Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center

TTURC Investigators & Staff

Stanley Azen, Ph.D.
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Director, Graduate programs in biostatistics and epidemiology
Assistant. Associate Dean, Scientific Affairs

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, MPH, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
Director, IPR & TTURC Community Outreach
(626) 457-6606 baezcond@usc.edu

Jeff Baskin
TTURC Communications Director
(626) 457-4055 jbaskin@usc.edu

Steven Cen, M.S.
Data Coordinator
(626) 457-6601 cen@usc.edu

Chih-Ping Chou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
(626) 457-6649 cchou@usc.edu

Tess Boley Cruz, MPH, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
(626) 457-6647 tesscruz@usc.edu

Raquel Fosados, MPH
Research Assistant
fosados@email.usc.edu

Juliana Fuqua, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
(626) 457-4018 jfuqua@usc.edu

Peggy E. Gallaher, Ph.D.
Psychometrician
Senior Research Associate
(626) 457-4126 pgallahe@usc.edu

Qian Guo, MPH
Project Manager, China Seven Cities Study
(626) 457-4158 qianguo@usc.edu

Beth Hoffman, MPH
Research Assistant
(626) 457-4066 brh@usc.edu

C. Anderson Johnson, Ph.D.
Sidney Garfield Professor of Preventive Medicine & Psychology
Director, Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research , Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center,
& Division of Health Behavior Research
(626) 457-4065 carljohn@usc.edu

Jolanda Lisath
IPR & TTURC Administrative Services Coordinator
(626) 457-4058lisath@usc.edu

Selena Nguyen-Michel, B.A.
Research Assistant
selenang@email.usc.edu

Dowell Myers, Ph.D.
Professor & Director, Master of Planning Program
School of Planning, Policy and Development
(213) 740-7095 dowell@usc.edu

Elahe Nezami, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Research, Preventive Medicine
Director, Undergraduate Program in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Studies
(213) 821-1600 nezami@usc.edu

Michelle Orsillo, B.A.
IPR & TTURC Administrative Services Coordinator
(626) 457-4189 orsillo@usc.edu

Enrique Ortega, B.A.
Research Assistant
(626) 281-8511 enriqueo@email.usc.edu

Paula Healani Palmer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Research, Preventive Medicine
Associate Director, Administration, Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research, Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center
(626) 457-4027 ppalmer@usc.edu

Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D.
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Director, Center for Prevention Policy Research
(626) 457-6691 pentz@usc.edu

Bill Schreiner, B.A.
Research Assistant
(626) 457-6646 schreine@email.usc.edu

Sohaila Shakib, Ph.D.
Research Associate
(626) 457-6615 shakib@usc.edu

Donna Spruijt-Metz, Ph.D., M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
(626) 457-6631 dmetz@usc.edu

Ping Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine
Director, IPR Information Technology
(626) 457-4128 sping@usc.edu

Jennifer B. Unger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine
Associate Director, Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center
(626) 457-4052 unger@usc.edu

Thomas W. Valente, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine
Director, Master of Public Health Program
(626) 457-6678 tvalente@usc.edu

Bin Xie, M.S.
Research Assistant
(626) 457-6604 bxie@usc.edu