Dr. John Joslyn is board certified in diagnostic imaging and neuroradiology, with 15 years of academic experience at the University of Maryland, Tulane and LSU. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, he is fellowship trained and did a residency at the University of South Alabama.
Jerome P. Dent Jr. was born in Los Angeles, attended the University of California–Irvine and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature and African American studies. He also attended Mount St. Mary’s University and graduated with a Master of Arts in humanities. He began his doctoral studies in visual and cultural studies at the University of Rochester in 2014. He was awarded the Provost Fellowship and Slattery Fellowship in 2014, and the Celeste Hughes Bishop Award in 2016.
Jorge A. Castorena is an assistant professor who has recently joined Chairman David W. Busija and the faculty at the Department of Pharmacology – School of Medicine. Castorena received his BSc and MSc in physics from the University of Guanajuato in Leon, Mexico. In 2014, he graduated from the PhD program in bioengineering from the University of Missouri. At the same institution, and prior to coming to Tulane, Castorena worked as a postdoctoral fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Michael J. Davis.
Daniela Rivero Bryant is a Bolivian-born disaster and urban economist. Her expertise in community development and disaster recovery ranges from operations to policy and implementation. She is currently a professor of urban economics, disaster resilience and policy and real estate development at the School of Architecture.
Irang Kim’s research builds on more than 10 years of professional experience supporting individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities (DDs) and their families. Her study is focused on two areas: 1) examination of disparities in underserved communities of children with autism and other DDs; and 2) development of empirically based, culturally relevant interventions for parents of young children with autism. Kim received a MSW from the University of South Carolina and a PhD from the University of Georgia.
Dr. Harsh Patel is an academic hospitalist at Tulane Medical Center and University Medical Center and will be an attending physician on the newly launched private hospitalist service at University Medical Center. Patel received his MD from St. George University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency training at Medical City Fort Worth. Prior to medical school, Patel received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University and a Master's of Biomedical Sciences from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Hannah Frank earned her PhD in biology (ecology and evolution) at Stanford University in 2017 before conducting postdoctoral work as a Life Sciences Research Foundation fellow in the Pathology department in the Stanford School of Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the relationship between animals, particularly bats, and infections in an ecological and evolutionary context using a combination of fieldwork and genomic techniques.
Hannah Covert is the associate director of Tulane’s Center for Gulf Coast Environmental Health Research, Leadership and Strategic Initiatives, where she leads and evaluates research and capacity building projects. An interdisciplinary researcher, Covert’s work currently focuses on climate change adaptation, environmental health literacy, developing education and training products for environmental health professionals and community members, and community health worker program evaluation.
