COVID-19: Faculty Experts

Dr. Sherry Hsiang-Yi Chou
Field: Global Health, Neurology
Focus Areas: Aneurysms, Neuroscience, Stroke

Hani Mahmassani

Dr. Colin Franz

Sheehan D. Fisher

Dr. John M. Coleman
Field: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine
Focus Areas: ALS, Muscular Dystrophy, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Apnea

Dr. Demetrios Nicholas Kyriacou
Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health
Focus Areas: Healthcare Policy, Infectious Disease, Public Health Policy

Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent
Field: Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Focus Areas: Cold and Flu, Infectious Disease, Pediatric Illness, Pneumonia, Vaccines, Viral Diseases

Dr. Shuai Xu

Beth Redbird
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Economic Inequality, Income Gap, Income Mobility, Indigenous Culture, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity, Social Safety Net, Socioeconomics

Jacqueline Gollan

Wei Zhang
Field: Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Global Health, Preventive Medicine
Focus Areas: Biotechnology, Diabetes, Genetic Medicine and Health, Liver Cancer, Lymphoma

Stewart Shankman

Karla Satchell
Field: Infectious Diseases
Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Infectious Disease, Vaccines

Joshua Nathaniel Leonard
Field: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Synthetic Biology
Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Genetic Medicine and Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Precision Medicine



Dr. Kelly Michelson

Lori Post

Dr. Elizabeth McNally
Field: Cardiology, Genetics
Focus Areas: Aneurysms, Cardiovascular Health, Genetic Medicine and Health, Muscular Dystrophy, Therapy and Counseling

Dr. Jeffrey A. Linder
Field: Primary Care and Internal Medicine
Focus Areas: Antibiotic Resistance, Electronic Health Records, Respiratory Health

Jaime Dominguez


Alexandra H. Solomon
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Gender Identity, Parenting , Relationships, Sexual Education

Mark McCareins
Field: Business Law
Focus Areas: Antitrust Law, Corporate governance, Intellectual Property Rights, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions


Benjamin Jones



Michelle Shumate
Field: Management and Organizations
Focus Areas: Corporate Governance , Corporate Social Responsibility, NGOs, Nonprofits

Jorg Spenkuch

Alvin B. Tillery Jr.

Dr. Phyllis Zee
Field: Sleep Medicine
Focus Areas: Circadian Rhythms, Insomnia, Memory, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Snoring, Weight Management

Dr. Clyde W. Yancy
Field: Cardiology
Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Healthcare Policy, Health Equity and Disparities, Hypertension

Samuel Stupp
Field: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
Focus Areas: Nanomedicine, Regenerative Medicine, Solar Energy

Diane Schanzenbach

John Rogers
Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
Focus Areas: Bioelectronics, Haptics, Nanomedicine, Wearable Technology

Michael Peshkin
Field: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Focus Areas: Haptics, Human-Machine Interaction

Amy Paller
Field: Dermatology
Focus Areas: Atopic Dermatitis, Autoimmune Disorders and Disease, Biochemistry, Psoriasis, Skin Conditions

Dr. Robert Murphy
Field: Global Health, Infectious Diseases
Focus Areas: Drug Development, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Viral Diseases

Chad Mirkin
Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
Focus Areas: Nanomedicine

Dan P. McAdams

Mark Hersam
Field: Materials Science, Nanotechnology
Focus Areas: Information Systems and Technology

Erica Hartmann
Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Focus Areas: Antibiotic Resistance


Dr. Craig Garfield
Field: Global Health, Pediatrics
Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Men’s Health

J. Edward Colgate
Field: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Haptics, Human-Machine Interaction