Meet our Research Team

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Roberto Lucchini, M.D.
Primary Investigator
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Zoran Bursac, Ph.D.
Head of Biostatistics
Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Mark J. Macgowan, Ph.D, LCSW
Co-Investigator
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate 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.
Co-Investigator
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.
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor of Biostatistics at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

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Stephanie Garcia, MPH, MSHRM
Co-Investigator
Research Scientist, Statistical Computing Director and REDCap Administrator at FIU’s Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaboration

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Catalina Cañizares,  MsC
Research Coordinator
PhD Candidate in Social Work 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