Janice C. Probst, Ph.D.
Director, SC Rural Health Research Center; Research Interests: Rural Health Care Delivery, Health Disparities, Potentially Preventable Hospitalization
Core Faculty
Jan M. Eberth, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, SC Rural Health Research Center; Research Interests: Spatial Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health, Cancer Screening and Treatment, Access to Care, Health Care Quality
Kevin J. Bennett, Ph.D.
Investigator; Research Interests: Care Delivery for Vulnerable Populations, Quality Improvement Research
Elizabeth Crouch, Ph.D.
Investigator; Research Interests: Health Policy, Health Economics, Access to Care in Rural and Underserved Populations
Elizabeth Radcliff, Ph.D.
Investigator; Research Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Vulnerable Populations, Health Disparities, Access to Care
Affiliate Faculty and Staff
Pam Gillam
Director, Core for Applied Research and Evaluation, Office of Research; Research Interests:
Saundra Glover, Ph.D.
Distinquished Professor Emerita; Research Interests: Health Disparities, Education and Training to Increase Minorities in the Health Professions
James Hardin, Ph.D.
Investigator; Research Interests: Diet, Nutrition, Cognitive Psychology, HIV, Sexual Behavior, Cancer, Health Services
Selina (Tena) Hunt McKinney, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Investigator; Research Interests: Mental Health Care Access in Rural Areas
Andrew T. Kaczynski, PhD
Investigator; Research Interests: Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention
Angela D. Liese, PhD
Investigator; Research Interests: Childhood and Adult Diabetes Mellitus, Dietary Patterns, Spacial Food Access and Food Security
Amy Martin, DrPH.
Investigator; Research Interests: Vulnerable Populations such as Children, Mothers, and the Medicaid Population, Health Policy
Alexander C. McLain, PhD
Investigator; Research Interests: Problems that Arise in Biomedical Studies with Longitudinal Biomarkers
Susan Outen, MN, RN
Survey Coordinator; Research Interests:Nursing Education
Myriam E. Torres, Ph.D., MSPH
Investigator; Research Interests: Hispanic/Latino Health, International Health, HIV/AIDS
Kellee White, Ph.D., MPH
Investigator; Research Interests: Social Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Equity, Health Care Quality
Lauren Workman, Ph.D., MPH
Investigator; Research Interests: Community Health Development, Maternal and Child Health, Access to Healthcare, Qualitative Methods.
Core Staff
Charity Breneman, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow; Research Interests: Spatial Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Chronic Diseases, Physical Activity
Fozia Ajmal, MD, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow; Research Interests: Health Service Research, Health Disparities, Chronic Disease
Jennifer Browder
Maternal and Child Health Project Coordinator; Research Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Community Health, and Mental Health
Janie Godbold
Program Manager; Expertise: Pre- and Post-Award Management
Graduate Research Assistants
Songyuan Deng MD, MBA
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Health Disparities, Health Services Research, Health Outcome Measurement, Quality Improvements
Eboni Edmonson Haynes,MSPH, MBA
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Health Policy, Food Insecurity, Rural Health Disparities, Built Environment, Religion and Health, Maternal and Child Health
Michele Josey, MS
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Chronic Diseases, Program Evaluation
Victor Kirksey
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests:
Cassie Lewis Odahowski, MPH
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Social Epidemiology, Rural Health Disparities, Health Services Research, Advancement of Cancer Screening and Treatment Options
Ellen W. Stowe, MPH
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Built Environment, Community Design, Physical Activity, Physical and Mental Health
Marilyn E. Wende
Graduate Research Assistant; Research Interests: Built Environment, Physical Activity, Obesity