Ana A.  Baumann, PhD, MA

Ana A. Baumann, PhD, MA

Associate Professor of Surgery

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Medicine

Su-Hsin Chang, PhD

Su-Hsin Chang, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH

Niess-Gain Professor; Chief, Division of Public Health Sciences; Associate Director of Prevention and Control, Siteman Cancer Center; Deputy Director, Institute for Public Health; Buder Center Faculty Associate

Kia L. Davis, ScD, MPH

Kia L. Davis, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Feng Gao, MD, PhD, MPH

Feng Gao, MD, PhD, MPH

Professor of Surgery

Ashley J. Housten, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L

Ashley J. Housten, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Jean Hunleth, PhD, MPH

Jean Hunleth, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery and Anthropology

Aimee S. James, PhD, MPH

Aimee S. James, PhD, MPH

Professor of Surgery; Buder Center Faculty Associate

Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS

Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Division of Nephrology and Division of Public Health Sciences

Education:

PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
MBBS, Kunming Medical University, 2016

Research Interests:

During her time at UIUC, Dr. Ji’s research interests focused on environmental determinants and health policies that impact weight-related behaviors and outcomes throughout the life course with an emphasis on vulnerable populations. As a postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Ji will work on treads and survival outcomes in the pancreas and kidney transplantation with Dr. Alhamad and Dr. Chang. She is also interested in the health and economic consequences of surgical treatments of obesity. Dr. Ji would develop research skills in health economics, including cost-effectiveness analysis and comparative study during her Postdoctoral program.

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mengmeng-Ji-2

Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD

Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Saira Khan, PhD, MPH

Saira Khan, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Lisa Klesges, PhD

Lisa Klesges, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Erin Linnenbringer, MS, PhD

Erin Linnenbringer, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Ying Liu, MD, PhD

Ying Liu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Esther Lu, PhD

Esther Lu, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Chongliang (Jason) Luo, PhD

Chongliang (Jason) Luo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Sara Malone, PhD

Sara Malone, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Beryne M. Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Beryne M. Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Elizabeth Salerno, PhD, MPH

Elizabeth Salerno, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Thembekile Shato, PhD, MPH

Thembekile Shato, PhD, MPH

P50 Postdoctoral Fellow, Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control

EDUCATION
PhD, St. Louis University, 2020
MPH, University of Cape Town, 2017

RESEARCH
Dr. Shato’s research interests include intervention development and implementation science research focused on improving health seeking behavior, access to preventive healthcare, and sexual and reproductive health. She is also interested in the role of social and structural determinants in the uptake of evidence-based interventions for chronic disease prevention and to reduce health disparities among adolescents and women. Her dissertation focused on cervical cancer prevention using quantitative and qualitative participatory research methods to examine the utilization and provision of cervical cancer screening among multiple stakeholders in urban Zimbabwe.

Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM

Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Siobhan Sutcliffe, PhD

Siobhan Sutcliffe, PhD

Professor of Surgery; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fei Wan, PhD

Fei Wan, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Yan Yan, MD, PhD

Yan Yan, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery