Faculty
Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD
Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD, focuses on the health and economic consequences of the obesity epidemic as well as policy and environmental approaches to promote healthy eating. She developed the “energy gap” metric and the Caloric Calculator tool to rank various population-wide strategies and policies on their potential impact in reducing obesity in children and adolescents.
Dr. Wang's featured publications:
Andrew G Rundle, DrPH
- Professor of Epidemiology
Andrew Rundle, DrPH, is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on neighborhood and social level determinants of sedentary lifestyles, diet and obesity and, in turn, the cancer related consequences of inactivity and obesity. He co-directs the Built Environment and Health Research Group, a multi-disciplinary team of investigators that use urban-informatics, geographic information systems and remote sensing tools to study how neighborhood built and social environments influence health. He collaborates closely with scientists and policy makers in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Dr. Rundle's featured publications:
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH
- Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, is a social and behavioral researcher whose research examines social and cultural influences on preventive health behaviors (e.g. physical activity), with a focus on understanding racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. The goal of this research is to inform the development and dissemination of interventions to reduce the risk of obesity and cancer.
Dr. Shelton's featured publications:
Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, has focused on physical activity measurement and quantification, particularly through the use of accelerometry and wearable computing devices. He has developed and deployed statistical methods for identifying physical activity patterns, relating subject characteristics (like age and gender) to physical activity, and exploring associations between activity and health outcomes.
Dr. Goldsmith's featured publications:
Senior Advisers
- Jeremiah A. Barondess, MD
- Sally D. Findley, PhD
- Heather Greenlee, PhD, MPH
- Bruce G. Link, PhD, MS
- Michael Rosenbaum, MD
- Renee Wilson-Simmons, DrPH
- Matthew Neidell, PhD
- Gretchen Van Wye, PhD, MA
Other Mailman Experts
- Ken Cheung, PhD
- Ryan Demmer, PhD
- Miriam Laugesen, PhD
- Gina Lovasi, PhD
- Melanie Wall, PhD