Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Jennifer S. Smith is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is an international leader in H … Read more |
Patrick Carlsen Smith, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Full spectrum family medicine with emphasis on obstetrics & rural medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health |
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Stuebe is an expert on breastfeeding, health equity, and the 4th Trimester. She is a past president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and a former board member of the Society for Maternal-F … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Maternal & Infant Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Services, Medical Education, Rural Health, Women's Health |
Jill Sylvester, MD, CAQSM |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical interests include care of the female athlete with focus on postpartum musculoskeletal injury, mononucleosis in athletes, musculoskeletal medical education, and osteoarthritis manage … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Orthopaedics, Other |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Veteran’s Health, Women's Health |
Jennifer Tang, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on family planning (HIV and contraception, postpartum family planning), cervical cancer screening and preventive therapy, and maternal health inequities. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Global Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Implementation Science, Women's Health |
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 |
Laura Marie Thornton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Eating disorders Suicide Pediatric obesity |
| Mentors: | Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Diabetes, Genetics, Obesity, Other, Women's Health |
Kristin P. Tully, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kristin Tully is a medical anthropologist and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her expertise is engag … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Maternal & Infant Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Health Services, Medical Education, Quality and Patient Safety, Sleep, Social Medicine, Women's Health |
Kristin Tully, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kristin Tully is a medical anthropologist and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her expertise i … Read more |
Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research takes a community-engaged or community-informed approach to improving the quality of reproductive health services and to reduce disparities in reproductive health outcomes. I also conduct … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Equity, Women's Health |
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 |
Nadja Vielot, PhD, MSPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Infectious diseases epidemiologist with interests in primary care delivery, implementation science, vaccination, vaccine development, global health and underserved populations in the US, epidemiologic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Informatics, Health Services, Immunology, Implementation Science, Microbiology, Pediatrics, Virology, Women's Health |








