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Andresen, Elena - MA, PhD
Biography
Elena Andresen was appointed interim provost for OHSU on Oct. 1, 2016, and appointed Executive Vice President and Provost on June 1st, 2017. She previously served as interim dean of the School of Public Health, from May 2014 to September 2016, and continues as professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health. Andresen continues to collaborate as an investigator of the Oregon Office on Disability and Health at OHSU. The office has a long history at OHSU of working on behalf of Oregonians with disability and their families.
Andresen joined OHSU in 2011 after serving as professor and the founding chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions. She is an experienced epidemiologist who received additional training in health services research. Her recent work has focused on aging and the public health outcomes of disability across the lifespan, along with methods and measures for health services outcomes research.
Education, Degrees
M.A., University of Washington, 1976
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1991
Awards and Honors
- 2011, Allan Meyers Award, American Public Health Association Disability Section, 2011
- 2010, Member Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (Beta Upsilon Chapter)
- 2000, Honorary Member, Pi Theta Epsilon, OT Honor Society (Beta Gamma Chapter)
- 1995, Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Education, University of Rochester
- 1988, Matrix Table Award for Campus Achievement, Women in Communications, Inc.
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Buckley, David - MD, MPH
Biography
David I. Buckley is an associate professor at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and in Family Medicine and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology at OHSU.
Buckley’s research addresses various aspects of primary care practice, including disparities in the receipt of clinical preventive services among rural residents and adults with disabilities. He has been funded as a principal investigator by the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians for research engaging clinics and patients to improve cancer screening for people with physical disabilities.
He has recently served as a co-investigator on projects evaluating linkages between primary care clinics and community resources for providing clinical preventive services. Buckley’s research also includes systematic evidence reviews and comparative effectiveness reviews across various health care topics for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health, among others.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Anthropology/Mathematics, Northwestern University, 1982
M.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1993
M.P.H., Oregon Health & Science University, 2008
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Chen, Yiyi - MA, MS, PhD
Biography
Yiyi Chen is an associate professor of biostatistics at the School of Public Health. Her primary areas of expertise include statistical methods in clinical trials, adaptive design, Bayesian method, decision theory and computational statistics. She has been heavily involved with research projects through the Biostatistics Shared Resource of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institution for over eight years. During that time, she has collaborated with investigators on grant applications, study designs, randomizations, data analyses and manuscript developments.
Chen has taught five courses in statistics over the years at OHSU and has independently developed an online biostatistics course – Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials – which has become a required course for all students in the biostatistics program. She also is a member of the Curriculum Committee of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Zhejiang University, 1998
M.A., Fudan University, 2001
M.A., University of Iowa, 2004
M.S., University of Iowa, 2005
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2008
Awards and Honors
- 2015, Outstanding Reviewer (Contemporary Clinical Trials)
- 2008, student scholarship for excellent research from Society for Clinical Trials
- 2007, University of Iowa Graduate Summer Fellowship
- 2007, Charles B. Sampson Student Poster Award 1st Place, 30th Annual Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop, Muncie, Ind.
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- 1U01 CA154602 (Huang and Ryan) 9/01/2011 – 8/31/2016
- 1 UL1 RR024140-01 (Orwoll, Eric) 7/01/2011 – 06/30/2016
- VA (RR&D) Merit Review (Bourdette, Dennis) 7/01/2012 –6/30/2017
- 5 UL1 TR000128 09 3/01/2015 – 6/30/2016
- Valvano Foundation Translational Award (Alexander Guimaraes) 10/01/2015 – 9/30/2018
- 1 R01 CA120861-01A2 Huang (PI) 09/17/2007 -07/31/2010
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- OCTRI/Knight Cancer Institute pilot project funding Chen (PI) 12/01/2009 – 11/30/2010
- 7005-11 Specialized Center of Research (Druker, Brian) 10/1/2010 – 9/30/2015
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Gibbs, Brian - MPA, PhD
Biography
Brian Gibbs serves as Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer at OHSU, responsible for diversity initiatives within OHSU’s clinical, educational, and research missions.
Before coming to OHSU and the School of Public Health, Gibbs was associate vice chancellor for diversity for the University of New Mexico Health Science campus. Prior to that, he served as associate dean for diversity and cultural competence at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Early in his career, he spent ten years as the founder and director of the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he was a senior research scientist within the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1981
M.P.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1985
Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1995
Awards and Honors
Pew Health Policy Fellow, Brandeis University, 1991
Publications
- A Novel Measure of “Good” Mentoring: Testing Its Reliability and Validity in Four Academic Health Centers. Pololi LH, Evans AT, Civian JT, Gibbs BK, Gillum LH, Brennan RT. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2016 Fall;36(4):263-268. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000114.
- Faculty Vitality-Surviving the Challenges Facing Academic Health Centers: A National Survey of Medical Faculty. Pololi LH, Evans AT, Civian JT, Gibbs BK, Coplit LD, Gillum LH, Brennan RT. Acad Med. 2015 Jul;90(7):930-6. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000674
- Definition, measurement, and health risks associated with sedentary behavior. Gibbs BB, Hergenroeder AL, Katzmarzyk PT, Lee IM, Jakicic JM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jun;47(6):1295-300. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000517.
- Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities: exploring an outcome-oriented agenda for research and policy. Gibbs BK, Nsiah-Jefferson L, McHugh MD, Trivedi AN, Prothrow-Stith D. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2006 Feb;31(1):185-218
- Creating a state minority health policy report card. Trivedi AN, Gibbs B, Nsiah-Jefferson L, Ayanian JZ, Prothrow-Stith D. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Mar-Apr;24(2):388-96.
- Reducing health disparities: from theory to practice. Prothrow-Stith D, Gibbs B, Allen A. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Mar;12(3):256s-260s. No abstract available. PMID: 12646523
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King, Valerie - MD, MPH
Biography
Valerie King is the director of research for the Center for Evidence-based Policy at OHSU. She oversees research methods and a variety of health services, clinical evidence and policy implementation research projects. The center conducts evidence and policy reviews, provides health system design services and primary research for half of the U.S. states.
She has served on several national clinical practice guideline panels and works to advance robust evidence and guideline methods through alignment with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group. She is actively involved with the Cochrane Collaboration, a global network of researchers, professionals, patients and people interested in health. King is also a professor in OHSU’s Department of Family Medicine and maintains a teaching clinical practice devoted to women’s health, maternal and newborn care.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Lewis & Clark College, 1982
M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
Resident, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991-1994
M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
Resident, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999-2000
Awards and Honors
- 2013, Chair’s Award, Outstanding Contribution in Teaching and Mentoring, OHSU Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- 2002-07, Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholar
- 1998-99, Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy
- 1995-97, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
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Lewis, Paul - MD, MPH
Biography
Paul Lewis is the Multnomah County Health Officer and the tri-county health officer for Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. He also is an associate professor in the School of Public Health.
His special interests include the social determinants of health, developmental origins of disease, health communication and good government. His current projects include decreasing opioid-related deaths, planning the emergency medical system for the next generation and improving air quality through health-based regulation.
He joined the OHSU pediatrics faculty in 1996 where he focused on virology laboratory research and launched the region’s first pediatric HIV clinic. In 1997, he became the OHSU hospital epidemiologist, beginning a career pivot to population health that led to his joining the Oregon Public Health Division in 2004.
In 2008, he began serving as health officer for Washington and Clackamas counties. In 2014, he became the Multnomah County Health Officer.
Education, Degrees
M.D., Stanford, 1987
M.P.H., Portland State University, 2013
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Park, Byung - MS, PhD
Biography
Byung Park is an associate professor in the School of Public Health and is a biostatistician with the Knight Cancer Institute and the Oregon National Primate Research Center. He has a strong interest in the design and analysis of oncology clinical trials and survival analysis.
His statistical research focuses on experimental design, general linear models, and statistical methods on high dimensional genomic data analysis. His research as a collaborative biostatistician has concentrated on early stages of clinical trial designs and statistical analysis methodologies on the fields of immunology, including vaccine development and immunesenescence.
His current cancer research interest focuses on designs of earlier phases of oncology clinical trials for targeted agents, statistical analysis of clinical trials and statistical methods for high dimensional genomic data.
Education, Degrees
Ph.D., Statistics, Oregon State University, 2002
M.S., Economics, Sung Kyun Kwan University, 1992
B.A., Economics, Sung Kyun Kwan University, 1990
Awards and Honors
- 2002, Jerome Lee Award, Oregon State University
- 2008, AACR Cancer Biostatistics Workshop Scholarship – Developing Targeted Agents
Notes
- 5P30 CA69533-18 (Druker) 7/20/2011–6/30/2017 NIH/NCI GCNCR0356C38 OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Role: Biostatistician
- 5R01AI104229-02 (Lewinsohn) 7/5/2013 – 6/30/2017 NIH/NIAID GPEDI0773A The innate capacity of human T cells to respond to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Role: Biostatistician
- 2P51OD011092-56 (Carbone) 5/01/2016 – 4/30/2017 NIH/OD GPRC55122 last year’s Direct cost Support for the Oregon National Primate Research Center Role: Biostatistician
- 1 R01 HD082208 01A1 (Xu) 8/13/2015-5/31/2020, NIH, Anti-Mullerian Hormone Actions to Control Primate Folliculogenesis Role: Co-Investigator
- 1 U01 HD087182-01 (Frias), 9/1/2015 – 8/31/2019, NIH/DHHS, $4,323,956 Functional imaging of human placental structure, blood flow, and oxygenation Role: Biostatistician
- 1 R01 HL29060 01 (Spindel / McEvoy), 8/15/2015 – 5/31/2020, NIH/NHLBI, CPAP Drives Lung Growth and Pulmonary Function in Moderately Preterm Primates Role: Co-I
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- 1 R01 AI117802 01 (Sacha), 03/1/15 – 02/28/19, NIH/NIAID, A Universal MHC-E-restricted T Cell Vaccine for HIV Role: Co-Investigator
- R01 AA024757 (Ford), 04/01/16-03/31/19, NIH/NIAAA, GDNF Therapy to Block Relapse of Heavy Alcohol Use in Monkeys Role: Co-Investigator
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Schwanke Khilji, Sara - MD, MPH
Biography
A native of Oregon, Sara Schwanke Khilji’s interests in community health, research, and clinical education have given her the opportunity to serve in a variety of international settings. She has worked largely in Asia, including Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia. and Malaysia. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and completed her residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital with a focus on Primary Care.
Her research interests include women’s health, health policy, and the intersection between human health and migration. She is actively involved in clinical education, and was responsible for developing and implementing the first clinical sub-internship program in Malaysia. When not on clinical service with the Clinical Hospitalist Service, she is based in Thailand coordinating educational collaborations and opportunities with OHSU Global’s partners in Southeast Asia.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Williams College, 2003
M.P.H., Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, 2007
M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, 2008
Publications
- Cooker R, Khan MS, Schwanke Khilji SU, Watson S, Zaw Myo Tun, Yoong J. Emerging Disease Control Priorities in a Transitioning Health System: A Situational Assessment of Tuberculosis Control in Myanmar. Health Policy & Planning. (accepted).
- Khan MS*, Schwanke Khilji SU*, Saw S, Coker RJ. Evidence to Inform Resource Allocation for Tuberculosis Control in Myanmar: a Systematic Review Based on the SYSRA Framework. 2017 Health Pol Plan 32(1):102-109. *joint first authors
- Phua KH, Yap MT, Schwanke Khilji, S, Lee HP. Development of Public Health in Countries in Economic Transition: The Higher Middle-Income Countries. In ‘Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 6th Edition.’ R Detels, M Gulliford, QA Karim, and CC Tan (2015) Oxford University Press.
- Schwanke Khilji SU, Thorndike, A. Obesity. In ‘Pocket Primary Care’ Kiefer, MM; Chong, CR(2014) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Schwanke Khilji SU, Chong CR, Sykes D. Folate & Vitamin B12 Deficiency. In ‘Pocket Primary Care’ Kiefer, MM; Chong, CR(2014) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Schwanke Khilji SU, Simmons L. Breast Disease. In ‘Pocket Primary Care’ Kiefer, MM; Chong, CR(2014) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Schwarz, Eli - DDS, MPH, PhD
Biography
Eli Schwarz is professor and chair of the Department of Community Dentistry at the School of Dentistry at OHSU. His research interests include oral health services research, epidemiology and preventive dentistry. He is currently focused on building dental public health capacity in Oregon through collaborative efforts between the OHSU School of Dentistry and community and state organizations. He is also a member of the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Advisory Board.
Previously, he has held professional positions in Australia, Hong Kong, Denmark and the U.S. He was professor and dean of the faculty of dentistry at the University of Sydney, was professor of Health Dentistry and dean of dentistry at the University of Hong Kong, was chief dental officer for the National Board of Health and an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, and was executive director of the American and International Associations for Dental Research in Alexandria, Va.
Education, Degrees
D.D.S., University of Copenhagen, 1972
M.P.H., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1974
Ph.D., University of Copenhagen, 1992
F.H.K.A.M., Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, 1993
F.H.K.C.D.S., Community Dentistry Specialist designation, 2007
Awards and Honors
- Was conferred the Royal Order, Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
- Founding Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
- Fellow, Community Dentistry, Hong Kong College of Dental Surgeons
- Fellow, American College of Dentists
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
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HRSA (Schwarz, Eli) Increasing Oregon’s Oral Health Care Workforce through Innovative Education Models and Prevention Programs 2015-2018
Srikanth, Priya - MPH
Biography
Priya Srikanth a staff biostatistician with OHSU’s Biostatistics & Design Program and an instructor with the School of Public Health. Srikanth has training and expertise in teaching and conducting statistical analysis based on goals provided by the primary investigator. Her background in biostatistics has been strengthened with ongoing advanced biostatistical training. As an instructor of basic introductory biostatistics, she strives to convey methods of summarizing data through graphical displays and numerical measures.
Education, Degrees
B.B.A., Marshall University, 1999
M.P.H., in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, OHSU, 2009
Notes
- BDP Dean’s Innovation Funding for catalyzing genetic assocation in Aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity. Role: Biostatistician
- R03 1R03AG03985-01 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and diseases of aging: A secondary analysis of NHANES III data. 09/2010 – 06/2013. Role: Biostatistician
- K01 AR062655 Mineralization Gene Variants: Biochemical Implications and Associations with BMD. Role: Biostatistician
Stevenson, Ellen - MD, DTMH, MPH
Biography
Ellen Stevenson, associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics and adjunct associate professor of Public Health, is a former epidemic intelligence service officer and medical epidemiologist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has been involved with public health at the local, state and federal government level and has developed policy guidelines and community intervention materials, responded to national and international infectious disease outbreaks and public health emergencies.
As the associate director for emergency response for the Pacific Northwest Regional Center for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Diseases, she worked closely with the health departments and universities in the region. Stevenson also is the medical director for Reach Out and Read Oregon, a nonprofit that incorporates books for children into pediatric care and encourages families to read together. She also is on the Childhood Hunger Coalition and serves as the course director for the Childhood Food Insecurity Course.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Brown University
M.D., Brown University School of Medicinee
D.T.M.H., London School Hygiene andTropical Medicine
M.P.H., Harvard University School of Public Health
Awards and Honors
- 2014, American Academy Pediatrics, Special Achievement Award:
- 2010, OHSU Bilderback Community Pediatrician Teaching Award
- 2002, U.S. Public Health Service Crisis Response Award
- 2001, U.S. Public Health Service Foreign Duty Award
- 2000, Honor Award Nomination, United States Food and Drug Administration
- 1999, Fellow Recognition Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Suhler, Eric - MD, MPH
Biography
Eric Suhler is professor of ophthalmology at OHSU with a secondary appointment in the School of Public Health. His primary academic focus is in clinical trials of novel immunotheraputics for inflammatory eye disease. He has delivered lectures in the School of Public Health on clinical trial endpoints and international ophthalmology and has chaired numerous masters’ thesis committees.
He graduated from OHSU with an M.P.H. in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics tracks and his thesis on the incidence and prevalence of uveitis in the VA Medical Centers of the Pacific Northwest was awarded as the Outstanding OHSU Graduate School Thesis that year.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1990
M.D., University of Texas-Southwestern, 1995
Ophthalmology Residency, OHSU, 1996-2000
Uveitis Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, 2000-02
M.P.H., OHSU, 2007
