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SPH Faculty provide expert insight on current news and diverse topics in public health.
Please send all interview requests to sph-comm@umd.edu

FACULTY EXPERTS

Hector Alcala expert profile

HÉCTOR E. ALCALÁ, PhD

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
Cancer
Discrimination + Health
Tobacco use 

Nate Apathy profile card

NATE APATHY, PhD

Health policy
Health services research
Health informatics
Effects of health IT

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Faculty profile card Rabiatu Barry

RABIATU E. BARRIE, PhD

Childhood trauma
Violence exposure + gun violence
Mental health
Black masculinity
Intervention science

Faculty profile card Kristen Coleman

KRISTEN COLEMAN, PhD

Transmission of respiratory viruses
Influenza, Adenovirus, Coronavirus
Avian influenza [bird flu]
Airborne viruses 

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Faculty profile card Tiara Fennell

TIARA FENNELL, MS

Mental health
Mental health clinicians + burnout
African American families + therapy
Navigating political conversations

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DON MILTON, MD, PhD

Airborne infection transmission, including COVID, influenza, measles, TB
Indoor air and health
Germicidal UV air disinfection

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MONA MITTAL, PhD

Intimate partner violence
Trauma
Mental health
Sexual health + HIV/AIDS

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AMIR SAPKOTA, PhD

Climate change + health
Extreme weather + hospitalization
Early warnings + community resilience
Diarrheal, chronic kidney + cardiopulmonary diseases

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Faculty profile card Julia Steinberg

JULIA STEINBERG, PhD

Reproductive health
Mental health
Family planning + abortion
Reproductive justice

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Faculty profile card Sacoby Wilson

SACOBY WILSON, PhD

Environmental justice
Environmental health disparities + policy
Climate justice, equity + health
Air pollution monitoring
Exposure science
Community-engaged research

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