{"id":2189,"date":"2018-06-19T16:52:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T16:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sherc\/?page_id=2189"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:23:11","slug":"research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHERC research projects<\/h1>\n

Research: Working toward solutions<\/h2>\n

SHERC research projects explore environmental factors and conditions that lead to increased risk of disease transmission and biological variables that may affect disease mortality in the underserved.<\/p>\n

The research projects, along with the Pilot Project Program<\/a>, provide important information on which to base real-world solutions to some of the most important health equity issues in the region.<\/p>\n

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Research projects<\/h3>\n

Physical Activity Opportunities and Health Impacts While Incarcerated<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\"Ricky<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Ricky Camplain, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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rcampla​@iu.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Evaluating soluble fiber as a strategy to decrease asthma<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\"Emily<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Emily Cope, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n

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Emily.Cope​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SSCIMA: Integrating analysis of socio-economic sub-population dynamics to improve spatial models of infectious disease<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Joseph Mihaljevic, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Research Professor, School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Joseph.Mihaljevic​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Completed research projects Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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“Defining microbiological drivers of early childhood caries in preschoolers in southern Arizona”<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Viacheslav Fofanov, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor; School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Viacheslav.Fofanov​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Elucidating the effects of arsenic and estrogen on wound healing”<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Rob Kellar, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Practice, Center for Bioengineering Innovation<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Robert.Kellar​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cathy Propper, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Co-Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Infrastructure Core Co-Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Catherine.Propper​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Do Pathogen Genotypes, Carriage, and Social Network Differences Lead to Health Disparities in MRSA\/MSSA Infections?”<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Talima Pearson, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences\/Pathogen and Microbiome Institute<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Talima.Pearson​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Fibrillogenesis mediated phenotype switching of breast cancer cells”<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Archana Varadaraj, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry<\/p>\n\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Archana.Varadaraj​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Investigating the anti-tumor cytotoxicity of reovirus treated NK cells for cancer therapy”<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Naren Rajasekaran, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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General inquiries<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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SHERC​@nau.edu<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n
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928-523-5068<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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