People

Benjamin Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD

Principal Investigator
Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

The overarching goal of our team’s epidemiologic research program is to understand how various behaviors, biological attributes, and contexts influence health and disease distributions across populations. Application of such knowledge aims to inform future public health practices, health policies, and clinical guidelines that elevate the health of patients and communities. A research focus has been understanding tobacco use perceptions and behaviors among adolescents, particularly new and emerging products and in the context of evolving tobacco regulatory policies.

Liz Couch, RDH, MS

Project Manager
Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

Claudia Guerra Castillo, MA

Qualitative Researcher
Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. Dr. Hoeft has expertise in health education and evaluation, oral health literacy, and qualitative research methods. Her research focuses on making optimal home oral hygiene and dental care experiences accessible to diverse and vulnerable populations and working with community-based settings to implement evidence-based practices in a feasible way.

Stanford Team Members

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, FSAHM

Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University
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David Cash

Study Coordinator
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University
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