Epidemiology Faculty

Connect with Epidemiology faculty at Drexel's Dornsife School of Public Health.

Learn more about faculty research interests and their expert topics. You can also filter all faculty by research interest in the Research section.

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, ScD, MPH

Assistant 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, MD, PhD, MPH

Assistant 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:
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diabetes
- Health and Place or Built Environment
- Data Analysis Methods
- Health Disparities
- Spatial Analysis or GIS
- Urban Health
Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH

Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urban Health Collaborative
267.359.6070
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
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
Stephanie Hernandez, PhD, MS

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 A. Hirsch, MES, PhD

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
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
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
Brian Lee, PhD

Associate 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
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, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
267-359-6178
f.lescherban@drexel.edu
Research Interests:
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Community Based Participatory Research
- Health and Place or Built Environment
- Health Disparities
- Immigrant health
- Life Course
- Mental health and Behavioral health
- Urban Health
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, 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
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, PhD, MPH

Interim Dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health and Dornsife Associate Professor of Urban Health
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, 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, 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
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, 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
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