NetworkingLuncheonDirectory
JamesAllen,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:AmericanIndian/AlaskaNativehealth,ruralhealth,communityintervention,CBPRGrantSkills:smallsamplesdesignandanalysis,measurement,culturalmethods,mixedmethodsDataSets:Alaskanativesuicideintervention(requirestribalapprovalprocess)
MicheleAllen,MD,[email protected]
PriortojoiningdepartmentfacultyandtheMedicalSchoolPrograminHealthDisparitiesResearch,MicheleAllen,MD,MS,completedafellowshipinprimarycareresearchandtheRobertWoodJohnsonClinicalScholarsProgram.Sheisactiveinhealthdisparitiesresearchandscholarshipandservesasareviewerforseveralscientificjournals.
NicoleBasta,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Infectiousdiseases,vaccines,epidemiologicmethods,adolescenthealth,maternalandchildhealth,globalhealthGrantSkills:Epidemiologicmethods/studydesign,internationalresearchexperience,surveydesign,electronicdatacollectiontools,clinicalepidemiologicstudies,longitudinalfollow-ups
SonyaBrady,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Influenceofnormativedevelopmentalexperiencesandstressfullifeexperiencesonhealthriskbehaviorsamongyouth;Healthprotectiveandhealthpromotingeffectsofassetspossessedbyindividualsandtheirfamilies,peers,schools,andcommunities;Useoftechnologytomeasureandpromotehealthbehaviorsamongyouth;Communitypartnershipsandcoalitionstoreachandstrengthendiversecommunities;Areasofapplicationincludementalhealthandemotionalwell-being,academicengagement,sexualhealth,bladderhealth,violenceexposure,andsubstanceuse.GrantSkills:Conceptualmodeldevelopment,community-engagedandtransdisciplinaryscienceapproaches
CarolinaF.BransonisaPhDcandidateintheDepartmentofCommunication.Herresearchinterestsincludehealthcommunication,mediacommunication,andfeministstudies.CarolinahasexperienceteachingPublicSpeaking,MediaStudies,andInterpersonalCommunication.
DanielleBullock,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Disparitiesinpediatricrheumatologyclinicalandpatient-reportedoutcomesGrantSkills:CurrentlycompletingMPH
KathleenCall,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Inequitiesinaccesstohealthcareandhealthinsuranceaswellasdevelopingsystem-focusedandcommunity-drivensolutionstodiminishingbarrierstohealthcareGrantSkills:Surveyresearch,communityengagedscholarship
KendallChoateworksintheDepartmentofFamilyMedicineandCommunityHealth.Sheisoneofthedepartment’spre-awardgrantstaff.
ElishevaDana,MD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:equityandvalueinprimaryandpreventivehealthcare,women’shealthresearch
RoliDwivedi,[email protected]
RoliDwivedi,MD,isthemedicaldirectorattheCommunity-UniversityHealthCareCenter.Shealsoservesonafewcommittees,includingaschairontheMinnesotaAcademyofFamilyPhysicianscommunicationandmemberservicescommittee;amemberontheUCarequalityimprovementcommittee;andasaplanningcommitteememberfortheannualMinnesotaReproductiveandSexualHealthUpdateconference.Dwivedi'sinterestinmedicaleducationdriveshertoteachandmentormedicalstudentsandresidents,especiallyinculturallydiversepopulations.Shestrivestoincreaseclinicalefficiency,keepingtheneedsofpatientsastheprimaryfocus.
LynnEberly,PhD,[email protected]
Researchinterests:medicalimaging,clinical/interventiontrials,neuroscienceandneurodegenerativediseases,psychiatry/psychology,endocrinology,andotherrelatedapplications.
Milton“Mickey”Eder,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Communityengagedresearch,patientsafety,healthliteracyandpatientactivationresearchamongprioritypopulations
SueEverson-Rose,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:psychosocialstressandstressmanagement;CVD;stroke;healthdisparities;women'shearthealth;integrativehealthinterventionsGrantSkills:Writing,mentoringDataSets:PossiblySWANorCHAPdata
EsamEl-Fakahany,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Alzheimer’sdiseasetherapyGrantSkills:Mentoringskills
DeborahFinstadcurrentlyworksattheDepartmentofFamilyMedicineandCommunityHealth,UniversityofMinnesotaTwinCities.DeborahdoesresearchinPublicHealth,EpidemiologyandGeneralPractice.Theirmostrecentpublicationis'QualityoflifeamongpostmenopausalwomenenrolledintheMinnesotaGreenTeaTrial.'
SarahGollust,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Communicationandpublicopinion;publicbeliefsabouthealthequity;mediaeffectsGrantSkills:Surveyresearch;mediacontentanalysis
KateGrannon,MPH,RDyoun1286umn.edu
ResearchInterests:Hungerrelief,nutrition,childhoodobesity,policyGrantSkills:Projectmanagement,literaturereviews,administrativesupport(LOS,IRB,etc.)DataSets:ScOPE
BrennaGreenfield,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:AmericanIndianhealth,substanceabusedisordertreatment,mindfulness,discriminationGrantSkills:Designofbehavioraltreatmentresearch,measurementselectionDataSets:Cross-sectionalanddailydiarydataondiscrimination,substanceuse,andculturalbuffersforAmericanIndiancollegestudents
Margaret(Maggie)[email protected]
MaggieHackerworksintheDepartmentofFamilyMedicineandCommunityHealth.Sheisoneofthedepartment’spre-awardgrantstaff.
DeborahHendricks,MPH,MSPH,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:TranslationalResearchGrantSkills:Communityengagementresources
RachelHardeman,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:equity,raceandracism,maternalandinfanthealth,healthandsocialpolicy,medicaleducation GrantSkills:surveyresearch,mixedmethods,publichealthcriticalracepraxis,communityengagedresearch,operationalizinginequalityandracism
Researchinterests:HealthGeography;SpatialDemography;HealthAccessandHealthDisparities
AdrianLawrence,[email protected]
Asamedicalprofessionalbelongingtoaminoritygroup,Iaminvolvedinacademicendeavorsseekingtoimproveaccessofcareforpatientswithdisadvantageousethnicbackgroundsandpromotediversityinmedicine.Inaddition,Iamdedicatedtoexcellenceinteachingandthecreationofeffectivelearningenvironmentsacrossthecontinuumofmedicaleducation.
RhondaJones-Webb,DrPH,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Minorityhealth,alcoholepidemiologyandpolicywithaspecialfocusonrace,socialclassandneighborhoodinfluencesGrantSkills:Conceptual,methodological(e.g,studydesign,measurementdevelopment);mixedmethodsapproaches;policyadoption,implementation,andevaluation;multi-levelinterventionsDataSets:IntersectionofStateandLocalAlcoholPolicies
JenniferLinde,PhDl [email protected]
ResearchInterests:Obesity,healthbehaviorsGrantSkills:Interventiondevelopment,evaluationplanning,psychologicalassessmentDataSets:Trackingstudy—weightlossintervention
PamLutsey,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:CVDDataSets:ARIC,MESA
SusanMason,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Psychosocialstress,socialenvironments,lifecoursehealth,causesandconsequencesofviolenceandadversities(particularlyinchildhood)GrantSkills:Epidemiologicmethods,dataanalysisDataSets:AccesstotheHarvardCohorts(haveworkedextensivelyinNurses'HealthStudy2),andaNYCbirthrecordslongitudinallylinkedtohospitaldischargedataoverfirstyearafterbirth
ThomasMurray,PhD,[email protected]
Researchinterests:generalapplicationareasofcancertreatmentandmanagement,diabetesmellitusandend-stagerenaldisease,andmentalhealthandaddiction;Bayesianmodeling,Clinicaltrialdesign,Dynamictreatmentregimes,Evidencesynthesis,Time-to-eventanalysis,Competingrisks,Pairwisecomparison
RebekahNagler,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Healthcommunication,communicationinequalities,community-engagedresearchGrantSkills:Theoryandmethodsrelatedtohealthcommunicationand,moregenerally,mediaeffectsresearch;severalsocialscienceresearchmethods(e.g.,mediacontentanalysis,in-depthinterviews,focusgroups,surveys,experiments).
HannahNeprash,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:evidence-basedpolicyduringatimeofrapidtransformationinhealthcarepaymentanddeliverysystems;howhealthcareprovidersrespondtoincentives,bothfinancialandotherwise;physiciandecision-makingdrivesutilization,spending,access,andqualityinhealthcare.
TheresaOsypuk,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Howplace(neighborhoods;residentialsegregation)affectshealthandhealthequity(disparitiesmainlybyrace/ethnicity,nativity,socioeconomicstatus);ifso,wheninthelifecourse;howpoliciesoutsideofthehealthsectorinfluencehealthandhealthequity;socialepidemiology;methodsGrantSkills:applyingcausalmethodstoaddresssocialepidemiologyquestions;operationalizinginequality(e.g.neighborhoodinequality);analyzingcensusdata;creatinglifecourseresidentialhistories
CuongPham,MDDr.CuongPhamisanAssistantProfessorofMedicineattheUniversityofMinnesota.HecompletedhisresidencytrainingattheUniversityofMinnesotainInternalMedicineandPediatrics.CurrentlyhehasamixofclinicattheCommunityUniversityHealthCareCenter(CUHCC),whichservestheunderservedcitizensofMinneapolis,andinpatientwardsattheUniversityofMinnesotaMedicalCenter.HehashadvaryingculturalexperiencesworkingabroadinVietnamandSouthAfrica.
CarolynPorta,PhD,MPH,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Youngadultemotionalwell-being,LGBTQyouth/youngadulthealth,sexualviolence,globalhealthGrantSkills:Mixedmethodologist,qualitativeexpertise,useoftechnologyinresearchDataSets:CollegeStudentHealthSurvey
MarizenRamirez,PhD,[email protected]:Injuryandviolencepreventionandcontrol;injuryandviolenceepidemiology;pediatricinjuries;adversechildexperiences;disasterpreparedness;trafficinjuries;agriculturalinjuries;interventiondevelopment,implementationandevaluation;policyevaluation;mixedmethods.
ChrisReif,MD,[email protected]
ChristopherReif,MD,MPH,servesasdirectorofclinicalservicesoftheCommunity-UniversityHealthCareCenterandisinvolvedinmedicalstudenteducation,co-directingtheUrbanCommunityAmbulatoryMedicine(UCAM)clerkshipandpreceptingfortheFamilyMedicineClerkship.HeisachartermemberoftheNationalAssemblyofSchoolBasedHealthCareandformerboardchairoftheMinnesotaOrganizationforAdolescentPregnancy,Prevention,andParenting.
CharlesR.Rogers,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:ColorectalCancerPrevention&Control,Men'sHealthDisparities,Behavioral&Community-basedInterventions,HealthPolicy,SurveyMethodology
ElizabethRogers,MD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Safety-netprimarycareinterventionstosupportpatientswithmultiplechronicconditions,particularlydiabetes;treatmentburden;communityhealthworkerandotherparaprofessionalpatientsupport;patient-centeredoutcomesresearch GrantSkills:AdultandpediatricprimarycarephysicianinlocalFQHC,implementationscience
YoussefRoman,Pharm.D.,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Pharmacogenomics,CardiovascularDiseases,HealthDisparitiesGrantSkills:Clinicaltransnational,studydesign
MadhuriKasatShors,MD,[email protected]
Bio/interests:ChiefPsychiatristatUMN'sCommunity-UniversityHealthCareCenter(CUHCC)whereshespendshertimedoingamixofclinicalandleadershipwork.Clinicalworkfocusesonout-patientadultpsychiatriccarewithdiversepopulation-personsofcolor,immigrantsandrefugees.Leadershipactivitiesaroundadvancinghealthequityincludeimprovingcarequality,access,integratedcare,andteaching.Herworkisinformedbywhole-person,recovery-oriented&wellnessparadigms,socioculturalpsychiatry,socialdeterminantsofhealth,mindfulness-basedtherapies,mentalhealtheffectsoftrauma,migration,andracism,andreducingpolypharmacy.SheisanAssistantProfessorMinnesota’sDepartmentofPsychiatry,wheresheteachesanannualseminarforresidentsonsocioculturalpsychiatry,aswellaspreceptsresidentsatCUHCC.ShehasaM.P.H.fromJohnsHopkinsUniversityBloombergSchoolofPublicHealthwithfocusonglobalhealthandmixedqualitative/quantitativemethods,aM.D.fromGeorgeWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineandHealthSciences,andcompletedresidencyinAdultPsychiatryatCambridgeHealthAlliance/HarvardMedicalSchool.
IngridSchneider,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:humandimensionsofnaturalresourceswithspecificinterestsinconstraintstobenefitsaffordedbyaccesstoandengagementwithnaturalandoutdoorspaces;parks/tourismconsumerbehaviorGrantSkills:MultiplemethodsDataSets:Multipleconsumerbehaviorstudies(local,national,international)withmotivation,location,demographics;varies
AmyShanafelt,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Healthequity,youthdevelopment,food/nutritionandagricultureGrantSkills:Grantwriting,studydesign,recruitment/datacollectionwithinschoolsDataSets:DiscussPIs
TetyanaShippee,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Racialdisparitiesacrossthelifecourse,long-termcare,agingGrantSkills:Mixedmethods,qualitative,quantitative,researchdesignDataSets:MDS
MikeSundberg,MD,[email protected]
Researchinterests:globalhealth,ruralhealthsystemstrengthening,healthcaredisparities,andmedicaleducation.
RachelWidome,PhD,[email protected]
ResearchInterests:Preventionpolicy,tobacco,obesity,sleep,adolescents,youngadults,veterans,economicfactors,environmentalfactorsGrantSkills:EpidemiologyDataSets:Veteranhealthbehaviordataset