Tomas Nuño

Tomas Nuño, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona. He is also affiliated with the Health Sciences Design program and actively participates in multiple federally funded research initiatives. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement in public health research.

Dr. Nuño's research focuses on preventing chronic diseases and reducing health disparities among underserved populations, particularly Hispanics in the U.S. and Mexico. His expertise lies in cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and social and behavioral epidemiology, using large national datasets such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. He applies a socioecological model to understand health outcomes and develops community-based interventions to improve them.

His research portfolio includes leadership in implementation science and comparative effectiveness research, with a strong emphasis on rural and underserved communities. Although no recent publications are listed in the provided text, his work is aligned with public health policy, preventive medicine, and health equity, suggesting a focus on translational research that bridges clinical findings with population-level impact.

Scientific Funding and Fellowships:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Arizona Area Health Education Center – Clinical Outcomes and Comparative Effectiveness Research Academic Fellowship Program
• Three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant, National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
• Three-year Junior Faculty Administrative Supplement, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), to study CVD in Hispanic diabetics
• Co-Investigator, CDC-funded Prevention Research Center projects
• Co-Investigator, NIH-funded Precision Aging Network
• Co-Investigator, Arizona Center for Tobacco Cessation
• Co-Lead, All of Us Research Program (Arizona)

Dr. Nuño collaborates extensively across disciplines and with community stakeholders, contributing to team-science approaches in public health. He has not been noted to supervise students formally, but his role in major research programs suggests mentorship and training involvement. His work integrates data science, epidemiological methods, and community engagement to address systemic health inequities.

He is actively involved in research labs and teams associated with the Prevention Research Center, the Precision Aging Network, and the All of Us Research Program in Arizona, where he leads engagement efforts. These teams focus on data-driven public health solutions, precision medicine applications for aging populations, and equitable inclusion in biomedical research.