Meet the Judges
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCE
Dr. Debra Herbenick
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Professor
Research Interests:
For more than 20 years, Dr. Debby Herbenick's research has focused on understanding how people experience their bodies and sexual lives. Among her 190+ scientific publications, she has developed and validated measurement scales to assess genital self-image, the quality of sexual experiences, and has consulted on the development of a number of other measures. Her research has addressed women's sexual pleasure and masturbation, vibrator use, couples communication, consensual non-monogamy, diverse sexual behaviors, condom use, sexual satisfaction, sexually explicit media use, and the use of consumer sexual health and enhancement products (e.g., vibrators, condoms, lubricants, etc.). Most recently, she has turned her attention to studying population-level increases in what some call rough sex behaviors, with a particular focus on understanding people's experiences with sexual choking, which is a form of strangulation, and also understanding its health sequelae.
Dr. Hank Green
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Associate Professor
Research Interests:
Applied network science in the context of health promotion and disease prevention, personal networks and health, HIV prevention and HIV care adherence, social influence processes, addictions, international health, research methods and research design
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Dr. Erik Parker
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Research Associate | Biostatistician I
Research Interests:
R programming, Linear and generalized linear mixed models, Survival analyses, Hypothesis testing, Analysis of high-throughput sequencing data, Statistical consulting and collaboration, Data visualization
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Dr. Patricia Silveyra
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Associate Professor
Research Interests:
Doctor Silveyra's research focuses on sex differences in inflammatory lung disease. Doctor Silveyra's laboratory studies the role of sex hormones and steroid hormone receptor signaling in mechanisms of lung inflammation, with an emphasis of asthma.
Dr. Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
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Professor
Research Interests:
News stories of health risks from toxic waste spills, polluted water supplies, hazy air, contaminated foods, and other environmental problems abound. Sorting through the headlines to figure out what environmental risks really might be important to your health or your community’s health and figuring out how to decrease those risks can seem an insurmountable task. My research seeks to illuminate what individuals, communities, and policymakers can do to make the biggest and most lasting improvements in public health by improving the quality of our environment. You may find more information at my lab website.
DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY
Dr. Georgia Frey
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Associate Professor
Research Interests:
Physiological responses to exercise; fitness; physical activity behavior and health in people with disabilities across the lifespan.