SPH Faculty provide expert insight on current news and diverse topics in public health.
Please send all interview requests to sph-comm@umd.edu.
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS
HÉCTOR E. ALCALÁ, PhD
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
Cancer
Discrimination + Health
Tobacco use
ELIZABETH APARICIO, PhD
Family violence + trauma
Sexual health
Youth in foster care
Unhoused youth
NATE APATHY, PhD
Health policy
Health services research
Health informatics
Effects of health IT
RABIATU E. BARRIE, PhD
Childhood trauma
Violence exposure + gun violence
Mental health
Black masculinity
Intervention science
JIE CHEN, PhD
Health care delivery system
Health policy
Health IT
Aging resilience
Alzheimer's, related dementias
KRISTEN COLEMAN, PhD
Transmission of respiratory viruses
Influenza, Adenovirus, Coronavirus
Avian influenza [bird flu]
Airborne viruses
TIARA FENNELL, MS
Mental health
Mental health clinicians + burnout
African American families + therapy
Navigating political conversations
DON MILTON, MD, PhD
Airborne infection transmission, including COVID, influenza, measles, TB
Indoor air and health
Germicidal UV air disinfection
MONA MITTAL, PhD
Intimate partner violence
Trauma
Mental health
Sexual health + HIV/AIDS
SARAH PEITZMEIER, PhD
LGBTQ+ health
Intimate partner violence
Gender based violence prevention
AMIR SAPKOTA, PhD
Climate change + health
Extreme weather + hospitalization
Early warnings + community resilience
Diarrheal, chronic kidney + cardiopulmonary diseases
AMY R. SAPKOTA, PhD
Environmental microbiology
Water reuse, food + health
Food-energy-water nexus
Recreational, drinking water quality
Climate resilience
JULIA STEINBERG, PhD
Reproductive health
Mental health
Family planning + abortion
Reproductive justice
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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