Loureen Smart Downes, Ph.D.
Expert in healthy lifestyle behaviors · Florida Gulf Coast University
Loureen Downes researches physical activity, nutrition and chronic disease prevention.
Lifestyle Medicine Nutrition Disease Prevention Type 2 diabetes and diabetes self-management education
Melissa Melough
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Melough studies the interrelationships of nutritional and environmental factors influencing human health.
Nutrition Epidemiology Public Health Molecular Epidemiology Cancer Epidemiology
Inas Kelly
Professor and Chair of Economics · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Applied Microeconomics Labor Economics Health Economics Public Policy
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lisa Chasan-Taber is an internationally recognized expert on physical activity during pregnancy.
Physical Activity and Pregnancy Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Physical Activity Epidemiology Health Equity
Tracy Citeroni
Associate Professor of Sociology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Citeroni's concern for social justice informs her research and teaching.
Community & International Development Sociology Public Sociology Social Advocacy Feminism & Gender Studies
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health · UC Irvine
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Stroke and heart disease prevention Public Health Infectious Diseases COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Jonathan M. Metzl
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University
World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.
Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare
Rebecca Pearl
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Rebecca Pearl conducts research on health and appearance-based stigma, body image, eating disorders and obesity.
Stigma Eating Disorders Body Image Obesity
My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Neuroplasticity Social Marketing Public Policies Promoting Consumer Wellness Nutritional Labeling Healthcare Management & Innovation
Amy Gorin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on long-term weight loss.
Weight Loss Maintenance Behavioral Weight Management Obesity Social Support
Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut
Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.
Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content
Elizabeth Culatta, PhD
Assistant Profoessor · Augusta University
My research program concentrates on how identity processes affect health, especially during the transition to adulthood.
Sexual Harassment Mental Health Identity Processes in Transition to Adulthood Sociology of health and illness Sociology of Health Care
Matthew (Matt) Andersson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology · Baylor University
Expert on health inequality, focusing on educational and socioeconomic inequalities in mental and physical well-being
Parent-child Bonding Comparative parenthood Health Behaviors Health inequality Parent-child Bonding
Christopher Cappelli
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Sciences · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Diet and Cognition Substance Use in At-Risk Populations Neurocognitive Processes Appetitive Health Behaviors Neurobiological Processes
Rick Sadler
Assistant Professor, Division of Public Health · Michigan State University
Urban geographer and expert on public health issues in relation to geography/mapping.
Salutogenic and Pathogenic Properties of Urban Areas Environment and Health Behaviors/Outcomes Qualitative Analytics Spatial Analysis Social Determinants of Health
LeaAnne DeRigne, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
LeaAnne DeRigne's area of research expertise is in paid sick leave, flexible work, vacation time, and pensions.
vacation time Pensions Health Care Policy Labor Market Participation Sick Leave
Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection
Sarah Pressman
Professor, Psychological Science · UC Irvine
Dr. Pressman's research focuses on the interplay of emotions, social relationships, and health, with a focus on physiological processes.
Social Relationships and Health Emotion and Emotion Regulation Stress and Coping Mental Health & Wellness Physiological Measurement
Biplab Datta, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public and Preventive Health and in the Department of Population Health Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. Datta’s research explores the niche areas in the junction of public health and economics.
Global Health Health Economics Non-Communicable Diseases Healthcare Financing Socioeconomic Determinants of Health
Eva Lefkowitz, Ph.D.
Professor, HDFS · University of Connecticut
Dr. Lefkowitz's research focuses on sexual health across adolescence and the transition to adulthood
Sexuality Sexual Behavior Adolescence Risky Behaviors Romantic Relationships