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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

Ragini Maddipati

Ragini Maddipati

Lecturer

  • 314-935-4185
  • rmaddipati@wustl.edu

Ragini Maddipati has over ten years of experience working in clinical research, data management and analysis, program management and evaluation, sexual and reproductive health, and reproductive justice. After earning her MSW from the Brown School in 2009, Maddipati worked in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine . She was an integral team member of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project and numerous research and clinical initiatives focused on increasing health equity and access to reproductive and contraceptive services in the St. Louis area.
Karen-Joynt-Maddox

Karen Joynt Maddox

Co-Director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research; Associate Professor of Medicine

  • 314-362-3291
  • kjoyntmaddox@wustl.edu

Dr. Joynt Maddox’s specific research interests include improving the measurement of the quality and efficiency of physicians, hospitals, and health systems; understanding the impact of policy interventions on health care, with a focus on value-based and alternative payment models; and reducing disparities in care, with a focus on vulnerable populations including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals living in poverty, individuals with disabilities, frail elders, and those in rural areas.
Sara M Malone

Sara M. Malone

Assistant Professor of Surgery

  • sara.malone@wustl.edu

Dr. Malone is interested in the quality of care provided to children when they are admitted to the hospital, particularly in acute and emergent settings. Dr. Malone uses expertise in implementation science, evaluation, and systems science to study how teams can best implement and sustain evidence-based programs and practices in these settings.
Stephanie Mazzucca

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan

Assistant Professor

  • 314-935-0117
  • smazzucca@wustl.edu

Stephanie Mazzucca’s research works to develop and evaluate evidence-based approaches for promoting healthy eating and physical activity to prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. A member of the Prevention Research Center, her work focuses on improving home environments, as well as organizations such as public health departments and childcare centers, to support healthy behaviors for populations at risk of chronic disease.
Tim McBride

Timothy McBride

Bernard Becker Professor

  • 314-935-4356
  • tmcbride@wustl.edu

Timothy McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economist shaping the national agenda in health insurance, health reform, rural health care, Medicare and Medicaid policy, health economics, and access to health care. McBride studies the effects of health reform at the state and national levels, the uninsured, diabetes policy, Medicare Advantage, and long-term entitlement reform. In addition to several dozen scholarly publications, he produced the book "Transdisciplinary Public Health: Education, Research and Practice" co-edited with Debra Haire-Joshu, as well as a collection of reports, white papers and other policy products that have had an important impact on the national policy debate.
Virginia Mckay

Virginia Mckay (Ginger)

Assistant Professor

  • 314-935-5740
  • virginia.mckay@wustl.edu

Virginia Mckay’s research focuses on the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of evidence-based practices addressing HIV prevention, especially the sustainability and de-implementation of interventions. Mckay addresses research questions in this area using mixed-methods approaches including qualitative, quantitative, and agent-based modeling. Working within the Center for Public Health Systems Science at the Brown School, she supports the center’s projects related to evidence-based public health and systems science.