External Faculty Affiliates
The ICRC faculty affiliates from outside West Virginia University represent several U.S. universities, such as Columbia University and the University of Rochester; international universities, such as McMaster (Canada) and the Medical University of Vienna (Austria); federal agencies such as CDC; and research institutes such as the Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation (PIRE). As with the WVU affiliates, the multiple disciplines and areas of expertise represented by these external faculty members cover the full range of public health prevention research and practice activities.
Non-West Virginia University Faculty Affiliates (alphabetical order)
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Faculty Member:
Robert Bossarte, PhD, University of Rochester
Academic Discipline(s):
Sociology and Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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violent and suicidal behaviors
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substance abuse
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Faculty Member:
Mary Carter, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)
Academic Discipline(s):
Gerontology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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quality of care and health outcomes
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Faculty Member:
Ekta Choudhary, PhD, CDC
Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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emergency preparedness and response
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sexual violence victimization
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Faculty Member:
Diego de Leo, MD, PhD, Griffith University
Academic Discipline(s):
Psychiatry and Social and Behavioral Sciences
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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definitional issues and data quality in suicide statistics
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suicidal behavior across different cultures
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Faculty Member:
Judith Gold, ScD, Temple University
Academic Discipline(s):
Occupational Epidemiology and Ergonomics
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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prevention of work-related injuries
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mobile device usage in youth
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Faculty Member:
James Helmkamp, PhD, NIOSH
Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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work-related and recreational (all-terrain vehicles) morbidity and mortality
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Faculty Member:
Susan Jack, PhD, McMaster University
Academic Discipline(s):
Nursing and Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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prevention of family violence
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knowledge transfer and exchange processes
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Faculty Member:
Haomiao Jia, PhD, Columbia University
Academic Discipline(s):
Biostatistics
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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health-related quality-of-life
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temporal-spatial analysis
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Faculty Member:
Nestor Kapusta, MD, Medical University of Vienna
Academic Discipline(s):
Psychiatry and Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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urban-rural differentials in suicides
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suicide misclassification
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Faculty Member:
Harriet MacMillan, MD, McMaster University
Academic Discipline(s):
Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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intimate partner violence
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child maltreatment
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Faculty Member:
Ted Miller, PhD, PIRE
Academic Discipline(s):
Safety Economics
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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economics of motor vehicle crash
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violent, occupational, and consumer product injuries
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Faculty Member:
Muazzam Nasrullah, MD, MPH, CDC
Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology and Safety Promotion
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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occupational injuries
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health hazard evaluation at work sites
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Faculty Member:
Sandra Putnam, PhD, Social Solutions, Inc.
Academic Discipline(s):Epidemiology and Sociology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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evaluation and screening for drug and alcohol problems
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Faculty Member:
Hope Tiesman, PhD, NIOSH
Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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prevention of workplace violence
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urban-rural disparities in injury risk
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Faculty Member:
Mike Smith, PhD, RPh, University of Oklahoma
Academic Discipline(s):
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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health care use patterns and costs
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Faculty Member:
Steven Stack, PhD, Wayne State University
Academic Discipline(s):
Sociology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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risk and protective factors for suicide
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Faculty Member:
Geetha Waehrer, PhD, PIRE
Academic Discipline(s):
Economics
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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occupational injury and illness
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substance abuse
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Faculty Member:
Rheeda Walker, PhD, University of Georgia
Academic Discipline(s):
Psychology
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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Faculty Member:
Nadine Wathen, PhD, University of Western Ontario
Academic Discipline(s):
Information and Media Studies
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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knowledge translation and exchange, especially in the area of violence against women
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Faculty Member:
Tinqzhong Yang, MD, Zhejiang University
Academic Discipline(s):
Behavioral Sciences
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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health behavior and stress
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falls prevention
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Faculty Member:
Eduard Zaloshnia, PhD, PIRE
Academic Discipline(s):
Economics
Primary Research Interests/Expertise:
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traffic and workplace injuries
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econometrics
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