Denny Fe Garcia Agana
 Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Florida
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, University of Florida
Mentors: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE; Peter Carek, MD, MS
Research Interests: I am interested in social determinants of health related to health service utilization and health outcomes in the primary care setting.
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Jacob D. Ball
 Bachelor of Science, Public Health, Global and Community Health Sciences, Tulane University
Master of Arts, Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Concentration in Public Health, University of Florida
Mentors: Xinguang (Jim) Chen, MD, PhD, FACE; Derek A. T. Cummings, PhD
Research Interests: Infectious disease transmission dynamics and control; mathematical modeling; applications of network analysis methods in infectious disease epidemiology; intervention efficacy in different social, political and economic contexts
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Zhaoyi Chen
 Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University
Master of Science, Epidemiology, Tulane University
Mentor: Mattia Prosperi, MEng, PhD
Research Interests: Molecular epidemiology and how to use molecular tools to address issues in other fields.
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Amy Elliott
 Master of Science, Epidemiology, University of Florida
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: My main research interests are the comorbidities between substance use disorders and anxiety/depressive disorders. I am also interested in nosology, health disparities, and research perceptions.
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Verlin Joseph
 Master of Public Health , Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Mentor: Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH
Research Interests: Adolescent prescription drug abuse
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Yiyang Liu
 Master of Public Health, Tulane University
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: Community epidemiology
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Shawnta Lloyd
 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Hampton University
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, Emory University
Mentor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE
Research Interests: Mental health, health disparities, and access to healthcare in the aging population and underrepresented populations
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Sadaf Milani
 Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Florida
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, University of Florida
Mentor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE
Research Interests: Global health, specifically mental health and access to care
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Jae Min
 Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, Rice University
Mentor: Mattia Prosperi, MEng, PhD
Research Interests: Deciphering pathogens’ molecular evolution and their epidemiological impact in context of community and healthcare associated infections
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Vicki Leanne Osborne
 Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Science, University of Portsmouth
Master of Science, Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: The abuse and misuse of prescription medications across all therapeutic areas
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Ayodeji Otufowora
 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Lagos State University
Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, University of Florida
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: Preventative care and access to care, health disparities, drug addiction and mental health, mobile health (mHealth)
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Mirsada Serdarevic
 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Vermont
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: My research interests lie in the prevention of substance abuse and in developing behavioral interventions that would target substance abuse and associated health consequences.
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Nathan Smith
 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Azusa Pacific University
Master of Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Psychology, Harvard University
Mentor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Research Interests: I am interested in how social factors impact health outcomes. Specific areas of interest include: psychiatric epidemiology, social epidemiology, health disparities, social capital, suicide, and addiction.
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Pooja Subedi
 Bachelor of Public Health, Central Institute of Science and Technology, Pokhara University
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University: Trends and Predictors of Cigarette Smoking and Its Association on Cognitive Performance Among HIV Seropositive and Seronegative Men
Mentor: Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular diseases, health disparities, genetic and risk behavior epidemiology
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Michael Swain
 Bachelor of Public Affairs, Public Policy and Analysis, Wayne State University
Master of Public Health, Health Policy, The George Washington University
Mentor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE
Research Interests: Chronic disease, food access and security, and the role of policies and systems in the prevention of disease
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Kai Wang
 Bachelor of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Master of Science, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Mentors: Xinguang (Jim) Chen, MD, PhD, FACE; Mattia Prosperi, MEng, PhD
Research Interests: Hormonal and metabolic factors and prostate cancer
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Sheldon G. B. Waugh
 Bachelor of Science, Geography, University of Florida
Master of Science, Geography, University of Florida
Mentors: Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH; Jason K. Blackburn, PhD
Research Interests: Spatial epidemiology, spatial disease modeling, and vector borne diseases; connecting human, cultural, and environmental factors to determine incidence of vector borne diseases
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Akemi Wijayabahu
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Peradeniya
Master of Science, Epidemiology, University of Florida
Mentor: Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, PhD
Research Interests: Molecular and cancer epidemiology, molecular biology and genetics
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Yunan Xu
 Bachelor of Preventive Medicine, Shanxi Medical University: Renal Dysfunction After Surgery for Urologic Cancer and Other Diseases
Master of Science, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Mentor: Xinguang (Jim) Chen, MD, PhD, FACE
Research Interests: Advanced statistical analysis, linear and nonlinear system modeling, epidemiology of health risk behavior and behavioral prevention intervention for risk reduction
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Bin Yu
 Doctor of Medicine, Wuhan University
Master of Public Health, Wuhan University
Mentor: Xinguang (Jim) Chen, MD, PhD, FACE
Research Interests: My research interests mainly focus on the application of advanced methodology to investigate complicated risk behaviors and develop psycho-social based intervention programs to prevent risk behaviors.
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Yun Zhu
 Master of Science, Epidemiology, Tulane University
Mentor: Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD
Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology, mental health
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