Faculty Affiliates of the Environmental Health Sciences program area
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Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Social Science Research Institute Co-funded faculty member
Summary Statement
Kyle Aune is an environmental epidemiologist focused on understanding and mitigating the harmful health effects of climate change.
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Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Assistant Teaching Professor
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Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Assistant Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Teaching Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Instructor of Kinesiology
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Research Professor of Health and Human Development
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Summary Statement
I am interested in the cultural, environmental and social factors that influence individual and societal-level health; particularly how the arts, especially music, nature, social justice and inequality affect the health of individuals and their communities.
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Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
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Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Associate Teaching Professor of Hospitality Management
Academic Adviser
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Hospitality Management - HM/SHM
Assistant Teaching Professor
Summary Statement
Joanna teaches in the Undergraduate Nutrition and Dietetics Program and uses kinetic modeling to investigate the tissue-specific metabolism of dietary bioactive components in humans. She has training in micronutrient metabolism, clinical nutrition, and kinetic modeling.
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Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology
and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance
Summary Statement
W Larry Kenney specializes in human thermoregulation in extreme environments, with an emphasis on aging and other vulnerable populations.
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Associate Professor
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Associate Teaching Professor
Summary Statement
I teach courses related to sustainability and environmental education. My research focuses on how individuals and family groups learn in non-formal educational settings, including outdoor spaces and nature centers.
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Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management - RPTM
Associate Teaching Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Summary Statement
Aaron Miller teaches courses on a range of topics including lifespan development, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging, family demography, and human services administration.
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Associate Professor
Broadhurst Career Development Professor for the Study of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 2019-2022
Summary Statement
Muzi Na’s research explores the mechanisms leading to health disparities, particularly with interests in social and behavioral determinants, such as food insecurity, diet and dietary behavior, psychosocial exposures, in relation to mental wellbeing and sleep health.
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Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean
Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Department
Assistant Teaching Professor
Summary Statement
I enjoy teaching students how to enhance the quality of life of those we serve through community events and inclusive programming.
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Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management - RPTM
Assistant Professor
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Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Director of Water, Health and Nutrition Lab
Environmental Health Sciences Program Area Leader
On sabbatical for the 24-25 academic year
Summary Statement
Asher's overall research program is designed to understand how humans meet their water needs, how this relates to adaptation, environmental changes, and water insecurity, and the resulting health, hydration, and disease consequences.
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Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Professor of Kinesiology
Summary Statement
Jonas Rubenson's research aim is to identify the fundamental principles underlying muscle function during locomotion- in particular in vivo function during movement and the relationship between muscle mechanics and locomotor energetics.
Department
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Professor-In-Charge of the Graduate Program
Summary Statement
Hannah Schreier’s lab focuses on how experiences during childhood and adolescence (e.g., growing up in poverty; child maltreatment) influence inflammatory and metabolic markers of chronic disease risk.
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Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor of Hospitality Management
Associate Director & Professor-in-Charge of Undergraduate Programs, SHM
Director, Food Decisions Research Laboratory
Affiliate Faculty, Teaching and Learning with Technology
Affiliate Faculty, Rock Ethics Institute
President, iAHFME
Faculty Senate, Senator
HHD Faculty Council secretary
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Hospitality Management - HM/SHM
Teaching Professor of Health Policy and Administration,
Associate Director of Undergraduate Professional Development
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Health Policy and Administration - HPA
Associate Professor
Professor-in-Charge of Graduate Studies
Summary Statement
My research strives to improve understanding of communication strategies aimed at influencing human and environmental health regarding protected areas.
Department
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Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management - RPTM
Assistant Teaching Professor
HHD Advisory Committee, Leadership Initiative
Summary Statement
John specializes in health and wellness promotion across the lifespan and he has experience working with a diverse group of clientele, from collegiate athletes seeking to enhance sport performance and prevent injury, to senior citizens working to improve functionality.
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Tenure line and non-tenure-line faculty members whose principal appointment is in the College of Health and Human Development can affiliate with the Environmental Health Sciences program area.
