CORE FACULTY
Meharry Medical College
Paul D. Juarez, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Director, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Meharry Medical College 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327-6692 Email: pjuarez@mmc.edu
Patricia Matthews Juarez, PhD, Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Development,
Director, Training Core, National Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327-6718 Email: pmatthews-juarez@mmc.edu
Wansoo Im, PhD, Associate Professor,Director, Community Engagement Core, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
Director, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327-5817 Email: wim@mmc.edu
Mohammad Tabatabai, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School, Meharry Medical College,
Director, Biostatistics, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327- Email: mtabatabai@mmc.edu
Aramandla Ramesh, PhD. Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology.
Director, Environmental Core. Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327-6486 Email: aramesh@mmc.edu
Katherine Brown, PhD. Director, Communities of Practice, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
Director, Translation and Dissemination Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327- Email: kbrown@mmc.edu
Matt Morris, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Investigator, Research Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327-6962 Email: mmorris@mmc.edu
Volgyi, Eszter, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Department of Family and Community Medicine,
Investigator, Research Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry
Address: Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: (615) 327- Email: evolgyi@mmc.edu
Affiliated Faculty
University Space Research Association
Mohammad Z Al-Hamdan, PhD. Research Scientist, USRA/National Space Science and Technology Center,
Address: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 320 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35805
Tel: (256) 961-7465 E-mail: mohammad.alhamdan@nasa.gov
William L. Crosson, PhD., Research Scientist, USRA/National Space Science and Technology Center,
Address:NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 320 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35805
Tel: (256) 961-7465 E-mail: bill.crosson@nasa.gov
The Ohio State University
Darryl Hood, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences. College of Public Health, the Ohio State University.
Co-director, Environmental Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 408 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210.
Tel: ((615) 247-4941 Email: dhood@cph.osu.edu
Ayaz Hyder, PhD, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences. College of Public Health. The Ohio State University.
Investigator, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 408 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210.
Tel: ((615) 247-4936 Email: hyder.22@osu.edu;
Mark Weir, PhD, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health. The Ohio State University.
Investigator, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 380D Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210.
Tel: (614) 292-4066 Email: weir.95@osu.edu
Cynthia Colen, PhD. Associate Professor, Sociology, the Ohio State University.
Investigator, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 217 Townshend Hall, 1885 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210.
Tel: (614) 247-8135 Email: colen.3@osu.edu;
Marcel Yotebieng, MD, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences. College of
Public Health, the Ohio State University.
Investigator, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 304 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210.
Tel: (614) 688-2133 Email: myotebieng@cph.osu.edu
Macarius Donneyong, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, the Ohio State University,
Investigator, Environmental Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 129B Parks Hall, 500 W 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-0075 Email: donneyong.1@osu.edu
Grzegorz A. Rempala, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, the Ohio State University.
Investigator, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 380E Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210
Phone: 614-292-0006 Email: grempala@cph.osu.edu
Qinghua Sun, MD, PhD, Assistant Dean for Global Public Health and Professor, Administration. Environmental Health Sciences, Investigator, Environmental Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 424 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210
Phone: 614-247-1560 Email: qsun@cph.osu.edu
University of Tennessee
Michael Langston, PhD., Professor, Computational Analysis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee,
Director, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Knoxville, TN 37996
Tel: (865) 974-3534 Email: Langston@eecs.utk.edu
Charles Phillips, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee,
Investigator, Data Science Core. Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Knoxville, TN 37996
Tel: (865) 974-3534 Email: cphill25@eecs.utk.edu
Clarence Leon Jackson III, Doctoral candidate, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee,
Investigator, Data Science Core. Investigator, Data Science Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: Knoxville, TN 37996
Tel: (865) 974-3534 Email: cjacks53@vols.utk.edu
Liesel J. Schneider, PhD, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Animal Science, University of Tennessee.
Investigator, Data Science Core. Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 2506 River Drive, 232 Brehm Animal Science Building, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Tel: (865) 974-2887 Email: lschneider@utk.edu
Tulane University
Maureen Y. Lichtveld, MD, MPH, Professor and Freeport McMoran Chair of Environmental Policy, Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,
Co-director, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 1440 Canal Street, suite 2100, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Tel: (504) 988-7904 Email: mlichtve@tulane.edu
Emily Harville, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology. Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,
Investigator, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Maeve Wallace, PhD. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,
Investigator, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 1440 Canal Street, suite 2100, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Tel: (504) 988-7305 Email: mwallace@tulane.edu
Hannah Covert, PhD. Associate Director, Center for Gulf Coast Environmental Health Research, Leadership & Strategic Initiatives,
Investigator, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 1440 Canal Street, suite 2100, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Tel: (504) 988-7305 Email: hcovert@tulane.edu; eharvill@tulane.edu;
Vanderbilt University
William J. Blot, PhD. Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Population-based Research, Vanderbilt University.
Research Core Investigator, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd.; Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: 301-424-1054 Email: william.j.blot@Vanderbilt.Edu
Michael T. Mumma, MS. Research Scientist, Population-based Research, Vanderbilt University.
Research Core Investigator, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd.; Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: 301-424-1054 Email: mike@iei.us
Pan American Health Organization/WHO
Patricia Cifuentes M.D., Ph.D., Advisor, Health Information Systems, Information Systems for Health Unit (EIH/IS)Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action (EIH), Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO
Investigator, Data Curation Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 525 23rd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037-2895
Telephone: 202 974-3858 Email: cifuentmyr@paho.org
University of Cincinnati
Roman Jandarov, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati. Investigator, Data Curation Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: COM Environmental Health, 0056, Kettering Lab Complex – 162
Tel: 513-558-7975 Email: jandarrn@ucmail.uc.edu
John Reichard, PhD. Assistant Professor, Research. Kettering Lab, University of Cincinnati,
Investigator. Data Analytics Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: G24Q, COM EH Indstr Hygeine Reichard Lab, 0056, Cincinnati, OH
Tele: (513) 558-7946 Email: reichajf@uc.edu;
Andrew Maier, PhD, CIH, DABT. Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati.
Investigator, Data Analytics Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Tel: 513-558-2407 Email maierma@ucmail.uc.edu
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Charles P Mouton, MD, Professor Department of Family Medicine, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.
Investigator, Community Engagement Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry.
Address: 301 University Blvd. Galveston, TX 77555
Tel: (409) 772-3619 Email: cpmouton@UTMB.edu