Lung Disease/COPD Experts
Eileen Collins
Expert on: Quality of life in chronic disease through physical activity
Dr. Eileen Collins is the Dean of the College of Nursing and professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science. Her research focuses on improving quality of life in persons with chronic disease through physical activity. She works with pulmonary patients on breathing retraining and physical activity interventions. She has strong research expertise in the measurement and conduct of randomized clinical trials.
Kamal Eldeirawi
Expert on: Neighborhood factors associated with chronic conditions
Dr. Kamal Eldeirawi is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science and an affiliate assistant professor at the UIC School of Public Health. His expertise is in environmental health and advanced analytic skills. His research focuses on modifiable individual and environmental factors associated with respiratory and allergic conditions, particularly in underserved and immigrant populations. He has pioneered an area of inquiry on the effects of immigration and acculturation on the risk of asthma and atopic conditions in children of Mexican origin and is currently replicating some of this work on other immigrant populations.
Onome Henry Osokpo
Expert on: Self-care, care transitions, and health disparities in adults with complex health/social needs
Dr. Onome Henry Osokpo is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science. His research aims to reduce health disparities, advance health equity, and mitigate adverse social determinants of health with a particular focus on improving self-care and transitions of care for vulnerable adult populations, including Black/African immigrants and their caregivers. Dr. Osokpo’s research goal is to understand and address the multilevel barriers to health care, including sociocultural (language), economic, behavioral, and system (organizational) barriers that adversely impact the health and outcomes of vulnerable adults with chronic disease and complex health and social needs.