Public Health

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Contacts

AMSAxPublic Health Research Liaison: Taylor Johnson

Public Health Faculty Contact(s): N/A

Research Opportunities

Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health

Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addications Research (CITAR)

Program at Wright State that researches addiction and substance abuse. Active projects can be accessed via the hyperlink

Healthcare Management Certificate and Public Health Leadership Certificate Programs

List Dr. McAlearney; research interests include health care quality, policies, economics, and insurance/reimbursement 

WSU's Master of Public Health Program 

List Dr. Sara Paton. She is the director of the Master of Public Health Program, has research interests in maternal, infant, and child health issues, breast cancer, health equity, epidemiology, and community assessment

Departmental Research Information


Josh Francis, PhD 

Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Director

Research Interests: Child and adolescent mental health, marriage and family therapy, high conflict divorce, counselor ethics, counselor wellness, evolutionary/primary mental health, process/behavioral addictions


Sarah Twill, M.S.W., Ph.D 

Professor

Research Interests: Juvenile justice sentencing and treatment, student success


Hyejin Kim, Ph.D 

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Gerontology, successful aging, perception of aging, ageism, health and mental health in later life, quality of life, quantitative research methods


Carol Logan Patitu, Ph.D

Chair, Director, and Professor of Sports Management 

Research Interests: Student development, student's learning experiences, issues and concerns of minority students, faculty, and women in higher education


Jeff Cigrang, Ph.D, ABPP

Professor and Director of Clinical Training- WSU Psychology

Research Interests: Research on military community, effects of deployment, developing effective interventions that will reach persons most in need, improving clinical practice (i.e. interactions with drug-addicted individuals, the criminal justice system, and the larger familial and community systems)


Michelle Schultz, Psy.D 

Chair and Associate Professor -  Psychology

Research Interests: COVID-19's impact on PsyD program, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - issues of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis in Black youth


Jeremy Schumm, Ph.D, ABPP 

Professor

Research Interests: Therapy for alcohol and substance use disorders, PTSD


Andrew W. Froehle, Ph.D 

Orthopedic Residency Program Research Director, Professor in Kinesiology and Health and Orthopedic Surgery, Co-Director of the Sports Science Program

Research Interests: Changes in physical performances/function across the lifespan (hormonal/metabolic shifts), abnormal physical function and changes in performance as potential indicators of underlying disease/disorder, physical performance profiles as risk factors for subsequently injury or development of disease.

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