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Kenneth  Byrd, PhD

Kenneth Byrd, PhD

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Professor in the Dept. of Otolaryngology & Dept. of Neurosurgery

A respected leader in head and neck cancers with specialties in skull base surgery, otolaryngology, and transoral robotic surgery.

Transoral Laser MicrosurgerySkull Base SurgeryHead and Neck SurgeryHead and Neck SurgeryQuality of life in head and neck cancer
Jorge Cortes, MD

Jorge Cortes, MD

Director, Georgia Cancer Center

Jorge Cortes is a clinical investigator who has helped research and develop multiple treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaAcute Myeloid LeukemiaBlood and Bone Marrow TransplantsCancerChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Phillip Coule, MD

Phillip Coule, MD

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, AU Health System & Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Phillip Coule is an expert in COVID-19 testing, hospital quality & safety, emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and GRAChIE.

CoronavirusMass Casualty TriageEmergency MedicineHospital Quality and SafetyDisaster Preparedness
Elizabeth Culatta, PhD

Elizabeth Culatta, PhD

Assistant Profoessor

My research program concentrates on how identity processes affect health, especially during the transition to adulthood.

Sexual HarassmentMental HealthIdentity Processes in Transition to AdulthoodSociology of health and illnessSociology of Health Care
Biplab Datta, PhD

Biplab Datta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and Policy

Dr. Datta’s research explores the niche areas in the junction of public health and economics.

Global HealthHealth EconomicsNon-Communicable DiseasesHealthcare FinancingSocioeconomic Determinants of Health
Kim Davies, PhD

Kim Davies, PhD

Dean of Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Dr. Kim Davies, Dean of the Pamplin College, is a sociologist available to discuss homicide.

Gender-Based ViolenceSociology Of HomicideSocial EqualityMurderSociology
Gianluca De Leo, PhD

Gianluca De Leo, PhD

Chair of the Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy

Dr. Gianluca De Leo is a leading expert on using technology, such as virtual reality and e-health, in public health and health care.

TelemedicineAugmented RealityHealth TechnologyBiotechnologyPublic Health
Richard Deaner

Richard Deaner

Associate Professor in the Department of Advanced Studies & Innovation

An award-winning professor and researcher in counselor education and clinical mental health counseling.

Counselor EducationHuman development and growthClinical Mental Health Counseling
Adam  Diehl

Adam Diehl

Lecturer of English

Professor Diehl is an expert in hip-hop culture, lyrical analysis, Rap as a form of literature and specifically the works of Kendrick Lamar.

Kendrik LamarHip-Hop CultureRap as Literature
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