Faculty

Elisabeth (Beth) Stelson is a licensed social worker and social epidemiologist whose research examines how working conditions — especially exposure to trauma — affect the health and well-being of low- […]

Julia Fleckman’s work centers on the prevention of violence and violence-related harms.  Her scholarship is focused on understanding how structural and social conditions play a role in shaping community and […]

Anusha Vable is a social epidemiologist who studies how social and economic systems affect people’s health, especially as they age. She uses statistical tools from epidemiology and techniques developed in […]

Kim Thuy Seelinger is an expert on gender-based violence in armed conflict and forced displacement, focusing on survivors’ needs for protection and accountability and strengthening the support and legal systems […]

Susy Stark’s work is aimed at helping older adults live independently for as long as possible. She conducts clinical and translational research to promote successful aging in place and prevent […]

Derek Brown is a health economist who uses innovative methods to study health-care costs and quality, access to care, and health behaviors. His primary goal is to improve the valuation […]

For over two decades, Charlene Caburnay has been at the forefront of designing, developing, and evaluating health communication programs at the Health Communication Research Laboratory, directly addressing critical public health […]

  Jessica Backman-Levy’s research focuses on the relationships between gender, poverty and global reproductive health. She designs and evaluates culturally grounded interventions that promote gender equality, and strengthen health and development […]

William (Bill) Effah is a physician-scientist with a decade of experience in clinical, field and academic health care in the United States and internationally. His work is focused on developing scalable, […]

Patrick J. Fowler’s research aims to prevent homelessness and its harmful effects on children, families, and community well-being using innovative community- and data-driven methodologies. Trained in child clinical-community psychology, Fowler […]