Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Faculty
Primary Appointments
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Madina Agénor
Associate Professor, Director of Ph.D. AdmissionsResearch Interests HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Cancer Screening and Prevention, Structural and Social Determinants of Health -
Jasjit Ahluwalia
ProfessorResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Global Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Karen Andes
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Global Health, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health -
Tayla von Ash
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity, Sleep -
Elizabeth Aston
Associate Professor (Research)Research Interests Cannabis Use for Recreational and Medical Purposes, Drug Use & Misuse -
Nancy Barnett
ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse -
Tanya Benitez
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Lauren Bohlen
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Judson Brewer
ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Mindfulness, Mental Health, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Kate Carey
Professor, Director of the Doctoral ProgramResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Screening and Brief Interventions -
Rachel Cassidy
Associate Professor (Research), Department Vice ChairResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Drug Use & Misuse, Health Policy, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Patricia Cioe
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Mindfulness, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Suzanne Colby
Professor (Research), Deputy Director, Center for Alcohol & Addiction StudiesResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Monika Doshi
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Global Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Mental Health, Immigration and Immigrant Health, Women's health -
Shira Dunsiger
Associate Professor (Research)Research Interests Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Statistical Methodology Including Mediation, High Dimensional Data Analysis and Pattern Detection -
Tracy Gladstone
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Mental Health, Depression Prevention -
Diana Grigsby-Toussaint
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Health Disparities and Health Equity -
Rachel Gunn
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Mental Health, Perinatal Health -
Michelle Haikalis
Assistant Professor (Research) -
Abigail Harrison
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Global Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Reproductive Health -
Jackie White Hughto
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Drug Use & Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Mental Health -
Tim Janssen
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Christopher Kahler
Professor, Director of CAASResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Aditya Khanna
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Drug Use & Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Complex Systems and Modeling, Social Networks, Incarceration -
Molly Magill
Professor (Research)Research Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Implementation Science , Intervention Development, Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Methods, Science of Behavior Change -
Bess Marcus
ProfessorResearch Interests Mindfulness, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Matthew Meisel
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Health Disparities and Health Equity -
Jennifer Merrill
Associate Professor -
Jane Metrik
Professor (Research)Research Interests Medical and Recreational use of Cannabis -
Lauren Micalizzi
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Drug Use & Misuse, Mental Health, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Child Development, Externalizing Behaviors, Perinatal Substance Use, Self-Regulation -
Mollie Monnig
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Mental Health -
Peter Monti
Donald G. Miller Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction StudiesResearch Interests Drug Use & Misuse -
Cara Murphy
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Amy Nunn
Professor, Executive Director, RI Public Health InstituteResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Global Health, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Mental Health, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Jeffrey Proulx
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Mindfulness -
Patricia Risica
Associate Professor, Director of the Undergraduate Public Health ConcentrationResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Michelle Rogers
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Mental Health, Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being, Complex Data Management and Analysis -
Damaris Rohsenow
Professor (Research)Research Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Robert Rosales
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health -
Rochelle Rosen
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Global Health, Qualitative Methods, Behavioral Health Interventions Development -
Jennifer Sacheck
Professor, Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social SciencesResearch Interests Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity, Behavioral Health Interventions Development, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management -
Malabika Sarker
Professor of the PracticeResearch Interests Implementation Research -
Alexander Sokolovsky
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, Drug Use & Misuse, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Emerging Technologies in Personalized Intervention -
Shufang Sun
Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Mindfulness CenterResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Global Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Jennifer Tidey
Professor, Associate Dean for ResearchResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Drug Use & Misuse, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Mental Health, Smoking and Tobacco Use -
Alison Tovar
Associate Professor, Interim Director of CHPHEResearch Interests Health Disparities and Health Equity, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Tara White
Assistant Professor (Research)Research Interests Dignity Neuroscience, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Global Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Emotional Wellness, Human Rights -
David Williams
Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty AffairsResearch Interests Affect, Emotion, and Health Behavior, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity -
Tyler Wray
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management, Drug Use & Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Digital Health -
David Zelaya
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests Alcohol Use & Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, Mental Health
Secondary Appointments
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Katie Biello
Professor, Chair of the Department of Epidemiology -
Beth Bock
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Willoughby Britton
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior (Research) -
Mark Celio
Assistant Professor (Research) -
Philip Chan
Associate Professor of Medicine -
Alethea Desrosiers
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior (Research) -
Rani Elwy
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
Brandon Gaudiano
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Elizabeth Goldberg
Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine -
Kate Guthrie
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Carolina Haass-Koffler
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Kirsten Langdon
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) -
Eric Loucks
Professor of Epidemiology -
Robert Miranda
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Prerna Singh
Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies -
Laura Stroud
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology -
Robert Swift
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Hayley Treloar Padovano
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Therese Zink
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
Clinical & Professors of the Practice
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John Fulton
Clinical Associate Professor -
Patricia Holland
Assistant Professor of the Practice -
Lynn Koerbel
Assistant Professor of the Practice -
Robert Stahl
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Adjunct & Departmental Associates
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Bruce Becker
Adjunct Professor -
Sara Becker
Adjunct Professor -
Michael Bernstein
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging -
Belinda Borrelli
Adjunct Professor -
Brian Borsari
Adjunct Professor -
Jordan Braciszewski
Adjunct Professor -
Nicola Bulled
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Angelo DiBello
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Catherine Dube
Adjunct Professor -
Karen Friend
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Kristi Gamarel
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Kim Gans
Adjunct Professor -
Irene Glasser
Investigator -
Arryn Guy
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Sarah Helseth
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Lynn Hernandez
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Susan Kiene
Adjunct Professor -
William Lechner
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Lorenzo Leggio
Adjunct Professor -
Gabriela López
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior -
James MacKillop
Adjunct Professor -
Rosemarie Martin
Associate Professor -
Nadine Mastroleo
Adjunct Professor -
Ethan Mereish
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Mary Beth Miller
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Matthew Mimiaga
Adjunct Professor -
Susan Orban
Teaching Associate -
Jennifer Pellowski
Associate Professor -
Samantha Portis
Investigator -
Cynthia Rosengard
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Kelli Scott
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Sarah Skeels
Senior Teaching Associate -
Jayson Spas
Adjunct Professor -
Nichea Spillane
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Lynda Stein
Adjunct Professor -
Jacob Vandenberg
Adjunct Associate Professor
Emeriti
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Michael Carey
Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior -
Lynn Epstein
Clinical Professor -
Donald Giddon
Clinical Professor -
Lois Monteiro
Professor -
William Rakowski
Professor
In Memoriam
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David Lewis
Professor -
Albert Wesson
Professor Emeritus -
Mark Wood
Professor, University of Rhode Island