Elise Agostinelli, O.D.

Pediatric eye care • Child eye devlopment • Eye Injuries • Low Vision

Pankaj Arora, M.D.

Heart health • Hypertension • Obesity

Dean Assimos, M.D.

Clinical care of the kidney stone patient • Metabolic causes of kidney stones • Kidney stone research

Mark Bailey, D.O., Ph.D.

Pain management — treatment and solutions

Marcas M. Bamman, PhD, FACSM

Exercise biology • Mechanisms of human skeletal muscle regeneration and muscle mass regulation • Exercise-induced health benefits • Medical rehabilitation (acute and chronic disease, pre-surgery, post-surgery) clinical trials • Inter-individual Response Heterogeneity

Lori Bateman, Ph.D.

• Minority health disparities • Sociology • Social determinants of health

David Becker, Ph.D.

Health care policy • Federal and state health policy issues • Health, Labor and regulatory economics

Robert Blanton, Ph.D.

International political economy • Foreign policy • Human rights

Christine Blass, DMD

Dental care • Oral disease prevention • Care for patients with special needs 

Markus Buchfellner, M.D.

Vaccinations: safe, effective and life saving; schedule for school age kids • Adenovirus • Cold and flu in children • Infectious disease outbreaks • Antiviral treatments

Thomas Buford, Ph.D. 

Perserving the health and independence of older adults • Healthy aging • Physical activity and fitness and how it impacts aging and quality of life • Exercises and interventions to increase mobility in older adults 

Robert Cannon, M.D. 

Transplantation • Liver transplantation • Organ preservation • Organ procurement and allocation policy 

Herb Chen, M.D. 

Thyroid and parathyroid cancer • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery • Endocrine surgery 

James Cimino, M.D.

Biomedical informatics • Informatics education • Improving electronic health records

Karen Cropsey, Psy.D. 

Opioid crisis • Substance abuse treatment 

Christine Curcio, Ph.D. 

Lizzy Davis, Ph.D., R.D.

Infant and toddler nutrition • Healthy eating habits • Nutrition education

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D. 

Nutrition • Cancer • Cancer survivorship • Women's health 

Mark T. Dransfield, M.D.

COPD • Lung cancer • Vaping effects on the lungs 

Raegan Durant, M.D., MPH  

Cardiovascular disease • Hypertension • Minority health • Preventive medicine • Health disparities

Candice Dye, M.D.

Water safety and children • Traveling with children • Infant safe sleep

Latesha Elopre, M.D.

HIV • Sexually transmitted infections • Social determinants of health for STIs • COVID-19

Sue Feldman, Ph.D.

Fitness trackers • Digital health trends • Health information systems • Contact tracing apps

Aaron Fobian, Ph.D.

Psychology • Mental health

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH

Minority health • Health disparities • Obesity and cancer

James Galbraith, M.D.

Emergency medicine • HIV testing and prevention • Hepatitis C testing and prevention • Opioid abuse • Needle sharing programs • HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for victims of sexual assault

Mia Geisinger, DDS, M.S.

Oral hygiene/preventative dental care • Pregnancy/maternal oral healthcare • Oral healthcare delivery in patients with dementia • Gum care, periodontology • Dental consumer products/emerging technologies • Periodontal-systemic disease connection

George "Marty" Solomon, M.D.

Cystic fibrosis • Lung health research

Elie Ghanem, M.D.

Primary hip and knee replacement • Anterior approach to the hip • Same day surgery hip and knee replacement • Gap-balancing techniques for total knee replacements • Revision hip and knee replacement for mechanical failure and joint infection • Outcomes clinical research after primary and revision joint replacement • Basic science research focused on joint infection and avascular necrosis of bone

Paul Goepfert, M.D.

Infectious Diseases •  Vaccines and vaccine research • COVID-19

Charles Gorman, Ph.D.

Human Resources • Leadership • Management • Organizational Development

Grace Grau, DNP

Health Disparities • Cardiovascular disease • Chronic and continuing care for adults and the elderly 

Benjamin Greene, M.D.

Head and neck oncology • Microvascular reconstruction • Facial nerve repair and rehabilitation

A.J. Gunn, M.D.

Cancer treatment through minimally invasive techniques • Treatment of uterine fibroids • Blood clot filter retrievals • Interventional radiology treatments for liver dancer • Outpatient medicine using interventional radiology

Helena Gutierrez, M.D.

Nephrology • Organ Transplant • Acute liver failure • Autoimmune hepatitis • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Tyler Hall, M.D.

Cataracts • Eye safety • Eye injuries

Kevin Harrod, Ph.D.

Influenza virus • Infectious disease • Pulmonary disease • Chronic Lung disease  

Megan Hays Ph.D.

Psychology • Trauma and mental health • PTSD • Alcohol abuse

James O. Hill, Ph.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Precision Nutrition • Wellness 

Edward Hook III, M.D. 

Jack Howard, Ph.D.

Human Resource Management • Employee Rights • Personnel Administration • Workplace bullying and aggression

Warner Huh, M.D.

Diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers • Gynecologic vaccinations • Robotic surgery for gynecologic conditions and cancers • Novel therapeutics for gynecologic cancers • Cervical cancer screening and prevention

Rita Jablonski, Ph.D.

Elder care • Aging • Dementia • Nursing home safety • Oral health for the elderly • Family caregiving

Todd Jenkins, M.D.

Gynecologic surgery • Abnormal uterine bleeding • Patient engagement

Suzanne Judd, Ph.D.

Cardiovascular disease and diet • Diabetes and diet • Dietary needs of athletes • Reducing health disparities in chronic disease • Diet and racial disparities in the risk of hypertension, kidney disease and stroke

Tina Kempin Reuter, Ph.D.

Human rights • Peace studies, Conflict resolution • Ethnic conflict • International politics

Stefan Kertesz, M.D.

Addiction • Opioids and drug policy • Access to quality medical care for homeless, underserved populations

Jason Kirby, Ph.D.

Infrastructure implications after major flooding • Implications of the volume of rainfall • Difference between storm water sewage and drinking water systems • Damage to roads and foundations • Evacuation best practices • Insurance filing • Sustainability

Beth Kitchin, Ph.D., R.D.

Nutrition • Obesity • Diet myths • Nutrition's effect on bone health • Aging

David Knight, Ph.D. 

Flashbacks and related dreams • Depression and anxiety • Stress related to future weather events • Difficulty concentrating • Appetite changes and fatigue 

Lauren Kole, M.D.

Medical dermatology • Cosmetic dermatology • Acne • Rosacea • Skin aging and prevention

Helen Krontiras, MD

• breast disease-prevention and surgical treatments • risk assessment of breast cancer • disparities in cancer care and outcomes of breast cancer treatment

David LaFon, M.D.

Pneumonia • Pulmonary disease • Influenza 

Nathaniel Lawson, DMD

Fillings • Biomaterials • Restorative sciences • Dental aesthetics

Rachael Lee, M.D.

Healthcare epidemiology • Infection prevention • Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally including the flu • Multi-drug resistant pathogens in relation to infection control

Cora Lewis, M.D.

Hypertension • Hypertension in African Americans • Body composition

Jayme Locke, M.D.

UAB Kidney Chain • Living kidney donation • Kidney paired donation • Desensitization and incompatible kidney transplantation • HIV-positive kidney transplant • Health services research • Healthcare policy and reform

James Markert, M.D.

Neurosurgery • Treatment of glioma • Gene therapy viral vectors • Malignant brain tumors • Novel therapies for malignant glioma

Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D.

Intervention to prevent infection with HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) • Coronavirus • Multipurpose prevention, including contraception options and protection against HIV and genital herpes • STI diagnosis management and prevention • Reproductive tract infections, including transmission to infants • Vaccine-preventable infections • Infectious disease outbreaks

Sadis Matalon, Ph.D.

Lung injury • Effects of chlorine and other harmful gases to the lung

James McClintock, Ph.D.

Polar marine biology • Climate change • Antarctic marine ecology • Ocean acidification • Invertebrate zoology • Marine invertebrate chemical ecology • Nutrition & reproduction

Steve McCornack, Ph.D.

Deception and deceptive message production • Communication in close relationships • Romantic relationship problems

Dennis McLernon

Teaching acting and performance to students and adults • Directing for the stage • Teaching acting students to portray patients in a clinical setting

James Meador-Woodruff, M.D.

Schizophrenia • Mood disorders • Psychiatric education/mentorship • Cellular alterations of neural circuitry in schizophrenia • Molecular expression in schizophrenia

Matthew Might, Ph.D.

Precision medicine • Personalized medicine • Genetics • Rare diseases • Computer science • Search engine optimization

Stephen Mitchell, DMD

Dental care • Rural access to dentistry • Pediatric dentistry

Anthony Morlandt, DMD

Oral cancer • Facial trauma • Bone graft surgery • Early detection of cancer • Salivary gland tumors • Head and neck skin cancer • Head and neck microsurgery • Head and neck reconstruction • Bone graft surgery • Facial trauma • Total jaw reconstruction • Osteonecrosis of the jaws due to medications or radiation therapy 

Patrick Murphy, Ph.D.

Economic growth and impact • Entrepreneurship • Venture capitalists • Technology innovation • Social enterprises • Entrepreneurial ecosystems • Innovation education • International entrepreneurship • Corporate leadership • Economic impacts of natural disasters • Business culture and performance

Rouzbeh Ross Nazari, Ph.D.

Smart and Connected Built Environment and Public Health • Storm-water and Flood Resiliency Modeling and Planning • Infrastructure Damage, Transportation Resiliency and Evacuation Planning • Landfill Monitoring and Management • Urban Heat Environment and Human Health

Jeffrey Nix, M.D.

Cancers including prostate, bladder, testicular, kidney, penile, adrenal • MRI in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment • Robotic surgery

Henry Panion, Ph.D.

Gospel music • Music production • Music technology • Working in the music industry

Gregory Pence, Ph.D.

Cloning and assisted reproduction • Emerging issues in bioethics • Medical ethics

Larry Powell, Ph.D.

Political communication • State and local political campaigns• Mass communication

Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D.

Urologic cancers including prostate, kidney, adrenal, testis, bladder, ureteral, penile • Robotic surgery • Advanced imaging for urologic cancers • Genomic testing for urologic cancers

Samiksha Raut, Ph.D.

Undergraduate STEM education • Science literacy • Professional development for STEM professionals • Service-learning • Sustainability • International STEM outreach 

Caroline Reich, M.D. 

Breast cancer • Early detection of cancer • Mammography screening • Women's health • Radiology • Breast imaging 

Holly Richter, M.D., Ph.D.

Stress urinary incontinence • Urgency urinary incontinence • Mixed urinary incontinence (stress and urgency) • Vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulas • Pelvic organ prolapse • Fecal incontinence • Mesh complications • Vaginal estrogen use

Laura Rogers, MD

• internal medicine and obesity • exercise in cancer survivors • obesity medicine and weight management

Stephen Russell, M.D.

Annual physicals • Primary physician care Primary care for adults and children • Vaccinations • Urgent care for flu, upper respiratory infections, etc. • Preventive care for adults

Michael Saag, M.D.

HIV/AIDS infection control • Antiretroviral therapy • HIV/AIDS research • Hepatitis C diagnosis and therapy

David Schwebel, Ph.D.

Pedestrian safety • Child injury prevention • Texting & walking • Child gun safety • Playground safety • Technology-based injury intervention & prevention

Richard Shelton, M.D.

Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D.

Traffic planning & operations • Transportation safety • Pedestrian behavior & safety • Driver distraction • Intelligent transportation systems • Sustainable transportation systems • Evacuation methods

Erin Snyder, M.D.

Women's Health • Men's Health • Internal medicine • Primary care • Medical education 

David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D.

Movement disorders • Parkinson’s disease • Neurodegenerative diseases

Beth Steele, O.D., FAAO

Primary optometric care • Ocular disease

Chere' Stewart, M.D.

Women’s reproductive health • Comprehensive gynecologic care • Minimally invasive surgery

Jennifer Summerlin, Ph.D.

Pedagogy • Children's literature and reading • Developmental reading • Best practices in literacy • Dyslexia intervention

S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D. 

Sleep • Sleep research and treatment  Sleep trends • Circadian rhythm 

Ken Tilashalski, DMD

General dentistry • Endodontic treatment • Oral diseases • Oral Pathology • Mouth Injuries Prevention

Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D.

Epigenetics • Cancer origin • Diet and cancer prevention • Gene regulation • Underlying mechanisms of cancer and aging • Novel therapeutic approaches to cancer

Jeffery Walker, Ph.D.

Neighborhoods and crime • Police law • Computer forensics and investigations

Stephenie Wallace, M.D.

Childhood obesity — diagnosing and treatment • Adolescent health • Healthy habits for children

Tara Warner, Ph.D.

Victimization • Sexual risk-taking • Neighborhoods • Substance use • Gun ownership 

Stephen Watts, Ph.D.

Aquatic and marine science • Aquaculture • Medical application of aquatic animal models • Aquatic nutrition science

Brynn Welch, Ph.D.

Social and political philosophy • Biomedical ethics • Family ethics • Educational justice

Audra Williams, M.D.

Abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids • Women’s reproductive health • Family planning • Sexual health • Perimenopause and menopause

Holly Wyatt, M.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Wellness • Endocrinology • Internal medicine