Research Team

Jeff Burgess

Jeff Burgess, MD, MS, MPH

Principal Investigator
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Community, Environment and Policy 
jburgess@email.arizona.edu

Chengcheng Hu, PhD

Chengcheng Hu, PhD

Statistician
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
hucc@email.arizona.edu

Stephanie Griffin, PhD CIH

Stephanie Griffin, PhD CIH

Project Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Environment and Policy 
scgriffin@email.arizona.edu

Keisha Pollack, PhD

Keisha Pollack, PhD

Injury Epidemiologist
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins University
kpollac1@jhu.edu

Dustin French, PhD

Dustin French, PhD

Economist
Assistant Professor, Center for Healthcare Studies Northwestern University 
dustin.french@northwestern.edu

Samantha Balland

Samantha Balland

Graduate Research Assistant
MPH Student, Environmental and Occupational Health
smballand@email.arizona.edu

David Bui, MPH

David Bui, MPH

Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
davidbui@email.arizona.edu

Casey Giblin

Casey Giblin

Graduate Research Assistant
MPH Student, Public Health Practice
cgiblin@email.arizona.edu

Alesia Jung, MS

Alesia Jung, MS

Research Assistant
PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ajung1@email.arizona.edu

Participating Fire Departments

Department A: A large fire department located in the Midwestern United States that responds to a high number of calls annually.

Department B: A moderately sized fire department located in the eastern United States comprised of both career and volunteer firefighters. This department serves a mostly suburban area.

Department C: A small fire department whose majority of members are volunteer firefighters. It is located in the northwestern United States and mainly covers rural farmlands, forestlands and recreational areas.

Department D: A large fire department located in the southeastern United States that provides emergency response to a large and diverse area.