{"id":1413,"date":"2018-01-18T13:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/?page_id=1413"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:23:58","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\tFaculty\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Sprague Martinez-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F-150x150-portrait-60adbd9a583d0a45700e38015fcb9b56-.jpeg\" alt=\"D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F-150x150-portrait-60adbd9a583d0a45700e38015fcb9b56-.jpeg\" alt=\"D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"D746B73C-DE8D-42D8-8DB6-6EC192EEB71F\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Sprague Martinez-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p> Director<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Sprague Martinez-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Profile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Barry-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/barry_origcolor-150x150-portrait-2dcfededff498c36a779732f1850d162-.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Word - Physician Directory Form - Barry.doc\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Microsoft Word - Physician Directory Form - Barry.doc\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/barry_origcolor-150x150-portrait-2dcfededff498c36a779732f1850d162-.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Word - Physician Directory Form - Barry.doc\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Microsoft Word - Physician Directory Form - Barry.doc\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Barry-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda K. Barry, M.D., M.P.H., FACS<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Associate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Barry-Linda\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Profile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/about-us\/staff\/emil-coman-phd\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2016\/05\/photo_emil_coman.jpg\" alt=\"Emil Coman\" height=\"208\" width=\"160\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/208;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2016\/05\/photo_emil_coman.jpg\" alt=\"Emil Coman\" height=\"208\" width=\"160\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/about-us\/staff\/emil-coman-phd\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Emil Coman, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Assistant Professor &amp; Biostatistician<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/about-us\/staff\/emil-coman-phd\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Profile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wizdom-powell-ph-d\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Wizdom-Powell-headshot-preferred-150x150-portrait-ccdfc8e9f4abf2e77ff5b223000b4d90-.jpg\" alt=\"Wizdom Powell headshot preferred\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Wizdom Powell headshot preferred\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Wizdom-Powell-headshot-preferred-150x150-portrait-ccdfc8e9f4abf2e77ff5b223000b4d90-.jpg\" alt=\"Wizdom Powell headshot preferred\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Wizdom Powell headshot preferred\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wizdom-powell-ph-d\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., M.P.H.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Faculty Affiliate<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wizdom-powell-ph-d\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Profile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/about-us\/faculty\/rocio-chang-m-a-psy-d\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/03\/4712.jpg\" alt=\"4712\" height=\"208\" width=\"160\" title=\"4712\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; 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Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. Director &nbsp; View Profile Linda K. Barry, M.D., M.P.H., FACS Associate Director View Profile Emil Coman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor &amp; Biostatistician View Profile Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., M.P.H. Faculty Affiliate View Profile Rocio Chang, M.A., Psy.D. Faculty Affiliate View Profile Staff Melanie Rocco, M.S.W., M.P.H. 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