Washington State University’s Office of Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Ofer Amram has been appointed as the Health Sciences Faculty Fellow.
In this role, Dr. Amram will be part of the Office of Research’s advancement team to further WSU’s health sciences research enterprise by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthening faculty development, and increasing research competitiveness. He will work across the WSU system, as a liaison between health sciences faculty and research leadership to identify strategic opportunities, build collaborative teams, and pursue large multidisciplinary research initiatives.
An internationally recognized public health researcher, Dr. Amram’s work focuses on spatial epidemiology, digital health, artificial intelligence, health equity, and rural health. He is an associate professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, director of the Community Health and Spatial Epidemiology (CHaSE) Lab, scientific lead for Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences Education, and an adjunct professor in the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health.
“Dr. Amram’s work exemplifies the kind of high-impact, multidisciplinary research that tackles complex real-world challenges and improves lives,” said Kim Christen, WSU’s vice president of research. “His leadership, experience, and commitment to collaboration will be invaluable as we continue to grow WSU’s health sciences research efforts.”
Dr. Amram has secured more than $6 million in external competitive research funding as a principal investigator or co-investigator and led research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Washington State Department of Health, and many other organizations. Of the more than 110 peer-reviewed articles he has published, many are well cited in their fields. His work has informed public health policy, advanced understanding of health disparities, and led to innovations that improve health outcomes in rural and underserved communities.
“I am honored to join the Office of Research as Health Sciences Faculty Fellow,” said Dr. Amram. “WSU has an extraordinary community of health sciences researchers working across disciplines, campuses, and communities. I look forward to supporting this work, building new connections, and helping create collaborative research opportunities that address important health challenges.”
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Amram on this appointment and supporting him as he works to strengthen collaboration, innovation, and research excellence across WSU’s health sciences.