Ekaterina (Katia) Noyes, PhD, MPH Associate Dean for Translational and Team Science; Director, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice; Professor
Ongoing studies are looking at the major causes of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women--work that has led to major shifts in the way clinical care is approached for this group.
As leaders in UB's CTSI (Clinical and Translational Science Institute) our faculty currently support community engagement and the inclusion of "special populations" in research (e.g. historically underrepresented and marginalized populations, older adults, children, New Americans, and others).
Projects focus on better understanding the factors related to the causation of cancer. For example, a study of African American families with a history of breast cancer will add to our understanding of the genetics of this disease and potentially lead to preventive measures.
Researchers are examining physiological and psychological measures of stress in police officers to evaluate potential associations of these measures with early signs of cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Studies explore environmental exposures in relation to morbidity and mortality, looking at both individuals who are occupationally exposed and others in the general population.
Faculty are involved in a number of studies investigating disease prevention. Studies examining how to prevent diarrheal disease, a major source of death of infants and children in developing economies, could have enormous health impacts. Other examples are behavior change and policy interventions for water and foodborne infectious disease, preterm/low birthweight, and Guinea worm eradication.
SPHHP faculty are studying the impacts of health disparities as early as the prenatal period. Examples include environmental and social stressors, preterm/low birth weight, infectious disease and malnutrition of children under 5 years.
