Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) Media Guide

Faculty Specialties and Areas of Expertise


Keyword Name Twitter
Aging, Ageism Becca Levy, Ph.D.
Antibiotic resistance Melinda Pettigrew, Ph.D.
Asthma genetics, Genomics Andrew DeWan, Ph.D.
Cancer and cancer recovery Melinda Irwin, Ph.D. @mirwin_yale
Climte Change Robert Dubrow, M.D., Ph.D.
Diet, Nutrition, Obesity Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ph.D. @rperezescamilla
E-cigarettes Abigail Friedman, Ph.D. @AFriedmanPhD
Health Care Reform Zach Cooper, Ph.D. @zackcooperYale
Heroin, Opioids, Hepatitis Robert Heimer, Ph.D.
HIV/AIDS Yusuf Ransome, Ph.D.
Hydraulic fracturing Nicole Deziel, Ph.D. @DezielLab_yale
LGBT health John Pachankis, Ph.D.
Marijuana, Alcohol, Artificial turf Vasilis Vasiliou, Ph.D. @vasilisyale
Medicaid Chima Ndumele, Ph.D.
Patient-centered care Paul Cleary, Ph.D.
Pregnancy, Maternal and child health Nicola Hawley, Ph.D. @nickyhawley
Refugee health Kaveh Khoshnood, Ph.D.
Tick-borne diseases Peter Krause, M.D.
Vaccinations Daniel Weinberger, Ph.D. @WeinbergerDan
Vaccine policy, Drug regulation Jason Schwartz, Ph.D. @jasonlschwartz
Zika, Zoonotic diseases Albert Ko, M.D.

Michael Greenwood
Communications Director 203-737-5151

TV & Radio Support

TV/RADIO SUPPORT: Yale University maintains a radio and television broadcast studio with full satellite transmission capability. Once you have decided to interview one of our experts, your SatOps desk will need to call the Broadcast Center directly to arrange the connection. The Yale Broadcast Center is located at 135 College St., Suite LL26-Basement Level, New Haven, Conn. Names and contact information are as follows:

Doug Forbush, Associate Director:
Office 203.432.5993; Cell 203.627.0467;
douglas.forbush@yale.edu

Ryan McEvoy, Video Producer and Editor:
Office 203.737.4890; Cell 203.214.8923;
ryan.mcevoy@yale.edu

Press Releases

YSPH issues press releases to national media in coordination with Yale's Office of Public Affairs. Faculty are encouraged to notify Michael Greenwood as soon as papers are accepted by journals to be considered for a press release.