Faculty

Health equity and social determinants of health, impact of policies, poverty and racism on health, social justice and public health ethic

Chronic illness management, HIV/AIDS programs and evaluation and reproductive health initiatives

Indigenous ecologies, health, and heritage in the context of global change, in addition to publicly engaged research and dissemination practices.

Social justice, public health and wellness promotion

Health Education concerning Vaccine Preventable Diseases; Sexual Health in Adolescents and Young Adults; Menstrual Cycle and Menstrual Events, including Menarche and Menopause; Sexual Responding and Pleasure; Prevention of STI and HIV Transmission; Harm Reduction; Health Communication; Sexual Agency; Social Media’s Impacts on Sexual Health; Podcasting as Health Promotion; Intimate Partner Violence and Cyber Sexual Assault

Chronic disease prevention, child and adolescent health promotion, health equity, health literacy, pediatric obesity prevention and treatment, mental health literacy and access/use of services

urban food policy, corporate practices and health, social determinants of health inequalities, urban health, interactions between public policies and community interventions

The intersection of health and technology, health equity and health policy implications for sexual minorities as well as human participant research ethics.

Sexual Health, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, LGBT populations, Drug and Alcohol Use, Sex Work

Dr. Huynh's research broadly focuses on the influence of neighborhood and social factors on maternal and child health outcomes including preterm birth and gestational weight gain. She is also interested in the utilization of midwifery services.

Public health and digital technology, global health, youth and adolescent health and development, social determinants of health, health equity, bioethics, HIV prevention and treatment, mental health, implementation science

Bioethical issues in biomedicine and public health, maternal, child and reproductive health, end-of-life care, social determinants of health status and health care, social justice

alternatives to measuring pregnancy "intentions," reproductive health in primary care, student parents

Epidemiology of drug use, HCV/HIV prevention and treatment, criminal justice and health, opioid epidemic, Drug injection in Latin America

Community mental health, global mental health, health disparities, implementation science, task-shifting, quality improvement

Communications, social marketing, public health nutrition, college health, health insurance enrollment among college students

Health communication, health literacy and strategic diplomacy.

Vaccine literacy, Digital health and multisector partnerships.

Adolescent health, women's health, reproductive justice, racism and health, community organizing, collaborative inquiry

Reproductive and sexual health and policy; social welfare policies related to the health of poor and low-income populations; racial/ethnic health disparities; health care access among underserved urban populations; program evaluation and mixed-methods study designs.

Low-income work and job training as social determinants of health, effects of urban and social policies on health, occupational health promotion, qualitative research methods, ethnography, community-engaged research approaches, participatory intervention development