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Professor, Global and Community Health
Dr. Bloom is a Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health at George Mason University. Bloom’s research focuses on the intersection of environmental pollutants and human health in the U.S. and abroad.
Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health
Helen Chin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health. Her research interests are centered around investigating factors that adversely affect the reproductive health of women and girls, as well as their offspring. Her current focus is studying how endocrine disrupting exposures affect ovarian development and function.
Term Associate Research Professor, Nursing
Building on over 40 years of nursing practice and research experience, Dr. Kathi Huddleston’s research interest has focused on improving health outcomes for children. She has conducted research in the intensive care areas and the community health arena. Her interests range from genomics to the microbiome, from neurodevelopment assessment to pediatric obesity.
Associate Professor, Global and Community Health
Director of Masters' Programs
Dr. Jenna R. Krall is an associate professor in the Department of Global and Community Health. Krall is a biostatistician with research interests in air pollution and environmental epidemiology.
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Dr. Suyoung Kwon’s research focuses on occupational health nursing, with a particular emphasis on preventing work-related disability and addressing employment challenges faced by people with disabilities. She has conducted studies on musculoskeletal disorders among workers in both the manufacturing and healthcare sectors, examining ergonomic exposures and the psychosocial work environment. Additionally, she has explored employment challenges through the lens of social determinants of health. Drawing on her experience as an occupational health nurse, ergonomist, industrial hygienist, and congressional policy fellow, she explores how the interplay between the work environment, labor market, and health policies shapes workers' health.
Dean
College of Public Health
George Mason UniversityDr. Perry, trained as an epidemiologist in public health, is the Dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University.
Professor, Global and Community Health
Anna Pollack’s research focuses on the relationship between environmental chemical exposures and fertility, pregnancy, and gynecologic health. Critical to understanding these endpoints, she investigates biological mechanisms underlying these processes, such as biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and endocrine disruption
Professor, Global and Community Health
Dr. Roess is a professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the Department of Global and Community Health. She is an epidemiologist with expertise in infectious diseases epidemiology, multi-disciplinary and multi-species field research and evaluating interventions to reduce the transmission and impact of infectious diseases.