Agatha S. Critchfield, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Pathways
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Medicine
Mairead Moloney, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences
Christal Badour, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Science
Emily S. Brouwer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science
Kate Eddens, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior
College of Public Health
Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, RN
Assistant Research Professor
Tobacco Policy Research Program
College of Nursing
Michelle M. Martel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Rachel Miller, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Daniela Moga, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy
Practice & Science
College of Pharmacy
Claire Snell-Rood, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
College of Medicine
Robin Vanderpool, DRPH, CHES
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Graduated Scholars (cont.)
Scholar: Subbu Apparsundaram, Ph.D.
Department: Anatomy and Neurobiology
Project: Estrogen Modulation of Central Cholinergic and
Dopaminergic Function Regulation of Presynaptic Choline and Dopamine
Mentor: Lothar Jennes, Ph.D.
Scholar: Kristin Ashford, PhD
Department: Nursing
Project: Smoking and Pre-term Birth
Mentor: James E. Ferguson, MD and Jeffrey Ebersole, MD
Scholar: Phillip Bridges, PhD
Department: Clinical and Reproductive Sciences
Project: Regulation of Oviductal Function and Fertility
Mentor: Jay Ko, PhD, and Tom Curry, PhD
Scholar: Jody L. Clasey, Ph.D.
Department: Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Project: Relationship Between Insulin Sensitivity and Measures of Body Composition in Obese Prepubescents and Adolescents
Mentor: Dennis Karounos, M.D.
Scholar: Paul Dassow, M.D.
Department: Family Practice
Project: Increasing Colorectal Screening Among
Women with the use of Mailed Educational Prompts
Mentor: Joyce Beaulieu, PhD, MPH, and Mark Dignan, Ph.D., MPH
Scholar: Anita Fernander, Ph.D.
Department: Behavorial Science
Project: The Influence of Stress and Coping on Smoking Status and Smoking Behaviors Among Disadvantaged African-American Women
Mentor: Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., and Linda Brown Wright, Ph.D.
Scholar: Joan Griffith, M.D.
Department: Pediatrics
Project: Adolescent Female Obesity, Depression and High-risk Behavior
Mentor: James Anderson, M.D.
Scholar: Joseph Holtman, M.D., Ph.D.
Department: Anesthesiology
Project: Gender, Sex Hormones and Pain Responsivity
Mentor: Tom Kelly, Ph.D.
Scholar: Jane Joseph, Ph.D.
Department: Anatomy and Neurobiology
Project: Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Functional Brain Organization for Spatial and Memory Performance
Mentor: Tom Kelly, Ph.D.
Scholar: Michael W. Kilgore, Ph.D.
Department: Pharmacology
Project: Transcriptional Control of Breast Cancer
Through Peroxisome-activated Receptor Gamma
Mentor: Tom Curry, Ph.D.
Scholar: Michelle Lofwall, PhD
Department: Psychiatry
Project: The Role of Gender and Pain on the Abuse Liability, Stress Response, and Pharmacokinetics of Intranasal OxyContin Among Opioid Users
Mentor: Sharon Walsh, PhD, and Catherine Martin, MD
Scholar: Karen Lommel, MD
Department: Psychiatry
Project: Childhood Cancer Survivors: Psychosocial
Risks for Female Rural Adolescent and Young Adults
Mentor: Cathy Martin, MD
Scholar: Susan Modesitt, M.D
Department: Ob/GYN
Project: In vitro and in vivo Histone Deacetlyase Inhibitor
Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
Mentor: Tom Curry, Ph.D., and Steve Zimmer, Ph.D.
Scholar: Igho Ofotokun, M.D.
Department: Internal Medicine
Project: Gender Differences in Response and
Adverse Reactions to the Antiretroviral Drugs
Mentor: Claire Pomeroy, M.D.
Scholar: James Temprano, MD
Department: Internal Medicine
Project: Differences in Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels and Correlation with Markers of Asthma Severity in Pregnant Asthmatics and Controls
Mentor: David Mannino, MD, and Beth Garvy, PhD
Scholar: Anand Vaishnav, MD
Department: Neurology
Project: Effects on Gender on Healthy and Stroke Subtype Patients on P-selectin Expression in Platelets based on Flow Cytometry
Mentor: Suellen Ferraris, PhD
Scholar: Corinne Williams, ScD
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Project: The Effect of Violence on Reproductive Health
Mentor: Ann Coker, PhD, and James E. Ferguson, MD
Scholar: Melinda Wilson, Ph.D.
Department: Physiology
Project: Mechanisms of Estrogen Neuroprotection in HIV-associated Dementia
Mentor: Eric Smart, Ph.D.
Scholar: Faika Zanjani, PhD
Department: Gerontology
Project: Health Disparities Among Women
Mentor: Nancy E. Schoenberg, PhD, and Catherine A. Martin, MD