
Social Medicine Directory
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Associate Professor, Associate Chair
Social Medicine
Diabetes Institute
Heritage Hall 367I, Athens Campus
Expertise: Trauma, adversity, and health, Trauma-informed care, Behavioral Health in Primary Care
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Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor, Social Medicine; Director, Transformative Care Continuum
Cleveland
Medical Education
Social Medicine
SPS-338A, Cleveland Campus
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Associate Professor: Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, DO, Endowed Faculty Fellow in Population Health Science; Associate Director, Appalachian Institute to Advance Health Equity Science (ADVANCE)
Social Medicine
Diabetes Institute
Irvine 210, Athens Campus
Expertise: Medical Sociology, Health Disparities, Racism and Health, Addiction, Opioid Use Disorder, Religion and Health
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Associate Professor of Instruction
Social Medicine
Heritage Hall 373S, Athens Campus
Expertise: Rural health, wellness, global health, trauma informed care, behavioral health/primary care integration, & community hea
Assistant Professor, Social Medicine
Social Medicine
Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Irvine 128B, Athens Campus
Expertise: Minority Aging; Health Disparities; Risk and Resilience; Psychosocial Resources; Mental Health; Physical Health
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Zelalem Haile, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Social Medicine
Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
Dublin
MEB1-450, Dublin Campus
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Professor, Social Medicine; Director, Global Health
Social Medicine
Medical Education
Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
Biomedical Sciences
Heritage Hall 367K, Athens Campus
Expertise: Aging, global health, public health, stress, nutrition
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Graciela Muniz-Terrera, PhD
Professor, Social Medicine; Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Health and Aging
Social Medicine
Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
Irvine 128F, Athens Campus
Expertise: Aging, brain health, epidemiology, biostatistics
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Chair, Department of Social Medicine; Professor
Social Medicine
Heritage Hall 367J, Athens Campus
Expertise: Cultural competence in healthcare; diversity, equity, and inclusion; culturally adaptive research

Sarah Rubin, PhD
Associate Professor of Instruction
Cleveland
Social Medicine
SPS-338B, Cleveland Campus
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John Schriner, PhD
Associate Dean, Admissions & Student Affairs; Assistant Professor, Social Medicine
Admissions
Social Medicine
Student Affairs
Heritage Hall 167A, Athens Campus
Daniel Skinner, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Policy
Dublin
Social Medicine
MEB1-452, Dublin Campus
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Cassandra Tritipo, BS
Administrative Specialist
Social Medicine
Heritage Hall 367D, Athens Campus