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 |
Joaquin Barnoya, Yin Cao, Graham Colditz, Bettina Drake, Feng Gao, Ying Liu, Margaret Olsen, Yikyung Park, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Adetunji Toriola, Yan Yan, Elizabeth Yanik |
| Chronic Disease Prevention |
Joaquin Barnoya, Yin Cao, Ebony Carter, Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz, Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Cynthia Herrick, Ying Liu, Angela Mazul, Yikyung Park, 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, Esther Lu, Rosy Luo, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Yan Yan, Kim Trinkaus, Ningying Wu, Yu Tao |
| Community-Based Participatory Research |
Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Jean Hunleth, Aimee James, Esther Lu |
| Comparative Effectiveness |
Kenneth Carson, Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz, Margaret Olsen, Mary Politi, Yan Yan |
| Health Disparities |
Kenneth Carson, Graham Colditz, Kia L. Davis, Bettina Drake, Cynthia Herrick, Jean Hunleth, Aimee James, Erin Linnenbringer, Ying Liu, Angela Mazul, Mary Politi, Jean Wang, Erika Waters |
| Public Health |
Joaquin Barnoya, Ross Brownson, Ebony Carter, Kia L. Davis, Graham Colditz, Jean Hunleth, Angela Mazul, Elizabeth Yanik |
| Cancer Genetics and Genomics |
Yin Cao, Graham Colditz, Erin Linnenbringer, Rosy Luo, Angela Mazul, Erika Waters |
Health Literacy and Communication
|
Aimee James, Esther Lu, Mary Politi, Erika Waters |
| Health Economics and Health Econometrics |
Su-Hsin Chang, Graham Colditz |