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  • Portrait of Nichol Castro, University at Buffalo speech, word retrieval and anomia expert.
    8/16/21

    Nichol Castro

    Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

    Expertise: speech, language and memory; word retrieval; anomia, including in aphasia, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

    Phone: 716-829-5565

    Email: nicholca@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Yu-Ping Chang, University at Buffalo caregiving and dementia expert.
    8/16/21

    Yu-Ping Chang

    Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: mental health; substance abuse and addiction; family caregiving and dementia

    Phone: 716-829-2015

    Email: yc73@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Michael LaMonte, University at Buffalo expert on healthy aging.
    4/12/23

    Michael LaMonte

    Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: healthy aging, cardiovascular disease, physical activity, women’s health, menopause, cancer, the microbiome, periodontal disease

    Phone: 716-829-5379

    Email: mlamonte@buffalo.edu

     

  • Portrait of Jordana Maisel, University at Buffalo universal design and inclusive design expert.
    11/2/23

    Jordana Maisel

    Director of Research for the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center)

    Expertise: universal design, inclusive design, accessible transit, streetscapes, aging in place

    Phone: 716-829-5902

    Email: jlmaisel@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Carine Mardorossian, University at Buffalo medical humanities and sexual violence expert.
    8/16/21

    Carine Mardorossian

    Professor of English, and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

    Expertise: medical humanities, death and dying, feminism, sexism, sexual violence, Caribbean literature

    Phone: 716-645-0711

    Email: cmardoro@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Joanne Song McLaughlin, University at Buffalo labor economics and age discrimination expert.
    10/26/23

    Joanne Song McLaughlin

    Associate Professor of Economics

    Expertise: labor economics; health insurance mandates; age discrimination; older workers; AI and the future of work

    Phone: 716-645-8685

    Email: jsmclaug@buffalo.edu

  • Heather Ochs-Balcom.
    8/8/22

    Heather Ochs-Balcom

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    Expertise: cancer, genetic influences on disease risk, women’s health

    Phone: 716-829-5338

    Email: hmochs2@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Frank Scannapieco, University at Buffalo oral health and dental plaque expert.
    7/16/24

    Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology

    Expertise: link between oral and overall health; oral health care in hospitals and nursing homes; dental plaque

    Phone: 716-829-3373

    Email: fas1@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Korydon Smith, University at Buffalo faculty expert on inclusive design and refugee housing.
    8/16/21

    Korydon Smith

    Professor and Chair of Architecture

    Expertise: diversity and social justice in planning and design; inclusive design; refugee housing and settlement planning

    Phone: 716-829-5908

    Email: khsmith@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Edward Steinfeld, University at Buffalo inclusive design and accessible buildings expert.
    12/31/24

    Edward Steinfeld

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Architecture

    Expertise: universal design, inclusive design, accessibility, building design, inclusive restrooms, accessible transit, architecture

    Phone: 716-829-5899

    Email: arced@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Jack M. Sullivan, University at Buffalo retinal and macular degenerations expert.
    5/22/20

    Jack M. Sullivan

    Professor of Ophthalmology

    Expertise: retina, retinal degeneration, macular degeneration, ophthalmology, gene therapy

    Phone: 716-862-6533

    Email: js354@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Jennifer Surtees, University at Buffalo genomics and genetics expert.
    11/8/23

    Jennifer A. Surtees

    Professor of Biochemistry

    Expertise: genomes, genetic diversity, DNA, science communication, COVID-19 genomic surveillance and genetic variants

    Phone: 716-829-6083

    Email: jsurtees@buffalo.edu

  • Jean Wactawski-Wende.
    12/31/24

    Jean Wactawski-Wende

    SUNY Distinguished Professor and Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Expertise: women’s health, menopause, osteoporosis, reproductive health, cancer, the microbiome, periodontal disease

    Phone: 716-829-5374

    Email: jww@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Carleara Weiss.
    2/14/25

    Carleara Weiss

    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    Expertise: behavioral sleep medicine, aging, cognitive function, biomarkers of neurodegeneration, oncology, health disparities

    Phone: 716-829-3261

    Email: carleara@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Annette Wysocki.
    3/29/24

    Annette Wysocki

    Dean of the School of Nursing

    Expertise: wound care, delayed healing in chronic wounds, federal funding of nursing programs, media representation of nurses, ethical guidelines.

    Phone: 716-829-3308

    Email: wysocki4@buffalo.edu