Medical Social Sciences: Faculty Experts

Rinad Beidas

Michelle Anne Birkett
Field: Medical Social Sciences
Focus Areas: Data Bias, Discrimination, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ Health, Network Science

David Cella

Anna Chorniy

Joe Feinglass
Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health
Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Sheehan D. Fisher

Eileen K. Graham

Elizabeth Johnson
Field: Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychology
Focus Areas: Memory, Network Science, Neuroscience

Dr. Kelly Michelson

Brian Mustanski

Elizabeth Norton

Timothy Pearman
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

Gregory Phillips II
Field: Medical Social Sciences
Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Dr. Lisa J. Rosenthal

Dr. Melissa Simon
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

Madison Shea Smith
Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology
Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability

Caroline Thirukumaran

Amelia Van Pelt
Field: Epidemiology, Global Health, Medical Social Sciences, Public Health
Focus Areas: HIV/AIDS, Implementation Science

Nicole Woitowich
Field: Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Focus Areas: Discrimination, Gender Diversity and Equality, STEM Education

Sera Young
Field: Anthropology, Global Health, Human Biology, Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Public Health
Focus Areas: Climate Change, Community Health, Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Infant Health, Nutrition, Pediatric Illness, Postpartum Health, Waterborne Disease, Water Quality and Purification