Ryan Richard Ruff

Ryan Richard Ruff

Associate Professor

New York University

Biography

Dr. Ryan Richard Ruff, PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist and education researcher interested in school-based health systems, the role of oral health on child development, and the implementation of pragmatic clinical trials in schools. He is an associate professor in the department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion at the New York University College of Dentistry and an associated professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health. Dr. Ruff is a Principal Investigator of the CariedAway community-based participatory research network, leads the Pragmatic Research to Implement Sustainable Medicine in Schools (PRISMS) project, and is the director of the Laboratory for Research & Analysis in School Health (RASH Labs). In addition to his investigator-initiated research, he is director of the Biostatistics Core, supporting additional collaborations in oncology, biomaterials, and molecular pathobiology.

Interests

  • School health
  • Oral disease epidemiology
  • Pragmatic clinical trials

Education

  • PhD in Research, Statistics, & Evaluation

    University of Virginia

  • MPH in Epidemiology

    Harvard University

  • MPhil in Education Policy

    Cambridge University

  • BAMT in Education

    University of Virginia

RASH Lab

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CariedAway

School-based research network and caries prevention program

Kristen He

Research Affiliate

PRISMS

Pragmatic Research to Implement Sustainable Medicine in Schools

SMART

Adaptive interventions to reduce treatment nonresponse

Tamarinda J. Barry Godín

Research Scientist

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Associate Professor

New York University

May 2019 – Present New York, NY
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Professor

New York University

Feb 2014 – Apr 2019 New York, NY
 
 
 
 
 

Director, Research & Evaluation Unit

New York City Department of Health

Oct 2011 – Jan 2014 New York, NY
 
 
 
 
 

Director of Research & Evaluation

New York City Department of Education

Jun 2010 – Sep 2011 New York, NY

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