Primary Faculty
Patience Afulani, PhD, MD, MPH
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- Global HealthImplementation ScienceLifecourseReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health, health equity, quality of care, person-centered care, respectful maternity care, global health, implementation science, food security, migrant health, minority health
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersImplementation Science
- Cardiovascular disease, cardiac rehabilitation, health disparities, digital health, implementation science
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD
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- Epidemiology of AgingEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersImplementation Science
- Cardiovascular disease, health disparities, health of young adults, chronic disease prevention, kidney disease, hypertension, implementation science, simulation modeling
Joelle Brown, PhD, MPH
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- Global HealthImplementation ScienceInfectious DiseaseReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Implementation Science, reproductive health, HIV prevention, safer conception, sub-Saharan Africa, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, HPV, HSV-2, clinical trials, microbicides, vaccines, intravaginal practices
Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsGlobal HealthImplementation ScienceLifecourseReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal EpidemiologyResearch Methods in Epidemiology
- Intervention design, linking public health and primary care interventions to address health disparities, implementation and dissemination sciences, chronic disease prevention, safety net innovation, public health literacy, migration and health/trans-national health, and environmental pollution
Courtney Lyles, PhD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsImplementation Science
- Dr. Lyles’ research strives to design, evaluate, and disseminate digital health solutions that work for all patients, particularly the most vulnerable. Her work investigates the most effective ways to improve digital health design and increase digital access and skills by leveraging implementation science and population health approaches. She leads the DEB Digital Health Initiative and is a co-PI of the UCSF Population Health Data Initiative.
Charles McCulloch, PhD
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Professor
- BiostatisticsImplementation Science
- Implementation Science, International public health, P4P, Audit and feedback, mHealth
Justin White, PhD
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- Epidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersGlobal HealthImplementation ScienceLifecourseResearch Methods in EpidemiologySocial Epidemiology
- Health economics, behavioral risk factors, tobacco use, global health policy, behavioral economics, applied econometrics, impact evaluation
Secondary Faculty
Deborah Barnes, PhD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of AgingImplementation Science
- Older adults, persons with physical disability, persons with mental illness, cognitive impairment/dementia, cognitive function
Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, MAS
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Professor
- Global HealthImplementation ScienceInfectious Disease
- Tuberculosis, Lung Disease, Health Disparities, Implementation Science
Christine Dehlendorf, MD
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- Implementation ScienceReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal EpidemiologySocial Epidemiology
- contraceptive counseling and family planning disparities
Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS
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Professor
- Implementation ScienceInfectious DiseaseSocial Epidemiology
- reducing healthcare disparities among racially diverse populations with severe mental illness, advancement of women and minorities within medicine
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH
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- Cancer EpidemiologyImplementation ScienceSocial Epidemiology
- Health equity, patient safety, implementation science, digital health, social media, cancer survivorship, and health information technology
George Sawaya, MD
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- Cancer EpidemiologyImplementation Science
- cancer screening with particular interest in patient-centered and economic effects of various screening strategies
Emeritus Faculty
Paul Volberding, MD
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- Cancer EpidemiologyEpidemiology of AgingGlobal HealthImplementation ScienceInfectious Disease
- HIV/AIDS, HIV-related malignancies, antiretroviral therapy, oncology, global health, health disparities, health policy