CORE Researchers

David B. Sarwer, PhD
Associate Dean of Research, College of Public Health
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center for Obesity Research and Education

Jennifer Orlet Fisher, PhD
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Center for Obesity Research and Education

Chantelle Hart, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Center for Obesity Research and Education

Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Center for Obesity Research and Education

Gina Tripicchio, MSEd, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Center for Obesity Research and Education

CORE Affiliates

Evangelia Bellas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Temple University College of Engineering

Vinodh Bhoopathi, BDS, MPH, DScD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

Tatyan Clarke, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Marissa Cloutier, ScD
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Temple University College of Public Health

Donna Coffman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Temple University College of Public Health

Deborah Crabbe, MD, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor, Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Amanda Czerniawski, PhD
Associate Professor - Instructional, Sociology
Temple University College of Liberal Arts

Deirdre Dingman, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Temple University College of Public Health

Michael Edwards, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Chief, Division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Directory, Section of Bariatric Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Heather Gardiner, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Temple University College of Public Health

Glenn Gerhard, MD
Chair, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry
Professor, Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry
Joseph and Rebecca Goodfriend Endowed Chair in Genetics
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Laura Goetzl, MD, MPH
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Professor, Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center
Vice Chair, Research and Academic Development
Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Shivayogi Hiremath, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Temple University College of Public Health

Sara Kovacs, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Temple University College of Public Health

Gabriella McLoughlin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Temple University College of Public Health

Anuradha Paranjape, MD, MPH, FACP
Section Chief, General Internal Medicine
Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Medicine
Professor, Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Nancy Rothman, MSN, EdD, RN
Independence Foundation Professor of Urban Community Nursing
Temple University College of Public Health

Mark Salzer, PhD
Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences
Director, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Temple University College of Public Health

Rohit Soans, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Jinsup Song, DPM, PhD
Director, Gait Study Center
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine

Janelle Wagner, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Jingwei Wu, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Temple University College of Public Health

Jun Yu, MD
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Center for Metabolic Diseasese Research
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University