Health Experts

Community Health Program CoordinatorChristianaCare

Todd Hartsock is a senior community educator at ChristianaCare.

Community HealthSchool-based HealthHealth EquityCommunity EducationLeadership

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yusen Zhai’s research focuses on AI and machine learning and health policy to promote mental health outcomes and suicide prevention.

Predictive ModelingHealth PolicyMental HealthArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning in Health Research

ProfessorAugusta University

Dr. Simon Medcalfe is an economist with an emphasis on sports economics, social determinants of health, and the local economy.

Community and Economic DevelopmentSocial Determinants of HealthSports Economics

Assistant Professor | Department of PsychiatryThe Ohio State University

Dr. Gur specializes in pre-conception, pregnancy and the postpartum period

Pre-ConceptionPregnancyPost-Partum DepressionMiscarriageInfertility

Professor, Microbial Food SafetyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kniel’s laboratory explores issues of food safety and public health that involve transmission of viruses and pathogenic bacteria.

Microbial Food SafetyFoodborne parasitesProduce SafetyCyclosporaFood Systems

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.

Health DisparitiesMarginalized CommunitiesEnvironmental Racism

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Autism ServicesAutism Research and TreatmentMental Health ResearchServices and SupportAdults With Autism

Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors.

CyberbullyingGun ViolenceHealth Risk Behaviors in Children and AdolescentsInternet SafetySleep Texting

Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making.

Consumer BehaviorConsumer Goals/MotivationFood MarketingBusinessHealth-Related Decisions

Assistant Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Amanda Paluch is a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist with a focus on advancing the measurement of physical activity.

Step TrackingPhysical ActivityWearablesPhysical Behavior MeasurementChronic Disease Prevention

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