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Center Directors

Katherine L. Tucker, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Center for Population Health

Nutritional Epidemiology
- Phone(978) 934-4066
- Emailkatherine_tucker@uml.edu
Luis M. Falcón, Ph.D.

Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
- Phone978-934-3843
- EmailLuis_Falcon@uml.edu
Sabrina Noel Feldeisen, Ph.D., R.D.

Assistant Professor, Director for Community Engagement, Center for Population Health, UMOVE Center Researcher

Nutritional Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences
- Phone(978) 934-6459
- EmailSabrina_Feldeisen@uml.edu

Center Members

Mahdi Garelnabi, Ph.D., MSc., FAHA

Associate Professor

Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry of Lipids and Lab Instrumentation
- Phone(978) 934-4528
- EmailMahdi_Garelnabi@uml.edu
Laurie Soroken, Ph.D., ANP-BC

Director of Baccalaureate Program, Clinical Associate Professor

Adult Health, Medical Surgical Nursing
- Phone(978) 934-4270
- EmailLaurie_Soroken@uml.edu
Herpreet Thind, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor

Physical Activity; Yoga; Obesity
- Phone(978) 934-5317
- EmailHerpreet_Thind@uml.edu
Yuan Zhang, Ph.D., R.N.

Associate Professor

Occupational Health, Shift Work and Sleep Health, Health-care Workforce
- Phone(978) 934-4421
- EmailYuan_Zhang@uml.edu
David J. Cornell, Ph.D., D.P.T., CSCS, EP-C

Assistant Professor, UMOVE Center Researcher

Autonomic Nervous System Function; Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention; Health, Fitness, & Performance Enhancement
- Phone(978) 934-5458
- EmailDavid_Cornell@uml.edu
Margaret Knight, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC

Associate Chair, Associate Professor

Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Specialist, Mood and Psychotic Disorders, Nursing Workforce Diversity
- Phone(978) 934-4471
- EmailMargaret_Knight@uml.edu
Jong Soo Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Statistics, Applications of statistics
- Phone978-934-5241
- EmailJongSoo_Lee@uml.edu
Kelsey Mangano, Ph.D., R.D.

Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator - Nutritional Sciences, Undergraduate Program Director - Nutritional Science, UMOVE Center Researcher

Nutritional Epidemiology; Nutritional Sciences
- Phone(978) 934-6367
- Emailkelsey_mangano@uml.edu
Karen Devereaux-Melillo, Ph.D., A-GNP-C, FAANP, FGSA

Professor and Director of Center for Gerontology Research and Partnerships

Investigating alternative primary care models for the aged from Medicare data; Development and pilot testing of a transitional care dedicated education unit; DNPs caring for the underserved in Massachusetts after health care reform; Physical activity and exercise among older adults; Gerontological nurse practitioner intervention outcomes research.
- Phone(978) 934-4417
- EmailKaren_Melillo@uml.edu
Asil Oztekin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Medical informatics, healthcare engineering, business analytics, data mining, decision making, big data
- Phone(978) 934-2714
- EmailAsil_Oztekin@uml.edu
Natalia Palacios, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Environmental Health and Neuro-Epidemiology
- Phone978-934-5373
- Emailnatalia_palacios@uml.edu
Jill Portnoy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

biosocial criminology, psychophysiology, hormones, biologically-informed prevention
- Phone978-934-4258
- Emailjill_portnoy@uml.edu
Yan Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
- Phone(978) 934-3912
- EmailYan_Wang1@uml.edu
Hong Yu, Ph.D.

Professor, Director - CHORDS
- Phone978-934-3620
- EmailHong_Yu@uml.edu

Center Staff

Odette Castro

Research Coordinator/Interviewer
- EmailOdette_Castro@uml.edu
Esther Jennings, MPH

Senior Research Manager
- Phone978-934-6458
- EmailEsther_Jennings@uml.edu
Elizabeth (Ellie) Rivera

Phlebotomist/Interviewer
- Phone978-934-4271
- EmailElizabeth_Rivera@uml.edu
Elizabeth Rosario

Project Manager
- Phone978-934-6460
- EmailElizabeth_Rosario@uml.edu
Michelly Santos, M.P.H.

Project Manager for Community Research
- Phone978-934-6548
- EmailMichelly_Santos@uml.edu
Carla Villalobos

Research Coordinator/Interviewer
- EmailCarla_Villalobos@uml.edu
Xiyuan Zhang

Data Manger/Analyst
- Phone978-934-4829
- EmailXiyuan_Zhang@uml.edu

Doctoral Students

NAME	PROGRAM
Brittany Adelman	ScD Public Health
Oladimeji (Jimmy) Akinlawon	ScD Public Health
Tahani Boumenna	ScD Work Environment
Deepika Dinesh	Pharmaceutical Sciences
Liam Fouhy	ScD Public Health
Lindsay McGrail	Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lisa Merrill	ScD Public Health
Christianto Putra	Pharmaceutical Sciences
Neha Sahasrabudhe	ScD Work Environment

Associate Members

NAME	ORGANIZATION
Rafeeque Bhadelia, MD	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Neurophysiology
Shilpa Bhupathiraju, Ph.D.	Harvard Medical School Nutritional Epidemiology, Metabolomics, Cardiometabolic diseases
Doug Brugge, Ph.D.	Tufts University Environmental Health
Lisa Chasan-Taber, Ph.D.	UMass Amherst Epidemiology
Adolfo Correa, MD, Ph.D.	University of Mississippi Medical Center Public Health, Epidemiology
Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, Ph.D.	University of Puerto Rico Epigenetics of Cancer
Adolfo Cuevas, Ph.D.	Tufts University Psychosocial Determinants of Health
Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD	Tufts University Bone Mineral Research
Jane Freedman, MD	UMass Medical School Cardiology
John Griffith, Ph.D.	Northeastern University Biostatistics, Population Health
Christina Hemphill Fuller, Sc.D.	Georgia State University Environmental Health
Monik Jimenez, Sc.D.	Harvard Medical School Epidemiology
Paul Loprinzi, Ph.D.	University of Mississippi Exercise Science
Chao-Qiang Lai, Ph.D.	USDA-ARS/Tufts University Nutrigenomics
Josiemer Mattei, Ph.D., MS, MPH	Harvard University Nutritional Epidemiology
Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Ph.D.	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Nutrition and Health Promotion
José M. Ordovás, Ph.D.	Tufts University Nutrigenomics
Quibin Qi, Ph.D.	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Epidemiology
Casey Rebholz, Ph.D.	Johns Hopkins University Cardiovascular and Clinical Epidemiology
Milagros Rosal, Ph.D.	UMass Medical School Epidemiology
Julia Scialla, MD, Ph.D.	Duke University Nephrology
Tammy Scott, Ph.D.	Tufts University Neuropsychology
Ravi Shah, M.D.	Mass General Hospital Cardiology
Caren E. Smith, D.V.M, M.S.	Tufts University Nutrigenomics
Mercedes Sotos Prieto, Ph.D.	Ohio University Nutritional Epidemiology
Sameera Talegawkar, Ph.D.	George Washington University Nutritional Epidemiology
Kaipeng Wang, Ph.D.	Texas State University Sociology
Bongki Woo, Ph.D., MSW	University of South Carolina Social Determinants of Health

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