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Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor - Epidemiology

College of Public Health

MS in Clinical Epidemiology

Dr. Zullo joined the faculty of Kent State University as part of the new College of Public Health in August 2009. Since joining the faculty, Zullo has been awarded RO3 funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, was a co-investigator on a successful grant with SUMMA Health Systems, and has received grant funding from the Initiative for Clinical and Translational Research. She has multiple peer-reviewed articles and has presented at numerous conferences at both the national and regional level. Her research on metabolic syndrome management was presented the Beginning Investigator Award from the Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Zullo's research is related to cardiovascular disease, obesity, disability and illness burden, and quality improvement.

Education:

Ph.D., Epidemiology, Case Western Reserve University, 2009

MPH, Kent State University/Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, 2003

MA, Exercise Physiology, Kent State University, 1998

BA, Psychology, Kent State University, 1994

BA, Sociology, Kent State University, 1994