Research area by cluster
Chronic disease research focuses on the prevention of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, asthma, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and many other conditions that adversely affect a wide range of populations.
Faculty
Adams, Swann
Alberg, Anthony
Boghossian, Nansi
Chatterjee, Saurabh
Chen, Brian
Davis, Rachel
Flach, Alicia
Friedman, Daniela
Hebert, James
Kenison, Kelli
Liese, Angela
Liu, Jihong
Lohman, Matt
Merchant, Anwar
Moran, Robert
Nolan, Melissa
Ostermann, Jan
Qiao, Shan
Regan, Elizabeth
Rudisill, Caroline
Sarzynski, Mark
Steck, Susan
Stewart, Jill
Thrasher, Jim
Wang, Xuewen
West, Delia
Wilcox, Sara
Wirth, Michael
Workman, Lauren
Xiao, Feifei
Xirasagar, Sudha
Infectious disease research focuses on the prevention of illnesses that are transmitted by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites and seeks to better understand the biology of these diseases that severely affect populations across the globe.
Faculty
Decho, Alan
Guimaraes, Edna
Lead, Jamie
Li, Xiaoming
Merchant, Anwar
Norman, Sean
Ostermann, Jan
Qiao, Shan
Steck, Susan
Sui, Xuemei
Xioa, Feifei
Zhang, Jiajia
Physical activity research examines the relationships among exercise participation, physical activity, and human health and focuses on the development and delivery of preventive and rehabilitative physical activity programs that promote health and prevent disease.
Faculty
Beets, Michael
Burkart, Sarah
Davis, Mark
Flach, Alicia
Fraley, Amy
Fritz, Stacy
Herter, Troy
Hirsch, Katie
Kaczynski, Andrew
Kenison, Kelli
Liu, Jihong
Monroe, Courtney
Moore, Robert
Pate, Russell
Pellegrini, Christine
Regan, Elizabeth
Sarzynski, Mark
Sui, Xuemei
Torres-McGehee, Toni
Wang, Xuewen
Weaver, Glenn
Wilcox, Sara
Wirth, Michael
Yeargin, Susan
Global health research provides opportunities throughout the world to substantially enrich our understanding of health problems and solutions through engaging with environments and systems both similar to and different from those in the U.S.
Faculty
Blake, Christine
Chen, Brian
Frongillo, Ed
Hebert, James
Li, Xiaoming
McLain, Alexander
Ostermann, Jan
Qiao, Shan
Thrasher, Jim
Environmental health research examines the causes and effects of interactions between humans and their environment to understand and minimize negative health impacts on both. Numerous elements of pure and applied sciences, including biology, chemistry, geography, physics, engineering, public health, and medicine, are used to explore these complex interactions.
Faculty
Baalousha, Mohammed
Cai, Bo
Chandler, Tom
Decho, Alan
Kaczynski, Andrew
Kloot, Buz
Lead, Jamie
Norman, Sean
Porter, Dwayne
Reagan, Susan
Smithwick, Julie
Steck, Susan
Toumey, Chris
Vejerano, Eric
Yeargin, Susan
Brain and cognitive function research explores the multi-faceted human communication process by examining the production and perception of speech, the hearing mechanism, and the organization of language in the brain and supports the mitigation of communication disorders resulting from stroke, disease, hearing loss, congenital disabilities, and developmental delays in children.
Faculty
Adlof, Suzanne
Burkart, Sarah
Davis, Mark
Den Ouden, Dirk
Fridriksson, Julius
Friedman, Daniela
Fritz, Stacy
Hair, Nicole
Herter, Troy
Klusek, Jessica
Li, Xiaoming
Lohman, Matt
Montgomery, Allen
Moore, Robert
Sheri Silfies
Stewart, Jill
Torres-McGehee, Toni
Weaver, Glenn
Wirth, Michael
Xirasagar, Sudha
Yeargin, Susan
Nutrition research supports the efforts of community partners, other research institutions, public agencies, and professional organizations, both at home and abroad, to better ensure a safe, stable, and nutritious food supply and to understand and promote healthy eating practices.
Faculty
Adams, Elizabeth
Alberg, Anthony
Blake, Christine
Frongillo, Ed
Hebert, James
Hirsch, Katie
Kenison, Kelli
Liese, Angela
Merchant, Anwar
Pellegrini, Christine
Rudisill, Caroline
Steck, Susan
Thrasher, Jim
Torres-McGehee, Toni
Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle
Weaver, Glenn
Wilcox, Sara
Wirth, Michael
Community research supports and promotes evidence-based policies and practices to assist with statewide efforts to create and maintain safe and healthy communities across South Carolina.
Faculty
Adams, Elizabeth
Adlof, Suzanne
Cai, Goushuai
Chen, Brian
Friedman, Daniela
Guimaraes, Edna
Kaczynski, Andrew
Li, Xiaoming
Macauda, Mark
Mann, Emily
Pate, Russell
Radcliff, Elizabeth
Smithwick, Julie
Thrasher, Jim
Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle
Wilcox, Sara
Workman, Lauren
Health disparities research and practice work hand-in-hand to support partnerships that use and promote evidence-based methods to reduce and eliminate health and healthcare access inequities within communities.
Faculty
Adams, Elizabeth
Adams, Swann
Alberg, Anthony
Chen, Brian
Davis, Rachel
Eberth, Jan
Fitton, Lisa
Friedman, Daniela
Frongillo, Ed
Gillam, Pam
Hung, Peiyin
Mann, Emily
Nolan, Melissa
Radcliff, Elizabeth
Simmons, David
Smithwick, Julie
Steck, Susan
Weaver, Glenn
West, Delia
Wilcox, Sara
Wirth, Michael
Xirasagar, Sudha
Methods and policy development research support the efforts of organizations and governments to improve local knowledge and integrate research-based evidence into policy-making.
Faculty
Blake, Christine
Chen, Brian
Crouch, Elizabeth
Davis, Rachel
Friedman, Daniela
Gillam, Pam
Hair, Nicole
Hardin, James
Hebert, James
Hung, Peiyin
Kenison, Kelli
Macauda, Mark
McLain, Alexander
Radcliff, Elizabeth
Smithwick, Julie
Thrasher, Jim
Workman, Lauren
Hospital connections research supports the application of evidence-based methods in clinical areas through partnerships with Greenville Health System, Palmetto Health, and Lexington Medical Center.
Faculty
Brooks, John
Guimaraes, Edna
Hung, Peiyin
Nolan, Mellissa
Rudisill, Caroline
Smithwick, Julie
Xirasagar, Sudha
Department Research
COMD research involves the scientific study of speech production, speech perception, hearing, language organization in the brain, and language and literacy development and disorders.
ENHS research aims to understand how environmental exposures affect human health and disease and how human activities affect the environment--often through collaboration with scientists in other fields.
EPID/BIOS has a diverse research portfolio and a strong tradition of collaborating with public and private health agencies and institutions, which enables us to generate new knowledge that can lead to improvements in health.
EXSC research examines the relationships among exercise participation, physical activity and human health and focus on the development and delivery of preventive and rehabilitative physical activity programs that promote health and prevent disease.
HPEB research is interdisciplinary in nature and focuses on the application of the social and behavioral sciences to improve public health, with an emphasis on how interventions, social context, health care systems, and physical environments influence health behaviors and health status.
HSPM research is interdisciplinary and is concerned with the promotion of personal and public health through planning, organizing, directing, controlling, coordinating, and evaluating health services.