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Quick Facts

Year Founded

1997

Director

Robin J. Mermelstein, PhD

Deputy Director

Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD

Affiliated Centers and Programs

Center for Health Behavior Research
Center for Research on Health and Aging
Health Policy Center
Health Promotion Research Program

Research Funding (FY2012)

$21.9 million

Total Funding Awarded 1997–2012

$227.5 million

No. of Research Studies (FY2012)

61

UIC Schools
and Colleges Whose Faculty Collaborate at IHRP

Applied Health Sciences
Dentistry
Engineering
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacy
Public Health
Urban Planning and Public Affairs

UIC Departments Whose Faculty Collaborate
at IHRP

Biobehavioral Health Science; Bioengineering; Biopharmaceutical Sciences; Communication; Community Health Sciences; Computer Science; Disability and Human Development; Economics; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Policy and Administration; Health Systems Science; Kinesiology and Nutrition; Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy; Medicine (Sections of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Health Promotion Research, Hepatology, Internal Medicine and Nephrology); Opthalmology and Visual Science; Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences; Pathology; Periodontics; Pharmacy Administration; Pharmacy Practice; Physical Therapy; Psychiatry; Psychology; Public Administration; Sociology; Urology

No. of Collaborating Faculty (FY2012)

73

Research Staff in FY2012

Professional staff members (full- and part-time): 187
Post-doctoral research fellows: 10
Graduate students working on research studies: 81
Undergraduate students: 28