I am an Associate Teaching Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Public Health Program.

I received a BA in Anthropology, a MLS in Library Services and both a MPH and a PhD in Epidemiology from Rutgers University. In addition, I also holds Masters degrees in both Education and Performance Studies from New York University.

Prior to teaching full-time at Bloustein, I worked extensively with students while a college and university reference librarian at both New York University and Lafayette College. I have a particular interest in online/hybrid course development and work closely with our distance learners in public health. I also hold two professional certifications. I am Certified in Public Health (CPH), from the National Board of Public Health Examiners and I am a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

My current research focuses on cofactors giving rise to primary liver cancer, with an emerging interest in Hispanic populations in the US-Mexico border area. Globally, I have also studied the effects of coinfection with Hepatitis B or C virus and schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease infecting some 220 million individuals, and its association with primary liver cancer. I have also conducted research on disparities in survival from prostate and colorectal cancer in the US and its association with social and environmental risk factors. I have a general interest in public health informatics as well as in the history and philosophy of epidemiology, public health and medicine.

My complete C.V. is available in the Appendix.