Global Population Health

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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.

  • Dr. Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, PhD, MPH, MA.

    193 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5721

    gloriaai@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Global HIV/AIDS prevention and care; immigrant and refugee health; health disparities and health equity; technology-based research methods (e.g., social media platforms such as WhatsApp); implementation science; reproductive and sexual health; mixed-methods research

  • Kelly Baker headshot.

    168C Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-6738

    kkbaker@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Director, Center for Climate Change and Health Equity
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Maternal and child health; One Health; Infectious Disease prevention and control; global development and health; climate change; flood borne outbreaks; water insecurity; water quality; antimicrobial resistance; rapid diagnostics; STEM education; transdisciplinary collaboration

  • Marina Oktapodas Feiler headshot.

    192 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5327

    marinaok@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Director, MPH Concentration in Maternal and Child Health
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Pediatric environmental epidemiology with a focus on maternal and pediatric exposure to various environmental toxins/toxicants (e.g. lead, perfluorinated compounds, and phthalates) and the impact on immune dysfunction, endocrine disruption, respiratory disease, vaccine response, allergy, and breastfeeding success.

  • Lina Mu.

    273A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5381

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    linamu@buffalo.edu

    Director, Office of Global Health Initiatives
    Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Assessing air pollution exposure and associated health outcomes, and the underlying biological mechanisms; examining lifestyle factors, gene-environment interaction and cancer etiology, survival and prevention; as well as using a life-course approach to understand the role of various environmental and social exposure on child development and human health.

    273A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5381

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    linamu@buffalo.edu

  • Meng Wang.

    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Director of Graduate Studies, MPH Programs
    Director, MPH Concentration in Environmental Health
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Environmental exposure monitoring, air pollution modeling, health impacts of environmental exposures.

    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

  • Shelby Yamamoto.

    185 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5606

    ssyamamo@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Environmental epidemiology; health impacts of climate change; air pollution health effects; mitigation and adaptation to climate change; risk and resilience