Ellen Funkhouser, DrPH

Associate Professor
Division of Preventive Medicine

Contact Information:

Medical Towers 611
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: 205-934-1120
Fax: 2059347959
emfunk@uab.edu

Research Interests

Women's health
Health disparities
Outcomes research
Epidemiologic methods, study design

Educational Background

Indiana State University, B.S. (1980)
University of Illinois, M.S. (1982)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. P.H.(1988)

Professional Activities

Director, Data and Statistics Unit, Deep South Center on Effectiveness, VA Medical Center, 2006 to present

Teaching Activities:

Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology, 1995 to present (Developed this course)

Selected Recent Publications

Worthington J, Waterbor JW, Funkhouser E, Falkson C, Cofield S, Fouad M. Receipt of recommended breast cancer treatment between African-Americans and Whites. International Journal of Medical Science 2008; 5(4):181-8.

Redding KS, Funkhouser E, Garcés-Palacio IC, Person SD, Kempf M, Scarinci IC. Vaginal Douching among Latina Immigrants Maternal and Child Health 2008; (Epub ahead of print, DOI 10.1007/s10995-008-0438-x)

Worthington J, Funkhouser E, Waterbor JW, Falkson C, Cofield S, Fouad M. Accuracy of registry breast cancer treatment data among cases treated in urban hospitals. Journal of Registry Management 2008; 35(2): 75-80.

Beesoon S, Funkhouser E, Kotea N, Spielman A, Robich RM. Chikungunya Fever, Mauritius, 2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008; 14(2): 337-8.

Xiao Y, Jiang Y, Feng J, Xu W, Wang M, Funkhouser E, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Measuring Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infections 1 in China. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2007; 14(10):1384-6.

Houston TK, Funkhouser E, Levine DA, Allison JJ, Williams OD, Kiefe CI. Developing measures for provider participation in internet delivered interventions: Comparison of three randomized trials. MedInfo. 2007:12(Pt 2):1401-5.

Alexander DD, Waterbor JW, Hughes T, Funkhouser E, Grizzle W, Manne U. African-American and Cauasian Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Mortality and Survival by Data Source: an Epidemiologic Review. Cancer Biomarkers. 2007; 3(6):301-13.

Alam N, Rahman M, Gausia K, Yunus M, Islam N, Chaudhury P, Monira S, Vermund SH, Funkhouser E, Killewo J. Prevalence of selected Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), risk behaviours and associated risk factors among truck stand workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2007; 34(2): 99-103.

Agee BS, Funkhouser E, Roseman JR, Fawal H, Holmberg SD, Vermund SH. Migration patterns following HIV diagnosis among adults currently residing in the non-urban Deep South. AIDS Care. 2006; 18(7):51-8.

Krawcyzk CS, Funkhouser E, Kilby MJ, Vermund SH. Delayed access to HIV diagnosis and care: Special concerns for the Southern United States. AIDS Care. 2006; 18(7):35-44.