Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity
People
Meet faculty and researchers from the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity.
People
Meet faculty and researchers from the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity.
Leadership
Director
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Alison Tovar, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions
Faculty
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Madina Agénor, Sc.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests Health Conditions, Equity & Social Determinants, Cancer Screening and Prevention, Structural and Social Determinants of Health -
Tayla von Ash, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions, Sleep -
Tanya Benitez, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions -
Katie B. Biello, Ph.D., MPH
Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests Substance Use, Global Health, Health Conditions, Equity & Social Determinants -
Lauren Connell Bohlen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions -
Shira I. Dunsiger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research), Associate Professor of Biostatistics (Research), Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)Research Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions, Substance Use, Statistical Methodology Including Mediation, High Dimensional Data Analysis and Pattern Detection -
Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants -
Jaclyn White Hughto, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests Substance Use, Health Conditions, Equity & Social Determinants -
Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D.
Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions -
Patricia Markham Risica, DrPH, RD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Public HealthResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions -
Robert Rosales, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Health Conditions, Equity & Social Determinants, Structural and Social Determinants of Health, Structural and Social Determinants of Health -
Jennifer Sacheck, PhD, MS, FACSM
Professor and Chair Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences -
Alison Tovar, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Health Conditions -
Larry Warner, DrPH, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Health Services, Policy, and PracticeResearch Interests Equity & Social Determinants, Structural and Social Determinants of Health -
David M. Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human BehaviorResearch Interests Affect, Emotion, and Health Behavior, Health Conditions -
David Zelaya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Health Conditions, Equity & Social Determinants, Structural and Social Determinants of Health, Intersectionality and Minority Stress
Affiliated Faculty
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Bradley Brockmann, JD, MDiv
Executive Director of the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, Providence, RI, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice -
Kim M. Gans, Ph.D., MPH, LDN
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University -
Deborah N. Pearlman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice of Epidemiology, Brown University
Research Staff
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Aliana Rodriguez Acevedo
Project Coordinator -
Viveka Ayala-Heredia
Senior Research Assistant -
Esther Solis Becerra
Research Assistant -
Kelly Bouchard
Project Coordinator -
Lauren Cassou
Research Assistant -
Liz Diano
Research Assistant -
Laura Dionne
Data Manager -
Kim Duguay
Assistant Program & Research Director -
Rachelle Edgar
Project Coordinator -
Elizabeth Griffin
Project Coordinator -
Elizabeth Hucul
Project Coordinator -
Ivone Lurssen
Research Assistant -
Lance Nelson
Project Coordinator -
Jennifer L. Olson
Project Director -
Jonathan Rascon
Research Assistant -
Vanessa Silva
Project Manager -
Stephanie Vento
Project Manager -
Jaislene Vinas
Research Assistant -
Naomi Zeltzer
Research Assistant
Postdocs
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Sugandha Gupta
Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Katrina Oselinsky
Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Jue Yang
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Behavioral and Social Sciences
More about Postdocs at the School of Public Health
Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) and Postdoctoral Fellows are individuals in the preparatory or learning stages of their careers who are appointed to meet particular and defined needs of a project or program under the supervision of a regular faculty member.