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Greater diversity in genetic studies helps researchers uncover new insights
April 13, 2022 Researchers from Penn State and the Gillings School identified 42 regions of the genome related to health and growth by examining data from Hispanic/Latino individuals.
Gillings faculty, students and alumni track human rights effects of COVID-19 response
November 10, 2021 The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic was uniquely widespread and rapid, with equally widespread potential for human rights impacts across nations and throughout the world. A group of faculty members, students and alumni of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health created a database that uses media coverage to monitor potential violations of human rights.
Study shows new machine learning method may lead to optimal cancer treatment decisions
December 4, 2020 Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University have developed a computational framework to generate evidence-based optimal cancer treatment decisions informed by a patient’s genomic biomarkers. The findings, which may aid in the development of precision cancer treatments, are published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| Linda Adair, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Alice Ammerman, DrPH | Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Ralph S. Baric, PhD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Melinda Beck, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD | Professor and Associate Chair for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Ian Carroll, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Myron Cohen, MD | Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health | Department of Epidemiology |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHA | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| John E. French, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition and Interim Vice Chancellor for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Rachel Graham, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Derek P. Hales, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Michael Hudgens, PhD | Professor and Chair | Department of Biostatistics |
| Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Martin Kohlmeier, MD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Feng-Chang Lin, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | Department of Health Behavior |
| Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | Department of Nutrition |
| Katie Meyer, ScD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sandra Mooney, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Herbert Peterson, MD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Kimberly Powers, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| John S. Preisser, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Bahjat Qaqish, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD | PhD Professor | Departments of and Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Leadership Program |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean and Professor Emerita | Department of Health Behavior |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Professor and Chair | Department of Nutrition |
| Jeffrey Simms, MSPH | Assistant Professor, Director of Student Life and Alumni Relations | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Susan M. Smith, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Delisha Stewart, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Alison Stuebe, MD | Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RDN, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, FAND | Assistant Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Susan Sumner, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | Departments of Health Behavior and Nutrition |
| Kimberly Parker Truesdale, PhD, MSPH | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Saroja Voruganti, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD | Professor Emeritus | Department of Nutrition |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
