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Elise Andaya

Elise Andaya
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology

Areas of expertise:
Cuba and political/economic changes; reproductive health; reproductive technologies; cross-cultural ideas of family; gender; sexuality
Campus e-mail:
eandaya@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-4224
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_5007.htm
Associate Professor Drew Anderson, Department of Psychology

Drew Anderson
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology

Areas of expertise:
Eating disorders; anorexia; bulimia; binge eating; body image; obesity; weight loss; dieting; psychology; mental health
Campus e-mail:
drewa@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442- 4835
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2142.htm
Mary S. Applegate

Mary S. Applegate
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Public Health
Director
New York State Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Areas of expertise:
Reproductive health; family planning; adolescent pregnancy; sexuality; maternal & child health; breastfeeding promotion; preventive medicine; public health
Campus e-mail:
mapplegate@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0283
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2555.htm
David O. Carpenter

David O. Carpenter
Director
Institute for Health and Environment
Professor
Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Sciences

Areas of expertise:
Human health effects of environmental contaminants, including metals and organic compounds.
Campus e-mail:
carpent@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 525-2660
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_1767.htm
Kristin V. Christodulu

Kristin V. Christodulu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

Areas of expertise:
Autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, challenging behavior, positive behavior support, sleep disturbances
Campus e-mail:
kvc@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-5132
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_5024.htm
Associate Professor Mary Gallant, chair, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Mary Gallant
Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Areas of expertise:
Aging; health promotion chronic illness management; social support; public health
Campus e-mail:
mgallant@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0333
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2573.htm
Edward Hannan

Edward Hannan
Distinguished Professor
School of Public Health

Areas of expertise:
Health services research; evidence-based medicine; outcomes research; cardiac surgery; angioplasty, trauma systems; carotid endarterectomy; volume-outcome relationships in health care; medical decision-making; risk-adjustment; medical errors; patient safety
Campus e-mail:
elh03@health.state.ny.us
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0297
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2044.htm
Akiko S. Hosler

Akiko S. Hosler
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Areas of expertise:
Diabetes; obesity; smoking; nutrition; Japan
Campus e-mail:
ash05@health.state.ny.us
Campus phone:
(518) 402-1561
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2476.htm
Janine Jurkowski

Janine Jurkowski
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior

Areas of expertise:
Health disparities/minority health; Latino health; community based public health; disability
Campus e-mail:
jjurkowski@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0420
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2197.htm
Jennifer Manganello

Jennifer Manganello
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Areas of expertise:
Mass media; health literacy; health communication; children's health; media campaigns
Campus e-mail:
jmanganello@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0333
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_1199.htm

Kristi J. McClamroch
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health

Areas of expertise:
Epidemiology; sexually transmitted infections (STI); HIV; sex work; Haiti; Madagascar; the Democratic Republic of Congo
Campus e-mail:
kmcclamroch@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0397
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2126.htm
Paulette McCormick

Paulette McCormick
Professor
School of Public Health and Gen*NY*Sis
Center of Excellence in Cancer Genomics

Areas of expertise:
Cancer; stem cell research; metastases; mutant mouse research; developmental genetics; biology
Campus e-mail:
PMC@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 591-7200
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2657.htm
Priya Nambisan

Priya Nambisan
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Areas of expertise:
Healthcare information technology; healthcare and medical informatics; technology and information management in healthcare
Campus e-mail:
pnambisan@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0332
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2575.htm
Philip Nasca

Philip Nasca
Dean
Director of Public Health

Areas of expertise:
Etiological studies of breast cancer; cancer of the female reproductive organs; childhood cancers; nursing; cancer epidemiology
Campus e-mail:
pnasca@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0283
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_4402.htm
Claudia Ricci, lecturer, Department of Journalism

Claudia J. Ricci
Lecturer
Department of Journalism

Areas of expertise:
Journalism; blogging; health and environmental reporting; creative writing; fiction writing; writing and healing
Campus e-mail:
ClaudiaJRicci@gmail.com
Campus phone:
(518) 442-5189
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_4257.htm
Hua Shi, assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Hua Shi
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Areas of expertise:
Molecular and cellular biology of transcription and signal transduction; aptamer-mediated multi-pathway control in living organisms; forward engineering approach to drug discovery and development
Campus e-mail:
hshi@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-4767
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2552.htm
Carol P. Stenger

Carol P. Stenger
Sexuality Counselor
University Counseling Center

Areas of expertise:
Sexuality; sexual health; sex education; European approaches to sex education; AIDS/HIV; sexually transmitted diseases and infections; adolescent sexuality; internet pornography
Campus e-mail:
cstenger@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-5896
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_5020.htm
Assistant Professor Kate Strully, Department of Sociology

Kate Strully
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

Areas of expertise:
Health and poverty; low birth weight; health and unemployment
Campus e-mail:
kstrully@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-4686
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_2132.htm
Scott Allen Tenenbaum

Scott Allen Tenenbaum
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health and Gen*NY*Sis
Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics

Areas of expertise:
Genomics; gene-expression; cancer; stem cells; virology; genetics; microarrays; biotechnology; immunology; ribonomics
Campus e-mail:
stenenbaum@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 591-7157
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_4997.htm
Empire Innovation Professor Martin Tenniswood

Martin Tenniswood
Empire Innovation Professor
Department of Biomedical Science

Areas of expertise:
Chemoprevention of prostate cancer; therapies for prostate and breast cancer; diet and prostate cancer
Campus e-mail:
mtenniswood@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 591-7231
http://www.albany.edu/reddotroot/expert_5016.htm
Empire Innovation Professor JoEllen Welsh

JoEllen Welsh
Empire Innovation Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences

Areas of expertise:
Nutrition and cancer; hormones; vitamin D; breast cancer
Campus e-mail:
jwelsh@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 591-7232
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