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The Outcomes@Lineberger faculty includes members from the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Information Science, Journalism, Sociology, and Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill with expertise spanning diverse perspectives and disciplines.

Outcomes Faculty

Health Disparities/Equity

Chris Baggett

PhD

Research Assistant Professor; Faculty Director-Cancer Information and Population Health Resource UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Comparative Effectiveness

Health Disparities/Equity

Ethan Basch

MD, MSc

Director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program; Professor, Medicine and Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

Patient Reported Outcomes

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Implementation Science

Lorinda Coombs

PhD, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill

Decision Sciences and Economics

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Giselle Corbie-Smith

MD, MSc

Professor, Social Medicine; Director, Center for Health Equity Research, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Leah Frerichs

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill

Health Disparities/Equity

Laura C. Hanson

MD, MPH

Professor, Geriatric Medicine; Medical Director, UNC Palliative Care Fellowship; Associate Director, Geriatric Fellowship, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Decision Sciences and Economics

Patient Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Rachel Hirschey

PhD, RN

Assistant Professor, Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill

Patient Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Matthew LeBlanc

PhD, RN

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Jennifer Leeman

DrPH, MPH, MDiv

Associate Professor, Systems/Policy/Informatics, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Implementation Science

Hyman Muss

MD

Professor, School of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Sarah J. Nyante

PhD

Assistant Professor, Radiology, UNC-Chapel Hill

Health Disparities/Equity

Clinical Informatics

Andrew Olshan

PhD

Professor, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Arrianna Marie Planey

PhD, MA

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Emily Ray

MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Kurt M. Ribisl

PhD

Professor and Chair, Health Behavior; Program Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control, UNC-Chapel Hill

Decision Sciences and Economics

Health Disparities/Equity

Mya Roberson

PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Patient-Reported Outcomes

Health Disparities/Equity

Megan C. Roberts

PhD

Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy; Director, Implementation Science in Precision Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Health Disparities/Equity

Implementation Science

Andrew Smitherman

MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology; Medical Director, Adolescents and Young Adults Oncology, UNC-Chapel Hill

Health Disparities/Equity

Til Sturmer

MD, PhD

Professor, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Health Disparities/Equity

Melissa Troester

PhD

Professor, Epidemiology; Director, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, UNC-Chapel Hill

Health Disparities/Equity

Stephanie Wheeler

PhD, MPH

Professor, Health Policy and Management; Associate Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, UNC-Chapel Hill

Quality of Cancer Care Delivery

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Decision Sciences and Economics

Health Disparities/Equity

Implementation Science