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Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics department are listed below. You can also filter faculty by research interest in the Research section.

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Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty

  • Amy Auchincloss

    Amy Auchincloss, PhD, MPH

    Associate Professor
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6054
    aha27@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Diabetes
    • Global Health or International Health
    • Health Disparities
    • Health Economics
    • Health Policy
    • Nutrition
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Urban Health

  • Sharrelle Barber

    Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology,
    Director of The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urban Health Collaborative
    smb483@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Racial/Ethnic Health Inequalities in Cardiovascular Disease
    • Social Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Health Inequalities in Cardiovascular Disease
    • Community-Engaged Research
    • Geography and Health
    • Multilevel Analysis
    • Spatial Analysis and GIS
    • Global Health
    • Urban Health

  • Usama Bilal

    Usama Bilal, MD, PhD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urban Health Collaborative
    267.359.6378
    ubilal@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Health Disparities
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Urban Health
    • Climate Change
    • Global Health

  • Ana Diez Roux

    Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH

    Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology
    Director of the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative
    Dean Emerita Dornsife School of Public Health
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urban Health Collaborative
    avd37@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Social determinants of health
    • Neighborhoods and health
    • Race and ethnic health disparities
    • Psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease
    • Air pollution epidemiology
    • Urban health
    • Multilevel methods
    • Complex systems approaches to population health
    • Health in Latin America
    • Climate change and health

  • Neal Goldstein

    Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, MBI

    Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6126
    ng338@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Anaylsis Methods
    • eHealth or mHealth
    • Infectious Disease
    • Maternal and Child Health
    • Reproductive or Sexual health
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Statistical Modeling
    • Vaccines and vaccinations
    • Electronic medical records/informatics
    • Translational epidemiology

  • Edward Gracely

    Edward Gracely, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    215.991.8466
    eg26@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Statistical consulting
    • Biostatistics
    • Multiple comparisons

  • Aritra Halder headshot

    Aritra Halder, PhD, MS

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    ah3758@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Bayesian Modeling
    • Spatiotemporal Statistics
    • Spatial Statistics

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    Stephanie Hernandez, PhD, MS (she/her)

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel FIRST Program
    smh483@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Demography
    • Sexual and Gender Minority Health
    • Intersectionality
    • Minority Stress
    • Hispanic/Latino Health
    • Socioeconomic Status
    • Social Determinants of Health

  • Jana Hirsch

    Jana A. Hirsch, MES, PhD (she/they)

    Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology
    Urban Health Collaborative, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6277
    jah474@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Health Disparities
    • Mental health and Behavioral health
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Urban Health
    • Physical Activity
    • Active Aging and Age-Friendly Neighborhoods

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    Jaquelyn (Jackie) Jahn, PhD, MPH

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity
    jj3222@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Social Epidemiology
    • Structural Racism and Health
    • Quantitative Methods for Health Inequities
    • Urban Health
    • Maternal and Child Health
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Violence and Trauma

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    Jourdyn A. Lawrence, PhD, MSPH

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel FIRST Program
    jal538@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Structural and Interpersonal Racism
    • Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities
    • Social Epidemiology
    • Urban Health
    • Quantitative Methods for Social Epidemiology
    • Aging and Cognitive Function
    • Embodiment
    • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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    Brian Lee, PhD

    Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6052
    bklee@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Maternal and Child Health
    • Mental health and Behavioral health
    • Neurodevelopment and Neurologic disorders

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    Nora Lee, PhD

    Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6080
    nllee@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Maternal and Child Health
    • Reproductive and Perinatal Health
    • Health Disparities
    • Tobacco Control

  • Félice Lê-Scherban

    Félice Lê-Scherban, PhD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267-359-6178
    f.lescherban@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Maternal and Child Health
    • Health Disparities
    • Immigrant Health
    • Life Course
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Community-Engaged Research
    • Mental Health and Behavioral Health
    • Urban Health
    • Cardiovascular Disease

  • Michael T. LeVasseur

    Michael LeVasseur, PhD, MPH

    Assistant Teaching Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6147
    mtl55@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Health Disparities
    • Infectious Disease
    • Reproductive or Sexual Health

  • Longjian Liu

    Longjian Liu, MD, PhD, MSc, FAHA

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6049
    ll85@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Diabetes
    • Environmental Exposures
    • Global health or International health
    • Health Disparities
    • Infectious Disease
    • Neurodevelopment and Neurologic disorders
    • Nutrition
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Urban Health
    • Pharmacoepidemiology
    • Air Quality and Urban Health in China
    • Health Failure Epidemiology

  • Joseph Craig Longenecker headshot

    J. Craig Longenecker, MD, MPH, PhD

    Teaching Professor
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6219
    cl3567@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Clinical Epidemiology
    • Chronic Disease Epidemiology
    • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Renal Disease
    • Diabetes

  • Gina Lovasi headshot

    Gina Lovasi, PhD, MPH

    Dana and David Dornsife Dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health
    Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urban Health Collaborative
    646.761.1362
    gsl45@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Health Disparities
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Urban Health
    • Urban Trees and Greenspace
    • Local Retail and Urban Design
    • Transportation, Infrastructure and Policies

  • Tara McAlexander headshot

    Tara McAlexander, PhD, MPH

    Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6131
    tpm58@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Nutrition
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Data Analysis Methods, Statistical Modeling
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Occupational Health, Environmental Exposures, Emergency Preparedness
    • Health Disparities

  • Yvonne Michael

    Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM

    Professor of Epidemiology and Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6064
    ylm23@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Social Epidemiology
    • Epidemiology of Aging
    • Women’s Health
    • Neighborhoods and Health
    • Health Disparities

  • Renee H. Moore headshot

    Reneé H. Moore, PhD

    Research Professor; Director of the Biostatistics Scientific Collaboration Center (BSC); and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6341
    rhm55@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Clinical Trials
    • Health Disparities
    • Obesity Prevention

  • Loni Philip Tabb

    Loni Philip Tabb, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6217
    lpp22@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Structural Racism
    • Cardiovascular Health
    • Health Disparities & Inequities
    • Urban Health
    • Violence and Trauma
    • Environmental Exposures
    • Health and Place
    • Built Environment
    • Bayesian Statistical Methods
    • Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Disease Mapping

  • Lucy Robinson, PhD

    Associate Teaching Professor of Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    lfr32@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Neuroimaging
    • Functional Data Analysis
    • Environmental Health

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    Brisa N. Sánchez, PhD

    Dornsife Endowed Professor of Biostatistics and Associate Dean for Research
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6128
    bns48@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Statistical Methods Development
    • Big Data
    • Data Integration
    • Health and Place or Built Environment
    • Development of Mixed Methods
    • Health Disparities
    • Spatial Analysis or GIS
    • Environmental Exposures

  • Ayden Scheim

    Ayden Scheim, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6359
    ais63@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Global health or International health
    • Infectious Disease
    • Substance Use
    • Community Based Participatory Reseach
    • Social Epidemiology
    • Survey Research Methods
    • HIV/AIDS
    • LGBT Health

  • Agus Surachman headshot

    Agus Surachman, PhD, MS

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel FIRST Program
    as5796@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Aging
    • Biopsychosocial Factors of Health
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Health Disparities
    • Life Course
    • Racial Health Inequalities
    • Renal Disease
    • Socioeconomic Status
    • Stress

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    Thersa Sweet, PhD, MPH

    Associate Teaching Professor of Epidemiology
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6215
    ts36@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Cancer
    • Health Disparities
    • Infectious Diseases

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    Goro Yamada, PhD, MHS, MHS, MMS

    Assistant Teaching Professor of Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6078
    gy76@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Management
    • Analytical Methods for Research and Public Health Practice
    • Global Health

  • Issa Zakeri

    Issa Zakeri, PhD

    Professor of Biostatistics
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    267.359.6220
    issa.f.zakeri@drexel.edu

    Research Interests:
    • Data Analysis Methods
    • Statistical Modeling

Emeritus Faculty

Jana M. Mossey, PhD, MPH, MSN, Professor Emerita

Seth Welles, PhD, ScD, Professor Emeritus

Secondary Appointments

Anneclaire De Roos, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Dornsife School of Public Health, Dept of Environmental & Occupational Health

Meera Nair Harhay, MD MSCE
Associate Professor
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Drexel University College of Medicine

Kristen Lyall, ScD
Assistant Professor
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute

Diana E. Schendel, PhD
Professor
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute

Affiliate Faculty

Scarlett Bellamy, ScD
Chair and Professor of Biostatistics
Boston University School of Public Health

Jacob Bergstedt, PhD
Jacob.bergstedt@ki.se
Postdoctoral Researcher
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

Megan Todd
Megan.Todd@Phila.gov
Chief Epidemiologist
Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Harrison Quick, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Department Staff

Constance Thompson
Ph: 267.359.6207, cet43@drexel.edu
Administrative Assistant

Nancy Colon-Anderson
Ph: 267.359.6204, nanderson@drexel.edu
Administrative support staff for the Chair of the Epi/Bio Department (Dr. Michael)

Georgeanne Bieg, MBA
glt23@drexel.edu
Department Administrator I

Yasemin Algur, MPH
ya383@drexel.edu
Data Analyst

Jeffrey Moore
jm4657@drexel.edu
Statistician/Data Analyst

Biostatistics Scientific Collaboration Center (BSC)

Daniel Vader, PhD, Statistician, BSC

Jordan Wilson, MPH, Statistician, BSC

Kelly Courts, MPH, Data Collection Specialist, BSC

Megan Smith, Project Coordinator (Biostatistics for Social Impact Lab) and BSC Administrative Manager