Scholars in CLA with interests in one or more of the following areas: policy, science, technology, genetics, epigenetics, and influence of institutions and policy on health outcomes. Researchers in this cluster addresses health policy, science policy, genomics, public health systems, law, innovation, and the governance of emerging health technologies.
Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes
Alec Rhodes
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: aprhodes@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Inequality; Poverty; Mobility; Credit And Debt; Social Policy
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Dana Tulodziecki
Professor, Philosophy
Email: dtulodzi@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Space Exploration; Space Ethics; Space Policy; Philosophy Of Space Science; History And Philosophy Of Science, Medicine, And Technology; Philosophy Of Science
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science, Technology, and Society | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Technology, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Global Affairs | Trade, Supply Chains, Global Tech Policy, Political Economy | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability; Environment, Food, Ecology, and Human Health
Elizabeth Hoffmann
Professor, Sociology
Email: ehoffman@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Law; Disputes; Work; Society; Legal Consciousness
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Kathryn Maxson Jones
Assistant Professor, History
Email: kmaxson@purdue.edu
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Keywords: History; Science, Technology, and Society; Neurobiology; Genomics; Marine Biology
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | Qualitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Michelle LaBonte
Assistant Professor, History
Email: mlabonte@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Diagnostic Uncertainty; Cystic Fibrosis; History Of Medicine; History Of Biology; Pediatrics
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Science, Technology, and Society
Robbee Wedow
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: rwedow@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Community Engaged; Methods; Genetics; Curriculum; Health
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Qualitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Stacey Connaughton
Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Email: sconnaug@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Political Violence Prevention; Peacebuilding; Space Policy; Engaged Scholarship; Community Engaged Scholarship
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Technology, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Global Affairs | Security, Conflict, Geopolitical Order
Tina Irvine
Assistant Professor, History
Email: tirvine@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Eugenics; Power; Race; Science; Politics/Political History; Scial Engineering
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse
Yvonne Pitts
Associate Professor, History
Email: ypitts@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Law--Jurisdiction; Courts--Federal--Local; Police--Civil--Military; Martial Law; U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | AI-Based Research Methods | Digital Humanities
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Marcus Mann
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: mannml@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Politics; Knowledge; Culture; Media; Science
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Erin Dunn
Professor, Sociology
Email: erindunn@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Epigenetics; Depression Prevention; Sensitive Periods In Development; Gene-Environment Interaction; Population Health
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Evelina Akimova
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: eakimova@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Social Science Genomics; Causal Inference; Chronotype/Sleep; Mental Health; Social Stratification
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Aaron Mendon-Plasek
Assistant Professor, History
Email: amendonp@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Histories of Science & Technology; Global American History (1788-present); Probability & Statistics; Historical Epistemology; Digital History; Computing; Quantification & Subjectivity; Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & Pattern Recognition
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | AI-Based Research Methods | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | Human-Computer Interaction | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Science, Technology, and Society | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Applications of AI in Physical Products or Processes
Additional Clusters: AI, Digital Health, Health Communication, and Decision Science