General

The primary mission of the Department of Population Health Sciences is to conduct research and evaluations related to key healthcare policy and delivery topics, developing and spreading critical evidence to improve the health of populations. Our faculty members have substantial research strengths across various areas, including healthcare policy and economics, data analytics and informatics, epidemiology, and health outcomes. Their innovative, quantitative, and qualitative research addresses the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and comparative effectiveness of various healthcare interventions and delivery models.

Current Research Highlights

Bringing Health Education to Life Through Art: The Murals for Change Initiative

January 17, 2025

While access to healthcare information is key to keeping communities healthy, there are many barriers preventing people—particularly from underserved communities—from fully engaging with important health topics....

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Photo of Murals for Change event

Dr. Eunji Choi Receives K01 to Study Aging-Related Clinical Decline in Lung Cancer Survivors

December 18, 2024

Dr. Eunji Choi, assistant professor of population health sciences, has received a K01 award from the National Institute on Aging for her research on aging-related clinical decline in lung cancer survivors. The K01...

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Photos of Dr. Eunji Choi, an elderly patient, and an illustration of lungs

Plasma C-peptide Mammographic Features and Risk of Breast Cancer

November 5, 2024

Evidence suggests that plasma C-peptide, a measure of endogenous insulin production, may have mitotic effects on normal and neoplastic breast epithelial cells. It may also stimulate the proliferation of human...

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Photos of Dr. Shadi Azam, Dr. Rulla Tamimi, and a c-peptide test

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