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  School of Public Health 2018-2020 Administration, Centers, and Faculty Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Faculty  

Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Faculty


Members of the Faculty

Neal R. Boyd, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ed.D., Tennessee; M.S.P.H., Alabama
Tobacco control; cancer prevention and control; computer-generated, tailored-print communications

Patrick R. Clifford, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Research; Ph.D., Texas School of Public Health (Houston); M.A., CUNY (Hunter College)
Alcohol treatment outcomes research; research assessment reactivity effects; longer-term functioning post-alcohol use disorders (AUD) treatment

Christine Davis, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ph.D., Rutgers
Behavioral risk factors for cancer and CVD; obesity prevention; psychosocial influences on behavior; health behavior theory

Stacy Davis, Instructor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ph.D., Temple; M.P.H., UMDNJ
Community-based participatory research; health disparities; health promotion and education and control; informal decision-making and risk communication

Cristine Delnevo, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, and Director, Center for Tobacco Studies; Ph.D., Temple; M.P.H., UMDNJ
Tobacco control; survey research methods; behavioral epidemiology; clinical preventive services

Mary Hrywna, RBHS Instructor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; M.P.H., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Tobacco control; cancer prevention and control; women's health

Marin Kurti, RBHS Instructor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Crime and public health; tobacco control

Jane Lewis, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Dr.P.H., Texas; M.A., Missouri
Cancer prevention and control; tobacco control; risk perception and communication; qualitative research; health communication; social marketing

Laura E. Liang, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences;  Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health
Community outreach and education

Anne E. Ray, RBHS Instructor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ph.D., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State
Substance use prevention; adolescent and young adult health promotion; college student drinking; ehealth; development and evaluation of behavioral interventions; dissemination and implementation

Donna Richardson, RBHS Instructor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; M.S.W., Rutgers
Effectiveness of behavioral treatments for tobacco dependence; development of treatment services for women patients with major mental illness

Mitchel A. Rosen, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and Director, Center for Public Health Workforce Development; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.S.P.H., Massachusetts
Development of training programs in occupational safety and health and emergency preparedness; creating educational opportunities for practicing public health professionals; assessing training needs of populations to develop educational programs to meet their needs

Kevin Schroth, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; J.D., Rutgers
Public health law

Olivia Wackowski, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ph.D., M.P.H., UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Tobacco control

Chongyi Wei, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Dr.P.H., Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
HIV/AIDS; global health; sexual minority/LGBT health; social and behavioral epidemiology; mental health; intervention design and development; behavioral health; evaluation research; implementation science

Louise B. Weidner, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Ph.D., Utah; M.S.P.H., Utah School of Medicine
International health; evaluation of health programs among nontraditional populations;  research design statistics

Associate Members of the Faculty

Elliot J. Coups, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Rutgers
Cancer survivorship; cancer behavioral risk factors; cancer-related health promotion; cancer screening

Nurgul Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Ph.D., Connecticut
Prevention of Type II diabetes and related cardiovascular conditions among minority populations

Audrey R. Gotsch, (retired) Founding Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Dr.P.H., Columbia; M.P.H., Michigan
Attitudes and practices of consumers and health professionals regarding health risks; evaluating the training needs of special target groups; environmental health science education

Kathryn Greene, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Rutgers School of Communication and Information; Ph.D., Georgia
Role of communication in preventing and maintaining health wellness

Ann Marie Hill, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; M.B.A., Monmouth
Public health and health administration; cancer research

Shawna Hudson, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Rutgers
Cancer health disparities; cancer survivorship; cultural competency; health communication

Michael LaSala, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at School of Social Work; Ph.D., M.S.W., SUNY-Albany
Social work

Sharon L. Manne, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Arizona
Cancer prevention and control; behavioral/psychosocial oncology

Katie Devine Recuay, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Population Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Georgia; M.P.H., Rochester
Cancer prevention and control

Jerod Stapleton, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Skin cancer prevention programs; cancer-related risk and protective behaviors; social and cultural influences on behavior; adolescents and young adults; health behavior theory

Marc L. Steinberg, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Ph.D., South Florida
Tobacco dependence in mental health settings; tobacco dependence in mental health settings

Michael B. Steinberg, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.P.H., UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Tobacco dependence treatment; clinical preventive services; cancer early detection and prevention; physician prevention practices

Jill M. Williams, Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Tobacco dependence treatment; addiction psychiatry

Rula M. Wilson, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at School of Nursing; Ph.D., Columbia; M.S.N., Georgetown
Cancer and health disparities; public health related clinical and health care issues; domestic violence

Itzhak Yanovitzky, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; primary at Rutgers School of Communication and Information; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Health communication; behavioral change; program evaluation
 
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