Adriana Tobar

qualifications: MD

contribution: original concept, literature review, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, designed the project

position: Assistant professor

May Nawal Lutfiyya

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Epidemiologist /assistant professor

Dr. Lutfiyya is a chronic disease epidemiologist and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Minnesota. One of her areas of expertise is large population database analysis. She has published widely on asthma education, knowledge of cardiovascular disease, obesity prevention and rural health issues.

Yvette Mabasa

qualifications: MD

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Family medicine resident

Hemlata Meena

qualifications: MD

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Family medicine resident

Cynthia McGrath

qualifications: MS, FNP

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Family medicine clinical instructor

Cynthia McGrath is a Family Nurse Practitioner, currently practicing at the University of Illinois at Chicago Clinic in Belvidere, Il. She is a clinical instructor to medical, nursing and pharm-d students and is a Doctoral Student at UIC. Research interests are health promotion, health behaviors, integrative medicine, health literacy, and health services.

Shelley Brady

qualifications: MS, FNP

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Family medicine clinical instructor

Carlos Aguero

qualifications: MD

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts, statistical analysis

position: Assistant professor

Robert Bales

qualifications: MD

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Assistant professor

Mitch King

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Associate dean