Research

Faculty, staff and students within the Division of Public Health Sciences focus their energy, expertise and collaboration on making communities and populations healthier. Our researchers examine the impact of behaviors, communication, health screenings, treatments, environment and more. Their research findings are used to improve clinical care strategies and improve health across the life course.

For a quick overview of faculty research interests, please see the table below.

RESEARCH TYPE/FOCUS	PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY
Epidemiology	Yin Cao, Graham Colditz, Bettina Drake, Feng Gao, Ying Liu, Margaret Olsen, Yikyung Park, Michelle Silver, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Adetunji Toriola, Yan Yan, Elizabeth Yanik
Chronic Disease Prevention	Yin Cao, Ebony Carter, Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz, Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Cynthia Herrick, Ying Liu, Angela Mazul, Yikyung Park, Michelle Silver, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Adetunji Toriola, Erika Waters, Elizabeth Yanik
Cancer Prevention	Yin Cao, Kenneth Carson, Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz, Bettina Drake, Aimee James, Erin Linnenbringer, Ying Liu, Mary Politi, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Adetunji Toriola, Jean Wang
Biostatistics	Feng Gao, Joy Jiang, Esther Lu, Rosy Luo, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Yan Yan, Fei Wan, Ningying Wu, Yu Tao
Community-Based Participatory Research	Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Ashley Housten, Jean Hunleth, Aimee James, Esther Lu
Health Disparities	Kenneth Carson, Graham Colditz, Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Cynthia Herrick, Ashley Housten, Jean Hunleth, Aimee James, Erin Linnenbringer, Ying Liu, Angela Mazul, Mary Politi, Jean Wang, Erika Waters
Public Health	Ross Brownson, Ebony Carter, Kia L. Davis, Graham Colditz, Jean Hunleth, Angela Mazul, Michelle Silver, Elizabeth Yanik
Cancer Genetics and Genomics	Yin Cao, Graham Colditz, Erin Linnenbringer, Rosy Luo, Angela Mazul, Erika Waters
Health Literacy and Communication	Ashley Housten, Aimee James, Esther Lu, Mary Politi, Erika Waters
Health Economics and Health Econometrics	Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz