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Center for Health Professions 222
1540 Alcazar Street Los Angeles 90089-9010
Co-Directors: Stanley P. Azen, Duncan Thomas
(323) 442-1810
FAX: (323) 442-2993
Email: mtrujill@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/medicine/biostats
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1000 S. Fremont Avenue, Box #8
Alhambra, CA 91803
(626) 457-6600
FAX: (626) 457-4012
Director: Mary Ann Pentz
(626) 457-6648
Email: barovich@hsc.usc.edu
www.usc.edu/medicine/hbrphd
Center for Health Professions 236
1540 Alcazar Street
Los Angeles 90089-9013
Director: Frank D. Gilliland
(323) 442-1096
FAX: (323) 442-3272
1000 S. Fremont Avenue, Building A-5, Room 5128
Alhambra, CA 91803
Director: Thomas W. Valente, Ph.D.
(626) 457-4139
FAX: (626) 457-6699
Email: mphusc@usc.edu
3375 South Hoover Street
University Village, Suite E 210
Los Angeles, CA 90089-7798
Director: Elahe Nezami, Ph.D.
(213) 740-1060
FAX: (213) 821-1733
Email: bhealthy@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/medicine/hp
Faculty
Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair in Preventive MedicineJohn M. Peters, Vice Chair and Hastings Professor of Medicine
AFLAC Chair in Cancer Research: Robert Haile, Ph.D.
The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Michael I. Goran, Ph.D.
Sidney R. Garfield Chair in Health Sciences: C. Anderson Johnson, Ph.D.
Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Chair in Epidemiology: Brian E. Henderson
Verna R. Richter Chair in Cancer Research: Duncan Thomas, Ph.D.
Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology: Howard N. Hodis
Professors: S.P. Azen (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Ophthalmology, Occupational Science); P. Clarke (Communication); G. Coetzee (Urology, Microbiology); W.J. Gauderman; F.D. Gilliland; M. Goran (Physiology, Biophysics and Pediatrics [CHLA]); R. Haile; B.E. Henderson; H. Hodis (Medicine); T.M. Mack (Pathology); Wendy Mack; R. McConnell; B. Meyerowitz (Psychology); M.A. Pentz; J.M. Peters; M.C. Pike; B. Portnoy (Pediatrics); J. Richardson; J.M. Samet; D. Stram; S. Sussman; S. Tavare (Mathematics); T. Valente; D.C. Thomas; A. Wu
Associate Professors: L. Baezconde-Garbanati; K. Berhane; C. Haiman; S. Ingles; T. Seeman (Gerontology); K. Siegmund; G. Ursin; R. Watanabe (Physiology/Biophysics)
Assistant Professors: H. Allayee; D. Conti; V. Cortessis; C.L. Pearce; N. Riggs; F. Schumacher; M. Stern; H. Wipfli
Professors of Clinical: E.L. Avol; D. Deapen
Associate Professors of Clinical: A. Hricko; E. Nezami
Assistant Professors of Clinical: T. Boley-Cruz; C. Koprowski; L. Liu; K. Monroe; P. Palmer
Clinical Associate Professors: J.T. Casagrande; W.S. Linn; J.N. Weitzel
Clinical Assistant Professor: K. Dwyer
Professors of Research: J.D. Buckley (Pediatrics); C.-P. Chou; S. Groshen; M. Krailo; B. Langholz; R. Sposto; F. Stanczyk (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Associate Professors of Research: T. Alonzo; M. Cockburn; W. Cozen (Pathology); A. Hamilton; P. Marjoram; L. Rohrbach; D. Spruijt-Metz; A. Xiang
Assistant Professors of Research: G. Chen; L. Chen; J. Davis; S. Fruin; M. Gago; R. McKean-Cowdin; J. Milam; N. W. Setiawan; P. Sun; T. Zhou
Adjunct Professor: J. Niland
Adjunct Associate Professors: C.N. Bailey-Merz; M.R. Calderon; G. Marks
Adjunct Assistant Professors: J. Lawrence; J.A. Longmate; S.V. McKane; S. Montgomery
Emeritus Professors: R.K. Peters (Family Medicine); S. Preston-Martin
The Department of Preventive Medicine is responsible for training medical, graduate and undergraduate students in the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology, health behavior research, public health, and preventive medicine. Faculty from the statistical genetics and molecular epidemiology department also perform research in the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology of acute and chronic diseases, and environmental health.
The undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the department are noteworthy for the extensive opportunities offered to the students for involvement in faculty research. It is not uncommon for students to begin working closely with faculty members on research projects as early as their first or second year of study.
Degree Programs
The Department of Preventive Medicine offers the following degree programs:B.S. in Global Health
B.S. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies
B.S. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention/Master of Public Health
B.S. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention/M.S. in Biostatistics
B.S. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention/M.S. in Molecular Epidemiology
B.S. in Dental Hygiene/Master of Public Health
M.S. in Applied Biostatistics/Epidemiology
M.S. in Clinical and Biomedical Investigations
M.S. in Molecular Epidemiology
Master of Public Health
Master of Public Health/Doctor of Medicine
Master of Public Health (Health Promotion)/Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Public Health/Pharm.D.
Master of Public Health/Doctor of Physical Therapy
Ph.D. in Biostatistics
Ph.D. in Epidemiology
Ph.D. in Molecular Epidemiology
Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research)
Ph.D. in Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
The Department of Preventive Medicine also offers the following undergraduate minor programs:
Minor in Cinema-Television for the Health Professions
Minor in Cultural Competence in Medicine
Minor in Health Communication
Minor in Public Health
Minor in Nutrition and Health Promotion
Minor in Substance Abuse Prevention