PhD Faculty Students in the PhD in Public Health Sciences program have the opportunity to work with faculty participating in locally, nationally, and globally recognized research and studies on both the Danforth and Medical School campuses. Their areas of interest range from data analysis to community outreach to AI modeling for positive health outcomes. Learn more about our faculty community and how you can be a part of building a better present and future. Browse Our PhD Faculty Name Areas of Interest Peg Allen Ellis Ballard Abigail Barker Ana A Baumann Derek Brown Ross Brownson Anne Mobley Butler Charlene Caburnay Yin Cao Su-Hsin Chang Graham A. Colditz Todd Combs Victor G Dávila-Román Kia L. Davis Elizabeth Dodson Bettina F. Drake Alexis Duncan Bradley A. Evanoff Amy Eyler Patrick Fowler Elvin Geng Jeremy Goldbach Debra Haire-Joshu Ross Hammond Jenine Harris Angela Hobson Ashley Housten Tyriesa L. Howard Mark Huffman Jean Hunleth Lora Iannotti Juliet Iwelunmor Aimee S. James Shu (Joy) Jiang Kim Johnson Maura Kepper Matthew Kreuter Jessica Levy Erin Linnenbringer Ying Liu Douglas Luke Chongliang (Jason) Luo Ragini Maddipati Karen Joynt Maddox Sara M. Malone Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan Timothy McBride Mary McKay Virginia Mckay (Ginger) Caitlin McMurtry Sarah Moreland-Russell Proscovia Nabunya Diana Parra Perez Mary C. Politi Byron Powell Beth Prusaczyk Jason Purnell Rodrigo Reis Elizabeth Salerno Vetta Sanders Thompson Ilana Seff Ozge Sensoy Bahar Morgan Shields Michelle Silver Fred Ssewamala Lindsay Stark Joe Steensma Siobhan Sutcliffe Rachel Tabak Jean-Francois Trani Nhial Tutlam Fei Wan Leyao Wang Karla Washington Erika A Waters Child and Maternal Health Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Dissemination and Implementation Environmental Health and Justice Global Health Health Equity Health Policy Public Mental Health Systems and Data Science Victor G Dávila-Román Director, Global Health Center, Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology and Radiology, School of Medicine 314-362-1291 vdavila@wustl.edu Dávila-Román is also vice chair of global health in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine and professor of medicine in the cardiovascular division of the Department of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico, and has been affiliated with Washington University since 1986. He is also medical director of cardiovascular imaging at the Clinical Research Core Laboratory in the cardiovascular division and deputy editor for the journal, Circulation, Cardiovascular Imaging. Dávila-Román has extensive experience in clinical research and administration and in leading national and international research studies in chronic non-communicable diseases including hypertension and heart failure. Kia L. Davis Assistant Professor of Surgery 314-747-8069 daviskl@wustl.edu Dr. Davis is an applied social epidemiologist. Broadly, she is interested in reducing cancer health disparities by informing organizational and policy change. Her research program will focus on the relationships between socioeconomic status, stress, and cancer risk factors in underserved communities with an eye towards understanding stress as a potential mediating pathway in the relationship between socioeconomic status and cancer risk factors; improving measurement of socioenvironmental stressors in diverse populations and using methods that allow for a more comprehensive measurement of stressors that one may encounter; and developing scalable interventions to reduce the burden of cancer risk in communities of color. Elizabeth Dodson Research Assistant Professor 314-935-0124 edodson@wustl.edu Elizabeth Dodson researches ways in which policy can facilitate healthy decision-making around physical activity and obesity prevention. Her work examines the effectiveness of policies in specific settings (e.g., schools, worksites) to increase physical activity. She also studies the policy process, including the use of research evidence by policymakers and the most effective ways to communicate research evidence to policymakers. Bettina F. Drake Professor of Surgery 314-747-4534 drakeb@wustl.edu Bettina Drake is a cancer epidemiologist at Washington University School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center. Her research interests are in reducing disparities in cancer by focusing on cancer-prevention strategies through nutritional and community-based approaches. Alexis Duncan Associate Professor 314-935-6758 aduncan@wustl.edu Alexis Duncan’s research focuses on risk mechanisms and psychiatric comorbidity of obesity, eating disorders and substance use disorders, particularly among women. Her additional research interests include nosology (the study of diagnostic criteria) of psychiatric disorders, the effects of child maltreatment, and differences in psychopathology by race, gender and sexual orientation. Bradley A. Evanoff Richard A and Elizabeth Henby Sutter Professor of Occupational, Industrial, and Environmental Medicine in Medicine, Assistant Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, and Director of the Division of General Medical Sciences in the School of Medicine 314-454-8638 bevanoff@wustl.edu Dr. Evanoff is a researcher in the area of occupational health and safety; his research entails the epidemiology and prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses, work-related musculoskeletal disorders and workplace health promotion. His community-based studies have involved recruiting large populations of workers and cooperating closely with labor unions, employers and employees. His team frequently uses worker participatory approaches to preventive interventions. They are also investigating smoking, obesity and other personal health behaviors, and their interactions with other exposures in the work environment. Show More