David I Gregorio

Professor, Public Health Sciences

Department of Public Health Sciences

Research Area(s) of Interest:  Disease surveillance and Cancer epidemiology

Dr. Gregorio’s research focuses on disease surveillance and the social determinants of health. The focus of his work emphasizes  (a) racial, gender and economic disparities in community health status and care seeking behavior of individuals and (b) the effects of residential location on the onset and course of breast and prostate cancers.   A social scientist, Dr. Gregorio also is interested in identifying ways of the ways social capital may enhance disease prevention efforts. He is documenting long-term effects of voting patterns on community health status and the potential ROI to prevention scientists for efforts that encourage civic engagement within populations. 

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