Research

Our expertise spans the following areas:

• Implementation Science
• Infectious disease epidemiology
• Tuberculosis (both active disease and latent infection)
• Respiratory Health
• Molecular epidemiology
• Epidemiology in public health practice
• Surveillance systems
• Assessment of new technologies
• Social epidemiology and health disparities
• Global  and border health
• Program evaluation, Monitoring & Evaluation
• Climate change and extreme heat
• Clinical trials
• Multilevel/Hierarchical Models
• Pilot & Feasibility studies
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

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Project Areas

• Taking on the Heat: Extreme Heat and UV Exposure in Imperial Valley
• Feasibility of latent tuberculosis screening and treatment
• Adherence to Latent TB Infection among at-risk populations
• Climate change and respiratory health
• Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer
• Stress and asthma among adolescents
• Biosurveillance of infectious pathogens
• Role of social media in infectious disease and respiratory outcomes
• Tobacco control and advocacy
• Chagas disease among migrant women
• COVID-19 inequities and disparities