Lifestyle and Wellness: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Norrina Allen

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics

Field: Aging, Cardiology, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Health Disparities, Hypertension, Lifestyle and Wellness, Medical Quality of Life, Obesity, Precision Medicine, Public Health Policy

Mark Fishbein

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Lifestyle and Wellness, Nutrition, Obesity

Dr. Olufemi Kassim

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Field: Gastroenterology

Focus Areas: Health Disparities, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lifestyle and Wellness, Socioeconomics

Michele Kerulis

The Family Institute

Associate Clincal Professor of Counseling

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Exercise Science, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships

Dr. Robert F. Kushner

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Education

Field: Education, Preventive Medicine

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Lifestyle and Wellness, Nutrition, Obesity

Timothy Pearman

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Integrative Medicine, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cancer Survivorship, Depression and Anxiety, Gynecologic Cancer, Lifestyle and Wellness, Lymphoma, Medical Quality of Life, Mental Health, Oncofertility, Pancreatic Cancer, Psychological Counseling

Paul Pendler

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Employee wellness and burnout, Healthcare Industry, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mental Health

Melinda Ring

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University

Field: Integrative Medicine

Focus Areas: Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Lifestyle and Wellness, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Nutrition, Stress, Thyroid Health, Women's Health

Dr. Anna Balabanova Shannahan

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine

Field: Integrative Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care and Internal Medicine

Focus Areas: Exercise Science, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mind-Body Medicine , Nutrition, Pain Management

Dr. Melissa Simon

Center for Civic Engagement, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Birth Control and Contraception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Disparities, Lifestyle and Wellness, Public Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health

Alyssa M Vela

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Division of Cardiac Surgery)

Field: Cardiology, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Eating Disorders, Heart Transplant, Lifestyle and Wellness, Stress