Research Team

The Research Team is responsible for leading the ARPRC’s initiative on blood pressure control.

James Raczynski, Ph.D., ARPRC Director and Research Project Principal Investigator – Founding Dean and Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education, COPH

Martha Phillips, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, ARPRC Research Project Co-PI, Deputy Director for Administration, Evaluation Unit Director – Director, Office of Public Health Informatics and Associate Professor, Epidemiology, COPH

Joseph Bates, M.D., MS, Research Project Co-PI, Deputy Director for Practice Translation – Deputy State Health Officer and Chief Science Officer, ADH; Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, COPH

Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., MPH, ARPRC Community Engagement and Partnerships Unit Co-Director – Family Practice Physician; Medical Director, Chronic Disease Branch and Associate Director for Science, Center for Health Improvement, ADH;  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, COPH

Carol Cornell – Chair and Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education, COPH

James Selig, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Biostatistics, COPH

Mick Tilford, Ph.D. – Chair and Professor, Health Policy and Management, COPH