Tracy Anthony

Associate Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Key topics: Protein in the diet, protein and exercise

Tracy Anthony's research interests include protein and amino acid metabolism, and how nutrients and exercise regulate growth mechanisms.

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Ann Bagchi

Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Supply Chain Management
Rutgers Business School

Key topics: Health equity, structural determinants of health, health-related stigma, routine HIV screening in primary care, health policy, telehealth for underserved communities.

Dr. Ann Bagchi is an…

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Douglas Behan

Associate Professor of Professional Practice.
Director of Continuing Education
School of Social Work

Key topics: What makes psychotherapy effective?, What to look for in a therapist, delivering client-centered health care; design and development of adult training programs.

Dr. Douglas Behan is the Director of the Office of Continuing Education and an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. He has been at the Rutgers School of Social Work since 2007. He enjoys leading the nation’s largest university-based…

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Mary Bridgeman

Clinical Professor
Pharmacy Practice & Admininstration
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Key topics: Medical cannabis (marijuana); cannabinoids; diabetes; medication use safety; over-the-counter medication safety; women's health; immunizations.

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Brigitte Cypress

Associate Professor
School of Nursing Camden
School of Nursing Camden

Key topics: Research, qualitative research, phenomenology, phenomenological nursing research methods, evidence-based practice, evidenced-based practice nursing, critical care nursing, patient-family-nurse critical care lived experience, family presence in critical care, family engagement in critical care, nursing, critical care nursing, nursing education, complex health theory, health and illness theory, aging in global health.

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Bonnie Firestein

Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Neuroscience, Traumatic Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Pain, Understanding cognitive disorders, Neurodevelopment

Bonnie L. Firestein, Ph.D. is a Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her work focuses on regulation of the dendritic arbor, both in development and neurocognitive disorders, and specifically,…

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Nurgul Fitzgerald

Assistant Extension Specialist in Health Promotion and Behavior
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension

Key topics: Type 2 diabetes among Hispanics and other populations, health disparities, nutrition, obesity, physical activity, acculturation, food insecurity and other socioeconomic factors in relationship to diabetes prevention and control.

Nurgul Fitzgerald, Ph.D., is an assistant professor/extension specialist at the Family and Community Health Sciences Department and the Department of Nutritional Sciences; she is also a registered dietitian.

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Dina Fonseca

Associate Professor
Department of Entomology
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Key topics: Mosquito ecology, behavior, and evolution; diseases transmitted by mosquitoes; mosquito control

Dina Fonseca, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Department of Entomology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Her expertise involves the ecology of mosquitoes, mosquito control and infectious diseases. She recently was…

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E. Goldblatt Hyatt

Associate Professor of Professional Practice for Reproductive Justice
Director of DSW Program
School of Social Work

Key topics: Pregnancy loss; reproductive justice; death and dying; thanatology; bereavement

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Martin Grumet

Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Brain development, spinal cord injury, molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion in the nervous system, stem cell research, stem cells

Martin Grumet, Ph.D., is director of the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuoscience, Nelson Biology Laboratories, and a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience.

Grumet is regarded as one of the world's leading…

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Gaurav Gupta

System Co-Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery; Professor of Neurosurgery; Rutgers RWJ Barnabas Healthcare System
Department of Neurosurgery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Key topics: Neurosurgery/Brain surgery, brain aneurysm, brain AVM, traumatic brain injury, surgical treatment of stroke

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Amy Howell

Associate Research Scientist (retired)
Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Key topics: Blueberry and cranberry health research; isolating natural products from cranberries and blueberries that benefit health; compounds in cranberries that prevent urinary tract infections, suppress the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, and benefit oral cavity health; benefits of consuming blueberries on multiple aspects of health; what are the best ways to get the benefits of consuming blueberries and cranberries.

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Sabiha Hussain, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Key topics: Lung health, cystic fibrosis, Long COVID, Sleep Medicine, Intervention Pulmonary. Social Risk Factors, Health Equity, Global Health, YourHealthKiosk

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Arnold Hyndman

Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Higher education, organizational and personnel improvement, administrative planning, leadership training, K-12 education, mental health, how to function in local government, and bioethics.

Dr. Hyndman is currently a Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. He is the former Dean of Livingston College and Associate Provost, Rutgers University.

Dr. Hyndman served as a trustee at Warren County Community College (Vice Chair for…

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Joanna Kempner

Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
School of Arts and Sciences - New Brunswick Campus

Key topics: Politics and science, medicine, and inequality, with a focus on pain; migraine and stigma; psychedelic medicine and citizen science.

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