Epi Faculty

Chair

Stephen Kimmel

Stephen Kimmel

Dean’s Professor and Chair

Core faculty

Takis Benos

Takis Benos

William Bushnell Presidential Chaired Professor
Shantrel S Canidate

Shantrel S Canidate PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor; EPI Associate Director for Outreach and Community Partnerships
Erta Cenko

Erta Cenko

Clinical Assistant Professor
Natalie E Chichetto

Natalie E Chichetto PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor
Robert L Cook

Robert L Cook M.D., M.P.H.

Professor
Linda B Cottler

Linda B Cottler PhD, MPH, FACE

Professor of Epidemiology
Jinling Liu

Jinling Liu

Assistant Professor & Co-Director, Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics
Yiyang Liu

Yiyang Liu

Assistant Professor
Catalina Lopez-Quintero

Catalina Lopez-Quintero

Assistant Professor
Volker Mai

Volker Mai

Associate Professor
Ashley Malin

Ashley Malin

Assistant Professor
Simone Marini

Simone Marini PHD

Assistant Professor
Mattia Prosperi

Mattia Prosperi Ph.D., FAMIA, FACMI

Professor and Associate Dean for AI and Innovation; EPI Chief Research Information Officer
Jerne J Shapiro

Jerne J Shapiro

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ronald I Shorr

Ronald I Shorr

Staff Physician, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida
Catherine L Striley

Catherine L Striley PhD, MSW, MPE

Research Associate Professor
Marie N Séraphin

Marie N Séraphin PhD

Assistant Professor
Krishna Vaddiparti

Krishna Vaddiparti

Clinical Associate Professor
Deepthi S Varma

Deepthi S Varma

Research Assistant Professor
Yan Wang

Yan Wang

Associate Professor
Reem Waziry

Reem Waziry MBBCh MPH PhD

Assistant Professor
Drew A Westmoreland

Drew A Westmoreland MSPH, PhD

Assistant Professor
Lusine Yaghjyan

Lusine Yaghjyan

Associate Professor

Affiliate faculty

Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MSc
Department: MD-SURG-POPULATION HEALTH SCI

Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MSc

Professor and Division Chief, Population Health Sciences, Department of Surgery
Phone: (352) 294-5822
Muna Canales
Department: MD-NEPHROLOGY

Muna Canales M.D., M.S.

Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 273-8821
Awewura Kwara
Department: MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Awewura Kwara MD, MB, ChB, MPH, TM

Professor; VA Section Chief
Phone: (352) 273-9501
J. Glenn Morris
Department: RE-EMERGING PATHOGENS

J. Glenn Morris M.D., M.P.H. & T.M.

Professor; EPI Associate Director of Research Initiatives
Phone: (352) 273-7008
Almut G Winterstein
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Almut G Winterstein RPh, PhD, FISPE

Distinguished Professor, Director For CoDES, Director For Consortium For Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research
Phone: (352) 273-6258

Emeritus faculty

Thomas A Pearson
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Thomas A Pearson MD, PhD

Phone: (352) 273-5048

Graduate Faculty

Graduate faculty may serve as supervisory committee chairs, co-chairs, and internal members, but they may not serve as external members.