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Teo, Alan - MD, MS
Biography
Alan Teo is a core investigator at the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care at the VA Portland Health Care System, and an assistant professor with dual appointments in School of Public Health and the Department of Psychiatry at OHSU.
He was drawn to a career in health care while an undergraduate at Stanford University studying how human health is influenced by complex interactions between biology and culture.
His research focuses on the role of social relationships in influencing mental health outcomes. In partnership with colleagues in Japan, he promoted a new field of research on hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal. His and his colleagues’ research demonstrated its presence all over the world, and helped to underline the importance of public awareness and early intervention for social isolation. He also has led efforts demonstrating the potent effects of positive social connections in preventing major depressive disorder.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Stanford University, 1997 – 2001
M.D., University of California San Francisco, 2003 – 2007
Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, 2007 – 2011
M.S., Health and Health Care Research, University of Michigan, 2011 – 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, University of Michigan, 2011 – 2013
Awards and Honors
- 2014 – Present, Fellow, Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists
- 2013 – Present, Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
- 2013, Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators, American Psychiatric Association
- 2012, Best Poster Award, Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry
- 2012, Young Presentation Award, Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry
Notes
- Active: VA Health Services Research and Development (VA HSR&D) Career Development Award (CDA) “Optimizing Veterans Social Relationships to Enhance Depression Care” (CDA 14-428), Role: PI Dates: 07/2015 – 06/2020
- Active: Collins Medical Trust Research Grant “Using Social Media to Engage At-Risk Veterans in Mental Health Treatment”, Role: PI Dates: 02/2016 – 01/2017
- Active: Medical Research Foundation of Oregon New Investigator Award “Using Social Media to Engage At-Risk Veterans in Mental Health Treatment” (1603), Role: PI Dates: 03/2016 – 02/2017
- Pending: HSR&D Merit Review Award “Using Behavioral Economics to Enhance Appointment Reminders and Reduce Missed Visits” (IIR 17-134-1), Role: PI Dates: 07/2017 – 12/2020
- Previous: University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies Grant “Saving 10,000: Winning a War on Suicide in Japan”, Role: Co-PI Dates: 04/2014 – 03/2015
- Previous: Pfizer Health Research Foundation (Japan) Research Grant “Development of a Cross-Nationally Validated Scale of Modern Depression and Hikikomori”, Role: Co-PI Dates: 11/2012 – 10/2014
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- Previous: University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies “Hikikomori Film Screening and Noon Lecture Event” Grant Role: PI Dates: 1/2012 – 12/2012 Total Direct Costs: $3,800 (0.6 calendar months)
- Previous: National Institute of Mental Health “Training the Next Generation of Mental Health Researchers” (MH60482) Training Award, Role: Research Trainee (PI: Victor Reus) Dates: 04/2009 – 06/2011
Thomas, Evan - MS, MPH, PhD
Biography
Evan A Thomas is an associate professor and director of the Sweet (Sustainable Water, Energy and Environmental Technologies) Laboratory, and a Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University. The SweetLab develops and implements cellular and satellite based “Internet of Things” sensor technologies designed to improve the collection of, and action on, data in global health programs.
Thomas is also chief operating officer of DelAgua Health, a social enterprise working with the Rwanda Ministry of Health to implement a water treatment and improved cookstove program.
Prior to joining PSU, Thomas worked at the NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for six years. He was a principal investigator and project manager in the Life Support and Habitability Systems Branch working on concepts for sustainable Moon and Mars spacecraft.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Broadcast Journalism, University of Colorado at Boulder
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.P.H., Oregon Health & Science University
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
Awards and Honors
- 2015, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Practitioner Residency
- 2015, University of Colorado Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Alumni Award
- 2008, NASA Johnson Space Center Fellowship
- 2007, NASA JSC Engineering Achievement Medal
Notes
- National Science Foundation – Predictive Algorithms for Water Point Failure – Principal Investigator
- UK Department for International Development – Dynamic Sensors on Cookstoves to Encourage and Reinforce Healthy Behavior Change – Principal Investigator
- DelAgua Health – Barstow, C., Nagel, C., Clasen, T., Thomas, E., “Process Evaluation and Assessment of Use of a Large Scale Water Filter and Cookstove Program in Rwanda – Principal Investigator
- U.S. Agency for International Development – Behavioral Reactivity Associated with Electronic Monitoring of Environmental Health Interventions – Principal Investigator
- U.S. Agency for International Development – Data Sharing Platform for Global Development – Co Investigator
- UK Department for International Development – Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of Cellular Instrumentation on Rural Handpumps to Improve Service Delivery
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control – Assessing Adoption and Use of Portable Water Collection Systems
- Gates Foundation – Assessing Latrine Use in Rural India: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Reported Use and Passive Latrine Use Monitors – Co Investigator
Todd, Jonathan - PhD
Biography
Dr. Todd holds a secondary faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as an Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology programs. In this role, Professor Todd’s work includes teaching, collaborating other SPH primary faculty members for research, and mentoring or advising SPH students.
Professor Todd is a Senior Research Associate at OCHIN.
Education, Degrees
B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2003
M.P.H., University of North Carolina
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2016
Townsend, Jamie - BS
Biography
Education, Degrees
BS Accounting, Portland State University, 2014
Tratnyek, Paul - PhD
Biography
Paul G. Tratnyek is a professor in the School of Public Health. He teaches courses for the M.P.H. in Environmental Systems and Human Health program.
Tratnyek’s expertise is in environmental chemistry, especially the fate, effects and remediation of contaminants. Research areas include treatment processes for removing metals and organic contaminants from water, corrosion of iron and other metals, environmental aspects of nanomaterials, and statistical/computational methods for estimating substance properties that are needed for assessments of environmental fate and risk.
He served as a research associate at the Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, he joined the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute, which later became the Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems and then the Institute of Environmental Health at OHSU.
Additional information on Tratnyek’s research projects, publications, awards, outreach, etc. are available at the Tratnyek Lab Website, ResearchGate, or Google Scholar.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Williams College, 1980
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, 1987
