Fall 2022
Orlando Coronell, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
article summary
The Gillings School has a long record of sustained research accomplishments with local and global impact.
The research enterprise spans basic science to implementation and policy change, engaging collaborators across the school and campus. Gillings research has also made significant contributions to the development of invaluable study and data resources, as well as research methodologies. Equity is a central component of much of our research, and student engagement in research is a foundational training element for the school.
Some of our funded projects include:
- Statistical methods for integrative analysis of large-scale neuroimaging data — Quefeng Li, PhD/Biostatistics (2021-2026)
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative-AViDD Center (READDI-AC) — Ralph Baric, PhD/Epidemiology (2022-2025)
- Examining state SNAP policies as a primary prevention strategy for early life exposure to violence and other adverse childhood experiences — Anna Austin, PhD/Maternal and Child Health (2021-2024)
- Rapid, multi-payer transition to value-based payment: The case of North Carolina — Valerie Lewis, PhD/Health Policy and Management (2022-2025)
- Nutrition for precision health: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Clinical Center — Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD/Nutrition (2021-2026)
- Carolina Center for Total Worker Health and Well-Being — Laura Linnan, ScD/Health Behavior (2021-2026)
Examples of health equity projects:
- Measuring the impact of structural racism and discrimination during adolescence on substance use, psychological distress and criminal justice outcomes in adulthood
— Nisha Gottfredson, PhD/Health Behavior (2022-2026) - Black community’s vision for and accountability of a local reparations process — Tamarie Macon, PhD/Public Health Leadership Program (2021-2023)
- Racialization and cardiovascular risk factors among Latinos: An intersectional approach — Deshira Wallace, PhD/Health Behavior (2022-2027)
- Environmental Justice Applied Research Clinic (EJ ARC): Developing community-driven solutions to environmental racism — Courtney Woods, PhD/Environmental Sciences and Engineering (2021-2022)
