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YANBIN DONG, MD, PhD

  • Director, GPI
  • Genetics/Environment

706-721-5014

ydong@augusta.edu

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RYAN A. HARRIS, PhD, CEP, FACSM

  • Associate Director
  • Integrative Vascular & Exercise Physiology

706-721-5998

ryharris@augusta.edu

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Joshua Crow, PhD

  • Pain Related Disability

706-466-0107

jocrow@augusta.edu

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CATHERINE L. DAVIS, PhD

  • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

706-721-9551

katie.davis@augusta.edu

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GASTON KAPUKU, MD, PhD

  • Congestive Heart Failure

706-721-8343

gkapuku@augusta.edu

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DANIEL W. RAHN, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3785

DRAHN@augusta.edu

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SAMANTHA SOJOURNER, PhD

  • Health Disparities

706-721-8019

ssojourner@augusta.edu

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SHAOYONG SU, PhD

  • Genetic Epidemiology

706-721-629

ssu@augusta.edu

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MARTHA TINGEN, PhD, RN, FAAN

  • Community Research

706-721-0471

mtingen@augusta.edu

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Meng-Han Tsai, PhD

  • Cancer Epidemiology

706-721-7706

Metsai@augusta.edu

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MARLO VERNON, PhD, MPH

  • Public Health/ Maternal & Child Health

706-723-4322

mvernon@augusta.edu

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XIAOLING WANG, MD, PhD

  • Genetic Epidemiology

706-721-6139

xwang@augusta.edu

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HAIDONG ZHU, MD, PhD

  • Genetics & Lifestyle Factors

706-721-5470

hzhu@augusta.edu

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Shayla Ricks

  • Department Administrator

706-721-0016

sricks@augusta.edu

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Eulonda Phillips

  • Research Operations Coordinator

706-721-0572

eulphillips@augusta.edu

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Susan Thankachan

  • Office Specialist

706-721-4534

sthankachan@augusta.edu

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VERNON BARNES, PHD

  • Stress Management

706-721-2195

vbarnes@augusta.edu

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