Meet our Researchers

Leadership Team

Mohammed Ali MD, MSc, MBA Vice Chair of Research, William H. Foege Distinguished Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health

Diabetes; global health; implementation science; health services and systems

Emily Chuba, MBA Associate Director of Research Projects

Our researchers and their areas of expertise

Rosette Chakkalakal, MD, MHS Associate Professor and Division Director, Preventive Medicine

Diabetes prevention; health equity; electronic medical record data for health sciences research

Sarah Cross, MPH, PhD Instructor, Division of Palliative Medicine

Hospice services, policy, and equity

Leslie M. Johnson, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Family Medicine

Qualitative methods; implementation science; integrated care; diabetes and mental health; postpartum health

Theodore Johnson II, MD, MPH Chair and Paul W. Seavey Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Nursing

Urinary incontinence; geriatrics; healthy aging

Deanna Kaplan, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine

Clinical psychology; behavioral medicine; wearable health assessment technology; artificial intelligence and health; research methods

Dio Kavalieratos, PhD Associate Professor and Director of Research and Quality, Division of Palliative Medicine

Palliative care, particularly for non-cancer populations; health services research; mixed methods; clinical trials

Ambar Kulshreshtha, MD, MPH, PhD Associate Professor, Division of Family Medicine

Healthy aging; dementia; cardiovascular diseases; lifestyle interventions; hospital medicine and primary care health services research; clinical trials

Jane Lowers, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Palliative Medicine

End-of-life planning in minorities; caregiver health and experiences; aging without family caregivers; medical aid in dying

Jennifer Mascaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine

Complementary and integrative medicine; mindfulness

Miranda Moore, PhD Associate Professor, Division of Family Medicine and the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics & Gerontololgy (Dept. of Medicine)

Health economics and policy; cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's and related dementias; primary care access to care and workforce; lifestyle and preventive medicine including teaching kitchens; program evaluation; quantitative and qualitative methods

Megha Shah, MD Associate Professor, Division of Family Medicine

Diabetes; health equity; community health interventions

Sathish Thirunavukkarasu, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine

Diabetes epidemiology and phenotypes; prevention strategies

Sara Turbow, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine. Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine (Dept. of Medicine)

Health services; care fragmentation; health equity

Ali John Zarrabi, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Palliative Medicine

Outpatient palliative care; cancer survivorship; psychedelic therapy; arts education

Research Staff

Nazneen Akhter Senior Research Interviewer - Family Medicine

Zohra Amin, MS Senior Research Interviewer - Family Medicine

Erin Brauer, MPH Senior Research Interviewer - Preventive Medicine

Koty Brown, MS Clinical Research Coordinator II - Family Medicine

Jaycie Emery, ATC/L, SMC Clinical Research Coordinator I - Palliative Medicine

Grayson Gunn Baxter, BS Program Coordinator - Family Medicine

Dominique Munroe, MD, MPH, CHES Clinical Research Interviewer I - Family Medicine

Camille Murray, MPH, CHES Clinical Research Coordinator II - Palliative Medicine

Sakila Nasrin Clinical Research Coordinator I - Family Medicine

Nicole Pozzo Clinical Research Coordinator I - Preventive Medicine

Yasmine Shakur, MPH Assistant Program Coordinator, DFPM Research

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