LDI

Senior Fellow Sightings

Senior Fellows meet the LDI Senior Fellow criteria and have a primary appointment at the University of Pennsylvania. Adjunct Senior Fellows meet the LDI Senior Fellow criteria but do not have a primary appointment at the University of Pennsylvania.

Information on LDI Senior Fellows is compiled alphabetically. You may search them by Name, Research Interest and Department / School.

LDI Senior Fellow Sightings: Fellows in the news.

Senior Fellow	Research Interests
Andrea J. Apter, MD, MSc Standing Faculty Professor Allergy and Immunology School of Medicine apter@mail.med.upenn.edu	asthma adherence, health disparities, asthma in adolescents, epidemiology of drug allergy, health communication, health literacy, [Medline Search][Posters]
Anje Van Berckelaer, MD Research Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine anje@mail.med.upenn.edu	access to and utilization of health services, public health insurance, primary care safety net, health disparities, [Medline Search][Posters]
Carolyn Cannuscio, MSc, DSc Standing Faculty Assistant Professor Familly and Community Health School of Medicine cannusci@wharton.upenn.edu	social and chronic disease epidemiology, urban health disparities, social factors that promote lifelong health and vital involvement in an aging population, community development strategies, housing options, and policy initiatives, [Medline Search][Posters]
Virginia W. Chang, MD, PhD Standing Faculty Assistant Professor Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine Assistant Professor Sociology School of Arts and Sciences vwchang@mail.med.upenn.edu	health disparities, medical sociology, social epidemiology, stratification, obesity, [Medline Search][Posters]
Nabila A. Dahodwala, MD Research Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine nabila.dahodwala@uphs.upenn.edu	epidemiology of neurodegenerative disease, aging expectations, health disparities, [Medline Search][Posters]
Sarah Gollust, PhD Standing Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine sgollust@wharton.upenn.edu	roles of the media and public opinion in population health policy, health disparities and the social determinants of health, impact of media coverage of type 2 diabetes on public's support of prevention strategies, social and policy implications of new genetic technologies and public health ethics, [Medline Search][Posters]
Amy Hillier, PhD, MSW Standing Faculty Assistant Professor City and Regional Planning School of Design ahillier@design.upenn.edu	health disparities, childhood obesity, spatial analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), [Medline Search][Posters]
Chanita A. Hughes Halbert, PhD Standing Faculty Associate Professor Psychiatry School of Medicine chanita@mail.med.upenn.edu	health disparities, cancer prevention and control, [Medline Search][Posters]
Stephen E. Kimmel, PhD, MSCE Standing Faculty Associate Professor Epidmiology School of Medicine skimmel@cceb.med.upenn.edu	cardiovascular epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health disparities, pharmacogenetics, [Medline Search][Posters]
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH Standing Faculty Professor Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Medicine skumanyi@mail.med.upenn.edu	prevention of obesity and related health disparities, nutritional epidemiology, lifestyle interventions for chronic disease risk reduction, minority health, [Medline Search][Posters]
Judith A. Long, MD Standing Faculty Assistant Professor Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine jalong@mail.med.upenn.edu	social determinants of health, health disparities, socio-economic status and health, diabetes mellitus, preventative care, social environment and health, [Medline Search][Posters]
Zachary F. Meisel, PhD, MPH Research Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Emergency Medicine School of Medicine zfm@mail.med.upenn.edu	patient safety during transitions in care from EMS to hospital settings, health disparities in EMS care, factors influencing patient utilization of emergency services, [Medline Search][Posters]
Giang T. Nguyen, MD, MPH, MSCE Research Faculty Clinical Instructor Family Medicine and Community Health School of Medicine nguyeng@uphs.upenn.edu	Asian health, cancer communication, health disparities, prevention, family medicine and primary care, immigrant health, HIV and AIDS, [Medline Search][Posters]
Craig E. Pollack, MD, MHS Research Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine cpollack@cceb.med.upenn.edu	health disparities, socioeconomic status and health, consumer-directed health plans, preventive care, [Medline Search][Posters]
Pamela Sankar, PhD Standing Faculty Associate Professor Center for Bioethics School of Medicine Associate Professor Molecular and Biochemical Engineering School of Medicine sankarp@mail.med.upenn.edu	ethics of genetics, race, health disparities, medical confidentiality, [Medline Search][Posters]
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD Standing Faculty Assistant Professor General Internal Medicine School of Medicine rwerner@mail.med.upenn.edu	health care quality, quality improvement, health disparities, [Medline Search][Posters]
Glenda Louise Wrenn, MD Research Faculty Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine glenda.wrenn@uphs.upenn.edu	inhancing resilience in vulnerable populations, intergating systems of mental health care, addressing health disparities in mental health access and utilization, [Medline Search][Posters]
Cynthia Zubritsky, PhD Research Faculty Director of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research School of Medicine Research Associate Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research School of Medicine cdz@mail.med.upenn.edu	health disparities in community mental health centers, impact of public legislation on adultts with serious mental illness, evaluation of effectiveness of public state behavioral health systems, integration of services and impact on clinical, functional and system outcomes, continuum of care for families and persons with autism spectrum disorder, [Medline Search][Posters]