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Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan’s research is aimed at developing and evaluating evidence-based approaches for promoting healthy eating and physical activity to prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. A member of the Prevention Research Center, her work focuses on improving home environments, as well as organizations such as public health departments and childcare centers, to […]

Todd Combs’ research interests include health and social policy, scientific translation, and systems science. Much of his research focuses on policies that affect the built environment to promote behavioral change. Combs leads or works on several projects, including: Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment (ASPiRE), which uses agent-based modeling to test the potential […]

Lora Iannotti is the inaugural Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor at WashU School of Public Health and founding director of the E3 Nutrition Lab. Her lab aims to identify nutrition solutions that embrace principles embodied in the three E’s: equity, environment and evolution. Iannotti leads projects in Ecuador, Haiti and Madagascar, where she collaborates with […]

Douglas Luke is a leading researcher in the areas of public health policy, systems science and tobacco control. Luke directs work focused primarily on the evaluation, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based public health policies. Over the past decade, Luke has used systems science methods, especially social network analysis and agent-based modeling, to address important public […]

Lindsay Stark is a social epidemiologist whose work focuses on preventing violence, improving mental health and advancing the well-being of women, children, and families in contexts of conflict, displacement and adversity. She is internationally recognized for developing innovative methods to measure sensitive social issues and for evaluating interventions that promote safety and resilience. Stark has […]

Debra Haire-Joshu is an internationally renowned scholar of health behavior who develops population-wide interventions to reduce obesity and prevent diabetes among underserved women and children. She holds a joint appointment in the Washington University School of Medicine, and directs the Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research (COPPR) and the Washington University Center for Diabetes […]

An expert in chronic disease prevention and implementation science, Ross Brownson is a global leader in the field of evidence-based public health. Brownson directs the Prevention Research Center, which develops innovative approaches to chronic disease prevention through implementation research. He has led many research and training projects funded by various federal and foundation sources, including the […]

Maura Kepper’s work is driven by collaborative design methods, engaging key partners to explore and address the role of complex systems in health and health care. Her research uniquely integrates behavioral health, informatics, and dissemination and implementation science to develop impactful and sustainable interventions. Employing epidemiologic methods, Kepper evaluates the effects of environments on health […]

Angela Hobson teaches the Foundations of Public Health courses “Environmental Health” and “Epidemiology.” Hobson previously served as an adjunct faculty member at the Brown School and as an adjunct assistant professor in environmental and occupational health at Saint Louis University. Hobson has over 15 years of research and practice experience. Previous research has included occupational […]

Timothy McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economist shaping the national agenda in health insurance, health reform, rural health care, Medicare and Medicaid policy, health economics and access to health care. He serves as co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at WashU and heads the […]