WVU Faculty Affiliates

The ICRC faculty affiliates from within West Virginia University represent various departments within the Health Sciences Center's Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing; as well as the Colleges of Engineering and Mineral Resources, Business and Economics, and Arts and Sciences.  The multiple disciplines and areas of expertise represented by these faculty members cover the full range of public health prevention research and practice activities.
 

West Virginia University Faculty Affiliates (alphabetical order)

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Faculty Member:
Marie Abate BS, PharmD  (Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• drug related death
• drug information

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Faculty Member:
Taura Barr, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Nursing and Genomics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• neurological diseases
• application of genetics and genomics in clinical research

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Faculty Member:
Maria Brann, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Health Communication

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• health, interpersonal, and organizational communication
• safety and health education

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Faculty Member:
Mary Carter, PhD  (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Gerontology

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• quality of care and health outcomes

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Faculty Member:
Jeffrey Coben, MD Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Emergency Medicine

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• domestic and interpersonal violence
• prescription drug abuse

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Faculty Member:
Lesley Cottrell, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Developmental Psychology

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• child and adolescent health
• community-based research

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Faculty Member:
Danielle Davidov, PhD (Research Coordinator)

Academic Discipline(s):
Emergency Medicine

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• intimate partner violence
• violence prevention

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Faculty Member:
Steve Davis, MSW, MPA (Adjunct Associate Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Emergency Medicine

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• community based emergency medical services
• prescription drug abuse

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Faculty Member:
Amy Fiske, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Psychology

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• suicide
• depression in the elderly

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Faculty Member:
Kelly Gurka, MPH, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• occupational injuries and violence
• substance abuse

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Faculty Member:
Matt Gurka, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Biostatistics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• longitudinal data analysis
• multivariate modeling techniques

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Faculty Member:
Tami Gurley-Calvez, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Health Policy

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• Medicaid policy redesign
• effects of welfare policy on crime

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Faculty Member:
Dina Jones, PhD, PT (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology and Orthopedics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• physical activity, arthritis, and quality of life
• falls prevention

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Faculty Member:
George Kelley, DA (Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Biostatistics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• meta-analysis
• physical activity and health-related disease

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Faculty Member:
Ruth Kershner, EdD (Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Health Education

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• alcohol and substance abuse prevention
• sexual violence prevention

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Faculty Member:
David Martinelli, PhD (Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• advanced technologies in transportation
• transportation systems analysis

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Faculty Member:
Chris Martin, MD (Associate Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Environmental and Occupational Health

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• resident and medical student education
• international public health

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Faculty Member:
Joseph Minardi, MD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Emergency Medicine

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• ultrasound and trauma care
• traumatic brain injury

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Faculty Member:
Ashish Nimbarte, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Industrial Engineering

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• musculoskeletal disorders due to work or recreational activities

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Faculty Member:
Kimberly Rauscher, MA, ScD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Policy and Occupational Safety and Health

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• occupational health and safety policy
• adolescent worker safety

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Faculty Member:
Michael Regier, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Biostatistics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• causation, missing data, generalized linear models

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Faculty Member:
Ian Rockett, PhD, MPH (Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology and Demography

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• suicide misclassification
• psychiatric co-morbidity

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Faculty Member:
Pete Shaffron, PhD (Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Industrial Safety Management

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• driver behavior
• impact of physical fitness upon the older driver

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Faculty Member:
Allison Tadros, MD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Emergency Medicine

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• ATV injury
• rural emergency medicine

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Faculty Member:
Avinash Unnikrishnan, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• transportation models
• factors affecting the safety of automobiles and trucks

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Faculty Member:
Alison Wilson, MD (Associate Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Trauma Surgery

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• resuscitation
• abdominal compartment syndrome

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Faculty Member:
Motao Zhu, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Academic Discipline(s):
Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• prevention of traffic injuries
• data linkage

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Faculty Member:
Keith Zullig, MSPH, PhD (Associate Professor, tenured)

Academic Discipline(s):
Social and Behavioral Sciences

Primary Research Interests/Expertise:

• quality of life research and measurement
• substance use

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