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At the O’Donnell School of Public Health, we believe high-quality public health education should be accessible to all who can meet the challenges of a rigorous and enriching academic program. Therefore, we dedicate financial and philanthropic resources to keeping the cost of our degrees reasonable so our students can learn alongside award-winning faculty who are prominent leaders in their fields.
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Assistant Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology
Research areas:
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
Professor
Research areas:
- Clinical trial design
- Bayesian methods
- Meta-analysis
Associate Professor
Research areas:
- Medical informatics
- AI in healthcare
- Patient engagement
Katherine Kitchens, L.M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Instructor
Research areas:
- Rural health
- Refugee health
- Community-engaged research
David S. Lopez, M.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor
Research areas:
- Cancer epidemiology
- Health disparities
- Obesity-related cancers
Changwei Li, M.P.H., Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor
Research areas:
- Gene-environment interactions
- Cardiometabolic disease
- Chronic kidney disease
Alejandra Fernandez, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research areas:
- Family-based interventions
- Substance use
- Hispanic health
Instructor
Research areas:
- Genetic epidemiology
- Molecular epidemiology
- Cancer susceptibility
Samaah Sullivan, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research areas:
- Psychosocial stress
- Cardiovascular health
- Women’s health
Luyu (Amber) Xie, Ph.D., Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Research areas:
- Real-world data
- Chronic disease
- Electronic health records
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