Public health research focuses on promoting and protecting community health by studying various social, economic, and environmental determinants. By investigating disease patterns and disparities, researchers develop evidence-based interventions and policies to improve population health, contributing to disease prevention and health equity on a global scale.
Public Health Research Faculty Directory
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Mary Beth Babos, PharmD.
Chair of Pharmacology
Professor of Pharmacology
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Social Determinants of Health
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Contact Information
DCOM Bldg
Phone: 423-869-7756
Office Location: 230
Email: marybeth.babos@lmunet.edu
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Jeffrey Chesnut, D.O.
Professor of Clinical Medicine
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
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- Telemedicine
- Medical Advancements
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Contact Information
DCOM
Phone: 423-869-7438
Office Location: 132
Email: jeffrey.chesnut@lmunet.edu
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Danielle Darter, M.D.
Assistant Professor Family Medicine
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Literature reviews
- Street medicine research
- Surveys
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Literature reviews
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Contact Information
WKNOX Bldg 1
Phone: 865-338-5689
Office Location: 165
Email: danielle.darter@lmunet.edu
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Elizabeth Douglas, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine & Family Medicine
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Preventative care
- Geriatrics
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Contact Information
DCOM
Phone: 423-869-6702
Office Location: 122
Email: elizabeth.douglas@lmunet.edu
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Natalie Freeman, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Research
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Affiliated Staff: Amanda McCoy, MPH
- Survey and Behavioral intervention
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- Health literacy in pediatric populations
- Healthy movement and disease prevention
- Social Determinants of Health in Appalachia
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Contact Information
WKNOX Bldg 1
Phone: 865-338-5737
Office Location: 237
Email: natalie.freeman@lmunet.edu
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Brandy Fuesting, DrPH
Director of IPE
Assistant Professor of Public Health
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Veteran’s Health
- Sexual Violence
- Child welfare
- Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
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Contact Information
WKNOX Bldg 1
Phone: 865-338-5684
Office Location: 215
Email: brandy.fuesting@lmunet.edu
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Lindsey Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Research, DCOM Knoxville
Associate Professor of Physiology
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Food as Medicine initiatives
- Retrospective health data projects
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Contact Information
WKNOX Bldg 1
Phone: 865-338-5720
Office Location: 235
Email: lindsey.miller@lmunet.edu
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Kip Wenger, M.D.
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Research and Scholarly Activity Interests
- Literature reviews
- Wilderness medicine
- Burnout in medical professionals
- Literature reviews
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Contact Information
WKNOX Bldg 1
Office Location: 167
Email: fred.wenger@lmunet.edu
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