Urban-Global Public Health Faculty

Members of the Faculty

Michael Anestis, Professor of Urban Public Health; Ph.D., M.S., Florida State
Suicide; firearms; means safety; military

Richard Thurman Barnes, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; J.D., Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Gun violence prevention

Erica Eliason, Assistant Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., Columbia School of Social Work; M.P.H., Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia

Medicaid and CHIP; maternal, child, and reproductive health; health equity

Devin English, Assistant Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., George Washington
Critical health equity; intersectionality; stigma; discrimination; LGBTQ health

Merlene Fredericks-James, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Dr.P.H., University of the West Indies (Jamaica); M.P.H., South Florida

Global and urban public health

Mackey Friedman, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., M.P.H., Pittsburgh

LGBTQ health disparities; HIV/AIDS; infectious and chronic disease outcomes

Mobolaji Ibitoye, RBHS Instructor of Urban-Global Public Health; Dr.P.H., Columbia; M.P.H., St Louis School of Public Health

Sexual and reproductive health disparities; global public health

Leslie Kantor, Professor of Urban-Global Public Health and Chair; Ph.D, Columbia School of Social Work; M.P.H., Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia
Improving the health of underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities and populations; understanding determinants of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in underserved communities

Kristen Krause; Assistant Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.P.H., NYU

HIV/AIDS; aging; resilience; mental health; LGBTQ Health; interpersonal violence; COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; sexually transmitted infections; substance use

Teri E. Lassiter, Assistant Professor of Urban-Global Public Health and Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice, Diversity, and Inclusion; Ph.D.,Rutgers-School of Nursing; M.P.H., Rutgers School of Public Health

Violence prevention; health disparities; urban systems; prisoner reentry

Laura Lindberg, Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., M.A., Michigan

Sexual and reproductive health and rights; abortion; contraception; sexual activity; adolescent health; pregnancy intentions; survey measurement of sensitive behaviors

Emily Merchant, Assistant Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., Rutgers

Food security; food systems; traditional diets

Rafael Pérez-Figueroa, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health and Associate Dean, M.D., Pontifical Madre y Maestra Catholic (Dominican Republic); M.P.H., NYU

HIV/AIDS prevention and care; substance use and abuse; harm reduction; mental health; healthcare utilization

Mitchel A. Rosen, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health and Director, Center for Public Health Workforce Development; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.S.P.H., Massachusetts

Occupational safety and health; workforce development; public health practice; emergency planning; emergency preparedness; public health education

Stephan Schwander, Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; Ph.D., Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany); M.D., Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Germany)
Human antimycobacterial immunity; human lung immunology during mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease; effects of particulate matter on antimycobacterial immunity

Vincent Silenzio, Professor of Urban-Global Public Health; M.D., Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.P.H., Rutgers
Global health; LGBTQ health