HIPS - Faculty
EpiCH HIPS Program Faculty:
Investigators in studies in
HIV/STI Intervention and
Prevention or teaching courses
include:
Wendy Hellerstedt , Ph.D.
Adolescent STI sexual risk; reproductive health; women’s health
Keith Horvath , Ph.D.
Prevention for HIV positives, rural HIV prevention, Internet based HIV prevention, MSM HIV prevention
J. Michael Oakes, Ph.D.
Social epidemiology related to HIV, e-demographics, human subjects’ considerations
Rhonda Jones-Webb , Ph.D.
Alcohol-related HIV risk behavior, African American HIV risk
B. R. Simon Rosser, Ph.D., M.P.H.
HIV primary prevention, sexual transmission, GLBT risk studies, Internet based HIV prevention
Sarah Rybiki , M.P.H.
AIDS Education for professionals
James Rothenberger, M.P.H., C.T.
Public health approaches to HIV
Sonya Brady , PhD
Mechanisms linking stressful life circumstances to health risk behavior, promotion of health protective behavior;
Other Research Leaders in HIV:
The U of M has a strong HIV research agenda and history of collaboration. Faculty working on HIV related projects include:
School of Public Health – other divisions and departments
Biostatistics
Brad Carlin, Ph.D.
Statistical applications in clinical trials
Jim Neaton, Ph.D.
Design, conducts and statistical modeling of clinical trials
Wei Pan, Ph.D.,
Bioinformatics, statistical methods for analyzing microarray data
Cavan Reilly, Ph.D
Statistical genomics/bioinformatics
School of Medicine
Family Medicine and Community Health
Walter Bockting , Ph.D
Transgender HIV prevention
Jamie Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Sexual health, compulsive sexual behavior
Patrick Keenan, MD
The HIV patient-doctor relationship; transgender health care and HIV
Michael Miner, PhD
Psychosocial aspects of HIV prevention, human subjects considerations
Bean Robinson, PhD
HIV prevention targeting African American, African immigrants, and women
Internal Medicine
Tim Schacker, M.D.
Clinical aspects of HIV, Herpes
Laboratory Medicine
Henry Balfour, Jr., M.D.
Pathogenesis of HIV
Pediatrics
Gary Remafedi, M.D., M.P.H.
Youth & AIDS Projects; Young MSM
Marla Eisenberg , Ph.D.
Adolescent sexual risk
School of Nursing
Linda Bearinger, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
Adolescent risk; bisexual youth
Institute of Engineering and Computer Sciene
Joseph Konstan , PhD
Computer applications to HIV prevention research & intervention
College of Liberal Arts – Center for Scientific & Technical Writing
Laura Gurak , PhD
Internet ethics; online communication & communities
William West, PhD
Online communication; health literacy
College of Education
Simon Hoope r, PhD
Design of highly interactive online interventions
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Ann Hill-Duin, PhD
E-communication; online intervention design
School of Law
Dale Carpenter , JD
Homosexuality and the law; impact of law on HIV risk
Adjunct Faculty
Michael Allen, Ph.D.
CEO: Allen Interactions Inc., E-learning theory