Meet our Research Team

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Roberto Lucchini, M.D.

Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Mark J. Macgowan, Ph.D, LCSW

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Social Work at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. Licensed Psychotherapist.

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Paulo Chaves, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Endowed Chair in Geriatrics, and Director of FIU’s Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatrics Research and Education

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Nan Hu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biostatistics at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Stephanie Garcia, MPH, MSHRM

Research Scientist, Statistical Computing Director and REDCap Administrator at FIU’s Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaboration

Isis Panellas, LCSW,

Project Coordinator
PhD student in Social Work at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

Ruth N. Marquez, MPH, MS

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD student in Environmental Health at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Nikita Borisenko

Research Assistant
Master of Science student at the Department of Dietetics & Nutrition at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

Rabeya Illyas Noon

Data Manager
PhD Student in Biostatistics at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work