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Tapan Mehta, Ph.D.

Tapan Mehta, Ph.D.

Vice Chair for Research

Research interests: Cardiometabolic conditions, disability, and rehabilitation in primary care settings including evaluating and optimizing interventions and care processes in pragmatic settings with an overall goal of developing sustainable and scalable intervention packages

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Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D.

Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Clinical Health Psychologist
Clinical Scientist

Research interests: Social and behavioral processes of chronic illnesses, ameliorating psychosocial factors that contribute to poor health outcomes and multimorbidity among populations living with and at risk for HIV.

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Jamie Gajos, Ph.D.

Jamie Gajos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Research interests: Substance misuse and health-risk behaviors in justice-involved and other vulnerable populations; intensive longitudinal data analysis; geospatial analysis; mHealth interventions 

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Jessica Jaiswal, Ph.D.

Jessica Jaiswal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Benjamin-Carver Scientist

Research interests: Treatment disparities related to opioid use disorder and along the HIV care and prevention continua

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Drew Sayer, Ph.D.

Drew Sayer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Research interests: Nutrition, exercise, obesity, and diabetes research spanning from short-term, controlled feeding studies to longer duration, comparative effectiveness trials for weight loss and maintenance

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Taylor Taylor, Ph.D.

Taylor Taylor, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Benjamin-Carver Scientist

Research interests: Impact of exercise on neuroinflammation in older adults with fibromyalgia

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Haoyang Yan, Ph.D.

Haoyang Yan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Research interests: Cognitive and social psychology of medical decision making, patient/family-provider communication, decision intervention, decisions ranging from preference-sensitive ones to those with an evidence-based optimal choice

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Salma Aly, M.D., MPH

Salma Aly, M.D., MPH

Data Scientist

Vasil Bachiasvili, Ph.D.

Vasil Bachiasvili, Ph.D.

Data Scientist

Navneet Baidwan, Ph.D.

Navneet Baidwan, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Design Analytics Core

Kiu Chui, Ph.D., R.D.

Kiu Chui, Ph.D., R.D.

Postdoctoral Assistant

Laronica Conway

Laronica Conway

Program Manager

Katie Ellison, Ph.D., RDN, LDN

Katie Ellison, Ph.D., RDN, LDN

Postdoctoral Assistant

Aseel El Zein, Ph.D., MS, RDN

Aseel El Zein, Ph.D., MS, RDN

Scientist & Program Director, Clinical Research

Research interests: Nutrition, cardiometabolic health (including obesity and type 2 diabetes), health disparities, and telehealth. Aiming to enhance patient outcomes through behavior change and digital health strategies, supported by robust clinical trials with a focus on underserved populations.

 

Tejossy John, MPH

Tejossy John, MPH

Research Scholar

Druss Hays

Druss Hays

Clinical Research Coordinator I

Mari Katundu, MS

Mari Katundu, MS

Researcher

Rebekah Kummer

Rebekah Kummer

Research Writer

Tanjila Nawshin, Ph.D.

Tanjila Nawshin, Ph.D.

Student Assistant

Chelsi Reynolds, MS

Chelsi Reynolds, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator II

Rebecca Rogers, MS

Rebecca Rogers, MS

Scientist II

Devon Roper, MS

Devon Roper, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator