Regular and Research Faculty

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Sara Dubowsky Adar MHS (Johns Hopkins University), ScD (Harvard University)
Assistant Professor
Research is focused on the human health effects of exposures to air pollution, with an emphasis on traffic-related pollutants.

Susan J. Astley PhD (University of Washington)
Professor
Etiology, diagnosis & prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Melissa A. Austin PhD (University of California (Berkeley)), MS (University of California Los Angeles)
Professor
Director of the Institute of Public Health Genetics.
Genetic Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pancreatic cancer.

Michelle Averill PhD (University of Washington)
Lecturer

Janet Baseman MPH (University of Texas (Houston)), PhD (University of Washington)
Assistant Professor
Applied epidemiology in public health practice, informatics, infectious disease epidemiology, surveillance.

Shirley A. A. Beresford PhD (University of London (UK))
Professor
Nutritional epidemiology, folic acid, fruit and vegetable, exercise in preventive intervention trials

Parveen Bhatti PhD (University of Washington), MSc (University of British Columbia (Canada))
Research Assistant Professor
Occupational and environmental epidemiology of cancer with a focus in biomarkers of exposure, susceptibility and disease.

Barbara A. Bruemmer PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Washington)
Senior Lecturer
Obesity prevention, nutrition management of chronic disease and menu labeling.

Lee Ann Campbell PhD (Pennsylvania State University)
Professor
molecular biology and pathogenic mechanisms of chlamydia

Harvey Checkoway PhD (University of North Carolina), MPH (Yale University), BA (Boston University)
Professor
Occupational, environmental epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, gene/environment interactions.

Gloria D. Coronado PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Washington)
Research Assistant Professor
Research on health disparities and health promotion in the Latino population

Scott Davis PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Rochester)
Professor and Chair
epidemiology of radiation and cancer; hematopoietic cancers, epidemiologic methods for disease clustering and aggregation

Anneclaire J. De Roos PhD (University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)), MPH (University of California (Berkeley))
Associate Professor
Environmental epidemiology, occupational epidemiology, chronic diseases, biologic markers of early effect, epidemiologic methods

Adam Drewnowski PhD (Rockefeller University), MA (Oxford University)
Professor
Genetic variation in taste preference related to food choice and disease risk

Glen E. Duncan MS (Ball State University), PhD (University of Tennessee)
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular fitness, body fatness, and metabolic disease; exercise in prevention of metabolic and cardiovascular disease; physical environment effects on physical activity

Karen L. Edwards PhD (University of Washington), MS (California State University, Chico)
Associate Professor
Genetic epidemiology, public health genetics, diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

Daniel A. Enquobahrie PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington), MD (Addis Ababa University)
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemiology related to genetic risk factors, gene expressions, gene-environment interactions, pathway(s) and their interactions, nutrition, pregnancy complications and developing countries

Carey Farquhar MPH (University of Washington), MD (Harvard University)
Associate Professor
AIDS epidemiology and HIV prevention in Africa, heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission

Annette L. Fitzpatrick PhD (University of Washington), MA (Southern Illinois University)
Research Associate Professor
Studies of aging and chronic diseases; cardiovascular disease and its risk factors; physical and cognitive functioning in the elderly, dementia including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, health aging, and alternative and complementary approaches to health; chronic disease in developing countries.

Gary M. Goldbaum MD (University of Colorado (Denver)), MPH (University of Washington)
Associate Professor
Translation of epidemiology into local public health practice

Jack Goldberg PhD (University of Illinois), MA (University of Chicago)
Research Professor
Use of samples of twins for epidemiologic research, co-founder of the Vietnam Era Twin (VET) registry; and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Stephen E. Hawes PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Washington)
Associate Professor
Sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Susan R. Heckbert MD (Case Western Reserve University), MPH (University of Washington), PhD (University of Washington)
Professor
Clinical epidemiology, cardiovascular epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacogenetics.

Victoria L. Holt PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Women's reproductive health, prenatal & perinatal care, domestic violence.

Lisa A. Jackson MD (University of Virginia), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Professor
Infectious disease epidemiology, vaccine efficacy, cost benefit analysis.

Grace C. John Stewart MD (University of Michigan), MPH (University of Washington), PhD (University of Washington)
Professor
HIV-1 transmission, mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, treatment of HIV-1

Joel D. Kaufman MD (University of Michigan), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Environmental and occupational epidemiology, health effects of diesel exhaust exposures, environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease, occupational asthma, traffic related air pollution and environmental health

Mary A. Kernic PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Associate Professor
Intimate partner violence, injury epidemiology, and psychiatric epidemiology.

Ann Marie Kimball MD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Global Trade and Infectious Disease, Emerging Infections, Surveillance and Informatics, Global Health Policy for Infectious Disease control.

Elizabeth Kirk PhD (University of Washington)
Assistant Professor
How dietary and genetic components may influence the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis

Thomas D. Koepsell MD (Harvard Medical School), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Epidemiologic methods, Injury epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, veterans health, application of epidemiology to evaluation of health services

Laura A. Koutsky PhD (University of Washington), MSPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Sexually transmitted diseases and ano-genital cancers

Mario Kratz PhD (University of Bonn (Germany)), MSc (University of Bonn (Germany))
Research Assistant Professor
Nutrition intervention studies on obesity as well as the molecular and metabolic links between obesity and associated diseases (type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer).

Alan R. Kristal DPH (Columbia University), MPH (Northwestern University)
Professor
Prostate cancer etiology, prevention and survival; benign prostatic hyperplasia; nutrition intervention; HIV-related malignancies

Walter A. Kukull PhD (University of Washington), MS (Western Washington University)
Professor
Genetic, environmental & clinical epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease.

Andrea Z. LaCroix PhD (University of North Carolina), MPH (University of North Carolina)
Professor
Older women's health, osteoporosis and fracture prevention, cardiovascular disease & healthy aging.

Johanna W. Lampe PhD (University of Minnesota)
Research Professor
Nutritional epidemiology; dietary interventions to test the effects of plant-food constituents on biomarkers of cancer risk

Christopher I. Li MD (University of California (San Francisco)), PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Associate Professor
Studies of cancer early detection, etiology, and clinical outcomes with a focus primarily on breast cancer.

Alyson Littman PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Assistant Professor
Physical activity; obesity; and complementary/alternative medicine modalities (yoga), cancer survivorship; health promotion activities in people with physical disabilities

Anne E. Lund RD (Commission on Dietetic Registration), MPH (University of Washington)
Lecturer
Obesity prevention through school wellness policies, physical activity promotion and screen time reduction, and the relationship between school environments and student intake.

Margaret M. Madeleine PhD (University of Washington), MPH (Yale University)
Research Assistant Professor
Human papillomavirus-related cancers, cancer immunogenetics, pathogens in cancer etiology

Kathi Malone PhD (University of Washington), MPH (Yale University)
Research Professor
Epidemiology of breast cancer, including environmental and genetic predictors of developing breast cancer, and prognostic determinants of outcomes following breast cancer; genetic epidemiology; epidemiologic methods.

Lisa E. Manhart MPH (Tulane University), PhD (University of Washington)
Associate Professor
Sexually transmitted infections (STI), socio-behavioral epi and transmission dynamics of STI

Jonathan D. Mayer PhD (University of Michigan), MA (University of Michigan), BA (University of Rochester)
Professor
Ecology and epidemiology of infectious disease; emerging infectious diseases; environmental change and health; spatial methods; epidemiology of pain

Scott McClelland MPH (University of Washington), MD (University of Washington)
Associate Professor
International epidemiology of HIV-1 and sexually transmitted diseases

Anne McTiernan MD (New York Medical College), PhD (University of Washington)
Research Professor
Breast & colon cancer, exercise, obesity, chemoprevention, cancer survivorship, hormones.

Charlie Mock MD (Brown University), PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Dr. Mock's interest are in epidemiology of injuries, especially in developing countries; surgical and trauma outcomes; treatment of injuries.

Suresh H. Moolgavkar PhD (Johns Hopkins University), MBBS (Bombay University (India))
Professor
Cancer epidemiology, quantitative methodology.

Beth A. Mueller DPH (Tulane University), MPH (University of California Los Angeles)
Professor
Reproductive & perinatal health, cancer & injury epidemiology, epidemiologic methods.

Polly A. Newcomb PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Professor
Identification of modifiable risk factors for common cancers--colorectal, breast and endometrium

Mark W. Oberle MD (Johns Hopkins University), MPH (University of California (Berkeley))
Professor and Associate Dean
Epidemiology, Informatics

Louise W. Peck PhD (University of Washington), MS (Brigham Young University)
Lecturer
Obesity prevention, calcium intake among adolescents, clinical nutrition outcomes in chronic diseases such as diabetes and renal disease.

Ulrike Peters PhD (University of Kiel (Germany)), MPH (University of North Carolina)
Research Associate Professor
Molecular and genetic epidemiology, nutritional prevention of cancer, cancer epidemiology, gene diet interactions.

John D. Potter MBBS (University of Queensland (Australia))
Professor
Cancer epidemiology, cancer biology, nutritional epidemiology, experimental human nutrition, and applications of molecular methods to epidemiology, particularly gene-environment interactions in colorectal neoplasia.

Bruce M. Psaty MD (Indiana University), PhD (Indiana University)
Professor
Cardiovascular epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology epidemiologic methods, patient-physician interaction, pharmacogenetics, genomics, and drugs safety.

Gayle E. Reiber PhD (University of Washington), MPH (Johns Hopkins University)
Professor
Prevention, control and cost of diabetes, health services research.

Alexander P. Reiner MD (Johns Hopkins University), MSc (University of Washington)
Research Professor
Genetic epidemiology of atherosclerotic, thrombotic, and cardiovascular disease; population biology and genomics.

Mary A. Rossing PhD (University of Washington), DVM (University of Illinois)
Research Associate Professor
Cancer epidemiology, reproductive health.

Melissa A. Schiff MD (University of Michigan), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology and injury epidemiology

Stephen M. Schwartz PhD (University of Washington), MPH (Yale University)
Professor
Epidemiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease & female reproductive conditions, interaction of molecular genetics and environmental factors in health and disease.

David S. Siscovick MD (University of Maryland), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Epidemiology & prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Nicholas L. Smith PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of California (Berkeley))
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular pharmacoepidemiology, clinical epidemiology, and health services research.

Janet L. Stanford PhD (Johns Hopkins University), MPH (Emory University)
Research Professor
Genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of prostate and breast cancer, quality of life after treatment of the prostate.

Jacqueline R. Starr PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Research Associate Professor
Epidemiology of craniofacial malformations, maternal genetics in relation to offspring disease risk, molecular epidemiology, epidemiologic methods, testicular cancer.

Andy Stergachis PhD (University of Minnesota), MS (University of Minnesota)
Professor
Pharmacoepidemiology and other studies of medications and health systems and outcomes; epidemiology of biological and chemical hazards

David B. Thomas MD (University of Washington), DrPH (Johns Hopkins University)
Professor
Breast & gynecologic cancer epidemiology & prevention.

Neli Ulrich PhD (University of Washington)
Professor
Genetic epidemiology, nutrition, and epidemiologic methods.

Ann Vander Stoep PhD (University of Washington), MS (University of Oklahoma)
Associate Professor
Epidemiological studies and program evaluations within the field of child and adolescent mental health.

Thomas L. Vaughan MD (University of Illinois), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Environmental & genetic factors in etiology of respiratory and gastrointestinal cancers; Head of the Epidemiology Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Anna Wald MD (Mt Sinai School of Medicine), MPH (University of Washington)
Professor
Virology, epidemiology of genital herpes simplex.

Noel S. Weiss MD (Stanford University), DrPH (Harvard University)
Professor
Cancer epidemiology, epidemiologic methods, clinical epidemiology.

Emily White PhD (University of Washington)
Professor and Associate Dean
Cancer prevention research, epidemiologic methods, vitamin supplements and cancer, mammography, etiology of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer and melanoma

Marcia Swanson Williams PhD (University of Washington), MPH (University of Washington)
Senior Lecturer
Early identification of neuromotor abnormalities in pre term infants, as well as the developmental consequences of in utero cocaine exposure

Michelle A. Williams ScD (Harvard University)
Professor
Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, prenatal screening

Rachel L. Winer MPH (University of Washington), PhD (University of Washington)
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology and prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and HPV-related cancers