Mentors

Maryam Jafari Bidgoli, PhDHealth Economics, Health Outcomes, Health Insurance, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Mental Health and Chronic Disease
Alan Blum, MDThe Arts in Medicine (painting, sculpture, drawing, film, novels and stories, poetry, plays), Tobacco Problems, Vaping, Digital Media Addiction, Marijuana, Disability, Dermatology, Patient-Physician Communication.
Lilanta Bradley, PhDSexual and Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health, HPV, HIV and Black Women, Health Education Pedagogy, Maternal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity
John Burkhardt, PsyDMedical Edu, Wellbeing, Mood Disorders, Psychological First Aid, Bereavement, Communication Styles, Psychotherapy in Rural Areas, Integrated Medicine, Integrative BH, ADHD
Nathan Culmer, PhDMedical Technology, Professional Development, Rural Care, Wellbeing, Mental Health, Technology in Medicine, Technology in Medical Education, Telemedicine, Professional Development, Simulation, Rural Health
Louanne Friend, PhDHypertension, Hepatitis C
Marisa Giggie, MD, MPAffAddiction, Behavioral Medicine in Primary Care, Correctional and Justice Psychiatry
Randi Henderson-Mitchell, PhDHealth Disparities, Health Care Quality, Disparities in and Outcomes of Childhood Vaccination, Access to Preventive Care in Early Childhood
Lisle Hites, PhDChronic Disease Management / Treatment Compliance, Program Evaluation, COVID-19 Related Trust in Medical Providers and Other Information Sources, COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy and Clinical Trial Participation
John McDonald, MDBreastfeeding, Prenatal Care to Underserved Populations, Contraception Access in Rural Areas
Cheree Melton, MDWomen’s Health, Maternity Care, Contraception
Mercedes Morales-Aleman, PhDSexual and Reproductive Health Promotion among Ethnic Minority Women and Adolescents
Cecil Robinson, PhDMedical Education (Feedback, Learning, Teaching, Pedagogy, Assessment, Research Methodology)
Grier Stewart, MDUndergraduate Medical Education, Nursing Home
Thomas Weida, MDPractice Management, Care Coordination
Lea Yerby, PhDMedicaid, Health Policy, Early Childhood, Autism Services for Rural Families, Rural and Underserved Health Disparities