Dr. Heather Hardin, PhD, RN
Dr. Dana Prince, PhD
Dr. Prince, prior to joining the faculty at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, completed her NIDA-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine in 2016. During her doctoral training at the University of Washington School of Social Work, Prince’s research training was supported by two NIH-predoctoral fellowships (NIMH T32 and NCRR TL1). She is a current recipient of the NIMHD Loan Repayment Program. Dr. Prince has developed a robust program of health disparities research that focuses on the transition to adulthood for vulnerable and marginalized youth, most notably substance use, incarceration, and homelessness, among adolescents and young adults transitioning from foster care. Early adversity (including maltreatment) may lead to an increased propensity for, and heightened sensitivity to, stressful experiences throughout the life-course, leading to poorer mental health outcomes. System-involved youth experience heightened exposure to adverse events, including trauma and abuse. Subgroups of youth in foster care, notably sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth face additional risks. Nationally, SGM youth are at a significantly increased risk of psychological disorders including, major depressive disorder and suicidality. Foster youth who are SGM face compounded adversities that place them at even higher risk for psychological symptoms, warranting additional research and targeted intervention. Dr. Prince is engaged in multiple federally-funded community- and system-based research projects to impact services, health and well-being outcomes for SGM youth in foster care in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Dr. Johnie Rose, MD, PhD
Johnie Rose, MD, PhD is a Preventive Medicine and Public Health physician and epidemiologist specializing in cancer prevention and control research. He serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and as Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland. His research and methodological work involves development of computer simulation models of interventions in populations, large dataase research, community participatory research, and conducting health economic analyses. Though his focus is on cancer prevention and control, he also conducts research pertaining to health disparities and global health. In addition to his research, he frequently speaks on the topics of cancer survivorship, health systems, health policy, and health care reform. Dr. Rose received his BS in Economics from Vanderbilt University, his MD from University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, and his PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Case Western Reserve University. He completed his residency training at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.