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Shari Barkin, M.D. | Pediatrics | Community Centered Interventions, Parent-Child Dyads, Primary Prevention, Social Networks, Obesity, BMI Trajectories |
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Gurjeet Birdee, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | Pediatrics, Integrative Medical Therapies, Metabolic Syndrome |
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Kerri Cavanaugh, M.D. | Division of Nephrology; Department of Medicine |
Health Literacy and Numeracy, Communication, Kidney Disease, Hypertension |
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Rosette Chakkalakal, M.D. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Disparities, Diabetes Prevention, Data Collection, Information Technology, Communication |
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Tom Elasy, M.D., M.P.H. (PI) | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Type 2 Diabetes, Glycemic Relapse, Self-management of Type 2 diabetes, Risk Factor Modification |
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Amber Hackstadt, Ph.D. | Biostatistics | Public Health Research, Environmental Biostatistics, Causal Inference, Bayesian Inference, Regression Splines, Semi-parametric Estimation |
| William Heerman, M.D., M.P.H. | Pediatrics | Obesity in early childhood, maternal influences on growth, gestational weight trajectories, and health literacy | |
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Sarah Jaser, Ph.D. | Pediatric Endocrinology | Youth with Diabetes, Communication, Coping, Stress and Depressive Symptoms |
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Lindsay Mayberry, Ph.D. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Family Support, Health Information Technology, Health Literacy |
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William Martinez, M.D., M.S. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Leveraging health information technology to increase patient activation of diabetes self-care behaviors |
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Lyndsay Nelson, Ph.D. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Family Support, Health Information Technology, Health Literacy |
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Laurie Novak, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. | Biomedical Informatics | Health Information; Quality Improvement; Technology |
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Russell Rothman, M.D., MP.P. | Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | Numeracy, Literacy, Health Disparities, Obesity, Public-Private Partnerships, Native American Health |
Affiliate Members |
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William Blot, Ph.D. | Institute for Obesity and Metabolism | Health Disparities, Obesity |
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Katherine Donato, Ph.D. | Sociology, Center for Medicine Health and Society | Health Disparities, Literacy, Numeracy, Community Engagement |
| Jay H Fowke, Ph.D., M.P.H. | Institute for Obesity and Metabolism | Obesity, Health Disparities, Sedentary Behaviors | |
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Robert Greevy, Ph.D. | Biostatistics | Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data, anti-diabetic pharmacology agents in relation to cardiovascular and renal endpoints, and statistical methods. |
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Marie Griffin, M.D., M.P.H. | Preventative Medicine | Quality Improvement, Obesity, Disparities, Diabetes Complications, Quantitative/Qualitative Methods |
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Derek Griffith, Ph.D. | Center for Medicine, Health, and Society; Vanderbilt University | Community Engagement, Health Disparities, Obesity |
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Michelle Griffith, M.D. | Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolism | Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Telehealth, Models of Care Delivery |
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Katherine Hartman, M.D., Ph.D. | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Maternal Health, Quantitative/Qualitative Methods, Quality Improvement |
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Kevin Johnson, M.D. | Biomedical Informatics | Children’s Health, Health Information Technology, Quality Improvement |
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Sharon Karp, Ph.D. | Nursing | Childhood Obesity Prevention, Parental Feeding Patterns, Disparities, Prenatal Care, and Breastfeeding |
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Sunil Kripalani, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Implementation science, health communication, health literacy, medication management, care transitions |
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Shelagh Mulvaney, Ph.D. | Nursing, Biomedical Informatics, and Pediatrics | Health Information; Technology; Children’s Health; Measurement; Quantitative/Qualitative Methods; Quality Improvement; Literacy; Health Disparities |
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Velma Murry, Ph.D. | Education and Human Development | Community Engagement Research; Children’s health; Health Disparities |
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Josh Peterson, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine, Biomedical Informatics | Health Information; Diabetes Complications; Technology; Measurement; Quality Improvement |
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Hilary Tindle, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine | Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Quality, Physical Activity, Smoking Cessation |
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Samuel Trent Rosenbloom, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | Health Information Technology; Children’s Health, Literacy |
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Christianne Roumie, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Literacy; Quality Improvement; Diabetes Complications, Literacy; Numeracy |
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Heidi Silver, R.D., Ph.D. | Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition, VUMC | Pre-gestational Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrient Intake, Nutritional Status, Body Composition |
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Sandra Simmons, M.D. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Nutrition, Geriatrics |
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Alan Storrow, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Literacy; Quality Improvement |
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Kenneth Wallston, Ph.D., M.A. | Nursing | Numeracy; Literacy; Technology; Health Disparities; Children’s Health |
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Consuelo Wilkins, M.D. | Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance | Community engagement, Communication |
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Mary Yarbrough, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine and Public Health | Occupational Heath, Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness |