People

PHIRE Leadership

Vignesh Subbian, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Systems & Industrial Engineering

PHIRE Program Co-Director

Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH

Professor of Epidemiology

PHIRE Program Co-Director

Faculty Mentors

Bonnie Hurwitz, PhD, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences

Gondy Leroy, PhD, Eller College of Management

Daniel Taylor, PhD, College of Science

Haiquan Li, PhD, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences

Jennifer Andrews, PhD, College of Medicine - Tucson

Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Sheila Gephart, PhD, RN, College of Nursing

Travis Wheeler, PhD, College of Pharmacy

Yann Klimentidis, PhD, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Tomas Nuño, PhD, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Xiaoxiao Sun, PhD, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Current PHIRE Scholars

Dylan Hermosillo, College of Science 

Abby Whitlock, College of Medicine - Tucson

Katelyn Hackworth, College of Science

Eddie Ekpoh, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 

Kiran Patel, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Nicole Duran, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Emma Brack, College of Nursing

Katelen Tellez, College of Science

Ash Maxwell, College of Science 

Elissa Ornelas, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Caitlin Ruhland, College of Engineering