform the equitable, ethical study of genomics; focus on underrepresented, typically African diaspora populations, data protection and discrimination, and commercial uses of data and DNA. She is skilled in the application of normative and legal analysis, systematic reviews and has published interview data.
Amanda Castel, MD, MPH Prof Info Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH Children's Health, Epidemiology Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, Health Outcome Surveillance, Population Health, Email HIV and related infectious diseases.
Yan Cheng, PhD Asst Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health equity, health function, Fraumatic brain injury, Mental illness, Osteoporosis, HIV, Outcomes research, Epidemiology, Email Pharmacoepidemiology, health outcome research, and medical informatics; health care disparities among the VA populations. My collaboration with experts in different disciplines on several NIH- and Pharma-funded projects has resulted in peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, ScD, MPA Assoc Prof Info Global Health: MISPH Latin America, West Indies, Caribbean Region, Policy, Risk, Diet, Email Policies and mechanisms that impact access to specific foods, diet, and cardiometabolic risk in Latin America, the Caribbean, and vulnerable U.S. populations.
Donaldson Conserve, PhD Assoc Prof Info Prevention & Community Health: MISPH HIV/AIDS, Global Health, Prevention, Community Health, Health Services Research, HIV prevention, Email Implementing and disseminating evidence-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment interventions for scale-up and population impact.
Kevin Davey, MD Assoc Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS Social Determinants of Health, Global Health, Health Policy, Medical Education, Emergency Medicine, health disparity, health disparities, Emergency Medicine , Medical Education Email Global health, international emergency medicine, social determinants of health and health disparities, healthcare policy, and medical education.
Leslie Davidson, PhD, MSEd Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS medical education, health function, Combat-related traumatic brain injury, Concussion, Advances in online pedagogy, Activity engagement, Cognition, Family wellbeing, Email Vognitive outcome assessments; dual task and multitask assessments to help inform return to duty with servicemembers who have sustained concussion; qualitative and mixed methods approaches for assessment development; collaborating with caregivers of service members following concussion, participating in large multi-center studies and analysis of concussion assessment data.
Marcia Firmani, PhD, MSPH Assoc Prof Info Biomedical Laboratory Sciences: SMHS health function, Bacterial pathogenesis, tuberculosis, infectious diseases, molecular biology, reactive oxygen species, HIV, medical education, Academic Integrity, Pathogen Reduction Technology, Email Bacterial pathogenesis with extensive biosafety-level 2, 3 and 4 laboratory experience; biothreat agent characterization; identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factors, comparing fitness among clinical isolates, and investigating Mycobacterium host-immune interactions; transfusion medicine research projects at the VSTC campus using Mirasol Pathogen Reduction Technology.
Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health function, Nutrition and diet, Immunology, Inflammation, Microbiome, Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Dietary Supplements, Public Health, Integrative Medicine, Cancer control, health equity, brain Email Nutrition and immunity; role of the microbiome and nutrition in promoting health, and the consequences of malnutrition in obesity;   evaluating the role of vitamin D as an immune modulatory hormone particularly in skin, the primary site of vitamin D production and activation.
Tamara Gayle, PhD Asst Prof Info Pediatrics: CNH population health, health equity, social determinants of health Email protocol and screening for social determinants of health in the inpatient setting. food insecurity and asthma in Black children.
Monika Goyal, MD, MSCE Prof Info Pediatrics: CNH Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Emergency Service, Hospital, Health Disparities, Racial Disparities, health disparity, Emergency Medicine, Patient-Centered Research Email Adolescent sexual health, health disparities, and health services.
James Griffith, MD Prof Info Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS Mental Health, Refugees, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Mental Health Services, Headache, Psychophysiologic Disorders, Email Posttraumatic stress disorder and refugee mental health, psychosomatic and stress-related illnesses, and emotional problems and psychiatric disorders related to diagnosis and treatment of other medical conditions, including: neurological disorders, headaches, and chronic fatigue syndromes.
Cherise Harrington, PhD, MPH Prof Lecturer Info Prevention & Community Health: MISPH Social Determinants of Health, Race, Chronic Disease, health disparity, Email Race and psychosocial and environmental factors; health disparities; social determinants of health.
Katherine Horton, RN, MPH, JD Prof Info Health Policy & Management: MISPH Cancer, Health Policy, Health Services Research, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, Substance Use Policy, Email Health policy with regards to substance abuse and cancer.
Elmer Huerta, MD Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Cancer prevention, oncology, epidemiology, Health education, Patient care, health services, Email Community cancer control in Latin American populations.
Roger Ideishi, JD Prof Info Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS health equity, health function, Community participation, Arts, Inclusivity, Email Community accessibility and engagement for people with developmental disabilities; gaps in education, practice, and policy limiting community accessibility and engagement;arts and disability. 
Trudy Mallinson, PhD Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health function, Brain injury, Disorders of consciousness, Rehabilitation, Chronic disability, Outcome assessment (Health Care), Health policy, Shared decision-making, Health care quality, Quality performance measures, Email Health outcome assessments, rehabilitation health services research, and health policy; outcome measurement in severe TBI, standardized assessment in rehabilitation, and developing measurement methodology;  Rasch Analysis, reliability and validity testing, and advanced measurement methodologies;  large multi-center studies and also in psychometric analysis of brain injury assessment data.
Joyce Maring, EdD, DPT Prof Info Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS health function, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Falls, Medical Education, Motor control, performance measures, Health care quality, Quality performance measures, Email Role of motor control dysfunction in patients with movement disorders secondary to neurological impairments; health and wellness interventions for persons with developmental disabilities; evaluating innovation in teaching and learning for health professionals.
Melissa McCarthy, ScD, MS Prof Info Health Policy & Management: MISPH Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Email Clinical and health policy issues related to improving the quality of emergency care and increasing access to health care; modeling the rate of emergency room visits and evaluating the quality of emergency department care.
Paige McDonald, EdD Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS medical education, Blended Learning,, Collaborative Learning, Change, Reflective Practice, Online Learning, Metacognition Email Application of technology to enhance online adult learning;  innovations in learning design and delivery; application of qualitative and mixed methods to understanding adult online learning; blended learning, online learning, meta-cognition, and reflective practice.
Lalit Narayan, MD Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Medical education, Global health, Primary care, Language, Social medicine, Email How medical students in India can be better equipped to practice in multi-lingual clinical and educational settings. 
Samar Nasser, PhD, MPH, MS Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health equity health function, Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Racial & ethnic disparities, Quality improvement, Clinical trials, Email Factors that support prevention, treatment, and management of hypertension and cardiometabolic disease in special populations, and translating evidence-based methods to curb these disparate effects; racial and ethnic disparities  in medication adherence; clinical trial methodologies; large multidisciplinary research teams, and in treating patients with chronic hypertension.
LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH Prof Info Medicine: SMHS health services, public health, health care delivery, population health, health equity, healthcare access, Email health services, clinical public health, population health sciences
Tamara Ritsema, PhD, MPH, MMS Assoc Prof Info Physician Assistant Studies: SMHS medical education, Physician Assistant/Associate workforce, Physician Assistant faculty development, Development of non-physician clinician roles internationally, Health workforce research, Research training and mentoring, Email Global development of the physician assistant profession, with particular focus on Great Britain; productivity of Physician Assistants in Emergency Departments; facilitates faculty development for research skills; expertise in evaluating the intersection of public health and medicine. 
Zeina Saliba, MD Asst Prof Info Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS Pregnancy, Refugees, Health Equity, Mental Health, Global Health, Emigrants and Immigrants, Parturition, Email Trauma; global health, including refugee and immigrant health; mental health; perinatal health; and health equity/social determinants of health.
Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH Prof Info Dermatology: SMHS dermato-epidemiology, eczema, contact dermatitis, inflammatory skin disease, biomarkers, clinical trial design, Email Drug development, clinical trial design, biomarkers, dermato-epidemiology, health services research, patient-reported outcomes, comorbidities and burden of itch and inflammatory skin disease and evidence-based dermatology.
Beth Tarini, MD, MS Prof Info Pediatrics: CNH Newborn Infant, Neonatal Screening, Health Services Research, Primary Health Care, genetics, Email Newborn screening, genetics, health services research, and primary care.
Kathleen Thoma, EdD Asst Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health equity, medical education, Clinical trials administration, Access to clinical trials, Health equity, Health literacy, HIV/infectious disease, Medical Education , Infectious Diseases Email Clinical research studies in HIV/infectitious diseases; clinical research administration, increasing diversity and inclusion in clinical research, increasing patient centricity and patient engagement in clinical research, social determinants of health/health equity, health literacy, and health science distance education. She is skilled in the application of qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods with an emphasis on qualitative methods. 
Maranda Ward, MPH, EdD Asst Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS Health equity, health justice, medical education, Global health, Women's health, Intimate partner violence, Community educator, Curriculum developer, Service-learning, Equity, Youth development, medical education, Email Anti-racism efforts within health sciences education and in designing curricula to enable student and faculty to competently promote health equity in practice; stakeholder-engaged community-focused studies; participatory action research methods
Erin Wentzell, DPT Asst Prof Info Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS medical education, health function, Physical activity, Play, Early childhood development, Inclusive play, Outdoor play, Community-based participatory research, Email Inclusive play, outdoor exploration, and early childhood development; effectiveness of healthy behaviors in children with disabilities and the promotion of participation in activities within the community and family. 
Maria Zea, PhD Prof Info Psychology: CCAS Homosexuality, Male, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Circumcision, Male, Sexual Behavior, Risk, Sexual Minorities, Email Psychosocial and behavioral factors relevant to HIV/AIDS and sexual risk among Latino men who have sex with men; cultural, situational, and structural contexts; disclosure of HIV status among Latino gay men, contextual factors of sexual risk among Latino men who have sex with men, and HIV prevalence, sexual risk, and attitudes towards circumcision among Colombian gay men.
Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH Prof Info Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH HIV, HIV Prevention, Community engagement,, Email Epidemiology; HIV/AIDS; HIV prevention; health information technology for patient education
Colton Hood, MD Assoc Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS Emergency Medicine, Informatics, Telehealth, health services Email Emergency Medicine, Informatics, Telehealth,
Jillian Catalanotti, MD, MPH Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Medical Education, Public Health, Underserved Medicine, Community health, Women's health, Internal medicine, Email Graduate medical curricula; Underserved Medicine and Public Health curriculum; Community Health elective;perceptions of public health training for residents
Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD Prof Info Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS Torture, Poverty, War-Related Injuries, Disasters, Mental Health, Brain Email Mental health and works with populations affected by war-related trauma, torture, environmental disasters, and chronic stressor of poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to healthcare.
Juan Klopper, MD Assoc Prof Info Biostatistics & Bioinformatics: MISPH healthcare systems, teaching and training, and clinical surgery Email development of large-scale educational resources, data science, biostatistics, and machine learning
Robert Turner, II, PhD Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health equity, Sports Medicine, Concussion, Brain Injury, Healthcare Disparities, African American health, Medical Sociology, Alzheimer's and related diseases, Men's health, Social and behavioral determinants of health, Email Ethnographic and mixed methods research; psychosocial and neurocognitive risk and protective factors, accelerated cognitive aging, and mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) among former NCAA Division I and former NFL athletes. 
Anthony Artino, PhD Prof Info Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS medical education, Survey methods, Self-regulated learning, Academic motivation and emotion, Email Scientific understanding of teaching, learning, and assessment processes, and the development of practical applications to improve medical and health professions education; social-cognitive views of motivation, emotion, and behavior to better understand how medical trainees learn across the educational continuum. 
Patrick Corr, PhD Asst Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS medical education, trauma, health equity, whole body health, well-being, Email Qualitative research methods, academic writing, and health equity; subjective well-being, whole body health, and addressing the academic and social inequities that impact health outcomes. 
Ken Harwood, PhD Adj Assoc Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS Health Care Quality, Health Services, Email Health Care Quality, Health Services,
Geoff Shapiro, MS Adj Instructor Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS Emergency Medical Services, Health Services Email Emergency Medical Services, Health Services
Qing Zeng, PhD Prof Info Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS health function, Complementary and integrative health, Consumer health informatics, brain Email Data mining, natural language processing, and consumer health informatics;. information for healthcare research and delivery. collaboration to develop interoperability standards for the broader clinical NLP community and have been developing a clinical NLP ecosystem.
Christina Prather, MD Assoc Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Geriatric Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Acute Geriatric Care, Undergraduate Medical Education, Geriatric Trauma and Surgical Care , Geriatrics , Medical Education, brain Email Medical education, palliative care among severely injured patients, and hearing loss from fall-related injuries.
Aiste Gulla, MD, PhD Asst Prof Info Surgery: SMHS Medical Education, Clinical and Translational Research, Surgery Email Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) transplantation and surgery, clinician researcher development
Ameer Abutaleb, MD Asst Prof Info Surgery: SMHS Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplants Email translational and clinical studies in viral hepatitis and HIV-related liver disease
Tony Yang, ScD, LLM, MPH Prof Info Health Policy & Management: SMHS health care delivery, population health outcomes, law, policy, vaccination law and policy, maternity care, medical malpractice, Pharmaceuticals, cancer control and health equity, Cancer , Patient-Centered Research Email Policy issues at the intersection of the legal and health systems, especially in the following areas: Vaccination Law and Policy, Pharmaceuticals and FDA-regulated Products, Medical Malpractice and Maternity Care. 
Sora Ely, MD Asst Prof Info Surgery: SMHS Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery); Surgery; Clinical Outcomes; Small Cell Lung Cancer; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer Screening; Health Equity; Population Health; Health Services; Public Health Email Lung and Esophageal Cancer; Mediastinal Masses and Cysts; Benign Foregut Surgery including Hiatal Hernia; Minimally Invasive Surgery including Robotic-Assisted;  Clinical Outcomes; Cancer Care Quality; Lung Cancer Screening; Cancer Early Detection; Incidental Lung Nodules; Disparities in Lung Cancer Outcomes and Screening 
Irene Dankwa Mullan, PhD Adj Prof Info Health Policy & Management: MISPH  health equity, community and public health and building AI technologies for social good, health services Email  health equity, community and public health and building AI technologies for social good.
Laure Experton, MD Asst Prof Info Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: SMHS Global mental health; public health; population health; anthropology; health care delivery; healthcare access Email health services, clinical public health, population health sciences
Emmeline Ha, MD Asst Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS primary care; family medicine; health policy; medical education; Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Email Primary care workforce development, undergraduate medical education, and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander health disparities and advocacy. 
Mary Warner, PhD Assoc Prof Info Physician Assistant Studies: SMHS Patient Centered Research, Medical Education, Population Health, Health Services Email Effectiveness of pain management and opioid continuing medical education on clinician adherence to FDA Blueprint Guidelines
Sumitha Raman, MD Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Chronic Diseases, Medical Education, Global & Population Health, Health Services Email Chronic Diseases, Medical Education, Global & Population Health, Health Services
Leah Steckler, MD Asst Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS Geriatrics; Falls; Dementia; Screening; Ageism; Emergency department; Documentation; Screening tools; Care navigation; Care transitions Email Older adult emergency care; Ageism; Telehealth in the emergency department setting; Falls and older adults; Emergency department screening, older adults
Neal Sikka, MD Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS Telemedicine, Patient Care, Peritoneal Dialysis, Cancer control and health equity Email Improving patient care through technology, and using remote medical monitoring to improve care for peritoneal dialysis patients; specialty care via telemedicine in the DC area.
Andrew Meltzer, MD, MS Prof Info Emergency Medicine: SMHS Point of Care Testing, Biomarkers, Renal Colic, Capsule Endoscopy, Emergency Abdominal Pain, Dyspepsia, Pancreatitis, Patient Discharge,Hospital Emergency Service, Gastritis, Tomography, X-Ray, Email Point of Care testing (including novel biomarkers and capsule endoscopy);  diagnosis and management of abdominal pain and GI emergencies (including renal colic, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer disease appendicitis, small bowel obstruction.); and applying new technology to improve acute care medicine. 
Catherine Anne Varnum, MD, MPH Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Chronic Disease outcome improvement/ population health management in primary care; telemedicine; electronic medical record use for educational purposes. Email Chronic Disease outcome improvement/ population health management in primary care; telemedicine; electronic medical record use for educational purposes.
Adrienne Poon, MD, MPH Assoc Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Health Management and Policy, internal medicine, health services Email health transitions, disparities, system, and reform.
Asish Gulati, DO Asst Prof Info Neurology: SMHS Vascular neurology Email Vascular neurology
Gavin Truong, MD Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, Refugee Health, Health Services Email Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, Refugee Health, Health Services
Jessica Weisz, MD Asst Prof Info Pediatrics: SMHS multi-modal curriculum to teach students and residents how to incorporate screening and addressing social needs during clinical visit, health services Email multi-modal curriculum to teach students and residents how to incorporate screening and addressing social needs during clinical visit
Rohit Jain, MD Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid, Adrenal Disorders, Metabolic Bone Disease, Health Services Email Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid, Adrenal Disorders, Metabolic Bone Disease, Health Services
Sajithya Perera, MD Asst Prof Info Pediatrics: CNH Pediatric Global Health, Health Services, early childhood development, medical education Email Pediatric Global Health, Health Services, early childhood development
Sarah Boutwell, MD Asst Prof Info Medicine: SMHS patient care focusing on indigent populations, women, and the elderly, health services research Email patient care focusing on indigent populations, women, and the elderly, health services research
Serene Habayeb, PhD Asst Prof Info Pediatrics: CNH Autism, diagnostic evaluations, health services research, Email Cultural issues and community integration of clinical services for individuals with ASD and their families.