Affiliated Researchers: Community Health

Squire Booker

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Enzyme, S-Adenosyl Methionine, Radical S-Adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylmethionine, Synthase

Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Genetics, Latino, Hispanic Community, Hispanic Or Latino, Genomics

Noel Habashy

Assistant Teaching Professor, Office of International Programs
Top research keywords: Community Members, International Service Learning, Service-learning Program, Costa Rica, Service Learning

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Obesity, Health Systems, Patient-centered, Health System

Leann Andrews

Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Peru, Iquitos, Floating Community, Juvenile Salmon, Justice

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Landowners, High Grading, Microtargeting, Quercus

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, College Students, Sexual Assault, Peritraumatic Dissociation

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Matt Marshall

Top research keywords: Songbird, Bird, Nest, Birds, Caterpillar

John Yen

Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Fuzzy Logic, Decision-Making, Shared Mental Models, Teammates, Shared Mental Model

Mihyun Kang

Director of Sustainability, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Lighting System, Oklahoma, Field Study, Interior Design

Kathryn Brasier

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, USA, Agriculture, Stakeholder Engagement, Discourse

Kristina Brant

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Criminal Legal, Substance Use Disorder, Criminal Legal System

Michael Skvarla

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Water Mites, Hemiptera

Lilliard Richardson

Professor, College of the Liberal Arts
Top research keywords: Law, Narcotic Drugs, American States, Cannabis Policy, USA

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Jacob Benfield

Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Natural Sounds, Wildlife, Psychology, National Park, Social Interaction

Deborah Ehrenthal

Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Wisconsin, Medicaid, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Confidence Interval, United States

Maurie Kelly

Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

Yan Lin

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Texas, Low Birth Weight, New Mexico, Confidence Interval, PM2.5 Concentration

Justin Silverman

Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Human Gut Microbiota, Gut Microbiota, COVID-19

Joyce Sakamoto

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Wolbachia Infection, Vaginal Microbiome, Vagina Flora, Ixodes Scapularis

Melissa Bopp

Professor, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Physical Activity, College Students, Active Commuting, University Students, Transport

Michael McShane

Associate Professor, College of Medicine (University Park Curriculum)
Top research keywords: Communities, Interactive Cases, Medication Reconciliation, Pennsylvania, Community-Based

Heather Preisendanz

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Wastewater, Agricultural Fields, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Estrogen

Juliet Pinto

Associate Professor, Journalism
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Journalism, Latin America (LATAM), Latin America, Environmental Issue

Susan Brantley

Top research keywords: Regolith, Shale Hills, Critical Zone Observatory, Pennsylvania, Shale

Janet Swim

Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Psychology, Discrimination, Prejudice, Sexism

Jason Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Pinus, Carbon Dioxide, Ponderosa Pine Forest

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Microorganism, Ancient DNA, Oral Microbiome

Jacqueline McLaughlin

Top research keywords: Undergraduate Research, Pedagogical Framework, Biology Laboratory, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, Four-step

Andrew Read

Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Top research keywords: Plasmodium, Plasmodium Chabaudi, Infectious Agent, Malaria Parasite, Virulence

Shirley Clark

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Pollutants, Stormwater Runoff, Infiltration, Stormwater Treatment

Stephen Mainzer

Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Chesapeake Bay, USA, Collective Identity, Climate Change Adaptation

Joshua Smyth

Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, Rural Areas, County Level

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbiome

Jesse Lasky

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genomics, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Genetics, Local Adaptation, Arabidopsis

Matthew Jones

Research Assistant, Biology
Top research keywords: Aedes Aegypti, Wolbachia, Infectious Agent, Dengue Virus, Virus