Women and children around the world still lack access to critical health services, education, and basic needs like clean air and water, making maternal and child health one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. Our experts in this area work to address the structural barriers that contribute to inequities in child and maternal mortality around the world, recognizing that many of the diseases our women and children face are largely preventable with proper public health measures.
Tim Bruckner, MPH, PhD
Research Interests
Dr. Bruckner focuses his research on perinatal and life course epidemiology, economic downturns and health, mental health and health policy.
Suellen Hopfer, MS, PhD
Research Interests
One of Hopfer’s main research interests is in health communication.
Alana LeBrón, MS, PhD
Research Interests
Her research interests include structural racism and health, health of Latino/a communities, and community-based participatory research.
Brandy Lipton, PhD
Research Interests
Lipton analyzes state health policy and its impact on access especially among immigrant communities. Current research on healthcare reform focuses on Medicaid, dental and vision care and dual eligibility.
Ulrike Luderer, MD, PhD, MPH
Research Interests
Dr. Luderer’s research interests include the mechanisms by which toxicants and ionizing radiation disrupt reproductive function and uncovers protective mechanisms that prevent reproductive dysfunction. This includes how exposures during prenatal development cause premature ovarian failure and ovarian cancer in the directly exposed offspring, as well as subsequent generations.
Denise Diaz Payán, MPP, PhD
Research Interests
Some of Dr. Payán’s research interests are health policy, obesity, nutrition, food security, state policymaking, advocacy coalitions, evaluation, and global health.
Annie Ro, PhD
Research Interests
Dr. Ro’s research interests include social determinants of immigrant health, health demography, discrimination and health, and social epidemiology.
Jun Wu, PhD
Research Interests
Dr. Wu is focused on population-based research of environmental exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology, and environmental health disparity. She also works with local and regional community partners on environmental justice issues related to air pollution, soil contamination, and climate change.
View her personal research website.
