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  • Katharine Amato.
    Katharine Amato, PhD

    243 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5339

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    kdobson@buffalo.edu

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    243 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5339

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    kdobson@buffalo.edu

  • Christine Ambrosone.
    Christine Ambrosone, PhD

    Phone: (716) 845-3082

    Fax: (716) 845-8125

    christine.ambrosone@roswellpark.org

    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    Phone: (716) 845-3082

    Fax: (716) 845-8125

    christine.ambrosone@roswellpark.org

  • Kelly Baker headshot.
    Kelly Baker, PhD

    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
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    168C Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-6738

    kkbaker@buffalo.edu

  • Hailey Banack.
    Hailey R. Banack, PhD

    233 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5358

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    hrbanack@buffalo.edu

    Research Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    233 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5358

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    hrbanack@buffalo.edu

  • Matthew R. Bonner.
    Matthew R. Bonner, PhD, MPH

    277 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5385

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mrbonner@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    277 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5385

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mrbonner@buffalo.edu

  • Dr. Renee Cadzow, PhD.
    Renee Cadzow, PhD

    268F Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5368

    rcadzow@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    268F Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5368

    rcadzow@buffalo.edu

  • Dr. Dennis Daniels.
    Dennis E.N. Daniels, Jr, PhD

    268E Farber

    Phone: (716) 829-5369

    ded5@buffalo.edu

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Director, MPH Concentration in Health Services Administration
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    268E Farber

    Phone: (716) 829-5369

    ded5@buffalo.edu

  • Dr. Gauri Desai.
    Gauri Desai, PhD, MPH

    244 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5361

    gauriabh@buffalo.edu

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    244 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5361

    gauriabh@buffalo.edu

  • Marina Oktapodas Feiler headshot.
    Marina Oktapodas Feiler, PhD, MS

    192 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5327

    marinaok@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    192 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5327

    marinaok@buffalo.edu

  • Jo L. Freudenheim.
    Jo L. Freudenheim, PhD

    268K Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5375

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jfreuden@buffalo.edu

    Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
    SUNY Distinguished Professor
    Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    268K Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5375

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jfreuden@buffalo.edu

  • Dr. Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, PhD, MPH, MA.
    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
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    193 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5721

    gloriaai@buffalo.edu

  • Andrew Hyland.
    Andrew Hyland, PhD

    Phone: (716) 845-8391

    Fax: (716) 845-8487

    andrew.hyland@roswellpark.org

    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    Phone: (716) 845-8391

    Fax: (716) 845-8487

    andrew.hyland@roswellpark.org

  • Kasia Kordas.
    Katarzyna Kordas, PhD

    234 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5340

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    kkordas@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    234 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5340

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    kkordas@buffalo.edu

  • Mike Lamonte.
    Michael J. LaMonte, PhD, MPH

    273 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5379

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mlamonte@buffalo.edu

    Director of Graduate Studies, MS and PhD Programs
    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    273 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5379

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mlamonte@buffalo.edu

  • Denise Lillvis.
    Denise Lillvis, PhD, MPA

    270 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5387

    dlillvis@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    270 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5387

    dlillvis@buffalo.edu

  • James Marshall.
    James Marshall, PhD

    Phone: (716) 845-8444

    Fax: (716) 845-8487

    james.marshall@roswellpark.org

    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    Phone: (716) 845-8444

    Fax: (716) 845-8487

    james.marshall@roswellpark.org

  • Dr. Pauline Mendola.
    Pauline Mendola, PhD

    270D Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5356

    pmendola@buffalo.edu

    Chair
    Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    270D Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5356

    pmendola@buffalo.edu

  • Amy E. Millen.
    Amy E. Millen, PhD

    270F Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5377

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    aemillen@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    270F Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5377

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    aemillen@buffalo.edu

  • Albina Minlikeeva.
    Albina Minlikeeva, PhD

    242 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5370

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    albinami@buffalo.edu

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    242 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5370

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    albinami@buffalo.edu

  • Kirsten B. Moysich.
    Kirsten B. Moysich, PhD

    Phone: (716) 845-8004

    Fax: (716) 845-1126

    kirsten.moysich@roswellpark.org

    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    Phone: (716) 845-8004

    Fax: (716) 845-1126

    kirsten.moysich@roswellpark.org

  • Lina Mu.
    Lina Mu, PhD, MD

    273A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5381

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    linamu@buffalo.edu

    Director, Office of Global Health Initiatives
    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    273A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5381

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    linamu@buffalo.edu

  • Niu Zhongzheng.
    Zhongzheng (Jason) Niu, PhD

    195 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-6676

    zniu2@buffalo.edu

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    195 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-6676

    zniu2@buffalo.edu

  • Katia Noyes.
    Ekaterina (Katia) Noyes, PhD, MPH

    270C Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5386

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    enoyes@buffalo.edu

    Associate Dean for Translational and Team Science
    Director, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice Professor
    Professor and Director, Surgical Outcomes And Research (SOAR) Center
    Department of Surgery
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    270C Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5386

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    enoyes@buffalo.edu

  • Heather M. Ochs-Balcom.
    Heather M. Ochs-Balcom, PhD

    268D Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5338

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    hmochs2@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Director of Graduate Studies, MPH Programs
    Director, MPH Concentration in Epidemiology
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    268D Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5338

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    hmochs2@buffalo.edu

  • Dr. Jim Olson.
    James R. Olson, PhD

    270 Farber Hall

    Office, 13 Cary Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-2319

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jolson@buffalo.edu

    UB Distinguished Professor
    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
    UB Distinguished Professor
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Emeritus
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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    270 Farber Hall

    Office, 13 Cary Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-2319

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jolson@buffalo.edu

  • Pavani Kalluri Ram.
    Pavani Kalluri Ram, MD

    pkram@buffalo.edu

    Research Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    pkram@buffalo.edu

  • Xuefeng Ren.
    Xuefeng Ren, PhD, MD

    276 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5384

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    xuefengr@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    276 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5384

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    xuefengr@buffalo.edu

  • Jean Wactawski-Wende.
    Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD

    175 Biomedical Education Building

    Phone: (716) 829-5374

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jww@buffalo.edu

    Dean
    SUNY Distinguished Professor
    Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    175 Biomedical Education Building

    Phone: (716) 829-5374

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    jww@buffalo.edu

  • Meng Wang.
    Meng Wang, PhD

    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Director, MPH Concentration in Environmental Health
    Co-Director, Community for Global Health Equity
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

  • Shelby Yamamoto.
    Shelby Yamamoto, Dr Sc Hum

    177 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5606

    ssyamamo@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
    Call Shelby Yamamoto Email Shelby Yamamoto Profile for Shelby Yamamoto

    177 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5606

    ssyamamo@buffalo.edu

  • Shauna C. Zorich.
    Shauna C. Zorich, MD, MPH

    245 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5345

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    slawless@buffalo.edu

    Clinical Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions
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    245 Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5345

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    slawless@buffalo.edu

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