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Rebecca Pearl
Assistant Professor
Rebecca Pearl conducts research on health and appearance-based stigma, body image, eating disorders and obesity.
rebecca.pearl@ufl.edu
352-295-5405
Stigma
Eating Disorders
Body Image
Obesity
Catherine Price
Associate Professor
Catherine Price studies the neuropsychology of older adults with and without dementia and neuroanatomical changes.
cep23@phhp.ufl.edu
352-273-5292
Parkinson's
Dementia
Brain Imaging
Neuroscience and the Brain
Cognitive Ageing
Peihua Qiu
Professor/Chair
Peihua Qui studies design and data analysis, including decision-making problems like disease surveillance and environment monitoring.
pqiu@ufl.edu
352-318-5615
Biostatistics
Image Processing
Disease Screening
Disease Surveillance
Statistics
Guogen Shan
Professor
Guogen Shan is an expert in longitudinal data analysis, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical trial design and analysis.
gshan@ufl.edu
352-294-5934
Alzheimer's Disease
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Clinical Trials Design & Analysis
Cognitive Neuroscience
Linda Struckmeyer
Associate Professor
Linda Struckmeyer has over 30 years of OT clinical practice across the lifespan and 11 years of expertise as an educator and researcher.
lstruckmeyer@ufl.edu
352-273-5216
Mentoring Doctoral Capstone Students
Aging in Place
Home Modifications for Persons with Dementia
Beth Virnig
Dean and Professor
Beth Virnig’s research examines how patient factors and system factors combine to influence health care and health outcomes.
bvirnig@phhp.ufl.edu
352-273-6214
Cancer Care
End-Of-Life Care
Health Care Systems
Health Disparities
Medicare
Michael von Fricken
Associate Professor/Director
Michael von Fricken focuses on vector-borne disease surveillance, control, and pathogen discovery.
mvonf@ufl.edu
352-273-5245
Global Health Security
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Vector-Borne Diseases
One Health
Epidemiology
Hongwu Wang
Assistant Professor
Hongwu Wang is a biomedical engineer merging AI, wearables, rehab robotics, and assistive tech into real-world aging/disability solutions.
hongwu.wang@ufl.edu
352-273-9934
User Participatory Design, Machine Learning & Sensor-Based Outcome Measures
Assitive Technology & Rehabilitation Robotics
Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation Science
Wearable/mHealth Technology
Yan Wang
Assistant Professor
Yan Wang's research is focused on assessing/intervening substance use and health outcomes by leveraging mobile technologies.
ywang48@ufl.edu
352-294-5942
Ecological momentary assessment
Alcohol Abuse
Medical Cannabis
Alcohol use/misuse
Wearable Alcohol Biosensors
Sarah Westen
Clinical Assistant Professor/Director
Sarah Westen's patient-oriented clinical research focuses on biopsychosocial factors related to health engagement.
westens@phhp.ufl.edu
352-273-6029
Disease
Adolescents
Coping
Chronic health conditions
Mental Health
