Caroline A. Thompson, PhD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Caroline A. Thompson, Ph.D, M.P.H., (she/her) is Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Thompson’s substantive research aims to describe and understand population-level patterns of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Epidemiology, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Services, Population-based |
Karla L. Thompson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a clinical neuropsychologist who has been with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation for more than 25 years. Most of my time is spent evaluating the neurocognitive functioning … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Health Equity, Health Services, Hearing-Speech, Mental illness, Population-based, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Sleep, Social Medicine, Women's Health |
Justin Trogdon, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Justin G. Trogdon is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. As a health economist, his current research focuses on answering policy-relevant questions in three areas: 1. Assess … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Comparative Effectiveness, Health Services, Population-based |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Bacteriology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Implementation Science, Population-based |
Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am the Executive Director for the Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health in the OB/GYN and Pediatrics Department in the SOM as well as the Director of the Jordan Institute for Families in the … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Maternal & Infant Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Health Services, Implementation Science, Population-based, Quality of Life, Women's Health |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Informatics, Implementation Science, Population-based |
Amber Woodard, DNP, MBA, RN-BC |
| Clinical / Research Focus: – Quality and process improvement – System transformation – EHR design – Clinical decision support – Health equity – Maternal health – LGBTQ+ – Gap closure |
| Mentors: | Graduate Students |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Hospital-based Medicine, Office of Health Equity, Women’s & Children’s |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Informatics, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Implementation Science, Pediatrics, Population-based, Quality and Patient Safety, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health |
NOVANT HEALTH
James Yon, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and burns. Focus specifically on disparities in care. |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Surgical |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioethics, Education Research, Global Health, Health Equity, Population-based, Rural Health, Surgery |
NOVANT HEALTH
Hongtu Zhu, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab commits to undertaking cutting-edge research that will contribute to theoretical advances in our understanding of various diseases through the integration of medical imaging with genomics, met … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Mental illness, Population-based |
Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: child abuse and neglect, health policy My areas of interest focus on child abuse prevention, state health policy, and graduate medical education. I spent the … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine, Gillings School of Public Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Medical Education, Other, Population-based |







