Family Medicine Research

Casey Crump, MD, PhD. Social determinants of health: long term health outcomes of preterm birth; hereditary and environmental influences on psychosocial conditions; neighborhood-level contextual effects on health.
Sean P. David, MD, DPhil. Genetic influences on smoking with emphasis on pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, clinical and translational research, and science-based policy.
Virginia Fowkes, FNP, MHS. Evaluation of academic-community programs for health professionals in medically underserved areas.
Nancy Morioka-Douglas, MD, MPH. Empowering youth as self- management coaches for diabetic family members; disseminating evidence based best practices in chronic care management among safety net health care providers; preventing physician burnout.
Eunice Rodriquez, PhD. Social epidemiology within public health and evaluation of health and social programs.
Erika Schillinger, MD. Patient experiences of student professionalism and communication, compared with standardized patients: Behavioral correlates of exceptional professionalism. Healthcare communication, interpersonal skills, professionalism and clinical skills education.
Grace Chen Yu, MD. Improving chronic illness care education for residents and medical students, alternative models of care delivery through group visits and internet self-management models, patient attachment styles and their effect on chronic illness control.
Eva Weinlander, MD. Mind body medicine and chronic disease management.