Technologies Advancing Translation and Equity
Co Directors: Francisco Pasquel, MD, MPH and Nicoleta Serban, PhD, MS
Core Experts:
Name | Institution | Title | Primary Research Interest(s) | Contact |
David Baidal, MD | University of Miami | gcdtr@emory.edu | ||
Peter Calhoun, PhD | Jaeb Center for Health Research | Biostatistician | gcdtr@emory.edu | |
Jon Duke, MD, MS | Georgia Institute of Technology | gcdtr@emory.edu | ||
Deirdre James, PhD | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Assistant Professor of Endocrinology | gcdtr@emory.edu | |
Daniel E. Jimenez, PhD | University of Miami | gcdtr@emory.edu | ||
Andra G. Parker, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology | gcdtr@emory.edu | ||
Thad Starner, PhD, SM | Georgia Institute of Technology | gcdtr@emory.edu | ||
Ashby Walker, PhD | University of Florida | Assistant Professor, Health Services Research, Management & Policy | gcdtr@emory.edu | |
Way Wang, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology | gcdtr@emory.edu |
Core Members:
Name | Institution | Title | Primary Research Interest(s) | Contact |
Liliana Aguayo-Markes, PhD, MPH | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Research Assistant Professor of Global Health | Obesity and insulin resistance among Mexican families | laguay2@emory.edu |
Manoj Bhasin, PhD, MS | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics | Immune landscape mapping of chronic diseases | manoj.bhasin@emory.edu |
Doug Bodner, PhD, PE | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering | Lecturer and Tennenbaum Institute Principal Research Engineer, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Networked healthcare systems design | doug.bodner@gatech.edu |
Saumeth Cardona, MD, MPH | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Director of Research Projects, Division of Endocrinology | Inpatient diabetes management | scardon@emory.edu |
Suchi Chandrasekaran, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Gestational diabetes | schan51@emory.edu |
Puneet Chehal, PhD | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Global Health | Access to public health insurance | puneet.chehal@emory.edu |
Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases | Health disparities in people with HIV | jcolasa@emory.edu |
Carlos del Rio, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Distinguished Professor of Infectious Diseases; Executive Associate Dean for Emory at Grady; Principal Investigator and co-Director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research | HIV/AIDS prevention | cdelrio@emory.edu |
Melissa S. Faulkner, PhD, RN | Georgia State University Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions | Professor & Lewis Distinguished Chair in Nursing | Cardiovascular risks in adolescents with diabetes or obesity | mfaulkner@gsu.edu |
Maya Fayfman, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Endocrinology | Diabetic foot care, especially in racial minorities | maya.fayfman@emory.edu |
Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN | Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing | Assistant Professor | Mitigating cardiometabolic risk burden in women | epoe@emory.edu |
Jennifer Frediani, PhD, RD | Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing | Assistant Professor | Interaction between lifestyle factors and disease | jfredia@emory.edu |
Karla Galaviz, PhD | Indiana University School of Public Health | Assistant Professor | Integrating proven health interventions and practices in real-world settings | kgalaviz@iu.edu |
Amy Webb Girard, PhD | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Associate Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology | Maternal/child health and nutrition | awebb3@emory.edu |
Unjali Gujral, PhD, MPH | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Global Health | Type 2 diabetes in South Asian populations | ugujral@emory.edu |
Jessica Harding, PhD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Surgery | Diabetes and kidney disease complications | jlhardi@emory.edu |
Saria Hassan, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Primary Care | Precision medicine to address health disparities | saria.hassan@emory.edu |
J. Sonya Haw, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Endocrinology | Health disparities in diabetes | jhaw@emory.edu |
Joyce Ho, PhD | Emory University College of Arts and Sciences | Assistant Professor of Computer Science | Machine learning to predict disease risk | joyce.c.ho@emory.edu |
Noreen Islam, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow | Pediatric comorbidities of diabetes | noreen.islam@emory.edu |
Ram Jagannathan, PhD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine | Mobile applications to prevent diabetes | rjagann@emory.edu |
Dayna Johnson, PhD, MPH, MSW, MS | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Epidemiology | Effect of sleep on diabetes control | dajohn6@emory.edu |
Pinar Keskinocak, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering | William W. George Chair and Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Infectious disease modeling | pinar@isye.gatech.edu |
Salimah LaForce, MS | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Liberal Arts | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Advanced Communications Policy | American Sign Language-accessible diabetes education | salimah@cacp.gatech.edu |
Dong Li, MD, PhD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine | Management of cardiac complications in people with diabetes | dong.li2@emory.edu |
Carmen Marsit, PhD | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Associate Dean for Research; Professor of Environmental Health | Childhood obesity and diabetes risk | cmarsit@emory.edu |
Scott Moffat, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Sciences | Associate Professor of Psychology | Behavioral endocrinology | scott.moffat@psych.gatech.edu |
Andrew Muir, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Division Director and Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes | Prevention of type 1 diabetes in children | abmuir@emory.edu |
Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc | Emory University School of Medicine | Professor of Infectious Diseases | Clinical and translational research on HIV in women | iofotok@emory.edu |
Andrea Grimes Parker, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing | Associate Professor of Interactive Computing | Human-computer interaction and health informatics | andrea@cc.gatech.edu |
Ruth Parker, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Professor and Associate Director of Faculty Development, Division of General Medicine | Health disparities, equity, and literacy | rpark01@emory.edu |
Shivani Patel, PhD, MPH | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Global Health | Modifiable risk factors for chronic disease | s.a.patel@emory.edu |
Rakale Quarells, PhD | Morehouse School of Medicine | Associate Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine | Chronic disease risk factor reduction | rquarells@msm.edu |
Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH | Morehouse School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine | Lifestyle behavior changes for chronic diseases | jrooke@msm.edu |
Marcos C. Schechter, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases | Diabetic foot disease | mcoutin@emory.edu |
Stacie Schmidt, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of General Medicine & Geriatrics | Improving patient self-efficacy and self-management skills | srschmi@emory.edu |
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Epidemiology | Bioinformatics in cardiovascular health | ajshah3@emory.edu |
Sarita Shah, MD, MPH | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Associate Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology | Drug-resistant TB and TB/HIV co-infection | sarita.shah@emory.edu |
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN | Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing | Professor | Gerontology and palliative care | mi-kyung.song@emory.edu |
Lisa Staimez, PhD, MPH | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Assistant Professor of Global Health | Diabetes pathophysiology | lrlevy@emory.edu |
Arlene Stecenko, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of Pediatrics | Cystic fibrosis in children | astecen@emory.edu |
Claire Sterk, PhD | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | University President Emeritus; Charles Howard Candler Professor of Behavioral, Social, & Health Education Sciences | Health disparities in people with addiction and HIV/AIDS | ces@emory.edu |
Sara Turbow, MD, MPH | Emory University School of Medicine | Associate Professor of General Medicine and Geriatrics; Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine | Diabetes health disparities | sara.turbow@emory.edu |
Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD | Emory University School of Medicine | Professor of Cardiology | Cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention | lvaccar@emory.edu |
Lance Waller, PhD | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics | Statistical methods for disease surveillance | lwaller@emory.edu |
Peter W.F. Wilson, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Professor of Cardiology; Director of Epidemiology and Genomic Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center | Cardiovascular disease prevention | pwwilso@emory.edu |
Henry Young, PhD | University of Georgia College of Pharmacy | Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy | Medication use/adherence and health outcomes | hnyoung@uga.edu |