Russ Fine, PhD, MSPH

SCIB Director and Principal Investigator
ICRC Director and Principal Investigator
Professor of Medicine, UAB School of Medicine
Professor of Health Care Organization and Policy, UAB School of Public Health

 

Dr. Russ Fine, an injury epidemiologist / biostatistician by training and experience, has studied, conducted and directed injury control research for more than three decades at UAB. Dr. Fine along with Dr. Jay Goldman (UAB) and Dr. Barry Myers (Duke University) established the SCIB in 2000, intending for it to (a) serve as the biomechanics component of the UAB Injury Control Research Center and (b) develop its own research agenda that complements the ICRC’s research but is not supported by UAB’s ICRC grant awards. As with the ICRC, he supervises the SCIB’s overall operations and bears ultimate responsibility for decisions regarding programs, management, and fiscal and policy related matters. (Click here to learn more.)

Jay Goldman, DSc, PE

SCIB Assistant Director and Co-Principal Investigator
ICRC Associate Director for Research and Scientific Oversight
Distinguished Service Professor and Dean Emeritus, UAB School of Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor of Health Services Administration

 

Dr. Goldman, an accomplished, highly-regarded industrial engineer by training and experiences, he is well-known in both engineering and health services research. Serving as the Dean of UAB’s School of Engineering from 1984 until 1996, he was instrumental in the establishment of the UAB ICRC as well as in the conceptualization and establishment of the UAB SCIB, assisting Dr. Fine every step of the way with the development and nurturing of both entities. Although he stepped down as Dean of Engineering before SCIB was operational, he plays a vitally important role in the day-to-day management of both the ICRC and the SCIB. (Click here to learn more.)

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