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Epidemiology & Public Health - Primary Faculty

  • Abar, Leila , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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  • Adebajo, Sylvia B., PhD, MSc, MBBS, Associate Professor
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  • Adebamowo, Clement A., BM, ChB, ScD, Professor
    410-706-6116
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    Keywords: Cancer epidemiology, Genomics epidemiology, Nutrition epidemiology, NCD research, Research ethics
  • Adebamowo, Sally N., MBBS, MSc, ScD, Professor
    (410) 706-7431
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    Keywords: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer, Female Gynecologic Cancers, Breast Cancer, Aging and Cancer, Polygenic Risk Scores, Genetic Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Cardio-Oncology, Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Albrecht, Jennifer S., PhD, Professor
    410-706-0071
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    Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, older adults, health services research, administrative claims analysis, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiological methods, Claude D. Pepper Center
  • Albuquerque, Edna F.R., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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    Keywords: Nicotinic receptors, organophosphorus, pesticides, animal models, seizures
  • Alley, Dawn E., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Althuis, Michelle D., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Amr, Sania , MD, Professor Emerita
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  • Anderson, Brigitte , DrMed, BS, Post Doc Fellow
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  • Armstrong-Pavlik, Fiona A., MD, BS, Post Doc Fellow
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  • Badesch, Brittany L., MD, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Baghdadi, Jonathan , MD, PhD, Associate Professor
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    Keywords: diagnostic stewardship, sepsis and sepsis bundles, Clostridoides difficile infection, infection prevention, quality improvement
  • Barry, Kathryn Hughes , PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
    410-706-1208
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    Keywords: cancer epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, cancer disparities, biomarkers of cancer risk and prognosis, gene-environment interactions, epigenomics, DNA methylation, transcriptomics, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, colorectal adenoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), occupational and environmental risk factors for cancer, neighborhood disadvantage, pesticides, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), lifestyle factors, quality of life
  • Baumgarten, Mona E., PhD, Adjunct Professor
    (410) 706-1531
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    Keywords: Epidemiology of aging, Design of epidemiologic studies
  • Bentzen, Soren M., PhD, DMSc, Adjunct Professor
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  • Bernstein, Lori R., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Bigman, Galya , PhD, Assistant Professor
    410-916-8191
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    Keywords: Nutrition epidemiology, precision nutrition, dietary assessment, aging, resilience, long COVID, dietary interventions, diet quality, live microbes, gut microbiome, inflammation, functional recovery, cardiovascular health, cancer epidemiology, global health, food chemical safety, and sustainability.
  • Biswas, Kousick , PhD, Associate Professor
    410-642-2411 ext. 25283
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    Keywords: - Strategic planning in key functional areas for planning and execution of Clinical Trial Management processes for VA CSP; - Administration and Management of Multisite Clinical Trials Coordinating Center; - Planning, Design and Conduct of Phase II/III, Multi-site Clinical Trials; - Statistical Analysis, Data Management and safety management for clinical studies; - Use of electronic medical records (EMR) for site selection, effect size calculation and safety reporting - Strategic planning in security and storage of research data for VA’s Office of research and development
  • Branch, Gregory Wm., MD, MBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Braver, Elisa R., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
    (202) 314-6519 (office)
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  • Brotman, Rebecca M., PhD, MPH, Professor
    410-706-6767
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    Keywords: infectious diseases, genomics, public health research, human microbiome, urogenital health, vaginal microbiome in susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections, STIs, bacterial vaginosis, BV
  • Brown, Clayton H., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-1058
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    Keywords: Analysis of longitudinal and other clustered data, clinical trials, missing data, factor analysis, mental illness.
  • Brown, Jessica P., PhD, Associate Professor
    (410) 706-8060
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    Keywords: Research methodology, survey design, health behavior change
  • Cannon, Dawn L., MD, MS, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Chen, Chixiang , PhD, Associate Professor
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    Keywords: Statistical Method: Data/Information Integration; Causal inference and machine learning; Longitudinal trajectory analysis; Federated learning; Cell Type Deconvolution; single cell data analysis. Biomedical Studies: Clinical studies in neuroscience; Biological Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Post-fracture recovery; Single-cell transcriptomics.
  • Chen, Hegang , PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-4067
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  • Chen, Shuo , PhD, Professor
    410-402-7141
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    Keywords: Big Data, machine learning, clinical trial design/analysis, network/graph statistics, multi-omics, neuroimaging statistics (MRI, EEG, fMRI, MRS, and DTI data), genomics and proteomics, Bayesian modeling, spatiotemporal models, and optimization.
  • Choo, Shelly S., MD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Collins, Beverly A., MD, MBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Coyle, David Tyler , MD, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Crawford, Geoffrey B., MD, MS, Clinical Instructor
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  • Creanga, Andreea A., MD, PhD, Faculty Member
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    Keywords: Maternal mortality; Severe maternal morbidity; Perinatal epidemiology; Obstetric quality improvement; Health disparities; Maternal health data science; Health systems evaluation; Implementation science; Reproductive and maternal health surveillance.
  • Dakum, Patrick S., MBBS, MPH, Associate Professor
    410-706-1948
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    Keywords: Implementation Science Research, HIV, MDR TB and non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
  • Das, Maya , MD, JD, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Deverka, Patricia A., MD, MS, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Diao, Guoquig , PhD, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Dobs, Adrian S., MD, MHS, Adjunct Professor
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  • Dorgan, Joanne F., PhD, MPH, Professor Emerita
    (410) 706-1602
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    Keywords: Epidemiology, breast cancer, hormones, diet, lifecourse, etiology, survivorship
  • El-Kamary, Samer S., MB ChB, MPH, Adjunct Professor
    (410) 706-2228
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    Keywords: General Pediatrics, Drug Safety, Global Health, Epidemiology, Bioethics, Vaccinology
  • Ellish, Nancy J., DrPH, MSPH, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Ferrucci, Luigi , MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor
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  • Fix, Alan D., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Fox, Kathleen M., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Furuno, Jon P., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
    (410) 706-0134
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  • Gadalla, Shahinaz M., MB,BCh, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Gallicchio, Lisa , PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Garrett-Ray, Stacy D., MD, MPH, MBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Gilpin, Adele MK., PhD, JD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Gold, Robert S., PhD, DrPH, University of Maryland Professor
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  • Goloubeva, Olga G., PhD, MSc, Adjunct Professor
    (410) 706-8502
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    Keywords: Clinical trial design, population-based databases, bio-statistics
  • Goodman, Katherine E., PhD, JD, Assistant Professor
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    Keywords: Generative AI, natural language processing, clinical algorithms, antimicrobial resistance, Gram-negatives, machine learning, predictive analytics, claims data
  • Gourdine, Michelle A., MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
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  • Gravitt, Patti E., PhD, MS, Adjunct Professor
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  • Gruber-Baldini, Ann L., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-2444
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    Keywords: Epidemiology of Aging, Adult Psychological Development, Cognitive Functioning and Aging (normal aging, delirium, and dementia), Hip Fracture Recovery and Rehabilitation, Parkinson’s Disease, Patient-reported Outcomes, Functional Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life, HIV and Aging
  • Gupta, Birendra P., PhD, Research Associate
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  • Guralnik, Jack M., MD, PhD, MPH, Professor
    410-706-3553
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    Keywords: epidemiology, aging, gerontology, disability, functional status, physical activity
  • Hager, Erin R., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Hanson, Jarod M., DVM, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Harris, Anthony D., MD, MPH, Professor
    (410) 706-0064
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    Keywords: antibiotic resistance, hospital epidemiology, risk adjustment.
  • Hicks, Gregory E., PT, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Hoorfar, Hamid , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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  • Hungerford, Laura L., DVM, MPH, PhD, Adjunct Professor
    (410) 706-2673
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  • Ikhane, Peter , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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  • Jones, Laundette P., PhD, MPH, Associate Professor
    (410) 706-7331
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    Keywords: Cancer Equity; Community-Engaged Scholarship; Participatory Health Research; Interprofessional Education; Professional Formation; Research Readiness; Health Equity; Workforce Development; Environmental Determinants of Health
  • Jufer Phipps, Rebecca A., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Kadri-Rodriguez, Sameer S., MBBS, MSc, Visiting Professor
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  • Kalua, Thokozani D., MBBS, MSc, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Kerns, Timothy J., PhD, Research Associate
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  • Khajavi, Marissa L., MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
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  • Koech, Emily C., BM, ChB, MMed, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Kozlovsky, Bernard F., MD, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Lai, Hong C., PhD, MPH, Associate Professor
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  • Lai, Shenghan , MD, Professor
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    Keywords: Epidemiology, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, STIs, prevention and intervention, effects of HIV infection and cocaine use on sub-clinical cardiovascular disease, preventive cardiology, medical consequences of HIV infection, and international health.
  • LaKind, Judy S., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
    (410) 788-8639
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    Keywords: exposure science, biomonitoring, systematic review, risk assessment
  • Lane, Wendy G., MD, MPH, Professor
    (410) 706-7865
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    Keywords: Child maltreatment, Child abuse, Child neglect, health disparities, birth outcomes, maternal and child health
  • Langenberg, Patricia , PhD, Professor Emeritus
    (410) 706-3251
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  • Lavoie, Marie-Claude C., PhD, MSc, Assistant Professor
    410.706.7855
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    Keywords: HIV prevention and treatment services, implementation science, epidemiological methods, global health, health services research, program/policy evaluation.
  • Lawal, Olanrewaju , PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Leekha, Surbhi , MBBS, MPH, Professor
    (410) 328-1148
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    Keywords: healthcare associated infections, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance, risk adjustment, Clostridium difficile
  • Liang, Yuanyuan , PhD, MSc, Professor
    (410) 706-4103
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    Keywords: Design and Analysis of Repeated Measures Data; Construction of Optimal Designs; Meta-Analysis for Systematic Reviews; Risk Prediction Models with Special Application to Cancer and Population Health Research; Assessment of Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness
  • LoPresti, Peter J., DO, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Magaziner, Jay S., PhD, MSHyg, Professor
    (410) 706-3553
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    Keywords: Epidemiology of Aging, Causes and Consequences of Hip Fracture, Methods for Studying Older Populations
  • Magder, Laurence S., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-3253
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    Keywords: Biostatistics, Epidemiologic Methods, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Analysis of Misclassified Data, Modeling Transmission Probabilities, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Mahurkar, Anup A., MA, BS, Associate Professor
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  • Makar, TM , PhD, MSc, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Mancera, Alex G., MS, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Mann, David A., MD, MS, Instructor
    (410) 706-0026
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  • Marinucci, Francesco , PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Mary, Meighan , PhD, Faculty Member
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  • Merchenthaler, Istvan J., MD, PhD, DSc, Professor
    (410) 706-1350
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    Keywords: Estrogen therapy, menopause, hot flushes, neuroprotection, neurodegeneration, PACAP38, infertility, animal models
  • Miller, Ram R., MDCM, Adjunct Assistant Professor
    (410) 706-2406
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  • Morgan, Daniel J., MD, Professor
    (410) 706-1734
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  • Nakano, Karen T., MD, MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Ndwapi, Ndwapi , MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Nowak, Rebecca G., PhD, MPH, Associate Professor
    410-706-4642
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    Keywords: HIV, high-risk human papillomavirus, molecular epidemiology, implementation of anal cancer prevention
  • O'Hara, Lyndsay M., PhD, MPH, Associate Professor
    (410) 706-0068
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    Keywords: Hospital epidemiology and infection control, epidemiologic methods in infectious diseases, transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms, emerging pathogens, health of healthcare workers, global health
  • Orwig, Denise L., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-8951
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    Keywords: hip fracture, osteoporosis, mobility, sarcopenia, bone mineral density, medication management
  • Panda, Aruna , BVSc, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Associate Professor
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    Keywords: Epidemiology, Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Development
  • Perencevich, Eli N., MD, MS, Adjunct Associate Professor
    (410) 706-0063
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  • Pinet-Peralta, Luis Mauricio , PhD, MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor
    410-982-9576
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    Keywords: Health services and policy, patient safety, quality of care, and emergency & disaster medicine
  • Popescu, Saskia R., PhD, MA, MPH, Assistant Professor
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    Keywords: Global health security, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, infection prevention, hospital biopreparedness, infectious disease epidemiology, global health policy, infection prevention and control, disease surveillance
  • Quinn, Michael J., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor
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  • Rathbun, Alan M., PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
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  • Ratzki-Leewing, Alexandria A., PhD, MSc, Assistant Professor
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    Keywords: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes epidemiology | Hypoglycemia epidemiology | Clinical epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology | Real-world methods and data | Health survey design | Person-reported outcome measures
  • Richert, Mary E., MD, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Roghmann, Mary-Claire , MD, MS, Professor
    (410) 706-0062
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    Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Staphylococcus aureus, Cross transmission, Acquisition, Diabetic Foot Infections, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Prevention, Human microbiome, Clinical research, Molecular epidemiology
  • Salimi, Shabnam , MD, MSc, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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    Keywords: Biomarkers of Chronic diseases, aging, system biology, genetic epidemiology
  • Sarzynski, Sadia H., MD, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Scherer, Roberta W., PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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  • Schriml, Lynn M., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-6776
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    Keywords: Human Disease Knowledge Representation, Biomedical Ontologies, Genomic Metadata Standards, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Data Mining, Big Data, Microbiome, Microbiome, Knowledgebase
  • Shardell, Michelle D., PhD, Professor
    410-706-1136
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    Keywords: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Gerontology, Aging Research, Geroscience, Microbiome
  • Shih, David C., MD, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Smith, Gordon S., MB ChB, MPH, Adjunct Professor
    (410) 328-3847
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  • Smith, L. Leigh , MD, MAS, Assistant Professor
    410-706-0074
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    Keywords: Outbreak Investigations, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Nursing Facilities, Infection Control
  • St. George, Diane Marie M., PhD, Associate Professor
    (410) 706-0206
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    Keywords: Epidemiology education, Health disparities, Youth
  • Stafford, Kristen A., PhD, MPH, Associate Professor
    (410) 706-6230
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    Keywords: infectious diseases; HIV and aging; non-AIDS defining cancers, women's health; HIV associated non-AIDS conditions; Global Health
  • Steinberger, Eileen K., MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
    (410) 706-2659
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  • Stierman, Elizabeth K., PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
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    Keywords: health services research, implementation science, quality improvement, program evaluation, maternal health, child health, community health, behavioral health, social determinants of health
  • Stine, O. Colin , PhD, Adjunct Professor
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  • Studenski, Stephanie , MD, MPH, Adjunct Professor
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  • Swihart, Bruce J., PhD, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Tatsuoka, Curtis M., PhD, Professor
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    Keywords: Biostatistics; Cancer research; Clinical trials; Biomarker analysis; Big data analytics; Neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer’s disease; Longitudinal data analysis; Predictive modeling; Precision medicine.
  • Terrin, Michael L., MDCM, MPH, Professor
    (410) 706-6139
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    Keywords: Clinical Trials; Pulmonary Disease; Cardiovascular Epidemiology; Data Coordinating Centers
  • Thom, Kerri A., MD, MS, Professor
    410-706-7476
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    Keywords: Infection Prevention, Infectious Disease Transmission, Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology, Clinical Research, Medical Education
  • Tracy, LaRee A., PhD, Adjunct Instructor
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  • Vesselinov, Roumen , PhD, Assistant Professor
    (410) 328-8426
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    Keywords: AI NLP, Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Econometrics, Forecasting
  • Vogelius, Ivan R., PhD, DMSc, Adjunct Professor
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  • Walker, Morgan K., , Visiting Research Associate
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  • Wang, Binbin , PhD, Research Associate
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  • Warner, Sarah R.M., MPH, Visiting Research Associate
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  • Wen, Tong , PhD, Post Doc Fellow
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  • White, Owen R., PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-6751
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    Keywords: Genomic, transcriptomic, multi-omic, data management, metadata, standards, ontologies, cloud systems.
  • Wolfson, Carrie L., PhD, MPA, Assistant Professor
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  • Xie, Juan , PhD, MS, Research Associate
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  • Zhan, Min , PhD, Professor
    (410) 706-3518
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    Keywords: Biostatistics, survival analysis, longitudinal studies, applications of statistical methods in clinical research, patient safety, biomarker studies, population-based health surveys, health services research in chronic kidney disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases.
  • Zhang, Grace , PhD, Assistant Professor
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  • Zhang, Yuji , PhD, Professor
    410-706-8523
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    Keywords: Bioinformatics & Computational Genomics, Systems Biology and Network Analysis, Cancer and Cardiovascular Data Science, Precision Medicine & Biomarker Discovery, Multi-omics and Clinical Data Integration
  • Zimmerman, Sheryl I., PhD, Adjunct Professor
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