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Dr. Twyla Hill received the master’s and Ph.D. degrees in social sciences from the University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA, in 1993 and 1998, respectively. She is currently a Professor of sociology with the Department of Sociology, Wichita State University. Dr. Hill received a grant from the Regional Institute on Aging for an Interdisciplinary Project with a Faculty Member from Dance in 2020. Research Interests: Sociology of aging, sociology of families, research methods, sociology of law, and public policy. Email: twyla.hill@wichita.edu |
| Senior Advisors and Cluster Co-Directors |
Dr. Janet Twomey received the master’s and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. She is currently an Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and a Professor of industrial, systems, and manufacturing engineering at Wichita State University. She has organized faculty development seminars focusing on research, assigns new faculty mentors, and travels to NSF with new faculty to meet program offices. Research Interests: Technology for environmental sustainability, intelligent computational methods, and industrial sustainability. Email: janet.twomey@wichita.edu |
Dr. Betty Smith-Campbell received the master’s degree in community health nursing from the University of Kansas and the Ph.D. degree in nursing from the University of Colorado. She is currently a Professor Emeritus with the School of Nursing, Wichita State University. Dr. Smith-Campbell received the Excellence in Leadership Award, the Sigma Theta Tau International–Epsilon Gamma-at-Large Chapter in 2015, and the American Association Nurse Practitioner (AANP) State Advocate Award in 2014. |
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Dr. Rhonda K. Lewis received the degree in psychology from Wichita State University, in 1991, the Master of Public Health degree from the Uni- versity of Kansas School of Medicine, in 1996, and the Ph.D. degree in developmental and child psychology from the University of Kansas. She is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Psychology Department, Wichita State University. She uses behavioral and community research methodologies to promote health among adolescents and reduce health disparities. Research Interests: Adolescent Health and Development, Reducing Health Disparities, Community Development, Program Evaluation Email: rhonda.lewis@wichita.edu |
Dr. Laila Cure received the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida, in 2011. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University. Her research focuses on the use of analytics and mathematical modeling techniques to support complex operations involving human behavior. Research Interests: Analysis and design of complex work systems, data analytics, model-based decision support for the deployment of patient safety, quality, and population health interventions. Email: Laila.Cure @ wichita.edu |
Dr. Ajita Rattani received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, USA, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science engineering from the University of Cagliari, Italy. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Computing, Wichita State University. She is also the Principal Investigator to three research projects funded by NSF, DOD, and WSU. Research interests: Computer vision, image analysis, deep learning, machine learning, and biometrics. Email: ajita.rattani@wichita.edu |
Dr. Nikki Keene Woods received the bachelor’s degree in health services management and community development from Wichita State University, in 2007, and the master’s degree in behavioral science and public health and the Ph.D. degree in behavioral psychology from the University of Kansas. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita State University. She is a Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Researcher and an Educator with an emphasis on addressing health disparities. Research interests: Social Determinants of Health, Maternal, Infant and Child Health, Health Equity, Environmental Health, Collaborative Community Health, Women's Health, Health Across the Lifespan, Health Literacy. Email: nikki.keenewoods@wichita.edu |
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