OHA Affiliates
The Office of Healthy Aging (OHA) at East Carolina University currently houses over 25 research affiliates across various departments, schools, and colleges. OHA affiliates collectively work to advance transdisciplinary research, education, and community service initiatives to promote healthy aging. Our affiliates are trained in multiple disciplines which include, but are not limited to: emergency medicine, geriatric medicine, geriatric nursing, dentistry, pharmacology, kinesiology, occupational therapy, vocational therapy, nutrition, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, health education, behavioral and cognitive psychology, gerontology, sociology, social work, and criminal justice. For more information regarding each of our affiliates, please see the affiliate listing below.
OHA Affiliates
| First Name, Last Name | Title | Department | College/School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyinlola T. Babatunde, PhD | Associate Professor | Nutrition Science | Allied Health Sciences |
| Eric J. Bailey, PhD | Professor | Anthropology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Courtney Baker, PhD | Assistant Professor | Psychology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Jo Anne G. Balanay, PhD | Associate Professor | Health Education & Promotion | Health & Human Performance |
| Rashmita Basu, PhD | Assistant Professor | Public Health | Health & Human Performance |
| Tony Cellucci, PhD | Clinical Professor | Psychology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Craig M. Becker, PhD | Professor | Health Education & Promotion | Health & Human Performance |
| Okmyung Bin, PhD | Professor | Economics | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Bhibha Das, PhD | Associate Professor | Kinesiology | Health & Human Performance |
| Paul DeVita, PhD | Professor | Kinesiology | Health & Human Performance |
| Anne E. Dickerson, PhD | Professor | Occupational Therapy | Allied Health Sciences |
| Daniel E. Everhart, PhD | Professor | Psychology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Misun Hur, PhD | Associate Professor | Geography, Planning, & Environment | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Jennifer Hodgson, PhD | Professor | Child Development, Family Relations & Family Medicine | Health & Human Performance |
| Sitawa R. Kimuna, PhD | Professor | Sociology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Brandon N. Kyle, PhD | Associate Professor | Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine | Brody School of Medicine |
| Kim L. Larson, PhD | Professor | Nursing Science | College of Nursing |
| Angela Lamson, PhD | Professor | Child Development & Family Relations | Health & Human Performance |
| Joseph G. Lee, PhD | Associate Professor | Health Education & Promotion | Health & Human Performance |
| Mi Hwa Lee, PhD | Assistant Professor | Social Work | Health & Human Performance |
| Chia-Cheng Lin, PhD | Associate Professor | Physical Therapy (Human Movement Analysis Labs) | Allied Health Sciences |
| N. Ruth Gaskins Little, EdD | Associate Professor | Public Health | Brody School of Medicine |
| Haiyong Liu, PhD | Professor | Economics | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Kathy D. Lohr, EdD | Teaching Associate Professor | Adult Education Program Area | College of Education |
| Juan A. March, MD | Professor | Emergency Medicine | Brody School of Medicine |
| Ann Marie Nye, PhD | Affiliate Associate Professor | Family Medicine | Brody School of Medicine |
| Nicholas Rupp, PhD | Professor | Economics | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Abby Schwartz, PhD | Associate Professor | Social Work | Health & Human Performance |
| Samuel F. Sears, Jr., PhD | Professor | Psychology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Alan C. Taylor, PhD | Associate Professor | Family & Community Services Program | Health & Human Performance |
| Essie T. Torres, PhD | Associate Professor | Health Education & Promotion | Health & Human Performance |
| Matthew C. Whited, PhD | Associate Professor | Psychology | Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences |
| Heather H. Wright, PhD | Professor | Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship | School of Nursing |