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Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Department Chair, Prelicensure Nursing | Associate Professor

Blake McGee studies the impacts of federal and state policy choices on economically or socially marginalized people.

Affordable Care ActMedicareHealth PolicyMedicaidEmergency Nursing‎
Beth NeSmith, PhD

Beth NeSmith, PhD

Dean, College of Nursing

Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work

NursingTraumaEmergency Medicine
 Jose Vazquez, MD

Jose Vazquez, MD

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Jose Vazquez studies and treats infectious diseases, including COVID-19, antibiotic-resistant superbugs and fungal infections.

CoronavirusTranslational Medicine in Infectious DiseasesDrug-Resistant Infections (CREs, KPCs)Infectious Disease Clinical TrialsAntimicrobials and Antifungals
Ravindra Kolhe, PhD

Ravindra Kolhe, PhD

Director, Georgia Esoteric & Molecular Laboratory at Augusta University

Ravindra Kolhe is a Molecular and Genetic Pathologist, involved in identifying and validating cutting-edge platforms for diagnostic medicine

Pathology InformaticsGenetic PathologyMolecular PathologySurgical Pathology
Lynsey Steinberg

Lynsey Steinberg

Director of Innovation at the Georgia Cyber Center

Lynsey Steinberg is one of the 300 board-certified medical illustrators and also an expert on virtual reality.

Community and EconomicVirtual RealityMedical IllustrationGamificationInnovation
Teresa M. Waters, PhD

Teresa M. Waters, PhD

Dean, School of Public Health

Dr. Teresa Waters' research focuses on health care financing and health policy.

Health PolicyHealth Care Financing ‎Health Care Delivery SystemsValue Based Payment Polices
David C. Hess, MD

David C. Hess, MD

Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Medical College of Georgia

Dr. David C. Hess, a stroke specialist, educator, and entrepreneur, is dean of the Medical College of Georgia.

Academic MedicineStrokeNeuroscienceTelemedicineNeurology
Gokila Dorai, PhD

Gokila Dorai, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Dorai’s area of expertise is mobile/IoT forensics research and developing a targeted data extraction system for digital forensics.

System SecurityArtifical IntelligenceDigital CrimesSoftware DevelopmentMobile Computing
J. Aaron Johnson, PhD

J. Aaron Johnson, PhD

Associate Dean of Research, School of Public Health; Director, Institute of Public and Preventive Health

J. Aaron Johnson, PhD's research focuses on evidence-based practices, primarily in substance use prevention.

Health literacyAlcohol ScreeningBrief InterventionsTreatment of Substance Use DisordersOpioid Epidemic
Mark Thompson, PhD

Mark Thompson, PhD

Dean of Hull College of Business, Professor of Economics

Mark Thompson, PhD, dean of the Hull College of Business, is an economist in business conditions, risk analysis, energy and health care.

EconomicsEnergyHealthcare IndustryRisk Analysis