Research Focus Areas

Scott Bauer, MD, MS

 

Aging, Urology

Anna Blanken, PhD

 

Functional Neurological Disorder, Aging, Women’s Health

Brian Borsari, PhD

 

Alcohol Use Disorder, Tobacco Cessation, Interventional Science, Mobile Technology, Motivational Interviewing

Amy Byers, PhD, MPH

 

Suicide Prevention, Aging

Linda Chao, PhD

 

Aging, Sleep Disorders, Gulf War Illness

Beth E. Cohen, MD, MAS

 

PTSD, Cardiovascular Health, Tobacco Cessation, Cannabis Use

Jenny Cohen, MD, MPH

 

Digital Access to Care, Women's Health
Caroline Dancu, PhD, RNCardiovascular HealthWomen’s Health,

Sanket Dhruva, MD 

 

Cardiovascular Health, Therapeutic Devices, AI and Machine Learning

Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH

 

Women’s Health, Complementary and Integrative Health, Chronic Pain

Lizabeth Goldstein, PhD

 

Sleep Disorders, PTSD, Women’s Health 
Elan Guterman, MDNeurology, Epilepsy
Lindsay Hampson, MD, MASBioethics, Urology, Genitourinary Reconstruction
Anita Hargrave, MDPTSD, Cardiovascular Health

Ellen Herbst, MD

 

Tobacco Cessation, Contingency Management

Katherine Hoggatt, PhD, MPH

 

Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use Disorders, VA Data Science, Women’s Health

Nicholas Holder, PhD

 

PTSD, Virtual Care Delivery, Cognitive Processing Therapy

Li-Wen Huang, MD

 

Aging, Cancer Care, Cognitive Impairment

Asale Hubbard, PhD

 

PTSD, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Sabrina Islam, PhD, MS

 

Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Women’s Health

Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, MAS

 

Endoscopy, Endoscopy Training

Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH

 

Substance Use, Cannabis Use, Clinical Outcomes Research, Cardiovascular Health

Patrycja Klimek-Johnson, PhD

 

Disordered Eating
Daniel Kwon, MDOncology Care, Urology

Shira Maguen, PhD, MA

PTSD, Moral Injury, Women’s Health, Suicide, Disordered Eating
Nguyen Nhung, PhD, PharmDTobacco Use, Cannabis Use

Francesca Nicosia, PhD, MA

 

Complementary and Integrative Health, Dementia, Chronic Pain, Women’s Health

Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD

 

Urology, Women's Health

Dennis Oh, MD, PhD

 

Virtual Care Delivery, Teledermatology

Linda Park, PhD, NP, FAAN

 

Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease Management

Vira Pravosud, PhD

 

Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use

Natalie Purcell, PhD, MPA

 

Complementary and Integrative Health, Moral Injury, Trauma, Chronic Pain

Weisiyu (Abraham) Qin, PhD, MS.Ed, MPH

 

Behavioral Health, Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodology

Rachel Ranney, PhD

 

PTSD, Mental Health, Access to Care, VA Community Care

Jessica Rubin, MD, MPH

 

Cirrhosis, Chronic Pain, Liver Transplantation, Complementary Integrative Health

Alison Rustagi, MD, PhD

 

Lung Cancer Screening, Aging, Cannabis Use

Kathleen Sarmiento, MD, MPH

 

Sleep Disorders, Virtual Care Delivery, AI and Machine Learning

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, MSc 

 

Medication Safety, Rheumatology

Karen Seal, MD

 

Chronic Pain, PTSD, Opioid Misuse, Complimentary and Integrative Health

Jennifer Smith, PhD, MSc

 

Public Health

Mary Whooley, MD

 

Cardiovascular Health, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Implementation Science

Charlie Wray, DO, MS

 

Virtual Care Delivery, Digital Access to Care, Hospital Care Delivery