Faculty & Staff

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Faculty & Staff

ICHS Faculty and Staff


 

Technical Faculty

 

 Driscoll_David
David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH, MA
Director & Associate Professor
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6581
ddriscoll@uaa.alaska.edu

CV (pdf, 144 KB)

Dr. Driscoll is the Director of the Institute for Health Studies and an associate professor in the College of Health and Social Welfare. His research combines epidemiological and anthropological methods to link population-level health data and sociocultural context in order to assess and create effective public health programs. He has more than 10 years of experience working for a host of federal agencies and research foundations and associations. When not in the office, Dr. Driscoll enjoys running, biking, canoe camping, and fishing

 

 

Johnston_JanetJanet Johnston, PhD, MPH, MS
Biostatistician & Assistant Professor
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6567
jmjohnston2@uaa.alaska.edu

Dr. Johnston, a statistician and epidemiologist, conducts epidemiological research focused on chronic diseases, health disparities, women's health, and aging.  She specializes in study design, analytic methods, and data quality.  Prior to joining UAA, Dr. Johnston worked at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as a Senior Epidemiologist and Health Research Director.  At ANTHC she focused on cardiovascular epidemiology, working on both the Alaska Native Cardiovascular Disease Registry and the Alaska Native Stroke Registry.  Previously, Dr. Johnston was the co-principal investigator for the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Coordinating Center with day-to-day responsibility overseeing data management, analysis, and clinic support.  SWAN is a multi-site, multi-ethnic study of 3302 women transitioning through menopause.  Dr. Johnston was also the lead statistician for the NHLBI Dynamic Registry of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and an Injury Epidemiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, WV.   

 

Claire Magowan
Research Associate
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6514
mcmagowan@uaa.alaska.edu

 

Erica Mitchell
Research Associate
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6568

 

Chelsea Chapman
Research Technician 3
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
cchapma6@uaa.alaska.edu                             

 


Administrative Staff    

 

Bill_AndrewAndrew Bill, AAS 
Administrative Assistant 
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6584
abill@uaa.alaska.edu

 

 

 

 

Brenda L. Levesque
Admin. & Budget Specialist
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6577
bllevesque@uaa.alaska.edu

 

Shanna McPheters
Fiscal Professional
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
Phone: 907-786-6518
scmcpheters@uaa.alaska.edu

 

 


Student Interns

Rebecca Barker
Research Assistant
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
rcbarker@uaa.alaska.edu



 

 

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