Social & Behavioral Sciences Faculty | Yale School Of Public Health (2024)

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  • Primary - Ladder Faculty
  • Secondary Faculty
  • Postdocs
  • Research Scientists
  • Lecturers
  • Voluntary and Adjunct
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  • Primary - Ladder Faculty

    • Trace Kershaw, PhD

      Department Chair and Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
      • Epidemiology
      • HIV
      • India
      • Public Health
      • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
      • Global Health
      • Maternal-Fetal Relations
      • Risk Reduction Behavior

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    • Chelsey R. Carter, PhD, MPH

      Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Secondary)

      Research Interests

      • Neurodegenerative Diseases
      • Qualitative Research
      • Health Equity
      • Health Disparate, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
      • Systemic Racism

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    • Kathleen O'Connor Duffany, PhD, MEd

      Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director of Research and Evaluation, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE); Co-director, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center

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    • Ashley Hagaman, PhD, MPH

      Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Depression
      • Health Services
      • Suicide
      • Global Health
      • Qualitative Research
      • Biostatistics
      • Maternal Health
      • Maternal-Child Health Services
      • Public Health Systems Research

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    • Jeannette Ickovics, PhD

      Samuel and Liselotte Herman Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health; Dean of Faculty, Yale-NUS College; Director, Program on Climate Change and Urban Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Chronic Disease
      • Community Health Services
      • Epidemiology
      • Obesity
      • Pregnancy
      • Prenatal Care
      • Urban Health

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    • Skyler Jackson, PhD

      Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Olivia Kachingwe, PhD, MPH

      Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Danya Keene, PhD

      Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

      Research Interests

      • Housing
      • Social Justice
      • Qualitative Research
      • Racism
      • Health Equity

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    • Becca Levy, PhD

      Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Psychology; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Aging
      • Environment and Public Health
      • Mental Health
      • Psychological Phenomena
      • Social Change
      • Social Justice
      • Social Sciences
      • Psychiatry and Psychology
      • Health Equity

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    • Sarah Lowe, PhD

      Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Anxiety Disorders
      • Mental Disorders
      • Disasters
      • Genetics, Behavioral
      • Mental Health Services
      • Psychological Phenomena
      • Psychology, Clinical
      • Rwanda
      • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
      • Mood Disorders
      • Substance-Related Disorders
      • Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
      • Resilience, Psychological
      • Disaster Victims
      • Psychiatry and Psychology
      • Psychological Trauma
      • Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
      • Exposure to Violence
      • Gender-Based Violence

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    • Ijeoma Opara, PhD, LMSW, MPH

      Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director, The SASH Lab, Yale School of Public Health; Co-Director of Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program (T32), Yale School of Public Health; Associate Director, Justice, Community Capacity, Equity (JuCCE) Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University

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    • John Pachankis, PhD

      David R. Kessler, M.D. '55 Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Professor of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • Anxiety
      • Behavioral Sciences
      • Depression
      • HIV
      • Mental Health
      • Social Behavior
      • Social Change
      • Social Conditions
      • Social Sciences
      • Behavioral Research
      • Social Stigma

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    • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD

      Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director, Office of Public Health Practice; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, YSPH Global Health Concentration; Director, Maternal and Child Health Promotion (MCHP) Program

      Research Interests

      • Breast Feeding
      • Child Care
      • Child Development
      • Community Health Workers
      • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
      • Food Deprivation
      • Hypertension
      • Maternal Health Services
      • Maternal-Child Health Centers
      • Mental Health
      • Nutrition Surveys
      • Obesity
      • Global Health
      • Healthcare Disparities

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    • Yusuf Ransome, MPH, DrPH

      Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

      Research Interests

      • Biostatistics

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    • Katie Wang, PhD

      Associate Professor Term

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    • Marney White, PhD, MS

      Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director of Online Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Professor, Psychiatry

      Research Interests

      • Feeding and Eating Disorders
      • Obesity
      • Psychometrics
      • Tobacco Use Disorder

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  • Secondary Faculty

    • Rene Almeling

      Professor of Sociology, History of Medicine, American Studies, and Public Health (Health Policy); Associate Professor Tenure, Social and Behavioral Sciences

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    • E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, BS

      Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Associate Professor on Term, Social and Behavioral Sciences

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    • Lynn E Fiellin, MD

      Professor Adjunct; Director, Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, Internal Medicine; Director, play2PREVENT Lab at Yale, Internal Medicine; Instructor, Investigative Medicine Program; Director, ForAGirl Program, Yale School of Medicine, Internal Medicine

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    • Derrick M Gordon, PhD

      Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Research, Policy and Program on Male Development, The Consultation Center; Associate Professor on Term, Social and Behavioral Sciences

      Research Interests

      • Men
      • Parents
      • Primary Prevention
      • Prisoners
      • Students
      • Vulnerable Populations
      • Secondary Prevention

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    • Marcia Inhorn, MPH, PhD

      William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and Professor in the MacMillan Center; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences

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    • Ryan McNeil, PhD

      Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Director of Harm Reduction Research, Program in Addiction Medicine; Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences

      Research Interests

      • Social Problems
      • Drug Users
      • Sex Workers
      • Anthropology, Medical

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    • LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing; Associate Professor , Social & Behavioral Health

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    • Catherine Panter-Brick

      Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs and Professor of Public Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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    • Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH

      Professor of Psychiatry and of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director, Translational Psychiatric Epidemiology Laboratory, Clinical Neurosciences Division, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD

      Research Interests

      • Anxiety Disorders
      • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
      • Stress Disorders, Traumatic
      • Resilience, Psychological

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    • Silvia Raquel Ramos

      Associate Professor Term

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    • Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD

      Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

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    • Tami Sullivan, PhD

      Professor of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Division of Prevention and Community Research, Psychiatry; Co-Director, NIDA-funded T32 Training Program in Substance Use Prevention Research, Psychiatry; Director, Family Violence Research and Programs, Psychiatry; Associate Professor on Term, Social and Behavioral Sciences

      Research Interests

      • Psychiatry and Psychology

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    • Emily Wang, MD, MAS

      Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director, SEICHE Center for Health and Justice

      Research Interests

      • Social Justice
      • Healthcare Disparities

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  • Postdocs

    • Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, PhD, MPH, MA

      Postdoctoral Fellow

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    • Christina Aivadyan, PhD

      Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Julian Burger, PhD

      Postdoctoral Associate

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    • Rebecca Cipollina, PhD

      Postdoctoral Fellow

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    • Vaibhav Krishna

      Postdoctoral Fellow

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    • Jaleah Rutledge

      Postdoctoral Fellow

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    • Charles (Ash) Warnock

      Postdoctoral Fellow

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    • Sitara M Weerakoon, PhD, MPH

      Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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  • Research Scientists

    • Jasmine Abrams

      Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

      Research Interests

      • Maternal Health Services
      • Global Health
      • Women's Health
      • Reproductive Health
      • Health Equity

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    • Danielle Chiaramonte, PhD

      Associate Research Scientist

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    • Amber Hromi-Fiedler, PhD, MPH

      Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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    • LaDrea Ingram

      Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Isabel Martinez, PhD, MA

      Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Christine L. Simon, ScM, ScD

      Associate Research Scientist in Public Health

      Research Interests

      • Behavioral Medicine
      • Qualitative Research
      • Men's Health
      • Community-Based Participatory Research
      • Social Determinants of Health
      • Implementation Science

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  • Lecturers

    • Angelo Pinto

      Lecturer

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  • Voluntary and Adjunct

    • Marie Brault, PhD

      Assistant Professor Adjunct; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

      Research Interests

      • India
      • Global Health
      • Women's Health
      • Africa South of the Sahara
      • Anthropology, Medical
      • Reproductive Health
      • Child Health
      • Adolescent Health
      • Sexual Health

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    • Shayna Cunningham, MHS, PhD

      Assistant Professor Adjunct

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    • Tekisha Dwan Everette, PhD, MPA, MPH

      Assistant Professor Adjunct; Assistant Clinical Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Executive Vice President, Trust for America’s Health

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    • Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH

      Assistant Professor Adjunct of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

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    • Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu

      Assistant Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

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Social & Behavioral Sciences Faculty | Yale School Of Public Health (2024)

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