Here are current and recent students I’ve had the privilege to mentor and who have contributed to this ongoing work.
Postdoctoral
Mohammad Alarifi (‘24) - Informatics Journal of the American College of Radiology
Doctoral | PhD in Health Sciences Primary Mentor
L. Raymond Guo (PhD ‘25) - Cancer disparities Preventing Chronic Disease
Christy Muasher-Kerwin (PhD ‘25) - Glioblastoma caregiving Digital Health
Alyssa Harris - Colorectal cancer screening JAMA Network Open
Alice Brewer - Hospital quality improvement Journal of Patient Safety
Nicole McCann-Davis - Safety of home-based care providers
Amanda Hughes LeFranc - Patient-reported outcomes in orthopaedic care
Neil Bahroos - Spatial analysis & health geography
Hanaa Shaheen - Healthy lifestyle & determinants of health
Master’s
Sammi Econie (MS ‘25) - Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
Michelle Foster (MPH ‘24) - JMIR Formative Research
Olwatoyosi Afolabi (MPH ‘24) - PEC Innovation
Bolaji Elutilo (MPH ‘24) - Headphones in nursing homes (manuscript under review)
Chinenye Egwuonwu (MPH ‘24) - Critical Public Health
Uzma Khan (MS Management Information Systems (24) - BMC Public Health
Meredith Osias (MPH ‘23) - Preventing Chronic Disease
Sadia Afrin (MPH ‘23) - Journal of Cancer Education
Monica Kowalczyk (BA ‘19, MPH ‘22) - Social Science & Medicine
Abby Baumbach (MS Gerontology ‘22) - Research on Aging
Heather Graham (MPH ‘21) - Community Mental Health Journal
Ali Faghani (MS Engineering ‘21) - BMC Cancer
Undergraduate
Lily Derain (BS Nursing ‘22) - Home Health Care Services Quarterly
Ethan Spana (BS Public Health ‘21) - Community Mental Health Journal
Emma Hastings - Medical Education Online
Doctoral Committee Member
Silvia Orsulic-Jeras - Health Sciences
Stefanie Gidmark - Health Sciences
Mariah Cheyney - Health Sciences
Syed Hyder - Biological Sciences
Anne Egbuche - Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Makenna Green (‘26) - Health Sciences Journal of Public Health Policy
Jessica Conn (‘26) - Health Sciences
Mitchell Voss (‘26) Health Sciences OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
Jordan Mize (‘26) - Health Sciences
Tan Pham (‘25)
Marissa Beldon (‘24) - Health Sciences Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
If you are interested in graduate school, I’d like to hear from you. Also, check out NIU’s PhD in Health Sciences hybrid program.