Graduate Students
JongCheol Shin, MS
JongCheol Shin joined the SERG in 2014 and is currently pursuing PhD in Community Health and Preventive Medicine with a concentration in Epidemiology and Health Behavior. He research is focused on the effect of socio-environment and behavior factors for human health. He specialized spatial & statistical data analysis and evaluation with using various health technology.
Email: jshin57@illinois.edu
Research Interest:
Physical activity, Sleep, Behavioral Health, Measurement(Eye-tracking, Motion capture, MVPA), GIS, Data science, Machine Learning, Children, Mobile Technology,
Education:
- MS (2017), Applied Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MS (2015), Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS (2011), Physics, Kyung-Hee University
- BS (2011), Sports Medicine, Kyung-Hee University
Research Associate
Sandra Darfour-Oduro, PhD
Sandra joined the SERG in 2011 and is currently pursuing PhD in Community Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Health Behavior. She is interested in studying behavioral risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases. Currently, her research is focused on the impact of health policies on behaviors among adolescents in low and middle income Countries.
Email: darfrdr2@illinois.edu
Research Interest:
Non-Communicable Diseases, Health behaviors, Adolescents, Low and middle income Countries
Education:
- PhD (2017), Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MS (2013), Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS (2009), Medical Laboratory Science, University of Ghana
Kaustubh Vijay Parab, MPH
Kaustubh joined the SERG in 2017 and is currently pursuing PhD in Community Health and Preventive Medicine with specialization in Epidemiology. His research interest lies in exploring preventive and risk factors involved in the natural history of diseases, especially chronic diseases.
Email: kparab2@illinois.edu
Research Interest:
Chronic, infectious disease epidemiology and clinical epidemiology
Education:
- MPH (2016), Epidemiology, University of South Florida
- MBBS (2011), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Madina Khamzina, MPH
MADINA joined the SERG in 2017 and is currently pursuing PhD in Community Health. She is interested in studying social determinants of health, physical activity among different age groups, obesity, and late-life quality of life.
Email: madinak2@illinois.edu
Research Interest:
Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity Among Different Age Groups, Obesity, and Late-Life Quality of Life
Education:
- MS (2012), Boston University
- BA (2010), University of Michigan-Dearborn