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  School of Public Health 2018-2020 Administration, Centers, and Faculty Epidemiology (EPID) Faculty  

Epidemiology (EPID) Faculty


Members of the Faculty

Eric Adler, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Yale
Communicable disease reporting, surveillance, and outbreak investigations

Mayur Sharma Banjara, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Nova Southeastern
Communicable disease reporting, surveillance, and outbreak investigations

Emily Barrett, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., M.A., Harvard
Perinatal, reproductive environmental epidemiology

Patricia Barrett, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.S., Florida State
Communicable disease epidemiology and surveillance

Noelle Bessette, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Columbia Mailman School of Public Health 
Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance

Kitaw Demissie, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs; Ph.D., McGill (Canada); M.D., Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Childhood asthma; perinatal epidemiology; breast cancer

Lisa DiFedele, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Yale
Epidemiology of microbial disease

Tara Fulton, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Pennsylvania
Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance

Judith Graber, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Concentration Director of Epidemiology; Ph.D., Illinois
Environmental and occupational epidemiology

William Halperin, Professor of Epidemiology; M.D., Harvard Medical School; Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health
Public health surveillance; injury and occupational epidemiology

Susan Hannagan, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Yale; M.S., Villanova
Surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases

Bernadette C. Hohl, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., M.P.H., Temple
Physical and social environmental factors that affect health and safety

Sherif Ibrahim, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Drexel; M.D., Mansoura (Egypt)
Infectious epidemiology; outbreak detection and investigation

Kristin L. Innes-Garafolo, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Infectious and zoonotic disease reporting and surveillance

Anita Kinney, Professor of Epidemiology; Director, Center of Cancer Health Disparities and Associate Director, Cancer Health Equity and Engagement at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Ph.D., Texas; M.S.N., Pennsylvania
Cancer prevention and public health; cancer epidemiology

Adana Llanos-Wilson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., Howard;  M.P.H., Ohio State College of Public Health
Carcinogenisis; biomarkers; epidemiology

Erika Lobe, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins
Epidemiology of infectious diseases

Diana B. Theriault-Lucas, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Boston
Epidemiology and public health surveillance

Michelle Manderski, RBHS Lecturer of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Tobacco research

Elizabeth Marshall, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., North Carolina
(Chapel Hill)
Environmental and occupational epidemiology, especially reproductive outcomes; immigrant occupational injury and occupational health surveillance

Nicole Mazur, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Communicable disease reporting and surveillance

Jenizah A. Melendez, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Electronic laboratory reporting of communicable disease implementation and analysis

Brett Nance, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Epidemiology and public health surveillance

Marian Passannante, Associate Dean for Program Development and Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Questionnaire design; survey research; injury epidemiology; tuberculosis epidemiology; impact of social factors on disease outcomes

Alok Patra, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Nebraska College of Public Health
Epidemiology and immunization

Jesse J. Plascak, Instructor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., M.P.H., Ohio State
Health disparities; GIS in public health research; social and physical environments in the health of underrepresented populations

Allison Portney, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance

Henry Fisher Raymond, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Dr.P.H., California (Berkeley); M.P.H., San Jose State
Sampling methods; hard to reach populations; epidemiology; HIV and STI; LGBT populations; people who inject drugs (PWID); female sex workers; populations at high risk for HIV infection; LGBT health; public health surveillance; developing countries; population size estimation

Namitha Reddy, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Public health surveillance and response systems for public health emergencies

George G. Rhoads, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology; M.D., Harvard; M.P.H., Hawaii
Epidemiology of noninfectious diseases; health care outcomes

Antoinette Stroup, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Division Head, Cancer Epidemiology, and Director, New Jersey State Cancer Registry at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Ph.D., Utah (Salt Lake City)
Disparities in cancer epidemiology

Dela Surti, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., George Washington Milken School of Public Health
Communicable disease reporting and surveillance

Julia W. Wells, Instructor of Epidemiology; M.P.H., Drexel
Communicable disease and public health surveillance

Associate Members of the Faculty

Amy E. Abruzzi, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Cancer and society; epidemiology; urban health

Elisa V. Bandera, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., Malaga (Spain); Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Nutritional epidemiology of cancer; cancer prevention

Benjamin F. Crabtree, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Connecticut; M.A., South Florida
Organizational change; prevention; primary care practice; qualitative methods

Nina H. Fefferman, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; primary at School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Ph.D., Tufts; M.S., Rutgers
Origins and epidemiology of infectious disease; the evolution of pathogens and the changes in social structures arising from infectious disease

Sunanda Gaur, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.B.B.S., King George Medical College (India)
Infectious disease epidemiology

Tobias Gerhard, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy; Ph.D., Florida
Pharmacoepidemiology

Michael Greenberg, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., Columbia
Geography of mortality, morbidity, and risk factors; hazardous waste management; environmental policy

Kim Hirshfield, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Molecular and cancer epidemiology; breast cancer epidemiology

Daniel Hoffman, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Ph.D, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Global nutrition; nutritional biochemistry; epidemiology

Cheryl Holly, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; primary at School of Nursing; Ed.D., Columbia
Meta analysis

Daniel Horton, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., Harvard; M.S.C.E., University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Clinical pharmacoepidemiology

Yuri T. Jadotte, Instructor of Epidemiology; primary at School of Nursing; M.D., New Jersey Medical School
Systematic review training on health economic evidence; research capacity building

Grace Lu-Yao, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., M.P.H., Yale School of Medicine
Prostate cancer research

Jane Miller, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., M.A., Pennsylvania
Maternal and child health and nutrition; reproductive health; demography; health consequences of poverty

Robert Morgan, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; M.D., Saint Georges School of Medicine (Grenada); M.P.H., Columbia
Community vaccination policies

James Scott Parrott, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Ph.D., Chicago
Statistics

Lee B. Reichman, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at New Jersey Medical School; M.D., New York University School of Medicine; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins
Tuberculosis; HIV infection

Nancy E. Reichman, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., CUNY
Health economics; demography and maternal and child health issues

Vinod Rustgi, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., Johns Hopkins
Health care disparities in liver disease

Dona Schneider, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., M.A., Rutgers; M.P.H., UMDNJ/Rutgers
Geographic distribution of mortality, disease, and high-risk behaviors among children and minority groups

Xiang Lin Tan, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Heidelberg (Germany); M.D., Tongji Medical College (China)
Molecular epidemiology; cancer research

Pauline Thomas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology; primary at New Jersey Medical School; M.D., Yale School of Medicine
Epidemiology of reproductive health; interventions to reduce health disparities; improvements in outpatient health care delivery; HIV epidemiology

Stanley Weiss, Professor of Epidemiology; primary at New Jersey Medical School; M.D., Harvard School of Medicine
Public health and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases

Mark Wolman, Instructor of Epidemiology; primary at New Jersey Medical School; M.P.H., Hunter College
Tuberculosis control
 
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