Investigators Team


UAB Investigators

Mirjam-Colette Kempf

Mirjam-Colette Kempf

PhD, MPH

Professor of Nursing, Health Behavior, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.

MWCCS Principal Investigator

MWCCS Investigator Development Award Committee (IDAC) Co-Chair

mkempf@uab.edu

Jodie Dionne-Odom

Jodie Dionne-Odom

MD, MSPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Principal Investigator

jdionne@uabmc.edu

David Vance

David Vance

PhD

Professor of Nursing

MWCCS Co-Investigator, Neuropsychology Working Group Chair

devance@uab.edu

Bulent Turan

Bulent Turan

PhD

Associate Professor, Psychology

MWCCS Co-Investigator

bturanb@uab.edu

Janet Turan

Janet Turan

PhD

Professor, Health Care Organization & Policy

MWCCS Co-Investigator

jmturan@uab.edu

Latesha Elopre

Latesha Elopre

MD

Assistant Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

lelopre@uab.edu

Oscar Booker

Oscar Booker

MD

Associate Professor, Med-Cardiovascular Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

ojbooker@uab.edu

Sadeep Shrestha

Sadeep Shrestha

PhD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology

MWCCS Co-Investigator

sshresth@uab.edu

Aadia Rana

Aadia Rana

MD

Associate Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator, STAR Principal Investigator

airana@uabmc.edu

Jianming "James" Tang

Jianming "James" Tang

PhD

Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

jtang@uabmc.edu

Steffanie Sabbaj

Steffanie Sabbaj

PhD

Associate Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

steffaniesabbaj@uabmc.edu

Ellen Eaton

Ellen Eaton

MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

eeaton@uab.edu

Gabriela Oates

Gabriela Oates

PhD

Assistant Professor, Ped-Pulmonary

MWCCS Co-Investigator

goates@ub.edu 

Amanda Willig

Amanda Willig

PhD

Assistant Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

mandyrd@uab.edu

Surya Bhatt

Surya Bhatt

MD

Associate Professor, Med-Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care

MWCCS Co-Investigator

sbhatt@uabmc.edu

Faith Fletcher

Faith Fletcher

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health Behavior

MWCCS Co-Investigator

fletch95@uab.edu

Jenni Wise

Jenni Wise

PhD, MSN

Assistant Professor, Nursing

jmwise@uab.edu

Kaylee Crockett

Kaylee Crockett

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health Care Organization & Policy

MWCCS Co-Investigator

kburnham@uab.edu

Donna Porter

Donna Porter

PhD

Associate Professor, Med-Infectious Diseases

MWCCS Co-Investigator

dcporter@uab.edu

Dustin M. Long

Dustin M. Long

PhD

UAB Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

MWCCS Co-Investigator

dmlong@uab.edu

Olaf Kutsch

Olaf Kutsch

PhD

Professor, Med-Infectious Disease

MWCCS Co-Investigator

okutsch@uab.edu

UMMC Investigators

Deborah Konkle-Parker

Deborah Konkle-Parker

PhD, FNP

UMMC Professor, School of Medicine

MWCCS Principal Investigator

dkparker@umc.edu

Michael Welsch

Michael Welsch

PhD, FACSM

UMMC Professor, School of Public Health

MWCCS Co-Investigator
mwelsch@umc.edu
 

Leandro Mena

Leandro Mena

MSN , MPH

UMMC Professor and Chair, School of Public Health

MWCCS Co-Investigator

lmena@umc.edu

Ervin Fox

Ervin Fox

MD

UMMC Professor, School of Medicine

MWCCS Co-Investigator

efox@umc.edu

Deepti  Janorkar

Deepti Janorkar

DDS

UMMC Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry

MWCCS Co-Investigator

djanorkar@umc.edu

Robert O'Brien

Robert O'Brien

PhD

UMMC  Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

MWCCS Co-Investigator

robrien@umc.edu