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Baojiang Chen, PhD

by COPH Staff | June 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Chen teaches three Biostatistics concentration courses for the COPH MPH Program: Survival Data Analysis, Correlated Data Analysis, and Special Topics in Biostatistics: Linear Algebra. He also serves as a guest lecturer on introductory statistics to residents in the radiology program. During the past year, Dr. Chen developed two courses for the new PhD program in Biostatistics. Dr. Chen’s current research focuses on both methodological development and statistical applications. He seeks to develop new and innovative statistical methods for handling missing data… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 06, Jun 2012

2012 COPH Faculty Award Winners

by COPH Staff | May 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – On April 20, the College of Public Health (COPH) celebrated students, faculty, and community partners at its annual awards dinner. This year, the COPH honored four outstanding faculty members with awards recognizing their dedication to the College’s mission of education, research, and service. Shawn Gibbs, PhD, is the 2012 recipient of the COPH Excellence in Teaching Award, an award honoring a governing faculty member whose outstanding teaching contributions facilitate the highest levels of student learning. Dr. Shawn Gibbs is an associate professor… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, Slide show, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 05, May 2012

JoEllyn M. McMillan, PhD

by COPH Staff | April 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. McMillan grew up on a small farm in Illinois, where she acquired her interest in toxicology. She pursued this interest at Texas A&M University, where she received her doctorate in toxicology in 1987. She subsequently held two post-doctoral fellowships, first at the National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, Arkansas, then at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. After completing her post-doctoral work at MUSC, she continued on as a faculty member in the Pharmacology Department. Her research… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 04, Apr 2012

Peter Iwen, PhD, D(ABMM)

by COPH Staff | March 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Peter Iwen teaches foundational clinical microbiology to a variety of students. Within the College of Medicine, he teaches medical mycology lectures, co-coordinates the microbiology wet-labs, and participates in problem-based learning and small group sessions. He also provides didactic lectures on clinical microbiology to the PharmD students and resident pathologists, and to graduate students within the College of Public Health (COPH). In addition, Dr. Iwen coordinates microbiology instruction for the resident pathologists and co-directs with Dr. Steven Hinrichs a certified post-doctoral training… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 03, Mar 2012

Rosa Gofin, MD, MPH

by COPH Staff | February 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Rosa Gofin was born in Uruguay, where she pursued her studies in medicine. She moved to Israel, where she earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree as part of a specialization in public health in the International Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studied with Dr. Sidney Kark, the pioneer in the development of the Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) approach. Through Dr. Kark’s teachings and the academic environment of the program, Dr. Gofin’s understanding of diversity, culture… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 02, Feb 2012

Li-Wu Chen, MHSA, PhD

by COPH Staff | January 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Li-Wu Chen, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Health Services Research & Administration Dr. Li-Wu Chen received a Master of Health Services Administration degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and a PhD degree in Health Policy & Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. He grew up in Taiwan and received a Bachelor of Public Health degree from the National Taiwan University. Trained as a health economist, Dr. Chen has directed and conducted research projects in the… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 2 / Is. 01, Jan 2012

Dr. Gleb Haynatzki

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2011

Faculty Highlight – Gleb Haynatzki, PhD, DSc, Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Biostatistics Dr. Haynatzki grew up in Bulgaria, Eastern Europe. As a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a mathematician, following in his parents’ and paternal grandfather’s tracks. He received a doctorate in mathematical sciences from St. K. Ohridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria, and another in statistics and applied probability from the University of California in 1995, which was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at McMaster University, Canada, from 1995 to… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol.1 / Is. 08, Dec 2011