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Brittney Dixon

Brittney Dixon

Assistant Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

As a social and behavioral scientist, Brittney Dixon researches underserved populations, with an emphasis on health disparities.

Community-Engaged ResearchChronic ConditionsHealth EquityHealth DisparitiesSocial Determinants of Health
Molly Jacobs

Molly Jacobs

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Molly Jacobs conducts research on health outcomes, healthcare utilization, and treatment/intervention efficacy.

Data AnalyticsEconometricsHealth EconomicsMultilevel AnalysisCost Effectiveness
Lusine Yaghjyan

Lusine Yaghjyan

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Lusine Yaghjyan's research focuses on the epidemiology of breast cancer.

EpidemiologyBenign Breast DiseaseMolecular Breast Cancer EpidemiologyBreast CancerEnviornmental Contributors to Breast Cancer Etiology
Allison Holgerson

Allison Holgerson

Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Allison Holgerson conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations for patients being considered for bariatric procedures.

Binge eating disorderBariatric psychologyHealth Psychologyobesity and weight management
Jennifer Applebaum

Jennifer Applebaum

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jennifer Applebaum is an expert on pet ownership and the resulting health and well-being/welfare implications of the human-pet dyad.

Companion AnimalsOne HealthPet OwnershipPetsPet Owners
Pamela Hess

Pamela Hess

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Pamela Hess seeks to advance OT's roles in surgical ergonomics and women's and pelvic health conditions.

Women's and Pelvic HealthSurgical Ergonomics
Jessica Payne-Murphy

Jessica Payne-Murphy

Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jessica Payne-Murphy is director of the Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology.

Behavioral sleep medicineDepressionAnxiety FibromyalgiaClinical Health Psychology
Meryl Alappattu

Meryl Alappattu

Research Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Meryl Alappattu's research interests include chronic pain, pelvic pain, rehabilitation and women's health.

Chronic PainPelvic Health Physical TherapyPelvic PainPhysical TherapyRehabilitation
Santanu Datta

Santanu Datta

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Santanu Datta's current research is focused in the areas of lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and adolescent vaping.

shared decision making for lung cancer screeningSmoking Cessation InterventionsHealth EconomicsVaping tax policy
Ara Jo

Ara Jo

Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Ara Jo has expertise in healthcare system management and the development of preventive care models for chronic diseases and risk assessment.

Body composition assessmentHealthcare SystemPreventive care model for chronic diseases (i.e., diabetes and prediabetes)Sarcopenia