Research Focus

Mamudu's research interest is data-driven, and inter disciplinarily focused on statistical/analytical modeling and the application of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in Health Science, Economics & Finance, Environmental Science, and Cybersecurity. In Health Science, his research interest has focused on cancer disparity, survivorship, and treatment/therapeutic, infectious disease outcome, as well as immigration health.

Dr. Jasmeet Gill’s research focuses on breast cancer, specifically differences in the biology of and risk factors for in situ breast cancer and invasive breast cancer. She’s also interested in serum biomarkers, gene polymorphisms and risk factors for cancer in ethnic minority groups. Dr. Gill will continue research with the Hawai’i/Los Angeles Multiethnic Cohort and start new projects with minority populations in Southern California.

Dr. Danny Kim’s research is in the field of environmental health science and chemistry. The principal focus of his research is to understand how diet modifies health and disease. Specifically, he uses analytical instruments such as mass spectrometer, HPLC, NMR, and capillary electrophoresis to elucidate biological function of boron (diet) and its role in reducing the risk for prostate cancer.

Dr. Archana McEligot’s primary research interests include examination of the association between dietary intake and cancer control and prevention. Specifically, Dr. McEligot has assessed the influence of dietary intakes on breast cancer outcomes, as well as the role of nutrition in health disparities. She is also interested in assessing the relationship between dietary circulating biomarkers in blood such as folate and carotenoids in conjunction with genetic polymorphisms on cancer risk. She is the first awardee at CSUF to receive the prestigious National Cancer Institutes, K07 Career Development Award investigating the interaction between DNA repair genes and diet on breast cancer risk. The findings of this study will help further explore not only diet, but also the role of diet and genes on breast cancer risk and survival. Dr. McEligot has also been co-investigator on several studies, including a hereditary breast cancer study, and studies assessing health among Pacific Islanders.

Dr. Tu-Uyen Nguyen's research focuses on reducing health disparities by understanding the socio-ecological influences of culture and ethnicity on the health-related behaviors of medically-underserved communities. Her current work includes research on effective cancer education strategies for diverse Asian and Pacific Islander communities; program evaluation using qualitative and mixed research methods; community-based patient navigation; community and organizational capacity building strategies; and linguistic-cultural competency in health promotion programs and health services delivery.

Dr. Diana Tisnado's research interests include using quantitative and qualitative methods to study access to and quality of cancer care, with a special interest in addressing health disparities facing ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. Dr. Tisnado has conducted studies across the continuum of cancer care, examining issues of access to and quality of cancer screening, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care.