Faculty members of the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health currently specialize in diverse areas of research and teaching including: eating disorders, nutrition, obesity and body composition; cancer, cardiometabolic diseases, molecular biomarkers for chronic diseases; long-term consequences of diagnosed cancers on quality of life; women's maternal-child and reproductive health; health disparities; global health; environmental exposures on health; interactions among genetic, behavioral societal and environmental factors; and prevention of infectious diseases including efficacy of vaccines, Faculty members enjoy strong research collaborations with other departments in SPHIS and across the university. The university is home to several centers and institutes relevant to this position including the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Center for Integrated Environmental Health Sciences, Superfund Research Center, Divisions of Environmental Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Eating, Anxiety and Treatment Lab, and the Brown Cancer Center, as well as the Louisville Metro Department of Health & Wellness and the Kentucky Department of Public Health.