Dr. Guthrie Birkhead
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Dr. Birkhead is a Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He was appointed to the School of Public Health in 1988. Dr. Birkhead has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, seven book chapters, and ten non-peer reviewed scientific reports. A majority of his papers have been published in high impact journals such as the
American Journal of Epidemiology, the
Journal of the American Medical Association, and the
New England Journal of Medicine. One of the principal themes of Dr. Birkhead’s research has involved the development of approaches for translating basic scientific knowledge regarding various communicable diseases into effective public health strategies, particularly for childhood diseases and immunization policies and programs. His reputation in this area is reflected in his appointment as Chair of the National Immunization Policy Panel. His research has also influenced understanding and policy related to disease surveillance programs and approaches for identifying and dealing with new disease entities such as West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease. Hospital acquired infections and HIV/AIDS prevention and control are further areas that have benefitted from Dr. Birkhead’s work. He has been the principal investigator or project director for tens of millions of dollars of federal grant funding, primarily from the Centers for Disease Control.
Dr. Sanjay Goel
Department of Information Technology Management, School of Business
Over the past eight years, Dr. Sanjay Goel has built an impressive record in all aspects of research, grants, publications, and involvement with the research community. An associate professor of information technology management, Dr. Goel is internationally known and respected for his expertise in information security, cyber warfare, nanosensor self-organization, and environmental sustainability. He has blended his background in engineering, computer science, and business to create a rich and productive portfolio of multidisciplinary research. He worked at General Electric Global Research prior to joining UAlbany, and he has blended his industry experience with academics to create productive partnerships for research and grants. Dr. Goel has published more than 50 journal articles and conference proceedings. In addition, he is a frequent invited keynote and plenary speaker at national and international conferences. He is a part of the “Group of Experts” for the Office of Security Cooperation in Europe’s Action Against Terrorism Unit, and one of the key members of the international volunteer group GreyGoose, which investigates incidents of cyber warfare around the world. Dr. Goel has worked to bridge the academic and practitioner communities through joint conferences and research projects. He was one of the architects of the information assurance concentration of the Information Science doctoral program. His work has been supported by grants from private industrial, federal, and state sources.
Dr. R. Hamilton Lankford
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, School of Education
Dr. Hamilton “Hamp” Lankford is a trained economist and a Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies. He scholarship on the economics of education is highly influential on education policy. He has published more than 30 journal articles and book chapters. He also maintains a high profile at national conferences of the field’s leading associations. His research focuses on topics related to the teacher labor force, school finance, incentives, and policy implementation and effectiveness. He is credited with incorporating theoretical insights, sharply framed research questions, and powerful empirical analyses into research that is based on large, state-wide administrative databases. Another important feature is the work’s linkage to policy in New York State and across the U.S. Dr. Lankford’s research played a pivotal role in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. New York court case, and he has maintained ongoing relationships with policy makers in the New York State Education Department, the Board of Regents, the Education Finance Consortium, and more recently the New York City Department of Education. He has received nearly $7.5 million in external funds from highly competitive sources including National Science Foundation---, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Spencer Foundation. Dr. Lankford received the Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Research Award in 2007, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the SUNY Research Foundation in 2008.
Dr. Scott Tenenbaum
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Dr. Scott Tenenbaum is an associate professor of nanobiosciences and associate head of the nanobioscience constellation at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineeering. He is a highly accomplished scientist and researcher in a broad set of fields ranging from human genomics to nano-device engineering to anti-viral therapeutics. Recognized as a pioneering leader in the development of RNA-based technology, in only six years he has created a very large research program at UAlbany, which as attracted more than $3 million in funding, generated eight patent disclosures and six provisional patent applications, and spun-out UAlbany’s first life-science start-up company, HocusLocus. Together with his research team, he has helped to advance many of the cutting edge technical and computer-based approaches for studying RNA-binding proteins, the molecules that regulate the information in RNA. Dr. Tenenbaum has published more than 30 journal articles and conference proceedings, including papers in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cell, Molecular Cell, RNA Biology, and Methods Molecular Biology. He is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the SUNY Research Foun dation’s Rising Star Award, and the Robert & Barbara Bell Science of Cancer Award. He is an editor of
Virology and serves as a manuscript and proposal reviewer for many journals and funding agencies.
