جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Elizabeth McCrackenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Creative Writing
• Fiction
• Short Stories
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Elizabeth McCracken is a Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches creative writing courses including Advanced Fiction Workshop (CRW 355F), Literature for Writers (E 380F), and Fiction Writing (CRW 325F). She also teaches in the low residency MFA program at Bennington College. McCracken received her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa in 1990. Her academic career has been distinguished by numerous grants and fellowships from prestigious organizations including the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her creative interests focus on Creative Writing , particularly Fiction , Short Stories , and Autobiographical Writing . McCracken's work explores complex human relationships, grief, memory, and the transformative power of storytelling. Her writing is characterized by its emotional depth, wit, keen observation of human nature, and ability to blend the comic with the heartbreaking. McCracken's publications have established her as a significant voice in contemporary American literature. Her work has been widely recognized for its originality and emotional resonance, appearing in prestigious collections such as The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. Winner of The Story Prize for Thunderstruck & Other Stories (2015) Finalist for the National Book Award for The Giant's House (1996) Named one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists by Granta Recipient of grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, NEA, American Academy in Berlin, and other prestigious organizations As an educator, McCracken has mentored numerous writing students through her positions at the University of Texas and Bennington College. Her teaching emphasizes both technical craft and emotional authenticity, encouraging students to find their unique voices while developing strong writing techniques. Her 2023 novel The Hero of This Book has been named a Top Ten Best Book of the Year by Time and People magazines, further cementing her reputation as one of America's finest contemporary writers.

Deborah Foxمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Midwifery
• Maternal Health
• Technology in Healthcare
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Deborah Fox is Associate Professor in Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Faculty of Health, and a core member of the Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health. She serves as Co-lead of the Maridulu Budyari Gumal SPHERE Maternal and Women's Clinical Theme and Chair of the National Publicly Funded Homebirth Consortium. In 2024, she received the Faculty of Health Dean's Academic Excellence Award for Research (Mid Career Researcher), following her 2021 award as Highest Performing Early Career Researcher from the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Her research focuses on optimizing physiological processes and positive experiences for women with complex pregnancies, with particular emphasis on the mediation of technology in midwifery practice. Current projects include evaluation of non-invasive fetal ECG beltless and wireless fetal monitoring in labor and birth, and examining the social, economic and environmental impacts of telemonitoring and telehealth in pregnancy and postpartum care. Dr. Fox's scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on technology's role in maternity care, women's experiences of monitoring during labor, and innovative approaches to midwifery practice. Her recent publications show increasing emphasis on digital health solutions, AI applications in women's health, and pandemic impacts on maternal care systems globally. Faculty of Health Dean's Academic Excellence Award for Research (Mid Career Researcher) 2024 Highest Performing Early Career Researcher award from School of Nursing and Midwifery 2021 Editorial Board Member, Women and Birth journal Dr. Fox is actively involved in higher degree research supervision and has developed innovative teaching resources, including an Objective Structured Clinical Examination for perinatal mental healthcare. She is scheduled to spend three months as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford in 2025.

Thomas R Overtonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Dairy Cattle Nutrition
• Transition Cow Management
• Metabolic Health of Dairy Cows
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Thomas R Overton serves as Department Chair and Professor of Dairy Nutrition and Management in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). He also directs PRO-DAIRY, an extension program focused on enhancing dairy farm profitability and efficiency in New York through research-based strategies for transition cow management. Education: Doctorate, University of Illinois, 1998 Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1994 Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1991 Dr. Overton's research centers on the transition period (late pregnancy to early lactation) in dairy cows—the most critical phase for health and productivity. His work integrates nutritional physiology with practical farm applications, targeting hypocalcemia management, protein supplementation strategies, inflammation control, and biomarker validation for metabolic health. This research directly informs his extension efforts through PRO-DAIRY, which delivers actionable knowledge to dairy producers and industry professionals. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2022-2024) reveals consistent emphasis on transition cow nutrition, with growing focus on metabolic analytics, precision feeding, and real-world herd management. His work bridges controlled studies at Cornell's Ruminant Center with observational research on commercial New York dairy farms. Scientific Awards: 2024 Nutrition Professionals Applied Dairy Research Award (American Dairy Science Association) 2010 CALS Extension/Outreach Team Award (PRO-DAIRY) 2007 Foundation Scholar Award (American Dairy Science Association) 2007 CALS Extension/Outreach Team Award Dr. Overton advises undergraduate and graduate students in Animal Science while leading PRO-DAIRY's extension initiatives. His program secures industry partnerships and grants focused on improving dairy farm sustainability through nutritional science. The July 2025 'Farm of the Future' showcase at Cornell's Ruminant Center exemplifies his commitment to translating research into practical innovation. He operates within Cornell's PRO-DAIRY program and the Cornell University Ruminant Center—a living laboratory for dairy technology testing—collaborating closely with industry stakeholders to address emerging challenges in dairy production.

Tracey Gallowayمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Indigenous health
• circumpolar populations
• nutrition transition
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Tracey Galloway is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), where she conducts critical research on Indigenous health disparities and policy interventions in northern Canada. Her work bridges medical anthropology, public health, and community-based participatory research to address systemic inequities affecting circumpolar populations. Education: PhD, McMaster University, 2008 MA (institution unspecified) BA (institution unspecified) BScN (institution unspecified) Dr. Galloway's research program centers on chronic disease risk assessment and health system improvement in Indigenous communities, with specific expertise in nutrition transition, food security, child growth patterns, and public health policy evaluation. She examines the impact of federal programs like Nutrition North Canada while developing community-led solutions for health equity. Her methodological approach combines quantitative analysis of health outcomes with qualitative community engagement, emphasizing Indigenous research sovereignty and decolonizing methodologies. Her publication record reveals consistent thematic focus across 15 recent articles, demonstrating interdisciplinary collaboration between anthropology, epidemiology, and health economics. Key trends include rigorous evaluation of colonial impacts on Indigenous food systems, innovative analysis of subsidy program effectiveness, and centering Indigenous patient experiences in healthcare design. Her work consistently prioritizes community-defined research questions and actionable policy recommendations. Dr. Galloway actively mentors graduate students including Darci Belmore, Carly Checholik, Neda Maki, and Hiliary Monteith, guiding research on Indigenous health determinants and policy interventions. While specific grant details aren't publicly enumerated, her collaborative projects involve partnerships with Indigenous communities across Northern Canada and interdisciplinary teams addressing complex health system challenges. She maintains strong community partnerships for her applied research, particularly in Nunavut and Northwestern Ontario, working directly with Anishinabeck and Inuit communities to translate findings into culturally safe health initiatives and policy reforms that address the root causes of health inequities.

Julia Lawtonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Qualitative Health Research
• Diabetes Self-Management
• Health Inequalities
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Julia Lawton is Professor of Health & Social Science at the Usher Institute , University of Edinburgh, where she leads the Edinburgh Qualitative Health Research Group (EQual) . Her work focuses on improving healthcare delivery through qualitative research, particularly in chronic condition self-management and health inequalities. Education: PhD and BA in Social Anthropology from University of Cambridge Research Themes: Diabetes self-management, health technology adoption, inequities in healthcare access, process evaluations of complex interventions Key Projects: UNBIASED (diabetes technology disparities), REDUCE (diabetic foot ulcers), CL4P-CF (cystic fibrosis-related diabetes), AiDAPT (pregnancy diabetes management) Her recent publications highlight innovations in diabetes care, including closed-loop systems, structured education, and addressing disparities in technology access for underserved populations. She collaborates extensively with NHS entities and international institutions.

Rachel Carmodyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Human Evolutionary Biology
• Nutrition
• Gut Microbiome
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Rachel Carmody is the Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on energy metabolism, gut microbiome interactions, and their evolutionary implications. She leads the Nutritional & Microbial Ecology Lab, exploring how diet, genetics, and microbial communities influence human energy dynamics. Her work integrates evolutionary biology, physiology, and metagenomics to address questions about human uniqueness in digestion, maternal-offspring energy conflicts, and non-caloric dietary components. Office: Museum of Comparative Zoology 542; Email: carmody@fas.harvard.edu. Key research themes include gut microbiome-modulated obesity, placental hormone roles in pregnancy metabolism, and dietary digestibility frameworks. She also investigates evolutionary shifts in gut microbiota during human industrialization and animal domestication. Her lab employs mouse models, comparative studies, and multiomics approaches to dissect host-microbial interactions. Recent articles highlight microbiome effects on exercise-induced weight changes, antibiotic-induced obesity mechanisms, and cross-cultural dietary comparisons. While no awards are explicitly listed, her prolific publications reflect sustained impact in nutritional and evolutionary microbiology. No student advisees or grants are detailed in the provided text.

• Health Law
• Privacy Law
• Drug Policy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jennifer D. Oliva is a Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law where she holds the Val Nolan Faculty Fellow position. She maintains significant interdisciplinary affiliations as a Research Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center's O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law and as a Senior Scholar with the UCSF/UC Law Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy. Her academic work bridges legal scholarship with practical health policy development, focusing on the intersection of constitutional protections, public health needs, and modern surveillance technologies. Professor Oliva's research interests center on health law, privacy law, and drug policy with particular expertise in prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), health information privacy, and the legal dimensions of the opioid crisis. Her scholarship critically examines how law enforcement surveillance of prescription data impacts patient privacy rights, particularly for vulnerable populations including those with substance use disorders. She has developed significant expertise in how constitutional privacy protections apply to health data in the digital age, especially following the Supreme Court's decision in Carpenter v. United States. Her recent publications reveal a growing focus on algorithmic regulation in healthcare, examining how risk scoring systems and coverage algorithms can perpetuate health disparities. She has published extensively on the intersection of reproductive rights and health data privacy in the post-Dobbs landscape, analyzing how prescription monitoring systems could be weaponized against individuals seeking reproductive healthcare. Her work consistently connects doctrinal legal analysis with public health realities, advocating for evidence-based policy approaches that prioritize patient privacy and health equity over punitive enforcement. Dosing Discrimination: Regulating PDMP Risk Scores (2022) The "New" Drug War (2024) Prescription Drug Policing: The Right to Health Information Privacy Pre- and Post-Carpenter (2020) Opioid Multidistrict Litigation Secrecy (2019) Surveillance, Privacy, and App Tracking (2020) Professor Oliva actively engages with policymakers and has contributed to amicus briefs in significant cases including Ruan v. United States. Her scholarship has been cited in legal proceedings and she regularly presents at major academic conferences including the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting. She has collaborated with scholars across disciplines including public health researchers, medical ethicists, and data scientists to address complex challenges at the intersection of law, technology, and healthcare.

Charlah Robinsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد بالینی

• Complex fetal abnormalities
• Maternal complications
• Gestational diabetes
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Charlah Robinson, MD is a Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine , affiliated with the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics division. She completed her medical education at the University of Pennsylvania , earning a B.A. in Art History (1982), M.D. in Medicine (1990), followed by an Internship and Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1994) and a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1996). Her clinical and research focus centers on complex fetal abnormalities and maternal complications , with expertise in gestational diabetes and hypertension in pregnancy . Her work addresses critical challenges in high-risk pregnancies, including pharmacological interventions and obstetric outcomes. While her published research includes studies on fetal positioning during labor, neonatal risks of maternal treatments, and infectious disease implications in obstetrics, no scientific awards or students are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

• Healthcare Quality
• Urban-Rural Disparities in Pediatrics
• Pediatric Mental Health Delivery
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. JoAnna K Leyenaar is a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of The Dartmouth Institute at the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College. She serves as Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Her work focuses on improving healthcare quality for vulnerable children, with expertise in urban-rural disparities, pediatric mental health, and hospital-to-home transitions. Dr. Leyenaar holds an MD from McMaster University, an MPH from Harvard University, and a PhD from Tufts University. Her research is funded by PCORI and NIH-NIMHD to study direct admission pathways and urban-rural disparities in care for children with chronic conditions. Key areas include care coordination, mental health integration, and outcomes for opioid-exposed infants. She leads the Leyenaar Lab ( https://sites.dartmouth.edu/leyenaarlab/ ), advancing innovations in pediatric healthcare delivery. Recent publications emphasize qualitative research methods, pediatric mental health challenges, and disparities in access to specialized care. Her work bridges clinical practice and policy, addressing systemic inequities in healthcare provision for medically complex children.

• Public Health
• Health Policy
• Organizational Change
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Linda De Caestecker is a Visiting Professor at the School of Health & Wellbeing, Glasgow Caledonian University. Her work focuses on public health policy, healthcare management, and organizational change within clinical and public sector contexts. She has contributed to studies on smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy, the role of lay-workers in healthcare settings, and systemic organizational dynamics affecting public institutions. Her research spans disciplines including public health, clinical policy, and management theory, with notable contributions to understanding barriers to organizational change and healthcare delivery improvements. Dr. De Caestecker's publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to complex health challenges, such as balancing economic incentives with health outcomes and addressing paradoxical tensions in institutional reform.

• Comparative Medical Law
• Medical Ethics
• Beginning of Life
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Samantha Halliday is an Associate Professor in Biolaw at Durham Law School and Co-Director of the Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences) and the Institute for Medical Humanities. She has held academic positions across Europe, including roles at the Universities of Huddersfield, Leeds, Liverpool, Warwick, Swansea, and Aberystwyth. Her doctoral work at Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany, examined compelled obstetric intervention and received the Promotionspreis award for best legal thesis. Education includes a Law with German Law and Language degree from the University of East Anglia and a doctorate from Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen. Her research focuses on comparative medical law and ethics at life's beginning/end, with particular attention to advance decision-making and maternal-fetal conflicts. She authored Autonomy and Pregnancy: A Comparative Analysis of Compelled Obstetric Intervention (Routledge, 2016), a seminal work in biomedical law. Key grants include an ESRC Research Seminar Series on advance decision-making and DFG-funded projects on transnational criminal law harmonization. She serves on peer review boards for AHRC/ESRC and advises the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's end-of-life care committee. Fluent in English, German, French, and Dutch, she actively contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues on healthcare law and ethics. Current projects include fostering a European research network on advance directives and analyzing cross-border challenges in criminal law limitation periods. Her work bridges legal, medical, and social science perspectives to address complex ethical dilemmas in healthcare.

Philippe Campeauمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار بالینی

• Medical Genetics
• Bone Dysplasias
• Skeletal Dysplasias
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Philippe Campeau is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. He is affiliated with CHU Sainte-Justine, a major pediatric hospital in Montreal, Quebec, where he works in the Medical Genetics Service. His clinical and research work focuses on genetic disorders affecting children, particularly in the areas of skeletal development and neurogenetics. Dr. Campeau obtained his Doctorate in Medicine from Laval University in Quebec (1998-2003) followed by specialty training in medical genetics at McGill University (2003-2008). He completed postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine (2008-2013), which further developed his expertise in genetic research methodologies. His primary research interests include bone dysplasias , skeletal dysplasias , epilepsy , and epigenetic diseases . Dr. Campeau's laboratory identifies disease-causing genes, deciphers disease pathophysiology, and works to improve the management of children affected by these conditions. His work encompasses exome analysis , functional studies with cell lines and mouse models , and investigations into urea cycle abnormalities . He has made significant contributions to understanding genetic causes of conditions such as Genitopatellar syndrome (KAT6B), osteopetrosis, dysosteosclerosis (SLC29A3), osteogenesis imperfecta, early-onset osteoporosis (WNT1), Yunis-Varón syndrome (FIG4), and DOORS syndrome (TBC1D24). Dr. Campeau's publication record demonstrates a strong trajectory in medical genetics research, with numerous high-impact publications spanning from fundamental genetic discovery to translational research. His work spans skeletal disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, and epigenetic mechanisms. Recent publications indicate an expanding focus on chromatin modifiers, DNA methylation patterns, and spliceosome function in neurodevelopmental conditions, reflecting the evolution of his research interests toward more complex molecular mechanisms. Dr. Campeau has received several research grants in recent years (6 starting in 2014) from organizations including the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Fondation Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie. While specific students are not mentioned in the available information, as a clinical professor, he mentors medical students, residents, and research trainees in the Department of Pediatrics. His research is conducted as part of the 'Musculoskeletal Diseases and Rehabilitation' axis at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, where he collaborates with international research teams to identify disease-causing genes and develop better management strategies for children with genetic disorders.

• Epidemiology of Birth Defects
• Gene-Environment Interactions in Perinatal Health
• Nutrition and Reproductive Outcomes
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gary M. Shaw is the Rosemarie Hess Professor and Professor (Research) at Stanford University , with courtesy appointments in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health and Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine . He serves as Co-PI of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford and PI of the California Center for Finding Causes and Preventives of Birth Defects . His research focuses on the Epidemiology of birth defects Gene-environment interactions in perinatal outcomes Nutritional factors in reproductive health . He has developed machine learning approaches for precision parenteral nutrition and predictive models for preterm birth, while investigating persistent metabolomic signatures following hypertensive pregnancy disorders. Shaw's recent work explores Climate change impacts on reproductive health Maternal-fetal immune interactions Epigenetic mechanisms in perinatal disease with applications of multiomics to neonatal intensive care units. As a member of Bio-X and the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute , he contributes to translational research networks while serving as Associate Editor for Birth Defects Research and American Journal of Medical Genetics . He supervises Med Scholar Project student Richard Liang Doctoral co-advisor for Saskia Comess and Richard Liang Master's advisor for Lenae Joe while leading the Division of Neonatology as Associate Chair for Clinical Research (2012-2025). His laboratory work integrates Metabolomic profiling Proteomic analysis Computational modeling Machine learning for biomedical data to advance neonatal care through precision medicine approaches.

• Media effects
• Narrative processing
• Narrative influence
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Emily Moyer-Gusé serves as Professor and Graduate Program Chair at The Ohio State University, where her research investigates how entertainment narratives shape attitudes and behaviors regarding health and social issues through psychological mechanisms of persuasion. Her academic credentials include: B.A. from Michigan State University M.A. from Michigan State University Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Moyer-Gusé specializes in media effects with particular expertise in narrative processing and influence, examining television storylines about teen pregnancy, safer sex, STIs, organ donation, and environmental issues. Her developmental research explores children's emotional reactions to media and parental coping strategies for news-induced fears. Teaching interests directly mirror her research portfolio in media effects, children and media, and research methods, emphasizing practical relevance to students' lives and careers. Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in narrative persuasion theory applied to health communication, with growing emphasis on culturally-centered vaccine messaging (particularly for Latino communities), mental wellness, and eudaimonic entertainment mechanisms. Her work consistently explores how humor, character identification, and self-transcendent experiences overcome resistance to health messages while addressing narrative misinformation. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. Details regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations were not provided in the available documentation.

• Media Communication
• Public Perceptions of Social Issues
• Health Communication
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Erin Ash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Clemson University , where she also serves as a Faculty Scholar in the Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR) and an Embedded Faculty Scholar at the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Ph.D. in Mass Communications, Pennsylvania State University (2013) M.A. in Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University (2010) B.A. in Communication, College of Charleston (2008) Her research focuses on media’s role in shaping public perceptions of social issues , particularly health behaviors and policies. Recent work examines reproductive health attitudes , racial stereotypes in sports media , and narrative persuasion for health policy support . She also explores intersectional representation in gaming and media-induced elevation for intergroup connectedness . Dr. Ash’s recent publications (2024–2025) emphasize social media’s impact on health communication , including teen pregnancy prevention , cross-cultural communication norms , and maternal health disparities . Earlier studies (2023–2015) analyze racialized athlete portrayals , binge drinking prevention , and media framing of public health crises . Award for Excellence in Service, Clemson University (2025) Top Faculty Paper, AEJMC (2011) Doctoral Award for Excellence in Communications, Penn State (2012)