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  • Head shot of Kafuli Agbemenu, University at Buffalo reproductive health expert.
    4/7/23

    Kafuli Agbemenu

    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: reproductive health in vulnerable populations

    Phone: 716-829-6023

    Email: agbemenu@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Jared Aldstadt.
    10/22/18

    Jared Aldstadt

    Associate Professor of Geography

    Expertise: Zika virus, dengue fever, chikungunya, mosquito-borne illness, disease transmission, epidemiology

    Phone: 716-645-0481

    Email: geojared@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Nathalia Andrade.
    12/2/24

    Nathalia Andrade

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics and Endodontics

    Expertise: digital dentistry; oral medicine; periodontics and artificial intelligence, including leveraging AI to enhance oral diagnosis, surgeries and genomic data analysis

    Phone: 716-829-6185

    Email: andradnp@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Stelios Andreadis, University at Buffalo regenerative medicine and tissue engineering expert.
    8/22/19

    Stelios Andreadis

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

    Expertise: regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells, vascular grafts

    Phone: 716-645-1202

    Email: sandread@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Daniel Antonius.
    11/22/23

    Daniel Antonius

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry

    Expertise: terrorism, violence, aggression, CTE and behavior, mental health and the legal system

    Phone: 716-898-5290

    Email: danielan@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Stephanie Anzman-Frasca.
    3/31/23

    Stephanie Anzman-Frasca

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: childhood obesity, children’s eating habits, infant and child behavior and development  

    Contact: Stephanie Anzman-Frasca can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Praveen Arany.
    7/25/23

    Praveen Arany

    Associate Professor of Oral Biology

    Expertise: therapeutic uses of lasers and light, particularly in wound healing and tooth regeneration

    Phone: 716-829-3479

    Email: prarany@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, University at Buffalo chemical biology expert.
    4/7/23

    Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen

    Dr. Marjorie E. Winkler Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

    Expertise: chemical biology, lipids; cellular aging and senescence; cell death (apoptosis and necroptosis); omics approaches to research

    Phone: 716-645-4130

    Email: ekinatil@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Charlotte Lindqvist.
    1/24/24

    Amanda Aykanian

    Assistant Professor of Social Work

    Expertise: homelessness, including how social policies and programs affect unhoused people; homeless service systems and workforce issues; social welfare history and policy; social service program implementation

    Phone: 716-645-1270

    Email: aykanian@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Katherine N. Balantekin.
    8/21/24

    Katherine N. Balantekin

    Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

    Expertise: obesity, disordered eating, parental influences on child eating behavior, childhood obesity, diet culture, anti-obesity drugs

    Phone: 716-829-5578

    Email: knbalant@buffalo.edu

     

  • Head shot of Annahita Ball, University at Buffalo expert on schools and social services.
    4/12/23

    Annahita Ball

    Associate Professor of Social Work

    Expertise: family engagement in schools; educational justice and reform; school-based mental health services; school-community partnerships

    Phone: 716-645-8951

    Email: annahita@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Jenifer Barclay, University at Buffalo disability history and African American history expert.
    4/7/23

    Jenifer Barclay

    Associate Professor of History

    Expertise: disability history; disability, race, gender, class and sexuality; intersectionality; ableism; African American history; history of slavery, emancipation and the U.S. Civil War

    Phone: 716-645-8409

    Email: barclay7@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Edward Bednarczyk standing in a pharmacy.
    9/11/24

    Edward Bednarczyk

    Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

    Expertise: medical marijuana, tobacco sales in pharmacies, headaches and migraines, pharmacy practice

    Phone: 716-645-4805

    Email: eb@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Ralph H. Benedict, University at Buffalo multiple sclerosis and brain injury expert.
    5/2/24

    Ralph H. Benedict

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Neurology

    Expertise: multiple sclerosis (MS); impact of MS, concussion and other brain diseases on personality, cognition and psychiatric stability

    Email: benedict@buffalo.edu

    Contact: Ralph H. Benedict can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Richard D. Blondell.
    11/7/19

    Richard D. Blondell

    Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine

    Expertise: addiction, substance abuse, opioids

    Contact: Richard Blondell can be reached most quickly through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Elizabeth Bowen.
    4/12/23

    Elizabeth Bowen

    Associate Professor of Social Work

    Expertise: homelessness, health issues affecting homeless populations, recovery from alcohol and other drug problems

    Phone: 716-645-1258

    Email: eabowen@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Susan K. Cahn.
    4/7/23

    Susan K. Cahn

    Emerita Professor of History

    Expertise: gender and sexuality in sports, homophobia in sports, women’s history, feminist theory, history of chronic illness, history of mental illness

    Phone: 716-645-8418

    Email: cahn@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Nichol Castro, University at Buffalo speech, word retrieval and anomia expert.
    8/16/21

    Nichol Castro

    Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

    Expertise: speech, language and memory; word retrieval; anomia, including in aphasia, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

    Phone: 716-829-5565

    Email: nicholca@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Lora Cavuoto.
    11/2/23

    Lora Cavuoto

    Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

    Expertise: ergonomics, occupational safety and health, fatigue monitoring, worker quality of life

    Phone: 716-645-4696

    Email: loracavu@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Yu-Ping Chang, University at Buffalo caregiving and dementia expert.
    8/16/21

    Yu-Ping Chang

    Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: mental health; substance abuse and addiction; family caregiving and dementia

    Phone: 716-829-2015

    Email: yc73@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of R. Lorraine Collins.
    11/28/23

    R. Lorraine Collins

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: substance abuse, cannabis, malt liquor and marijuana use, drinking restraint, smoking, women's issues

    Phone: 716-829-6951

    Email: lcollins@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Catherine Cook-Cottone, UB yoga and mindfulness researcher.
    12/19/18

    Catherine Cook-Cottone

    Professor of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology

    Expertise: yoga, mindfulness, embodied self-regulation, eating disorders, anxiety-based disorders

    Phone: 716-645-1128

    Email: cpcook@buffalo.edu  

  • Head shot of Anne B. Curtis.
    1/11/23

    Anne B. Curtis

    SUNY Distinquished Professor

    Expertise: heart health, heart rhythm abnormalities, atrial fibrillation, cardiac devices, pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, cardiac problems in winter

    Phone: 716-859-4828

    Email: abcurtis@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Paresh Dandona, University at Buffalo faculty expert on diabetes and obesity.
    8/16/21

    Paresh Dandona

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: diabetes; obesity; endocrinology; insulin, testosterone and other hormone treatments; anti-inflammatory agents

    Phone: Dandona can be contacted through Ellen Goldbaum in UB Media Relations at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu

    Email: dandona.diabetes@gmail.com

  • Head shot of Derek Daniels, University at Buffalo thirst and ingestive behavior expert.
    1/4/22

    Derek Daniels

    Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: science of thirst; science of food, water and salt intake; ingestive/eating behaviors

    Phone: 716-645-0264

    Email: danielsd@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Steven Dubovsky.
    1/11/24

    Steven L. Dubovsky

    Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry

    Expertise: trauma, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, psychosomatic medicine

    Phone: 716-898-5940

    Email: dubovsky@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Myles Faith, University at Buffalo expert on childhood obesity and children's eating behavior.
    12/19/18

    Myles S. Faith

    Professor of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology

    Expertise: childhood obesity, children’s eating habits, family health

    Phone: 716-645-1124

    Email: mfaith@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Karl Fiebelkorn.
    10/13/23

    Karl Fiebelkorn

    Emeritus Senior Associate Dean for Student, Professional, and Community Affairs

    Expertise: laws and regulations affecting pharmacy practice, medication errors, systems for improving practice sites, adult asthma, pharmacy business plan modeling

    Phone: 716-645-2824

    Email: kdf@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Kelly Foltz-Ramos.
    12/3/24

    Kelly Foltz-Ramos

    Director of Nursing Simulation and Innovation

    Expertise: simulation in nursing education, virtual reality in health care training, technology-driven curriculum design 

    Phone: 716-829-3216

    Email: foltz@buffalo.edu

  • Headshot of Jo L. Freudenheim.
    4/12/23

    Jo L. Freudenheim

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: cancer risk factors, diet and cancer, carcinogens

    Phone: 716-829-5375

    Email: jfreuden@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Shira Gabriel, University at Buffalo social psychology and social connection expert.
    4/7/23

    Shira Gabriel

    Professor of Psychology

    Expertise: social psychology, social connections, sense of self, the need to belong, comfort food

    Phone: 716-645-0227

    Email: sgabriel@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Mingchen Gao.
    10/28/24

    Mingchen Gao

    Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

    Expertise: artificial intelligence, including computer vision and machine learning; AI-powered medical imaging

    Phone: 716-645-2834

    Email: mgao8@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Omer Gokcumen, University at Buffalo evolutionary genomics and ancient humans expert.
    11/2/23

    Omer Gokcumen

    Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: human and primate evolution, ancient humans (including Neanderthals and Denisovans), anthropological genomics

    Phone: 716-645-4937

    Email: omergokc@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Susan Green.
    4/12/23

    Susan Green

    Co-director of the Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

    Expertise: trauma, trauma-informed care in organizations and service delivery systems

    Phone: 716-645-1249

    Email: sagreen@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Kim Griswold, University at Buffalo expert on health care for refugees, immigrants and survivors of torture.
    4/10/23

    Kim Griswold, MD

    Professor Emerita of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

    Expertise: health care for refugees and immigrants; trauma; survivors of torture; cultural competency in medicine; patient-centered medical homes; integrated medical and behavioral health care

    Phone: 716-816-7248

    Email: griswol@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Shermali Gunawardena.
    8/16/21

    Shermali Gunawardena

    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: neurons, axonal transport, biology of neurodegenerative diseases

    Phone: 716-645-4915

    Email: sg99@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Marc Halfon.
    12/5/16

    Marc Halfon

    Professor of Biochemistry

    Expertise: genetics; gene expression; gene drive; genome editing; mosquito genome; cell growth, differentiation and development

    Phone: 716-829-3126

    Email: mshalfon@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Sarah Cercone Heavey.
    12/16/22

    Sarah Cercone Heavey

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: opioid use disorder, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, naloxone, overdose, veterans’ mental health, suicide prevention, mental health 

    Phone: 716-829-6752

    Email: scheavey@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Amy Hequembourg, University at Buffalo expert on health disparities among sexual minorities.
    9/14/20

    Amy Hequembourg

    Associate Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: health disparities affecting sexual minorities

    Phone: 716-829-2608

    Email: ahequemb@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of David Herzberg.
    3/3/23

    David Herzberg

    Professor of History

    Expertise: opioid epidemic; history of prescription drugs, street drugs and other psychoactive substances; drug policy and drug wars; drugs and popular culture; addiction; drugs and social inequalities of race and gender 
    Phone: 716-645-8416

    Email: herzberg@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Mark Hicar, University at Buffalo expert on pediatric infectious disease, including measles and the flu.
    6/22/20

    Mark Daniel Hicar

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: pediatric infectious diseases, viral infections, antibody responses against HIV, Kawasaki disease

    Phone: 716-323-0150

    Email: markhica@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of David M. Holmes, University at Buffalo global health equity and medicine and spirituality expert.
    9/30/21

    David M. Holmes

    Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

    Expertise: global health, health care for underserved communities and human trafficking victims, spirituality in health, religious exemptions for vaccines, addiction medicine, wilderness medicine, travel medicine

    Email: dholmes@buffalo.edu

    Contact: David M. Holmes can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Portrait of Nicholas B. Holowka, University at Buffalo human evolution, foot and walking expert.
    10/6/20

    Nicholas B. Holowka

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology

    Expertise: human movement, biomechanics of walking/running, human feet, footwear, primate locomotion, human evolution

    Phone: 716-645-0444

    Email: nbholowk@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Gregory Homish, University at Buffalo substance use and mental health expert.
    8/17/21

    Gregory Homish

    Professor and Chair of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: substance use and misuse; substance use among military personnel; substance use and families; emergency preparedness and response; health of emergency responders

    Phone: 716-829-6959

    Email: ghomish@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Dave Hostler, University at Buffalo human performance expert.
    8/16/21

    Dave Hostler

    Chair of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

    Expertise: effect of diving on human health; environmental physiology; hyperthermia; hypothermia; firefighter and emergency responder health and safety

    Phone: 716-829-6795

    Email: dhostler@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Katarzyna Kordas, University at Buffalo expert on chemical and lead exposure.
    4/12/23

    Katarzyna “Kasia” Kordas

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: toxic metals and child development, lead exposure, health effects of metal mixtures, nutrient-metal interactions, air pollution

    Phone: 716-829-5340

    Email: kkordas@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Isok Kim, University at Buffalo mental health and refugee-related trauma expert.
    3/1/22

    Isok Kim

    Associate Professor of Social Work

    Expertise: mental health and wellbeing among Asian Americans; refugee-related trauma; post-resettlement challenges; culturally responsive mental health services

    Phone: 716-645-1252

    Email: isokkim@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Wooksoo Kim, University at Buffalo immigration and refugee resettlement expert.
    4/12/23

    Wooksoo Kim

    Associate Professor of Social Work

    Expertise: immigration; refugee resettlement, acculturation; social determinants of health of Asian immigrants; community-based participatory research

    Phone: 716-645-1227

    Email: wkim5@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Lynn T. Kozlowski.
    9/19/23

    Lynn T. Kozlowski

    Professor and Dean Emeritus of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: nicotine addiction, smoking, vaping, tobacco and e-cigarette policy, FDA regulations on nicotine products

    Phone: 716-829-6770

    Email: lk22@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Jessica Kruger, University at Buffalo faculty expert on consumption and addictive behaviors.
    2/9/24

    Jessica Kruger

    Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: cannabis, binge-watching, consumption, addictive behaviors, substance use and abuse, health behavior decision-making

    Phone: 716-829-6748

    Email: jskruger@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Jeffrey M. Lackner, University at Buffalo IBS and chronic pain expert.
    5/2/24

    Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD

    Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine

    Expertise: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), psychosocial aspects of chronic pain disorders, behavioral medicine, brain-gut interactions, impact of chronic disease on quality of life, chronic care management

    Phone: 716-898-5671

    Email: lackner@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Michael LaMonte, University at Buffalo expert on healthy aging.
    4/12/23

    Michael LaMonte

    Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: healthy aging, cardiovascular disease, physical activity, women’s health, menopause, cancer, the microbiome, periodontal disease

    Phone: 716-829-5379

    Email: mlamonte@buffalo.edu

     

  • Head shot of John Leddy.
    6/23/23

    John J. Leddy

    Director of the Concussion Management Clinic

    Expertise: concussions, post-concussion syndrome, sports medicine

    Phone: 716-829-5501

    Email: leddy@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Melinda Lemke, University at Buffalo K-12 education policy and reform expert.
    11/5/24

    Melinda Lemke

    Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

    Expertise: critical/feminist policy studies; global displacement; gender-based violence (GBV); neoliberal reform; politics of education; public health and education

    Phone: 716-645-1090

    Email: malemke@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Kenneth E. Leonard.
    6/27/23

    Kenneth E. Leonard

    Director of the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions

    Expertise: alcohol, substance abuse and aggression; effects of substance use on marriage, families and relationships; interpersonal (domestic) violence; medical and recreational marijuana; prescription painkillers  

    Phone: 716-887-2566

    Email: leonard@ria.buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Lucia A. Leone, University at Buffalo food access expert.
    1/25/22

    Lucia A. Leone

    Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: food access, mobile produce markets, WIC, obesity prevention, physical activity

    Phone: 716-829-6953

    Email: lucialeo@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Ciprian Ionita, University at Buffalo medical engineering researcher.
    12/3/24

    Ciprian N. Ionita

    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Expertise: 3D medical imaging, 3D printing in medicine, neuroimaging, cardiovascular imaging, endovascular disease

    Phone: 716-829-5413

    Email: cnionita@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Yan Liu, University at Buffalo Chinese history expert, with a focus on the history of Chinese medicine, food and spices and comparative medicine.
    4/13/23

    Yan Liu

    Associate Professor of History

    Expertise: history of Chinese medicine, food and spices; history of epidemics; history of the senses; comparative historical perspectives in medicine

    Phone: 716-645-8404

    Email: yliu253@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Joshua J. Lynch, University at Buffalo opioid and addiction medicine expert.
    8/17/23

    Joshua J. Lynch

    Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

    Expertise: addiction medicine; opioid crisis; telemedicine and medication-assisted treatment and linkage to care for people with substance use disorders; critical care transport

    Email: Jjlynch2@buffalo.edu

    Contact: Joshua J. Lynch can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Vincent Lynch, University at Buffalo evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) expert.
    8/17/21

    Vincent Lynch

    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: evolutionary developmental biology; genetics; genomics; mammoths; evolution of mammalian pregnancy and cancer

    Phone: 716-645-4899

    Email: vjlynch@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Carine Mardorossian, University at Buffalo medical humanities and sexual violence expert.
    8/16/21

    Carine Mardorossian

    Professor of English, and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

    Expertise: medical humanities, death and dying, feminism, sexism, sexual violence, Caribbean literature

    Phone: 716-645-0711

    Email: cmardoro@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Clayton Masterman.
    4/30/24

    Clayton Masterman

    Associate Professor of Law

    Expertise: Health law, tort law, benefit-cost analysis, damages and other remedies, law and economics

    Phone: 716-645-2480

    Email: cjmaster@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Pauline Mendola, University at Buffalo pediatric and reproductive health expert.
    7/20/22

    Pauline Mendola

    Professor and Chair of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: chronic diseases in pregnancy; environmental factors impacting reproductive and pediatric health; health effects of air pollution and extreme temperatures

    Phone: 716-829-5356

    Email: pmendola@buffalo.edu

  • Robert Miletich.
    8/16/21

    Robert Miletich

    Interim Chair and Professor of Nuclear Medicine

    Expertise: nuclear medicine, nuclear neurology, brain scans and other neuroimaging techniques and neurodegenerative diseases

    Phone: 716-838-5889

    Email: miletich@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of David A. Mmilling, University at Buffalo medical education expert.
    8/25/21

    David A. Milling

    Senior Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

    Expertise: medical education; clinical skills; multicultural affairs and cultural competency in medicine; diversity in the medical profession

    Phone: 716-829-2802

    Email: dmilling@buffalo.edu

    Contact: Milling can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Portrait of Gene Morse, University at Buffalo infectious disease pharmacology expert.
    12/23/20

    Gene D. Morse, PharmD

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice

    Expertise: infectious disease pharmacology, drug development, antivirals, clinical trials, global health

    Phone: 716-881-7464

    Email: emorse@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Lina Mu, University at Buffalo air pollution expert.
    8/16/21

    Lina Mu

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: air pollution, cancer, particulate matter, environmental epidemiology, air pollution in China

    Phone: 716-829-5381

    Email: linamu@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Sayanti Mukherjee, University at Buffalo predictive analytics and critical infrastructure systems expert.
    9/30/24

    Sayanti Mukherjee

    Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

    Expertise: resilient sociotechnical systems, predictive analytics, risk-informed decision-making, public health and health care, electrical grid and energy, climate change impact assessment

    Phone: 716-645-4699

    Email: sayantim@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Ryan Muldoon, University at Buffalo faculty expert on diversity.
    8/20/18

    Ryan Muldoon

    Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Expertise: social and political philosophy, diversity, international development policy, social norms, behavior change, ethics

    Phone: 716-645-0140

    Email: rmuldoon@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Sarah Muldoon.
    8/16/21

    Sarah Muldoon

    Associate Professor of Mathematics

    Expertise: brain activity, brain networks, network neuroscience

    Phone: 716-645-6284

    Email: smuldoon@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Timothy Murphy, University at Buffalo infectious diseases expert.
    2/21/22

    Timothy F. Murphy

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: infectious diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), vaccine development, children’s ear infections, health disparities, clinical and translational science

    Phone: 716-881-8911

    Email: murphyt@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Nadine "Shaanta" Murshid, University at Buffalo faculty expert on social policy, intimate partner violence and microfinance.
    9/12/23

    Nadine Shaanta Murshid

    Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Expertise: microfinance, mobile financial services, domestic violence, street harassment, women’s health, trauma

    Phone: 716-645-5749

    Email: nadinemu@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Nancy Nielsen, University at Buffalo health care policy expert.
    6/23/23

    Nancy Nielsen

    Senior Associate Dean for Health Policy in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

    Expertise: Affordable Care Act, Medicare for all, health care policy, Medicare and Medicaid policy, clinicians’ response to the opioid epidemic

    Phone: 716-207-6866

    Email: nielse@buffalo.edu

  • Heather Ochs-Balcom.
    8/8/22

    Heather Ochs-Balcom

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: cancer, genetic influences on disease risk, women’s health

    Phone: 716-829-5338

    Email: hmochs2@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Yotam Ophir, University at Buffalo media effects and health, science and political communication expert.
    9/23/24

    Yotam Ophir

    Associate Professor of Communication

    Expertise: misinformation; persuasion; effect of media content on audiences, including in health, science, politics and terrorism

    Phone: 716-645-1158

    Email: yotamoph@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Heather Orom, University at Buffalo health disparities expert.
    6/23/23

    Heather Orom

    Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: health disparities, illness risk perception

    Phone: 716-829- 6682

    Email: horom@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Jamie Ostrov, University at Buffalo bullying and victimization expert.
    12/26/18

    Jamie Ostrov

    Professor of Psychology

    Expertise: subtypes of aggression and victimization, developmental psychopathology, media effects on children, peer relationships, applied developmental psychology

    Phone: 716-645-3680

    Email: jostrov@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Blaine Pfeifer, University at Buffalo bioengineering expert.
    7/17/19

    Blaine Pfeifer

    Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

    Expertise: metabolic engineering; biosynthesis of antibiotics and other compounds; vaccine design and delivery

    Phone: 716-645-1198

    Email: blainepf@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Michael Poulin, University at Buffalo caregiving, stress and generosity expert.
    12/26/18

    Michael J. Poulin

    Associate Professor of Psychology

    Expertise: empathy, human generosity, stress, caregiving

    Phone: 716-645-0518

    Email: mjpoulin@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Riana R. Pryor, University at Buffalo heat, exercise and athlete safety expert.
    2/21/22

    Riana R. Pryor

    Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

    Expertise: heat and exercise; heat illness, including heat stroke; hydration; high school sports and athlete safety; occupational safety; exercise physiology

    Phone: 716-829-5456

    Email: rpryor@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Sarahmona Przybyla, University at Buffalo HIV and STI prevention expert.
    12/18/20

    Sarahmona Przybyla

    Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

    Expertise: HIV/AIDS prevention, antiretroviral therapy adherence, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), public health preparedness and response

    Phone: 716-829-6750

    Email: mona@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Teresa Quattrin, University at Buffalo clinical trials and childhood diabetes and obesity expert.
    8/17/21

    Teresa Quattrin

    Senior Associate Dean for Research Integration

    Expertise: childhood diabetes; family-based obesity treatment; clinical translational research and trials, with a focus on diversity and inclusion

    Phone: 716-323-0170

    Email: quattrin@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Samina Raja.
    12/26/18

    Samina Raja

    Professor of Urban and Regional Planning 

    Expertise: food access, food systems planning, food and urban planning, local government food policy

    Phone: 716-829-5881

    Email: sraja@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Murali Ramanathan, professor of pharmaceutical sciences.
    9/7/17

    Murali Ramanathan

    Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Expertise: multiple sclerosis (MS), disease-modifying drugs

    Phone: 716-645-4846

    Email: murali@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Michael Rembis, University at Buffalo disability history and disability studies expert.
    6/23/23

    Michael Rembis

    Director of the Center for Disability Studies

    Expertise: disability history; disability studies; history of madness and mental illness; mental health in the context of prisons/mass incarceration; history of eugenics

    Email: marembis@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Sarah Robert, University at Buffalo faculty expert on teachers, teachers' unions and school food.
    1/17/23

    Sarah A. Robert

    Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction

    Expertise: teaching as an occupation; teachers’ unions; labor issues in education; global education reform; gender and equity in education; school food

    Phone: 716-645-4046

    Email: sarah@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Stefan Ruhl, University at Buffalo saliva and oral biology expert.
    11/10/23

    Stefan Ruhl

    Professor of Oral Biology

    Expertise: saliva, oral bacteria, glycobiology of bacterial adhesion, oral microbiome, oral health

    Phone: 716-829-6073

    Email: shruhl@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Thomas Russo, University at Buffalo infectious diseases expert.
    4/11/24

    Thomas A. Russo

    Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine

    Expertise: infectious diseases; superbugs; antibiotic resistance; drug and vaccine development

    Phone: 716-829-2674. Russo can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu

    Email: trusso@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Ghazala Saleem, University at Buffalo concussions and traumatic brain injury expert.
    3/18/22

    Ghazala Saleem

    Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Science

    Expertise: concussions (especially in children), traumatic brain injury, brain injury and intimate partner violence

    Phone: 716-829-2589

    Email: ghazalas@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Margaret Sallee, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy.
    9/17/24

    Margaret Sallee

    Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

    Expertise: university work environment, work/family policies, work/life balance, faculty diversity, gender on college campuses, graduate student experience, student-parents in college

    Phone: 716-645-1091

    Email: mwsallee@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Richard Salvi.
    7/17/23

    Richard Salvi

    SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

    Expertise: tinnitus, hearing, noise-induced hearing loss, hyperacusis, central auditory system

    Phone: 716-829-5310

    Email: salvi@buffalo.edu

     

  • Head shot of Charlotte Lindqvist, University at Buffalo evolutionary biology expert.
    8/17/21

    Joann Sands

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: disaster response education and training; emergency preparedness and management; the role of nurses in disasters

    Phone: 716-829-2342

    Email: jsnyder2@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Frank Scannapieco, University at Buffalo oral health and dental plaque expert.
    7/16/24

    Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology

    Expertise: link between oral and overall health; oral health care in hospitals and nursing homes; dental plaque

    Phone: 716-829-3373

    Email: fas1@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Mark Seery, University at Buffalo expert on stress and coping.
    12/26/18

    Mark Seery

    Associate Professor of Psychology

    Expertise: stress, coping

    Phone: 716-645-0239

    Email: mdseery@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of John Sellick, University at Buffalo infectious disease, pandemics and vaccinations expert.
    12/26/18

    John A. Sellick Jr.

    Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: infectious disease, outbreaks and pandemics, vaccinations, bioterrorism planning, flu, Ebola

    Phone: 716-862-8758

    Email: jsellick@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Sourav Sengupta, University at Buffalo child and adolescent mental health expert.
    9/29/22

    Sourav Sengupta

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

    Expertise: Child and adolescent mental health; children’s and adolescents’ use of technology, including screen time

    Email: souravse@buffalo.edu

    Contact: Sourav Sengupta can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Sanjay Sethi, University at Buffalo lung disease and COPD expert.
    5/2/24

    Sanjay Sethi

    Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine

    Expertise: respiratory infections and lung disease, especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia

    Phone: Sanjay Sethi can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.

    Email: ssethi@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Dhaval Shah, University at Buffalo targeted drugs and biologics expert.
    8/16/21

    Dhaval Shah

    Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Expertise: targeted drugs; biologics; anticancer medications; tumor growth; pediatric drug dosing; drug discovery and development

    Phone: 716-645-4819

    Email: dshah4@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Daniel Jackson Smith.
    12/10/24

    Daniel Jackson Smith

    Assistant Professor

    Expertise: impact of climate change on human health; climate resilience and adaptation skills in communities and health systems; community-based research; extreme heat and occupational health 

    Phone: 716-829-6066

    Email: dsmith55@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Darryl Somayaji, University at Buffalo cancer care expert.
    8/16/21

    Darryl Somayaji

    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: cancer care and health disparities in underserved communities

    Phone: 716-829-2178

    Email: darrylso@buffalo.edu